The L'Anse sentinel., 1904-12-24
THE SOUTHERN FEELING.
Expressions Of Representative Jour
nails Regarding the Election
of Roosevelt.

The southern press Is still discussing
the president and the meaning OF tho
election with special application to the
presidents attitude to the south. 1t Is
wholesome discussion. An alleviatioI
of bitterness may come from It; an in
crease hardly can, says the Indianapo-
lis News Qnd.). The New Orleans States.
commenting on an invitation to be ex-
tended to the president to visit New Or
leans, says those that have undertaken
II seem ito have taken for granted some
unauthorized statements to the effect
that Mr. Roosevelt is contemplating u
visit in sackcloth and ashes to tell US
how sorry he has been that he dined with
Booker Washington; that he acted the
tyrant at Indianola and that he tried to
force the negro, Crum. upon the people
of Charleston, and that II we will but
have faith in him he will never again
Offend" For itself the States goes on
to say that the president will be re-
ceived with courteous hospitality; but
that while he holds 10 the views that he
carried into practice in the three cases
mentioned the southern people can have
absolutely no sympathy with him
without being false to their principles
and their race. It's forecast Is that
If Mr.. Roosevelt comes south he will
visit Tuskegee, and that his speech
there will contain something jarring
on the sensibilities of the southern peo-
ple." Altogether, we should say that
the New Orleans paper is not in very
satisfactory state of feeling. 1t wants
the president to surrender uncondition-
ally his position indicated according to
southern interpretation) by the three
acts mentioned.
The Nashville American is disposed to
wait and see what comes 1t does not
fear that southern representation will
be reduced, for 1t thinks the north will
not sanction another turmoil on the race
while it is willing to wait for what the
president shall do or say If he takes his
southern trip.
The Charleston News and Courier, an
able paper, and one that speaks from
the town convulsed by the Crum ap-
pointment, says in discussing fair
statements in northern newspapers as
to the presidents feelings toward the
south:
Eve trust that Mr.. Rooseveit's future
policy toward the south will be all that
some persons have predicted and even
promised that II will be. We do not think
that we are going too far to say IL such
an expression may be permitted us in
such connection, that 1t is up to- Mr..
Roosevelt. 1t was Mr.. Roosevelt who pre-
cipitated the present alleged strained re-
lations between himself and his fellow
citizens of this section OF the country;
and II is not impossible that he may be
able in the future to pursue policy
toward the south which viii breed
very cordial disposition in the hearts and
minds of many people who row mstrust
him TO permit bygones to be bygones"
That, we should say, is altogether
well said. The temper and spirit of il
are fine.
The Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch,
another able and representative south
ern paper, says:
"Mr Roosevelt has been elected president
of the United States, and 1t is manifest
from these statements and from the express
sion of the southern press that the south
ern people recognize Mr.. Roosevelt as pres
ident of TIE whole country, without regard
to section, and that they will meet him more
than half way in any friendly overtures he
may make to them
On the whole, the southern press re-
fleets state Of feeling On the great
question that lies so near to the south
ern people, that might be called hope
full. II is not resentful. 1t is an atti-
tude of waiting, it might be said, just
a sign that the president means to give
them "a square DEAL" as they under
stand it, TO become fervent in friend
ship for him. There is great opportu-
nity 6neninp here