The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-11-10
Harmony
Candidate
is BADLY BEATEN BY REPUBIL-
CANS WITH ASsIsTANCR OF 81 ls I !:
LOYAL NEGROES.8 Sttss sSSs ., = =
Ben Carr a HAS Been
Black men refused to follow him in
to the Democratic camp, and Hill,
of the Independents, was likewise
unsuccessful.

tie Is over inr.the Volunteer State.
The democrats have surrendered and
once again the flag Of the Republican
party Is to be unfurled on Capitol
HILL. The Prohibitionists. the Inde-
pendent Democrats and the best
thinking Negroes cooperating, with
the Republicans are all congratulate
Ing themselves. Capt Ben Hooper,
the Republican party and its allies
are on top beyond the shadow Of a
doubt
The administration Of Governor
Patterson was too large a burden for
the Democratic party to carry
through this campaign and win. Pat
terson, Sen. Taylor, "the Harmony
Candidate" the Whiskey Ring and
the Negro Allies Of the "White Su-
premecy' party are down and out.
Ben Carr is political "has1been"
p. r. Hill, leader of Independent col
ored Republicans will now have time
to stand around half-illed with
Whiskey, curse some more and loud
er. His headquarters are Just above
Meta Dwiggins Saloon or rather
they used to be during the campaign
1T was just the right locality to buy
and sell votes. Good citizens are
never seen hanging around saloons
in Tennessee.
Ben Carr, the other Negro whom
the Democrats elected to lead the
colored voter failed miserbly. If he
had succeeded, perhaps he would
have been restored to his high and
mighty position as Chief Negro port
er at the State Capitol. He was too
active for Patters ms candidates for
the Supreme Court last Augusct.
They lost out and Ben Carr was
fired Immediately" His fellow
workers at the capitol we're all glad
Of It, AS one said. "He made him
self obnoxious to us and the white
folks" too. He almost quit having
anything to do with porters in his
zeal to get within arms reach OF the
us WulC0 ueulOCIaUS.
The Negroes chosen by the white
democrats to corral the colored vot-
ers have only vogue idea of the
meaning Of ballot. To them, it is
something worth having at certain
seasons Of the year when the appe-
tite is pinched for food and fire
water" Liberty, equality of oppcr-
tunity, protection and equal rights
before the laW-these things never
seemed to stir their cOnSclencss
They were not influenced by any high
patriotic motives. They were just
plain grating" Negroes-the kind
always found around some saloon or
corner in a whiskey drinking crowd,
willing and anxious to be bought and
sent out on mission to buy the
unprinciplei and make q fool of the
ignorant Negro.
The respectable Negro element
who voted the Democratic ticket
from choice hfba-the- courage -eftheir
convictions. There were many of
these. They could not be bought Or
sold. 1t would be an insult for any
one to attempt it. They would con-
slider 1T as such. They do their own
thinking. They are the class of voters
any party would be glad to have but
they are so hard to handle. They
know what liberty means and can see
inSedntly the difference between
Judicial procedure when black man
is before the courts and when 8 white
man is there. Equality of opportu-
nifty, protection and equal rights be-
fore the law and in the pursuit Of
happiness mean something to them.
They all long for the same liberty
which all true Americans love and
they enjoy the affection of the other
people of the race. But it Is certain
Iy hard to understand how any Ne
gro could vote for Democrat
against a Republican in any regular
election. Their action may have in
it great possibilities Of evil Or good
for the race. IN the light Of the
past it looks Like making a covenant
with the hottest regions of hades
But anyhow all Negroes good, bad
and Indifferent who voted for the
Democrats have been beaten "to q
frazzle." Those who opposed them
in the campaign now have the laugh
To sum up results, the victory OF
the Republicans will not mean any
thing for the Negroes in the way OF
Jobs. The limit of his service to the
Slate as public servant begins ant