The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-15

posed to it, because it is British. And
1T will ruin us; it will destroy the peo-
ple," said the democratic platform OF
SO. And for eight years this country
rang with democratic oratory, and
flowed with democratic editorial ink.
War! Famine! Pestilence! Nothing
could be worse than the single gold
standard" For eight years that was
the cry. Yet one day lot of our
representatives went to ST. Louis, with
that cry still ringing like bugle notes
all over the country; and, without its
being pretended that any new light
had fallen upon the subject or any
new facts had developed, the gold
standard becomes monarch of all it
surveys, and the little telegram from
Judge Parker prostrates the leaders
into an abject surrender Of this eight
year principle OF the great democratic
party of the south and west Great
cheers.)
In 1896, they would not even allow
Dave Hill the compliment Of tenn
porary craftsmanship at the Chicago
convention. He was nothing. He was
nobody. No power. No influence. And
yet in 1904 Dave Hill absolutely sliced
up all the pie and tells all the boys
what each can get, every one, from
Bryan down to John Sharp Williams.
Applause and laughter.)
And the great democratic party is
once more under the heels of the Wall
street goldbugs, who call themselves
democrats, and who are at heart as
much in favor of republican principles
as Theodore Roosevelt himself
(Cheers.)
Oh, but they tell me there's big
difference on the negro question. "Ah,
that's where they have got you"
(Laughter) Negro question! Some
times | wonder what on earth the ma
tional democratic leaders would do II
it wasn't for the negroes. Wouldn't
they be completely lost If they could
not fall back on Sambo? What would
they have to talk about when they
come back home after one of their
big surrenders at a national conven-
tion? Talk about fiops. have heard
of one Baptist going over to the
Methodists, or one Methodist going
over to the Baptists, and SO on; but
never have heard of an entire de-
nomination just Topping all at once.
Laughter and applause.)
And here at st. Louis it wasn't one
democrat that Topped; it wasn't two
democrats that topped; it was the
whole army that Topped. Naughters)
And ask you tonight what reason
have they given you for It,. Oh, they
say, 1--WE must submit to it, because Of
the negro question" Well, now, let
us see 1t does seem to me that down
south we are doing to the negro pretty
much everything that we want to do.
1t looks that way to me. / am one OF
those men that are not at all afraid
of any negro domination in the south.
"a voice That's right" and cheers.)
Never in the world. When it comes
to the question of racial integrity, So
cial life, the welfare of Christian civ
ilization, no matter what our party
may be. we are brothers all. Cap
plause.) And the man doesn't live who
would more earnestly and actively do
all in his power to preserve the abso-
lutte integrity of the white race, of the
white mans home, and of the white
mans civilization. (Applause.)
Now, you are asked to vote for
Judge Parker because he differs from
Roosevelt on the negro question. In
what respect does he differ? Don't all
speak at once. Laughter.) You may
!. talk about me when l am not here;
but I'm here tonight (laughter), in per-
feet good humor, and in perfect readi-
ness to debate; and ask you, Mr..
Democrat, tell me in plain English
wherein you know that Judge Parker
differs from Theodore Roosevelt on
the negro question. What? What?
Nobody knows? Then why vote for
him on that question? Why vote
against me. a southern man, on sup
posed difference between Roosevelt
and Parker on the negro question?
(Applause.)
II there be no difference which you
can state, and none that he will state,
don't you think. southern people, you
might stand by southern man. when
that southern man Is the only one
that IL fighting for democratic princi-
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