The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-11
BENa LIE, s. 81 BnR u lgo:
from mere r money damages Confessed


lysnol adequate reparation) must be
i given by the people OF his State or by
the slegislatives sand political; depart
ment Of the governmental of the United
States. President Roosevelt is at
the head of such departments; t; and !of
his position he Isl ain ply Z; conscious.
He talks of o ssssquare dealD to negro
citizens. Hc thinks that. the impor-
tance of their recognition iustities the
disqualification Of the public service
at the south bY negro appointments
which are personally, offensive to nine
tenths OF those having business with
the offices; and this, while he refuses
at the north to ,'appoinb negroes to
places Of like relative Importance. 1t
is the duty ofathe president to execute
existing laws Does he think that
there are laws assuring negro suffrage
which are not, but which can be, en-
forced? It'll is his constitutional duty
/, to orecOinmend new laws when old laws
i fail. Does ho recommend any such
new laws? If so, What arc they?
And why has he not recommended
Them before, and why did not Presi-
dent Mckinley recommend {: tllem2
And why, | " -wondor, were not your
questions addressed to the Republican
president or the Republican COMPRESS
of Republican statesmen after an un9
4 satisfactory answer by the Republican
supreme court? The Republican, par
ty has been continuously in power
since March, 1897, and has perfectly
known the southern situation. 1t
has neither done nor suggested tile
L W In n rifr i1t
II wrong there be. And why not?
| decline to assume with you that
the supreme court was wrong in the
Giles case: or that IT, rs you seem to
imply, constitutional guarantee and
penalties arc allowed TO lapse. 4"
that is to say, allowed by the refusal
of courts, presidents, congresses and
public sentiment to enforce thcIn-it
is nsefn! to enact ether :,i.aran ties and
penalties the efficacy uf which equally
depends upon courts, presidents, con-
crosses, and public sentiment, an6.
which, therefore, wOu.d be equally fu-
tile with those at present existing.
So also decline TO assume that for
cign born voters at the north y
are the peculiar strength of the Dem
ocratic party"
| nrornr hOvevcr tO flo,l with h
snl,stancc of tho sonic of which {
would nrovoka discnssIon T hn,iavo
nrnfo,ndIv n Den,ocr,tic se,f. .onvorno
mont. aud molrn no nyco,ti,,,,
against neprnes or 'IIilininos or anv
race,or corntrv which ,as shown any
capacity for any degree OF orderly adj
and nate now more than ever. In,
man slavery. whether of white mon or
black or yellow or brown Il ahhor
/ tho tsuppestlon RECENTLY made, hv i i,
| distinguished northern CLERGYMAN and
| approyed by n ,Gistjnr,IisheG1 northnrn
newspa per which has warmly sunort,d
j President Roosevelt. that n systems of
4 ,l,poycrnmentnl oom nl,,sorv :l;Il,nrl shonl6
=. - i5ss,
lsscnttF asSupon al ! 4. ace, IS I abb!
nor peonage and would nave every
enginery OF our governments, State
and federal, applied to punish and
prevent L.. l honor The citlzens Of
Alabama WHO, as prosecutors, judges
ana Jurors nave pumshed IL IN that
State, ana the great majority or white
citizens there who have supported
them In their execution OF tue law.
In my opinion, there rests upon the
president no duty more imperative
than 10 cnforc the thirteenth amend
ment ana the Legislation enacted un-
DER lb. tor tne amendmcn6 can be
practically enforced. Not only is 1T
supported by the teachings OF the
noole men ana women VINO convinced
the American people OF the crime OF
slavery and by The reverence IN which
| we holo Them, DuG Dy The nationai
conscience enlightened during the
oreadlul war with winch God pun
lshcd The natlon Tor tnc Wfong-l ma
tlonal conscience domlnant IN the
puDllc scntimenG OF #hitc men south
ana north. l pelleVe in The luturc
grown OF the ln1elllgcnce and
streheoh ol cliaracGer OF tnc
American negro. CONSIDER his
progress lnaustria, intellectual
ana moral, since ne was a slave,
10 De vastly crcdltaDlc TO him and
lull OF promise. admire, and
am grateiul Tor, The aoors OF that
very true american patriot, Booker
y. washington, ana OF MS colored as
soclates. IL IS not niilicult for me to
enIof into Chc lec'ihgs OF men like
| frol. Du l'olS. Shouid rejoice 10 see
everywhere accordcd 10 negro lntcill-
Eellce ana INDUSTRY ana character The
vcly Ha,hc cSlccin aiiu security IN per-
| "oi' "t,d p'opclo oy "i''cii "ouHi NC ac-