Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-06-30
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INTO a tight place and want to array NE
white people on their side they begin To-
cry negro. They told us that by the
proclamation of the new Constitution the
negro had been eliminated from the poll
tics of the State. But we notice that some
of our Democratic contemporaries in the
State are becoming alarmed at the outlook
and they are beginning to use their stock
in trade, the negro, with the old time zest.
The nomination of MIR. Roosevelt with
Senator Fairbanks as his running mate has
destroyed all hope that the Southern Dem
ocrats may have heretofore had of electing
Democrat as President. There is now
nothing left them to fight for but to
keep the South as solidly solid as possible.
There is not a single national issue upon
which they can go before the people with
any prospect of success Hence, We find
them using the Booker T. Washington in
cident and the seconding of Mr. Roose-
velt's nomination by negro lawyer from
Baltimore to provoke the hostility Of
Southern white men against the Repub-
lican candidate for President. They are
also making a great cry against him for
appointing negroes to Federal Office.
We do not apprehend that the Demo-
Gratis will be able to influence a single in
telligent white man at the South, especially
in Virginia, by introducing the negro
again as an issue. Their insincerity and
inconsistency on the negro question are so
manifest that honest men will laugh at
them. The Southern Democracy, yea, the
Virginia Democracy. have shown perfect
willingness to have Mr.. Cleveland again
their candidate for the Presidency. This
being true, it is strange that they will OBJ
ject to the entertaining of Booker 7.
Washington by Mr., Roosevelt or his ap-
pointment of negroes to Office.
1t cannot be longer disputed that MIR.
Cleveland entertained Fred Douglass,
negro, and bis white wife at the White
House. 1t is no longer denied that Mr..
Cleveland appointed negro postmasters IN
the South. He appointed no less than
five in Virginia. Two of these were ap-
pointed at the solicitation of Hon. Claude
Swanson, then and now Congressman
from the Fifth Virginia District, and the
prospective Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor. Two more were appointed at the
request of Mr.. Jones, whJ is now and was
then Congressman from the Fret Dis
trict; and one was appointed in Tazewell
at the suggestion of prominent Democrats.
There have meyer been any negro post
masters in Virginia appointed by Repub-
lican President.
The Virginia Democrats ought not to
object to negro sitting in National Re-
publican Convention and speaking in that
body. Negro delegates sat in the conven-
ton that nominated Mr.. Cleveland the
last time, and he sent one of those negro
delegates as minister from the United
States to one of the South American white
republics.
Besides, there was time when white
Democrats and negroes had joint meetings
in Virginia that were addressed by negroes
and very prominent white Democrats.
We have a picture now before us illus
trating a scene in such a meeting. 1t was
held at Lynchburg and was addressed by
two negroes, Roane and Derrick, and
Major Daniel, the latter the most dis
tinguished and honored Democrat in Vir-
GINA. On that occasion Major Daniel in
vited Roane and Derrick to him, seized
each by the hand, marched to the front of
the stage and exclaimed
"When the best men of both races
unite in behalf of a cause, it must pre-
vail"
These negroes, Roane and Derrick, and
Others were sent all over the State to speak
in behalf of Democracy. With Mr.. Cleve-
lands and Major Daniels and the Vir-
ginia Democracys past record on the ne
gro facing them it is little absurd for,our
friends the enemy to try to work the
negro racket against the Republicans and
Mr.. Roosevelt.
HARD TO SATISFY.
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