The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-12-10
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yof the election E:and pardonably elat-
! cd oyer THE ssaccess Of his beloved
chieffainf5 II eSsf f. =,
J INF. MT wtfl make the best ,Pressi-
: dent S'thfR country ever had,'' re-
marked Mr.. Pannell to a press repre-
sentative this week. h.. /"Wthont
IWmaR eY# Slected to, the .presiden-c
{ tiahchMtS NE is an experienced ad-
1 mikistfatBr. Has. come into contact
: with all Endssand conditions OF man
kind. has visited every cline, and by
nature, travel, study, philosophy
and broad comprehension of govern
j mental Hssds;ss ne is peculiarly fitted
l.. TO- take :nb TN great that lies before
him as the head Of the American Re-
public. "Mr. Taft Is the best-heart-
ed man I ever met. I have never
aeen9htIn% Angry or irritated, not even
In the face Of circumstances that
would exasperate any ordinary NOR
tai! When tired out and literally ex-
.hausted, have seen him welcome
delegations of colored men, and
greet them most cordially and thank
them for their visit when the com.
mittees In charge of the nominees
ear had told the delegation that Mr..
Tart positively could not be seen. He
has smile and kind word for ev-
''sery one, Mig and little, and am sat
isfed that under his administration
the colored people will get the squar-
est deal+s they have had under any
President since the nation came into
existence-barring none. And, let
me say one more word: Let it not
: be forgotten that Mr.. Fred w. Car
]" penter.' Who is to be Secretary to
the Pfesident-spcceedin Mr.. Loeb,
another mighty nice man-is one of
the 'hnest gentlemen you would meet
IN q days travel. Colored people
who .haXe;oco OCCASION TO visit the White
GHouse wiz RECEIVE the most court
eoVs treatment. at his hands. No.
bodp will be known by the color of
=. .Jsflh9irrY skin .i-.ayery man will be given
the consideration due him as a man
and orderly member of human socie-
~: Can anyone ask more than
Mr.. Pannell, like Major Brooks.
had nothing to say touching his
probable transfer to the White
House, but there was twinkle in
his good-natured face which suggest
ed that he would be "willin' " If the
proper persuasion should be brought
10 pear upon him. Mr.. Pannen is
almost as rotund in figure as his dis
tlnsufshed patron, and has the same
infectious smile and never-failing
sunny humor-splendid equipment
T by the way, for place within the
sacred precincts Of the Taft official
homestead. -.
The Haitien revolutlon-number
m1splaced-seems to be an accomp-
l1shed fact. Nord Alexis, the man
OF blood and iron, has been banished
and General Simon is in possession
or the capital and government-such
&s 1T Is. The United States has kept
cut OF the muss, going no farther
thanf sending battleship to- the:
scene to protect American interests.
Minister H. w. Furniss, our dipIo-
matte representative and dean of
the diplomatic corps, has conducted
himself with the dignity and poise
betting his exalted station, and his
roltcy of 'non-interferencs has been
highly satisfactory to the State De-
partment and Is heartily endorsed by
the conservative element among the
Haltlen. people. Minister Furniss
very properly resented the assump-
ton Of one Of the revolutionary lead
crg that he was encouraging Alexis
TO hold out, with the view Of forcing
condition that would give the I'm
tied States an excuse to intervene
and eventually secure control of the
island Minister Furniss did moth
Ing OF the Kind, as subsequent events
nave thoroughly demonstrated. New
ertheless and notwithstanding, the
incident is not closed, and the BLACK
Republic" is not yet. out Of the revo-
luton business for good. We hope
1t may turn out differently, but lust
as sure as night follows day, unless
slgno or permanent tranquility make
their, appearance after q reasonable
lapse Of time, something viii have
to be done by some strong power to
preserve order and to maintain the
equilibrium of the European nations
that have financial and commercial
interest there. No power save the
United States can intervene, by rea-
son of+the Monroe Doctrine; hence,
IT the people Of Haiti do not want an
American DrOteCtorate-or annexa-
tl0n--they had better hush uD their
family chickering's and try to be good
BY virtue Of the agreement entered
into last May, the Brownsville mat
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