Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-12-17

members of the Supreme Court OF
the United States, including Mr.. JUS
tice Harlan, OF Kentucky, did not
q measure up to the judicial standard
or that President Taft was over
/ persuaded by his ardent friends in
the Southland, who can give him
{ dinners before election day, but no
votes on election day. II is even
more surprising In view OF the re-
turns from the last election, unless
he wanted to be In line with the rest
OF the country and go Democrat"
IL will be noticed that every
Southern State went against him
and his party and West Virginia,
which had broken away from the
Democratic party In the past re-
turned to its first love. Tennessee
+ was practically Democratic. Even
his own state. the great Common
wealth Of Ohio, went against him.
I This would seem to us TO Indicate
that President Taft. from a social
standpoint. the most lovable states
man ever in the White House. is.
( from a political standpoint the weak
est Chief Executive who has ever
graced the presidential chair He
seems DESTROYS Of winning the APP
plause and favor. regardless OF the
disintegration which is taking place
In the ranks Of his own party as
the result Of his unfortunate al
liances and appointments.
AS q Southerner. we are greatly
| pleased and well satisfied with his
/ judicial selections; as a party man.
we are disposed 60 criticize him so
! severely that fin the future we would
hardly De on speaking terms. There
is one thing about 1t, though, and
! that is he has afforded ample justi-
/ fcation for every citizen OF color
who voted the Democratic ticket dur
/ ing the last election. Certainly IL
the head OF the Republican party can
/ airt with and support the Democratic
party and its candidates, then the
rank and file have the privilege Of
doing the same thing. The Supreme
I Court OF the United States Will not
, be materially changed IN its atti-
/ tude towards the citizen Of color. for
Iit is already heavily loaded against
+ him and the selection OF the Louis
I lana juris' viii not materially affect
/ the situation
5 We are partially Of the opinion
that an "au Democratic Supreme
Court Of the United states would be
more liberal i'm many OF It's decis-
ions than fl has been IN some Of
them handed down OF late from that
Temple OF Justice" az washington.
Certain &c is we are blessed with un-
usually fair decisions from most OF
f the Supreme Courts OF the States
OF the Southland. We are ready now
TO take our chances and trust our
interests with the Democratic iurists
/ OF this sunny cline. There IS one
thing about them-they do not
"6ill" you with suspense. You know
whether they are for you or "agin' q"
YOU. and YOU do not be led into the
error OF supposing that you viii get
a fair show from a presiding officer
because he is a Republican. and
then awaken 90 find that you have
been woefully disappointed.
We fear that President Taft SIS
much like some Of these Iatter-day
Republican appointees. They are too
fearful OF Democratic public senti.
ment. They want their families TO
move in the best societies and they
fear the odium that might be at.
tached TO a pro-Negro decision. II
they favor the Negro IN one case.
they viii lean so far over the other
way in the next one that the rank
injustice Of the decision is apparent
20 everybody. AS for a true-blue
/ Southerner, when he makes up his
mind 10 stand by the colored man,
he viii do II in the face Of all kind
Of ridicule, and he is backed up by
a devoted wife and children, who
know the value Of colored folks OF
the right type, and who do not
shirk the responsibility Of standing
by them.
These Supreme Court appoint
ments are all right, thank God, but
God help the Republican who made
| them.