New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
SOUTH NEEDS THE NEGRO,
Richardson Says
Colonization Is Impracticabie.
cRITIcIsEs PRESIDENTS POLICY.
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Washington. Sept. 25.-The recent agitation OF
Senator Morgan. Of Alabama. and Senator Nar-
mack. o. Tennessee, for the colonization Of the
negroes Of the South is developing the fact thar
these two Senators are not commanding oy 'he4.
scheme TO solve the question - the sehulleh'
Of the section Of country they represent TO-DAY
William Richardson. Of Alabama. who is considered
one OF the conservative Democratic memoers OF
the House Of Representatives arrived In WASH
ington with interview on the race question:
ION the subject OF tie negro question IN Ihe
South" he began Il believe that through the con
duct OF President Roosevelt, It viii become one OF
the features OF the next national campaign " n@'
] mean by President ROoseyclts concuct can DC
comprised ia bis urgent invitation TO Booker l.
Washington to take luncheon with him and WASH
ingtou's acceptance Of the same; his extraordinary
support os Dr. Crum FOR Collector Of the Port o.
Charleston. after HIS own Republican committee
and the Senate had turned the doctor down twice
notwfthstandinr which Mr. Roosevelt persisted IN
appointing him, and his extraordinary exercise OF
pover--uuaut horized. as believe IT was, by me
laws Of the country-in wiping out the postolce al
Irdanola. Miss. 10 man ever entered Inc " niue
House toward whom . more favorable impression
existed IN the South than did President roosevelt
but be has removed all Of that good impression
and has forced 10 a most acute stage the Issue o.
the negro. about which the Southern people as
Senator Hoar has well said. are more sensitive lhaI
any other subject
Booker T vashington's school at Tuskegee
could not flourish twenty-four hours without the
favorable sentiment OF the people Of that section
The action of the President has hampered Washing
tor 70 a large extent and rendered him less use
fI in his field OF operation. From this il VIII be
seen that the negro question as il viii arise in the
next campaign is not the work or the Wi. Of the
Southern people Il IS directly raceaele 10 MI
Roosevelt our relations with the negro at the
time Of the Geatl Of Dir. Mckinley were OF the
very best character. The change q policy inau-
pUrated 10y ar Roosevelt has rendered those re-
ations stralns5 suspicious and sensitive in charac-
ter"
AGAINST REPEAL OF AMENDMENTS
Representative Richardson does not agree with
some Of hts Southern colleagues in their argu-
rreuts against the Fourteenth ard Fifteenth amend
ruents TO the Constitution Of the United States
II 90 believe that il is either pr3uent or wise.
he saiG. TO discuss the snnuiment of these
an en6ments. Even the advocates Of repeal admit
that they have hope OF success and why. then.
should an issue be made OF something which IS
dead even before IL is begUn7 The people Of the
North. while many Of them are ready 10 admit
that the enfranc hisemeut Of the negro vas
mistake, yea look upon the Fifteenth Amendrnent
as one u the results Of The var. and, while they
arc willing TO lei those amendments remain prac-
teal, dead letters. they would q seriously o.
thus seCmiuclv stultfy.rg themselves before the
Horla We are CO.'S Nek " 81 -l';t se - Ma
hama and Mississippi both OF which coIstIl3tioas
United States practically on the suffrage ques ion
.Un6er these constitutions we nave oeeh aye 20
NOT intend to exclude the worthy ana good negro
owning property and being Of good character. Sucn
q negro has the right 70 vote to-day in Al7carna
But we are iu favor Cf excluding and Intend 20 eN-
f'vdc. TIE vote OF the idle. vicious and yaGrant
negro We do not exclude him because he is a
nero or because We have personal dislike Tor
him. but 90 il actuated by the desire 10 promote
the peace Of the country and Tor the beneht OF the
neErO himself
IN putting his disapproval on the proposition TO
separate the races M Richardson said he had
been greatly puzzled 70 know what was 70 oe done
with the negro under this plan. 'Se7ara ton. OF
course means colonization" he continued. and
where is tire state where the people would accept
such colony The white people ot no state pa
this Union VIII give Up their homes % allow the
negro to come in and occupy them II We select
the PHILIPPINES for this colony the great question
Of mixing the races there VIII arise a once, Ihen
another objection occurs. that the negro Alflseit
viii he unwilling 70 60 and there Is no power or
law that can compel him And tie last and chief
objection 70 the whole irurraCtioa1le plan is iha
the Southern people win be 0V~rw elnllnEy oDpoS6l
TO allowing the negro 10 leave them The Sou-h
to-day has better prospects Tor the development
Of wealth and prosperity WITHIN the very early nut
ure than any other section Of the world The up
right faithful negro has been an important r ctor
in bringing this about. and to carry the sugge7ton
OF the separation Of the races into practical erect
would produce such a business CONVERSION 10 the
South could not be recovered from n a genera
ton Of tiue. L The discussion therefore. or
the repeal u The Fourteenth and Fifteenth amend
usents and the Colonization plan FOR the negroes
ought TO be cuCOura EeG-''