Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-16

pally to the negro question. The gov
ernor thought that in dealing with this
problem during the past forty years,
without a guiding precedent In the
history of the world the south has ac-
complished wonders. He did not be-
lieve that deportation was a practt-
cable solution of the negro question,
because, 1t would require the cooper
alton of the whole country, and the
north is not yet ready. But the ne
groes are congregating in the northern
cities In great numbers and the time
will come when the white people OF the
north will be brought to see the matter
as the white people Of the south see II.
The governor is not q believer In the
alarmist doctrine that we are living over
a smoldering volcano with only thin
crust between. He does not believe
there Is any danger Of q race war In
the south. The Atlanta riot was not
suggestive of such a thing. The big
gest trouble with the negro is, his in
dolence. He does not try to do any
thing for himself, and under the cir
cumstances 1t Is impossible that he
should make progress. The practical
solution of all the problems then Is In
the bringing to the south Of desirable
white immigrants.
Among the other speeches were
Messrs. NJ. v. Richards, land and I'M
migration commissioner Of the Southern
railroad, ]. c. Hemphill Of the News
and Courier, F. H. Hyatt Of Columbia
and F. Y. Anderson Of Birmingham:
Mr.. Hemphill made thoughtfui ana
able speech in which he held that
satisfactory solution Of the negro ques-
ton would be. found In strict enforce
ment Of anti-vagrancy laws.
N. T. Thompson of Chattanooga,
who recently made the suggestion for
the use of negroes on the Panama ca
nal made a speech in which he explain
ed his ideas fully. He said that MS
proposition to the president was 10
suspend sentence In case of all negroes
convicted of certain crimes on condi-
tion that the convicts voluntarily go
to Panama He had not suggested
general deportation. He believed In a
strict enforcement Of the vagrancy
laws.
A permanent organization was ef-
fected on Tuesday by changing the
name of the organization to the
southern immigration and Industrial
Association"
Governor D. c. Hayward of South
Carolina was elected president ana
Hon. ]. r. McMullen Of Gadsden, Ala,
was elected secretary and treasurer.
A strong effort was made to secure
the holding of the next meeting OF the
association In Charleston, 8. c, put
Birmingham, Ala, won out.
A letter was read from John Sharp
williams In which he expressed the be-
lief that the solution OF the race cues,
ton might be found in q preconcerted
effort to bring white people or the
right sort into the south as servants,
tenants and farmers. He advocated the
formation of a land company, with a
capital of at least one million dollars,
TO buy lands throughout the cotton
states, and sell them on time to desir-
able immigrants. A hopeful sign, Mr..
williams said, Is the fact that the ne
gro birth rate in the country Is de-
creasing very remarkably, while the
birth rate Of the white people In the
Gulf states Is the largest anywhere In
the world. Mr.. Williams recommended
the establishment Of mounted rural
police as to the Cape Colony and Can
adian systems.
"The political phase of the negro
problem we have pretty we'll worked
out to an approximately satisfactory
ISSUE" he went on to say, and recon-
mended a limitation Of the franchise to
the white race. He prophesied that
similar action would be taken gener-
alton hence In Illinois. Indiana and
Ohio He favored the rigid enforce.
ment of vagrancy laws and said that II
the negro would not work he must get
out of the field. The importation or
desirable white immigrants not only
from foreign countries, but from the
north also, was suggested in the letter.
The report Of the good roads COM
mittee favored the adoption OF the Lat
inner Brownlow bill, now pending In
congress, asking for national aid In tne
construction Of good roads ana tnat
the states use every effort to improve
their highways.
The government aid feature OF the
report precipitated a debate when
lasted nearly two hours and In whicn
about fifteen delegates were heard.
This portion Of the report was hnally
stricken out, $780,. ....r.-. ......