The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22
AND RECOGNITION OF DEMO
Gratis BY REPUBLICANS
ALARM NEGROES.
ReSueSSneSS Grows
Eject May be Felt 4}y The Grand
Ola Party in 1912, Unless Steps
are Taken to Check The Disaffec-
ton.
Especial to The Advocate

port that there is opposition on the
part of some leaders Of the republl-
can party to the appointment of w.
II. Lewis as assistant attorney gen
esal. Added to the recent appoint.
ments Of Edward d. White of Louis
lana to be Chief Justice and Buck
ner Lamar Of Georgia to be an Asso-
ciate Justice, the suggestion Of oppo-
sitiOn to Lewis has caused the Ne
groes to do some sober thinking
about their relation to the RepubII-
can Party.
I.aboring under the supposition
that politicians know what they want
and usually buy, sell or trade to
satisfy their desire and believing
politician, the colored people mere
who keep in touch with the politi-
cal drift, are wondering what the
President hopes TO get out Of the
trades he is now making with the
- South efn -peeple.---Many- Of tho
opinion that the future is not very
hopeful one. They base their con-
clusion on the recent landslide III
favor Of Democracy and the seem
ing disposition of the AdminiStra-
tiOn at Washington to turn the Judi
cial Branch Of the Government over
to the EX-Confederates of the Dem
Ocratic Party. Everybody knows
now long the South has been kept
out Of what she calls her rights"
For long period OF years, the
South has had no voice in the Exc
cutive and judicial branches of the
Government. The battle-scarred
warriors Of the sixties have been
training the new generation of the
South to take these points of van
tage and everything would go just
right. They have succeeded pretty
we'll thus far, and if they continue
on their road of success, some people
south of the Mason and Dixon line
are going to be in pretty close quart
ers when delicate questions Of law
involving human liberty, have to be
decided.
According to the thought OF
Tennessee people, President Taft is
playing deep game Of politics un-
likely to bring the results he ex-
poets. His appointments may have
all been made from patriotic mot
ives and there is a slight disposition
hereabouts to give him the benefit
Of the doubt, but the colored voters
here are not yet quite satisfied that
there is any patriotism in the Lily
White plan of the administration.
Taft cannot make good ReDubli-
cans Of Southern Democrats by Civ
ing them the choice plums Of the
administration and he cannot make
better Republicans Of those who are
already in the party, by such a plan
The Southern man will never be (,
Republican as long as the party
gives any consideration whatsoever
to the colored people Of the nation.
That is certain for the sentiment of
the white people Of the South is as
deep and as positive as death is sure.
If the republicans want the South
ern Democrats in the Republican
Party they must get rid Of the black
man. Is that the plan? That is the
question confronting the coloreu
people who have the right to vote.
They have been gradually dump
ing" our men at every Opportunity
and the Negro in the South is now
holding on by the skin Of his teeth
How long he will be able to hold on
Il 4
uance Of the present policy Of the
Republican Party.
Some things are certain The COY
ored people are unwilling 10 have
the sphere Of their opportunities lin
tied to tho few juicy Dlnms locate
in Washington. Here o the South
the policy Of Mr.. Taft to appoint
COlOred men only where C0lored mcr
are wanted does not find favor with
the Negroes. Wherever black
man pays taxes and has the rign,
Of suffrage, he feels that he ought
to have the privilege Of holding
federal office. If it is denied him
for any such reason as has been Civ
en- by friends Of the administration
then the affairs Of the nation are
not being administered fairly and ir
the interest Of all men.
The Negroes Of this country can
not afford to compromise their lib
erty and right of participation in The
affairs of the government in ordeI
to soothe the easily ruffled spirit o