History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the end of 1902 . , and wasconfirmed in this by the United States Su-preme Court in dealing with the similarLouisiana constitution. As a spur to negro education the Missis-sippi constitution worked well. The Mis-sissippi negroes who got their names on the 28 EXPANSION [1890 voting list rose from 9,036 in 1892 to 16,-965 in 1895. This result of the plandid not deter South Carolina from adoptingit. Dread of negro domination haunted thePalmetto State the more in proportion asher white population, led by the enterprising Benjam
History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the end of 1902 . , and wasconfirmed in this by the United States Su-preme Court in dealing with the similarLouisiana constitution. As a spur to negro education the Missis-sippi constitution worked well. The Mis-sissippi negroes who got their names on the 28 EXPANSION [1890 voting list rose from 9,036 in 1892 to 16,-965 in 1895. This result of the plandid not deter South Carolina from adoptingit. Dread of negro domination haunted thePalmetto State the more in proportion asher white population, led by the enterprising Benjamin R. Till-man, who becamegovernor and thensenator, got controland set aside the Bourbons. So early as 1882South Carolinapassed a registrationact which, amendedin 1893 and 1894,compelled registration some four monthsbefore ordinary elections and requiredregistry certificates to be produced atthe polls. Other laws made the road tothe ballot-box a labyrinth wherein not onlymost negroes but some whites were multiple ballot-boxes alone were aChinese puzzle. This act was attacked. Benjamin R, Tillman iSgo] DRIFT AND DYE IN LAW-MAKING 29 as repugnant to the State and to the federalconstitution. On May 8, 1895, Judge Goffof the United States Circuit Court declaredit unconstitutional and enjoined the Statefrom taking further action under it. But inJune the Circuit Court of Appeals reversedJudge Goff and dissolved the injunc-tion, leaving the way open for a conven-tion. The convention met on September lothand adjourned on December 4, 1895. Bythe new constitution the Mississippi planwas to be followed until January i, male citizen could be registered whowas able to read a section of the constitu-tion or to satisfy the election officers thathe understood it when read to him. Thosethus registered were to remain voters forHfe. After the date named applicants forregistry must be able both to read and towrite any section of the constitution or toshow tax-receipts for poll-ta
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