Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-10-04
he Mail and Express Again N, ST
hemai kaS.y sustained.

The Republican State Executive
COmmltlec vi OOuUh Carolina mas az
aorucu tine biggest pOntlcal surprise
OF the year Ny nominating IA COM
piele OUuIe 1icKer Oh wnIte Demo
Gratis VINO are hostile TO 1lllman. IL /
Is stated tnaU UnIs ticket can be elect |
ed Without the help OF white voters, |
AMI we have no uOuDt that IL cam |
Why the llU,UUU colored voters
SouUn Laronua, who are register
cd anu quanned 10 vote for State OF
ncers, snOula elect white Democrats
when .Uney might eject Republican
Negroes, We cannOt see.
nevertheless, although this extra
Ordinary ana unprecedented expe-
uienJ Oh the SUPPORT Oh white Demo
cratic candidates by the registered
Republican voters who couid elect
any uickeu that they voted Tor, is a dis
appointment, as well as IA surprise,
~ must be rendered that the Negroes
Ahave Tor many generations support
led the white Dlen OF the Southeast
I'D very comprehensive sense, AMI
Rhey neeu 10 be encouraged t.
completes the work OF emancipation
by emancipating themselves.
Absurd and Unnatural as 1t Is Tor
the south Carolina Negroes TO elect
white State Ofhcers, TIE success OF
sucn q new departure IN American
politics would be an exciting and
educating phenomenon, inspiring the
Negroes IN South Carolina and else
where to compel. respect and just
treatment by the courage with winch
they assert their natural and cOnStl-
tutlonal rights.
The Negroes there need such ener-
getic, enthusiastic, hopeful and fear
less leaders as Congressman Langs
ton, whose plain but eloquent speech
to the coiored citizens OF Washing
ton, we printed yesterday. Il say,
said he, ''tho Negro must save him
self, Tor no one can save you bu
yourselves. AS God has gwen yo'
nunds and arms and feet and eyes
intellects and genius and power
you shall save yourselves, ana n
other shall save you. This Is on
government TO aid and our fellow
TO save. Ii it is courage that
wanted, we will give by hogshead
even until the blood shall run
streams il necessary, till by the con
mingling of white mems blood an
black mems blood our country sha
be the grandest and our governmeI
the greatest and most lasting I'll
world has ever seen or ever will see
Plat is the right sort OF talk, ana
b Dozen leaders like Langston hs
babe speeches equally boh az
Telling, all ovoy South Carolina, tiir
months ago, "a straight Republics
ticket, with Negro candidates, wou
have been sure of success, and WI
a tremendous success it would ha
beenlll
But even what has been done
the Republican State Committee
South Carolina, and the conced
ability of the Negroes to carry c
the programme unless there Is u w
spread reign of terror and vioien
conclusively and most emphatica
confirm the position assumed by
Mail and Express months ago, &
maintained as long as there seen
to be any hope OF the desired res
this year?
Even South Carolina Democr
now concede that the Negro V
NAV elect the State ticket just pu
the field
That being the case why even
this late day should not the Repu
can state Committee change its s
nominate a ticket representing n
ly all of the Republican voters
that State.-Mail and EXPIRES
(Rep.)