Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-11-12
LAST TUESDAYS ELECTION.

Conservative citizens Of color in
this country will view with satisfac-
ton the result OF the elections held
last Tuesday. They will construe Il
TO mean the ultimate retirement OF
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt OF New
York and Hon. William Howard Taft
of Ohio. To our mind, this will
mean the return of the great Repub-
iican organization TO its first love.
its recognition OF those great princi.
Piles. which brought 1t into existence
and which made its past achievements
possible.
The retirement OF Hon. William J.
Bryan by the Democratic Party is now
TO be equalized by the elimination
of President Taft and Col. Roosevelt
In the Republican Party. This should
result in the reestablishment Of old
party lines and place the Republican
organization in the most advantage
Gus position in the coming contest.
The election returns show that Mas
sachusetts where William Monroe
Trotter and his Guardian are located
went Democratic. that New York City
with its army OF Negro independents
went the same way. that Indiana with
its George l.. Knox and his Freeman
failed TO keep time with Republican
OF alleged Republican music and that
Ohio, where II. c. Smith and his
Gazette have been belabOring the Re
publican managers for 30 many years
has gone completely over to the
Democratic hosts.
II might be well 10 add that New
Jersey where Bishop Alexander wal
ters has labored also went the way
he evidently voted and gave a ire
mendous majority for the anti-Repub-
lican forces.
And yet with il ali, we, who AMI.
lated with the Republican Party have
no tears to shed OF regrets to spend.
The National Republican administra-
ton. following the precedent set bv
Mr.. Roosevelt boldly announced that
no colored men WOULD be appointed
to high Offices IN the Southland. This
was a recognition OF the color-line
the enuuciation OF a doctrine which
was antagonistic 20. and in violation
OF the Constitution Of the United
States. which every federal officer is
sworn TO support.
President Taft followed this up bv
openly appointing Democrats 70 fed
eral Offices. Colored men and white
men could see no difference in voting
to do what a Republican President
was doing; that is. vote to put Dem
oorats in Office in their respective To-
calities.
Certainly the statesman who set
the precedent cannot complain He
voted" for Democratic Commission
ers OF Revenue. Collectors Of Gus
toms. Postmasters. because he was
the only one 20 vote. When he
named them they we're at once &c
lected" TO Office for he was the ap-
pointing power.
Now. white and colored voters
throughout the country have done the
same thing and he should not com
plain. lie said that he did IL with
the idea OF breaking the solid
south OF causing Southern States to
wheel in line for the Republican tick
ct. Vain hope As matter OF fact
he has lost West Virginia and broken
the solid North. causing even rock
ribbed Republican Massachusetts 10
become so disguised that II went a.
sainst Mr.. Taft's party by a vote
which indicates tidal wave.
A report emphasizes the situation
in the following language:
No inroads upon Democratic con
troll OF the solid South were made
by the Republicans The appeals OF
both President Taft and Colonel
Roosevelt in this respect were in vain
and the returns show losses to Re
publicans in the limited number
which that party has In the member
ship Of the House from the Southern
states. There Is little doubt that
most OF the Insurgent Republicans
from Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa and
Kansas have been returned"
This is enough. Col. Roosevelt is
said TO have shut himself up at his
home at Oyster Bay and President
Taft has "hied" himself to Panama.
II is unfortunate that both cannot
drop themselves out OF the political