The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-02-06
THE cRuM CASE AGAIN.


The legislature. of the state of South
Carolina on Thursday passed a very
strong resolution protesting against
the confirmation of the negro Cium
for the appointment Of collector Of
customs al the port OF Charleston, 10
our mind this resolution points out and
deals more clearly with the negro
question than anything of the kind we
have seen lately. Here 1t is:
Whereas. 1t is to the negroes best
interest that no one Of his race shall
be raised high in authority over white
people in any community. and.
Whereas, W. d. crum is negro,
and President Roosevelt has again ap-
pointed him collector Of the nor, Of
Charleston. S. G.. ana with studied in
tention is endeavoring to humliatc ana
wound the honorable pride Of tha best
people OF that city by using al the
, resources al his command to have
such appointment confirmed Uy the
, United states senate therefore. be
Il
! Resolved, That Ha deem ii to be
the best interests OF both races in the
south that the senate do not confirm
said appointment, That We consider it
an unfortunate appointment. and enc
tending to indulge the hope of social
equality in the hearts and minds ~
negroes in eur country, and useless
and needless 9ffront 70 the white ciji-
zenship of Charleston. and we hereby
call upon our senators and represen-
tatives IN congress to use all thel
power to prevent the confirmation Of
appointment Of Crum TO the United
States senate"
The trdthfulness of the first re-
amblc OF this resolution cannot be-
questioned. Whenever the fedora
government, or any. other agency fCr
that matter, seeks 10 elevate the ne-
gro to q position in which he is faiseo
high in authority over the white man
that agency does more harm to the
negro than can well be calculated 1t
inculcates into his neart and head the
idea OF social equality. an idea OF dom
ination, and units him for the Il al
| tasks for which We. believe he vas
lcreated.
The second provision is purely a
matter of speculation. and yet it is alb
solutely true that it seems that Pres
ident Roosevelt intended TO humili
ate the people of South Carolina when
he appointed this negro Just as he Gid
those of Georgia when he selected q
Decatur street negro barber for the
Office CT collector OF internal revenue
for the entire state.
The last clause of the resolution
lcontains the real meat in the cocoa
nut. There can be no question but
what sooner or later Tie appointment
of negroes by the federal government
to positions Of trust and high author
ity in the south must either stop or
must bring dire consequences The
peoplc of the southern states, rs all
history has shown. are patient, i1dul.
gent, and law-obserying up to Ger
tain Heviod, hut when uat period is
reached there IS a whirlwind of ndig-
lnation as sure 10 rise as the sun is
tomorrow morning, and when once
aroused that indignation win not spend
itself without serious harm to all par
ties concerned.
And to bring this evil nearer home
Savannah is inflicted with a negro eel
lector of customs Brunswick is pun
ished with a negro deputy collector OF
customs. Florida has negro coIiec-
tor Of customs. and Ne coHld prob
: ably find cases all over the south
(which seem To indicate a desire on
the par, Of the present chief executive
to humiliate the people of section
Of the country wherein his own mother
first saw the light OF day
Il is to be seriously hoped that tie
senate will not confirm this appoint
ment but will allow President-eleei
Taft to solve this serious problem il
the very first stages OF his adminis-
/ | tration.