The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-08-14
Senator Smiths Statement
FoT the Purpose of Keeping the Record Straight
Correcting Some Interpretations


be paid by the state treasurer, In such
manner, as may be provided by law:
Provided, In. aD cases Of lypchIng
| when death ensues. the county where
| such lynching takes place shall, with
out regardetp the conduct of the OIL
GERS. be liable In exemplary damages
OF not less than two thousand dollars
to the legal representatives OF the
pcrersons lynchcd: Provided, further,
That any county against which n
Judgment has been obtained for dam
| ages in any case OF lynching shall
we the right to recover the amount
OF said judgment from the parties en-
gagged in said lynching in any court Of
| competent Jurisdiction"
| When was sworn in as a member
OF the state legislature from Sumter
! county. 1 took the following oath:
II do solemnly swear that 1 will, to
the best Of my abilitys . PRE-
SERVE. PROTECT and DEFEND the
Constitution OF this State and Of the
/ United States. : . $50 help me Cod"
did not introduce in the legisia-
turc the bill to carry out the pruvis-
ions OF the above section of the Con-
/ stitutton, ]. was not member O: the
| constitutional convention which wrote
| this provision into the organic law
of the state-a fundamental provis-
| Ion which is binding upon the exccu-
| tive. legislative and judicial members
Of the state government. deny em-
| phatically that the section of the con-
| stitution above referred to makes any
! allusion, to negroes whatever.
: Now, what are the facts? This is an
attempt only to distort the provisions
Of the constitution of the state and
the laws of South Carolina by inject
Ing the negro question. which is evi-.
dcnced by the fact that Governor
Blcasc as legislator and state senator,
! as fur as I can flnd did not introduce
bill for the repeal of this section.
GoycrnQr Bfease, SO far as I have
been able to ascertain, in his nearly
iOtsf years as 5oTscHor,i;:s net made
any Recommendation to the leglsla-
ture for the repeal of this section of
the constitution.
| Docs anyone believe that the Re.
formers OF 1896, under the leadership
Of b. II. TillWan, deliberately wrote
| Into tlfe organic law of this state a
provision giving to tile family of a
negro rapist two thousand >doIIarsY
Such a proposition is'hot' only absurd,
but an Insult 10 the intelligence OF the,
citizenship of. South Carolina.
References, to the constitution and
law above referred to shows that It is
lssss 60 q iur4 ta decide as to tfS ia.
bility Of a. EGahty. Our JurIes are
composed Of white men who have not
entle Will: not Senderia a verdict that is
against the Spirit and sentiments OF
the Anglo Saxon race. AS a matter
| of. fact no Judgment has ever been
! recovered In anyscourt' OF South Car
olina under tho provisions OF this Jaw
In favor Of the family OF a negro rap
ist. - ;a.
(S,) ,IEDID VOTE FOR SEPARATE
COACHES FOR THE RACES.
On page 422,. OF the Journal OF the
House Of Representatives of South
Carolina Of 1929, viii be found the
sMr. scapshman moved 60 amend
the substitdte bill by, striking out all
latter the enactihg words and insert
ing In lieu thereof the following:
Section L.. That all railroads or
railroad companies engaged In this
/ state as common carrier Of passenger
for hire ;shallifurnish separate apart
Iments in first class coaches for the
Observation-Disclosures white aha coIored
passengers; Provided. Equal accbm-.
modaticnaa shall he supplied to all
PERSONS without distinction Of race
color or previous condition, in 81
coaches. -! s.ai. ~ ~
/, Sec p. That any first class coach
Of such carrier Of Dassengers may be
decided into apartments separated by
substantial partition. in lieu OF sep
arate coaches.