Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-03-18

inside of the confines Of the Republi
can organization would be secured and
they would remain OH this reservation
forever moro.
AS matter Of fact, this hegira or
flight from the Democratic Party was
due to petty spite and to party spleen.
fhcy came to rebuke Hon, Woodrow
Wilson and his cohorts with the hon,
that under other management, they
would be able to return to the Demo.
cratic reservation and abode for ever
more. They simply wanted to be in a
position to say to the Democratic boss
es' i told you, So" to the end that thev
would sec the evil Of their ways and
bid the prodicals to return to tho Party
and live If success should crown their
efforts In the next campaign upon the
fat of tho lamb.
In the meantime, tho "Old GuarG"
Oh the Republican Party, composed OF
white men and black men, who Ind
served for years in behalf of tbe do.
spised organization and had experien,.
ed ostracism and abuse on account of
their cspousal of Republican Party
principles looked on with wonder ;f
not with awe awaiting the decision 20
be handed down from Mount Sinai,
better known to the profane as the
White House at Washington. 1t came
The new found Republicans, wearing
Democratic equipments and uniform
won and they were installed i'm the
seats of the righteous given domin
ION over all Of the Federal Office in the
southland. Party rules and regulations
were disrcgarded and the edict wen.
forth that the new plan would be "tricd
OUT. 1t Is being "tricd out" and the
decision next November will be taken
as al indication of the force and effect
OF these New found allies presence in
side or the army lines Of the Republl-
can Party of the Nation.
AS for the Negroes of the Southland,
they have been forced in the back. |
ground, but not without some misgly.
ings as tens Of thousands of southern
Negroes are now in the NortEr-Iand,
whereas few years ago, this same
class OF people were in the Southland. |
Moreover. this same class of peoplc, |
thanks to the southern schools can
read and write and thanks to the i'll
formation given, they can vote. They !
have mothers and fathers, sisters and !
brothers In the Southland to protect ,
and now southern Democrats Of the
Old School are not frowning mt these :
Negroes, they are OH tile contrary
smiling at them. !
The places left vacant by the flight .
OF tho white Democrats can be filled
- coio'ed folks as wcll as by white
folks and when the time comes, two Ne
grIts can be counted for every white
man, whose seat is vacant. This is :
tie embarrassing part of the situation
ana Just now, the Republican political ,
managers arc losing much sleep tryin,:
10 figure it all out. The large number
OF oihcc-sceRing Democrats. who have.
been provided for are crowd!ng out 4
larecf number of Republican Office !
who cannot be provided for
and there We are.
RMS is Pegident Warren G. Hard
ings problem. He has recently taken
Sh'lis OF irvigorating southern air, in
order to enable hi" to face the situat. !;
ion. He las shown trnnscendent abil.
ity to deal with discordant elements.
lie IS smiling to aii corners, but he Is
realizing now 20 its fullest extent, the
truth OF the axiom. Uneasy the head !
that wears a crown. Selah.