Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-18

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his tongue
Dropped mama, and could make the
worse appear
The better reason to perplex and
dash
Maturest counsels. Milton.
Our esteemed contemporary. The
Indianapolis Freeman says:
"A number OF newspapers owned
( by colOred men have, for some un-
known reason. gone over 20 the Taft
people. One Of these papers indorses
| Foraker and approves his course, and
| condemns the President for making a
| mistake in the Brownsville affair,
but it is for Taft for President"
In a recent batch of Washington
information the above was noted. II
is significant because Of the truth.
However. we do not hold that that
incident should be a club 20 be used
against Mr. Taft. It would be eX-
tremely poor policy, I'm face OF the
regard Mr.. Taft persistently says he
! has for the race. II we are wise we
will let race count as little as possible
i'm such matters. Let Mr. Taft be
opposed on some other score. Dir
/ fer as white men differ. and not traf-
hc in our color.
Il is this traffic in our color" on
the part OF President Roosevelt and
Secretary Taft that is causing the
trouble The members OF Compan-
les p. c and d were not treated as
| white men; they were treated as Ne
groes. We would like for some one
to name a case during the one hum
dred years existence Of this gov
eminent. where any body OF white
men were presumed guilty and pun
ished until they proved themselves
innocent
Moreover. the use of the infu-
ence Of the government Offices TO per
petuate a party or an individual in
power has been condemned by Pres
ident Roosevelt as the star civil ser
vice reformer ever since he has been
I'm public life. How then can he har-
monte this with the action of his
representatives fin Kentucky?
The Lexington. Kentucky Standard
I'm its issue of the Sd inst. shows re-
MAJ kable simplicity and q carload
OF indiscretion when it exposes an
arrangement made with the manage
ment OF that journal. old line pol
iticians will no doubt laugh when
the other candidates will make po-
llucol capital OF this most remark
able announcement. Here It is:
a deal was closed here Monday
/ by which the Standard, the leading
organ of the Negro race In kentucky
published ia this city for the last
fifteen years. passes into the hands
: OF Editor vs.. ID. Johnson. it's orlgi-
nal founder. Editor Wade IT. Carter
disposing OF the paper 90 go 20 Wash
ington.
Editor Johnson. until recently was
I the Editor of the Kentucky Standard
at Louisville. which he sold. He es-
tablished the Standard here more
than fifteen years ago and after edit
ing 10 with marked ability sold &c 90
r. c.. o. Benjamin, the colored law
/ yer. who was shot and killed In an
election day disturbance while ne was
it's editor.
The Standard. under the editor.
ship OF Editor Johnson, who is an
able, forceful writer. will be con
verted into a strong Taft organ and
VIII endeavOr 60 impress the Negroes
OF the Republican pnrty in Kentucky
OF the wisdom OF supporting the big
Secretary Of War for the Presidential
. nomination.
/ Editor Tobvo1., &C. an, 80 a. -
I inal Taft men OF his race in the South
and the Standard VIII be the first
Negro paper in Kentucky to come
4 out unequivocally for Taft for Pres
| ident, all the other Negro papers IN
! the State being arrayed IN the Fair.
! banks column. Editor Johnson Is
| well and favorably known in Lex
4 ington by whites as we'll as Negroes
| being the author of several meri-
/ torious books, among them "Promi-
nent Negroes of Kentucky" and
What Are We"
Well, the journal says frankly that
IL was a deal, which means that II
was a political deal. Is it any worse
for corporations 10 contribute to cam
paign funds in New York than it is
to purchase political support in Ken.
lucky? 1t says further:
| Wade II. Carter, the late owner
and editor of the Standard. who is
practical printer. has CONT 70 Wash.
/ ington to accept a position in tht
| Government Printing Office there.
There you have 1t. The paper.
policy has been changed and it's for
mer editor is now housed in the gov
eminent printing Office at Washing
ton, where even the zephyrs from tn,
| Potomac whisper Roosevelt and Taft
We cali this catching a man will
goods upon his person. VIII tn,
thinking, patriotic, race-loving citi
zens of color in this country see
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft, wha
we want just now are all of on
rights guaranteed under the Con
stitution OF the United States.
We are glad TO see you put colore,
men in office, but il you wish t
tsmoOth out the kinks In this nolftj