The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-11-09
TIRED OF NEGRO
Taft and the Republican Party Said TO be
Ready to Desert Him.
They NEED THE SOUTH

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TO Help Them Hold up and Rob
the Masses for the Classes, and
Are Willing to Bribe Us to Join
Their Band of Buccaneers and
Plunderels.
A dispatch from Washington to
The News and Courier says persons
close to the administration regard
the statement made here by Senator
Cullom, of Illinois, that the elm
ination Of negro in the South would
mean the immediate control of that
section by the Republican party as
being the real sentiment of the
President on this subject The III
nois Senator is close to Mr.. Taft.
In fact, he is one of the Presidents
valued councillors and political ad-
visors. The fact that he rarely ever
appears in print and has little to
say on public matters, leads. to the
belief here that his statement in
dicates the real mind CT the Presi-
dent since the latters tour. of the
country.
Eliminate the negro from politics
in the South-give that section Of the
country an exclusively white ballot,
or franchisement which shall mean
absolute and unequivocal white su-
premacy in the management of it's
whole affairs and there is not
State below the Mason and DiXon's
line which will not be found in the
Republican column OF the electoral
college,. Senator Cullom said. The
whole truth OF the situation, be
continued, lis that the South be-
iieves in and really needs the en-
forcement Of the Republican doctrine
Of protective tariff. Therefore, the
people of that section would like
to vote in behalf of candidates-Con-
gressional, national and State-Who
would support such a policy. But
they are held in leash, so to speak,
by the fear Of negro domination: the
fear Of colored men in Office, both
Of the elective class and those ap-
pointed at Washington. They are
afraid OF the race issue; there can.
be no doubt that they are constantly
in a state Of excitement over the
prospect of colored vote of superior
numbers, and naturally they cling
together against the black man as
a matter of protection, not Of their
industrial interests, but of their per-
sonal affairs.
But am satisfied" continued
Senator Cullom, that if the negro
were not factor in politics in the
South, there wouldn't be State in
that section which would not be in
line with our party, and which would
not support our candidates and their
principles. Take a State like Ala
bama, for instance. There Is COM
munity which possesses vast coal,
iron and other industries demanding
protective tariff. With her rank
States like Tennessee, Texas and 9TH
ers. They all want to be protected
industrially, and the people are ready
to join us were it not for the negro.
How can you blame communities like
South Carolina and Mississippi, for
instance, for voting the Democratic
ticket when in some sections the
proportion of colored population is
ten blacks to one white? Il is In
communities likes these that the
white people are afraid.
Now, mind you,' Mr.. Cullom
went on, II do not necessarily mean
that ] favor the total disfraIcbise-
ment of the negro. In Illinois, for
instance, we have large negro vote,
just as Ohio. Indiana, New Jersey
and New York have. But up in these
communities il is different propo-
sition. There appears to be a dis
dinction somewhere between the two
sections in this respect, and the
Northern colored man uses his hal-
lot with wisdom and fairness. We
are satisfied with him, but it is no
torious, OF course, that the South
is not. And if it were not tOr this
colored ballot in the South, tae Ma
son and Dixon line would be wiped
out OF eXistance as far as politics
is concerned. The Democratic par
ty, or what is left Of it, would then
be in sorry plight, if indeed there
would remain any Democratic party
to be in any sort of plight.
"Of course, the president doesn't
intend to surrender any principle,
but at the same time he is willing
TO make concessions TO the Southern
people commensurate with any fair
sense OF Justice Ana likewise does
he intend to eradicate the Mason and
Dixon line. In my opinion, he is Just
the man for that taSh, anG u he
doesn't accomplish it 10 certain
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