Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-12
THE CLAXsMAX:
An Historical Romance of the
Ku Klux Klan.
BY THOMAS DIXON, JR.


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lomatic genius at the court OF Franc
won millions of gold for our totterini
cause, and sent French fleet ant
army into the Chesapeake to entral
CORVALLIS at Yorktown.
The little group Of twenty-five
white men, the descendants OF thes
spirits, to whom DR.. Cameron hat
brought his memorial, presented
pathetic spectacle. Most Of them wer
old men, who sat in grim silence witt
nothing to do or say as they watched
the rising black tide, their dignity, re-
serve, and decorum at once the wonde
and the shame of the modern world.
At least they knew that the minstre
farce being enacted on that floor was
tragedy as deep and dark as was eve
woven of the blood and tears Of con
quered people. Beneath those lout
outlaws they could hear the death
rattles In the throat Of their beloved
state, barbarism strangling civiliza'
ton by brute force.
For all the stupid uproar, the blacl
leaders Of this mob knew what the!
wanted. One Of them was speaking
now, the leader Of the no ..se, the Hon
orable Napoleon Whipper.
DIR. Cameron had taken his seat ir
the little group Of white members II
one corner of the chamber, beside ar
old friend from an adjoining county
whom he had known In better days.
Now listen" said his friend. "Wher
Whipper talks he always says some
thing"
"Mr. Speaker, move you, sir, ir
view Of the arduous duties which oul
presiding officer has performed this
week for the state. that he be allowed
one thousand dollars extra pay"
The motion was put without debate
and carried.
The speaker then called Whipper tc
the Chair and made the same motion
to give the Leader Of the House an ex-
ira thousand dollars for the perform
ance of his heavy duties.
It was carried.
What does that mean?" asked the
doctor.
VERY simple; Whipper and the
Speaker adjourned the House yester.
day afternoon to attend a horse race
They lost q thousand dollars each bet
ting on the wrong horse. They are re-
cuperati7g after the strain. They are
booked for judges Of the supreme court
when they finish this job. The negro
mass-met ting tonight is to indorse
their names for the supreme bench.
rs 1t possible!" the doctor exclaim-
ed.
When Whipper resumed his place al
his desk. the introduction Of bills be.
gan. Ore after another were sent tc
the Speakers desk, measure to dis
arm the whites and equip with moderr
rifles a negro militia Of $4,000 men, tc
make the uniform Of Confederate gray
the garb Of convicts in South Carolina
with the sign Of rank to signify the
degree Of crime; to prevent any person
calling another "niggeT'; to require
men to remove their hats in the pres
ence of all officers, civil or military
and all disfranchised men to remove
their hats in the presence Of voters; t
force whites and blacks to attend the
same schools and open the State Uni
versity to negroes; to permit the in
termarriage of whites and blacks; anG
to inforce social equality.
Whipper made a brief speech on the
last measure:
Before 1 am through, mean tina
1t shall be known that Napoleon Whip
per Is as good as any man in South
Carolina. Don't tell me that I am no
on an equality with any man God eve
made"
DR.. Cameron turned pale, and tremb
ling with excitement, asked his friend
Can that man pass such measures
and the governor sign them?"
HE can pass anything he wishes
The governor Is his creature-a dirt.
little scalawag who tore the Union fial
from Fort Sumter, trampled it in tn
dust, and helped raise the flag Of tn
Confederacy over 1t. Now he is backed
by the government at Washington. H
won his election by dancing at negr'
balls and the purchase of delegates
His salary as governor Is $500 a year
and he spends over $4,000 Commen
Is unnecessary. This legislature ha
stolen millions of dollars, and alread,
bankrupted the treasury. The da,
Howle was elected to the senate Of tn
United States, every negro on the foo
had his roll Of bills and some of then
counted 1t out on their desks. In you
day the annual cost Of the state gov
ernment was 100000. This year it |
100000. These thieves steal daily
They don't deny 1t. They simply dar
you to prove it. The writing paper O
the desks cost $4,000. These clock
on the wall $500 each, and every littl
Radical newspaper in the state ha
been subsidized in sums varying fror
$1,000 to $1,000 Each member Is allow
ed to draw for mileage, per diem, an
"sundries." God only knows what tn
bill for "sundries" will aggregate b
the end of the session."
Il couldn't conceive of this" ex
claimed the doctor.
I've only given you hint We ar
a conquered race. The iron hand {
Fate is on US. We can only wait fC
the shadows to deepen into nigh
President Grant appears to be bah
in the woods. Schuyler Colfax, tn
vice president and Belknap, the secre
tary of war, are in the saddle in Wash
ingtcn. l hear things are happenin
there that are quite interesting. Be
sides. congress now can give little re
lief. The real law-making power
America is the state Legislature. Tt
state law-maker enters into the hol
Of holies of our daily life. Once MOI
we are sovereign state-a sovereig
negro State"
Il fear my mission is futile" sal
the doctor.
ITS ridiculous-rll call for you tt
night and take you to hear Lynch, OF
, lieutenant governor. He is a remark