The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-11

ferees on the subject, which I did, and was notified that 1t would be necessary few registered so-calied Republican negroes in the district, none of whom hold positions of party authority in the counties, district or State, and practi- crats, and were registered because of that fact, and none of whom are loyal to the Republican party.
 My emphatic reply to this requirement. do not want it and will not accept it.
 "On the next mo ming, the eleventh in- stant, there appeared in the papers the resolution hereto attached, with the state- ment that the same had been unanimous ly adppted the evening before at a meet ing presided over by Referee W. F.
 q hay labored for the past twenty oobliterate the color line in the Repub- lican party, and to as far as possible ameliorate that flame of race prejudice that knows no punching in the South. and word. vote or act to deprive the humblest negro in the land of any political right or privilege claimed by myself. I still a6feeS aSteed 10 the the, negro every right guar laws of the land as an American citizen, but nothing because he is a negro.
 The policy expressed in these resolu- tions and the positive statement made to me by your referees. do not admit of more than one construction, and that is that the color line is drawn, and drawn in favor of the negro, and because he is white man, especially the self-respecting white man. On that issue, thus clearly made. there shall be no doubt as to where
 Here we have a respectable white man, enjoying the confidence of all classes of people, without regard to party, and pos Sesslng the assurance of the support of the leading and representative Republi- cans ot the district, and with a record of faithful performance of official duty, who can stay in office on condition only that he gets black enlargement. All get the registered colored voters of his district to show that he is fit man to be United States Marshal of the district.
 There Is little doubt of his ability to negroes are few, and if the Republican leaders have endorsed MT. Simmons, the blacks would be likely to follow the same course. If white man can get his con- an endorsement of negroes as negroes, it Is easy scaling so to speak He must recognize, however, that in so doing he Is acting, andNit is intended that he shall agement not simply of black equality, but black ascendency over the white Republi- cans. To put it in the words used by MT: simmons in his talk with a reporter U, requirement. is putting a premium on be- ing negro, and making 1t disgrace to be a white man" Mir: Simmons rightly concluded that 'the color line is drawn, and drawn in favor of the negro, and be- cause he is a negro"
 Of course, there are Republicans who can stormach this sort of thing; fin fact, they have to; and also must say that they enjoy the fare; else they must get out; but here Is one man who cannot stand 1t. Even the emoluments of office are not valuable alongside of his self
 Now, if this is the feeling of a Re- publican-a man who sympathizes with Republican national policies and believes they are best for the country-what Is the intensity of the feeling of Democrats, who have no such sympathy, and who view the President almost altogether as the assailant of the vested interests of the south? MT. Roosevelt Is determined to
 help the negroes, no matter what bitter leeilng may be aroused in the breasts of the white people of the South. He dra- goons the Republican officeholders in the South with that end in view and he forces negroes into public office for no other purpose than to show the Southern people that he has no respect for their wishes In the matter. It Is a vain pro- by arrayin gthe whites against them. On the contrary, no worse blow could be given to the hope of their peaceful and happy existence in the South than thai
 This program cannot help the negroes: 1t cannot help the whites of the South; It cannot help the nation; 1t cannot help MT. RooseN cit himself-it is ill-conceived fatuous and wicked
 With all his high ideals, purposefuIness, strenuousness, indutry and undeniahle versatility of talent, MT. Roosevelt will be regarded as hte most calamitous of our Presidents. in this. that, finding our people at peace, he stirred up Strife among them; that he bred ill-feeIing, en- couraged false hopes among the blacks and trampleS upon the legitimate pride been to help found this civilization and whose obligation it will be to perpetuate 1t. Departing from office he will leave behind him the record of one colossal mistake that will e~tail a host of evils upon generations yet to come
 Secretary Hays Sickness.
 Washington, Dec. 1O.-Secretary Hsv's