Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-12
'PIiRITCHARD is SORE L
PRESIDENTS BLOW TO LILY
WHITE MOVEMENT A PUZZLE.
DEMOCRATS ARE GaAT|Fl lee.
they have 10 objection to Hoose-
ve1p. Furnishing White RepuDi-
cans In the south-They Don't
Mind, Either, His Advisers Being
Booker washington.
DEMOCRATS ARE G2ATIFlED.
Co., ,,oxc No objection to Roose-
Booker washington


fSpecial3-The staggering blow dealt os
the President to the lily white movement
in the South has caused an endlesS
amount of discussion here. TO southern
Democrats the Presidents posirion Is one
of qualification. The longer the negro 10
identified with politics in the south TIE
longer the Democratic party Will reiidii
In power in that section. There nao real
iy begun to be some fear among Detlo-
cratic leaders in the South that thsIE
power was being encroached upon oy iu-
vanced political thought within their own
party, and the outcome was "alG'ieu
with DECIDED interest. From Demosea-
tic standpoint therefore, the President
action IN Furnishing white Republicans IN
the South is decidedly satisfactory. They
hope he will continue to find other victims
and turn them out as rapidly as pOSsloie.
They are also somewhat gratifled that the
Presidents adviser in these matters IS
Booker Washington. Despite the tact
that Washing tons work is recognized III
the South as Of the best quality, his NED
ding in politics will not help his race
politically or otherwise, and IS liable to
hurt his future in an educational way.
So long as he went about his business ana
appeared to be earnest in preaching to his
Ing for him in the South became much
better than it had ever been before. But
his hand has been recognized IN so many
things political recently that his own SIN
cerity in advising his race to leave pol1-
tics alone is seriously questioned II is
the first disa ppointment as to Washlns-
ton. even among men OF his own race
number of whom express themselves IN
rather unnistakeable terms. ~ GOOD
many prominent colored men in the South
who have lost their positions. attribute
the changes in their fortunes to Booker
Washington, and are watching an oppor-
tunity to repay him for advising the
appointment of ot.Iers.
PRITCHARD TO MAKE STATEMENT
Southern white Republicans VINO have
connected themselves with the lily wnlte
business, and who have recently come to
Washington. are beginning to say some
bitter things of the President personally.
Naturally they would do this, but they
charge him with little less than treacsi-
cry, something he has never been accused
of before. Senator :. ritchard. OF North
Carolina, has been here, and he is I'M
derstood to be pretty sore. He feels the
Presidents change OF attitude on TINS
question so keenly that he is preparing to
issue statement of his position. Wheth-
account is not known. II he wants an
office for himself in the future he may
not do so. but If he believes In the futur.
of his party in North Carolina, and OF
himself. he may not hesitate to say some
things that will cause surprise. His
friends are not SO cautious, and unhesi-
tatingIy charge the President with having
given his assent to the elimination of
the negro in the South by indirection. if
not directly. 1t is declared that Sena-
tor Pritchard talked often with the Pres
ident about the situation in the South,
and that there was an understanding
between them that the party was to be
built up in the South by the best means
possible. Both here and in Oyster Bay
his plans for fighting the Democrats in
North Carolina were frequently discussed
with the President. without there being
a sign of presidential disapproVal. 1t is
pointed out quite to the advantage of
Senator Pritchard, and somewhat TO the
disadvantage of the President. that the
North Carolina Republican convention. in
its gathering early in the summer. elmi-
mated the negro. ahead of all other South
EN- States. The President was fully
aware of this action of Senator Pritch-
ard and his followers. He gave no sign Of
disapproval
PRESIDENTS SOUTHERN TOUR.
Further than this, the President arran5
ed a southern tour that would bring
him through North Carolina, so that he
might give some help by his presence to
Senator Pritchard and the Republicans
He did make this trip, and spoke highly
OF Senator Pritcnard all through North
Carolina. This was a long time afte.
Senator Pritchard and his followers had
put the negro IN back seat politically
by refusing to admit him to the State
convention. The President did nothing
Then Alabama followed suit. and for II
long time nothing was done. On the eve
of the November elections. when negroes
throughout the country began to threaten,
trouble for the Republican congressional
tickets and when Booker Washington be-
gan to point out retaliation on the white
man, the President took the matter up.
promised that the negro should not be
sat down on, and then began to remove
white Federal officials who had taken
part in this attempt to put Sambo away
out of sight.
The fact that the President did not do
any thing, Or indicate his dissatisfaction
for months after the North Carolina Re-
publicans had acted is regarded as rather
queer, and is pointed to as somewhat
out of line with the Presidents usual
open, free course in nearly everything: