Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-05

Mr. Bryan is insincere and is merely us
ing these "liberty phrases" To catch
votes where political rights are more adj
vanced than in the Democratic Sta.ss
or else he does not represent the DEM
cratic party at all. The party's practice
for generation speaks infinitely louder
than Mr. Bryan's words. What tie
party has always : ~ and is now doing,
il may he relied pom 10 do If elected to
power. Until III, States where Mr.. Bry-
ans party roiyn supreme show some in
tention of practieing these golden pre-
cepts." their declaration in national
platforms and candidates speeches, may
properly be taken as only SO much mate
rial for political deception.
Ii is not question OF whether the en-
franehisement of the negro was wise
or unwise policy. but it is a question Of
common political honesty. IL the party
believes, as its practice shows. that the
negroes are an inferior race and cannot
with safety TO our institutions be admit
ted to political rights. to proclaim the
doctrine that the Creator never denied
to any race Of people the capacity of
self government" is obvious hypocrisy.
who are more frank aud honest than Mr..
Bryan, are already repudiating any pre-
tense Of seriously living up 20 his ethe-
real political declarations. The Macon.
Ga, Telegraph, fer instance. frankly de
elares its unwillingness to take Mr.. Bry-
an seriously in this consent of the gov
erned" talk and says:
ut is all sweet and nice enough TO indulge
on Fourth Of July occasions in the general.
ties about the consent Of the governed.
about inalienable rights, about the equality
Of all men ut birth. and so forth, just as our
forefathers lid who owned slaves ANA who
robbed the Indians OF their land, but it is
another matter when You try to apply II g
the Negro, the Indian the kanaka and the
Filipino. We OF the South are contendins
for our ogn, and we are going TO have IT,
The Negro has nothing that we want mat
was not taken from us by force and given
| 10 him. He has no land. he has no birth
right, no heritage nothing hut n right "a
| help govern which was givea wrongfully "a
him. = aen We take the ballot from him We
/ leave him in far better condition than he
| found himself when he came among us a.
| a result Of Yankee Thrift aud SPECULATION
The Macon Telegraph. with real South
ern frankness, tells the simple truth
about the Democratic position on this
| subject. Its statement is supported by
/ bViu Tue tHetis dlHtl i9IhNtlAe VI tHS P's y
wherever II is in power. Moreover the
! Democratic party has never been dishou-
/ est enough TO pretend TO believe in the po-
| litieal Acknowledgement If the inferior
| races. and Mr. Bryan's sudden admira-
| ton Of Lincoln and advocacy Of CARR
| sonian principles is a personal fight in
| political oratory, which has no relation
to the past practice or future intention OF
| the present Democratic party. Ii MIR
| Bryan should be elected tie Offices would
/ be filed and the Government conducted
! by people who, like the Macon Telegraph
jeer at these equality phrases" as empty
generalities. They evidently regard these
utterances as so much verbal bait fui
| new votes in the enemy country" But
here Mr. Bryan's cunning is not as wist
as the Telegraph's ffankness. Honesty
| is always respected ard such cheap Gun
ming as Mr.. Bryan's indianapolis speech
/ reveals will fail TO deceive. The Amerl
can citizens are not ignorant Fidpinos
| they are too well informed on The policy
and practice OF the Democracy on thit
subject 4, be- canght by Mr.. Bry M
rhetorical if not hypocritical phra 2s. Th'
name Of Lincoln and political liberty
ere too sacred TO be fippantly rsed IL
/ such a cause The American people havt
some sense OF the fitness Of things.