The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-26
PROTEST AGAINST
APPOINTED
Southern Senators Opposed
to A. E. Patterson As Reg
ister Of Treasury.
VARDAMAN Is INDIGNANT
VIII Be Principal Speaker At Meeting
10 Be He'd 4 the Old Masonic
Tenple Thursday Evening.

President Wilson sent to the Senate
yesterday afternoon the nomination Of
Adam E. Patterson, colored. of Musko-
gee. Okla. as Register of the Treasury.
He will succeed James c. Napier. Of
Tennessee, also colored.
Indications last night were that a storm
Of protest will be raised by Southern
Senators when the name is brought be-
fore the upper branch Of Congress for
confirmation.
The first gun in the warfare upon the
appointee was fired last night by Senator
James X. vardaman, of Mississippi. who
Is indignant at the action of the Presi-
dent. and who will fight vigorously
against the nomination.
Protest against the sappointee will be
voiced next Thursday evening at a meet
ing to be held at Old Masonic Temple.
Senator vardaman will be the principal
speaker.
"The appointment Of Patterson is
most unfortunate thing" said Senator
Vardaman last night 1.-TWO races can
not mix; 1t is contrary to the laws of
nature. I am not acquainted with Pat
terson- 1t 10 not he, personally. I am
II - Tic HhSuiNCu-
Such recognized political equality is
bound to lead to social equality; social
equality is bound to lead to race amalga-
nation. and race amalgamation means
race deterioration.
81 do not think that any government
office should be held by a negro, and
have Abraham Lincoln on my side in
making this assertion
The Senator took from the table a little
booklet prepared by Lincoln himself con-
tanning newspaper clippings on speeches
delivered by him on the question Of the
negro.
Views OF Lincoln.
TN a debate with Douglas in 1855"
continued the Senator. finding the page.
Lincoln spoke as follows: I am not,
nor ever have been. in favor of bringing
about in any way the social anc nciitical
equality of the white and black races /
am not, nor ever have been. in favor of
making voters or jurors of negroes, nor
of quaN6ying them to hold office. nor to
intermarry with white people will say
in addition to this that there In a physi-
cal difference between the white and
black races which, believe. will forever
forbid the two living together on terms
Of social and political equality That is
the way i feel. exactly.
II think that the defeat OF this appo mt
ment of a negro Is Of more imports nee
than the passage of the tariff bill and
the enactment OF currency legislation. 1t
rises like q mountain peak above the
other questions of the day. I shall use
every effort to defeat the confirmation.
Every Senator from the South ! have
spoken to on the subject has expressed
his intention of opposing the confirma-
lion.
Opposed the Nominati0n.
1T made a trip to the White House to
oppose the nomination. and I also spoke
with Secretary McAdoo concerning 1t. 1t
seems that the appointment was made
in view of Patterson's campaign activi-
ties in the interest of Democracy. I
don't think much of the policy
that pays party obligations at the
expense of the purity OF the greatest race
on the globe. I shall fight every negro
appointment that Isl made. II a negro
Recorder of Deeds for the District of
Columbia is appointed. my protest wifi be
still more vehement"
The position of Register Of the
Treasury, which is about the best plum
in the Federal service at Washington
regularly bestowed upon a negro, was
awarded to Patterson on the recon-
Of Senator Gore.
Patterson is a leader OF the negro
Democrats Of Oklahoma. He is a law
yer, and Is said to have written a num-
Der of campaign pamphlets which were
circulated among the negroes of hts
State in the last campaign.