Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-15
nAIsIxG RACE ISSUES.


W.. ,skc the following roma Florida
| contemporary-the Tallahassean'
isn't II rather a Significant iact tha'
| President Mckinley should appoint nev'
| Iosenh +. Lee (colored) TO the most I'M
nor,an, Federal Office in Florida-ColIec-
| ,or az internal Revenue? Lee had al
rcadv been appointed Collector OF Gus
,o,,s NJ Jacksonville by the PRESIDENT
7 oo 40 revenue officer, will nave a large
n,,rher Of deputies TO appoint, ana Some
OF the positions pay very wen. re,nap"
:, hos beon determined by the Washing-
ton authorities 70 CubaniZe or Airicahi~e
Florida
Soft smooth. and smiling as PRESIDENT
Mckinley is, ne has done more IMAM
onv other President this country ever
- @ raise race issues in the South.
In a number of Southern states ne 'as
cone ont OF his way 10 hunt up piachs
70 nut them in office over whi'e men,
t1,c motive is not clear, though some
norsons suppose IL is founded upon inc
idea that the Republican party mas no
thing TO expect from the South anu 'nat
therefore. experiments may De ''ieu
down here which he wouldn't care 10 "y
elsewhere. a..
certainly no intelligent friend OF 'ne
negro who understands the SITUATION :"
the South would adopt such pohcy'
We must presume that Mr.. Mckinney
does not understand the SITUATION VI
o,so .hat no IS the victim OF vicious ad-
,,,sors who are cunningly planning 10
,o,oent trouble between the two races
rho commitment of the negro Twymah
as postmaster at Junta' va was NV
made by the President himself Du' ny
one Of his agents; but 1t was IN pursu-
orcA of the policy adopted by Mr. NC
MCKINLEY himself. We are yet 10 near
Who advised or instigated 1t, but VINO
over did so has hurt rather than heiped
the Republican cause in virginia
If the object of Twymans appoint
ment was to spite the people OF Franklin
county that purpose will return to plague
its author. The patrons OF Junta VIII
have lust as little as possible to do with
that post-ofiice Twyman may sit IN
great pomp at the receipt OF customs Dat
he can't compel the customers to come up
He will have TO satisfy himself with the
honors of the office; of profit there VIII
no very little. while he is in authority
there.
Mr.. Parr, the Republican opponent OF
Mr. Swanson. ought TO be brought to
taw about this appointment. He should
be required by the people to answer
whether or not he advised or approves
of putting a black man in control OF the
Junta Office.
II may be easy enough for him to dis
claim all part in having the appointment
made: but it will not be so easy for him to
declare against all such appointments IN
the future. for II is his delight TO boast
that he is IAN administration man."
Furthermore, for Mr.. Parr to take posi-
ton against such appointments would
be for him TO estrange many of the negro
voters in his district. And without the
fun support of the blacks he could not
hone TO be elected over so active and
popular a Democrat as Mr.. Swanson.
1t is a bad business upon the part of
the administration TO be continually try
ing to force negroes into public places
where they will certainly be disagreeahle
to the whites And this course upon
their part not only shows a mean spirit,
but monumental stupidity as well, viewed
from a political point of view