The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-08
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Problems +
no RE SOLVED BY REPUBLICANS
IN TENNESSEE< IN NEXT
TWO YEARS.
Coloredl Men Split
Dissatisfied With Manner i'm Which
They Have Been Treated in The
Past, And Demand to he Shown
Before Aligning Themselves With
Either Party.

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Before Aligning Themselves With
Either Party.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. s.
Especial. Can the Republican party
in Tennessee gather the strength to
carry the state for the ticket two
years hence? Can the factions oe
Negro voters be united before tha1
time SO that the party may have the
full strength of the Negro vote for
tthe Republican ticket in 1912?
These Rnotty questions confront
the party as it now stands in the
state Hooper, a Republican, has
been elected. for governor, but his
hands are tied. The legislature is
| Democratic. If the governor, after
his inauguration, sticks to his plat
form of '1civic Righteousness" he
may be able to have some legisla-
ton enacted for the good OF the
state and strengthen the confidence
OF the people in his character as u
public officer. Then in 1912 he may
be able to put Tennessee wholly iu-
to the Republican ranks. But there
are breakers ahead for -Hoopo: and
his administration, if he falls Oil his
civic righteousness" horse or let's
the horse fall down. .,..~.~
The political unit of power in
| Tennessee just now, is composed Of
voters, white and black, who are
simply tired of ring politics and ring
politicians whether i'm the Repub-
| lican or Democratic rank. They
| want good government" both in
state and national politics without
regard to the, special interests of
any man or set Of men. They mean
to have it. They ere going to fight
for 1T in spite, Of anything or any
body. They do not mean to let r1p
until the forces of evil and organized
vice and corruption in the state
have been completely conquered.
The influence Of the political "sop"
Is dead The thoughtful and infiuen-
tiar voters of both races in the State
of Tennessee have united on one
| common platform, and from now
on they mean to have law and
order and the prosperity of all men,
instead of corruption, graft, greed &
seltishness by any one man or set Of
linen.
| Past alliances and leaders are now
dead issues. The moral forces are
successfully at work. Party lines
mean nothing to them. The Demo-
crat and Republican who buys or
sells a vote have been put in the
same class. The forces of-goed gov-
ernment will not be satisfied until
Intelligence and integrity control the
reins of government in Tennessee.
DR.. Ira T. Landrith, president Of
Belmont College In Nashville has
been the center Of the new force in
tennessee politics. He Is not a
politician in the abused sense of the
term. He is a powerful political
force and personality in shaping the
future destiny of the commonwealth.
he Is an American in the broadcast
sense OF the word. He believes that
Intelligence and integrity should be
the ruling forces in political activ-
1ty. DIR. Landrith emphasized this
belief every vigorously IN his Thanks
giving address to q large audience at
FISK University. He characterized
some politicians as political fIeas
and took the position that all good
ministers slfould be in politics he
cause moral questions are always
involved and it is the duty Of every
good preacher to keep a line OF d.
vision between right and wrong we'll
deflned, In both state and national
politics. He urged his hearers 10
see to it that the members Of the
race are on the right side on every
one of the great moral questions
now before the nation. He felt vory
lstrongly that the colored people
(should prove their value az good
citizens now at a time when the best
white people of America are engaged
IN cleaning up the land with the firm
intention Of keeping it clean. "Un.
le8s the members Of your race dc
get on the right side Of the great
moral questions now before tbz
American people, there is grave dan.
ger ahead for the entire race" satt
DR.. Landrith.
The viewpoints OF Dr. Landrit}
have been ably seconded by Risho,
II. b. Parks and the leading minist
ers of the A. NJ. e. connection in al
the conferences held during tn,
Ynar Tho. h 10 l. Il :. = - -. !.