The Washington herald., 1910-07-31
PRESIDENT TAFT
AND THE SOUTH

John NJ. Daniel. in the Fredericksburg Journal
In my opinion the great national con-
servative Republican party is proving,
and win continue TO prove. TO be bet
ter friend to the South than the ma
/ tional Democratic party.
/ The former is composed Of the best
element Of our citizenship. Hence. II
/ has large Ingredient Of that para
mount and benefcent public factor-cOn-
servatism.
President Taft has already done more
for the South than Cleveland. and l be-
lieve more than w. J. Bryan would do
| II he had been elected.
President Taft has appointed n South
ern man on the United States Supreme
! Court bench. and no doubt Will make
more federal appointments from the
South. He has opposed and prevented the
/ reappointment Of negroes 20 federal Of
fees in the South; has thus conceded
70 the wishes of the Southern people.
and for this great favor the South
should give him much credit.
Now, the South. through its local pol
itical Organization-i q. Democraoy-and
by federal aid. can completely eliminate
the negro as a factor in local politics.
which condition viii be best for both
races
Being a descendant OF negro slave
owners, and having known some Of that
unfortunate negro race TO have been
fast friends 10 our family through the
trying times IN and after the civil war.
I feel some interest IN the best element
OF that race
This unfortunate negro race has some
cardinal virtues-whlch they have proven
which virtues. / viii venture to say.
have not their parallel in the history
of any other race under like conditions.
refer to the fidelity with which this
former slave race safeguarded, protected.
and helped the unprotected families and
their masters during the civil war. with
out one rebellious crime charged up
against the negro. / favor their having
ample opportunity to improve themselves
under the influence Of our Christian and
educational civilization.
I am unalterably opposed to any ANAL
gamation Of the Anglo-Saxon and the
negro. 1 favor no amalgamation with
any race which will deterlorate my own.
I am proud Of my race, and think II
it rightfully stands at the head Of all
other races.
viii advise the negro not TO seek
public Office in the South; to have only
business relations with the Southern
white people: 10 try to be law-abiding
orderly citizens. and pursue Industrial
pursuits.
Now that the negro problem is being
solved by the aid Of Republican Presi-
dent. think the South would initiate a
wise policy by having more Republican
representation IN our National Congress.
II the South had had more Republican
Representatives in Congress when the last
tariff laws We're passed, it would have
obtained greater benefits in that bill; but
all it could expect 10 get was by her
Democratic representatives helping the
Republicans reciprocally. by voting with
them for some of their tariff measures.
Now that President Taft has. in his
Federal capacity helped the South TO
solve the race problem, the South has in
its Federal vote a free hand. call upon
the men OF the South to come out Of the
slums Of national Democracy. get away
from Coxeyism, Gompersism, Organism.
and dangerous Socialism.
The South can gain nothing by being