The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-23
SATURDAY, JUNE %, 1900.
s1-K1NLEY,s OPPORTUNITY.

The withdrawal of Quay's resolution in
she Philadelphia Convention in regard TO
Limitation upon Republican representation
an political conventions does not mean that
The agitation is TO be abandoned. The
withdrawal of his resolution was nothing
but one play in a game. Hanna, for his
own private reasons, was determined that
Roosevelt should not be nominated for the
rice-presidency. Plat, on the other hand,
was determined to get rid of Roosevelt,
and QUAY. 10 get even with Hanna. Joined
Platt in imposing Roosevelt upon him.
The Southern Republicans resented Quays
attempt to abridge their representation,
and they accordingly marched into the
fight and notified Quay that unless he
gave up his resolution they would take
sides against Roosevelt, and Quay aban-
tioned his resolution under this pressure
But II the Republicans elect their Presi-
dent and carry the House of Representa-
siyes. this subject will probably be re-
rived in the next Congress, when there will
probably be a determined effort to cut the
representation of the South down to the
number of people who actually vote.
Would 10 Heaven that the North would
make the agreement with the South, that
the South should give UP all of its repre-
scntation based upon the negro in consid
Grafton of the repeal of the Fifteenth
Amendment, so that each State could
control lis own suffrage. The South would
then put an end TO the horrid nightmare
always hanging over her by reason of the
4 nj ip- hut
each Southern State would admit ind-
>ridual negroes to the right of suffrage as
they qualified themselves to use the SUI
srase intellisently, and this is al, that any
true friend Of the negro ought to ask or
expect for him.
If Mr.. Mckinley is reelected President
the next term VIII be the limit of his pos
Sibilities as President but he will have an
opportunity to put an end to all the sor-
row and distress that grow out of negro
suffrage. II the Republican party would
stop coddling the negro and representing
10 him that il is the great bulwark be-
tween him and oppression the negro party
OF the South would dissolve, and negroes
here would vote, when they voted at all.
according TO the local influences operating
lpen each individual II this condition of
things could be brought about the negro
would no longer exist as a menace to
Southern society. The individual voters
would listen 10 the appeals Of local can
d!dates and would cast their votes as each
individual thought was for his best inter
est, instead OF in a body, as now. according
TO the way that orders from Washington
come. Mr.. Mckinley can end this whole
state of affairs in the coming presidential
election. He has absolutely nothing TO ex-
pect from the South, and there Is no sort
Of reason. therefore. why he should en-
courage the continued negro combination.
Let him send out The message from Wash
ngton that he does not want the negroes
to continue voting solidly for him, but that
he wants each negro to vote as he prefers.
md the coming presidential election will
DC fair one, the Southern people will see
the negro party dissolved. and a new era
Ind new order of things will be imme-
diately brought about in the South. The
whole situation lies within Mr.. Mchinley's
grasp. He has absolutely nothing to gain
by keeping UP present conditions. and he
ran end them by one word. Is he man
enough and patriot enough TO do its