The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-11-05
GORMAN ENDORSED.
His Views On the Race Question
Elaborated.
JONES SAYS de- MADE NO MISTAKE
A Vital Question That 1ust Be
Settled Sooner or Later-The
Country Anxious.

Washington. Spec!al.-Ex-Senator
James X. Jones, chairman of the DEM
ocratic national executive committee.
expressed his approval Of the action
OF Senator German in making the race
issue the paramount question in the
Maryland. campaign. In speaking OF
the subject. Mr.. Jones said: II think
that Senator German and his asso-
ciates who are interested in Democra-
tic success in the Maryland campaign
made no mistake in giving prominence
TO tho race question. as distinguished
by attitudes between the two parties
Mr.. German is perfectly right in as
suming that the race question is one OF
the NEST important before the people
OF this country at this time. 1t is
vital question and must, sooner or
later, he settled for all time. The
Democratic party, according to reports
which have received from Democratic
friends and advisers there, certainly
has the better hand Of the situation up
to this time. / think the country at
large is anxious for verdict upon the
proposition, and the sooner It is SUBJ
mitted to the whole vote the better.
For the Democrats of Maryland to win
next week, will. Of course. give an i'm
petus to the matter all over the nation,
long in coming forth. The fact that
the question has been passed forward
in the Maryland campaign means, Of
course, that the issue will figure to a
considerable extent in the national
campaign next year. It. will certainly
be given prominence then, when the
Republican and Democratic candidates
age brought before the people for
selection. l believe that the sentiment
Of the country is opposed to negro
domination and that no reasonably
minded person believed in equality be-
tween, or the amalgamation Of. the
races. The white man was born to
rule. and 1t shall ever be thus. There
can be no other outcome. l think the
State Of Maryland will vindicate the
Democrat policy upon this question.
This. in my opinion, will be followed
by a general Endorsement from the
country at large.
For Mr.. German and his fellow
Democrats to win in the fight in
Maryland next week." continued Mr..
Jones, will, of course, serve to add
prestige to the probability of the Mary
land Senator's choice for the Demo-
cratic presidential candidate next sum-
mer. No other logical outcome could
be expected.
"At present I do not believe, how
ever in deciding upon man for the
nomination. Let us get our national
platform together first, and then
choose man to fit that platform. Mr..
German, it is needless for me to say,
is in every way qualified for the office.
Yet do not think it wise at this time
for Democrats to fix upon candidate.
It should be a case OF the best man for
tie platform, and no attempt should
be made at this early day to arrive at
any conclusion as to candidate"
Senator Jones returned to the city
from a visi ito New York. In discuss
ing the mayorelty situation there. he
said: 1T looks as though Mcclellan
would win. l talked with some Of the
Democratic leaders Of the city, and all
appeared confident of winning out. The.
Tammany organization appears to be
superb. 1t is recognized that there
will be some disaffection in Brooklyn,
- ha ~ ,nh n
Laughlin by the Tammany people, but
from what I could gather the McCar-
rem forces there who stick by the Tam,
many ticket, are in great shape, and
the Mclaughlin desertion is being
minimized in importance as election
day draws near. From what observed
of the situation Mcclellan certainly ap-
pears to be the winner"