Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-22
.|H[ SOUTH IS A[ER|
Are Eagerly Awaiting the Pro.
posed Southern Policy Of
President Roosevelt.
Republican Leaders Resent In
situation That They Are Of
ficeholdins Organization.
Henry Watterson Writes in Sat.
irical Style Of Booker Wash.
inston Incident.

birmingham. Ala. Oct. 22.--Ih'
southern people, both republicans an,
democrats are waiting and WATCHING
the proposed southern policy of Prest
dent Roosevelt, and there is nolittle dis,
cussion going on as to what is likely u
occur and what will be the result. Ev
, erything that is being sent out of TIL
capital city on the subject, wheth,,
bearing marks of originality in thu
brain of some of the excellent CORE.
snondents, or whether bearing the
stamp of straight information" is BIZ.
ing carefully and closely read, the ~.
tpublicans to more fully study where
| they are at" and the democrats IL
see what is to become of the future
The republicans, as whole, are ar,-
lprehensive that they have been rele,-
gated to the rear forever; the demo
4 Gratis anxious to see who will land In
4 profitable berths at the crib of Uncle
Sam"
Mr.. William Vaughan. chairman al
/ the republican state central committee.
has no coment to make on the proposed
southern policy of President Roosevelt
1t is believed by the democrats that his
silence means that he does not know
himself and that he is Just as much in
the dark as to what is going to happen
| as those who never voted a republican
ticket. The faction in the republican
party opposed to Nj. Vaughan is just
as much at, sea as Mr.. Vaughan's side.
and they. too, can be drawn out in no
expression of opinion. A statement
was made turnout Alabama during the
past week that a new organization
would be set on foot and that repub-
lican league clubs would be formed and
affiiliation sought with the national
league. The few republicans who Were
elected to the Alabama Legislature last
year are discussing this matter. but
beyond the fact that they. too would
soon be looked upon AS nothing but
pie hunters" no great amount of cred
1t Is being given to the scheme.
A prominent republican spoken 10
on the subject of Alabama Reput-
leans, their existence and what their
existence is for" said:
1T is charged in administration cf.-
cles that the republican party in the
south is nothing but an Organization for
Office. 1t is asserted that the leaders Of
the republican party in the south are
after nothing but the control of federal
patronage. They are Republicans TO
hold office only is the insinuatioaa.
These are but few of the charges. 1t Is
lost sight of that in Pennsylvania worse
conditions prevail at times in the re-
publican ranks thap in Alabama! New
York, the presidents own state. has sil:s'
troubles as we'll as Alabama. New
York's delegation to the national con-
yention is no more important than the
Alabama delegation EXCEPT that there
are more delegates from New York than
from Alabama. While 1t is true that
New York gives votes in the electoral
college for the republican candidates.
Alabama helps name the candidates ard
would give such vote IL there was not
such sentiment against the republicans
az has existed since the war. and With
promises to exist now for more than
fifty years to come, Notwithstanding the
Introduction OF any and all kinds OF
new policies on the part OF the presd-
dent"
The statement was made in Alabama
during the past week that one intention
of the president In appointing former
Governor Thomas G. Jones to a federal
judgeship N this state was for the pur-
pose of placing him in a. position to hear
the appeal taken to the new constitu-
ton after 1t has been adopted and VIII en-
its constitutionality from federal
standpoint is raised. In this there is a
mistake. Judge Jones will hardly be
able to sit on such question 1t is a
dubious question whether he could sit
with such a point up.
Alabama will send delegates to the
future national convention of the re-
publican party. 1t lie not believed that
any effort will be made to deny the
state from representation in that organ
ization. There Will hardly be any effort
| made to reduce the number of delegates
allowed Alabama in the national con-
vention Alabama will retain its first
position on the call of states, and it may
be the good luck OF the state to start a
rush in convention one way or the
lother. Such things have been heard of,
and there is no telling what the new
lpolicy of the president might bring
about 1t is possible that reconcilsa-
| ton of the two factions which now exist
| in Alabama may be brought about in
the face OF present conditions, and TO-
gether they can be power toward any
other organization tina. might be per-
fected under any other plans Alabama
vii adopt the new constitution now be-
/ ing discussed by the people and repul,li-
can chances in the states makeup will
be lessened. Booker Washington, him
self the friend of the southern democrat,
addressed famous letter to the demo-
Gratis of the state begging them to be
lenient with the negro in the new con-
| stitution, and he. as we'll as others. sees
what it will be for the negro and the
Republicans in the state hereafter. Not
alone will state elections be affected,
but also federal, and the new policy
about to be introduced by the admiris-
tration will do more toward wiping out
the republican party in Alabama than
anything ese which could have b,en
done. 1t is intended to move down to
the southern territory good republicans
from the north and west, from states
which have given republican majorities.
lit will be but a few years before the
same conditions will prevail against
which there has been such complaint
in the past few months.
THE BOOKER WASHINGTON CASE.
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