The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-31

tnaC he COulQ prove 1T TO an 1ntelli-
gent audience. Some have'Baid' there
is nc ace problem; that. 1t was soIy-
ed by the convention. Of 1895; that
the negroes are now quiet, why stir
1t up? These very men were oppos-
ed to this convention and as II WITS.
one OF those who advocated the CON
v%ention | have a right to speak and
show that everything Is not quiet"
1T Is true that the new constitution
disqualified III negroes and thai
nc government is now conducted by
white men, but HE analysis OF con.
litions is that despite the education
al and suffrage qualifications, the
~Hvpodfent Is only temporary, not n
'emGdy but the best that could be
lone at the time. Therefore he want,
ed to warn the people that the terms
of the constitution requiring n man
10 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
Sroes were going to school than
white children. Thorc are more of
them. .
He reviewed the work OF the con!
Stitutlonal convention OF 1868, which
he aid was attended by thrce-four-
ms negroes and nearly all the car
n~etbaggcrS. The people. seemed to
forgct the negro rule of eight long
Years that followed. OF course this
can not return, but something worse
can. The school attendance by tho
negroes shows that, at our expense
they are now getting the ability to
read and write and can comply with
The requirements of the constitution.
lie was not one to object TO their
education, but how long would it bo
before enough Of them can read and
write TO equal the white vote ana
then balance the power? He was
not obiccting to the negro schools;
he wanted to emphasize this, but
they are here. t
The l4th and 18th amendments
are staring us in the face and the
Southern people are manaclcd to
them. With the millions Of dollars
being poured into the South for ne.
gro education 1t can not be denied
that in the future there will be a
strong struggle for maStery-no
doubt urged by unprinciplcd white
men who wish power. And yet 1t Is
charged that "Tillman is running up
and down the country making money
On lectures on tho rae, question.
Those who believe this were charac-
from danger by stiking their head,
in the sand, or fools.
Nothing has saved the South from
the negro being the balance Of power
but the Democratic primary. He re-
ferrcd TO North Carolina and "the
capture Of that State by Pritchard.'
Such a thing would not happen In
South Carolina in his day.
Immigration the Remedy.
Coming to a question Of remedy he
wanted to say first that the problem
had not yet beer safely solved but be
believed there was only one answer
to the questionable white race must
be reinforced. We have no race
suicide or divorce and we have the
purcst bloOded citizenship in America
with the most glorious history. An
this should nerve us to get at once
more white men and women in South
Carolina. In his travels across the
continent he had noticed that other
states want more settlers and Il great
many Of these States have far more
advantages and it could be easily un-
derstOOd why the people are not
breaking their nccks to get hore.
ITS a good state, but a great many
coldbloodcd people will see the gull
lcyS and the swampS ana may go
elsewhere"
However there are things in this
state we have to offer and these adj
found people who do not want ncw-
corners He would like to adopt that
theory, but conditions are such that
settlers are needed and are necessary.
As TO what kind ar hest, he declared
chat he had a fellow feeling for the
English, German ana Irish, having
that blood In his veins. lie, however,
in going through this State was
struck with the good stock, the pure
blood and the ract that every citi-
zen was proud OF the state. More OF
this Kind are needed.
The general assembly n few years
ago passed Il bin for a department of
Immigration. Now what is wanted
are homescckcrs. Those OF us who
have thousands OF acres Of land and
are facing labor trouble with the
negroes, realizing that the negroes
are more and more independent,
know that something must be done.
The difficulties grow day by day and
what would be the result OF an influx
of 200, 900 people who seek to be-
come South Carolinians?
Can we expect them to come here,
hnMnNnr Whnn tho nlNnnInpnS OF lhn