The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-04-07
NATTER SETTLED.
Denmark Will Have White Enumera-
tor for White Population.

town Of Denmark. At the time we
stated that it was the policy Of the
government to have negro enumera-
tors for negroes only, and that white
enumerators would enumerate white
population. However, as the infor-
nation came from a gentleman who
had talked with the negro appointee,
we thought it well to give the matter
publicity In order that the people
Of Denmark might be saved from this
if possible.
Thursday morning a good friend
Of ours, Mr.. ]. R. Owens, came down
on the morning train from Denmark
to inquire as to the source Of our in
formation. We referred him to the
gentleman who had given US the in
formation, and he at once went to
see him. The result was that a mass
meeting Of citizens was held at Den
mark the same afternoon, and re-
spectful letter sent to Mr.. George
Waterhouse at Beaufort, supervisor
of the census for the second district.
We mailed to the supervisor a copy
Of our paper containing the article,
and Thursday afternoon we received
the following telegram from Super
visor Waterhouse: Thanks for
paper. Whites in Denmark town
will be enumerated by white enumer-
ator." We at once called our friend,
Mr.. J. A. Virgins, at Denmark, over
the phone and stated to him the
contents of the telegram. He told
US that he would write the supervisor
that this would be satisfactory. Last
Saturday morning we received the
following letter from Mr.. Water
house:
Beaufort, S. c., April 1st, 1910.
"Mr. A. w. knight, Editor Bam-
berg Herald, Bamberg, S. G.
Dear Sir: I have your paper OF
the 31st, and am delighted to note
it's enterprising appearance, and
'snappy' tone. From the character
of this issue, I should judge your
community to be unusually wide
awake. But what concerned me
most in your columns were the refer
ence to the taking of the census. The
enumerator, C. R. Mcmillan, to whom
you referred will only take the cen
sus of the negroes in Denmark town.
l shall, at once, take steps to have
a white enumerator take the census
of the whites in Denmark town, and
surrounding territory.
However, I do not agree with
your further remarks, when you say
This sort of thing should not be
put on our white people, ETC..
Whose fault is it? Our own white
peoples fault. It would please me,
of course, to have appointed a white
enumerator, other things being
equal, but when on competitive
examination a negro makes a better
showing, what is to be done? There
is nothing else to be done, but ap-
point a white man for the whites, in
spite of the merits of the case, the
situation being as it is, but there Is
no call to blame any one outside OF
your own community. Your COM
munity should have supplied candi-
dates who would have made it practi-
cable to appoint them because of at
least equal standing on the examina-
ton.
Gas a matter of fact, while the
department is not giving out the
rating, it may be said that quite a
large number of white candidates for
the position of enumerator in Bam-
berg county failed; + shouldn't care
to tell you how many, it Is sufficient
to say that most of them failed,
while C. R. Mcmillan passed. This
is no cause for saying the whites
should be indignant at this sort of
thing It is an instance. where we
whites must take warning.
If you like, this letter may be
published, but, in closing bespeak
your continued goodwill, and in
turn assure you Of my desire to OBJ
tain, in way satisfactory to all, the
most accurate census yet taken.
Yours truly,
GEORGE WATERHOUSE,
Supervisor Of the Census, Second
District.
P. s. l have wired you this af-
ternoon saying in substance what is
told in this letter namely, that a
white enumerator to take the census
of the whites will be appointed"
In reply, We went pretty thorough
" into the matter, but We do not pub