The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-01-16
DcpIores Presidents Action.

Special to New Orleans Tin-- Democrat.
New York. Jan. : The Herald.
in an EDITORIAL today, says:
'.Regretful surprise j. mild
term for the feeling aroused in the
United States by President Roose-
velt's nomination of a colored man
10 the post Of collector Of the port
OF Charleston. Even the sincerest
admirers of the president can not
help regarding that appointment
~ AN ill-cOnsidered act. which will
do more harm than good TO the
very people whom il was intended
to benefit, namely, the negroes.
The Herald does not hesitate To-
give expression to this belief. as ii
has consistently supported Mr..
Roosevelt in his previous admin
istrative policy, and has upon more
than one occasion recorded It's re
spect for him. both al man and
~ the chief magistrate of the
United States. Ii i not cxagger-
atino to say that the presidents
public career heretofore has fully
answered the expectations OF his
friends. What, then, can have
prompted him to make an appoint
ment that is distasteful to the
majority of the American people,
North and South. aud thus destroy
at one blow the reputation he has
been SO successfully building up?
What possible motive can have in
duced him TO ALLEVIATE the respect,
esteem, sympatbies and confidence
in his ability Of the entire white
population of the South?
The Herald wishes 1t distinctly
understood that DIR. Crum's per
sonality l. not called IN question
in the very least. 1t may even be-
admitted that under ideal con
ditions there would oe no objrc-
tion made To the appointment Of "A
negro TO any official position In the
United States. but, perhaps un-
fortunately, practical consld, RI
tions regulate government policy.
4.
what may be desirable theoretically
l. rarely compatible with what l.
practically possible. In making a
nomination that Is Objectionable 10
majority of the people. PresId al
Roosevelt simply proves that he l.
unaware of this elementary pFin-
ciple of government Every friend
OF President Roosevelt Therefore.
must deplore hi- Ill-adviscd at
tempt 10 row against such ire
mendous current of public opin-
ion"
The Buffalo n. " Courier will
say tomorrow:
If all the votes of the country
counted that l.. ii plurality OF
the votes cast III the L nIted States
WAS required for the election of II
president. no one will think for a
moment that Roosevelt would APP
point the negro To be collector al
Charleston or postmaster at New
ork. He would no more dare Ia
do so in that case than be wouit!
now TO appoint negro to an i'm
portant office in New York
City, although this State has a
black population OF 100000 or up
ward
Philadelphia Evening Tele-
graph: Before the lndiauola
episode is disposed of President
Roosevelt has precipitated another
race issue In the South. in which
he may not. unfortunately, be so
heartily and generally supported.
There cannot he two opinions OF
the Justice of the stand taken by
the president in the .lndianola
affair. But the selection of DR.
Crum for collector OF the port of
Charleston, under existing con
ditions is TO seek trouble where it
might easily be avoided without
any apparent sacrifice of principle.
There is grave suspicion that
Crum was appointed because of
his color. which Is equally wrong
and equally'impolitic."
Brooklyn Citizen: president
Roosevelt. under an affection of
extreme liberality in his treatment
of the colored race. is simply play
ing personal and party politics of
the meanest kind. He has not
hesitated to reopen the race ques-
ton from its political side in the
South and to rekindle the ashes Of
the bitter and acrimonious contro-
versies of reconstruction days"
Providence Journal: "A very
plausible case can be made out for
thc president in the Crum appoint