The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-17
REPUBLICAN EDITORS RESOLVE
For High Taxes on Rum and Reduced
Representation Of the Black Belt.

For High Taxes on Rum and Reduced
Representation Of the Black Belt.
The upstate Republican editors, whose
subscribers produce the cheese which the
saloonkeepers talk of boycotting, expressed
their delight yesterday at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel at the tax measures passed by the
Legislature and the Governor. slapping
thus at the saloon:
And indorse the measures which
have finally put an end to direct taxes on
property for State purposes and have placed
a larger portion Of the burden on that
business which, more than any other. has
increased the cost Of protecting the inno-
cent and caring for the dependent
Nineteen Of the editors thought the Re-
publican Editorial Association Of the State
OF New York ought TO record it'd views on
the race question:. Nine others thought 1t
would be just as well to leave the question
alone. President Thomas p. Peters dis
cussed 1t at length In his annual address,
IF the present movement goes unrebuked
the future Of the black man In the South is
blacker than his own face" Mr.. Peters
said that ex-President Cleveland's speech
on Tuesday night was a bid for the support
OF the South in the next Democratic Ma
tional Convention Mr.. Peters, who is an
editor Of the BROOKLYN Times, said:
And what does he advocate? Education
for the negro is his panacea. He fears the
"perilous flood Of indiscriminate, unlntelli-
gent, and blightine negro suffrage" Well.
party advocate an ythins elseY Has Theo-
dore Roosevelt elevated to public ONCE the
No. he has dined with a negro. the superior
OF Cleveland In intellect; he has appointed
only such TO ONCE as are MI Cleveland
South would make two classes Of men in
their states. They would make the white
voters and the. blacks non voters, and they
would do IL and are 40 managing 10 that the
black can never break through and become
a voter.
The nineteen editors had their way, and
this declaration was adopted:
Re.9Slred; That while While. the members recos-
suffrage IN the South SO dieait OF Solution.
ever Justified or ever can justify an attempt
the mandate Of the CONSTITUTION q the United
Suffrage IN amy State ~ shs soats Or III tie
white man e disqualified in any state Of the
as and qso 81 n ha he
voters thus disqualified be eliminated IN the
enumeration Of the population az basis for
and In the Electoral College.
We submit either that the Constitution
30 enforced in every part Of the land or that
OF its intent and purpose In all the States
without discrimination on account OF local
conditions, social traditions or RACIAL feeling
We ask the Republican press Of the North
to give prompt consideration to this great
national question which bids fair TO become
Of paramount Importance and which must
be met with the same patience and courage
which have characterized the leadership In
the Republican party in every great emer-
gency In our nations history.
These officers were elected:
President. William A. Smythe Of the
Owego Times
Vice Presidents.- Louis McKinstry Of the
Fredonia Censor, Elias VAR Of the Waterloo
Neus. Charles 6. Munger Of the Herkimer
Citizen, j. P; herrick OF the Bolivar Breese.
Henry K Williams Of the Dunkirk Observer.
Secretary and Treasurer. A. o. Bunnell
OF the Dansville Advertiser.
Executive Committee-Thomas P. Peters.
Brooklyn Times; Henry A. Brockway Water
town Times: William Berri. Brooklyn Ston-
dard Union: W. J; Pollard. SeneGs Falls
Courier-,y Journal: E. W. Adds. Brewster
Standard.
The twenty-eight editors went to the
Casino last night as the guests Of twenty.
eight OF the Shubert brothers. Afterward
they had smoker at Shanley's.