The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-02

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may have been caused by the other
type of indulgence. It is also wor-
fthy Of note in this connection that
the only man this temperance cham
pion could find to 30 on his bond, af-
ter beating the bushes for three
hours, was a Negro-hating saloon
keeper by the name Of Driver. The
sequel Of it all is yet to be told
but there is enough in this incident
and that which happened at Charles
ton to indicate the Intense hatred en-
tertained for the Negro on the part
Of Bryan and his cohorts. In the one
instance, religiously-inclined Negroes
are turned away from a lecture,
wherein Bryan himself is the central
attraction; in the Eecond, a leading
member Of .Bryah's marty and the
promoter Of the laws which that par
, ty would make, hadit. the power, as
saults and attemptsSto murder a Ne
gro, whose chief; offense consisted in
riding in the same car with a white
| tough from Alabama. 4 1t is. the opin-
ion of the best-infornped politicians
| hereabouts that these two bad
| Breaks have thoroughly dicredited
the alarmists who would frighten the
! unsuspecting Negro into the Bryan
camp as a haven OF safety in the
| event Of the nomination os: the "aw-
ful' Taft at Chicago In June. 1t is
| stated most emphatieally by the re-
liable leaders who come here from
every section of:Sthe country that
there will be no. ssbolt from" Taft to
Bryan or any othefs$$ antl-republican
candidate. 1t is!fFesis predicted tha,
Secretary Taft wdlisbe nominated on
the first ballot, and asserted with
confidence that hes#tfl poll 90 per
cent. Of the Negro vote.
The Washington Bee, edited by w.
Calvin Chase, one%Gf sthe original ad-
vocates Of the nonabation Of Senator
Foraker and the, MEst to carry the
name Of the OhioaA at its editorial
masthead, in a. significant leader"
this week, practically retires its
erstwhile candidates from: the field
Mr.. Chase says, aHiong other things:
The Bee has ;aaEe gallant, and
consistent fight foraaenator Foraker.
We challenge anyone to dispute this
statement NothfaS that we can do
or say for himana can alter his
status as a presidential candidate.
AS presidentlaI Raat Senator
Foraker is eutsbf it:b+stfaRVFsIg G.set 10
admit this, but it IS Ia ctyg never
theless, and even his warrhest sup
porters now admit it; and, the sena-
tor, too, by his silence, also admits
it, *.
''The Negroes Of this country, from
one end to the other, have Loyalty
stood by Senaton Foraker, and hoped
for his elevation: to the presidency
The sentiment Of the rest 1of the
country, however, as expressed in
the several state conventions thus far
held, clearly emonstrates-even to
the most ardent Forakerites-that
the country Is for Secretary Taft
If the republican party
says Taft and if the Negroes Of the
country perfer the republican party
to the party of Tilman, Vardaman,
ct al, there is nothing left for us to
do but to join in the general acclaim,
and by SO doing, and by lending our
support to the success Of the party,
place the race in position to share
in the success the republican party
achieves.
''The Bee recognizes that the par
ty is greater than any man, and that
the tail cannot waS the dog. We
cannot wag the republican party. AS
the party is greater than the crea-
ture, so are the interests of the race
greater than the interests Of one
man. The Bee, because of the ac-
cursed and relentless opposition of
the democratic party to our race,
must, Of necessity, stand for the re-
publican party. And there is where
the Bee will Stand-with or without
Secretary Taft as the nominee"
The revision Of the attitude Of the
Bee is in keeping with the changed
sentiment rapidly pervading the race
press all over the country, and is a
further indication Of the resistles5
trend Of national favor toward the
nomination of Secretary Taft. Edi-
tor Chase is Shrewd and far-seeing,
and detecting the location Of the
band-wagon, is not slow to place
himself and the race in a position
where both may taste Of the fruits
Of victory. Honorable success is the
life Of politics, just as it is the life
Of business; and politics and business
have much in common with those
| who have cut their wisdom teeth.
The latest bulletin given out by
the managers Of the Taft campaign
! states that thus far q per cent. Of
all the delegates TO the Chicago con-
vention have been chosen and that
the secretary has already TO his cred