The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-19
HE IS PRESIDENT
OF THE BLACK BELT
Not of America, Says Money
of Roosevelt.
THE INDlANOLA AFFAIR
Money Declares Thatif the Administration Sim
ply Wished to Punish the People Of
lndianola This Punishment Has
Gone Far Enough,
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, D. c., March 1S.-The race
question again was discussed in the Sen
ate today. Mr.. Money, of Mississippi
spoke for two hours, his remarks hav.
ing direct reference to the action OF
the President in closing the Indianola
Miss, postoffice. Mr. Money explained
al the outset of his remarks that if he
could secure unanimous consent for leave
to print he would not take up the time
OF the Senate. The sentiment of .he
Senate seemed to be that remarks NOT
delivered should not be spread on the
record. He thereupon proceeded and de-
livered himself of some severe structures
OIL the President, stating in the course
OF his remarks that Mr.. Roosevelt was
not the President of America but the
President of the "black belt" At times
he was closely Intercepted by Messrs.
Foraker and Spooner.
IL was the inherent and constitutional
fight ok great community, said Mr. Mon
ey, TO have their mail handled regularly.
Letters, he said, which have been ad
dressed to Heathman, to important coun-
ty officers residing at Indianola have
been sent to Greenville, and this he de-
clared, was an unwarrantabe interior
enee with the liberty and rights of the
people OF Indianola. If it was intended
to punish the people of Indianola, in his
opinion the punishment had gone far
enough. The department had shown to
the world its authority and nobody had
disputed it. He declared that the POST
master General should do all he could
TO heal the breach and not continue stub
horn and vindictive. THE department
has made the people hate the admins
tration,' said he.
Directing his remarks to President
Roosevelt when he said that in the South
it was believed that Mr. Roosevelt when
he succeeded Mr.. Mckinley would make
an American instead of a sectional Pres
ident, 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 belt" And he
added with some feeling: 1--WE don't
consider him a great American Presi-
dent"
He declared that OF all the appoint
ments made in Mississippi none have
given such general disgust as those made
by this administration, and he said the
President raised the question of social
equality OF the negro, but they could
never possibly be any social equality be-
tween the two races. There is race
prejudice in the South he said, land
/ thank God that there is"
Tho prejudice against the negro he
asserted. is not local, but prompted by
a universal, world wide sentiment An
swering Mr.. Foraker he said that these
recent appointments have revived the
race question and while the people of the
South had heretofore tolerated negro
office holders they did not want any more
of them. This is a white mans coun-
try and white mans government" said
he. 1T has been carved out of the will
derness and conquered from the Indians,
not for the African but for the white
man."
Mr. Foraker asked Mr.. Money If his
objection to colored people holding office
extended to all offices of all kinds. and
also whether 1t would include the en-
listment of colored men in the army to
defend the flag and the Constitution The
reply was that he had no particular OBJ
lection to colored men serving in the
ter if no colored man held any official
position whatever.
would you decitizenze the negro as
to voting" asked Mr.. Foraker land 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 government, he thought,
\ was dangerous.
as it the demand OF the South" in
quired Mr.. Spoone-, "that the President
of the United States shall in no case
appoint a colored man to Federal office
in the South?"
Mr.. Money replied that there was no
demand made and no authority. for il
was the feeling in the South that no
colored man, no matter what his quail
fication be, shall hold Federal office.
The whole truth of history he declared,
shows the utter incompetency of the col
ored race for self government
Mr. Spooner remarked that a President
8of the United States who would yield
to the demand of any section that the
q rights of citizenship should be surren-
dered would show himself unfit to hold
the office and quite willing to violate
his oath as President.
Mr. Foraker commented upon Mr.. Mon
ey's statements as being most remark
able because of the far-reaching correct
ness.
Mr. Money expressed the conviction
that the amendment to the Constitution
which made negroes voters. was ire
mendous mistake and he said a vast
number of people of the North enter
- a.
been no objection in the South to a col