The Washington times., 1907-03-04
Working on Lecture Plat
form for Sympathy of
North.
He Would Take the Vote
Away From the
Negro.
Doesn't Favor Morgan'S
Scheme of Repatriating
the Blacks

There is probably no man in public
life whose weekly mail contains so
much of curious interest as that Of Sen
dtor Tillman. Because the South Caro-
linian has become known to the whole
country as the spokesman of extreme
Southern white sentiment on the race
question, he Is constantly in receipt of
letters from people I'm all parts of the
country bearing on this question and on
his expressions about il.
Most OF these letters 20 unanswered.
To answer them all, indeed. would be a
task that would In some weeks preclude
attention 20 any other business. But
the correspondents are never daunted
by this neglect. Many OF them keep
on writing. while there are always new
recruits to take the places Of those who
drop out in despair OF getting attention.
The variety of sentiments expressed
toward Senator Tillman and his views
is amusing. There are a good many
SOutherners who want Tiliman TO run
for President They demand that the
Democracy become white mans party.
go before the nation as the exponent Of
the South's cause, urge the North 10
Join in an effort, once for all, 20 solve
the race question, ana make a national
campaign on this one issue. There are
others who would vary this by returning
70 the ancient doctrine Of "knownothing-
ISM" and would couple with their anti
negro proposals demand for restric-
ton Of all immigration. exclusion OF
Asiatics, and establishment of a national
policy OF keeping this country for the
exclusive use of people who are now
here and fhpfr- dagcpp1anfS
Repatriating Negroes.
This IS not the extreme view. how
ever. Many correspondents want the
colored population handled as the In
dams of the South were managed when
the Indian Territory was created. They
would have a great region set aside for
the purposes of a negro colony. and all
negroes sent there. They would have
the Federal Government, perhaps aided
by the Southern States, undertake the
expense Of this plan.
Still another plan. and one which re-
Gently has had a new access of popu-
larity because OF Senator Morgans de-
votion TO H. is that the United States
ought to take the lead in establishing
an international entente under which
the Congo Free State should be opened
for the civilized blacks and inducements
offered that would lead them voluntar-
lily TO return and create a great black
republic in Africa 1t is the old Liberia
plan on a greater scale than the found
ers of Liberia dreamed.
OF this plan it may be said that Sena-
tor Morgan Of Alabama still believes it
represents one of the possible sOlu-
tons Of the race question. II was in
mis- mind when he initiated the interna-
tional movement that led to recognition
OF the Congo Free State. What he
wanted then was TO make sure that that
great region, the native home of the
black man, should be kept in sort OF
international trust, prevented from be-
ing cut up and cOlOnized by the great
powers. and retained as a possible ha-
ven for the race that had been taken
away from IL to slavery Ey this plan
of repatriation Of the negro he hoped
that civilization might yet make repa-
ration to the black man for the crime
that was committed when the black race
was reduced to slavery. IL has been
his hope that out Of his bondage the
black man would come with civilization
and capacity TO establish himself as a
nation--a great MISUNDERSTANDING his
own native region.
Marian Watches Canon