The Washington bee., 1908-10-03
DEMOCRATICPARTY'SPRO-
GRAMME
NATIONAL DISFRANCHISING LAW TO BE PASSED, IF
BRYAN AND DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS IS ELECTED.

BRYAN AND DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS IS ELECTED.
Southern Already Tentatively Agreed Substitute
For the 18th Amendment
Startling Programme Mapped by Democrats Dis
franchise All Negro Voters.
Drunk their in disfrancsng the Negro of
the South made hilarious by the crowds that curiosity
have turned William Bryan speak, buoyed up
hope that Bryan will be elected along with Democratic
Congress- Southern Democrats already have begun plan for the
introduction passage of section the Fifteenth Amend
will disfranise practically every Negro the North
just he has dsfrancsed nthe South The form OF the
proposed tentatively agreed Bryan
Democratic Congress elected will be introduced almost
Immediately the convenng of the Sxy-st Congress-
March.
When questioned the probability of their being able
pass such wholesale dsanchising law probability
securing the cooperation of theNOrhern Congress
Bryan president influential Democrats point
that Mr. Bryan has already gone record endorsing the
dsfancsement of Negro in the South in his statement of
April during his speech Cooper Institute
York that th limit of suffrage justified by seIprotec
and the white of the South has adopted suffrage quail
ifcation for that reason"
They point the resolution offered and also
adopted by Virginia Democratic Convention
caring for m crow had the sanction of Mr. Bryan. And
that Democratic Congressman from Northern States
will support the measure they point the fact that the amend
House Bill offered by Congressman Hein of Aaba-
February providing for lin crow in the city
Washington and the District of Columbia supported by
cry Northern Democratic Congressman failing for
adoption.
tentatively agreed upon which
made drastc patterned after both the North
Negrodsfranchsing law and the proposed dsanch
ing law for Maryland and is follows:
person presenting himself for registration shall be able
read and write and interpret section of the Constitution OF
TIE United States in the English language and shall be taxyr
than $500 worth real personal
property both But male person who january 1907
any time prior thereto entitled under the laws of any
the United States wherein he resided and nea de-
any person shall be denied the right register
TO vote at any election United the election
president any federal official by of his failure pos
the educational property qualifications herein prescribed
will by the above that practically every Negro
in the Northern from the Mason
would be disfranchised This proposed section the F
teenh whie-avored unfair
nquous grandfather clause which would give every white
the right whether he could if he did
much the clothes his back but it drawn
to make possible and probable deny every Negro the right
vote wise Pluto and rich Crsus With
preiudced Negro hating white charge of registration
the elections would be easy matter is done i'll the
South today Negro applicants register and
could read and repeat from memory and interpret every article
section of the Constitutions that
incorrectly according their (he election ocers) under
standing of the Constitution.
When appealed whether such law would
stand the OF the influential Democrats North we'll
reply that dsfranchsng passed by the
Southern States has yet been repealed annued uncons
tionaL
we mean they signify that control of this government
passes hands, eliminate the Negro political factor
in every of this Union The Democratic ay and its cand
date for president endorsing suffrage laws made
to protect Southern States against Negro votes"
But" asked "suPposng considerable number Of Ne
oes vote your candidates. sufficient any
States Democratic will that have the effect minimizing
sweeping provisions of your proposed dsranchng law"
The answer plain positive and final mo We
Negro and would rather down defeat with
every Negro recorded against party than have victory
that aided by much as single Negro vote"
CAMPAIGN OPENS N can Loyal Legion the following Off