Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
CRITICISES PRESIDENT
MR.. ROOSEVELT ARRAIGNED BY
PROF. KELLY MILLER.
Analysis of Executives Impulses and
Motives-An Absolutely Self
Conferred Individual.

With the Brownsville affair as the basis
for his writing Prof. Kelly Miller, men,
Der o. the faculty Of Howard Univer
sity. has prepared an article of about 5000
words on Roosevelt and the Negro" in
which he makes severe criticism of the
President. Prof. Miller devotes many OF
the earlier paragraphs OF his article to an
analysis of Roosevelt. the man: his i'm
pulses and his motives.
The President is absolutely self-centered
and believes he was sent into the world to
set things Alright the writer declares
There is no question of human interest
whose magnitude or minuteness is beyond
his strenuous handling. He gives the
American women salutary advice as to their
domestic function and duty; with an Off
English photography. which has been slow
ly modified from the Chaucer to Mark
Twain. sets up as expert critic of the habits
of wild animals: while Americans. of how
ever high reputation and standing. who per-
sist In seeing things under other than his
own angle of vision, may regard themselves
as lucky indeed If they escape being rele-
gated to his famous Index Praevarica-
forum
He is the greatest living preacher OF
righteousness. but 1t is always Righteousness
as 1t is in Roosevelt. He holds to his con-
ceptiOn of public duty with the tenacity of
infallible assurance. If others are too stub
born to accept or too dull to appreciate his
more enlightened point of view. the worse
Is the perversity. or the more the .ity.'
Happenings at Brownsville.
After reviewing the several contacts that
have occurred between Roosevelt and the
negro, notably the San Juan Hill charge
when Col. Roosevelt's command. he de-
clares was saved from humiliation by the
intrepidity OF negro troops; DR.. Crum and
the Indianola post Office. and the Booker T
Washington incident. Prof. Miller enters
upon a description and analysis of the hap
penings at Brownsville.
There has recently appeared a cartoon
by clever negro artist representing the
Black Mans Burden" says Prof. Miller
1T is in the form of crOss-not a crown
of thorns. but cross of skulls. At the top
of the vertical upright Is the head of Roose-
welt: Hoke Smith and Tom Watson are ar
ranged underneath: on the left Of the cross
piece are Thomas Dixon and John Temple
Graves; on the right. Tillman and Varda-
man. An athletic negro. with broken body
Is bowed beneath this awful load.
Regarded as Chief Issue.
Speaking particularly of Brownsville
Prof. Miller says.
This affair has shaken the prestige oil
the President as has no other occurrence
in his public career 1t gives him no end
to believe that he could wish the deed un.
done. He has sought to cOnciliate the negro
with the Establishment of office but to nc
avail With the double view of discomfort
ing Foraker and reconciling the colored
brother. at the psychological moment, when
the Ohio senator was booked to make a
strategic move in the Brownsville affair
announcement was made of the intention to
appoint a colored citizen to the leading
federal office in the senator's own state
and home city. But as this move seemed
to embarrass the Presidents own friends
including his son-fn-law, as much as 1,
did the offending senator. it was aban-
doned.''
Popular Man.
In conclusion. Prof. Miller says: "Presi.
dent Roosevelt is easily the most popular
man in America. The whites who join Is
sue with him on the Brownsville incident
regard 1t as thing apart. With the ne
gro, 1t overshadows all else. With a con-
senting nod. he can be reelected Presi-
dent almost by reclamation. Not only So
but he is easily the foremost man of all
the world today. And yet he has sc
wounded his colored fel!ow-ctizens that to-
day they stand apart from this world &C.
claim. As he treads the dizzy highway
Of universal fame he must feel a certain
sad, unsatisfed something prompting him
to become reconciIed to his black brother
who may justly have aught against him"