Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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— WM IP <5:hf Darlington Pt’BUAHKD EVK I XHfhSKAT Uohmiso. HKNRY T. THOMPROK, editor and proprietor. THE ISSUE AT LAST. The •‘suffrage” question, the all-important one that has ab sorbed the attention of our peo ple for the past six months,— indeed, for 'that matter, since —the question that caused the Constitutional Convention to be called, and around which, as the great central issue, a!> others (howjver imp rtant) must cluster as matters of far lesser magnitu In, is confront ing the Convention fully and fairly at last. While several changes in regard to the require ments for tbe exercise of the suffrage have been made in th* ordinance since it was original ly published in these columns, its principal feitures remain tne same—that is, for the first few years of registration, the applicant for a certificate (1) must have some property; (?) or he must be educated to a cer tain extent; (3) or lie must be able to understand certain parts of the Constitution when they arc read to him. The colored members from Beaufort, Smalls, Miller. Whip- per. and others, have had the attention of the Convention for several days recently, ano have spoken for the colored citizens of South Carolina who wish to have their votes counted. They have urged that the Convention establish a property qualifica* i tion; that it make the qualifi cation an educational one; that it require the applicant to show that he has both educa tion and property; that the re- qu rements, in either or both instances, be placed just as high or just as low as the framers of the law care to have it—in short, that any form of qualifi cation that could conceived of be adopted that would place the races on the same footing as citizens, as is contemplated by the United States Constitution— any form that would not place one of them at the mercy of the managers of election. The col ored members argued ably. In replying to them, Mr. Hum took occasion to say: ‘‘I have no hesitancy in say ing that they have acquitted themselves with the highest credit to their race. From theii standpoint they have covered the whole question; with con summate ability given the his tory, marshalled the facts and statistics favorable to their side. They have displayed splendid argumentative ability. keen sar casm and telling humor, which does credit to them individually and as representatives of their race.” Their arguments, as argu ments, were unanswerable, but they were made in vain. The necessity for maintaining white supremacy is, of course, undis puted, and admits of no discus sion even; hut the question is, was it necessary for the attain meut of that end that the ordi nance be framed as it was, leav- bo much to the discretion of the managers of election? Wethii k not. By disfranchising a few white men other tnan those al ready disqualified for crime, an ordinance could have been framed that would have ensured white supremacy without repos ing so much power in the elec tion managers. But that is “wheie the shoe pinches”— Tillman had given his word that not a a ngle white wan would be disqualified except for crime, and that i romise had to be re deemed. It was the necessity for its redemption, rather than the ne cessity for the maintenance of white supremacy, which requir ed that tne ordinance he passed in its present shape. The pro mise itself was a “play to the galleries”, and was based upon the erroneous (though not un common) impression that the power to vote is universal, that it is born in a uiun—that is, if he is a white man. As a mat ter of fact, however, the power to vote is not a natural right— it is not even a right at all, but a privilege The experience of the world in all ages has shown that a restricted suffrage is best. In our case, under all the cir cumstances, it would have been far better to have restricted it i •omewhat—to have dinfranch-1 ised a very few white men in order to ensure white suprema cy without leaving so much dangerous power in the hands of the election inun igora. FARMERS’ WAREHOUSE, IDURHA HVC, IT- C. RILEY, BARHAM & CO., Proprietors. A MLE TALK, KBOUT. WHY? Having rented the Funner*’ Warehouse, which ha* the be*t of lights to "how tohnero. overhauled and refitted for the »«wmmodatloa of our pat mus, we p-opose to LKAD in sales in the oldest, most substantial and regular bright tobacco market In the world. Our home u anufacturer* use more than 10.000,000 pounds yearly. Our foreign orders are large and coui.ietition for all gi&Ues lively. We have ample Huuncial facilities, and are prepared to in"ure the h'ghest prices for al' bright stock We gi-e personal attention to all shipments, whether from farmer or dealer. The iiirmberH of our firm have been in the bu*ineMi from the in ception o our market. Our Me**r*. Karham ami Riley are the acknowledged Is-rt tobacco ancti nicer* in the State We make prompt returns on all re- ,-elpt* and giv • our best individual effort to every cmdomer. We are prepared to have n'rlp ing and handling done by e<perienc*-d hand* at M-a«onable -at.-*, for which w,- charge actual cost. Make u* a shipment, and he con\inc_ ed that we can s .ve you money. For further particular." address YOJRi ntULY, RILEY, BARHAM & CO., DURHAM, N. C. m GROWERS Look to your own interest and sell your tobacco where you can get Our business thus far this Fall has been entirely satisfactory, and we are pleased to note that the people of Darlington County appreciate our efforts to •jive them Honest Goods at unifonnily low prices. We do not make the claim that We are Doin as Much Business as *fff the th* ear JfTevchants of Day* Simply because we have the stock of goods and are selling them at the right price. People come into our store and purchase with the utmost confidence, knowing full well that should any purchases he unsatisfac tory, THEY CAN BE RETURNED, IkO MONET Will BE REFUNDED. Highest Prices for it. We are getting high prices at the jk. 'p Planters’ Warehouse. Several new buyer* are on the market, ami they all want your tobacco. Bnnj; us a load and be convinced that what we »uv i* true. We have the BEST LIGHTS. BUST ACCOMMODATIONS. HIGHEST PRICES. A SALE EVERY DAY. YOURS FOR BUSINESS, SjVCOOT <Sz IsvCSO-IILiL- The Darlington Shoe Store. i I That’s our buiness. and we have the larg est and most complete stock in Darlington County. of genuine Dongola, patent tip and plain toe, button shoes for ladies at $1.25; now worth that at factory. On” line of ffl.OO Shoes for men is more popular than ev» r, as we took more pains with this line than ever before, and succeeded in getting the best #3 Shoe we tver handled. In speaking of our line of linstox Combined; the fact is: we are not worrying about what our competitors arc doing, or what they are not doing; we have every reason to be sat isfied with what we are doing. We have the most coilplete line of CLOTHING best assorted stocks of DRY ;-++<•■> •«•++++++++ T We have one of the largest and J + I O L O T HI x 3ST C3- ! | ever opened in Darlington, and | ! we honestly believe that we are | | selling more clothing than all the ► ! other mere mats in Darlington f ^ +++++V+-H- ever carried by the firm, and every Aveek since the season began we have added to this line, the latest invoice being the third invoice of fine all wool blankets. We thought we had contracted for enough SHOES SHOES. is one of our pet combined, vve ^ + handle Stronse > X Brothers’ high J X grade elo'hiug, | This i | Hamburger’s t departments. If you | fine clothing & t want a shoe to fit and several ot h e r t to wear well, you make good brands. | a mistake if you don’t We are simply * g ; ve us a look: we han- j Headquarters | die Drew Selby’s fine for clothing in j shoes for ladies; Wm. Darlington. | Kneeland’s and Wm. z + i-*++4 ++++ +++-:• ++-}•-:• t ti to run us a year, but found we were mistak en, and have been racking our brains to find more shoes at the prices the first were bought at. We have solved the problem by running up with a big shoe concern that was closing out its stock, and now we are selling shoes cheaper than ever. We have a big stock of HAND-SEWED SHOES for la<lie*i ami gentlemen, it is unneessary to make any comment, in we have sole contiol of Edwin C. Burt’s Shoes for Ladies and Johnston & Mnrphy’s celebrated hand sewed Shoes for Gentlemen. We carry also a full line of Children’s and Misses' Shoes, Rubber Good-, Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas and Shoe Findings. We are also sole agents for the ZHVEFES-I-A-Xj IX-A-T The Best &} Hat on the Market. I 5 THE DARLINGTON SXOE STORE. Clothing and Hats and have pul the knife into the prices, and we are quite satisfied with the way they are going, GROCERIES? well, we whole sale them, and are satisfied with a small, very small, profit. Yours very truly, Brunson, Lunn & Co, Darlington, S. C., Oct. 29, 1895. + ----- t Dorsch’s fine shoes for + AWrHASPEvery pair guar- | anteed. I CRESS GOODS. This is our “hobby.” In this depart ment (like in our clothing room) we are doing the business. If you need any thing in Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, &c., and can’t find it at » our store, you will have to leave town to find it. Niif'fit Yours For Business, SLIGH St RUCKiR