The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-05

on the isthmus. We must hold up
their hands. and speaking for the In
coming administration, wish to say
that | propose TO devote all the en-
ergy possible and under my control,
to the pushing of this work on the
plans which have been adopted, and
to stand behind the men who are do
ing faithful hard work to bring about
the early completion OF this, the
greatest constructive enterprise of
modern times.
The governments of our dependen-
cies In Porto Rico and the Philippines
are progressing as favorably as could
be desired. The prosperity of Porto
Rico continues undated. The bust
ness conditions in the Philippines are
not all that we could wish them TO be.
but with the passage of the new tar
III bill permitting free trade between
the United States and the archipela-
20, with such limitations In sugar and
tobacco as shall prevent injury to the
domestic interests on those products.
we can count on an improvement in
business conditions in the Philip
pines and the development of mu-
tually profitable trade between this
country and the islands Meantime
our government In each dependency
Is unfolding the traditions of civil
liberty and increasing popular con
troll which might be expected under
American auspices. The work which
we are doing there rebounds to our
credit as nation.
fass rH " H.
ereasing the already good feeling be-
tween the south and the other sec
lions of the country. My chief pur-
pose is not to effect change in the
Electoral vote OF the southern states
That is a secondary consideration.
What look forward to is an increase
In the tolerance of political views OF
all kinds and their advocacy through
out the south. and the existence of a
respectable political opposition In ey-
cry state: even more than this. TO
an increased feeling on the part OF
all the people in the south that TINS
government is their government, and
that its officers In their states are
their officers.
The consideration of this question
cannot however, be complete and full
without reference to the negro race.
its progress and its present condi-
ton. The 18th amendment secured
them freedom: the 4th amendment
due process of law. protection of
property and the pursuit of happi-
ness; and the 10th amendment at
tempted 10 secure the negro against
any deprivation of the privilege to
vote, because he was negro. Inc
18th and I4th amendments have been
generally enforced and have secured
the objects for which they were in
tended. While the 18th amendment
has not been generally observed In
the past, Il ought to be observed, and
the tendency of southern legislation
today Is toward the enactment OF
electoral qualifications which shall
square with that amendment. Oh
course. the mere adoption OF con-
stitutional law is only one step in
the right direction. 1t must be fairly
and Justly enforced as we'll In time
both will come. Hence Ii Is clear 10
all that the domination of an ignor-
ant, irresponsible element can be pre-
vented by constitutional laws which
shall exclude from voting both ne
groes and white not having education
or other qualifications thought to be
necessary for proper electorate.
The danger of the control of an 1g-
norant electorate has therefore pass
ed. With this change. the interest
which many of the soutern white cit
liens take in the welfare OF the
negroes has Increased. The colored
men must base their hope on the re-
suits of their own industry, self-re-
straint, thrift and business success,
as we'll as upon the aid and comfort
and sympathy which they may receive
from their white neighbors of the
south. There was time when north
erners who sympathized with the ne
gro in his necessary struggle for bet
ter conditions sought to give to him
the suffrage as a protection. and to
enforce It's exercise against the pre-
vailing sentiment of the south. The
movement proved to be a failure
What remains is the 10th amendment
TO the constitution and the right to
have statutes of states specifying