The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-02-11

be no Crumpaekering of the south for
political purposes during the adminis-
tration of Mr.. Roosevelt, and the peo-
pie of the south will accept his word
as conclusive proof that his conduct
will dovetail into his words perfectly.
And what is more, they will give to
the presidents administration, as SO
far outlined, as earnest support as
though he were of their own political
faith. II appears that MIR. Roosevelt's
attitude on the negro question has
been greatly misunderstood in the
south and indeed throughout the coun-
try. He has declared that it was new
er his intention nor his wish that the
Booker Washington incident should
have led to any belief that he favored
social equality, which he declared was
preposterous. While he does not att
tempt to apologize for that act in any
way, he has indicated that it was I'M
fortunate in that a significance was
attached to the. incident by both
whites and blacks in the south which
was not intended This, from man
of Mr.. Roosevelt's character should
definitely dispose of the affair, which
can safely be relegated to the limbo Of
the things that were. There are GER
tain cardinal principles in the policy
outlines by the president for which the
south has always stood and he Is a.
poor democrat, unworthy Of the name,
who cannot put aside partisanship in
the interest of his country.
Il
Mr.. Roosevelt,s utterances on the
Crumpacker campaign will free the
south from an irritating anxiety al
ways conducive to sectional bitterness,
Itranquilize society and business, cause
| the people of the south to place the
fullest confidence in Mr.. Raosevelt's
expressed determination to be the
president of every section Of the Union
and pave the way for an EZRA Of good
| feeling such as we have had in the
tpast. And will it not do even more.
than this? Will the people Of this
country not have ground to believe
that the death-knell of the, attempt to
| penalize the south for it's effort to, pre-
| serve its ballot reasonably free from
the contamination Of ignorance fol.
lowing the example of older states, has
been sounded? Will there not be rea-
| son to hope that the tool which the
politicians in congress have too long,
| used for manipulatory practices qquite
alien to their ostensible motives has at
| last been broken in their hands??
1t seems that we may not unwisely
hope these very things. Immediately
such an overwhelming vote and the
return of an increased republican ma
jority to congress, there were those
who predicted that il the attempt to
| deduce southern representation was
not seriously made at the present or
Forthcoming regular session Of con-
gress, it would never be made. 1t is
now certain that it will not be made
during this administration. President
Roosevelt knows both himself and
public opinion; and nowhere does he
find substantial support for the. yari-
Gus plans Of injustice toward the south
that may be generally put under the
head Of "Crumpackerisrn. The con-
gressional policy toward this qquestion
will doubtless crystalline during his
term OF office In the form he has given
in for that period. So that future par
tisan schemers, strife breeders and
passion engenderers will find it prac-
tically impossible to rally any appre-
ciable part of the American people to
| their standard by beating the 'south-
ern representation tom-tom.
| In the advocacy of the principles
| which the president is now advancing
the representatives in congress from
| the south should stand by him loyalty
las loyalty as though he were Of their
own political faith, which, indeed, he
is in these paramount matters. The
| advice of Mr.. Bryan should be taken
to heart by every democrat in both
| branches of congress, and 1t probably
| will be, so far as the lower branch is
concerned. 1t is with the senate that
| the danger ies.-New Orleans Times
Democrat (Dem.) i =.