The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-07
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reached and embarrassing cO1lss0uSifp
ces possibly avoided; fofHit Is tos !ii55ffys
presumed that the Senator. unOn Tssss99
quest would make a recommendatf UhsS
Ot course, 1t might not suit the Presfs
dent exactly, but It would not be siff.S
prising if Mr.. Foraker, bySyirtue al lsia
20 years experience in Ohio poIitics
had better knowledge of5swhere k
coiored man could be found who, was
suited for such an Office than the
third Senator from Ohio, Mr. gWaaha,
ton Speaking of the professor. by,
way, serves to- remind one that Hui
aces not stand ace high with I'll Gers
tain element Of his colored bretherf,.8
who organized recently what is called
the Niagara Movement Those $Yhns
profess to understand what This
means says that certain distinguished
members Of the Negro race have beanTt
an agitation to discredit Booker
Washington's teachings, especially his
doctrine which he is constantly exs
pounding, that the way for the color
ed people to get along best In this
country is to work, and work hard US
The 'Niagaraus' came out In foreBi
not long ego, when the President apr
pointed William T.. Vernon, Of Kafr-%
!as, Register Of the Treasury, to siie-
ceed Judson Lyons, also aaolored. man.
OF Georgia, who had held the ONES be-
tween nine and ten years. Vernon
had been indorsed by Senator Wash-s
1ngton,' and the Niagara protestantsS
sought to defeat his confirmation. But
while they failed they caused the Kan
sas Senators great deal of trouble,
because there is large percentage of
Negro voters in that State. z iIts3
There was considerable speculatioK
among the Ohio members Of Congress
today as to who, If anybody, would
profit by the appointment of Negro
to one of the big Federal jobs in the
State. The prevailing view was best
expressed by well-known member
Of the delegation who is soon to retire
to private life. This man said:
IF Negro is appointed SURVEYORS
at Cincinnati believe his appoint
ment would prove. unpopular, especf
ally In that city and in the soWthefn
part OF the State, nd matter whether
he was Objectionable to the Senator's
or not. l do not think the pe0pta
would take kindly to seeing r. NSgfs
occupy that or any other aSEI9
which invariably has been filed ;byS 'S
white man. I apprehef VS. haf, stEssss
popular dissatisfaction would be sa
MOST as great as IN a&S0uthrnE citySSEEf
is all right to recognize the colo Fed
electorate by placing some AZ the rsse
in subordinate positions and sem f9s
few Of them to the legisfa turs, hui
have no doubt there would i1s ss
marked revuL:ion df sentiment annHg
the white people against the President
II he placed one OF them an an mi
tant Federal Office and also against;
Senators f they approve it. Al thss
some time, there Is this to be: reniersl4
beredNpow that the President has dc.
clared his intention of appointing & b
colored man, to wit, that IL het,failg S0
40 So or does 1t and the Senat6R dis
approve Of his choice, there tsSogy5
likely to be di&affection among the
Neg "oes from the Republican party
IT the next campaign. Therefore,
whichever way you look at 1t, 1t lis an
unfortunate situation" g.. H.. .....#