Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-10-20

ing sacrifice for you? l think vor
ought to appreciate it."
MIR. Wysor saw clearly that a larr,
portion of the white electorate Womb
fall beneath the cruel ak which Mr.
Stuart had helped the Democrat. OF
Eastern Virginia to forge. polish snd
sharpen. And Mr.. Wysor deemed it a
great sacrifice to the Black Belt.
DIR, McIlwsine, a distinguished Pses-
oyterian divine, and then, we believe.
President of Hampden- Sidney College.
was the delegate from Prince E3vsrd
county in the Constitutional Csnv.o,ion.
He followed Mr.. Wysor 10 this d-hnte
and in his speech showed that be. ss q
representative from the Black BeIt. did
not appreciate the fact that the de-
struction of the white electorate il he
Moth district was sacrifice, but dee NJ
cd 1t just and proper Slipinstion firm
the electorate of the State. DurLsy ;hs
course OF his remarks be said:
1t will be readily gathered from
what has been said that / do not stspd
here a. the advocate Of any particular
section, or ef any sectional restrictive
measures 10 regard 70 suffrage. Re-
striction in suffrage 10 dez.sn4sd-A,-
perstively dsxaaA4sl-by the exige0eies
OF the situation in the Sosthside. frern
which came, but no less in Tideyater
and the Piedmont region and the Valley
ano the Southwest and Northern Viz
ginla. The need 10 universal. not only
In the country, bat in the cities and
towns, not enlJ szenG the blacks. but
among the whites. IN order to dslv.r
the State from the hurdsa OF iIlitorscy
and poverty and crime. Ian
informed that IL the Ninth Coprres-
sional district there has hardly been 4
Sation1l election In twenty years i.
which lHrKs fraud hss net been CHARGED
The Black Belt has ne monopoly Of
WickednerS-pslitie1i, social or civic
but It prevails more or less throushout
our oordors; AID this being true. tn.
remedy to be applied nust be adopted
to meet conditions sad bring about .
cure wherever the evil IL found
DR.. hcIIwaine then predussd .Oms
statistics 10 show the comparative illit-
eracy Of the white voters and black
voters in the Fourth and Ninth district.
respectively, thu Fourth being in the
heart OF the Black Belt. He alss pro-
duced statistics as to crime and the ay-
erags rate Of taxes paid fer syer, vstsr
in each Of the two Congressional dis
tricts. Then, DR.. McIlwai.s said:
There is bad state OF things i. in
tsiiigence and morals, and in eeonomie
conditions, In both districts. worn. ON
the whole, in the Ninth than In the
Fourth, and in the Ninth it is chiefly
among the whites, while In the latter
mainly among the negroes. 1t issvi-
cent that IN both there are MANY who
enjoy the privileges of suffrage who
have no permanent interest In the COM
munity and no Intelligent apprehension
or the duties growing out of it. and who
are entirely unfit Tor its exercise
Dr. NcIiwaine, ths ablsst rnan in tho
convention from the Fourth district. re-
fused to accept the Acknowledgement Of
Thousands Of white men In the Ninth a.
worthy and needed saerifss 10 thu
white men Of the Black Belt. He claim |
ed that the sacrifse was being made for
the general public welfare and because
these white men in the Ninth were vi |
cious and unfit to vote.
Why did not Hr. Stuart, who prs-
tends to 30 intensely respect and love
these brave mcuntainsers of tina Ninth.
resent the grave charges brought
against his ''neighOors and frisnds?''
Wing didn't he say; IF you don't want
ana proudly claim that you do not need
the sacrifice, then will not help make
it for youf" Why? He wanted to make
friends and terms with the Democratic
politicians of Eastern virginiA-with tho
trust. He wanted to be-
come Governor Of Virginia.
These are the reasons why he betray-
Cd the trust confded to him by the
white people of his own county, district
and State. Now he stands up befor.
the people OF this district and tells them
that If any white man in the Ninth has
lost his right to vote it is due to the in
Inference or rscreancy of that man.
VlR6IAlA'S ELECTION LAWS.