The Washington herald., 1906-11-20

Resolved. That the Democratic party
Of the United States Is, and has always
been, white mans party"
This plank. Senator John T Morgan. Of
Alabama. believes should be inserted in
the next Democratic national platform.
He goes further He believes that some
State. through its delegates assembled,
should press this plank before the con-
venuon's committee on resolutions with
the declaration that the delegates will
withdraw from the convention in case II
is not adopted. He would prefer that the
plank come from a delegation representing
a Northern State. but if such is not the
wish of such a delegation. rather than
have the subject matter eliminated. he
advocates its presentation by a Southern
State. His own state Alabama, comes
first On the alphabetical list and the
high regard in which the Senator's views
are held in that State lnsures that its
delegates TO the next national convention
will be insistent upon the adoption OF
such plank That they viii be enforced
by other Southern States, gees without
saying
At the St Louis national convention
in 1894 a suggestion was made along
similar lines. though not so Clear-Cut,
brief. and forcible The resolution COM
mittee there promptly threw IL out The
Eastern contingent. having nominated the
candidate. was conceded the right to
write the platform. and 10 the disgust OF
many Southern politicians the negro ques-
tiCn was ignored.
Would Garry Presidency, He Says.
Should the delegates Of any one state
submit this plank with declaration OF
withdrawal in case it is rejected, II would
carry through said Senator Morgan last
night Moreover. it would carry the
Presidency. Il would overtop every other
issue. In the Southern States the ques-
ton is acute to-day. and such a declara-
ton on the part of the Democratic na-
tionaI convention would bring the negro
question Immediately home TO the people
| Of the North. who soonor or later viii
/ have 70 meet It face TO face, just as We
/ Of the South are doing to-day.
/ I have expected" continued the Sena-
I tor. this movement and this demand 70
/ come from the white men OF the North,
/ as reaction from the extreme action
I taken from 1850 TO 1870. when popular
1 frenzy was employed as a driving force
I 20 rush through Congress the disastrous
! programme Of negro political and social
/ equality, in the provisions of force bills
and bills TO secure the equal rights OF
I negroes in hotels. theaters. and places Of
/ public resort That era has passed away.
/ the North having rejected its foliies. az
I II may never return The poor white peo-
I pie Of the North are feeling the fatal
/ poison Of such enactTents, and are eXas-
/ perated at the new era Of brutality that
/ social crimes lave developed among the
/ negroes everywhere The white people
/ Of the South have resumed control Of
| their local affairs The instrument by
which this deIveranCe has been accom-
/ plished are the ballot box and the cotton
/ plant I do not presume to ignore the
/ blessings Of Providence. I believe the
/ spirit OF the Most High was the conuoH-
I ing force that directed the work Of the
convention that framed the Constitution
/ Of the United States and submitted it 10
| the States and the people for ratification.
Entrusted TO White People.
4 believe that the people Of the United
States were then set apart to establish
and execute that plan Of government
which had nc precedent or model in the
wisdom of nations. I do not believe tfle
Indian tribes or the African race. were
chosen for that great trust in the berth
hour OF this republic. find no place for
either cf them in that new political crea-
tion-'the people OF the United States.
| The people intrusted with that vast and
precious duty. were named in the pream-
bic of the Constitution. They and their
delegates were all white people, assembled
from many countries, and of many Ian
guages. They came together by common
impulse This was the inauguration OF
the sovereignty OF the governing people
of the United States, as a racial nation. or
dynasty of white people Negroes were
here in every State and TeritCTy but they
were slaves and not even recognized in the
Constitution as constituting q people or
| tribe, or having any right that did not be-
long alike to all human beings. Except
the Indians. there were no ether people in
the country. and the negroes and the In
dians were not represented IN that con-
vention.
When the Constitution in the preamble
declared that We. the people of the United
States do Ordain this government
for ourselves and our pOsterity.'
the line Of delimitatiOn was made as clear
as if the Chinese. CT the negroes in ne
Free State Of the Congo. should ordain a
ment whose sovereignty should belong to-
them and their pCsterity We established
a people whose racial distinction was
won from the British Crown: and so it will
be while the preamble Ct the Constitution
shall stand and bear witness TO an estab-
lished fact our white people have al
ways recognized these truths. and have
never denied or abandoned them.
Foundation of Our Creeds.
III one cardinal principle" concluded
the Senator. Il am now. as have always
been. true to the conviction that. as 20
government I would search into the
foundations of our creeds for the true
stuff for the making Of plank IN our
national platform, Ike this: Resolved.
That the Democratic party Of the United
States is. and has always been. "a white
mans party If any candidate for the
Presidency should decline 10 mount this
platform. I would not help him 90 do So
by yielding my conviction. nor would I
refuse to support him If he were fairly
tie nominee of my party. I would say 70
him: when YOU are better acquainted
with the foundations Of our government.
you viii welcome this saving truth 10
which we viii 5Irn at last in order to
purify it and make il perpetual