The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-09

RooseveIts mind His widely advertised purpose Of
denying recognition TO the old republican spoismen OF
the South is weakened by the companion announce
ment that socaled mckinley democrats" are TO be
given the preference in the distribution of patronage
instead In other words the disclosure is made that It
is the publication and strengthening OF the republican
party That aimed at rather than the lettering OF po
ltca conditions in general No proposition to appoint
democrats TO office In States whore the republican
party Is safely enrenched In power Is made No desire
for the lettering of political conditions Pennsyl
vana for instance 10 expressed No intention of turn
ing New York over to the Mckinley democrats" is
manifoBtcd
Candldly speakng, thore is no difference between
Roosevelt tactics and Mckinley tactics Like McKIn.
ley, Roosevelt hopes to reytai2e republication in the
South by recognizing Mckinley democrats" Like Nc
Kinley, he believes in "AIcLaurin movements"
That this is his prerogatiye is not to be denied
That he should be honest in the exercise thereof is
equally true. No valid objection be made to the
appointment of Mckinley democrats" to office in the
South OF their superiority from every point of
view men who have played republican politics be
cause OF what there was In IT, but there Is objection
referring to the former democrats good standing
and paradng their acceptance OF office at tho hands OF
republican president indication OF loss of
democratic prestige and "wayerlng and toterng of
the traditional policies of the South" mckinley dem
ocrats free to join the republican party and par
ticpate in the good things to be acquired by doing
II they Ike but landed in that party they should
have courage and doceucy enough to adopt its trade
mark, and not undertake the assumption of a hybrid
nature that their change of principles may exploited
to the advantage OF their connection.
AS to the effect which President Roosevelts tactics
VIII have upon the negro It is rank ugge sophis-
try TO declare that they viii help him to q better place
in the South by making him necessary both sides In
the dreamed OF alignment. Were there n posi-.
bty Of tangible result from those tactics 1t would
lead to sodinoaton OF the negro to the degree
that It's general suppression would become an absolute
necessity to avoid It's capture OF many local Offices the
danger Of which win prevent any perceptibe
change Of political alignment among the whites The
best way to serve the negro to his good is keep him
Of the ballot before he fitted exercise the right
OF franchise by the party which is now anxious to
throw him overheard the negro in the aggregate has
simply acquired the appetite for Office without qualify
Ing himself to hold IT, and instead of dividing and be-
coming necessary" both Sides would try to take
Of the fact that there two sides to slip in
between.
Calmly studied President Roosevelt's position with
regard to the distribution of Federal patronage is, in
the eutals identical with that of his predecessors
promising greater results although perhaps better
taken from party standpoint because of the greater
number of willing recipients Of appointments hiding
under the convenient appellaton of mckinley demo.
Gratis" than found TO accept fayors from previous
administrations,