The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-05
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f0 o letter 90 the New York Sun which
W. reproiuc. on anoth,r pare SIR Alex
aarr Is I.awtoa ~ this cl'y dweiis upon
publican party bersuee ftat PARTS BE- ~
gard q by tpe Southern people 8s s,andirz
for negro lomina zion l8 Southern political
Attain. That le una uessiuuatiy ths foei-
ti"u which the party hss lpisi boz the
pas "rhe whit. NON is unwilling 20 De-
dominated hy h'tek ri.. which was for-
merl, he slave SAWS Mr laWton. "and
this without regard to the saoI or had
qualities 81 ha' nce
IN commenting .pon SIR Lawtor letter
ttr sun sass white people in ,tors p'rf
10 fhe Union would f,,I DO mo same wa,..
Do 'nsf SOW or .mtetr,l that fbey cav th,
possibility 90 vl.h domIn s0on. Nor
wlu nof can nnt administration nt wash
inFtan or Hut party % power thorr inter
fere with ans constitutional measure
'nkeu by the Southern whites 20 preycut
3D."
it wiH be- seen that the Sum flls 60
grasp 'he fuu meaning 81 negro dosnina-
ton ae Mr Law Ton 40 Doubt had % iu
mind when bc Wrot, and o. q q. BOO rvers
other southern MANS mind whsn De-
thinks Of or discusses enc matter THIS by
the WY. b. but iu added proof that per
sons Of Northern birth residence aud as-
soeiatious DO NOT understand tho race
question as IL exists ln the south. and
therefore are NOT competent 20 offer val
uHbic suggestions with respect 90 BE-. one
muHt live in the afmosphere 81 the black
man rs understand his true relation with
respect 20 the body polite And oven
short residence ia that atmosphere on tho
part Of % Northern white man Is almost
Invariably sufficient 60 bring him 60 the
Southern white mans point ~ view
The sun Says Nor viii nor can any adj
miuistraiion % washington or any party
iu power There interfere with any constl-
fufional measures taken By the soushern
whites 10 prevent 49, meaning negro dom
nation. Clearly che reference is 20 state.
county and municipal domination The
sun no doubt had iu mind the disfrauchis-
iug Of negro vosers IN Louisiana Alissis-
sippi and the Caroitsas There g. no fear
in the South Of any such negro domination
as that The time is past when ignorance
aud corruption may govern the making
and execution OF local laws IN the south.
as wac once ihe case. thanks 60 the Re
publican parry
But an OF the offices in the South are
not state county or municipal There are
also federal ofices-a large number OF
them. Many Of them are quite important
The holders ~ them are necessarily
brought into daily contact and communi-
cation with the best classes OF
citizens Among these offices are the
postmasterships the collaborating etc In
cumbenis Of che offices are the employers
Of clerks. stenographers. typewriters ana
laborers Many clerks. stenogr aphers and
typewriicrs are white women white wo-
men. as well as men. have business from
time 10 time at tho postonloe. the collec-
tors office or other federal office. Never
theless Whenever the Republican party b.
In power az Washington. negroes are APP
pointed to such offices IN the South
Is that not negro domination" as far
as the Republican party can accomplish
~
The sun cannes see. % says. how tho
question has amy periinency TO this cleo
ton. !" Il has pcrtinency to this election
from the fact that President Mckinley
like his Republican predecessor has ap-
pointed negroes 90 many Of the moss inn
portant Offices ia the Sotsh against ana
over the protest Of the Intelligence and
property interests Of the communities.
he would 90, do II again To hope that
he VIII not. II elected, IS 40 assurance az
all
SOME SENSATIONAL FIGURES.
Ten billion dollars OF resources b. some