The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
And Tells the Sennte ssThis IL n white
Mans Country" and "a White
Mans Government"
DELAY ON THE CUBAN TREATY
1T WILL NOT BE RATIFIED UNTIL
O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON.
Senate VIII Then Adjourn Sine Die
Proposed Amendments VIII I'M
peril the Agreement.

Mdrcn h.-L0e race
question again was discussed In the open
session of the Senate to-day. Mr.. Money
spoke for two hours. his remarks having
direct reference TO the action of the Pres
ident in closing the Indianola, Miss, post
office. Mr.. Money explained at the outset
of his remarks that IL he could secure unan-
imous consent for leave to print he would
not take up the time Of the Senate. The
sentiment Of the Senate seemed to be that
remarks not delivered should not be spread
on the record. He thereupcn proceeded and
dlivered himself of some severe structures
of the President. saying that Mr.. Roosevelt
was not the President OF America, but the
President Of the black belt" At times
he was closely interrogated by Messrs.
Foraker and Spooner.
In opening Mr.. Money said II was the
inherent and constitutional right OF a great
community. said Mr.. Money. to have it's
mall handled regularly. Letters, he said,
which have been addressed to Heathman,
to important county officers residing at In
dianola have been sent to Greeneville, and
this he declared was an unwarrantable in
reference with the liberty and rights OF
the people of Indianola. II IL was intended
to punish the people OF Indianola in his
enough. The department had shown TO the
world its authority and nobody had dis
puted 1t. He declared that the postmaster
general SHOULD do all he could to heal the
breach and not continue stubborn and vim
dictive. The department has made the peo-
| pie hate the administration. said he.
Directing his remarks to President Roose-
welt he said IL was believed In the South
| Mr xxrha he "a -
Mckinley would make an American instead
of sectional President, but change had
come over this dream. He is not so much
an American President" said Mr.. Money.
''as he is the President OF the black beit.'
and he added with some feeling, I'VE don't
consider him a great American president
made in Mississippi none have given such
general disgust those made by this ad-
| ministration, and he said the President had
raised the question OF social equality be-
| prejudice in the South" he said. "and
| thank God that there is" The prejudice
! against the negro be asserted, Is not local.
\ but prompted by universal worldwide
sentiment.
WHITE MANS COUNTRY.
| Answering Mr.. Foraker. he said that
these recent appointments have revived the
race question and while the people of the
| South had heretofore tolerated negro ONCE
holders they did not want any more OF
| them. This is a white mans country and
| a white mans government" said he. 1T
has been carved out of the wilderness and
| conquered from the Indians, not for the
African, but for the white man."
Mr.. Foraker asked Mr.. Money IL his OBJ
lection to colored people holding Office ex-
| tended TO all Offices of all kinds. and also
whether il would include the enlistment
H. 4DEA~ 10.
flag and the Constitution. The reply was
| that he had no particular objection TO
| colored men serving in the army, but de-
| clared that IL would be better IL no colored
| Would you decitizenize the negro to
voting?' asked Mr.. Foraker. ''and II so,
nou6 ns the 'net ee 'hno in
THAT is another question" said Mr.
Money.
dangerous"
us the demand of the South" inquired
United States shall in no case appoint
colored man TO federal office I'm the South7''
Mr.. Money replied that there was no
| demand made and no authority for II.
but IL was the feeling in the South that
no colored man, no matter what his quail
fication may be, shall hold federal office.
1.-The whole truth OF history" he declared
shows the utter Incompetence OF the COL
ored race for self-government"
Mr.. Spooner remarked that a President
of the United States who would Yield to
the demand of any section that the rights
of citizenship should be surrendered would
show himself unfit TO hold the office and
quite willing TO violate his oath as Presi-
l. dent.
Mr. Foraker commented uSon Mr.. Mon
| eys statements as being most remarkable
because OF their far-reaching consequences
Mr. Money expressed the conviction that
the amendment to the Constitution which
made negroes voters was a tremendous
mistake. and he said a vast number OF
people OF the North entertained the same
view He said there had been no objection
in the South TO a colored man working, and
| none had been killed for doing, as was
the case in Illinois. The feeling which
obtained in the South. he said. was that
IL a white man did not think himself So
cially better than the negro he was not half
as good. In the matter OF these appoint-
ments, Mr. Money said. the President
should consider conditions In the South
Appointing negroes &c Office I'm the South
was most obnoxious and repugnant 10 that
section IL impossible. he declared.
for anyone raised north OF Mason and
Dixon's line TO know anything about the
negro. He concluded bv saying that there
| had been no intention OF creating any dis
turbance whatever in Indianola. but the
idea of holding a public meeting that
II would apprise the postmistress OF the
wishes OF the citizens and that IL might
lead TO her resignation The basis OF all
the trouble. he said. was the referee system
as IT prevails in the South. AT i:l7 p. m. the