Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-04


The thirteenth amendment secure,
them freedom. the fourteenth amend
meut due process Of law, protection
Of property and the pursuit u happl
ness. and the fifteenth amendment at
tempted TO secure the negro agains
any deprivation of the privilege q
vote because he was a negro Th'
thirteenth and fourteenth amend
ments have been generally enforcet
aud have secured the objects for which
they were intended While the az
teenth amendment has not been eeuer
ally observed ln the past. &c ought {,
be observed. and the tendency OF
southern legislation today is toward
the enactment Of electoral Qunlihca
lions which shall square with thai
amendment
No Repeal Of Fifteenth Amendment
OF course the mere adoption of q
constitutional law is only one step in
the right direction. 10 must be fairly
and Justly enforced as well I'm time
both will come Hence &c Is clear Ia
an that the domination of an ignorant
] irresponsible element can be prevent.
/ ed by constitutional laws which shall
exclude from voting both negroes and
whites not having education or other
qualifications thought to be necessary
/ for "a proper electorate. The danger
Of the control of an ignorant electorate
+ has therefore passed. With this change
+ the interest which many Of the south
/ ern white citizens take I'm the welfare
Of the negroes has increased. The col
ored men must base their hope 90 the
results Of their own industry, self re
strant. thrift and business success as
well as upon the aid and comfort and
sympathy which they may receive
from their white neighbors OF the
south There was a time when north
erners who sympathized with the ne
gro I'm his necessary struggle for bet
ter conditions sought 20 give 10 him
the suffrage as a protection aud TO en-
force its exercise against the prevail
ing sentiment of the south. The move
ment proved TO be n failure What re-
mains is the fifteenth amendment to
the constitution and the right 10 have
statutes of states specifying qualifca-
tions for electors subjected 10 the test
Of compliance with that amendment
This is a great protection to the negro.
IL never win be repealed. and it never
ought to be repealed II it had not
been passed il might be difficult now
to adopt IT, but with It I'm our funda-
mental law the policy Of southern leg
islatlOn must and viii tend TO obey a..
and so long as the statutes of the
states meet the test Of this amend
ment and are not otherwise lu con-
hict with the constitution and laws Of
the United States &C is not the dlsposi-
ton or within the province Of the fed
er1l government 10 interfere with the
regulation 10y southern states Of their
domestic affairs.
NEGRO Is Now American"
There is in the south q stronger feel
ing than ever among the intelligent.
well 10 DO and influential element I'm
favor OF the industrial education Of
the negro and the encouragement Of
the race 90 make themselves useful
members of the community The
progress which the negro has made I'm
the last fifty years from slavery, when
It's statistics are reviewed. Is marvel
Gus, and IL furnishes every reason 10
hope that IN the next twenty-five wears.
a Still greater improvement i'm his con-
dition as a productive member Of so
ctety, on the farm and I'm the shop aud
In other occupations, may come. The
negroes are now Americans Their
ancestors came here years ago against
their will, and this is their only couu-
try and their only flag They have
shown themselves anxious 10 live for
it and 10 die for it, Eucountering the
race feeling against them. subjected
at times to cruel injustice growing out
Of IT, they may well have our profound
sympathy and aid iu the struggle they
are making We are charged with the
sacred duty Of making their path as
smooth and easy as we can. ANY
recognition of their distinguished men.
amy appointment 10 office from among
their number is properly taken as an
encouragement and an appreciation Of
their progress, and this just policy
shall Zoe pursued
The Appointment Of Negroes.
But it may we'll admit Of doubt
whether iu ease Of any race am aU-
pointmout of one of their number 90
local Office I'm q community Iu which
the race feeling is So widespread and
acute us To Interfere with the ease aud
facility with which the local govern
ment business can Doe done hy the ap-
poiutec is Of sufficient benefit by way
OF encouragement 10 the race to OUT
weigh the recurrence and Increase OF
race feeling which such lu apuoint-
ment is likely 20 eugcndcr Therefore
the executive iu recognizing the negro
race 10y appointments must exercise %
careful discretion mot thereby to do 81
more harm than good ON the other
hand. we must Doe careful NOT fo Gle
courage fine mere pretcusc Of race feel.
Ing manufactured m the interest of iu-
dirldual political ambition.
No Race Feeling In White House.
Personally I have mot thr slightest
race prejudice or feeling. and raromi.
iiou of its existence only a1taLeue iY
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