The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-26
NEGROES AN ISSUE
- THE NATIONAL POLITICAL CAM
PAIGN NEXT YEAR,
GORMAN IS THE PACEMAKER
ME ATTACKED ROOSEVELT ON
THE NEGRO QUESTION.

Roth Democratic and Republican
Leaders Appear to Welcome the
vssue-DemOcrats Delight i'm the
Vay senator German Launched 1t.
,rbey Hope to Carry Doubtful
states Through This Issue-That
Diuncr Like Banquo's Ghost.
By r. M. Larner.
washington, Oct. Ex-senator Cor
mans speech in Maryland yesterday,
in which he so seriously attacked Pres
ideut Roosevelt on the negro question,
IA regarded by the leaders of both par
tes in Washington as pacemaker for
the Democratic national campaign next
year.
President Roosevelt's closest per-
sonaI and political friends regard it as
tho beginning of the execution of a
nlan to make the race problem a great
issue against the Republicans in the
nresidential election. Democrats, too,
accept Mr. Germans attack with no
attempt to conceal their delight, and
all appear to welcome the issue.
1t develops to-day that it is we'll
determined plan on the part of nation
al Democrats to force the race issue
to the front. not alone in the South
and the close states of Maryland, Del
aware. New Jersey and West Vir-
einia but also in the larger cities of
Ohio. Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, where
they think it is possible to stir up the
foreign-born voters upon the negro
question They also argue that if
there is to be any doubt about Ken
lucky and Missouri, the race issue will
make those states surely Democratic.
From Democratic Stumps.
1t is not the intention to bring the
question prominently forward in the
Democratic platform, but to hammer
it home on every Democratic stump.
Republicans here take the view, judg-
ing from the personalities in Senator
Germans speech, that the Democrats
intend to make this part of their cam
paign directly personal to Mr.. Roose-
welt himself, and wherever it is pos
sibe, to emphasize the Booker Wash
lustOu ulilIIeI lIiGAuGllL anu IlAC OLulAl
appointment, with white mans gov
eminent for the white man" the cam
paign cry from one end of the country
to the other
Senator German, as the leader of his
party in Congress will lose no oppor-
tunity during the coming session to
develop the issue, and campaign ma
terial is expected out of renewed dis
cussion of the Crum case and the In
dianola postoffice case.
The election in Maryland is looked
upon by both parties as an important
test of the negro question as d cam
paign issue. 1t will be the first ex-
preston by the people of that state
on the restricting legislation now in
force there, wherein the educational
test bars many negroes from the privi-
Ieges of the ballot.
On the Cast of the Color Die.
Senator Germans speech is regarded
as stalking almost the entire election
IN Maryland on this one question alone.
1t Is known that he looks upon the
result as very important to his party,
and his friends regard it as critical
10 his own chances for the Democratic
nomination. Should Maryland stand
by MIN on election day and support his
views on the race question as against
those of President Roosevelt, it is
thought here that the election will go
long way toward establishing Mr..
Gorman as the probable Democratic
nominee next year.
rather humorous incident at the
meeting which Senator German adj
dressed shows the temper of Demo-
cratic gatherings on this question. I'm
medlately following the Senator's
speech, in which he made Booker
Washington prominent as a guest at
Inc White House, an entertainer APP
peared on the stage and sang, Il Got
White Man Working for Me-" The
song aroused not only great amuse-
hIent but enthusiasm as well, and
brought forth cheers upon cheers.