The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-02

its intelligence. The President de-
throned them because he wanted men
Of character and education to hold of.
flee under his administration, and to
form foundation for the building of
a new Party in that section. In the
state Of Mississippi there is not a
white Republican who is president of
| bank. There are eleven bank presi.
dents among the Negro Republicans.
There is not white physician in the
state allied with the Republican Par,
ty; there are seventy-f1ve Negro ply
sicians within the ranks Of the Party
In this single state. There Is not a
college president among the white CT
izens Of Mississippi who would not
shoot you II you called him a mem
Der OF the Party: there are a half dog
en- Negro college presidents who are
open Republicans, and have been since
their eyes looked out upon the world.
Yet the President is looking for char
acter and ability, and to this end he
took the machinery of the Party from
the Negroes. who have always held 1t,
and will forever do so, IL fairness Is
shown' and gave 1t over into hostile
hands. From these presents there Is
but one lesson: the President in his
crusade against the Party drew his
sword against the color Of those in
control OF the Party and not against
their Ignorance, for In this state the
intelligent Negroes do interest them
selves in public questions and are fore
most in political activities. The Miss
lssippf Negro, as in Georgia and kim
dred states, has determined to wrest
the control Of the Party back where 1t
belongs; knowing how resoute Is
their President. how bent is he upon
their determination, they themselves
have become resolute and bent. The
President himself has lately. expressed
himself as surprised at this recent ex-
hibition of independence, and compli
mented these men upon their courage
They will win, assuredly they will
win, and when they shall have won,
the respect OF no man for them will
be higher or more gladly extended than
that Of Mr.. Roosevelt He has wrong.
ed the Southern Negro. and he knows
1t; 1t is not exciting that tie South.
ern Negro knows it. His fortunes In
this contest he has cast with Senator
FORAKER, simply because the Senator
has been true to him during all the
years, nor waited until defeat pursued
him before he confessed himself or de-
feated the Negro before the world
Gratitude has preserved It's home In
the breast Of the American Negro. =
Mr.. Taft Is Objectionable to the Ne
gro on many scores. IT, by any mis-
chance. the War Minister should per
severe through the. National, Republ:
can Convention, it is extremely likely
that the voting Negro will cast his
vote almost soidly against him in the
election. This is pretty generally
agreed upon wherever Negroes con
gregate, and Negro preachers preach.
Through the columns of the Negro
press there runs a sweet stream of
antl-Paft. The Negro can never forget
Inc Secretary's speech before the Re-
publican state convention Of North
Carolina In which he urged the Ne.
groes to leave the Republican Party,
and grew eloquent In his defense Of
the DISTINGUISHING laws of the South
ern States. This he can never deny
LOT what Is written Is written. Meth
er Will he be able to explain away his
attitude towards the discharged sol.
d1ers, for he prepared with his own
hands the exhibits used against them
by Senators Lodge, Warren and Warn
er, the men who have so. shamefuIly
and grievously disgraced themselves
and their country throughout the Sen.
ate investigation. Upon the present.
ments or Mr.. Taft, they have become
not investigators, not seekers after
truth, but prosecutors, defenders Of
the Administration, despoilers of the
eoou name OF men who waded through
olood for their country and nobly
lought. The voting Negro, for the
hr8t time, seems concerted In his dir
pose TO assist his suffering brother at
the South, who Is without q vote. and
maybe, without influence This IS the
SITUATION; this Is why we now have
tears, when q few months ago iustice
"ouio nave served where tears now
prevalent not.
mere are several propositions per.
'ec'iy clear to us: The state conven.
| lions in the South will DO Centralized