The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-15
BENNETISVIII4E, S: @, FRIDAY. JULY l5 1904

rushed towards the platform by Mar
tin, through railing and down q
narrow stairway leading undyr the
stage.
Another encounter between Muir
ply and Martin took place in the
passageway under the stage. Muir
ply then permitted himself to be
taken from the hall by two officers.
For several minutes after the Muir
phy incident the demonstration con-
tinued. Finally in desperation Mr.
! Williams tried to continue his speech.
You have placed me here. l am
your servant. If you don't want me
to continue, 1t is your pleasure" he
cried.
This announcement was effective
and Mr.. Williams secured control of the
demonstration that his mention Of
Cleveland had caused dying slowly
out.
When he said that he had heard
that Dewey, Schley and Miles, were
Democrats; that Republican admin
istration had snubbed the first, tried
to disgrace the second and insultcd
the third, the convention again broke
out into shouts and applause.
BY this time Mr.. Williams voice
began failing. 1t grew weaker and
he was heard with difficulty even by
those very near the platform. Mr..
Williams flow of oratory was uninter-
rupted for some time. a response OF
applause followed his denunciation Of
the Republican claims of prosperity
because Of the tariff.
Cries Of "Louder!" were again heard
in various parts OF the hall. Il wish
had the lungs to speak louder. but
l cannot" answered Mr.. Williams.
What did you say?" came voice
from the gallery.
So rapidly did the noise increase
that Mr.. Williams began to address
himself directly to the persons on the
platform. This brought forth from
the galleries loud cries Of "Time!" and
| loud cheers.
WHITE MANS COUNTRY.
MIR. Williams with all the voice left
turned 10 the audience and with con-
siderable feeling, took up the race
question. When he referred to the
incident at the Republican conventa-
tion when colored child and white
child were both on the platform wav-
ing flags during one of the demonstra-
tiOnS, there were cries of This is a
white mans country"
So great did the noise become that
the Sc rgeant-at. arms went down into
the hall and ordered tie aisles cleared
But the Police had difficulty in car
|
Williams had by this time been speak.
ing an hour and twenty five minutes.
Now few words in conclusion. /"
said Mr.. Williams, and If you are
pleased to hear that conclusion as l
am to conclude, this will be the most
del!ghted utiience that ever existed y
| Mr.. Williams continued:
THE Republican platform, to sum
it all up, obeys the precept to stand
pat in every respect except one, and
that is respect in which well enough
might very we'll have been left along.
That is the plank in which this Ian
guage is used: We favor such con-
gresSi Sional election as shall determine
whether by special discrimination the
elective franchise In any Stlte ha,
been unconStitutionally limited fol-
lowed by the promise made, in that
event to reduce southern representa-
tion in the house OF representa- ives
and in the electoral college. The
pledge is to reduce representation, If
it Is for the suffrage, has been ''un-
constitutionally limited The only
unconstitutional limitation would be
in violation OF the fifteenth amend
ment b,cauSe OF race, color or pre-
viouS condition OF servitude.'
'Unconstitutionally limited" The
adverb uncOnsttutionalll" is useless
and fools nOtOdy, whether or not the
suffrage is uncOnStitutionally limited
is Il matter for the courts to deter
mine. The real object of the Rapub
lican party in so far as that plank Is
concerned, however, sp cious the
phraseology is closed, to reduce south
ern representation without reducing
that OF Massachusetts and Ccnuecti-
cut or other states wherever in the
south the negroes are disfranchised,
not as such, because of ignorance, by
an educational qualification or be-
cause oeand other right reason, in any
other constitutional way
| CONCERNING BUSINESS INTEREST.
Let not the business interests of
the country dec i've itself, let those
controlling it prepare, if Roosevelt is
elected on tn S platform, for another
period OF uncertainty, unrest, bust
hess disturbance and race war in the
southern states insiea OF that peace
and prosperity which both rae $ now
enjoy and which has been rendered
pos iO!e only by hoLe rule and by
white supremacy. Let not the south
deceive itself, either L the Repub-
lican party we're sincere in it's prop
osition to reduce southern repre- senta.
tion on the ground of disfran chise Il ent
or pretended 'uncOnStltutiO iOnal limita
ton itself, it would accompany that
proposi ton with ano her, tO-wit: The
proposition to repeal the fifteenth
amendment. 1t is not the white man
as Il white man, wEo is injured by a
recurrence to the tendency of Force
bill days-he can and will always
maintain himself-it is in business
commerce and manufacturing, agri
culture and the negro himself Com.
mercially and industlially the white
men OF the south will not be much
more injured by this sort of Agitation
than northern people will be-
1T is the beginning over Of the
old scheme, revived for political al
vantage, to retain as a Republican