The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-24

Ocdld star.
Senator Beard has introduced a reso-
luton in the Senate to disfranchise the
negro, and Governor Broward wants
, them sent away to a land all to them
selves. Let an appropriation be made
to purchase them plenty of water
melon seed when the start-White
Springs Herald.
Senator Beard of Escambia, appears
fixed in his determination to eliminate
the Florida negro in affairs political
Mr.. Boards resolution recently intro
duced and now pending in the legisla-
ture, proposes an amendment to the
state constitution which, in Mr..
Boards opinion, will disqualify the ne
gro from participation in future cleo
tons. only white citizens being eligi-
bic to vote-ADalachicola Times.
There is one other thing favorable
to decencv in the Beard franchise
amendment az passed by the senate.
If the negro is not permitted to vote,
he cannot be picked up by the whisky
element in this state and used against
the upright Christian white vote.
Without discussing the merits of wet
and dry, this dirty. low down. beaStly
ing the black man, who they pretend
to abhor in politics, and so play upon
his depTaved nature that he viii vote
into a community against the wishes
of decent white folks, the very thing
that turns him into a beast and en-
dangers the lives and well being OF
the women of the state. is disgrace
and diabOlical crime, and if the
Beard amendment will help us moral
Iy and socially as we'll as politically.
God speed it, say we.-OrandO Re
porteT-Star.
Senator Boards speech in advocacy
of his resolution for an amendment to
the constitution providing that only
white persons can have the right of
suffrage in this state was listened to
with much interest by a large audi
ence yesterday afternoon, and at its
conclusion he was loudly applauded.
+ History may be changed by the dis
course OF Senator Beard if the people
of Florida ratify the amendment, and
he be accorded lengthy notice in the
book of fame as the statesman who
lifted the burden of black politics for
ever from the people of the south, if
not from the nation.
No more finished speech, in point Of
heard in the senate chamber. Senator
Beard arose to this task Of explanation
why his resolution possessed the vital
ity needed TO place Florida forever
in control of white electors. with his
facts marshaled in orderly battalions,
that one by one marched forth to pub
lie hearing in orderly precision.-Tdl-
lahaSSee Sun.
In an eloquent manner. Senator
Beard. in speaking to the Joint reSOlu-
ton. introduced by him to amend the
citizenship and suffrage upon the ne
gro, on Tuesday, argued logically that
the amendments making citizens of
the negroes were never properly sub
mitted TO the states and ratified by the
necessary three-fOurthS. as required
by the constitution, accepting the
theory which, during the civil war. the
federal government in all its depart
ments, legislative, executive and judi
cial, maintained to the utmoSt-that
secession was unlawful, and that the
southern states forming the COnfeder-
acy were always a part of the Union
The argument was a long one, and in
order to be very exact, Senator Beard
confined himself rather closely to his
manuscript of thirty-nine typewriter
pages, covering every conceivable
phase of the question, which, should
1t result in the adoption by the legis-
lature and people of Florida of the pro-
posed amendment, would bring the
regularity of the last two amendments
to the federal constitution before The
supreme court of the United States.
for the first time. for judicial settle
ment.-Live Oak Democrat