The Washington bee., 1902-11-08
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Lily Whites.

lily white political movement IN the
South and the result of the appoint
ment of democrats to office, over
good and worthy republicans. The
theory of Booker I. Washington
was no doubt benefit to him, in
diYidually, but it was damaging to
the negro and the republican party.
The democratic party is unlike the
republican party, it never misses
an opportunity where 1t Is pre-
sented Notwithstanding the benefits
it recei, es. Whoever was the father
of the lily white move in the South
it is hoped that they are
thoroughly convinced that they
cannot make lambs out of tigers. 1t
is "a physicalimposibility The faith
ful colored republican South, has
been ignored. The enemies of the
republic and the party have sue
ceeded thsm. The President was
lead to believe that a white mans
republican party South could be
organized, if the negro could be
eliminated from politics. The ad-
visors of the President were dema
gogues and political trieksters. The
faithful negro had no one at court
but trimer and a pOloglst,
who poses as tho races industrial
benefactOr. Those whom the negro
republicans had made, in politics,
Joined the enemy, andf rrmed po-
litical combine. The North never
looked upon the scheme with any
admiration. The entire nation was
being weighed in the balances, but
the helpless southern negro was to
submit calmly without a protest.
with but oneexception. the Iebuke
to the lily white party given TO
those who were behind this move
ment, is a just one. 1t is rebuke
that will be handed down to pos
terity as the political earthquake Of
the twentieth century. 1t is hoped
that no more efforts will be made
to conciliate a southern democrat.
The South has not submitted, out
once, that was to good thra3hing.
Il is in need OF a similar one it re-
ceivgd from 81 to 65. There is no
gratitude in a southern democrat
and the republican party ought to
be convinced of that fact by now.
Ex-President Hayes tried it and
failed. Ex-Presldent Garfield tried
it and failed. And it has been going
down the line. The only way to
make a southern democrat decent,
is to make him obey the laws by
which he is supposed to be governed.
He must be given to understand,
that the negro is a free American
citizen and his rights, civil aud pO-
litcd musJ be protected.
No wrong can 70 inaugurated
that will oppress a people to satisfy
a selfish ambition.
The colored voter is entitled to
protection. He should be respected
and his vote should De counted. Tie
negro voter is not yindIeated. He
soon forgives and soon becomes
willing to do for those who put him
in chains. The negro never was
seemingly dispised, prior to recon
structlOn as he Is today, 1HE b BEE
notices, in States where the negro
votes the democratic ticket, he is
not Objectionable to the The extent,
as when he stands blythe republican
party. What has been given by the
lily white movement South? Will
some one rise and explain? North
Carolina has given a greater re-
buke to the movement than any
other southern State. What makes it
so sosignifeant is that Sen. Pritchard
the champion of the principal Of
the lily white party South, has lost
his State by such vote, that he will
not be able to resurrect.