The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-16
NEGRO EDITORS ON BROWNS

Inc notion mas Dttu StuuIOuSlA
lpropagated that II Secretary Taft is
nominated at Chicago the negro vote
on account of Brownsville, will. de
sert the Republican party practically
en- masse. Tables have been omin-
ously printed showing how important
is the negro vote in the border states
and in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois AMI
Pennsylvania. Much has been made
of the address given out in the name
of the bishops of the three branches
of the colored Methodist churches
criticizing President Roosevelt and
Secretary Taft So vigorously has
the matter becn pressed that it seems
the prevailing opinion that the NOM
nation of Secretary Taft would imply
TIE taking of a serious and unneces
sary risk.
The contents Of this weeks New
York Age. the leading newspaper of
the colored race in America, are cal
culated to remove the phantasm Of
uncompromising hostility to Secretary
Taft. The Age disapproves of the
Brownsville order, but counsels its
readers against hot-headed and fool
ish action. AS for Secretary Taft, IL
calls attention to the fact that the or
der was issued in his absence, that on
his return he held II up that another
appeal might be made to the pres!-
dent, and did not finally put it IN
force until commanded to do so by
the president. I'VE believe" says the
Age. that Secretary Taft acted re-
luctantly in the whole matter"
Even more interesting than the
statement of the Age itself are Its
extracts it prints from the negro
press, indicating there is.practical una
nimity among colored editors against
boiling the Republican party. The
following quotations, all negro news
papers of recognized standing, indi-
cate the drift of negro sentiment:
Little Rock (Ark.) Guide: "In deaf
ing with the discharge of the negro
soldiers We believe that Mr.. Taft did
all he could possibly have done to
prevent it, He held the order up
after il had been issued by the presi-
dent. and not until after the president
insisted on II did he have 1t enforced.
Now why should Mr.. Taft be blamed
for this?"
Long Branch (N. j. Echo: THE
few negroes who are against Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft
might as well get into the band wagon
or else stand on the corner and see
the procession go by"
Wichita (Kan) Searchlight: There
is no use in wedging between the
facts-the negro in politics today in
this country is between the devil and
the deep blue sea, so TO speak. He
should study we'll and seriously con-
slider his position-raycaism, hot
headedness, and unressonableness can
never whit will take the most con-
sober thought to win the
battle in which he is engaged"
Omaha (Neb) Enterprise: THAT
there have been grievous wrongs done
the race We know, but the time has
not yet come when we, in national
way, can forsake the party which has
stood and stands today for all that is
highest and best IN our life and the
progress of the world"
Chicago Oll) Idea: 1.-The white
men and colored men who are roam
ing the country, preaching race hatred
among their AUDIENCES, ought to be
given one year in some state penal
institution at hard labor
Chicago (Ill.) Consevator: The
Conservator may have had its prefer
ence, but this paper. to be true to the
race. must stand for the Republican
party in any contest between that par
ty and the Democratic party when
the dfferentiating lines are as sharp
ly drawn as they are today"
Oklahoma Safeguard: at would be
far better for our leaders to get out
of the road TO prevent being run over
and crippled and go to work to get
a good plank in the platform on the
political and civil rights of the negro
in this country"
Wadesboro On: c. Enterprise:
Barring the Brownsville affair. the
negroes of the country have no quar-
rel with President Roosevelt"
Democratic hopes, predicted on
the assumption that the negroes are
to bolt, are likely to be frostbitten in
November. The Brownsville issue
has been overpressed, as the negro
editors of America declare.-New
York Globe.