The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-12
BRYAN's EFFECTIVE ANSWER.

The Republican orators, from rant
ing Roosevelt down to the smallest
spouter, think they are smart, when
in answer to- the Democratic arou-
ment against imposing a government
on the Filpinos without their consent.
they reply that the disfranchisement
of the ignorant negroes in North Car
lima is imposing government upon
them without their consent. And they
act as if they had effectually answer
ed the argument against the Philip
pine criminal aggression" One of
these little whipper-snappers who
thought he would say something
smart, interrupted Mr.. Bryan in a
speech in Chicago by asking: "How
about the situation in North Caro-
lina?" Mr.. Bryan's reply was con-
elusive. Quick as a flash the great
Nebras<an said:
LET the race question which has
brought us so much trouble be a
warning to you not to bring another
race question into this country; and
we do not have to go to North Caro-
lima either, for we have it right here
i'm Illinois and in Ohio
Mr.. Bryan voices Southern as well
as Northern sentiment when he de-
clares that ''the race question which
has brought so much trouble here"
should she warning to you not to
bring another race question into this
country" This is one of the strong
against Imperialism. 1t was "the race
question" that was the indirect or di-
rect cause of the war, and it has been
'the race question" that has been a
menace and q trouble since recon-
struction. The Southern people, who
have been most troubled about it.
have cried out for thirty years: who
shall deliver us from the body OF this
death?" The negroes, not responsible
for their presence here and often the
innocent cause of trouble, have been
perplexed to know which way to turn.
Every few years somebody has an
nounced a solution of the question,
but time has proved that the remedy
was temporary. Even now with re-
stricted suffrage, dependent upon ed
ucation almost like the Massachusetts
law, while there is confidence in a
temporary release from the troubles
in the race question, wise men look
into the future and see that it is not
a permanent end to the trouble. .
With sincere desire to improve the
conditions and do justice to the ne
gro, the Southern people are doing
what seems wisest to them. They
crave the confidence and assistance of
their countrymen in all sections.
Since the trouble at Pana, Ill.,, Akron,
Ohio, and New York, the good people
of those States will see new phase
of the situation and be disposed to be
it honestly tries in honor and in JUS
tice to solve the most difficult PROB
lem ever presented to man for solu-
ton.
In view of the ''trouble" from the
race issue,' why should we wish to
invite another and worse trouble
in the Philippines? SO far we have
not shown that we are capable of set
Ting race questions. Why should we
seek to try new and difficult ones
until I've have solved the one at our
door? beginning at Jerusalem was
the direction to the apostles when
they went out to preach the gospel.
This government should show its fit
ness for solving race problems before
it seeks to govern 100000 Asiatics.
In the islands of Hawaii there is suf-
frage limited to the few. The Repub-
Leans denied the right to vote to vir-
tually all the native negroes there but
Roosevelt abuses Southern States for
doing the same thing in the South.
And he wants to add an hundred more
islands, inhabitated by inferior races,
in order to give the right to the few
to govern the many.
We have had trouble enough with
one race problem. Why enter upon
worse one?
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