The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-12-20
PRESIDENT RoosEvELT'S MIS-
TAKE

Aii.arailln. Texas. Nov. %, 1901!
Editor ! emo. r%t-e'-r
Three days after Christ's crucidx
ion two OF his diciples, on their wal
to Emmaus. not knowing that they
were speaking 10 Christ related to hin
the events Of the proceeding three
days. and drspondinglv declared
But we trusted that IL had been b,
which should redeem Israel" FoI
many years all thinking men Of oul
Southland, have e the evil effecI
OF u accord with the administration
at Washington. Our country need
developing and our industries need
the fostering care OF dur natinna
government. And IL is but reason
able to suppose that II we were II
touch with the party In power, WI
could get more aid. This fact !,
borne out by all history and needs nj
further proof by me. The .blightins
effects Of four years Ut civil war, ~.
called reconstruction, negro rule, and
ignorance on the part Of our North
ern brethren as to the real condition
OF affairs in the South. had placed 0uI
people in about the same condition OF
Israel, nineteen hundred years ago
From this condition we have looked
for redemption and prayerfully ex
Epected IA RedeenIer.
The election OF Cleveland failed tt
bring relief and not until the wist
and good administration OF VIM. Nc
Kinley did we begin to hope. After
his cruel taking of all eyes and hearts
were turned to Theodore Roosevelt,
as he was the son OF IA Southern wo-
man. His appointment to office OF
Southern Democrats gave us hope
that at last we had found a Misses
that could and would lead us out of
our political wilderness. Yet we lind
that because OF the Booker Washing.
ton incident we have instead OF a
cool, deliberate, sl0w.0f:speech Moses.
Roosevelt proved tn be an "impetnous
Aaron" who falls down and w,rships
the golden calf (the negro) OF his
party. And l fear lie has by this
cause politically crucifed himself.
So far as our interest is effected, yet
all true men in the South will say, in
the language OF the diciples on their
way 70 Emmaus: but we trusted
that it had been he which should
have redeemed four Southern) Israeli
Since the Booker Washington din.
ner have Travelled over about half of
the United States and among business
men l find very few who agree with
Senator Tillman, Editor Vardaman
and other vitrolic politicians against
President Roosevelt. All fair minds
believe Roosevelt made a great mis-
take and intact did u an irreparable
injury, and also did himself great
harm and may possibly be the cause
OF resurrecting Mark Hanna and
making him 0ur~nexj President.
Roosevelt and the Republican party
can get along without the help Of the
as they have done for forty
yetif we are 10 reap the full
benefits OF the Isthmian canal. ex.
pansion and protection we very much
need the protection OF ''the powers
that be-" Roosevelt is u Trough
Rider" and neither asks for nor needs
any defence by me. Yet l am fully
convinced that the BoOker Washing.
ton incident was only u mistake. and
In fact Roosevelt was trying 10 show
to the negroes OF the United States
that he was going to ignore them
Officially. as to appointments. yet per-
sonally he had the kindest Of feelings
towards them. In doing this he, like
the impetuous Aaron went back to
the Egyptian flesh pots of his party
and fell down before the golden calf.
The position OF a chief magistrate Of
this great nation is a very difficult
one, and Roosevelt cdnnot very we'll
offer explanations as to what his real
Intentions were, yet believing In the
good old doctrine Of "While the lamp
holds out to burn, the vilest sinner
may return" and as we just now 50
much need the help OF the national
administration, l believe we ought
to forgive him this mistake IL he will
90 so no more. NJ. A. DEES.