The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-05
A NEW DEPA

The Washington correspondent Wit.
Ocean telegraphed his paper as followsA ~
President Roosevelt has several SoA
ready TO announce which will surprise then S.
they will demonstrate the sincerity of his A sTS
proposes to name the best men for Office "A X IL
party lines in the South. He has selected fo- = al
high Office in the South several prominent JrS e.
have voted republican ticket but who 80
longer in sympathy with the free silver free ,r.sl
anaexaton policies of their party. They are sso
the constitutional amendments in their State A.. pioaS
franchise the negro voters. ' pN+
Southern democrats have for years said ,h
men could affiliate with the republican party - q S
and that the white men compelled TO stsd W soHA
protect their civilization from the ignorant nn ~s'r
less of the economic policies of the democratic nas. %
President Roosevelt proposes to test this s..;
will invite prominent white in the South h, 1e H
lieve in the political principles of w BRYAN - y ao 3
in the administration OF the Federal power !, S a
and he will ask only that they administer their Sas
ing to their highest ideals of right and Justice ~ ft
not call themselves republicans identify tbe, u'H
the republican party in their communities II ,hsn viz
his general policies OF government laid down i ~ ~
onal republican platform there will be barrier II ~
identifying themselves with the administration 4I
The president is trying to build up a n.r,o..,
ing in the South. He desires to help restore ponu
ment to that section where it is rapidly declinino F
While in Illinois and other Northern STATES - u
Of the men OF voting age cast their at the l..,
dental election in such States as Mississippi and Sorh
lima only 20 per of the males OF voting 40. Vs
not so per cent of the white men voted The H., g
shows that Mississippi has 34o177 men of voting a..
these 15o,osa white and oS,e5s are colored br
vote of Mississippi in the presidential election va. N
7os4s or less than one-haf the number of white , '
The conditions prevail in all the Southern e..
though not strilingly illustrated in the dscrec,r {
tween the cast and the number OF men Of voe
Alabama has Al $500 of voting age of whom =,
and I2 co1ored
year was 159s23, little than. half the nu,b
white of voting age. Georgia has soozsa men If ,a
age, 27744S white and $4,000 colored The total vo
Georgia I2e,7I5 less than one-half the white me-,
voting age. Louisiana has I25e43 men of voting ase -
$40 whites and t4S,o65 colored. The total vote Of lon
69oo4, less than 10 per cent of the white men Of ~
ing age,
These figures show that the color line in the sonh i.
been used to control the suffrage, only of the neo
of the whites well and place the political cower IN a
hands Of few who manipulate the democratic prim,ri,
has tendency to destroy popular government and MAJ,
white in the South complaining against It Ttu
profess be ready affiliate with the republicans Il n.
portuny is offered them and help overthrow such d
garches Senator Tllman and his like who care po
for the popular will not of the white men Of his Sur
President Roosevelt proposes to assist in this work Of
storing popular government in the South by inviting Soul
white who have been identified with the demotnR
party hold office under his administration The men
he said he would select the best he could find al
State and community in the South. They are not selaa
for their political influence, but because they known
honorable and able and have received that rcputn
from the democratic party which has in the past hn
them
The president will demonstrate that he does popas
the Federal Offices in the South build up tactical
following of his to delegates. He will gnn
those who profess to be political workers able control
negro He will appoint the best TO Office and
wife them support his administration If they ID
violate the political principles in which they believe
He will in this way give the white men of the South
opportunity to divide political lines without fear
negro and he will in that way help the to better P
in the South by making him to both sides
new alignment if it is brought about When the white "a
Of the South divide both sides viii in time seek the p
of the negroes and popular government viii be restored
The president has conferred with representative negn
and they agree with him that it would help the negroes
the South destroy the color line in politics hn
would recognize them the chief Representatives o.
republican party in that section Prot Booker l. N@i4
ton of the Tuskepee Negro Industrial Institute was wiz
president last night and he heartily approved the plan wa
is proposed.
The president expects to have his action CRITICS"
those who have made politics business IN the sOu1
who have traded the claim that they controlled n' n
vote but he little for such criticism lie expose
democrats charge him with trying to bribe whAs VI
join the republican party but he believes that 'ns va
brighten away men who have the independence to aS''
opposition TO democratic principles de expects o. -
will be made to prejudice the negroes against him spi
charge that he is deserving them but while he mas Us
port of such leaders of the Prof washington y
not hesitate to do what he believes will be Tor INC w.
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