Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-06-08
Entered at the Postoftice al StauntOn, Va.
as second class mall matter.
Friday, June 8, 1906.
A SPECIMAN OF PARTIZANlSM,

In Congress last week Mr.. Burles0n
of Texas, in discussing the sectional
ism displayed by the appointing power
in selecting diplomatic and consular
officers, gave an interesting series OF
figures to bear out his contention. lie
stated that in the II Southern States
of Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas,
Tennessee and Texas, there were but
three diplomatic officers. as against the
Central East with S3, New England IA.
Middle West %, Pacific Slope 8. and
the District of Columbia 4. As to con-
sular off GERS the figures are still more
interesting. Mr.. Burleson showed
that from Is Southern States. with a
membership In the House of 1872, there
are but "a consular officers. Kentucky.
Maryland, Missouri and Delaware
having of this number. The Middle
States, with "a members, are repre-
scented with "A consular officers; New
England, Sc; Middle Western States,
81; Pacific Slope, II, and the District
of Columbia, IS. The District of Co.
lumbia, Mr.. BurlesOn stated, was re-
served for the IMAM who cuts the pie
He insisted that the discrimination
against the South as to diplomatic and
consular officers marked the President
as one of the bitterest OF partisans and
he protested against such favOritlsm.
Mr.. Burleson calls attention to a
fact which has always been apparent
that Mr.. Roosevelt is the most ardant
partisan and South hater that the
White House has held for years. if in
deed not the most bitter it ever held.
He has made few trips South, but
these we're from no love of the country
nor its people. In the quiet of Mr..
Roosevelt's study when he was ex-
pressing his real views, those who take
the pains and waste the time to read
after him, may find his opinions of the
South as nation, and her leaders as
men. AS in 0ino GerataS, so In the
quiet, undisturbed moments of men
given to writing, do their honesty and
truth appear. Here We find his real
opinions, and not when surrounded by
multitudes to whom be is making
grand stand plays.
But some say the reason why, in
these diplomatic and consular appoint.
ments the South, as in everything else
Rooseveltian, has been made to suffer,
is because the Republican party in that
quarter has SO little to offer; that the
President is looking for men, and in
the South they are not found in bis
own, but in the opposite party. We
would like to believe this of him and
if We could we would give him credit
for great discrimination, and we would
believe him a greater man than he has
yet been pictured. But a man who
has found SO much comfort and solace
in the company of Booker Washing ton
and DIR. Crum, can find congeniality
in the society of others of their race
in the South for there are others equal
ly as deserving, tho not SO celebrated.
In the millions of negroes of the South
ne could find IN eleven states certainly
more than Is negroes, leaving the
white men out entirely, who would
make as good consuIs as DIR. Crum has
made collector of the port of Charles.
ton, or as good officers as the big negro
policeman he keeps about the White
House to drag out unoffending white
ladies who chance to call, as did Mrs.
Minor Morris.