Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-01-12

an indefinite tenure of Office subject
to the will of the President He
will not, however. IL is positively de-
clared take the initiative in the flu
ture appointment of Negro Office
holders In the South"
subsequent developments seem 20
have borne out this view of tae sit
uation. He will bear the ills. ne
has rather than fly to those he
knows not Of" So Collector Ruck-
or is an Inherited source Of allie
ton SO to speak and for this reason
will not be disturbed Let us all
be thankful for that. MI Corrigan
said:
"In rhis connection. 81 may be
stated that the president feels very
keenly the distasteful cartoons and
offensive criticism Of him which
have appeared recently in southern
papers. His attention has been di-
rected Co one cartoon in particular.
which was reproduced 10y a philadel
phia paper from The New Orleans
Picayune. Ia one sketch the pres
ident was represented as cheek by
jowl with a Negro. and i'm the next
was facing the Negro the drawing of
the two faces being designed to
make them appear similar. The
president seems honestly surprised
at such criticism coming from the
south at this time. in view OF the at
tacks which have been made upon
him i'm other quarters for his act in
discharging the Negro battalion en-
gagged i'm the Brownsville outrage.
The charge was made that he dis
charged them for no other reason
than because they were Negroes.
When Representative Livingston
called upon the secretary of the
treasury this morning TO urge his
recommendation OF a democratic as
pirant In the event the president
concluded TO abandon Rucker. ne
was promptly showed The Picayune
cartoon The secretary said that
the president would not terminate
Fuckers tenure OF Office. IL may be
set down as positive. therefore. that
Rucker in Atlanta. Crum I'm Charles
ton. Deveraux at Savannah and otn-
er southern Negro Odice-holders
who were appointed before Theo-
dore Roosevelt succeeded 90 the pres
idency. will not be disturbed. no
new ones. however. viii be appoint
ed.
1.-TWO Atlantans. one a white re-
publican and the other democrat.
were applicants for the position I'M
ed by Rucker, If the Office had been
declared vacant
10 would appear then that i'm the
discharge of the colored troops from
the service. including the guilty with
the innocent and the debarring OF
them from ever re-enlisting i'm enc
army or navy OF the United States
and from employment I'm amy civil
department of the government. he
expected the plaudits of the south .
orn press and had hoped 90 ueutral-I
ize If not eliminate the effect OF his /
alleged social equality" lunch with .
that distinguished educator and econ /
omist. Booker r. Washington.
The colored man. or the white /
one either. for that matter. who can /
not see the animus i'm President
Roosevelts drastic action In tails
matter must be blind indeed. Pres
ident Roosevelt has Blended himself
too far backward I'm this matter and F.
ne mas lost his balance. He expect /
ed Democratic support ia Che .
Senate just ass he expected it|
in the matter of the Rate Bill
and he is being grievously disappoint
ed. Even his defenders are admit F.
ting that when he attempted to de-
clare that a man shall be forever +
dobarred from re-enlistment and
that he shall Doe forever prohibited .
from holding Office unde- the gov /
eminent ho exceeded his authority /
as President OF the United States. +
When &c is remembered too that .
he did not originate this order. but F.
approved 90. am must admit that the .
race prejudice therein came by trans .
mission 10 looks TO us that Pres +
ident Roosevelt's leg is I'm mud .
hole. up Co his neck. We are sorry .
for him. and the colored soldiers. +
Conscientious.