Milford chronicle., 1904-09-23

is Thomas E. Watson po,u,
It aaie FOR the Presideuy. in 'a',s' candi
n Atlanta, Ca, on Sept do., Speech q
v the Democratic attack o- rs''4fed th't
Roosevelt for the latter's .II. fesdtit
r nara.i l.nsSJ 70 ,ne negro was piece a, IelS n
2 D, 9cIauc hypocrisy and he cb,p vi len
y Larker to indicate his own no... non.ai'nsea
n', ,ne race race issue On this point i,n01 NJ y, %
The South should demand
) i,,'o,, r%.ss 4nont Parker How does 1noV he
si nl 'n5s I,cgd cHIIeged question: Is hi. ne stand
a. an dlnerent from tbnt - AS Is Position
II SO, IN what respectf In kooseyehi
demand explicit reply to ~ t,eulh Should
questions before II votes fo ne following
raI, rng ~ ptloh that he differs frd HlM Toh
Neit on the negro question. i"m R0ose
T. would You refuse IN 90.
table with Booker WashingroS,..' ~ The sne
Would you refuse 10 ION s,un
TO office IN the South 'pIont negfoa
o. II elected will you refuse
on terms OF equality at tho I{r,t. 70 receive
SSnch negroes as Bishop Turr,n. wnlie llous
Washington and r Thdmoy ttl llookf
10 you approve the mived ,u1ei sIiei
i% ia1T orr, lnaugurated under Grow rveis t.i &
ir nodn nlcH @ social equality is nr,o,.e c.sye
.. II such schools-yvhorsSiiu"
h ulth ana white children are edna'.A da'A chR
| Eether-are good thing fnr 'ruCa'ed 10
.1t"ate Vl New York. would tbev Jui in AauVt
not why not; oaIoiiLa: u
Negro Cry Is H-pocri.,
Iaklng up the discussion of tho NO.
question, as far as its bearing on n'sio
present national campaign is conoa., ou .ls
MI Watson said that the Damaa.g
national leaders have prostitptaI
name or Democrat and are dema,5-
that they shall be followed bfn5,'s bf'',,u'ls
spite Of the fact that they ba~c ~
hounced every principle of Deman.e
Asking, will the real Democr,ts ,,'s'y s',''
the name rather than the nrin.;,iog. 3%%s
he continued: r''"''P'e:
20 ~ ene south we are told we must srnm,.
70 the surrender to Wall street ieuu suuuit
the niger" What p bInys..i nn't"uSe u
i"f Democratic leaders thar tbnr "s IS
tNt u"Nt the higger' to fan hac. an,
,,.l. nnaF'y yeark they have been doius brsi
n,,Iv et stoci. tne niger, and today he is t6er
-. Note the hypocrisy Of IT. In tboir
liohal platform Of 1872 they solepi,ir va
leSteu thelr allegiance 10 The dorfris,P Py
vguulity' regardless Of race or colo,
,+i'a lIi','tu Ii-nuteu themselves 10 maintain ibe
ma nclpation and the enfranchispmpn, ~
In 1876 at St Louis. Henry U.,,o-.-
''lng chairman Of the convention tbe,
u.eInIlE declared their devotion IN tbs
10 I'm 4olal amendments growing uut oi
In 1880 in 1894. in 1855. tbe pa,i,,.,
39nNthuons q the Democratic partr -
H'uleu these declarations ON tbr ner.
uest!on, and thus stood ulederd f., ,,s ".sv
ny recpeniHg Of the questions spttiaiF h.
ne thirteenth. fourteenth and lfteeptI
ihehuments Yet after an these fora"t
ledSes we are now hrowheaten and iS
MIuatcd by Democratic leaders. who "a,
e must indorse their capitulatfon IA Rei
iont. David B. IIin. ana Pat VrCaTen
ecause Of the Niger" "'''H
Negro PowerIess in Politics.
What can the Southern ue,ro doqg
ked Mr.. Watson He has been dis
in nearly every Southern
ate excepting Georgia. and in Georgia
ey do not dare disfranchise him. he
use Democracy in Georgia cannot be-
by the white vote" He COD
med:
Therefore. the cry that we are IN danger
IN the nigger' is the most lvporrtt
that inscriptions leadership could n
/. Grant. Shrrluall and Sheridan with
thelr armies could not revise the Inv
nature IN the PROSTATE South
ne Whlte man is MASTER wherever he
,hts his foot the world over De you
me that Roosevelt can Do against ihe
uperated South what Thud Stevens
ia not do against the exhausted Souibl
lseVclt could not do Il even II be would
ne Democratic leaders who talk this
H. ana the editors who write IT, laugh
Wlnk at one another as they pass
khow what humbug IL all is. and
II is being used to make the people
get or condone the inglorious surrender
wall street which they made u; st.
a the West Virginia Democratic con-
tion, the State OF the Democratic nOmi
Tor Vice President the white suprem-
resolution was voted down. aud or
!, l. 1904. Parker himself in writing
'9e ne negro .RTT dJaI James A Ross ADDRESSED
had been a white man.
Surrender to Wall Street.
urning to other issues, Mr. Watson
the Democratic leaders had sur.
cred to Wall street because. as SEN
John w. Daniels, of Virginia. put
they were tired of being in the
'rity." He continued:
It afraid Of Eooscvelts miHtarismi
Not afraid Of RooSeveits nigcerism!
All that is fudge and subtcriuge
I'd Of being in the minority there
the milk in the cOcoauut
L tired Of being in the wrong No
ld not even pretend that be had been
ie wrong. Simply because they have
IN the minority they are ready 10
the principles which they sWore FOR
years were right. and 20 adopt lbose
. even Low they do NOT dare SLY are
Great God, what an atiiiude foT
eauelS Of great uati0na party
could become politically iip>t rnoGfl
1te Tor Parker ON he platform u
rs constructed by Parker hmsrf
J take one more Grink-a >WaI! one
at-sand vote for the other iwih
welt Give me the orisiua. every
rather than tho blurred iudSiincf
Give me ihC genuine article rather
the spurious substitute.
What Has Parker Done:
Watson then paid his respects TO-
date Parker personally. He asked'
y should Gcorgians support PARKER
w YORK, rather than ipI"s
IAN What do you know " laIkeIs
has he done thar was Bptalle: wal
q ever said that was mrmnmhf:
mas he ever written that stanp'e
nth individuality:
Ia B Hill declared at 81, Loeb
e had been intimate with Parker i@
years, and that he did not kl0H
arkcr stood on the money question.
his statement true: II so Parser
most negative public man nn iht
an continent. Was the stnirprb
II so, David r.. llii Is the hoiurss
tween the two oceans. Thirk
living pn Intimate terms VITA Aw%
u. Stevens and Abe Llnrh u"
wears and not kuoWiur how be- sl"nl
greatest Political pursiluls 81 if
populist leader declared than me