The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-11
CRUM'S CASE POSTPONED.
SENATOR McLaurtn Says that Ia u Case
OF this Sors all Respectable white
Men will stand Together.

SENATOR McLaurtn Says tina fn u Case
OF hts Sort all Respectable white
Men will Staud Together.
(From the Washington Post, February g.
The senate committee on commerce yestsr.
day considered again the nomination OF Ut.
| W. ID. Crum, coiored. 20 be collector OF the
the committees decided 10 postpone action.
The Democrats voting for PostPonement
were: Messrs Berry, Martin, Mallory and
Clay, Mr.. Turner and Mr.. Vent being absent.
The Repuolicans for postponsmen. were Mes
srs Depew. Eikins, Penrose. Perkins. Jones.
OF Nevada, and Nelson. One OF the Republi.
cans made the motion 10 postpone, which 10
the President win see his way clear TO with.
draw the appointment
When DR.. Crum was appointed postmaster
by President Harrison similar tactics. were
followed by the postL Nee committee 10 re-
fusing TO report bis confirmation. II the Pres
ident decides not TO withdraw the nomination
IL will die with the session OF Congress-, and
then he can decide rs to Whether be- wishes 70
| mas a recess appointment. The objection OF
| the committee Ia not because OF Dr.
CFum'H character. which 10 regarded a. excel:
lent, but the view prevails that o negroshould
not DO forced upon the white pairons OF Inc
There have been numerous expressions OF
| doubt recent ly. even In South Carolina, reia'
tive to the attitude OF the junior senator from
tina State. Mr.. McLaulin, toward the Crum
appointment. Mr.. McLaurin set at rest all
IdoubI yesterday when, upon being told that
The Senate committee on commerce mao q
s be- ISSs ' e4pre.sed s SH opinion:
II think the action OF the committee 10
/ proper, because the confirmation or the non.
confirmation Of C,um win rSise 2 race so ,safe
ahould wish 70 avoid. The matter mas 'aI OUT.
grown the personality OF DR.. Crnm. 1t bias
| become q question OF race, and white aupre'
opsmeni Of both races. This doctrine has
| been accepted and constitutional saieguards
| thrown around Il, and ! have NO idea that
any appointment made 6y MS n!sIiai
principle. There are other colored people
who have been appointed In other southern
states without such Q Juror being raised NJ
over this comparatively u~n-lmpostans posi-
Il think that the friends OF DR.. Crum are
largely responsible for this, because they o O
.hs position that the refusal OF the President
10 appoint DR.. Crum was because OF bis race;
This will always raise the color question, sna
every respectable white man In The South VIII
be one way when Il Ii made . mattel OF race.
The moro Intelligent. gent neIro s%. o. , !aS s1 =. MA sho
and thsir misin formed friends IN tee NoiLn
do more harm than good, because tnis ques-
ton must DO settled In the South . not oy
and theorists elsewhere. There 10 no use IN
indulging In harsh criticism and intemper.
ate abuse OF tho President And, In fsct, tnis
sbould be careful what they say. for they are
dealing with very combustible matter. The
least Gsid IN the soonest mended. The Presi
Dent OF the United States, whesher no Dc ne.
oublican or Democrat, IL the President OF all
me pSpple OF the United States, and no Presi-
DENT ever has or ever will take the POSITION
mat q citizen cannot be appointed TO once
becauDe Of race, religion or anything OF that
Sind. n In unfsir 10 the President TO be
forced into . position where, u . man :" NOT
appointed, It 10 because he In Z y. ior
when a case takes that shape the &. 'da'
ality Of one man becomes insignineah