The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-09
DROP THE NEGRO
Is Booker Washingson's Advice to
The President
ON SOUTHERN SITUATION.
Best That AifslVs Sh: uid b a, in the
Hands Of Men VINO Gem.
rnand tna RespecsoT
the Peopie.

Record that Booker T. Washington was
st the White House for several hours
Monday evening in conference with
President Roosevelt. Washington
came BY invitation, as the Presii ent
wished to consult him with regard to
his Southern policy. It was curious
circumstance that the man who had
been invited to the national capital for
3 conference with the President Of the
United States thought it necessary to
go to cheap ''niggeE" hotel in an IN
savory Part Of Tie city. By expert
enee Washington had learned ehsr the
regular hetels OF this city would not
make him welcome.
President Roosevelt is said by Wash
iDgton to be very much N earnest n
the desire to find some satisfactory So
luton to what is known as the South
ern political problem. II this Wash
ing,on's statement comedies with the
best information which memt ers Of the
cabinet and others have had as 20 the
attitude Of mind II which the. Gew
President takes ho.d Of that part OF his
work pertaining to the future political
status Ct the South.
President Roosevelt is by no means
satisfied 10 lev matters drifts along as
they have been going. and new de,
parlure Is expected by those WHO have
corfsrrsd Eieh hin On this subject, Inc
new departure, II word, meao5 cus-
ting losse from ,hs cd iioes and the
appointment Of the best men TO federal
cfhces Throughout tie South, sven II
they prove to DO Democrats.
Some months ago the them Vice Pres
ident Roosevelt had long 5aik Win
Booker T. Washington in~NsW York.
Col. Roosevelt asked Washington Whist,
in mis- opinion, should be done to in
prove the outlook for the psrty IN shat
sec.lon and to get it out OF the clutch
es OF the proie sslonai politicians ana CT
ice hucksrsrs who baveso long ruled 1t.
Col. Rooseysls wsnted to know what
was best tor the pATsy snd best for the
negro.
Booker Waahisgton's reply Wss that
the hest poNcy that conio be ADOPTED
By the party leaders az Ihe natlonal
capital wss TO ''turn down" tEes old
gangs and % appoint highly respectabie
whiae men to the federal o6ioes-Whlss
men who held the confidence Of 5helr
neishbors snd the puoilc In general;
thai such appointments should Dc mado
without much regard to party lines;
that If the man community Eanreo
for coglecsoc or postmaster happened to
be 9 Democrst, shas fact should DO no
bar to nus selection.
If you want to build up the Repuo-
lican parAy IN the South and make OF It
something besides . bywcrd and re.
proach," said Washington, you must
oSoaGen it out; you must get the better
element of the whites IN it. That Is
best for the party and for the public
service. Il Is also best for the negro"
The leader Of the colored race II the
South went On to explain thst srEhe
present time and for many years past
the Republican party in most Of the
Southern States has consisted simply Of
TWO rival gangs Of professional leaders
and once traders. They claim 20 be
able to deliver the negro vote and to
fix up sll the delegations to the nation
al conventions. The only energy they
display is N their rivalry as TO which
gang shall control and enjoy the enoiu-
msnrs. As rule one ls about 50 dis
reputable IS the other. Neither rep,
resents the people Of lhe Soush. Both
are obnoxious - public opinion. They
do nothing for the negro beyond giving
out feW minor jobs here and there.
They DO nothing tor the education Or
uplifting # the race, and BY disgusting
the whites with their Iotten borough
rule IN federal affairs, make it iDpossi-
bic for the parsy 70 which the nsSro
belongs to nave any real voice II poDile
affalrs.
Washington explained that he voiced
these Views to Coz. Roosevelt, not IS S
politician, SIS he was not politician
and never expected to be, boE because
Re had most earnest desire to see .
better state Of things rhroug ghout the
South than that which now pre-
walls.
Col. Roosevelt vss so much impress
ed by what Washington told him that
be arranged ior Vlslu to Alabama next
November. He was going to TEshesee
10 see the famous insatuse, ana he IN
tended 70 lcok into TIE sccla! AID poil-
ucal COL 1ditlo1 II the SCUM for nlm-
self. Of course, the csssh Ct PresI-
dent Mckinney changed al these plans,
But Mr.. Roosevelt dc Eoa forget the
subject, and asked Washington 10
come to this city for coniereEcs.
Renee the visit # the !esder Of toa
negro race IN America TO tie executive
mansio this evening,
1t is known That fcr 5 ayesr or &c
President Mckinney had been naklns
inquiries as 60 the sliusSi2n q he paSSs
in Inc S-u.h ano had virtually deer
mined to make eHoits to rGfcim Il. he
vss at least prepared 10 GO Thsa hc
could. But he Wss bslc-ss2Esd %
certain political consiccra;Ao2s: P2ao-
tical politics rad ensb.sG rs friela' ID
secure many Of the Delegations Econ
the Soushern States 8: saa 81 LOUIE
convention Ct 1896. Il this wsy Aome
oblisa.ions had been incurred, &c sASss
could not bo cuthiessly oiarcsE1cec.
Wlshin the i;n;ta.icne WEich lneT:ssD.y
surrounded him Mr.. MsKinley cid me
best he could, ard tbers IS no cou0:
that, had he ilYei, & considerable IN,
provement might have been expected
IN some parts Of the South.
President Roosevels is Lot boU1d oy
any obligations. He is simo5t tree-
handed. Already be has TIE sympathy
and confidence Of the Southern people
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