The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, November 21, 1895, Image 1
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VOL 5:" -NO. P5.ICKENS, S.C., THURSI)AY, NOV' ELM13LBR 21,19.OEDLAAYAR
THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Three Mills for the Publid
Schools.
THE POLL TAX ONE DOLLAll
Tiliman and Evans Opposed Eact
Other-The Report of the Commit
tee on Education Goes Through.
1 HEC SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Senator Tillman said he wanted to
start on the matter of districts, becausi
many membe.rs wore willing to vote a
good levy, if they know how it was Ri
be distributed, and on his motion thi
debate was adjourned. Ho offored i
substitute as follows .
Section 5. The General AssenbI
shall provide for a liberal systum o
free public schools for children betweei
the ages of 6 and 21 years. not mentaU;
disabled, and for the division of tht
counties into suitable school districts
as compact in form as practicable, hav
ing regard to natural boundaries a
large creeks, etc, and not to excee
forty-nine nor be less thau nine squar
nil a in area: Providei, that in citie
of ten thouand inhabitants and ovei
this limit sh all not apply : Provided
further, that if any school district laid
out under this section shall einbracu
cities or towns already organized int
special school districts in which gratiet
sohoo 1ildings have been erected b3
the ishwance of bonds, or by special
taxation or by donation, all the terri
tory included in said school distric
shall bear its just proportion of any
tax that may be levied to liquidate
such bonds or support the public achooh
therein: Provided, further, that noth
ing in tiits article contained shall be
construed as a rupeal of the laws unde
which the several school districts o
the State are 1rganized.
Congresmian Wilson said thi - amenti
ment would never do. In his cout
the people were satislied with the pros
ent arr.%ng-anent ?f t.he 'iistricts. Ch il
dren wouaid be co-nfused and sent to now
schools. The Legislature ought to ba
allowed to manage this question. What
will suit one county will not suit anoth
er. This sudden change will involv<
a charge and an expenditure that i:
not wanted. We want to be lot alon<
and let us manage our affairs in ou]
own way. These words, "as practica
ble," cannot save us. The peovision i
mandatory, and it will take a ver;
great excuse to save us. It would cos
his county not less than $10,000 to carr;
out this provision. What he advocatu,
was to -Irotect the country districts.
Sendtor Tillman said it lo )ked as if
Mr. Wilson could not look beyont
Spartanburg in considering a publie
question.
Mr. 'Wilson : " My friond is alon
and', although a surveyor, does no
know the public wants."
Senator Tillman : " What we wan1
is to keep the people from frittoiriom
away our school fund. We must staii
out with reasonable school districts ama
not leave children in 'no man's lanJ.
We have to begin right and the only
way is to have the schools as near the
centre of the township as possible
Why should you not have them squarC
Leave it to the Legislature and it wil
do nothing. You want to leave it to
the Legislature whenever you get in a
hole. We are compelled here now to
lay the foundations. Unless we do this
we will not have the hearty support
that this article should receive whci
adopted. Sonator' Tillman was deeply
in carnosat in advocacy of his distrie
provision."
Mr. Clayton wanted to know whal
about the graded schools.
Mr. Tillman: "if your schools aire
not r~ as you want then God know:
you heenough poor men in Florenc<
to tak~ them by the collar and get mer
in chlico who will run your schools an
you want them."
Mr. Cooper : " What are you goint
to do with a district that has no whitt
child in it and sparsely settled with
negroes ?"
Senator Tillman: "Give it to the
negroes if they are there, and if they
are not there, to the alligatore.'
(Laughter.)
Mr. Parrott, of Darlington, thou 'ih!
the poeple could take care themselves
In his district, which was p~oor, the
were three schools.
Mr. Parler, of Colloton, wvas oppos ii
to the amendment, if we wore forcec
to lay off districts as provided for wt
would not find a singlo white in som<
districts. Tihe Legislatureo has act .t
wisely and this can be left to th a
body. As soon as we areo we wil
create a school district and put am
white and colored school in It.
Mr. Johnson, of Spartanburg, fa
vored small dilstr'icts, as the chlildroa
would not have to go so far to attent
school. Hie thought it better to amnti
by .saying "in as compact a form an
* pothible."
Mr. Ots, of Union, said the plan wam
for the future. What was wanted was
the location of schools in the future
No one exPeoits schools to be move<
right now.
Mr. Howell, of Colleton, thought the
present statute law now in force ample
and suflicicut. In his county the ma
jority of the subool districts are town
-ships. Under the present law smalle:
districts can be organized when the
are wanted.
Senator Tillman: " If you want te
be exempted why not say so. we
want this for the whole State."'
Mr. Howell : '"'The statute book
give every county all the rights we
have under the statutes and all coun
ties can get school districts when tlbe,
want It.'
Senator Tillman : " We want t<
start over anew. We want to brusl
aside all the farce and nonsense we
got from the Republicans. We wan
a new order of things. You simpts
make your people go ahead and di
eomq' hing."
Mr. SIowell: ." They are doing al
they can. They are not asleep and are
spending all they can. Our people
are Li90used to the needs of educatiot
and are bu~iding shool houses ant
Mr.Johstoeof Newberry: "u
school districts have been recently re
surveyed and the average Is at least
fouri miles square. Three miles would
suit his people better."
The convention had agreed to take a
vote on Senator Tillman's proposition
at twenty-five minutes of 1 o'clock.
When that hour arrived Mr. Barton,
of Greenville, wanted to make aspeech,
but President Evans announced that
the hour for voting had arrived and
that the convention had fixed the hour
and he could only carry out its man
datvs. This made Mr. Barton a little
vexed and he said that some members
could speak when they wanted and
others were cit of. President Evans
va onily enforcing the rule. The con
vention av Nr. Barton two minutes
time, and he then eaid that In his
districts there were eight schools in
ant area (if forty-nine square miles and
there would not be as many under the
proposed tamendnent.
Senator Tillman explained that the
suggtst.ion of IMlr. Johnstone having
been acceutd made the matter por
feetly Isy, and the people of Green
viilo could have as many schools am
they wanted, and he was glad they
ha-d thoan.
The yeas and nays had boon called
for. M r. Cooper suggested that It was
not altogether right to amend- amend
nents without lotting the convention
consider theim and after the vote had
iweun called for, as was done at the sug
ge:t-ion of Mr. Johnstone.
Pretldent Civatns said that had objec
ion been made at the timo he cer
tainly would not have ontertained any
aimenidment, but he thought it was
dono by unanimous consent to save
time.
Mr. Parlor, of Colloton, wantel to
say a few words. Permission was
a:eked. but it was refused by a vote of
35 to 58. So the vote was finally called,
and resulted in the carrying of the
',h sextion as amended by Senator
Tillman by a vote of 7 to 52.
Yeas-Austin, Barker, Bowman,
i1 adIhiii, Bronznalo, Bryan, Buist,
C itry, Clayton, Connor, Cunningham,
1)-nt. Derham, Douglass, )udley, J.
G. Evans, W. D. livans, Field, Fraser,
Cage, Carry, J. P. Glenn, Graham,
Gray. Gun'or, Flarrison, D. S. Hender
-on, Henry, T. N. Johnson, George
Johnstono, Wilie Jones, E. J. Kennedy,
Klugh. Lown-an, McCaila, McCaslan,
McCown, Mc Dcrmnotte, McGowan, Mc
KaIen. lcMahun, Mc~1akin, Mic
White, Mitchell, W. J. Montgeory,
Moore, Mlow.r. Nash, Nathans, Nichol
son, Oliver, Otts, Patterson, Patton,
Prince, I. Rt. ood, Rosborough, Rtu,
sell, Scarb ir'ugti, Sliuler, Sloan,
Smalls, A. J. Sai.ith, W. C. Smith,
Smoak, Stok--, Strihiing, Talbert. B.
R. Tillman, Timmerman, Von Kolnii z,
Waters, Wells, Wharton, A. H.
Wnite, Woodward.
Nays-Alexander, Anderson, Ashe,
Atkinson, Barton, Bates, Bowen, J. S.
Brice, W. T. B3rico, Burn, Carver,
Cooper, DeHay, D-mnuis, Doyle, 10fird,
10stridge, Farrow, Fitch, Floyd, Gar
ri, Gilland, J. L. Glenn, Hamel, liar
rison, Hay, Haynsworth, Humphill,
Howell, Hutson. .Jervey, 1. B. Jones,
Leo, Matthews, Murray, Parler, Par
rott, 1Ragsdale, .J. II. Read, Redlfearn,
Rogers, Rowland, Sleuppard, R. F.
Smith, Sullivan, Taylor, G. D. .1ill
man, Watson, S. E. White, Stanyarno
Wilson, W. B. Wilson.
A PLEA FOR PRIMARY El)TCATION.
Senator Watson took the floor and
spoke very earnostly as follows :
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the
convention: Several thing-s have
happened in the last few days that
have made me foul like we wore 50
years behif.d where we are. My friend
sail something about an ideal system.
Under this two-mill tax we get $1.50
to run the common schools, and that
includes the po0l1 tax. Add another
miii and we will get $2. Anid that is
an Ideal system at the end of the nine
teenth century. An ideal system to
run the schools of this country.
Mr. President, pardon me, hut I
have stayed awake several nights
thinking about this matter, and the
tears running down my face. And
why shouldn't they, sir ? I had gone
back to the fights around Richmonid.
T remembered when 12 o'clock at nighit,
after a terrible battle, I have gone
around carrying a cup of water to a
dying soldier and received a message
to his wife as lie commtrendled her and
his children to: the care of his friends
at home in the~. State, anid I have lived
to see thloscechildren working in the
li.dd's with negroes as ignorant as I~hoir
fathors wer'e a thousand years ago.
with no friends, [no protectors. What,
(lid those 'men fight for? Liberty!
What induced them to fight but,
liberty. And in all thu history of this
State, sir, those men who have never
fea-red to hare their breasts to the
enemy have had noe recognition In all
these 200 years. Trhey have been
allowed to go thir~ way in dar-kness
and you propose that they conitinue to
(d0 it,, and toen you Pass a sulfrage bill
and say they must learn or' they can
not vote. And yet wye talk about an
idleal system with $2. Dr. Trornwell
said that there ' amn come no sweute
satidfaction than that wvh ichmcomes from
the consciou-mess of being a father to
the fatherloss.
IWho is to take care of the poor peo
ple unlessi you do it ? TIhey can barely
earn at bare subsistanco. The labor
inig man getb $10 a month. H~e can
barely feod and cloth', his family, and
yet you say you will not help1 hIm.
Can it he, gentlemen ? Can it be that.
there is a single man in this conven
tion who will refuse to give the plt..
tance of $3 to educate thme masses of
our people ; the childron and the
grandchildren of thme soldiers of this
country,
Can youi deny themn this small
amount? Gentlemen, I caine to this
Iconvention for. the single purpose to
lead for thioso pl)ell. I have no
higher ambition than to help to bo ab
father to the fatiier-less and I would
want no prouder epitah than that
here lies the pr'otector~ and the friend
of primary schools. It was natural
that Our fathers should care nothing
for the poor people. Trhe slave owner
was rich and proud and the poor man
was only poor buck 'a; they cared
nothing about his labor ; they did
what was natural to do, adhering to
the prejudices of their fathers to the
divine right of kings they must have
higher instruction--a colloge. Whilst
they eduoated a fcdw grand men like
Hlarper and O'Neal and scores of others,
and yet they we,.e caativey few
the groat body of the peoplO grow
in ignoranco. Slavery naturally In
a wide gap-a groat gulf betwoon
higher and lower orders of t
society. Lord Macpuley said "Tha
the happiest society in which
supreme power resides in th1e wh
body of a well informed people." 'I
is an ideal and perhaps an unatti
able condition, but he only is a stal
man who tries to approach this idl
Political philcsophlers Ill agrco t
it is the duty of the State to fo,
primary education. No other po
can do it. Such was the opinloi
Stuart and Adam Smith and Say i
many others. It has been truthft
said that power without intellige
was a blind monister. Tie fathei
our cour.try said - Promote then,
an object of primary importanco,
istructions for the general difldsiol
knowledge." Thomias .Ielyerson l
" It is far safor to have tile whole I
plo respectably intelligent than a
in a high btlatO of sCiCIce aId
many in ignorance." Governor No
rop said " The State has du .ivs as
as rights, .and one of thesu is
securtu nof a good cooi hooi l
cation to the chiliuren of al ce0%
It is the duty and ritg lt of the Stat
defend itself by hunian izing and
v.:rging education agni ttt whalet w.V
otherwise becotiAe a degr-a-ded and t
geroIs Class in socy. eteor t
tlec!s anld fwts for secu rity and yI
perity is uIniver-'al education, Wh4iel
tie l safogUiard of o1r ilistitutil
IjilivtVal sulfI'ago without. Ulive
educatiori nean univerzal tnal
Governor WinLthL op in his Yorkt,
address expr-ssed ibese v- ws: "I.
governm''ents miust, stanld (01r 1a! t
comnSchools. These' alone(
supply tbe hirm foun1datiol." lr
L. Al. (uity said :"Hhind t-he
lots should jtlnd intSllia'nee S
WlriI.Ce- oi th iO 11 iSh COwn->.i 0 1:
Mo e-qIl al ak n in w
i on hffrage volcoiL. Wial. th
should be exc!uded fromi voti w4' tli
education is such that they cannot
presimled to havo ia will of till. ir
or what, is ( qnivalent, an iid-lpnd
and intellivent Will." Dr. Eliot.
H-arvardi says: vVe deceive oureel
danIger'.oly WIhen we think that e
cation whether primaliry or univere
cali guaranLeo R'publican institutic
Ed lAiation can do no such thi ng. 'I
[tRiublican people should indeed
educated and intolligent., lbut it, by
nieani follows that an kt d edIlented I
intelligoult. peoul will be Itep hlic
Let, us cling fast to the getinuine Anm
lean method in the itILLer of ed41u
ion. The essentwal eatires of t
system111 are lo tW2A xs f<,* un v
elementary education votcd iy
c2itizenl temselves ;ieca . let
boarug to spenld Lihe mloney ni sed
1O411 i 1111d til eoiitol Li i
ta1xation and to contro- lw oe sei
and for the hiiir gezvlwi of
struction perilianoent elndowntli li
Iilistuored by incor'poratid bodio
trusteess.
He then read a number of exte.
from Dr. Thornwell iving on
sameo SubjeCt.
He thensaid we pay less for primli
education than any S 'tat in th
United Stittes. I juL m(Itioned in
beginning that Edeield has $1.41
oducate a ianu a year. Our11 peolIte
an agricuilIt ril' people ; on ly a fev
us live in Cities. CoLitranti the chai
ter of the educational conditions w
those of tho North. Throo years
Maine raised 19 hushelsot corn to
acre ; South Carolina, with her forl
soil iakes ,even or eight hushels.
makes this ditforeneco South Carol
has made miiore3 corn on n crIe tL
any State in the Union. It m1ean11s t
Maine has an intelligent and self-v
nit active citizenship-every m1an tL
ing charge of his oppor,un01 ties. It
painfully otherwie tod'y ov.o' Ll
L'olntry. It, is pin toil o. lite aLIC
or r'oads1 anld 11ot1 ee tube (11o0re~ ion
the value of lanus in Lthis cotitittry.
kniow farmns in 0111r county where I
reial return (lomn c)tton is :25 por cuc
less than it was l10 years ago. It
because the hands are in the hands
teonsely ignorant people0 who aro r'u
ing the soil and there can 1)0 no pr1
p~erity in 0111 country until wo havy
w ide-awake citizonsh ip amongc
farmner's. At one tLimo10l it.elliige.r
Ii reeted labor' ini this coun .try. T1
laborer wa'is a maii ne 1. The1 u.1e dme
ignorant men aritleniuti vatig and111 ml:
ing our lands poor'er (1ay3 liy day.
hopo) of higher 4Ieductin ;Lithe'
mar'y school. Contrast the S- m.h.
systotn for (1n1e inlute if you1 ph-a1
wVithi tile Northern systmn.i1 ( )veri
year's ago it was in l.lugland I-lit t
governo(r of Vi rgi nial vo a'~ <'4 '.I
he was (doinig for prmlary .-enaa:
have any for 200o yeart,. TI dever
of Connieetient Lay :13 "'ear
voting 0lle-foll rthI of 1,b 1 b,-' 1
fr-om the pinceifl for tLimiOi nudti .:
of the pimarytI schoo'i" A' .\ lto .:
you aro lnt iing Li ii'' ve i' y ;l
cap~litia to educati the pnii-i. F'i
hiigh school v.1stem is lit' Ut 1~ a l
colleges. They gt to-!.h- -.ni ii
termllinoe howit miieuh it wv it tike to
the pulblic schoouls and0 then1 they 4.
pose0 a man hias $50i w ortlh of lp ope r
It 011ly inlcreases hiis taxe l'. ] een,
A mfani with a famiily of live rlhibb;
pays 50t cents and $1 pl tax and g
schmooli ng for a year. .May th111 i I
tax oni factories and11l ailroad1.11 .
rich ouight to beolpj eductei. Ihe p
lio pa1ys no mfole 1Jhan thie po' >V m:
for he has more'l to protie t.. Wie h a
got no skille(d hlborertIs. We'i havie 14
to the Nor'th for' 14ur nues4'. 44r41
and1( shot's and lhaLs ani everyr,lsi
Then we go to K-sntucky or sonoi'whi
el3e for 01ur whiskey, andlu we lare boii
to be pool' a1s hofiit as ve Ihave
skil led l aborers. l iigrant a~lre
goin~g to como eroi wheui you Loll Lih
that you have o commenion scheo.its
give them11. Woub1i1l a man11 comoi hi
fromlf a coutryt"' where he~ ('an 54
ch ild ren to a f ree scias0114and pul tii
No sensible man11 woul d 'IverI come1
a State that cann uot ohffer illmeth1in
the wvay oif eduecatioin : to a coun I
who a largo part' oif th.e whiole Po
lation cannot road1( and1 write.
Another dangeer that I would
press upon you, and especially upon
country 1)0peo, and that is the dlan
of the intell igent and wide-awake
niers leaving their lanlftations and
ing to tihe towns to educate their c
dren.
They are doing it today-aband
Ino' their farms to the ner.
u) just o.<ing out; an existence that thoy
do inay give their cifildren anlt education.
Ahe We illubt put thlt-S. sho 08 iln reach of
hit the country people. We must not lot
t is all tihese intolligent P pi go to tlo
the cities.
ole ZINr. Plarratt-)on'tl,. You thiik the
'his country l)onbers are ill favor of this
,in)- three-mill tax ?
les- M\'t'. Wats0on -1 hopo they aro.
al. AMr. Patterson-l4i'rotu mly personlal
hat obser-vatioln tihe liltll be r's from the
tor towns and cities arve heartily in favor.
ver of it, and if the Country petople will
1 of only support it we will put it thrigohrl.
and ALIr. WatUson-1 hav 1.N on6y onemore
illy word to say. Tthe. goverinc :,tad : " Put
nec out. o lights." I want to 4Say, " Kini le
of light-s on overy hilltop and in (4very
ats valloy0 inl Southl Carlolina thil. cveryV
in- bod1y anify seu th)e1M."
I of
aid -
Weo. FINAL DElBATE ON SUFFRAGi.,
the NO 1)I1'Is0N 0110 MANAGI;1S.
voll I 1nttor Tilln O Pitt I ia I s ing
the 11tfort w to 4t1ave l' N l t I L'a-.1ies
di-Itepresenitee onlleActionllo:<s
The ,Coniventlion Votedi Mi..
uliltn.
L, to
,.Oil- The contitutional eon-vention was
m~id enga;;ed all the, naurn-ing" inl a livelyI
(1 0L. eb te ('n tme dispenisary law, t. CMoI
b n iLI- tiln UNil'. n <,v MAlr. i 'ttton's.- 1 .01 p
oe ition tt piweven t ti O u' nt 1o ill
lb junctions ol at evini. Thet (I pena y
WW1 Vw peI'rIllits a1 j'ld e tio it fli vi tLL ,4
Sa l put, 1a I t irtcI'. : perP0...l iltJUl. '
y." Ionl 1101, to selI i 11or. ':e (, t. rt
vwas AI e&I..x hacuti v lr:i ued t h ru gh
c it I., all " ! avy ill-. ' f h C111
ith nOnl takinlg ita had . Mir. Gecorte
..deedls Wone under- - t:h, ro i i f tAhe
l.. i pel -:a. ry lIa . it m 0r iTi f e
tI flth-d the p law i I t
rIg. i.i ato~ Clir L-g 'd4. ful' Ut
1prls.'vation o theI I Ieta'ifn i pr'n e
o, o 1 Cle of thob It of tral Iy'3 jury icr
be rime '.lh I.-efstio- w . ti y Wiia-d
wl by a. vote of .17 Lo 16.
1nt At, t ile 1ih 111i" 1. sufi rar til
of tielu Was called u for att i3r re'
ve:- and thu Inoont, remiltrkable .1Ws;dof :.inld*
J i- t )ho Co l nv il tiott ll tii' 1 l1-i Un a. l - .
Ity A fter ev .ral insignAiilien .t.n 'In Il ntsi
us. had beln mccae., Sena, thr Ti'i.n1i
'ho offored this amenld inent of stht (I I:
he " tachi of the two poliiosr.w, pi- a
no castinlg te highest vtes at
d t he prcdn vlectioni ,lutl hkave re
mn. presentation on the board of Itagerc
r-of election ait uncti polling pre-inlet, ;uid
it- oi the board 'f c unty Cva1r 11Ic
1t- Na' t s ~ l ! o ~ ' I i $ 'j ("~I~t i t$ S t i ll
u t ne counlty."I
'As sooil as hle pi t inl this ale mt
Line ho cal led the previouis quei..stionl oil Lite
iv w atici . T ik w a lt im-an-e
ny Ur.at ha'; :xen1 stri-koln ouit bef-n e aft , r
th. I :' I Ii4Sd'r ~l )1, lc.it t
xIk a,, big 1ighit.
inl- I senlator Tilbinal Inaade a1 ifu--ehi
ad- Wilich was tle most, 1m-n1 t 1ctiIh
Of haS 1e tinld' ill tn iLiv itioIl, 'l il
ppearncsin tofe hI ot oif tH hi
tt ts par,1tisanl board.11 IH l )is l~llt 'pp ne t aid it
Ie was) a Wit))mar1k thie sp.wi and it creat
t d i profoun1111d i ten(;th 4 :of), butU i t d1 id tli
irv ticeOtui pitsu il t4 pur for alt 1 ,bll- i at,.
:s30 Ileo Said :I
th Ir. ( res idenlt: I do not h- irei 1,41
to n11k0 n,-ph. V h i.resy nitan toi
arie make a statom,_ntt. TI'l ' onvention
' of wt'ill remtm r ita' t 1"h! 1u'tie as e -
-it- ported by thle oilmllit teeI 1m t1 ibil
ith ticl IMr ovhi- in all d (I rn t pla44.
igl The ot.er evening on the inot)m.i I b
ihieve, of tilh geliemat ira ib uhariol'
ilt. '1dc with only one p hfrom the
It Conm ittee tbo weIt'ion was I'TriCkin
inia Ioult. The cornmitte, me1t yest-rnhty
1an laftern4oon ad' after tilb rc' ful conl -
blat Sideration (1nly3 With Souithl Carolinla,
li- but in Conlnctdon with .he Inatter from
ik- a nationl l staItp)intL, dci d t rIk t
is this convenoltion caiot afford t o pt'
'is itself onl re4'cord ' tilbce ar: - 011141 tt. havII
of ion'i oi t a i.t. wciu no4 t holy i'Jt tlteric
hoc ,,this% thaltI4 it old ea itga lu
't. of \the 11on'st441iuion. lhIte it is' tt , onlye
Ice that wo' pcriettto put Litc '4( btki t.here.
0c 1c'- ' Such ca iwoiso t: ti1 L1I inmnt ver
:1: o r Sciticr press1111 inu4,c ,iIau.o '' 41, w
4y ar bingIc.41 wached1' from~i., c on, i nd tic ;
:4k- ,2 - 4is c ccn r (t~t I Lie. I) 4th 1-. \\'11 .4: 1 a
I ready;ir cwic') Ied wit1h propti ngif to Lt ir
h :' pL tuat tr41ikey hf n1a3 fran1 an ito St'llil
IIh down fu3.lii 01'.c Ameries lt vIters 1h4 ( nc~ .
14. v Ie., 111 4lut ina ion 114tnal l~ (n-it try.'4 4t\ t
rc. Il4tail). bhii e vitw it ityct, <iplc i
Itc We, askl' yo14 t4 not.4 to': 1ti iy thi 41i II
he ot t o pu) t it, l t r.:10,ordt icat wein -~ t
n lpO il I. per p1. t e~t t II' nd f I i ti --, t(14n
tl 'utv xt in t))LVI of .14 andL ' w, il thll in k
go yintt LV:nt Wil (giveltt son~c Ion..,iera
hi) lt usn. i Y o in in .ptL'kh frot iici
o'- lwyts Statenl an t)a ron iuthie4 -.-'ntic-:
ta'l :amst uinctin lo .'hir t , I L n tiy
10 ou consuu i on ani t~hto y afe nii
-- a o'.ntioursuffage al ~ e~ I .v
walk on. sco the changes in the Nort
Only three years ago the Democrat
party swept the country with an ov<
wholming maijority and now it
coveIred with defeat and disgra<
We Lteformiers should put this lau
here for our own protection, for t
Lilly may cotmo whenl O01 Own vote Ul
be jvoiardized if we do not provide I
A repreentation on the board of sups
visors and managers.
Mr. W. D. Evans said he wisied
Lake the siio position that ho tot
upoln it peiviois occasion and ho did
to bo. consistelt.. lie is freo frt-o'm hy.
crisy. IL looks to him like this co1
ilittte should be coin,istnt aiso. Wl
donj't they 41ay that the Governor slh;
atppoint tlhrvee dicreet person t Wi
Ion't hy say the mantiiagers should
diviht-d betwee-n thio two politit
parvtive in thec last elecionl ?
Mr. .1iiiuimn said th'ro., was bit o
pohLite-d parIIt~y 1h.11.1
AMr. I-,lans continuled : " Wa'
Use of tidginag ir4 qlestion? TI
whitet people ar. going to Carry t
elecl.in iand whiaMi tei uIs Of t~ht'
Ing blicrv-ele-s ill te way ? Why 1
icevve it, Lin the ,egislature Y lie 11
110 Italur amIt tier1ni doing right.
(ail toni th ' iactio' n belau-e of nev
mr erucetsml. Is it. poss-ible til
ay mn ti nht L.kitlar any boiy is 1.ho spok
luan of this body ? lit! huped t
amenfimaint woubd hie ricukon out.
Mlr. lyd :,aid ho hadI iut~ended 11
to aiv at word, bu!. viit -he saw t
grat- h:-ader (f the '-fort ltoveali
wVal Itai i, pr..'-jtige n hlind himI, Whl
I -ie hini uIdertatking iiere at, I,
S Cit a o(It Of *th preii u f tit. oth inIk e
d eing -nIyth j ing I that refers to poli
("ait parti es I mll.-t atNd Oin me y feet
prote t, ,ai it. It, is unli ard
tlhat ny lidsti-v tution should.) reo ni
any poul-tu-al uty butl, We ar.o1 here1
e ,ill tial i ju si al and right at
wheA we havI We:L that we have ai
rua i dalw.e h1r to do
he vt tlf the pe leil to-day Was t,1k
,. fat in p r i:i. (if tLh a i h101 i011 le opp isl
Lt thai a it -lita-. phli. lie ihopod th
men Ib rS wol)111d rise a1bov' t ritic1s m
pll' or imr-ty and roct)ognze on UI)pu
64-ca p d 1.1IaV al' Mi d to) jiustico Lo i
t;211at. J. wh- ii o aro here frill and I
ar. iradhm nal heti believed 0
-omlmit~eba righlt. Wou can t atford
!ta i tore s ation t t, other I)e t
Mall i aLwthem to retgior at
.4. fWWe t i v thle repreILSetion1 Onl tl
eatd am-tof ias a.'? H it boieved %
Nuld. lgaive ,be re reenati on - wn- -ti'ii.ta
bair t i. lie heiitvedl that i l
white people wout l dividar . but thl
wo ld 1311mand11 fakir election1S. I
wvistied. tUney were. so divided nlow Lth
it wtiould rIetiaire a clo e coint to dot.
Inlitie who 11.ad been.1 oe~le-d to ovu
olic. ihi the Stual-. lit ,ll wantd to h
eveory r'tist' rd voter illce forwhi
and luat, hir b.als,. withoutl. ii
Mlr. .iL sid hnl waLs SUrpiHSld
see Lit, matter I inlj-:ted atgainl.
Ltentl politial party is inwio ia]
Lnhea'vd (if it ally constitution.
Al. lynwortLih Said wo atre aho
to take a Step that wVill seeo wlo iv l
tsuprmam , -y frye-. We itr.e a bo)
tio Wtur down it vote thalt hungrI lke
ineubui aint. u t. hliai ,at i. 0,
L! , ow h it'l t it W i a'tai' tl-i this iiieii
itre D ni 't (.t tvitI nlect to do vi
i. ri lht, inl 1 (!t-i t of tile ivili.
worki. itt, as ntI build around ()ut
-lt at vL trtat Chines wall. pre
ailre. We cant al*(.d to do it. Y
itre.blg t~o consilr other pe-oplke
iLn. If we don't dl this ve w
flaeet thi-e co ltit ),io li ,b l i
z-'dU w ,1Lrd. 'II;tOI f tie C~
NhIr. N1re atskIteid wii'hethe t why LI
vt ith a pr vi. otn in tib tl is.issip
:ilti aati ittil? Stnveral mtiliel 1att
' ai tai * aa -al lswe ( Ptiaa-, 1,Wr wii
I . n-till,Ian:. vaaa- he t itw eartL iatc 4h i
cfi t. iotd tcto la vo t ULit ill g ,'
-AIii . i n ec ne d dit a rvd
ttalIr. tiit ilayIsavcwah isk e why t.
va'M .I-t at ~ao o ctildbt tlit ~ aa olth
I -Al. .\le'a la i a idttt eta t , lr.; at l ity
vort h iticia ts L t~t hati ifi ithrearLe ibi
'laini~aa. t iac hisp pe are no-at, teepi
racau o Iuis. ~i''.a L y lit c tio cnd h Lih,
i-at a) anil r it i , ettco du.
c i. 8i~i ano Njn a d t ta 111(01 wht'ct !ii
nLi, la t f l~al iir hlct Waol' aetaa 1,h>
vlaOal ii'enea'lltay arIe lsta'oped dty '. st
i'aud, . Weiagl- nt t otu ttyof ' ad i
ha wobitc Ltba t w cant ave- air t lty I
ins tunl'e tiiatt plara~ ti havtie rL-i
.\I .ti r i asstervaittii tc di tVOhalto naiL .
lnit t'tha nolain a buatd, aha, bgene
ia an-a Li ll tO at t iti.' tihiis tm i neit r
~'i lily Lon't proos th e hyp. ia;ouctias
le h.a-bil Lbta iavin a Liepnticy A
Lalha pepera thi hei fains ofl j 1,t
IS ait wold go tag griat w a'lty if s
.no iet ia ts nowrit beingw mad la.i
ni :ai.l'-y.tl ize ttat tirs I a o , Stt:
Lcha Goverwilr apoints' te picmmisi
iingle gold standard has met with the
,pkproval of the majority of Deniocrat
)f this country, he asserted. Thore
vas no advantage In having.silver.as a
noney, be said, unless It stood upon its
)wn feet.
He stated he did not intend to say
,hat a man who favored the single
fold standard was not a Democrat, but
ko did mean to say that the vast major
ty of the Democratic party had always
oeen in favor of the bimetallic stand
,r'd.
Mr. Crisp exhibited a small piece of
ilver bIlion which he explained
ould not be used as money in any way.
t could not be used with which to
orchaso comnoditios, but if there was
ulavw slwing Li to be taken to a mint
ud coined then everybody would want
t. lie agreed that the value of a oil
or dollar should be a dollar. The
vay to establish the commercial value
if silver was to restore it by legisla
ion to a money standard, to rehabili
ato it. Coin it at the ratio of 16 to I ;
hat would re-establish its commercial.
rahlu. (Great applause.)
lio ilustrated by showing that when
,he Senatoe pissed a free coinage bill
loveral years ago, the bullion value of
flver rose 23 cents an ounce in ten
lays in the London market.
You need not be apprehensive of
iny flood of silver, he announced.
l'here was no country in the world
that would ship its silver here to ox
bango it for gold. We had gained
rold under the operation of the Bland
Xllison law and under' the Sherman
aw. tl believed that the United
ltatcs was sufliciently powerful to
stablish a ratio between gold and
ilver. Gold he hold was too valuable.
Ie claimed gold had appreciated and
rgued his claim by comparing its
wurchasing power in commodities now
.nd before the demonetization of silver.
" Our people should be the pioneers
n restoring a mioney metal which has
wen used for all time, but recently
trickon down. The stamp upon a si -
or dollar does not make it more valua
do in another country, but the right
f the silver to be so stamped increases
ts bullion value " in speaking of the
ailuo of cotton, he said, that though.
he cotton cr)op auPieciated 50 per
ont. in the decade before the war, the
rico inucoaseod .10 por cent. Though
he crop increased ip to 1873, the price
Iso inereastua, but after 1873 the price
f cotton dopreciatod because of the
ppreciating valuo of gold.
1H( road fr'oi the November report
f the Treasury to show that there was
75.000,000 less monoy in circulation
ow than one year ago. All things
Icing equal the price of commodities
i regulianted by the amount of money
n the worid. He ar'gued against pa
,or- money because legislativo bodies
night be tempted at, times to inflate
he currency.
In pIuatking of the final result of the
lhit for f-eo silver he said that he re
noibored when forty Democrats had
tood up in Congr'css and voted against
arifl reform. By their aid the Re
um blicLUs had stricken out the enacting
lauso of the Morrison bill. But the
)onocratie parttty had been persistent
n the fight and had finally won. They
ad not gotten all they wanted, but
he tioriff laws now were Infinitely su
srir to the laws of a few yeas's ago.
Jnder the present financial systom the
iages of labor had gone down. The
topublican expermimont of a single gold
tandard had not worked to the benefit
f the peol)le of business. Let us re
ii'nl to the bimetallism of the Demo
ratic fathers, look around you and
ou will find in our poverty a monu
stAunt of thie single gold standard.
Ii spei'amking of the next Democratic
lational convention he said Georgia
hould define her position on this ii
Lancial question. One of the qucstions
o be decided was the retiromuont of
Ibo $500),0050,000) of paper money, If
he( single geld standard is to be per
>otumated that money must be retired.
is the Deoimooratic convention lie be
loved that fthbo views of those people
vho elect a President should dictate
lhe platform.
Hic vigorously opposed the bond
oh icy of the administr'ation. He be
eved the Tireasur'y should have paid
sutsilver when the gold run was made
pon it. That would have stopped the
aid. l'ngland dictated the geld policy.
hes United States had the power to
hsange it now -to establish bitiotallism
brmoughoust the world. If the United
;tates would go forwar'd in financial
cuJisiation as it, had gone forward In
i~s fight for liberty one hundred years
4gis, it wousld render to mankind at
aurgo a greaiter' blessing than was
'ondler'ed when we taught them that a
>coilo could( gover'n themsselves.
-The annusal report of the Thorn
veil Orphamsnago, Clinton, S. C., shows
,t thbe inistitiution Is now twenty
,oaSIL' otld andc hass grown to larigo di
nenssions in that time. Starting with
, single buildIng and no endowment,
t hats now a largc tract of land, manyfl
ubsta~ntial bullIdings, aL large tech ni
alI school and a seminary biuilding
it h cllhpel attaed~, a library and a
ai(,ndo newv insfirmuary. There are
a the orp)haniage 130)0rphains, of whom
I are' fr-oim So~uth Carolinal, 18 from
iusrgia and 38 from other States, in
luding, Michigan, 'rexas, Arkansas
nd M issoutri. Thcire arc five male
strutos aind teachers including the
resident,, withs six matrons and eight
1.dy teachers anid instructors in prac
cal work. The endowment fund now
mounts to $l6.6i00, while the receipts
>r the suspport, fund for :hlo year end
ag October 1, 1895, were $ 11,722.63,
,moewhait less than the receipts for
40l. Thoe actual expenses amount to
I ,000) a month, yet thu salaries of six
sun ollicors only foot up $2,'100.50 for
so year.
teClueeC(5 Rtes to the Daptist Con
venstion.
The Por't Royal & Western Caro
na& Railway will oifer reduced rates
>r the Baptist State Convention to be
old at Greenville. Tickets to be sold
lovembor 25th to 28th inclusive, good
> return on any train until December
t? Ask for ticketsevia Augusta and
Port Royal & Western Carolina
Alny. This route will land yotu in
roenvillo early in the afternoon
eofore the arrival of any other traIn,
sermitting you to 'be comfortably quar
ored early in the evening.
For in formation as to rates and
eohedules, address,
WM. J. CR AIG,
General Passenger Agenn
h). the coustitution. We can not fly in
ic the face of Congress.
ir- Mr. Howell hold that the eSoct of 4
is this proposition would be to revive the
o. Republican party. It looks liko child's
se play to satisfy this party by saying 4
1 yoou shall havu ropresuntation. 11 that
,y partv Or any other party has a ticket I
or- they have tilt right to have witnessos
I'- t11r1' to see tiha, there is a prtper I
count. \V are not willing to trust the I
to l..nocra'tic party. If thu white peo- I
>k pio tit)a tivioC, and we Inamn to be t
it lowi st, thero is a Way to Settlo our
. dlliulties.
[. Sonator Tillman said ho could make f
lv altowanco for heat and passion and I
, charges of iypocrisy that lavu boon
tbrown in thO toIth of the committee C
)0for soeio peoplO can only see one thing a
and they t'ee the bugaboo of a one no
gro allmaagelr. what iis the Coidition i
of (Car leston ? There is a (esporate
st.rugglJ to control the mlUllci pal gov- (
er, ounments. 'ouir years ago there was t
io much distrust, so m11uch feeling, that I
he they eou lun't get fair play, I had to t
w. Lake th ictions by thu throat and say
t, to 1,h11 thure must, ho fair elections.
What do we sue to-day ? They even
le rufused to go into the Denocratic pri
. S ir. itogers Sympatlized with the
conimiittee and unodor ordinary cir
cumlt,ance would like to sm tile pro
hf ' e Vision grafted peralt(intly in ourl law.
Iut wO mUust, roletbor the peculiar
ot cond i t oils in South Carolina. If it, is
h not lleant, to give negroes reprosenta
Lion What ill heaVOn's nm111110 it, it,? YOU
iare making a butl by this very thing to
I. mak111,e whi ito people dev ide. You IllUdt
e. think Nort,hean people are fools if they a
,ion , see t.hrougln thi shau. We were
to sent helr to disfranichts15 tiht negro if I
of po-sible, yet. the gntOliloll are trgu
In ng that,110 hIe g ht to be ontitled to re- I
to prentatiol ill tile managemnuit of
id 0ltuut,ioIns.
M. MI. Wi. Henderson closed against
Ste uoillmittoo amlienldilent. We have I
. 0 oo here ho said for wihito suprela- I
,d ty, yet aIt tile Sin1e Lim1o 1wo dodgo the
Fit !4U0. We hato to talk these things. I
of but wO iight as well talk out. (I1nugh
t-'r.) I hate to t.oe our old loader now l
afraid of a u01,80. fli has lod the
apolple riglt hbut, h1o's gotLting uuighty t
lamt11e now. (1,aUghl1ter.) I 11101111 lO
It I'election oil 11im, bhit mad al mlmdo is
L take in trying to get, this ini. I have t
the grea1est coulidenco in him but he at
has mat a imistake this timo. C
Theaye and nay voto wasthen Lken a
and resilted ill the rejoetioni of the
11,amnm11on1011b by I VoteU of 74 to 51 tis C
follows : $
y Yelts-Aildetrol, liar-ko", late.. 1301- 1I
e lingerl, oarry, 131adham . T. W. Brice, l
iBryan, Cantuy, D~udley, itrrow, Praser,i
GaGV, Garris, J. IL. (J'10ta1n, 1 iarris,
Iy 11swortlh, ). S. llendor'son, Lenry, 1
M I alitson. (Iolgo .tlhnstole, .J. W. Ken
rI auly, lilugh, Lue, IMcGowati, Miiir',
mi. Mitchell. M-owerl, Oliver, Ot~ts, P'at
tearsonl, I 'attonI, I'eako, I rin1e, iwags
todah-, .1. 11. IROad, 1. It. ROC-ed, RiOWiand,
' Sheppard, Sloan, It. 1". Smith, Strih- a
Id ing, Sualiv.in, 11. Rt. Tillman. G. 1).
Tillnatn, Tinillnorllan, VolKoi nitz,
lit W eIis, A. H1. Vlitti, S. I. VIhito, <
te Wigg.
lt Natys--Gov. .ino. Gary iEvans, 'arosi- I
a dont, Alexalder, Asho. Atkinson, i
a. Austin, Iliay, Iarton, Boho, Bowenl, t
. howian1, Iriazealo, liulist, lturn, Con- 1
, nor, Cunninghil. DlIny, Dennis, i
li Do'ham i'ird, l'>tridge, W. I). le'vans,
a- lield, l'itch, laoyd, Gamble, Gary, I
Gooadilg, G raham,111. G ray Int r L, v
m1,11 li arr. 11i01ison, Hlay, Hiem)ll i, Wan. C
Idlliterson8lI, 1l1oust', llowell, T. I'' t
-Johnson, I. It Jonts, Wilio1ones.K(oitt, e
. ;. .1. Kernnedy, L 1owmlan, NIeCalia, 3
NiCas'lai, iaown, Me 'laleotto, Mc- a
M Kiageon, N cM il alh), Mtc,'Ma ik in, Mc
i Wh ito, NJ lttthews, NIo:we, Murray,
m l'Iarrott, l'rittte, I togorS, I 0so
horaou, lal tussoll, Shiueiri, Sing11tlitay, I
SlIi gh, SmnallIs. W. C. Smith, Smoak, 1
-i .taick houls', Stokes, Talber~~it, TaiylorD,|I
)Wat'r'., Watson, W har 'ton, \V in1kler, Ii
SPEAKER ORISP ON SILVER.
as
s- lIe Wats Amaaer'lea to ILend in Il- (
0 nance absd inaIm inleaaencee--A Sinl aJi F
t. SIi tandl MeanI is 1Low I'a'ia'as andai a
I lar(i TIimes'.
a" I'xSpaiikti Cruis-p has1 m~ladte a speeceh (
i" betforea a jaoint. sessio~n of tiht Senatoitt
aaad [iousae of lthe ( oria'a ''l'giIltI'0.
aag t'e of on th- ;.o~it ieal tatues ofi
1the day louit cou1I. au Iim rsel f alaniost 1
e~ixcliiive y to 10 s slvter~ ques~tionI,I
comang ,l' * at omii Ih. tical ly for 1the free
('b4a11 < 'e h ith r01 1 and silvea' at the
pa r,nt at 1, 1 'I ai'ruing that, tile
a. 'r ( 1r tit.:s' i. itht hiara seventy mril
io.. of It ,p1 'X w; ' 'ltii'le tly paowerfl ,
-0 m'., 1. st4!t .1ouism0 the woa'dti
sia~~et ne-a v.-s rece iv.e'l with the
t- hay staitint I ai, a( met:'i it wasL Iundier- i
stood~)4 i h< Npoket ais ai I 1at'-'-rat. Th'Ie .s
govei'no na t. 1, s a As a' r a'rttiain v
ecauonomyla in pubhi i -.l''i,-, equnal arights Li
t.aa ...1 sal pr Iivilegtesa Ili nont,7
t)for ' !w.t I irilf. '"an11' in my~p jtudg- (
o4 m -q V . oj , itis ailwaVys stood e
n- fo' ima mil am. anal upn abiat, subhject ai
~-I ~ ino.( It) s'ak. Anilythin g shaorat, oIf
t~tht'eq wntity of Fthe' two metails at the ii
Mr N a. (:r'tip thenawona ivnto thet history t
Sof the~ 04iag IIlaT)1ws. In 1 873, lho said, a
wheiian :'ilver wats dlemonel14t,ize.4d, thio hull- fi
lion vino aof Lthe iver't1 dollar11 was1 thro iC
cen( s mor,5aae~l r.ba th ie huion 41 vlue o11(f a s
IC gold doll~ar. Theia law of '73 was passed0( 1
11- withoaut the faill knowledlge oIf thae peo- $
d1 pl (or1 the oir a'epreson415)tiativoes. 11o t,
D- qunoted from TIhurma'nan, Allison, oIf t,
r-owa, Garfield, Bilino, Boeck tand
a aothers' to show thaat tile fullI character
Ito of the hill1 was not, knowna that~ it w~as
is nott known at the time that the hill do
>t mnoti'zedl silver'. Hef folltowed this
J- wvit an 11 annoullnceament thlat from that I
tO day to tils theo mnajority of tihe Domlo- f'
In elratic partLy had1( hcon1 working to re- h1
y habiliatto sil ver. T1he single gold b
r* staindard( was ia lle01)blican melasurel'. t
1 Hie analyed every vote on thle siver "4
If q1uestion taken in Congress sinoe 1873
I- and showed that a majority of Dom
5 cr'ats had voted overy time for the fy
tt ctoinag4e 'If silver, except in 1893 w'
Itile propIositionl to repeal the Sh Anrt
P law was u tp an~d tat that tim6( It .' be- I
(1t1as thecy expectedl to have an 'oppor..
0' titty toI voto subhsequeintly for euoh alt
35 meal~tsure'. And oven then there wore
of b two Domanooratlo m ajority. The