The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
THE NEGRO PROBLEM.
Roosevelt, The President of the
Black Belt" and Is
NOT AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT
The Prejudice Against the Negro
Is Not Local, But Prompted
by Worldwide Race

Is Not Local, But Prompted
by Worldwide Race
Sentiment.
The race question was again dis
cussed in the United States senate
Wednesday. Mr. Money OF NiSsissip-
ri spoke for two hours, his remarks
having direct reference to the action
of the president in closing the India
rols. Miss. postolhce. NJ. Money ex-
planned at the outset of his remarks
that if he could secure unanimous con-
sent for leave to print he would not
take up the time OF the senate. The
sentiment Of the senate seemed to be
that remarks not delivered should not
be spread in the record. He there
upen proceeded. and delivered himself
Of some severe structures OF the prcSl-
dent. stating in the course OF his re-
marks that Mr.. Roosevelt was not The
president Of America. but the preSi.
dent Of the black belt At times
he was closely interrogated by MessrS.
Foraker and Spooner.
It was the inherent and conStitu-
tional right of great community,
said Mr.. Money, to have their mail
handled regularly. Letters, he said,
which baye been addressed to Heath
man, to important county officials re-
siding at Indianula, have been sent to
Greenviiic, and this he declared was
an unwarrantable interference With
the liberty aud rights Of the people OF
Indianola. 1t was indeed to punish
the people of Indianola, and in his
opinion, the punishment had gone far
enough. The department. has shown
to the world its authority and nobody
had disputed it. He declared that the
postmaster general should do all he
could to heal the breach and not con-
tinue stubborn and vlndictive. The
department has made the people hate
the administration"
Directing bis remarks to President
Roosevelt. ne said that in the south
it was believed that Mr.. Roosevelt.
when he succeeded Mr.. Mckinley,
would make an American instead Of
sectional president, but change had
come over this dream He is not
so much an American president, said
Mr.. Money. as he is the president OF
the black belt and he added with
some feeling, we don't consider him
a great American president" He de-
clared that Of all the appointments
made in Mississippi none have given
such general disgust as those made by
this administration and, he said. the
president had raised tbe question OF
social equality Of the negro, but there
could never possibly be any Sociaa
equality between the TWO races.
There is a race prejudice in the
south, "he said. and l thank God
there is
Tue prejudice against the negro. he
asserted, is not local. but prompted
by universal, world wide sentiment.
Answering Mr.. Foraker, be said that
these recent appointments have re-
vived the race question and while the
reople of the south had heretofore toll
Grated negro ot1iceholderS they did not
want any more Of them. This is a
white mans country and white
mans government" said he. 1t has
been carved out the wilderness and
conquered ttem the Indians, not for
the African. but for the white man.
Mr.. Foraker asked Mr.. Money if his
objection to colored people holding Of
fee extended to all offices Of all kinds,
and also whether it would include the
enlistment of colored men in the army
to defend the flag and the coustitu-
ton. The reply was that he had nc
particular objection to colored men
serving in the army. but declared that
it would be better if no colored men
held any official position whatever.
Would you decitizenize the negro
as to voting?" asked Mr.. Foraker,
and if so should that be taken into
account in tiNing the representation
in congress-"
That is another question: said
Mr.. Money. The participation Of the
negro in the affairs Of the government,
he thought, was dangerous.
is it the demand of the south. In
ouired Mr.. Spooner, that the presi-
dent of the United States shall in nt
case appoint a colored man TO fedora
office in the SOUTH
Mr.. Money replied that there wa:
no demand made and no authority fol
it. but it was the feeling in the south
that no colored mar. no matter wna1
his qualifications may be, shall holt
federal office The whole truth O
history. he declared, shows the utter
incompetence Of the colored race self
government.
Mr.. Spooner remarked that q preSi
dent Of the United States who woule
Weld to the demand of any section
that the right of citizenship Shoult
oe surrendered would show himScl
unfit to hold the office and quite Will
ing to violate his oath as president.
Mr.. Foraker commented upon Mr.
Moneys statements as being most re
markable because Of their far-reachin4
consequences.
Mr.. Money expressed the conviction
that the amendment to the conStitu'
ton which made negroe voters was
tremendous mistake, and he said ;
vast number Of people Of the nortl
entertained the same view. Tie salt
there has been no objection IN theSoutl
TO a colored man working and nop'
had been killed for so doing as wa
the caee in Illinois. The teelln:
which obtained in the south, he SAD
u.aS that II q white man did not tnlnl