The colored American., 1903-03-07

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phrase makers whose language is con-
spicuous fer its inaccuracy.
The New York Sun discovers in
these days a remarkable amount OF
antipathy to the Negro. 1t was the
Sun that started the cry some years
ago mo force bill no Negro dom1na-
tiOn," and it kept up the cry until
that measure was SQuelched In the
Congress, using italics to emphasize
it's intense opposition to the force bin
and Negro domination so-called.
There was no danger then as there
is not now, of Negro domination any
where in the South, but a rallylng cry
was needed, and the Sun supplied one,
the South took it up and finds it good
enough Morgan for 1904.
The editorial tone of the Sun under
it's new management (and it's heaviest
stock-holder is w. M. Laffan, mem
Der Of the Southern Society of New
York;, does not seem to indicate that
it is going to support Mr.. Roosevelt In
1904 It doesn't like his Negro policy
This straw is not without significance
| see in our various race papers
comments on Secretary Roots Union
League Club speech, which do not seem
to be justified by anything Mr.. ROOT
said Mr.. Root Is a lawyer and under
stands the value and meaning of words
so some of these colOred and Wh1te
editors who have accepted what ne
said to mean that the Republican party
will now abandon the Negro. But
those who think deeply, and read un-
derstandingly see a far different mean
ing to this speech than that given to
it by the white editors who have rolled
it as a sweet morSel under their
tongues, and use it to justify the dis
franchiSement OF the Negro, and or
colored editors who do not seem to
have read 1t either carefully or under
standingly if at all. The logic of events
will determine whether the Republl-
can party will show the white feather
under the fire of a section of this
country which seems bent on reversing
all the results of a war which hum1la-
ted the South, gave freedom to the
Negro, and stability to the constitu-
ton.
1t isn't going to take any steps back
wards, and when it does begin to move
it will sweep all before it. If the
Southern press is cOnVinced-and 1T
does seem that way-that a member
of President RooSevelt'S cabinet has
been fool enough to furnish the demo
cratic party with a club to be used
to destroy his own party, and this toe
at a time Wnen 1tS carQlndl principles
are being most bitterly assailed, l
know of no legal impediment to pre-
vent them or those democratic states
men who profess to see the same club
from looking at it with both eyes.
Secretary Root knew what he was say
ing when he made that speech, and
there Is no more consolation in it for
the democratic party than there is gold
in rain water.
The New York Times commenting re-
Gently on the speech of Mr.. Booker T.
Washington, at brooklyn, (Which is
by the way, the ablest and most mas
terful he ever delivered), initiates Mr..
Tillman, by saying that if the Negroes
should attempt to avenge their wrongs
as the Indians did, they would be
treated as the Indians were. There
are very few Indians in this country
now. The white man appears to have
done something to the poor Indian.
Does the New York Times express the
sentiments of the American people?
Up to date I have seen no protests
from civis, vlator and the rest Of them,
condemning this blood thirsty edi-
torial threat to eXterminate the black
man on American soil If he ever gets
courage enough to make a dash for
liberty or death. The atmosphere
seems to be full of death for him DO
ole soul.