The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-26
RESULTS THE OTHER WAY.

When President Roosevelt invited
Booker Washington 20 dine at the
white House the incident vas seized
by the old Bourbon Democrats Of the
South a. Offering q favorable occasion
for reylying the race issue. Cam
paIEus were proceeding in three or
four Southern States. but the white
voters did not respond with the usual
alacrity and fears were expressed
even in Virginia that the Republicans
might vin. In this situation some
thing was needed TO stir up the cid
prejudices and President Roosevelt
apparently aided the scheme. It was
no sooner known that Mr. Washing
ton had sat at the White House table
than a CRY Of simulated rage went up
from every Bourbon newspaper in the
South and every white voter in a
state where there was 10 be an elec.
tion was urged TO go TO the polls and
rebuke" this insult" 10 the South.
These same newspapers predicted
also a great slump in the Republican
vote everywhere as an additional re
buke 10 President Roosevelt The fol
loving is a Characteristic utterance
from the Democratic Richmond Dis.
patch" In its number for October
% that newspaper pI nted this "spe
cial" from Washington:
1T is confidently believed here now
that no event that has happened in
recent years win have such damag.
ing effect on the Republican campaign
in the States where elections occur
next month as the dining Of Booker
Washington by the President on We'd
nesday last at the White House. Re
ports received here are to the effect
that even in Ohio the Republicans are
demorallzed by the Presidents at
tempt TO introduce social equality and
miscegeueration. and everywhere his
course is being condemned by men OF
his own party There is nowhere
that this will have a better effect than
IN southwest Virginia. where the Dem
ocratic leaders are making use Of the
Booker Washington issue with telling
effect and remarkable success. Hamp-
ton Hoge is conf onted with the ne
gro-equslity and miscegeneration pol
icy OF Mr. Roosevelt on every stump.
and he finds It hard to explain and
impossible OF defense. The example
OF the new President is held up and
pictured to Republicans and Demo
Gratis alike by all the Democratic
speakers. and It is proving the most
effective issue in the campaign. A
unanimous protest against the ont
rage on the white race is heard in
every State, and the people are again
drawing the color line" in a manner
that will surprise Mr. Roosevelt next
month.
Well. the elections are over and
President Roosevelt is doubtless sur
prised" at the unanimous protes,
against the outrage on the white race
given at the polls. he must be sur.
prised- al the size OF the Republican
majorities. Political history does not
record such n sweeping Endorsement
Of any party in the year following &
Presidential election as was given the
Republican party AZ this years elec
uons. In most cases these huge ma
jorities were given spontaneously and
with scarcely any effort on the part
Of the Republicans. Not a meeting
was held in Massachusetts. but Gov.
crnor Crane has over 10000 majority
The Democrats made q vigorous cam
psiEn in New Jersey. but the Repub
iicsn majority is three times largel
than Il was in the preceding Governor
election. The Ohio campaign va.
restricted to few weeks. but Gov
ernor Nash's majority is 40 per cen
larger than il was two years ago. AND
Nebraska is confirmed in the Repub
licsn column by nearly double Ia,
majority il gave Mckinley.
But what result did the effort Il
raise the race issue have in Ii,
South? Maryland cannot be claimet
as a proof Of the wisdom Of stirring
up prejudices. although the Democrat,
tried to make Il an issue. While the
Democrats appear 10 have control Of
the Legislature their majority will al
the most be only oue-tourth as large
as their majority in the present Legis
latuIe. And even that was gained
with the aid Of a tricky ballot And
Virginia. The Democrats are claim
ing the state by 10000 majority as