The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-20

Washington, March 1S.-The race
question again was discussed in the
senate today. Mr.. Money, of Missis-
sippi, spoke for two hours, his remarks
having direct reference to the action of
the president in closing the Indianola,
Miss, postoffice. Mr.. Money explain
ed at the outset of his remarks that II
he could secure unanimous consent for
leave of print, he would not take up
the time of the senate The sentiment
of the senate seemed to be that re-
marks not delivered should not be
spread on the record. He thereupon
proceeded and delivered himself of
some severe structures of the president,
stating in the course of his remarks
that Mr.. Roosevelt was not the presi-
dent of America, but the president of
the BLACK belt" At times he was
closely interrogated by Messrs. For
aker and Spooner.
1t was the inherent and constitution
al right OF a great community, said
Mr.. Money, to have their mail handled
regularly. Letters, he said, which
important county officials residing at
Indianola have been sent to Green
Vile and this he declared was an un-
warrantable interference with the lib
erty and rights of the people of In
dianola. 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 it's authority and nobody had
disputed it, He declared that the
postmaster general should do all he
could to heal the breach and not con-
tinue stubborn and vindictive. The
department has made the people hate
the administration he said.
Directing his remarks to President
Roosevelt, he said that in the south it
was believed that Mr.. Roosevelt, when
he succeeded Mr.. Mckinley would
make an American, instead of sec
uonal president, but a change had
come over this dream. He is not so
much an American president" said
Mr.. Money, las he is the president of
the black belt" and he added with
some feeling, we don't consider him
a great American president He de-
clared that of all the appointments
made in Mississippi, none have given
such general disgust as those made by
this administration and he said the
president had raised the question of
social equality of the negro, but there
could never possibly be any social
equality between the two races. There
is a race prejudice in the SOUTH" he
said. "and l thank God that there is. -
The prejudice against the negro, he
asserted. lis not local, but prompted
by an universal, worldwide sentiment -
Answering Mr.. Foraker, he said that
these recent appointments nave reVlV-
ed the race question and While the
people of the south had heretofore toll
Grated negro officeholders, they did not
want any more of them. This is q
white mans country and white mans
government" said he. 1T has beer
carved out of the wilderness and con-
Quered from the Indians. not for the
African. but for the white man.
Mr.. Foraker asked Mr.. Money if his
objection to colored people holding Of
flee extended to all offices of all kinds
and also whether it would include the
enlistment of colored men in the army
to defend the flag and the constitution
The reply was that he had no par
ticular objection to colored men serv'
ing in the army. but declared that il
would be better if no colored men helC
any official position whatever.
Would you decitizeniZe the negro a:
to voting?" asked Mr.. Foraker, ''anC
IL 81, SIiOulu lIldl DS ldhcL lAilO SiS
count in fixing the representation il
congress -
That is another question: said Mr.
Money The participation of the ne
gro i'll the affairs of government, M
thought, was dangerous
rs it the demand of the SOUTH in
Quired Mr.. SpOoner that the preSi
dent of the United States, shall in NJ
case appoint cOlOred man to Fedora
office in the south?"
Mr.. Money replied that there was NJ
demand made and no authority, for i
was the feeling in the south that M
.colored man, no matter what his quail
fication may be shall hold Federal of
flee. The whole truth of history, h
declared, shows the utter incompetenc
of the colored race for self-govern
ment.
Mr.. Spooner remarked that a presi
dent of the United States, who woul,
yield to the demand of any sectiol
that the rights of citizenship shoul
be surrendered would show himself un