The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
loOWvxxr AND THx NEano.

l No0WvxxT AND THx N1o1o. In The Richmond Times Dis. patch q day or two ago appeared an editorial under the above heading which we copy President Roossveit insists upon givius | the nsepo political and social recogniaon: nosedy VI q. prevent kjm. But hoesver conscicntiosis he may be he Is makms stupid biunder. and v he keeps It ur ne Flo godng e get tho black man pore ana more into tfeuhle Every u9S se o9nE E caliy or socially. he aeoaees the race l instincts of the whites, and the Trestdent should have discovered before this that vaes tnstinot is not q matter of section. k is as broad as the United 6tatee; k isaas broad ae the world: it exists where ever there gre white men. and while t may be dormant In sectlons whore the blacks gre few. 1t ts sure to eeesrt ttee@ in any coIm.ni.y, sshsr iS shs esHtn in any considerable nssmbsrs. xRis ts . law of nature. and the Pretieent may na well fly in the facs of any. other law cf nature and hope to sScceed h sbolishins tical man must know 1t.
 There is another phase of this Ques- ton. which the Prsddena secms not to have considered. The negro men and women who went to the reception at the enough Before they went that their pres ence was not desired; knew that they would be summed by tAs whites: knew that they would ret thelr race Into trcu- sn, sis Bu, n this dS not sss'r rnss sn: f. fsS man or woman eeang into any compary where they would subject themselves to all manner of hasuh critietsmss
 Thoughtful people throughout the coun- try. and especially in the South. see the recruAsscenos of race feeling which was fast becoming dormant. but no one can fail to see or to note it's origin. In most parts of the South the race issue was settling itself and would, we ysrlly believe, have soon become thing of the past, but for the biunderinE-or wcrse- of the President. It is not 70 nucb the appointment of negroes whsre they are not wanted, though this was bad enough, but his apparent determination to defy public sentiment and to faunt his de- fiance in the most offensive manner pos sfbie. It really looks as though he was determined to show has contempt of public opinion and his independence of public sentiment
 If Roosevelt h doing this merely to show his independence he is making sorry exhibition of himself, and will most assuredly learn that bull-headcdness is not always bravery nor does true cour- age always consist in defying public opinion. If, on the other hand, he is pur- vance his own political fortunes he is likely to find that he is on the wrong road His nomination and election are neither assured and he may find to his sorrow that Republicans both North and South are still white men and will neither endorse nor condone his conduct which will stir up racial feeling and undo the sood that had been done in the South within recent years. syfA
 We see it stated that Roosevelt is both surprised and chagrined at the comments and criticisms of his conduct, and If that Is true we hardly know whether it Is to his credit or not. If he didn't expect unfavorabie comment he must either have been unaware that he was doing anything out of the way or must have thought himself above criticism. Either view of the matter is not creditable to him, for 1t is an evidence of either ignor- ance or arrogance of which he might justly feel ashamed.
 Some of the evil results of the Presi- dents 'ill-advised I course are already prominently exhibited in speeches and letters from negroes in several sections. Their determination to assert themselves, and their threats. covert or open, that they are going to come to the front in politics and otherwise, is evidence that the lesven of Rooseveltlsm is working and that the evil seed he has sown have fallen on receptive soil For any trouble which may spring up between the races in the South President Roosevelt will be distinctly responsible.