Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-03
BRYAN AND doEBELIsM.

DIX AN AMI
Senator Lindsay. Il Kentucky, Dem
ocrat Of the type Of Jefferson. Jackson and
Benton. will not 'support Bryan neither
does he submit 10 the Infamous Goebel
election law, to indorse which MIR. Bryan
took special pains. Senator Lindsay has
issued a statement in which he expresses
himself, fully and clearly. We quote him
as follows.
The methods resorted to last year may
be utilized again ior the defeat Of the
public viii but the people are fully arous-
ed and no effort will be spared to secure
free vote and an honest count. Mr..
Bryan has and deserves no better stand
ing With the Kentuckans than Mr.. Beck
ham. He not only gave his influence
and advocacy to the ticket fradulently
nominated by the Music Hall Convention.
but when il was defeated at the polls
came to the capital of the State and en-
couraged the defeated candidates in their
contest for the State Offices. and so far
forgot the prophecies Of his high position
as TO congratulate the contestants on the
political complexion Of the courts by
which their contests were to be tried and
decided.
If the people of the country have come
TO regard the courts Of Kentucky as more
or less governed by political considera-
tons in the administration Of the law, we
are as much indebted 10 Mr.. Bryan for
that unfortunate fact as TO any other
man. Kentucky ought to repudiate both
Bryan and Beckham
Mr.. Bryan's cheerful readiness to back
up Goebel, and bis apparent unconscious
ness that any disgrace IS involved in
close and cordial utilization with Croker,
can hardly De reconciled with the high no.
tons Of his political character which some
Of his supporters would like to cherish.
Seeking an issue, the Bryanites at the
Kansas City convention discovered the
Declaration Of independence. Senator
Tiliman, of South Carolina, read the i'm
mortal document to thousands who never
before had heard its soul stirring sweet
ness. What travesty! Bryan had in
dorsed Goebilism in Kentucky. Mississippi
and Louisiana and South Carolina were
represented there pledged to Bryan. Till
man had few days previous declared
with brutal frankness that, 1--WE cheated
stuffed ballot boxes, inundated, killed
negroes until we were ashamed of our
SEW and then we disfranchised every
one we could The only wonder is that
the shade of Thomas Jefferson did not
appear to paralyze the tyrant and demo-
Aogue. But all this is no more remark
able than the sudden love that has sprung
up in the breasts of certain Martinsburq
Bryanites for reputable colored voters"
while all others are denominated "a dis
reputable local negro" or young negroes
of base or vicious SORT" The difference
is, the former constitute the colored
Democratic club of this city" which, &C
cording to the Statesman numbers
about forty-fve respectable colored
voters"
The natural inference is that a colored
Republican voter is not respectable. Only
when colored man forgets the wrongs
heaped upon his race by men of the Till
man stripe and the red shirt gang of
North Carolina can he become respect
able.
One thing is certain: If those respect
able colored voters" go South to Virginia
or Tennessee or any other Southern
State, they will be compelled to ride in
Jim Crow cars just the same as the
"dsreputable" Republicans.