The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-11

j. BLIG ANS VIII WI, isi,,s
s|s|ss sE SOUTH. ssYsss s5S
TOR CUILD q 3 !'ts 4
Plans U inC Cont i jInpl
which Taft Is Now Carr inl} y sS:lit
pected to Remove Rear % /, g q
domination ana Win Rig = ~ f +
: Vote. g.. NJ 4,..%s SS .ls',s

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:. Washington, Nov. 10 y H.
from the way Senator Shelby III S:SIss
lom. Of Illinois, talked today 4h fsYa;S
IS growing sympathy among nS1 Iffi5
conspicuous In the Republ lean sgtsaF MI
or the northern states with the 5at3 isS
tudes Of the southern Demoera ts txd,S
ward the Negro politically, IL 4 Isl Ss,s
Such sentiments as were eSpr
by the venerable, Senator NAV c.s,,riis
considerable comment: anon as N $oltss
time members Of the G.. @. h. i'll st de-
north but it is certain HIS SohserE,
lions Will be read with interest, ,ainse ~
they reflect so accuratadly She,feel;me
OF the Democratic south on the 3suh 50
ieet. BE-. -. :.:~ 2 =; "; Tt@iss IS b
The Senator's discussion, ot. 8 tho
matter Is apropos OF the Presid ,g
tour OF the south and Of his eaforr ttr
win that section or parts Of 1T over,
to repub1icanism., Z :" i t,.{ s .S55.
|. ~ Remove Negro Vote. y, . .s{5}s y,
mr.. Cuilom said tn an intetgiews
remove the Negro FROM poiitics ;itSs
the sohth--give that section
country an exclusive white Ballet Spr!S
a franchisement which VIII NEAR s aas4ss
solute and unequtvocally Whits x III
premacy in the. ;managenenE oYs ftss
whole affairs, and there Is not; 81 ssasss
below the Mason and DixontG liaess
which Will not be found til stlss
publican column oflthe Hieet6 raI
lege. ..,, ( &|',},ss$ 20 KS5ys n
''The whole truth Of .tfa sisliI;asas itsss
Is that the south believes if Kssf Rxs
" needs, the eHforeetn eut 5pf l ssslss
publican doctrine of 4 q ,bFUE sStfvssIs
tsrff, Bnt the. nedels
leash, SO tdhpeen, i6y ISsa s
domination: the feas
IN office, both OF It's
and those appointed at wash ingtoR
They are afraid Of the Eace iasns d
there can be no doubt pf ,tha4. Thay
are constantly in D. state ,of sxctte,sS
ment over the prospect 81 Is, eoleress
vote Of superior. numbers, and net
urally they cling together against
the black man as matter 0f pr iyfeetss
ion, not Of their Industrial ifltare
but of their personal afraiSs.i q u
"How Can You Blaafse ''NSrn 9s,1 !. 81
How can. you blame. c0uann unitiesS
like South Carolina and 3Afiaajgsippi
for instance, for voting the Dem 6cfat-#'
&c ticket, where in SOME bsott ons the
proportion OF colored populations H.
10 blacks to 1 white II ts 81, Saosna.
'munlties like, these th8t thes White,
populations are afraid. Nov mind
you, do not necessarily odeah that,
favor the total disfrahohfsa fuSsfk of
the Negro. IH5."8 SO ~ 81,
I'm Illinois, for instande, ves have
a large Negro vote, Snss AZ ohio.
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New
York have. But in these comm ant.22
ties 1t Is q different Uropuaithof,
There appears to be a fdistincei Ssa
somewhere between the two ssasctiona
In this respect, and the northern eoa@3
ored man uses his ballot w5th.fWiA-
dom and fairness. We are saEiBsfed!
with him, but it is notorious, OF
course, that the south iSjno3. - =, q
President Taft's Idea. 81
president Taft has d 1xed idea OK /
acquainting himself With the eondi, (
tions and the people Throughout the!
south, and he can be relied upon 10
give them a square deal. Naturally
he will not allow the democrats Of
the south to have exclusive control
OF Federal patronage, but he INT
likely to offer appointments to that
section which are Objectionable. Btit{
1t is Of more importance to. have the
south with US. ThereforeI reterate8.
that 1t rs the Negro vote which IL
holding Dixieland a1oof from the Re-
publican count In the Blectorai Ool-.
lege. Erase that Objectionable vote
and this country will he unit polit>
1cally Is it now Is patfiottcally, /" (" :.
rfl1, ID. D.. elected 1901. and Qf>0rue