The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-12-04
THE DAWN or a BETTER DAY.

The awakening Of the north TO the
truth about the aouth's greatest IN
ternal problem is one Of the striking
features OF recent development.
That the attitude Of the north Is
changed. o. IN Undergoing change, y
apparent from The current editorial
expressions Of our Republican eX.
changes
The Constitution rcIroduces else.
where en- this page two notable re-
cent editorial from The Chicago Fri-
bune and The Portland Oregonian.
The papers quoted are representative
in the highest sense. rhe Tribune
stands for the stalwart Republican,
ism of the great middle west, and The
Oregonian for that OF the trans-moun-
tain west and tho Pacific coast Both
are strong forces IN the support of
their party.
Ii the dominant political party has
The wisdom to follow their patriotic
and sensible suggestions. our national
unity viii bear not even scar OF the
ciyll strife " forty years age.
yerltable "cra 1T good feeling viii
return 10 every pert u The nation;
there viii he infinitely more political
ind pendCnce along lines of principle,
and the negro will prof. immeasar-
ably By taking his case out of tho
hands OF the political quacks
There are Two quotations from
these two Influential Republican pc
pers which need to be stressed.
The Portland Oregonian says:
Truth is. the north long ago has
been willing to leave 10 the south the
solution Of the difficult race question
that besats ir The north long since
ceased from effort to force negro sui
fraga al the south Again. the gen
eral opinion of the north holds il a
mistake TO push negroes into conspic-
uous federal positions in the south
for II Is not done in the north, and Il
Is best. moreover, not to touch the
sensibllitics of the south ON this sore
spot.
The Chicago Tribune says
What keeps the negro in politics
today? White southern feav OF the
anti-white policy Of a great mans
members Of the Republican party
Roosevelt has succeeded ia making
this policy moro irritating ana more
aumiliating than ever before L; is
The one profound error Of his admins
ration. Tie has found it necessary
10 do what Mckinley had no difficulty
In avoiding He hls seen to it that
whether il be matter of private din
ners or OF political appointments, the
exaggerated feelings OF the south
shall be still further cXagg Grated.
The whole trouble is compressed in
he foregoing quotations. The Ore
gonian declares that the public 'opin
ion OF the north Is in favor OF none Of
these things that naturally exasperate
ana humiliate the south and aggra
yate the seriousness OF her peculiar
local problem.
II this declaration Is true OF present
aorthern sentiment. Republican po,
jticians will not coddle the negro pc
litically by making the south his pat
ronage preserve!
We shall not comment upon what
The Tribune says of President Roose-
Welt and the one profound error Of
his administration. The <esident,
recognizing the truth of what both Of
these Republican papers say. may in
the future pay more Difference to the
.ightthinking sentiment oc the noria
and to the justice Of the south's posi-
ion At least, le, us hope SO.
In any event it is something tina
he north Is beginning to see the light
it all makes for the Greater Union
Atlanta Constitution.