New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-09
RECALLING RACE EQUALITY.

A significant feature Of the Third
Term Convention was the appearance
on its platform Of Colonel Lloyd, Of
Florida Confederate veteran, 10
eXult in the launching Of the move
ment as q white mans party in the
Southern States and to echo for the
South the shout of joy that went up
when il became known that the Re
publican party was marked for de
"struction" 10y Mr. Roosevelt. Colonel
Lloyd declared Ia the convention and
no doubt meant it.
I say 10 YOU in all sincerity and
truth that the old Republican party
alone has prevented the real social
and political union II the South and
the North.
Just what Is the obstacle 20 union
which the Republican party has main
tanned and which the Third Term
party would remove; II is not protec-
ton. Increasing thousands of South
orn Democrats are AT heart projections
lists. II is not the gold standard. II Is
not differences over the trust prob
lem. II IS noJ support Of army and
navy or federal expenditures for inter
nal Improvements. Republican views
OH these questions are largely held in
the South II is not the old fight over
state rights. Mr. Roosevelt goes fur
Their toward 4 consolidated empire
than any political leader in our history
since the Constitution was adopted Il
+, none Of these things. That obstacle
j. one Republican principle and one
only. loyalty t. the constitutional pro
hbition against discrimination be
tween citizens "on account of race, color
or previous condition Of servitude.' II
the South now rejoiceS AT what II
hopes 10 be the death 81 the Repub.-
can party. it is solely IN the expectation
that no other party viii proclaim The
doctrine Of equal rights for all men a
applying not only 10 Poles and Hun
cariaus and Italians IN the factories.
but 10 black American, on the p.anta-
Ilffilr. ~ ~ IILlAN NalAlNlo' Ilf'4f DO t'I'
Roosevelt movement. it is only because
# is convinced that Mr.. Roosevelt has
no objection 10 race discrimination, hut
las submitted the constitutional pro
visions on that subject 10 the recall
In his free-foG-ail revision Of the Con
stiuIt,on so get rid Of any temporarily
unpopular guarantees 81 individual
rights, the constitutional guarantees TO
the negro may not unnaturally he e1-
pected 10 O. 10y the board.
Colonel LLOYD and his friends do not
cherish this hope without reason.
They are not blind "a the deep signif-
canoe Of the Roosevelt platform nor
can anybody else bc who cherishes the
memory of Lincoln and the ideal Of
human freedom. Mr.. Roosevelt has q
word for everybody controls
votes. even the Northern negro The
producer. tho consumer. the laborer
tie immigrant, their lot deeply moves
him Woman's claim 10 equal suf
frace Is recognized. But even n word
Tor the Southern negro is carefully OK
Guided from the platform. For years
the demand Of the woman's suffra cists
has been for the insertion Of the one
word "sex' in the Fifteenth Amend
ment 10 the Constitution, making il
read:
The rights Of citizens OF the United
States 20 vote shall not be denied or
abridged b. the United States or by
any state on account of sex. race,
color or previous condition OF scrvitudc
Mr.. Roosevelt could not more clearly
demonstrate his absolute abandonment
Of the principle Of race equality than
by his refusal 10 say one word in favor
Of the existing guarantees Willie de
manding new guarantees against de-
NAL Of political rights on account of
sex They are fully justified who soc
In his programme the prospect of par
ing down the Constitution 10 read:
The rights OF citizens Of the United
States 10 vote shall not be denied
"or abridged by the United States or by
"any state on account Of sex" eliml-
mating from il the words race color
or previous condition Of servitude."
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