The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-06-05
Stevenson Repels Slur Cast At South

Replying vigorously and spiritedly
to a statement made on the floor Of
the House by Congressman Fairfield,
of Indiana, that "the South was turn
ed over to the dominence of an ir-
responsible and ignorant constituent
cy in the days Of reconstruction" and
making other illusions Of an equally
unfriendly nature against the people
of that section, Congressman Steven
SON of South Carolina, characterized
such statements as being utterly un-
necessary and largely overdrawn and
a gross mistatement OF the real
facts.
81 was very much impressed"
Mr.. Stevenson said, "with some of
the statements made by Mr.. Fair
field. He deplores the static condi-
ton of the South politically and from
a business standpoint. That static
conditions possibly does not appeal
him but certainly from a patriotic
standpoint it ought to appeal to peo-
pie who are loyal to the institution
of this country and who are loyal to
the people who carry the inforce-
ment of the law as their responsible
lity.
"When has there ever appeared a
headline in a newspaper showing the
mailing out of those charged with
the maintenance of the dignity of
the low bombs designed to destroy
human life and destroy the ability of
humanity to care for itself, as ema-
mating from any Southern State?
And yet within the last few weeks,
within the confines of the great me-
tropolis of this country, whose static
condition, have no doubt, appeals to
the gentleman from Indiana, we have
seen bombs mailed, to law abiding
people in every section of this coun-
try, including a distinguished men,
Der of this House, who faithfully
discharged his duties here and who
was mailed a bomb because, forsooth,
he was attempting to prevent the
destruction of the pure and static
condition of. our race in this country
by the prevention of undesirable i'm
migrants being brought in here.
"Now, the gentleman made anoth-
er statement and in this he is entire
ly incorrect. He stated that he South
was turned over to the dominence OF
an irresponsible and ignorant con-
stituency in the days of the recon-
struction. He has missed his history
again. 1t was turned over to the
eonscienceless carpetbaggers who
came from those States where con-
ditions are not \so static today and
who dominated the colored man and
used him as tool with which to OPP
press and rob those people who had
any stake in this government. 1t was
not the ignorant colored man. 1t was
the depraved and debased carpetbag-.
ger who made the South sweat blood
for her stand in the war OF the slX-
ties.
zone of them elected from my
State and the district which repre-
sent upon the floor of this House,
acknowledged that he sold cadet
ship at Annapolis for $4,000 and one
dominance of the irresponsible and
at West Point for $1,000 and was
promptly expelled by this House only
to be reelected by the same constl-
tuency who had elected him before,
and he was sent back here to have
the door shut in his face.
"Those were the people. Do not
Law the misfortune of the South up
on the poor colored man, who has
made a good citizen since he and we
have shaken off the shackles of
those people from our hands"
South Carolina, he continued, had
received seven out of forty-three
Congressional war medals gwen Tor
bravery in France.