The river press., 1904-10-19
PARKER ExC0RIATED
THOMAS E. wATsoN's RECENT
SPEECH TO souTHERNERs.

Raising of the Negro Question by
Denocrats Denounced 40 Hypocrisy-
Roosevelt Preferred to Hills Candi.
date Who Is Rossed by Wall Street.
Thomas E. Watson, Populist candi-
date for the Presidency, in speech at
Atlanta, Ga, on Sept. l, declared that
the Democratic attack on President
Roosevelt for the latter's alleged friend
llness to the negro was piece OF Dem
Ocratic hypocrisy and he challenged
Parker to indicate his own position on
the race issue. On this point Mr.. Wat
son said:
The South should demand to know the
facts about Parker. How does he stand
upon this alleged question? Is his position
# 50, in what respect? @ III" The South Hoas should
;s questions before It votes for him upon
Welt on the negro question::
/. Would you refuse to eat at the same
table With, NTH Booker ,.It ot,,na Washinston;
to Office In the South?
g.. II elected will you refuse to receive
on terms Of equality at the White House
Washington. and r. Thomas Fortune?
T. DO you approve the mixed schools Of
New York. inangurated under Grover Cleve-
iand--in which social equality Is practical
ly made a matter Of compulsion?
s. II such schools-wherein black chill
dren and white children are educated to-
State Of New York. would @ I'll they be, be- good good
thing for Georgia and South Carolina! IL
not, why not!
Negro Cry Is Hypocrisy.
Taking up the discussion Of the negro
question. as far as it's bearing on the
present national campaign is concerned.
! Mr.. Watson said that the Democratic
national leaders have prostituted the
name of Democrat and are demanding
that they shall be followed blindly in
spite Of the fact that they have re-
llonnced every principle of Democracy.
Asking, "Will the real Democrats follow
the name rather than the principle?'
he continued:
In the South we are told we must submit
to the surrender to Wall street because Of
for Democratic leaders that they always
have 1.-THE nigger' to fall back on. For
thirty years they have been doing bust
ness ness. on "the niger" and to-day he is their
Note the hypocrisy Of it. In their ma
% tionai platform ha',. of 1872 they solemnly pro:
tS ns ct Color
and pledged themselves to maintain the
emancipation and the enfranchisement Of
the blacks.
In 1876 at St. Louis, Henry watterson
being chairman Of the convention, they
solemnly declared their devotion to the
constitutional amendments growing cut OF
In 1885, in 1884, in 1888, the national
conventions tns,e OF the Democratic party re-
% question, and and thus s stood pledged to to oppose @
any reopening Of the questions settled by
the thirteenth, fourtee eenth,. and fifteenth
amendments. Yet after all these formal
timidated by Democratic leaders, who say
we must indorse their capitulation to Bel
mont David B. Hill, and Pat McCarrep
because Of ''the nigger."
Negro POwerless in P01itics.
"What can the Southern negro do?'a
| asked Mr.. Watson. HE has been dis
franchised in nearly every Southern
State excepting Georgia; and in Georgia
they do not dare disfranchise him, be-
cause Democracy in Georgia cannot be
maintained by the white vote" He con.
| tinued:
from ''the Niger is the most hypocriti-
| cal that inscriptions leadership could in
vent: Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan. with
of nature in the PROSTATE South.
/! The white man is master--whcrever he
plants his foot the world over. Do you
|
recuperated South what Thad Stevens
could not do against the exhausted South?
| Roosevelt could not do it even If he would.
n ne and 9Ss dors s@9s5s WSs wf waS at e. this
| and wink at one another as they pass.
they know what humbug it all Is. and
It s " nsns USED to %ake the people
Louis
In the West Virginia Democratic con-
/ of ha IL.
| nee for Vice President. the white suprem-
acy' resolution was voted down. and on
A's Inc nrso @ 1arses aes h hfs Kdss !" %;ex
him as MY dear sir" just as though
| Ross had been a white mun.
Surrender to Wall Street.
Turning to other issues, Mr.. Watson
said the Democratic leaders had SUR
rendered to Wall street because, as Sen
ator John w. Daniels, of Virginia, put
it. they were tired Of being in the
minority He continues:
Not afraid of Roosevclts militarism!
| No. Not afraid OF Rooscvelt's nggerism?
Ne; All that is fudge and subterfnge
was the milk in the cocoanut.
He did not even pretend that he had been
been in thes minority s they u are % resa ay 'o TO
drop the principles which they swcre for
eight years were right, andFto adopt those
which even now they do not dare say are
right. Great God! what an attitude for
the leaders Of a great national party.
If could become politically tipsy enough
1904. as constructed by Parker himself, I
would take one more drink small one
at that-and vote for the other twin.
Roosevelt. Give me the original every
time, rather than the blurred. iudlstinct
copy. Give me the genuine article, rathee
than the spurious substitute.
What Has Parker Done:
Mr.. Watson then paid his respects IA
Candidate Parker personally. He asked:
Why should Georglans support Parker,
Of New York, rather than fellow
Georgian? What do you know Of Parker.
What has he done that was notable? What
has he ever said that was memorable:
What has he ever written thut stamped
him with individuality:
David b: Hill declared at St. Louis
thirty years, and that he did did not "dAfs know eSt
how Parker stood on the money question.