The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-15

Chicago, August 7.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt went far to the front yes
terday on the Negro question. At
might his outspoken utterances re-
ceived endorsement from Negroes
themselves, some Of whom were con-
testing delegates, who had been de-
prived Of seats in the Progressive ma
tional convention,
During his afternoon speech In the
Coliseum, Col. Roosevelt being about
to conclude, was asked by man In
the galleries: What about the Ne
groes?"
The colonel diverged from his Set
speech and answered the question in
detail. He said the familiar Negro
politician Of the South--under the
conditions through which he has been
fostered-has no place in the councils
of the new party
Recognition in Due Time.
Ultimately, the colonel said, the
honest Negroes Of the South and the
white men of the south Atlantic and
Gulf states will realize the new spirit
which has been born in political and
social life, and that the same reeog-
milton will go naturally to the NEGRO,
as Is evidenced in the election of Ne
gro delegates to the present conven-
tion in Maryland and West Virginia,
foI
ventions.
AS to the north, he said, the proper
relation: already has been established,
to the complete satisfaction Of the
representatives of the white men and
Of the colored race
The course as mapped out by Col
Roosevelt in statement of thirty
minutes was ratified few moments
later by the delegates when they
adopted the report Of the credentials
committee which leaves the southern
states without Negro delegate in the
list
Negroes pledge Support.
At the meeting of the Negroes IN
the evening "a resolution was adopted
approving of the attitude of the COL
Onel and calling on the voters Of their
race to support the Progressive ticke.
and policies.
One Of these Negroes said at the
meeting 1t was better for his race to
be treated as men, individually and
On their merits, and to exercise thei;
political rights where good can be ac-
complished, than for two or three COL
ored delegates ITO strut up and down
the streets of Chicago wearing biz
badges and having hope of office.
More than twenty Negroes called on
Col. Roosevelt in the evening to say
. they would support him in the stand
he had taken on the Negro question
Some Of them were delegates, the
colonel said, and others had been re-
fused seats in the convention.
Colonel's Stand on Question.
Col. Roosevelts statement before
the convention, giving his attitude re-
garding the Negroes, was this:
Nobody can ask me a question /
am afraid Of. l heard over there, did
not, some query about the Negro
question. Now, wait minute. Any
respectful requests for information |
will always have an answer for, and
during my administration l never did
anything I was afraid to be question
ed about and / shall not begin in the
Progressive party:
There has been distributed here q
letter which I wrote to Mr.. Harris
three or four days ago. In that let
ter l set forth my views and the rea-
sons back Of my views in detail. and
] think with clearness that will pre-
vent any misapprehension, but / can
give you by example just what |
mean by the policy | am advocating.
Il think the American people Is Il
mighty good people to lead and a
mighty poor people to drive. J think
we can get the best results from our
fellow Americans in other sections OF
tho country by treating them as we
expect them to treat us, and by our
selves Ewing up in our own homes to
the principles that We profess
Question Policy Of Past.
"In Republican national conventions
hitherto there has been large rep
non-Republican states. Now, just