The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13

I give him full credit as did when his
lesteI ~as read here, for telling the
exact truth I hope what I have pre-
scented, however, will convince the
members of this house thft I also told
the exact truth when I said that the
statement had made was based upon
common and widespread rumor
can there be a more pronounced
recognition Of any mans social status
than TO send him abroad as the official
representative of this nation, for it
must be remembered that our = mis-
tiers represent US socially as we2 as
politically and commercially. VIII any
man contend that such an appointment
is less a recognition of social equality
than mere accidental and informal
courtesy rendered in a wholly private
way2 I think no such contention Will
be made, and yet I am sure the rec
ords of this house viii not show any
Democratic protest against this dis
ton on insist that there is no par
tisan politics in your assault upon
President Roosevelt for the Booker
Washington spread, but in view of
your continued alliance 10 Mr. Cleve-
land. and your canoniZatiOn Of Thorn
as Jeffe-son, as the patron saint OF
your party, Notwithstanding the Iact
that both of these committed much
more fragrant offenses from your own
standpoint. are we not warranted in
the conjecture that the head and front
Of President Roosevelt's offending lies
in the fact that he is a Republican
and not a Democrat 6Appiause-)
IN the state which I have the honor
10 represent on this floor the old war
feeling was more radical. and perhaps,
lasted longer than in any other north
ern state, and yet. within ten years
that state sent to this chamber as con-
greSsman-at-large = native NlrgInian
who had been d confederate colonel.
and three years later were sent the
same distinguished gentleman 10 the
United States senate.
I feel warranted in saying because.
having been born in that state ana
having lived there all my life. I think
1 know the sentiment of the people,
that at any time during the past 20
years II a southern man had been nom
mated as the Democratic candidate for
the presidency, he would have receiT-
ed every Democratic vote cast in that
state. Why, If you viii nominate now
my valued friend. the able, adroit,
learned leveI-headed and patriotic
leader on your side. Mr.. Williams QOud
applause on the Democratic side) as
your candidate for the presidency. I
Democratic vote in the state of Kan
sas- OF course. there will not be
enough Of them by 100000 majority 10
give him the electoral vote OF the state
him that Kansas thinks just as much
of a Mississippi Democrat as any other
kind of a Democrat"
rs it not a fact" asked Representa-
tive Jones of Virginia, that the con-
stitution of Kansas provides that no
Confederate soldier shall vote in that
state unless his disabilities have been
removed by special act of the legisia-
ture2''
That constitution, replied Nj.
Scott. was adopted very soon after
the beginning of the Civil war, ana
very naturally contained such provis-
ion. But a general-law has since been
passed which granted amnesty in all
Of those cases.
7 know you are not going to do so
decent and so brave a thing as to NOM
mate any man who has been d con
spicuous leader of your party. You are
hunting for a man who might be quail
fed TO serve as q juror in case IN
which any political issue was to be
tried on the ground that he had never
formed or expressed an opinion on any
public question before the American
people (Laughter-) You think you
you are going TO nominate him pro-
vided the support of the only man you
have been able TO elect president in 50
years does not prove fatal to his can
oldacy- You are going to nominate
him so that YOU can say in one part
OF the Union that he is a safe man
and in the other parts of the nation
that he is an original and TantankeT-
Gus trust buster 80
Representative Williams replied at
length TO Mr.. Scott He defended the
position OF the Democrats on the rae
question