The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-27
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that human ingenuity could devise
ground as firmly as the Rock Of CT
braltar and could not be moved from
their mornings. Sent to the conven
ton by their constituents to vote fo1
Taft, they stuck to him from start t
" finish and without notable exceptions
they demonstrated that the Negro has
= character and courage-that in great
crises he can be trusted. They could
not be bought, bribed nor intimidated
The Negro stands higher than ever in
the esteem of the nation, North and
South, by reason of the strong and
incorruptible position taken by these
{ delegates at Chicago. Too much cred
:: it for this healthful condition of af-
fairs cannot be given to COL Henry
Lincoln Johnson, Of Georgia. who la
bored early and late TO bring the col
ored men of the South in line for the
Presidents denomination and succeed
ed I'm holding them there, despite the
desperate odds he was compelled to
9face week after week, throughout the
hpreliminary canvass of the states
.SCol. Johnson, flanked by able and ex-
fperienced fieutenants like Napier, of
>FTennessee; Cohen, of Louisiana; Nc
@Donald Of Texas; Bush, of Arkansas,
sand. Lee, of Florida. was the truly
s'big man" Of the Chicago convention,
las far as the Negroes part in the mas
Eterly struggle was concerned His
'admirable presentation of the case of
5the REGULARS" in Georgia, Florida and
tother southern states, clearly won
;the day for the administration, and It
goes without the saying that he will
be the duly accredited lead r of the
'colored forces in the field during the
national campaign that is now wide
open. He has shown himself to be a
fearless champion of the right, a skill
full lawyer, a clever political strate-
gist and a man who commands the
fulT confidence and esteem of his own
people, as we'll as the friendship and
ready, support Of the most powerful
factors of the white race all over the
land. There cannot be "Too Much
Johnson" IN the terrific battle that
is to be waged from now until No
vember.
TAFT Deserved denomination.
AS has been said before in these
coluMps. and "a, now repeated for en-
phasis, President Taft deserved re-
nomination at the hands of his party
1t Is customary to give a second tern
to a Chief Executive who makes
good" There was no "eason why
Mr.. Taft should have been denied this
honor, since it is as plain as a pike
staff that he kept his pledges to the
people, and on the tariff, handling OF
trusts, foreign relations, protection :,
labor and the administration of tn
law, he made up the party's record
the only claim upon which the Repub
]icans could go before the electors o.
the land and ask for a continuance il
power. If Mr.. Taft has been a fail
ure, the Republican party has failed
to score" Would it have been wise
to have made this admission by refus
ing the President a vote of confidence
and an endorsement of his admins
tration? Without declaring that Mr.
Taft has not made mistakes, it can
not be gainsaid that he has rendered
exceflctnt service, in more ways thar
one: He has grown in strength witt
the colored people, since they have
come to understand the real breadth
Of his policies. He understands 1ht
Negro problem better now than he
did four years ago, and we shall rear
the benefit Of his enlarged vision dur
ing his next four years in the Whit,
House. The pilots at the helm arr
not blind to tlfe rocks that menace tn,
crafts coming voyage, but they pro
pose to keep cool and watch the chan
mel closely as they steer down tn
Zine Of danger. President Taft cal
be re-elected-if the party will do it