The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-17

. S;IupulOus "Hiie 'uen, AL VIM
use the negro as cats paws to pull
their political chestnuts out of the fire
and coach them fer a political fight,
that moment is white suprem-
acy endanger, which danger is
increased by a division Of the
whites, by awakening in the breast
of the negro al ambition TO seek
political office. His assertion that
the white Republicans desire it no
more than the most infuriated Demo
crat, is fatty and most clearly contra
dicted by the policy Of the party as
carried out. When white man con
sorts with the brother in black,
makes of friend and an equal, as
sisted and aided by party whose
ktystone in the arch of principles is
negro equality, thedanger is not such
no lsence as he would have US be-
lie7e. When he asserts that the ne
gro does not want supremacy, it is
very effectively contradicted by Col.
Knot.'s own experience. We do not
for a moment question the correct
ness of his version of the st. Mat
thew incident, but he must remem-
Der that the facts remain that his
name was put in nomination, that he
was voted for and that he was de-
feated for delegate to the St. Louis
convention by negro. We mention
this with no unkind feeling toward
Col. Knots, but only in defense OF
our position that when the negro has
the power he will use it to maintain
his own supremacy.
Col. Knots certainly must have
been considerably ratified when he
charges US with straddling the tariff
issue. We are in honest and respect
able company, among whom are some
of the profoundest thinkers of this
and past generations, and we are
contented to straddle.
True, there was a Republican
party prior to the 'Black party" but
that party has for years been known
as the Democratic, and its founder
was Thomas Jefferson and his COM
patriots, and was organized during
the latter part of Washington's Sec
ond term in opposition to the un-
grateful policy OF the Administration
toward the French and other meas
ures of all economic and political ma
ture. Tha: party sands today, as it
has always stood, the "white mans
party"
The slavery question has been set
tied for all time to come and sealed
with the life blood of the patriotic
sons of the South. The tears of
the widow and orphan as they gush
from bleeding hearts and streaming
eyes and drop in woe and sorrow
upon the sacred earth in the bosom
of which their loved ones
peacefully sleep; the manned,
the halt and blind, Confed-
crate veteran with Bonded form and
frosting brows struggling for the
necessaries of life; the white shafts
dotting our beautiful and glorious
Southland, lifting their white heads
in the pure air of heaven, standing as
representatives, of woman's gratitude,
thoughtful and loving remembrance
of the heroes who died in defense
of right, their country, their homes
and their property, are perpetual,
everlasting and eternal barriers pre-
venting patriotic and liberty loving
men of the South from entering this
"Black Republican patty"
The "moral coward" cap, does not
fit US, so we will not wear it. 1t
would have been more consistent,
however, with true bravery to say
who are the ''moral towards" than to
have resorted to innuendoes.
He contradicts himself for he
charges the Democratic party with
attempting to take away the right
of free speech and free action, and
then admits that this party, by
reducing the registered negro
voc to 10000, has brought
about that time when it is
possible for white men to divide with
out fear OF negro supremacy, and
proceeds with his fault finding again.
It seems to US that gratitude would
cause him to fall upon his knees and
thank his God that the Democratic
party has made it possible for him TO
obtain the priceless boons which he
claims has been denied him.