Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
PR|TCHlRD EXPLAINS
,,7-s CAROLINA SENATOR MS
,,s NEGROES OF THE STATE.
ne REPUBLICAN ATTITUDE.
position Regarding the Color
ii nrothcr Has Been Misunder-
,oa-rc has Not Been Moftrcat-
sonr Help Himsc1t-whnt the
,o.t Election Indicates.

v.sTINGTcN. D. c.. December p
eo.-slA-scnator P1,itchard. of North
-..,-ts. has issued the following state
-,~, with reference 70 his position on
y, e question. He has done this after
,e~-+h4 conference with the President:
Az ERRONEOUS IMPRESSION.
Ts,-s seems to be an erroneous .m-
i s rs 10 ,hc attitude OF the Republi-
3 v in North Carolina with re-
z 10 TIC ooloyed voters. When our
3 - a.rt IN convention at Greensboro
q .rsrd in its platform, that inasInuch
= :. e- recent constitutional amendment,
E -tah fcstrictcd suffrage in so far as
h .rr -aarcd voters IS concerned, had been
y .7..a ID was no longer q political ques-
E 30, ma that il could not be considered
4 ra.iueal issue in the future IL the
I -a-a,s would abide by the pledges
3 @ ,hey made in the campaign Of
I T. were TO the effect that if the
/ r-,t. -jaiai amendment should be
, IN mon would be permitted 10
49,. rs The rcht of intellectual freedom
/ II 1eagag With political questions.
| There wore cortcstinE delegations from
sr. r5Hntics in the East and it was
r- sa7egstood that they attended the
/ ,arEsraau ri the instance OF Democratic
/ ina.atc-s and with the sole view OF
| Gar nat they could to prevent any
n Size the formation of a strong Re
/ n 6rG7nization in their respective
/ r--t1s The delegates seated from these
c--.tls wee Substantial fn~->crs md
f-s.naes mon. and were selected by quail
ssf voters while. on the other hand,
,hsre who contested their seats were Sc
! tv citizens. the majority OF "num
vs-s unl entitled to vote, ana in seine IN
s,5s theSe delegates had made incendi-
s0ecches denouncing the National
.--abJfean administration, as well as
tass who are responsible for the man
as-aart and control Of the affairs of
--- .s-tr in .hc Sfa-e
MANY NEGROES IN ACCORD.
The Committee on Credentials report
81 tn favor of seating one or two dele
ra, ors m which white and colored dele
es had been elected by constituents
uHn were le-ai voters. and who were in
sympathy with the movement which has
liam iuaucurated in North Carolina,
With view Of placing the Republican
r.ty Oh a permanent basis IN The East
err Part of the State. Thousands of
-o15r#d men are in accord with the move
urgt realizing as they do that any at
rrn in the future, ny improper argu-
me-cs and methods to secure the solid
veto Of the colo-cd people for the Re
uh1ican party kill result in great in
trr 10 their race.
Taere were two classes of people who
enormously objected TO the policy adopt
Il by the Republican party. and strange
10 say, those classes had theretofore been
Gtauctrically opposed TO each other. The
Danocra-s insisted that we ought to
make the amendment an issue in the
camnaign and number of misguided
ca'rreG people insisted that it should be
70 7e, an issue; hut the demands of
tfer were needed and the results of
,hs recent election afford ample proof
The wisdom of the policy adopted by
CRY STATE convention.
Ee DISPOSITION TO SoL-ELCH HIM.
here has been no disposition on the
fi of the Republican party in North
tToItna 10 prevent the colored man from
participating as delegate in any con-
rrfon 10 which he may be elected by
ttose Who are duly qualified voters; the
r rnbltcars in North Carolina simply
ietase5 10 adopt any policy which has
tendency TO create strife and 2onten-
t7rn among our people as a whole. Every
wise Ca'orad man knows that anything
approaching negro domination in the
N9Et4f "oGid result n tlSHSltt IpI Tie
Republican party and lasting injury to
,'l caiorad race. These are plain facts
.fat cannot he ignored by those who de-
sire ia see the principles of Republican
isw triumph IN the Old North State
While the white Republicans of North
Carolina did all in their power TO pre-
vent HE adoption Of the constitutional
amsnGr7cr~. Vet 4 majority Of the colored
voters who We're permitted to register and
v0ge under the amended constitution at
this election voted the straight Demo-
cratic ticket and their action in this re-
sDaot presents d new Phase Of the race
cncsriOn | call attention TO The following
extract from an editorial in The Raleigh
Pest leading Democratic paper. pub
ilshed the day after the election:
MANY VOTES DEMOCRATIC.
"Yest erday's election develops a new
problem. \ large number Of the colored
T1olde allowed TO vote cast thcir votes
ouluiy and with evident pleasure for the
IeEo cratIc Nominees from top to bottom.
This was SO in this city and county. and
v are Informed the same thing took
r}ae1 Cl"al TO q larger extent in num-
hey If cmnties. Indeed. we would not be
surprised. taxing al: circu1nst anccs under
consideration. il tire facts could be ascer-
f7Iaed : Il large majority OF those vot-
f..S tfFGli.4IilIt the state YESTERDAY ilG
H-, vote tlto straight Democratic ticket
iil-e We have the e.nocratic l.: IS
boosting that a majority of TIE colored
VotSs We're cast IN favor of The Demo
cratic Candidates Tie editor of the Post
is enc OF the best Informed politicians
81 he State; and he seeks in effect TO
show that tila recent election returns
carly indicate that The Democrats can!sot
carry North Carolina in the future With
OFT tha I'D Of the co'ored voter. When
" come to consider the fact that a ma
ialjtr or the cclored vo.e-s voted
7-le straight Democratic ticket. voted for
,he people who had disfraIs chised their
fo'ow@. Il can hardly be expected that
'he Republican party would he willing
10 permit this class of voters TO dictate
rs policy in The future
THE HOWARD AMENDMENT.
II is a matter Ct history that tie Fil-
tnC-ih Amendment would never have been
adopted al the time il was ratified by the
various legislatures bad ii not been for
The TACT that al The Southern States
with the exception IF Tennessee. had :e-
fused 10 adopt what was known as the
Howard Amendment. The Howard
Amendment provided that the Southern
States should have representation in Con-
gfess but did not undertake TO place any
restriction upon The States with respect
TO the elective franchise. II simply I'M
rcr'c9k 10 fix the etatus of citizenship