The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-17

Brownsville case. They want the negro to assert himself politically, to demon- strate his importance, to put his race in position where 1t will command atten- ton and respect because of the power it wields. They advise negroes to do just what a part aDf organized labor is doing, what the workingmen of England did through political action, what the Irish party did in the house of commons Cir cumstances in this national campaign gave them an opening, an opportunity. They are trying to make the most of it. They have succeeded in reaching a ma- jority of the 10000 negro voters in Ohio with their appeals and arguments. They have produced certain effect
 Meetings of 200 or 300 colored voters are often held in this city, addressed by men of their own race, and the enthusiasm for Bryan is said to be something wonderful. It is not so much a Bryan enthusiasm as it is a pro-negro spirit-an emotional in tensity reused by a belief that they are averaging the wrongs of their race and laying the foundation stones of a brighter future.
 It is an odd circumstance that Nick Longworth's alleged promulgation of 'the perpetual Roosevelt dynasty is probably doing him more harm than Taft There are 420o negro voters in Longworths dis trict, and the report of his dynastic utter ances is being used among them with considerable effect, for the negroes are exceedingly bitter toward the President. Still, Son-in-Law Nick will be reelected easily enough.
 But in point of fact there is a Foraker revolt as well as a labor revolt and 8 negro revolt against Taft in Ohio. There are strange scenes of activity at MT. For aker's office His office is constantly thronged with callers, whites and blacks. His mail is very heavy-several hundred letters a day. What part in the plot to knife Taft in order to avenge Foraker the senator himself is playing no one knows. But there is such plot. It means mischief, on a small scale. man of Forakers engaging qualities having had his career-governor, senator, party leader-must have hosts of warm, devoted friends. Foraker himself is kindly, gen. erous by nature and habit. He attracts men and holds them. He is true to his friends, and many of his friends are true to him. Moreover, year ago he was the leader of the party in this state. He had one Of the best political machines in the country. The Taft movement tore it to pieces. Some Of the men belonging to 1t were run over, others were run over. few were neither, but stood up. and stand up still Many of these oldtime followers of Foraker are quietly, half-secretly, rallying about him. There is but one way for them to seek expression and satisfac- tion, and that is by pulling Taft down too. If they can do that there will be a new deal. If Taft wins, the game is set against them for years to come
 One of Foraker's lieutenants and per- sonal friends talked to me about it: up to the time of the Archbold letter epi- sode' he said we were all in line for Taft. But the cold-blooded, heartless way in which Taft dropped the senator and humiliated him has caused deep resent ment among all of Forakers friends. We have a tacit understanding as to what we are going to do. There are about 5000 of us who will vote for Bryan"