The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-03
SECTIONAL DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
NEGROES.

NEGROES.
Positive announcement by Colonel Roose~
Welt that his new party is to be Lilly White
In one section and Mixed Goods" in another
IS characteristic of his scorn of consistency.
II has been less than week since the Colo
mol made the announcement that his central
aim in launching the new party would be 20
appeal to new issues and get away from old
prejudices by making its membership abso-
lutely non-sectional. lie was "half-Southern
hi mself. and IT mattered nothing to him where
a man came from, or what race he belonged
TO- so that be WAS a good. hard-headed Moose.
Now that he has declared that he is against
the negro in the South and for him in the
North,--to the extent of refusing to participate
with him In the one case and taking him TO
Ills breast in the other. his promised state
ment of frank and candid exposition OF his
views on the negro question holds a curious
interest
However the candidate OF the new party
may Justify himself for taking such a position
TO notifies is too plain TO be mistaken. X
shows. In addition that the talk of non-sec'
tnnat
South is talk. pure and simple, According 70
the Rough Riders practical PHILOSOPHY ne
probably considers that he has nothing 10 lose
and everything to gain by his appeal TO the
South by declaring against the southern ne
oroes who were the backbone of Southern Re
,hicanism 40 long as there an organl-
cation worthy OF the name In the North
where in some States the negro vote ls large
CROUCH to be potent quantity, the tempter
tbrows out All enticing bait OF nattery Inc
Northern negro, he intimates, Is dinereh'
article from the Southern negro lie is capa'ie
=, patriotism and OF intelligence. The PLAIN
;rsara,oe ia that the Southern negro ia capable
-, ae,,bar By insulting the Southern negro
l'+ha evident intent ia to lose the small num3eF
ro+ distranchsed in the hope OF MAKING ~
roads on Southern Democracy; and oy 0'K-
l1i,o the pride of the Northern negro by -Ne
comDarison in his benefit to bring him ana MS
lorged-for vote into the combination
( cor,a davices however are manifest through
.heir complexity, just as others are dangerous
on account Of seeming simplicity MT "oo'e
Welt ia a natural politician. and fog while NC
n1aved the oldest Of games with 'he e"nSo Ii
ar, thar initiates originality But in TINS
,rvo1v.d attitude toward the negro, it appears
swat he ia overplaying his hand and over
Estimating his skill. This is probabi! true 'oi
49,, 4uo.fold reason that he knows nothing OF
NO negro himself. and that be thinks the peo'
o,a Of the North know nothing OF MIN III
his he is arguing from a past c"hal''oH' '''
oa,+ir,c that the long years OF exodus from
.,o sontb have had the effect of very largely
,o,,varting those sections Of the North lh'C
,bicb the negroes have poured to an ohoel
a.andinq OF and sympathy for the Sont0orf
= Wow as to the negro In politics. At one ant
+ +,a sauna time he hopes 10 delude the SOUR
. az ~ mis- attitude toward the most Vial 9 ~
I Questions while almost openly showing ~ ''N
S vic. statement OF belief is purely matter
7 the politics of the moment
t We would welcome the coming oy all P"i
n oe IN ALI sections TO the kindly Sonthei'
view Of the negro race as one no. "''9a
I anticipation in politics. local or h"'''"'
!. c,oh and understanding among the Pa'''e
= might result In political orgahi2aI'o" ina
$ could Law claim to being truly non-sec'ioha
~ ,,. ,pis fafese announcement as TO the hegr
I +rt,ra4es that the National Progressive fAii
e more sectional in character either IMAM VA
G panublican Party which looks for success u
3 the sectional issuet--or the DemocraHc Fa't'
t ~ which the South ID a solid part partly oe
= roa Of the fear OF sectional mistreatmen.