The Washington herald., 1909-03-05

productive member Of society. on the
farm. and in the shop. and IN other occll-
patiGns. may come. The negroes are now
Americans Their ancestors came here
years as0 against their viii. and this IS
their only country and their only flaS.
They have shown themselves anxious 10
1--we for Il and die for t. EncounterinS
the race feeling against them. subjected
at times TO cruel injustice growing out OF
il. they may well have our profound SYM
pathy and aid I'm the struggle they are
making. We are charged with the sacred
duty of making their path IS smooth ard
easy as We can ANY recognition Of their
distinguished men. any appointment O. Of
fec from among their number. Is properly
taken as an encouragement and an appre-
citation OF their progress. and tEis just
policy shall be pursued
But it may well admit Of doubt whether
in the cass Of any race an appointment
of one of their number "a local office IN
q community I'm which the race feeling
is 50 widespread and acute a 70 interfere
with the ease ana facility with which The
ioc5l government business eau be done ny
tine apnointee IS &C sufficient benefit by
way Of encoUTl cement 90 t1e race 20 out
weigh the rccurrcncc and increase OF race
. ffftsIt- Mtff'-t Nlftl rttN r.-f'f'Itftt.'H ilN
likely to curcnder. Therefor. the ESeCU-
tive. in recognizing the nesro race by ap-
pOiataleuts. must exercise careful dis
erection not thereby 10 do II more harm
than good On the other Hand- W. must
bc careful rot tu encourage the mere pre-
tense Of race feeling manufactured in the
interest o5 Individual pCli,ici ambition.
Ps-SonaIiy. ] have not tine slightest race
prejudice gr feeling and recognition o.
; its existence cn}v ava kenS IT, nay heart q
deeper sympathy fer those who have to
bear it or suffer froa IL, ard J question
+ t1c vis5om of q policy which IS likely @
+ increase g. N"21tiicc. if nothing IS done
To prevent "a bettc~ feeling between the
negroes and the whites In the South vii
cCntfaue to grow. and more and more Ci
T t-5c white ucCpIe viii come t0 realize that
tha future cf the South is 10 be much
benefited By thc Industrial and iuteiieC-
. tuai progress of the negro The exercise
3 Of political franchises by those OF his vacc
who are intelligent and wsli Co do VIII b.
a-quiesced in. and the right 10 vote VII
lc withheld Cnly from tie ignorant ans
+ irresponsible Cf both races.
3 There is one other matter to which
shall refer II was made the subject OF
great controversy during the election and
calls Tor ,fE iltlSL q passing A'+ t4ii- ttN
Ny distinguished predecessor has siver
much attention To the cause Of labor
with whose struggles for Better things d.
hss shows the sineerest syr-Tatly. -
: his instance Congress- has passed the bil
Exine the liability of iltesstate carriers
Co their employees fer injury Sustained IL
+. the course cf employment. abolishing th'
rule Of feilCw-Scrvant and tie Comm0.
law rule a. &C. contribUtcry negligence
and substituting therefor the so-calle,
rule of comparative negligence. 1t la
also raised law fixing the compensation
( af government employees for Injuries suS
tanned in the employ Of the government
through the negligence Of the superior
It also D sscd model child labor law fo
the District Of Colombia In previous All
ministrations an arbitration law for in
trrstate commerce railroads and thei
i employees and laws for the application o
safety devices TO save the lives and limo
of employees OF Interstate railroads go
been passed Additional legislation o
this kind was passed BY the oatgoini
Congress.
4 wish % saw that IN 50 ia- as [ can
hope TO promote the enactment Of furthe