The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-04


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Ition ofa this the grea teat constructive
enterprise Of odern3 timea.
Il Eruo Trade hi Phillprinsi Il
sSThe governments sof our dependen-
cieatin Porto Rico and the philippines
are progressing as favorably us could
be desired. The prosperity sof Porto
lico continues unabated. The bust.
ness; conditions In the Philippines are
not allithat we could wish them to be-
but with the passage of the new tarlr
bill permitting free trade between the,
United States and the archipelago
with such Limitations IN sugar and
tobacco as shall prevent injury to the
domestic interests on those products;
we can count on: IN improvement In,
business conditions In the Philippines
and the development Of a mutually
profitable trade between this country
and the islands. Meantime our gov;
ernment In each dependency Is uphold.
Ing the traditions OF civil liberty and
increasing popular CONTROL which might
be expected under American auspices.
The work which we are doing there
rebounds to our credit MS a nation.
Words Of Friendship For, the South. z
tx look forward with hope to inrreas-
Ing the already good feeling between
the south and the other, sections Of the
country. Ny chief purpose Is not to
effect a change in the electoral vote Of
the southern states. That Is a second
airy consideration. Whit u look for.
ward to Is IN increase in the tolerance
Of political views Of all kinds and
their advocacy throughout the south
and the existence of respectable po.
lltlcal opposition In every state-even
more than than this. to an increased
feeling on the 'pnrt Of nil the people In
the south that this government is their
government and that It's officers In
their states nrc their officers. H.
Tho Negro Question. &
The consideration Of this question
cannot, however, be complete md full
without reference to the negro race,
It's progress and Its present condition.
The thirteenth amendment secured
them freedom, the fourteenth amend.
ment due process Of law. protection
Of property md the pursuit Of happl-
ness, and the fifteenth amendment at.
tempted to secure the negro against
any deprivation Of the privilege to
vote because no was a negro. Tie
thirteenth and fourteenth amend.
ments have been generally enforced
and hive secured the objects for which
they were intended. While the f1f'
teenth amendment has not been gener-
ally observed in the past, 1t ought to
be observed, and the tendency OF
southern legislation today Is toward
the enactment Of electoral quallilca'
tons which shall square with that
amendment. :.
No Repeal Of Fifteen Amendment.
+ OF course the mere adoption OF u
constitutional law IL only one, step In
the right direction. 1t must be fairly
and Justly enforced us we'll. In time
both will come. Hence It Is clear to
all TINT the domination of,nn ignornnt,
irresponsible element can be prevent,
ed by constitutional laws which shall
exclude from voting both negroes md
whites not having education or other
qualifications thought to be necessary
for d 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 In the welfare
Of the negroes has Increased. The col.
ored men must base their hope on the
results Of their own industry, self re.
stralnt, thrift and business success as
well as upon the aid md comfort and
sympathy which they may receive
from their white nelghbors Of tho
south. There was time when north.
erners who sympathlzed with tho ne.
gro III s,s necessary .o..uss.o w. s w..
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