The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-10

y WASHINGTON, D. c., August ST.
cannot for the life Of me see that the
negro plank In the Republican platform 'fili
{ car, be made to mean anything except
the desire OF the party to punish the
Z people Of the South who have, by constl-
tutIonal means. succeeded In eliminating
the negro voter from the electorate"
said Hon. Benjamin Grubb Humphreys,
member Of Congress from the Third Mis-
sissippi District, in this city to-day. II
\ says. II, effect, that the Republican party,
II retained in power, proposes to punish
us for violating the Fifteenth Amend-
nnent by enforcing the penalties Of the
Fourteenth. Why does It not proceed
under the law to enforce the Fifteenth,
(which we are told has been made q
4 dead letter? 1t Is absurd to talk OF pro-
ceedng under prior amendment TO III
flict punishment upon The people. OF the
South when 1t IL claimed that another
amendment has been violated, and nc at
tempt Is made to enforce It. The plank
4 will probably be found &valua BILE IN get
ting the negro vote for Roosevelt In the ee.
I doubtful States Of the North, but Moth
ing will be heard OF the Republican pledge
Il after the election. .s
"a. Democrats are not united in taking this
view Of the negro plank which the Re
NJ publicans adopted at Chicago. 1t has
& been predicted by some that ono Of the
y first acts Of Mr.. Roosevelt, after the
convening Of Congress In 1905. II he should
Il be elected. would be to have the Re-
publican leaders to see him and force
them to comply with his policy Of reduc-j
ing the Southern representation Con-
nress and the electoral college This
latter view Is probably correct. Mr..
Roosevelt has given so many evidences OF
Mis- ies Ire to l1umiliate the South and to-
&perpetuate the power Of the Republican
party that it can scarcely be doubted
that he will issistkupon literal enforce
1nent the pro7negro declara ton Of the e
q Chicag 60 5pln form. ~ ~ II B
I'D gse. Isl
MI The defeat Of Hon. Rice A. Pierce. Tor
denomination for Congress from the Ninth
Tennessee District means that In the
next Congress there will be no seX-Confed-
crate from Tennessee in the House Of
Representatives. Mr.. Pierce was the
oldest member on the FDemocra tic side In Z
3point OF service. having been elected in
ISL He was retired for two terms. and
then came back in 1890. He has seen I
every mem Der OF his political faith w h o.
was on the floor retire, and now he must !.
give waySto a younger man. ~ FINS Gar
5rett.& the man who defeated Represe n Ia
tive Pierce for the nomination, is 4
brilliant lawyer. He is not yet thirty
With this Congress. Major !. d Rich
sardson, who was a one time leader OF
the minority on the tioor OF me rouse
VIII re tire 10 deSote ms tlnle 70 "oothli,s
Tor me upbullolns ana seheIAl ~
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No ~, oe M h,., Voc NOR, IN the army
q a ia I tbrea times left o., the field for
dead ~ IA sis6 sthaafidoIiisof Tennesseeans.
He &nas horn sinS 1926. served 5insthe Next
5ca. n 4 wa RI throur bout the wa r be- tween
the states. and mas bcen Governor Of the
State! He was elected to the Senate in
IS "a MI g. vi IA
President Roosevelt has for many years
been an ardent admirer of the character
of William Gannaway BrownloW, War
Governor Of Tennessee, and after the
war United States senato from that
State. Governor 81 G rownow was an
asiincranl preacher of the Methodist
4 Church, and Is best known to the peo-a
Splc Of Tennessess- us .sParson" Brown
low. He was essentially fighter, and
for$many years prior to the war preach.
ed ana talked 50 strongly against all
That looked to disunion that he became
very unpopular IN State where the ma
iority OF the people were In favor Of
recession If the South did not receive
what they thought to be justice at the
hands of the national government Dur
lns the war he was most active parti-
s;lr. Of tie Union side OF the controversy,
and he often had to maintain his opin-
ions In the face OF intense personal op-
position, and was frequently in danger
isni losing his life, Living was strenuous
& ~; him, but his devotion to the Union
was never questioned though it fire.
cuen,ly required considerable courage for
r him to assert his opinions, President
\ Hooseyel, hns achieved reputation as an
advocate Of the strenuous life. and nat
,raily finds in the career of the rugged
1,ennesseean much that Is attractive,
When the President was on his South
ON rim in tho sprnp of 1879 he snent.
a short time IN Knoxyille. The elite