The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-05-07


heart of selfish, designing politicians,
who desire to make capital at the ex-
pense Of our influence
Its true" continued The bishop,
| that we have our choice as men for
the great Office Of president, but>that
| Will not drive any sensible Negro to
bolt the republican ticket that may
be nominated"at Chicago. 1 say here
and now. that II Secretary Taft, the
great citizen Of our commonwealth
becomes the nominee, / will support
him and use my influence with my
ministers and members to secure his
election
He paid high compliment to the
| generosity Of President Roosevelt,
whom he supported effectively when
| the latter was candidate for gov
ernor OF New York, praising him for
his altitude in the Crum case and the
lndianola incident, as we'll as his
| strong insistence that the Negro be
| given equal accommodations on the
railroads OF the south. Bishop Der
rick kept the radicals from introduce
Ing political matters into the bish-
ops. council at Washington, and is
said to be, equally determined to keep
such wrahgles ott Of the general con-
| ference at Norfolk.
Auditor Ralph w. Tyler is in con-
slant demand as a speaker. He is not
only thinker and writer of force
and brilliance, but is a convincing e
talker and has an oratorical style
| that inspires his hearerr and leads
them with him to the higher realms
OF purpose and action. Last Sun
| day he addressed a large assemblage
| OF Elks at Alexandria, and SO i'm
| pressed them that}he has received an
Y Irgent 4iaaitatin&a IsosonSassss in1 am
Der OF the ofaeFs On fKe 9th; he is
TO be the commeneetaa aaatm srakos .fof
the graduating ,classaof tFaiffeH tfr fr-
ses of Howard University, and on, the
21st he goes to- aBltimore to be the
speaker Of the evening on the occa-
sion of the Knights Of Pythias
night, In connection, with the Indus
trial Fair. -.
| Ihe most radical Negro politicians
are recognizing the pertinence OF the
| cry: Watch out for the supreme
COURT" Democrats, with states
rights at heart, echo the cry. North
ern capitalists, afraid of the income
and inheritance tax, join in. The
labor unions are on the alert to safe
\ guard their interests Interpretation
is as potent to change laws as amend
ments to the constitution, under GER
tain circumstances. This being true
IL IS within the province of a court
or last resort to pronounce the war
amendment Illegally adopted, and
nullify the fundamental fabric OF orr
citizenship. A democratic president
might NIL enough vacancies in the
next four years to- constitute court
that would destroy the Negro as a
political factor. A republican pres
1dent would not do any such thing.
| AS the session Of congress draws
to a close the fate Of the Brownsville
! soldiers hangs perilously in the bal
| ance. Senator Warmers illness has
prevented the completion Of his
speech, and as the senate will not
| permit the extension in the Record
Oh remarks not actually delivered, an
arrangement has been made for Sen
ator Lodge to read the remainder of
the Missourian's address. Senators
buikeley, Borah, Hemmenway. For
aker and possibly others are yet to
be heard in the debate. Local ALL
thor1ties are not sanguine that anv
actlon Will be taken, looking to the
reinstatement Of the unfortunate
men, unless the friends Of the latter
bestir themselves and try to effect =
| compromise by which Senator Fora
ker VIII give his support to the ad-
mlnistration measure. As has been
SAID before, this is the Warner bill
permitting the president to exercise
his discretion as to the soldiers/ he
VIII grant clean bill Of health. In
the absence Of positive evidence OF
guilt, 1t is not likely that the presi-
dent will refuse any OF the men an
| opportunity to re-enlist. In view OF
the fact that political considerations
may render the adoption Of the For
| aker measure impossible. it Is the
teehng among Dractica1-minded Ne
| groes that it Is better to urge the
kpassage Of the Warner bill than to
allow the restoration Of the men to
go by default. 1t is felt by thought
tul colOred leaders taht victory for
the soldiers, along lines laid down
by the administration, is preferable
to failure along lines laid down by
the adherents of Senator Foraker.
An afternoon paper says the friends
OF the president are willing to have