The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-30
A GEORGIAN VINO WILL VOTE ron
M'kINIEY.
Vet He Demands white Supremacy
for the south. Come what May.


From the New York sun.
To the Editor OF the suns SIR so far
~ concerns the result Of tho pending
presidential election the vote 1 may cnst
can have no effect But 60 a sclf-respec'-
Ing man voting ~ a matter OF principle
Tho question has therefore been the sub
icct OF much thought end dcliecration
with me. and while 40 time was needed
to determine how I should not vote. the
conclusion as 20 how ! should vote has
been reached slowly ami deliberately.
Every man o. r,..fctant 10 break away
from the support OF a party whose prin-
clplcs were born 20 him, and he VIII not
DO 80 without strong prove. ation Tn"
fact that practically all the southern peoA
pie vote the Democrats ticket whether
the platform and tho candidate suits them
or not. has bson the subject 81 many OF
YOUR editorials and paragraphs. and seems
90 inclte len YOU spirit ~ anger which
YOU cndeavor 90 conceal under tho guise
OF distrcssful pity. I have notei with
much interest your reply 10 the Richmond
Times. but / think the discussion between
YOU has failed 90 touch the real reason
/ am Southern may by birth and hy
descent for many generations was
horn before the war ana ! have always
resided IN the city OF Savannah nut I
have never found any southoruer who on
the negro question. was afraid Of "so-id
equality" Tho Southern man imhihes
Democratic principles with his mothers
milk. and never stops 90 give careful con
siduration 20 the fundamental principles on
which are based the issues between the
parties e. g.. the doctrine OF states rights
lie believes lea IL because his father be
lisvcd IN n and tho party with which he
stands Is for H. But De g. not - much
Tor the Democrats as against the Rcpuh-
licana Why? Not because he fears ECO
ciai equality" but because he fears 20
SEQ even the entering wedge 60 negro dom
nation. lie believes that he negro race
is al inferior race and he keeps the de-
claratlou that all men are horn free ana
equal "a suttubo only for platforms. We
knows that they are not Ito knows thAl
"a generation ago they were slaves. re
knows them To boz utterly untitled 80 gov
orn this country or any part oi o.. and he
Is determined that. come what may. the
white man shall rule lie believes that
the Republican party has cndeavored :"
prevent white supremacy in the souih
ana hns. al every opportunity. tried Z"
advance negro domination.
Now in answoring ths. you speak oil
ciVn rights. and ntsk u We are not EoinN
10 accord them their constitutional rights
10
southtrner will frankly tell you. No.
not II according TO them their con"iitu-
tioual rights viii Interfere with the COM
plcto domination OF the white race in al
matters. commercial. social and poilh-
cal "
Now. the limits Of this letter do not per
init a discussion % che right or wrong
Of this: nor do believe that any argu-
mont could establish tho right OF Il IN che
a. Iitss
hut all who come 60 ave here except
those who try Ia make living out OF
politics como 10 our view IN "a very short
white
Many Of our citizens voted for Mcl<in-
icy Ia 1895 In reply 90 the suggestion ~
negro domination they said they DID not
believe he would follow tho example Of ms
Republican predecessors IN the appoint
ment Of negroes TO high office. In tins
they were sadly disappointed. The coli
lector o. she port OF savannah and the
collector 81 internal revenue for tho state
are negroes. and only che herculean e.
forie Of some prominent Republican, pre-
vented other similar appointments. Many
Of those who voted Cor Mckinley in 1895
win not vote for him this year solely on
account OF these appointments.
However. there are many - us here
who believe that he will noe do 60 again
Z
palgn Of - are lacking this year, We
believe that Mckinley personally believes
in white supremacy In the South. and We
are going 10 cast our vote toward giving
MIN an opportunity 40 show a.. II he will,
he VIII assist many who are anxious 10
keep away from Bryan and Altgeid ard
populism ana anarchy AMI demagogy ana
treason.
We shall vote for Mckinley and Roose-
Welt because:
Flrst-We are Americans. and are
against an Of Americas enemies
Second-We are patti0tlc, ana are de-
srous Of suppressing those who give aid
and comfort 90 our enemies.
Thind-We are honest and are against
all efforts 90 dishonorlng the nation by
currency legislation or otherwise.
Fourth-We are law abiding. ana are
against all encouragement Of force in tho
settlement Of disputes.
Fifth-Wo are progressive. ana favor L.
climate expansion OF our commerce and
our power
sixth-We are hopeful that Mr. McKln-
ley has seen his former errors ana VIII
treat our Southern peop'e fairly ana
broadly. and carefully refrain from humil-
lating them.
wsil ho DO 500 ~ he does not. then all
hope Of ever breaking tho solid South
must be postponed until be Is succeeded
by a wiger man: and we. who are leaving
the beaten path Will sOrrowfully and pen
iteutiy return whence we came
Alexander II. Lawton.
Savannah ia Gent a