Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-02-19


save so.called Democracy from disaster
The hungry and thirsty politicians
must be saved from defeat. They have an
idea the people haveno memories. Hence
| beg to lend my service in refreshing
their pure minds. These references will
serve to prove the absolute dishonesty and
hypocrisy in bowling over the action OF
Roosevelt.
What do Democrats think of the fol-
lowing facts of recent history as to Demo-
cratic relation and conduct as to the mt
gro?
lst. Grover Cleveland invited Fred
Douglas and his white wife to a similar
White House reception, Mrs. Cleveland
being present and participating Demo-
Gratis voted for him three times.
2nd. Grover Cleveland, as governor of
New York, signed bill providing for
mixed schools between negroes and whites
in New York. Democrats voted for him
three times and elected him twice notwth'
standing.
3rd. Glover Cleveland was voted for
by Southern Democrats in 1892 after his
New York State convention had in 1891
resolved that the Democratic party
welcomes our colored felow-citlzens to our
ranks with the assurance that within our
party discrimination on account of race or
color is discontinued.
4lh. Grover Cleveand's last nomina'
ting convention 1892 had negro delegal e
at large from Iowa, so said the Richmond
Dispatch June 21st, 1892, and yet South
ern Democrats supported him
9th. Grover Cleveland appointed Asst
wood, negro from Louisiana, [who had
figured IN politics in 1876 when Hayes and
Tilden were candidates over white man
in Tazewell county, who is now living, as
consul at Calais France-a white country.
Also Taylor, another negro, as minister to
Bolivia. 4 lso three negroes, Taylor, Trot-
ter and Matthews, Recorder of Deeds in
Washington City. Matthews was later on
elected Judge of Albany as Democratic
nominee. He had powers Of a Supreme
Court Judge.
9th. Senator John w. Daniel declared
in Lynchburg several years ago 1879, with
two prominent negroes on each side,
Roane and Derrick, amid tremendous APP
applause of white men, "when the best
men of both races come together in COM
mon cause, the country is safe" Virginia
Democrats have supported him for United
States Senator without murmur.
7th. Col. VIM. j. Bryan, attended a
dollar jefferson Dinner" in New York
April 10Th, 1900, at which negro men and
women were in attendance. Southern
Democrats supported Mr.. Bryan without
hesitation after that In 1900.
Sth. Under President Cleveland's ad
ministration in Virginia, in Henry county
negro postmaster at Chestnut Knob; in
Tazewell county, another negro post
master at Bluestone; in Franklin county,
at Junta, another negro postmaster; in
Westmoreland county at GAINESVILLE, a
negro postmaster WAS appointed and his
Deputy was understood" go says Con.
gresham Jones, to be Zone legged Con-
federate Soldier" Think of it! The
negro must be the chief! The negro must
be kept in Democratic ranks. The Con-
federate Soldier must take what he can
get These appointments were made by a
emocratic-Cleveland administration
AID as long as the offices lasted Cleveland
was their idol.
Now let us reason together! Frankly
my judgement IN President Roosevet's
action gives Democrats an opportunity to
regain lost prestige. "Thc Apostle Paul
said "all things may be lawful, but not
expedient." True it is President Roose
welt has done precisely what the salnted
Mckinley did. True it is he intended no
wrong. True it is, he has acted in pure
ly national spirit as the chief magistrate of
the nation made up of many peoples,
races, conditions, and colors, and he has
followed the letter and spirit of his oath
as President. Under the costitution his
duty is clear. He is presumed to know
no North, no South, no race! The nation
is his carel Responsibility is great con-
The only question is one of
policy. In many respects his action has
been misrepresented, his motives miscon-
strued, his purposes misinterpreted. Des-
perate Democratic politicians have no con-
science. With them 1t is simple matter
of getting there" They use the negro
when they are in distress.
AS a matter of politics, certainly neither
the Republican party, nor the President,
nor the negro have been advantaged! 1t is
simply a club, if the people are deceiyed!l
But frankly ask every candid, honest,
thinking, independent, conservative man
to consider, in an unprejudced spirit,
whether President Roosevelts action de-
serves any greater condemnation that of
Democrats as detailed hereiDbefore? No
man will question the pure and noble
character of the President. In justice to
lim have asked consideration of the
facts of history" and more
nay be told, as rebuke to his enemies
and detractors. The people can make the
application!
Thereupon rest the case
Very Respectfully,
STUART f. LINDSEY.