The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-29

ment OF agriculture, commerce and
and the only way to
get these settlers is by advertising
the advantages of South Carolina
a plan now being used in the West
where there are also many advan-
tages, where wages are higher anG
where the negro is not met in com
petion,
Senator Tillman anaylized the re.
suit Of his lectures in the North, told
of the disappearance of sectiona
feeling and closed with a strong plea
for more education of the whites
calling attention to the growing ex
tent Of the education Of the negroes
pointing out the fact that the con
stitution OF 1895 was only a tenn
porary remedy and emphasizing ths
growing danger of the use of the
educated negro for political purDos
eS.
After being introduced by Lieut.
Gov. Mcleod he expressed his graft
fcation on account of the invita-
ton and declared that he would try
to comply with its terms. He be
lieves the discussion Of immigration
and the race question to be so close
ly interviewer that one can not b.
handled without the other.
There is still a wide divergence o.
opinion on the race question, but ht
is not disposed to quarrel with those
who differed with him. He is will
ing to debate his views with any one
however, because he believes he i.
right.
He is now three score years of age
and he had found that young mer
who were infants in the days o:
Hampton, Gary and 1876 are under
taking to lay down rules Of con
duct on the subject.
Sees a Crisis.
He believes that the most dread
full crisis is ahead of Us and claimed
that he could prove it to an intelli
gent audience. Some have said there
is no race problem; that 1t was solv.
ed by the convention Of 1895; that
the negroes are now quiet, why stil
1t up? These very mon were oppos-
ed to this convention and as "I was
one Of those who advocated the con-
yention 7 have right to speak and
show that everything is not quiet
It IS true that the new constitution
disqualified many negroes and that
the government is now conducted by
white men, but his analysis Of con-
ditions is that despite the education
al and suffrage qualifications, the
expedient is only temporary, not a
but the best that could be
done at the time. Therefore be want,
ed to warn the people that the terms
Of the constitution requiring man
to read and write or pay taxes on
$500 Of property before he could
vote, might react. The report from
every county showed that more ne
groes were going to school than
white children. There are more of
them.
He reviewed tie work Of the coz
stitutional convention Of 1858, which
he said was attended by three-four-
lbs negroes and nearly all the car
oetbaggers. The people seemed to
'orget the negro rule Of eight long
7ears that followed. Of course this
:al not return, but something worse
,an. The school attendance by the
negroes shows that, at our expense,
hey are now getting the ability to
'ead and write and can comply With
he requirements Of the constitution.
lie was not one to object to their
'ducation, but how long would it be
,efore enough Of them can read and
write to equal the white vote and
hen balance the power? He was
!ot objecting to the negro schools;
10 wanted to emphasize this, but
hey are here.
The 14th and 18th amendments
re staring us in the face and the
southern people are manacled to
hem. With the millions Of dollars
eing poured into the South for ne
70 education it can not be denied
hat in the future there will be
trong struggle for mastery-no
oubt urged By unprincipled lite
len who wish power. And yet it is
harged that 'Tillman is running up
nd down iAe country making money
il lectures on the race question.
hose who believe this were charac-
.rized as either ostrictei. who hid
ON danger by stiking their heads
! the sand, or fools.
Nothing he's saved the South from
le negro being the balance of power
ut the Democratic primary He re-
.rred to North Carolina and the
lpture OF that State By Pritchard.'
lch thing would not happen in
)uth CarOl1na III his day.
immigration the Remedy.
Coming to a question Of remedy he
anted to say first that the problem !
ID not yet been safely solved but ne
,lieved there was only one answer
the Question-the white race must
. reinforced. We have no race
icide or divorce and We have the
rest blooded citizenship in America
th the most glorious history. All s
is should nerve us to get at once !
ore white men and wome1. in South !
.rolina. In his travels across the
ntinent he had noticed that other !
ates want more settlers and great
any OF these States have far more
yantages and il coU'@ be casi!v IN. t
rstood why the r.."'':r Hot =
sakins their neckS TO get here I