The Washington Bee Newspaper, October 3, 1908, Page 1

WASHIN GTON S7OL. XXIX NOIS WASHINGTON, D.C., 8 ATURDAY OCTOBER : 1903 DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S PRO- GRAMME NATIONAL DISFRANCHISING LAW TO BE PASSED, IF BRYAN AND DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS IS ELECTED. Southern Democrats Already Tentatively Agreed on Substitute For the 15th Amendment. 3old and Startling Programme Mapped Out by Democrats to Dis- All Negro Drunk over franchise Voters. their success in disfranchising the Negro vote of the South, and made hilarious by the crowds that, out of curiosity, have turned out to hear William J Bryan speak, and buoyed up with the hope that Bryan will be elected, along with a Democratic Congress, Southern Democrats already have begun to plan for the introduction and passage of a section to the Fifteenth Amend- ment that will disfranchise practically every Negro in the North, just as he has been disfranchised i nthe South. The form of the proposed section has been tentatively agreed to, and if Bryan and a Democratic Congress are elected it will be introduced almost immediately on the convening of the Sixty-first Congress, in next March. When questioned as to the probability of their being able to pass such a wholesale disfranchising law, and the probability of securing the co-operation of theNorthern Democrats in Congress} and Bryan, if elected president, influential Democrats point to the that Mr. as endorsing the} ore of Negro voters in the South in his statement of | Institute New “the limit of suffrage is to be justified by self-protec- fact Bryan has already gone on record last April, during his speech at Cooper Union in York , that tion, and the white man of the South has adopted a suffrage qual- ification for that reason.” They also point to the fact that the resolution offered, and also State Convention, de- Mr. Bryan. And Northern States idopted by the West Virginia Democratic claring for “jim crow” cars had the sanction of as assurance that Democratic Congressmen from will support the measure, they point to the fact that the amend- ment to the House Bill, offered by Alaba- na, last February, providing for street cars in the city of Washington and the District of Columbia, was supported by ev- Congressman Heflin, of “jim crow” not one failing to vote for The amendment tentatively agreed upon, but which, before intro- y Northern Democratic Congressman, its adoption duced may be made more drastic,is patterned after both the North Carolina Negro-disfranchising law and the proposed disfranchis- Maryland, “Every person presenting and is as follows: himself ing law for for registration shall be able to read and write and interpret any section of the Constitution of the United S on to the extent of not less than $ or both, time es in the English language, and shall be a taxayer 500 worth of real or personal property, But no male person who was, on January1,1867, | or at any prior thereto, entitled to vote under the laws of any and no lineal de- scendant of any such person shall be denied the right to register or State in the United States wherein he resided, to vote at any election in the United States for the election of a president or for any federal official by reason of his failure to pos- sess the educational or property qualifications herein prescribed.” It will be seen by the above that practically ev in the Northern States, would be disfranchised. Amendment not only ery Negro voter from the Mason and Dixon Line to Maine, to the Fii- unfair and This proposed new section teenth carries the white-favored, grandfather clause, which would give every white man the right to vote, whether he could read or not, and even if he did not own so much as the clothes on his back, but it is so drawn as] to make it possible and probable to deny every Negro the right to With registration iniquitous vote even if he were as wise as Pluto and as rich as Creesus. prejudiced and Negro hating white men in charge of and the elections, it would be an easy matter, South today, even if Negro applicants to register could read and repeat from memory, just as is done in the; and to vote and interpret every article, tion of the Constitution, to say that same was} amendment and sec done incorrectly, according to their (the election officers) under standing of the Constitution. When appealed to for answer as to whether such a law would stand the test of the courts, influential Democrats, North as well as South, reply that no disfranchising law passed by any of the} 1 Southern States has yet been repealed or annulled as unconstitu- tional. “We mean,” passes into our hands, to eliminate the Negro as a political factor j they signify. “that if the control of this government! in every State of this Union. The Democratic arty and its candi- date for president is on record as endorsing the suffrage laws made to protect the Southern States against Negro votes. number of Ne- groes vote candidates, sufficient to turn any one or more States Democratic, will that have the effect of minimizing ons of your proposed disfranchising law?” “No. We do not ask down to defeat with our party than have a victory | d by so much as a single Negro vote.” gion, the following offi- cers were unanimously elected: ident .Col. Edward Randolph; president, J. Oscar Jones W. F. Pierce; treasurer, R. H. Muse; Executive committee: Perry Banta, chairman; Moses Rice and John Col- the local chibs for the meeting and den. This re The speak- ' and unanimou before ' asked, “supposing a considerable “But,” was for your these sweeping provi The answer is plain, positive and final. or want and would rather go Ne that was a Negro votes, every o vote recorded against CAMP AIGN ( OPENS IN co) TICUT. Conn., Sept.3o.—Mr. Recorder of Deeds} to can Loyal Legion, Pres- New Haven, John C. Dancy, for the District open the campaign among the colored sive preparations are being made by vice- secretary, is of Columbia, ution was presented a big turnout is expected. y adopted: | er will reach the city shortly “That we heartily endorse the en-} noon and will be met by a committee’ tire national platform adopted by the who will escort him to his place of | Republican convention at Chi cago, More Bloody Deeds jened ruins of thirteen churches and} itroyed: , house; ‘lem Church and schoolhouse ‘of ashes. j where several lynchings have r NIGHT RIDERS TERROR AMONG NEGROES. Region of Lynch Law In three STRIKE GEORGIA Reign. Counties Where Lodgerooms Were Blown Up Some Time Ago, and Mob Hangings Have Prevailed Band Rides a Circuit, Leaving Houses of Worship and Schools in Ashes. Albany, a., Sept. 28.—There reign of terror among the Negro in- habitants of a considerable portion of Calhoun, Baker, and Miller counties, as the result of a raid by Night Riders a PARAGRAPHIC NEY | The Irish Americans from all rae tions of the country, in were represented day’s convention of United Irish League, at Mass., this week. The fashionable Episcopalians of San Francisco are preparing to erect a new church of the early style, and it is to be fire and earth- quake proof. The public schools of the District opened last Monday with an increase of 5,785 pupils over last year’s en- rollment. a two the Boston, Every effort is being put forth by partment Tuesday mornihg. fore priscgyd subd: He was shot be- tory in the reign countries, nted in the International Fishery Congress which met in this City Tuesday last, and closed today. The Hebrews welcomed their 5669 calendar year yesterday. It was their New Year day, and one of their most J fo! were representec Gothi | important holidays. x0 a | nists condemn their because Many Prohibi candidate he delivered two political addresses day at Waco, Texas. Attorney General Bonaparte has informed Mr. Bryan that the De- Justice has case Steel Trust. for vice-president, last Sun of no ast the Saturday night, the trail of the out- laws being marked by a trail of black- | schoolhouses. The following buildings were des-} Mount Zion Church and Plesant Hill Church and school Christ. Church Little Zion Belmont C na Church and se school-} house, house ; and scnoot-| Church and school! Aet- hoolhouse, New Sa- house ; hurch, Mount Well-Laid Plan Carried Out. The Night appearance 3 Riders first made their | mi east of Kestler,| where the first church was fired They galloped away toward before the glare of the first reached its height kindled a few miles away. lowed fire, and the every building to which the torch was es the east, and fire had , another was being Fire fol- destruction of} applied was complete. Hundreds of Negroes went to their| churches yesterday, only to find heaps Many of the most worthy} members of the Negro race in the three counties, named were members of some of the burned churches. Lynchings There Recently. This is the same community where a few months ago, several Negro lodge-rooms were dynamited, and occurred, the last taking pla a few weeks ago. jadjourned last Monday,, ‘ | ada, A seventeen year old boy had his back broken in a class rush at the entertainment. and pledge ourselves to support the At the last meeting of the Republi-! national and state tickets.” Polytechnic Institute, |, Worcester, of Manilla to the spread of the cholera plague streets are sprinkled with disinfec- tants. the authorities check The Illinois Methodist Conference Episcopal Church, which “unqual ified- It is expected that after making campaign speeches in Tillbury, Ont., Sir Wilfrid Laurier Premier of Can ly condemned Speaker Cannon. iF | | | | | kissed several young ladies who| gave him bouquets. | U. Treasurer, Chas. H. Treat,| just returned from Ne w| York, expresses himself as being con-| who has jfident of a Republican victory wher the voting time comes. Wm. F. Stewart, has retirng Col. of the Coast ordered before the which will take action in regard to his “physical fit- ness for further active duties.” Mr. he running} against‘two Republican nominees for the presidency; Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Taft. Dr. B. Buhre from Sweden and at-] tending the Tuberculosis brought with him among which are pictures royal family of Sweden. Mr. Walter H. torney-general the adminis- tration of President Grant, died at his home in Virginia last Monday eve been board Artillery, Bryan says is and Congress, | moving pictures, of the Smith, who was at- during ing. Andrew Lightfoot, a mulatto in- mate at St. Elizabeth’s Insane Asy- lum, killed two other inmates and probably fatally wounded a third last John Murray John A City, Dowie, father of the Dowie, founder of Rapids, the died at Grand Tuesday. es Cogan, sixty three years of in the right of the week. said his mind t himself the died instantly, twice part He and he preferred early was giving away, death to insanity. In addition to receiving large and Luke Penny , of Richmond, Va., also sma'l deposits, the ot. Savings nk makes loans on easy payments. Mr. P. W. Editor of the Ohio Standard World, has published his first and compar Chaves “his observations He candidate art ic e on also announ- the ‘ons.’ himself as a for t Legislature. The Home Mission Board, Rev. J. P. Robinson, D.D., chairman, has issued its 13th annual report, together annual report of the Baptist Publishing Board, H. Clark, D.D., chairman, R. H. Boyd, D.D., secretary. buildings at Cleveland, Ohio were ordered closed the Mayor because they are not properly equipped with fire escapes. children will be out of while. with the 12th National Rev. C. znd Rev. Seventeen school Ten thousand school for a A case of cholera has made its ap- pearance in the palace of Prince Alexander Oldenburg, St Petersburg. lajor Richard Sylvester, Chief the police force, in his_ annual esti- mate, asks that $1,100,000 be appro- priated so that the force may be in- creased. represent essary | At The Nation's Cantiol CAMPAIGN IN GOOD SHAPE. Negroes united for the National Ticket. — Bishops, Editors, Teachers and Toilers for Taft and Sherman. Hitchcock, Crane, Ward and Oula- han Getting Results — President Roosevelt Putting “Ginger” into the Fight Judge Taft Rebuts Critices by Flat-footed Declaration for War Amendments — No Apa- thy Now to be Feared — What Ralph Tyler Has Done for Race— Keep faithful Watchmen on Guard —Look Out for Supreme Court — Waldronites on the Run — Baptists and Methodists in Conference Pledge Support to Taft and Sher- man — Lewis Douglass and Archi- tect Lankford Dead. —Notes of the Capital. The coming of President Roosevelt has infused new life into what has seemed to be an apathetic campaign. There will be “somthing doing” from now on—and then some. The leaders black and white, are pleased over the daily evidences of harmony among the colored voters and the growing the candidacy Judge Taft. Last spring there were Taft men, Foraker men, Fairbanks Cannon men Hughes men—but they are now stand- ing as one solid phalanx for Taft, and they are anxious thing in their power to make him win. The Foraker National the promoter-in-chief of the Foraker can- didacy for the nomination at Chicag is in line for the ticket and has open- of men, to do every- League, jed headquarters in this city, with Oli- ver Randolph, a right young Mississ- ippi lawyer, in charge. He will be backed up by Bishop E. W. Lampton as chairman of the advisory commit- tee and by Roscoe Conkling mons, editor of the New York Na- tional Review, as chairman of the publicity committee. Ratification meet- ings are being held weekly by the various clubs here, members many of debatable Sin- whose the states. Arrangements to have everybody go home and vote for the ticket, and their a gratifying readiness on the part of hundreds to dig down in their pocket nec- railroad fare. Ministers of positive influence are preaching ser- mons on Sundays,and the Washington Correspondents, to a are for Taft and Sherman, and the encourag- are sending out, are being made 1S for the man, are moulding to the ticket in many quarters where hostil- ing reports the sentiment favorable ity formerly reigned, The one discordant note is sounded by an unknown scribe who sends out a weekly tale of woe to the Guardian; but,happily, the animus well understood that tone has no depressing effect upon 3oston is so its dismal our healthy-minded people. Now that the truth is coming out, the rallying to Judge Taft manner must warm the cockles of his heart. His Cincinnati speech has had wide cir- colored are people in a that culation and its unequivocal stand for Negro advancement along all lines, tor the higher as well as the indus- trial education, for equality at the bal- lot box and for a man’s chance in the battle of life, have di and sinew of the by the Waldronites. misrepresentation sued with by them, has been exposed friends of Mr. bone sed The policy of pur- persistence by the Taft, and from now on they are without Their stock in trade has not been the hearty support Mr. Bryan, for he took the wind out of their sails by his en- dorsement of disfranchisement in New York and the failure ofMarse” Henry Watterson’s “Open door” com- pleted their downfall. They have re- sorted, then, to abuse and falsehood concerning Judge Taft’s record on the Negro question, and, by the frank confession of one of their trust- ed leaders, have been using the Brownsville episode merely as a rally ing cry to lure their followers into the Democratic party, at much per head. Judge Taft has squarely on record the constitution and the estroyed the objections ra and bombast unscrupulous a cause, of so placed himself as the friend of enforcement (Continued to page 5.)