Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-19
MONEY RATES ROOSEVELT
Senator Declares President Merely Exeou-
tive Of Black Belt
THANKS GOD FOR COLOR LINE IN SOUTH
Declares whites VIII Never stnnd for
African OmcehOIders and siren
uousIy UphOIds strong Preju-
dice lie Describes.

IutoNluu was ulSCuebtu III lut Studlt luudgt
MIR. Money bringing the matter up in speak
ing on tbe presidents action in closing the
Indianola postofice. In the course Of his
remarks he declared that Mr.. Roosevelt
was not the president Of the United states
but the president of the BLACK belt"
THE department has made the people OF
the south hate the administration, - he said.
The people of the south hoped Mr.. Roose-
welt would be an American president, but
instead he is president Of the black belt.
His appointments had caused general
disgust. He had raised the question of
social equality OF the negro"
Mr.. Money said recent appointments have
revived the race question. The south has
tolerated negro o~flcials, but does not want
any more Of them. This is a white mans
country and government" There was a
feeling in the south, he said, that no col
ored man should hold office.
1t was the inherent and constitutional
right of a great community, he declared, to
have it's mail handled Regularly. Letters
which were addressed to important county
officers residing at Indianola had been sent
to Greenville, and thus an unwarrsntable
interference with the liberty and rights OF
the people had been perpetrated.
II 1t was intended to punish the people
Of Indianola the punishment had gone far
enough. The department had shown to the
world its authority and nobody had dis
puted It. Now 1t was time for the post
master general to do all he could to heal
the breach.
Thanks God for Prejudice.
He declared that of all the appointments
made in Mississippi none had given such
general dissatisfaction as those made by
the present administration, which had
raised the question of social equality of
the negro, but there could never be any
social equality between the two races.
There is a race prejudice in the south"
he said, land l thank God that there is"
The prejudice against the negro, he as
serted, was not local, but prompted by a
universal, worldwide sentiment.
Answering Mr.. Foraker, he said that
these recent appointments had revived the
race question, and while the people of the
south had heretofore tolerated negro off,
south had heretofore tolerated negro Office
holders. This white mans country" said
he, has been carved out oil the wilderness
and conquered from the Indian, not for the
African, but for the white man."
Mr.. Foraker asked IL his objection to
colored people holding office extended TO
all Offices, and whether it would include
the enlistment of colored men in the army.
In reply Senator Money disclaimed any
~virulent objection to black soldiers, but
declared 1t would be better II no colored
man held any official position whatever.
Would you disfranchise the negro?"
asked Mr.. Foraker, "snd II so, should that
be taken into account in fixing the rep
resentation in congress?"
THAT is another question:" said Mr..
Money, "but the participation of the negro
in the Affairs Of government is danger
ous."
"Is the demand of the south.' inquired
/ Mr.. Spooner, that the president shall IN
no case appoint a colored man to federal
office In the south2"
Mr.. Money replied that there had been
no demand, but it was the feeling in the
south that no colored man, no matter what
his quality, should hold a federal Office.
1.-THE whole trend OF history" he said,
Shows the utter ;ncompetency Of the
colored race for self government"
Mr.. Spooner remarked that a president
who would yield to the demand of any
section that the rights Of citizenship be
SURRENDERED would show himself unfit to
hold his ONCE and willing to violate his
oath.
Mr.. Money expressed the conviction that
the amendment to the constitution which
made negroes voters was a tremendous
mistake and a vast number of northerners
entertained the same view.
There had been no objection In the
south to a colored man working and none
had been killed for so doing, az, was the
case in Illinois. The feeling which OBJ.
tanned in the south was that II a white
man did not think himself socially better
than the negro he was not half as good.
In making appointments the president
ahOuId nonafdar conditions AnnnInfino
negroes to office in the south was most
obnoxious and repugnant to that section.
It was impossible for anyone raised north
Of Mason and Dixon's line to know any
thing about the negro.
McEnery Attacks Cuban Treaty.
At LII the senate went into executive
session and shortly after took up the Cuban
reciprocity treaty.
% Mr.. McEnery took the floor in opposition.
He commended that the treaty was in the
interest Of the sugar trust and said its
ratification would be a direct blow at the
sugar interests of the country. The pres
!. ent tariff had greatly stimulated the in
. dustry and he predicted that IL It continued
, in force the time would come when the
United States would produce not only sufh
I cient sugar for its own wants, but would
4 have some left for export besides.
In this connection he asserted that half
the states of the union were capable Of
: producing beet sugar at a profit. The ad-
D mission Of Cuban sugar at reduced rates
: would prove a severe blow to the growers
: Of sugar beets and to the cane sugar pro-
ducers of Louisiana and Texas.
3 NewIands Argues Annexation.
Mr.. Newlands in his maiden speech APP
peared as an open advocate for the annexa-
= ton Of Cuba. He presented the following
amendment;
5 The republic of the United States. recog-
nizing the intimate relationship between
the republic Of Cuba and itself, and being
1 DESTROYS of still further promoting freedom
OF trade and commercial union, of strength
ening the bonds OF amity and friendship
between the people of the two countries,
y cordially invites the republic of Cuba TO
become a state Of the union under the con-
s~titution and laws of the United States.
In support Of the amendment Mr.. New
) lands said we should give Cuba clearly to
I understand that II II wishes commercial
I union with this country and conditions OF
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