The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-11-26
hopeful For Democracy.

turned to his Washington home in
John Marshall place for the winter,
has given out an interview in which
he reviews with characteristic di-
rectness several questions now be-
fore the public. Among other
things he believes the Democratic
party can win easily in 1904 il
Roosevelt is nominatedsby the Re-
publicans; that the Roosevelt poll
oy of rebuking southern Republi-
oans for excluding negroes from
party councils will be disastrous
and that Cuba r.ust be annexed to
the United States as the only solu.
ton of yexatious problem.
II see in the result of the recent
election very much to encourage
the Democratic patty" said Sena-
tor Morgan today. II appears 70
me from the outcome that there
was no general organization of the
party, certainly none of a national
character, and local influences all
played their parts. On the other
hand, the Republicans were well
organized in their congressional
fight. They maintained their or
ganizstion at the highest point.
"Now, my belief is that if the
Democrats can do as well as they
did with poor equipment and with
little or no national organization
and fighting against great odds.
they should feel hopeful and even
sanguine of what they can do with
national issues in the great contest
to come two years hence"
Senator Morgan believes that if
the Republican party nominates
Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 the
chances of success of that political
organization will be diminished.
81 do not think Mr.. Roosevelt
can win," he declared. 81 do not
believe the wiser heads of the Re-
publican party want him as nomi-
nee. The trouble is they cannot
keep him where they can rely on
him. Every now and then he
bucks and runs off. They have to
lasso him and haul him back. We
will beat Mr.. Roosevelt if he is
nominated"
On the subject of the reported
intention of the Republican party
to reduce representation from the
south in future Republican nation
al conventions and also on the floor
of the house of representatives,
Senator Morgan said:
81 think President Roosevelt is
concerning himself just now solely
with the question of representation
from the south in the Republican
national conventions. 1 think the
indignities which Mr.. Roosevelt
has been heaping on the white Re-
publicans of Alabama and else
where in the south are certain to
precipitate trouble in the next Re-
publican convention. Mr.. Roose-
velt's appointments in Alabama are
not going to captivate the white
Republicans of the south. 1 ex-
press my sympathy with the white
Republicans of the south and be-
lieve that the whole race question
will be projected into the next Re-
publican national convention.
"As for the reduction in the
house representation from the
south, the Democratic party should
meet the issue with simple, truth
full, straightforward declaration to
this effect: "The Democratic par
ty is and always has been and al
will be a white mans party" That
is the sort of plan which, in my
opinion, will win votes in this
country.
II have been questioned CON-
corning the active participation in
political affairs of Booker T. Wash
ington and his influence in dictat-
ing appointments in Alabama. 1
think Washington is making
great mistake. He ought not to
interfere in this way. He is hurt.
ing instead of helping his race. 1t
will do the colored people no good
whatever"
Senator Morgan, who is an au-
thority in the senate on foreign af-
fairs, believes that annexation will
be the ultimate outcome of affairs
in Cuba.
81 don't see how this can be
avoided" he said Annexation
will not come, however, with
blare of trumpets. No convention