The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-25
Roosevelt, THE President of the
Black Belt" and Is
NOT AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT.
The Prejudice Against the Ncrr,
Is Not Local, But Prompted
by World Wide Race
Sentiment.

'S'iSSNuS' WI. Npnty Ol NllSSlSSlp D.
pi spoke for two hours, his remarks
having direct reference To the action
of the president in closing the India
nUia, Miss, pOStotlicc. Mr.. Money eX-
planned ut the outset of his remarks
that II 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 he
that remarks not delivered should not
be spread in the record. lie there.
upon proceeded, and delivered himself
OF some severe structures of the preSi-
dent, stating i'm the course of his re-
marks that Mr.. Roosevelt was not the
president of America, but the preS-
dent of the black belt" At times
he was closely intcrrogatcd 10y MeSsrS.
Foraker and Spooner.
1t was the inherent and constitu-
tional right of Il great community.
said Mr.. Money. to have their mail
handled regularly. Letters, he said
winch nave been addressed to Heath
man, to important county officials re-
siding at lndianOla, have been sent to
Grecnvillc, and this he declared was
an unwarrantablc Interference wiz!
the liberty and rights of the people of
lndianola. 1t was indeed to punish
the people of lndianola, and i'm 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 ne
could 10 heal the breach and not con-
liuuc stubborn and vindictvc. Tie
department has made the people hate
the administration.
Directing his remarks to President
Roosevelt he said that i'm the south
1T was believed that MIR. Roosevelt.
when he succeeded Mr.. Mckinley.
woulG make an American instead of a
sectional president, but u. change had
come over S3llu1uI 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
Il great American president" He de
clared that of all the appointments
made in Mississippi none have given
such General disgust aS those made hy
This administration and, he said. the
president had raised the question of
social equality of the negro. but there
coulu never possibly he any social
equality between the two races.
There is race prejudice in the
south, he said, and thank God
there is.
The prejudice against the negro. he
asserted, is not local, but prompted
by universal, world d-wide sentiment.
Answering Mr.. Foraker he said that
these recent appointments have re-
vived the race question and while the
people Of the south had heretofore toll
Grated negro olicchOldcrS 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 from the Indians. not for
the African. but for the white man. "
Mr.. Foraker asked Mr. Money if his
objection to colorcd people holding Of
ice extended to all Offices of all kinds.
ana also whether ii would include the
enlistment of colored men i'm the army
TO defend the flag and the couStitu-
tlon. The reply was that he had no
particular objection to cOlOred men
serving in the army, but declared that
it would be better if no colorcd men
held any otlicial position whatever.
Would you dccitiZcnizc the negro
as to voting" asked MIR. Foraker.
and if so should that be taken into
account in fixing 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
quired Mr.. Spouncr, that the prcsi-
dent of the United States shall i'm no
case appoint culUred man to federal |
Office in the south?"
MIR. Money replied that there was
no demand made and no authority for
1T, but it was the feeling in the south /.
That no colored mar, no matter what /
his qualifications may he. shall hold .
federal Office. The whole truth of /
history, he declared, shows the utter /.
incompetence nf the cOlOrcd race self |.
government.
Mr.. Spuoncr remarked that prcsi- .
dent Of the United States who would .
yield to the demand of any section
that the right of citizenship should .
be surrendered would show himself .
unit to hold the onicc and quite will .
ing to violate his oath as president.
Mr. Foraker commented upon MIR. I.
Moneys statements rs being most re-
because of their far reaching