Evening star., 1901-05-30

Senator Jones of Arkansas, chairman or
the democratic national committee. and
senator Teller. the recognized leader of the
silver republicans. promptly fall in behind
Mr. BRYAN in support of Mr. Tillman, and
cypress the hope that Mr.. McLaurin may
b. defeated. They expect such a result,
and are ready to assist in bringing it about
Mr. Jones is quoted as follows:
The time has come for the people to
speak ont and say whether they will stick
I the true democracy or whether they pre-
for to have republicans maSqueradIng as
democrats. | cannot suppose there Is any
doubt of the result. The democratic party
,tunS not care to have men pretending to be
denocrats while indorsing republican prin-
cilirs and policies. This encroaChment of
v hite republican nism in the southern states
has been general and going on 50 long that
it is now the duty of some representative
state to speak out squarely and have it
settled by the people whether will re-
main democrats or. under false pretenses.
90 to the republican party while calling
ourselves democrats. The opportunity to
Sr.ak out is now offered to South Carolina
and do not believe there will be any more
ut this talk when she is heard from"
This is the tone that Mr.. Bryan holds
toward Mr.. Cleveland Mr.. Hin, Mr.. Car
Isle and others. They are regarded as re
ILricans masduerading as democrats Is
il tht. desire of Mr.. Jones that all such men
should be driven out of the democratic
party? If not, why the discrimination
against Mr.. McLaurin? Why should he
Ia crucified and tens of thousands of dem
ucTats who agree with him on the real is
sues of the day be spared? And what does
Mr.. Jones mean when he says that an EN-
cruachment of white repubiicanism in the
southern states has been general and going
81 long," In the lower southern states
republicanism was as powerless last year
as it was twenty years ago. There was
not y sign of progress anywhere. Is Mr..
Jones really afraid that the lambs will de-
vnuI the wolves?
Mr.. Teller is equally as infeicitous in
the statement he makes He replies to Mr..
McI.aurin's charge that he. Teller, holds
that the negro is as good as q white man.
Mr.. McLaurins meaning. as every one cas-
lily understood. was that In Mr.. Teller's
opinion the negro and the white
should stand on an equality before the law.
Mr. Teller says:
His statements are untrue in every par
ticuar. Every man in public life ought to
Know better. / never said that the negro
good as the white man. l have
said. however. and say now, that he is
entitled to the same political rights. So
fsr as the force bill is concerned. 1 op-
western senator's. We both worked and
voted against the bill. and / say without
cgntism | did as much as any other senator
II kill that measure. l never favored it.
hut. on the contrary, voted and worked
against it"
That Is to say. Mr.. Teller is in favor of
political rights for the negro. out against
effort to secure them for him; in favor
of the Constitution. but willing to accept
the fruits of its violation. Why, does not
the senator know that Mr.. Tillman's rise
to power-and. for that matter. Mr. Nc
IL urin's also-resulted from the denial of
political rights to the negro in South Caro-
lima? But the senator insists that ne Is in
favor of those rights.
Nhat a mess it is, The Tiliman cause
"" told. is the cause of democracy and
white supremacy. Its champions are Mr.
i;ryan. who. If We may believe Mr. Cleve-
lind and his friends stands for nothing
That is democratic; Senator Jones of Arkan-
sas who if Mr.. Bryan Is populist is a
popuiist also. and Senator Teller, a silver
/. publican. who announces his belief that
Tho negro is entitled to the same political
rights as the white man, Beat that, and
TX, the horns,