Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-07

town. They got a. taste of city life and
couldn't be happy On the plantation again.
So fve of the best families my friend had
on his plantation pulled DIP stakes and quit
and are now trying totmake "A living some
whore about town. That was his punish
ment for trying to educate uiggers. ~--ss-~
1.-The trouble with the negro race is that
whenever one of taem gets a little educa-
ton he thinks he iSa,geHtleman and Is too
so ere IS yspg little fewa nrsss
to do, and being cSifpeiked to live BY his
wits soon gets into -mischIef. A. good many
Of them are supported bs women servants
describes the situation accurateiy.-and
with the true plantation accent the gov
ernor sang these lines:
ut ain't no use to work 80 hard.
1t amt no use to work hard
Use g. woman s9 a. r the white folks yard
The Democratic Outlook.
what is the outlook for the democratic
party ?" I asked
1.-THE only hope of the democratic party
Is in sticking to democratic principles re-
marked the governor sententiously. For
myself am an admirer of Mr. Bryan. I
heartily indorse and still adhere to the plat
form of 1896 and 1900 although the in
crease in the worlds supply of gold has re-
lieved the financial situation and has made
for the time being.
Have you any new issues to propose?"
Il think the south at the next national
convention should demand declaration
from the democratic party in favor of the
repeal of the fifteenth amendment, and of
adding another amendment to the. Con-
stitution in Its place, giving each state the
authority to regulate suffrage. That is
absolutely necessary for the peace and
prosperity of the south, for the harmony
of the two races. and for the fulfllment
of the commercial and Industrial POSSIBLE
tiles of this section The subject has not
been much discussed. but we are going to
! make 1t an issue; for all other questions
pale into insignificance as far as the south
is concerned. I would gladly surrender
cur representation In Congress: I would
rather have three members Of the House
and two senators without negro suffrage
than have four senators and sixteen rep
resentatives with it. l believe in protect
ing the negro in the performance Of all
the legitimate duties of life and In the
pursuit of happiness; but the white man
has never allowed him to share In the
authority of government and he never will.
And he will never concede the equality Of
the two races in any particular
Thomas Jeffersons took the same posi-
ton as Edo; SO did Abraham lincoln Both
recognized the physical differences which
render it impossible for the two races to
live in equality. One must be superior
and the other Inferior: there can be no
alternative, and the sooner We decide per-
manently which race Is to be on top In this
country the better it will be for all oon-
cerned."
Not Hostile to the President.
"Have yon modified your views about
President Roosevelt 7 asked
with all my heart wish him well and
am willing to overlook his peculiaritIes
and idiosyncracies. 1 am not hostile 10
Roosevelt; I should like to be friends with
him. I have come to- the conclusion that
he did not realize what he was doing when
he committed that VIOLENCE upon public sem
timent by dining with Booker Washington
and forcing negro officials upon an I'M
willing people: ,haye, come to the con-
clusion that he was acting honestly or
perhaps under mistaken or malicious al
vice. And l am sure he would not do
such a thing again. am certain he would
not do 1t If he realized the effect that
such incidents have Upon the depraved ne
groes of the south. NoNone decries lynch
ing more than President Roosevelt, and yet
the partisanship he has displayed for the
negro has done more than he or you or any
other northern man can imagine to encour-
age the negro to commit the crimes for
which people in the south lynch him. That
crime Is but a manifestation of his ambi
ton for social equality. You never heard
of niger assaulting white woman
before the war; nothing of the kind ever
happened. 1t was never suggested until
social equality and civil rights Were dis
CuSSeu, ana negroes We're IaffSntF that they
are Just as good as white men and women.
Nothing demoralizes a negro so much as
the feeling that he Ii the equal of tho
white women he sees In the streets, and
the passions that control and master him
are born in that same feeling Of equality.
I'VE had a case here the other night. [
was called out of Masonic lodge and told
of one of the most fiendish assaults that
you can imagine, committed upon a white
girl in the early evening and in the most
populouS part of this city. The community
was Infatuated. I got out my horse and
was in the saddle until 5 o'clock the next
II ornfng, dividing my time between direct
ing the search and quieting the people.
Half a dozen suspects were arrested, and
they wanted to hang one of them, but I
stopped it ! Thought he was guilty. then,
innocent now. But believing him guilty
L protected him. I had not the slightest
feeling OF mercy for the wretch: there was
no penalty, no torture. in my opinion, that
was too severe for hin, gbut felt thatI
must vindicate the law, and I was deter
mined to do SO. / was determined tina.
this crime should be punished as 1t de-
served punishment, and we will yet catch
the brute and hang him by legal process.
Considers the President Ignorant.
Those who, like President Roosevelt. are
asserting the equality OF races, encourage
such crimes, and at first we thought he
was malicious. But we are coming to a
Inherent coHciuSion. ana now DeueNe ne ~
honest, but ignorant. We have no ami
mostly against him personally and have
Just as much anxiety for the welfare of
the government as any one. No matter
what republican President may do. we
will approve 1t and give 1t our hearty sup
port II 1t is for the good of the country;
Which Of President Roosevelts acts do
you most approve?' t@
II very heartily approve what he says
about curbing the trusts and stopping re-
bates and regulating railroad rates.
Are you an expansionist?
Decidedly not; yet served In the Span
ish war. I was major of the 9Th Immunes
l had funny experience getting into the
army. l had not been in accord with the
state administration and had criticised the
governor, who did not like me. T enlisted
as private In regiment Of volunteers,
and was Immediately elected captain of
my company But. owing to a broken arm,
which is my only physical defect, could
not pass the surgeons examination. !
could have secured commission easily
enough ii. the governor had insisted upon
1t, and requested him to do so. He sent
word that he would crafty me II would
apologize for what 1 had said about him.
I told him I would see him in hell first.
and went home. The 9th Immune regiment
was organized: 1 was rendered the COM
mand of Company 4, and accepted: was af-