The Columbus journal., 1904-09-21

date Who 10 BOssed BY Wall Street.
Thomas r. Watson. Popu.ist candi-
date for the Preside:vy. in a speech as
Atlanta. Ga. on Sept 1. declared that
the Democratic attack on President
Roosevelt for the latte.'s alleged friend
liness 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 shsnld demand to know the
! facts about Parker. How does he sta I'd
upon this alleged question? Is his position
az all different from that Of Roosevelt, ,
| II So. In what respect? The South should
demand explicit reply I" the following
the assumption that he differs from Rnose-
welt on the negro question:
| !: Would Sou refuse To- eat at the same
table With Booker WASHINGTON;
| to Office In the South?
| ). II elected will you refuse to receive
| ON terms Of. equality at the White House
sGch negroes as Bishop rurner. n"oker
| 4. Do you approve the mixed schools Il
New York. inauguratci under Grover Cleve-
| land-in which social equality Is practical
Iy made matter III cOmpulsiOn?
5. II such schools-wherrin black chill
dren AMI white children are educated to-
Eefher-are good thing for your nativ.
state u New York. would they be good
| thing for Georgia and Sonth Caroliua: II
not. why not?
Negro Cry Il Iypocrisy.
Taking up the discussion Of the negro
| question. as far as its bearing Oh the
present national campaign is concerned.
! Mr.. Watson said that the Democratic
N n nfinnAl loaAops hov ,.l Nh.,
name Of Democrat and are demanding
that they shall be followed blinJiy il
spite Of the fact that they have re-
nOunced every principle Of Democracy.
Asking. "Will the real Democrats follow
the name rather than the principe?'
he continued:
In the Sonth we nre told We must submit
t. to-, the ., surremde, TO Wall stree. Serans: os
Tor Democratic leaders that they always
have the Gigccr'' to fall back "n. For
thirty yenrs they have been doin. i.ss-
ness on the risser. and to-day he IS their
Note the hypocrisy Of II. In their na-
tioual platform Of H'2 they soIemnly pro-
tested their allegiance t" the d"e;rinr IT
equality" regardless of race or coicr.
and pledged themselves TO maintain iia
cnancipItion and the en;ranrhis"G.eat Of
All 1870 Ut SS. Louie. I1SNTy "1ttcS5SN
being chairman Of the convention. thry
soemnly declared the.r devotion To the
constitutional amendments growing: out of
the civil war.
In 1880. In 1881. In 1883. the national
conventions Of the Democratic party r.
affim"d these declarations on the negro
question. and thus stood pledged {" oppose
any rc"peninI of the questions settled 6s
the thirteenth. fourteenth. AMI If,e-Irh
amendments. Yet after all these for;sial
pledges We are ROW browbeat.n and in
timliated by Democratic leaders. who say
we must indorse their pitulatiOn TO Bel.
mont. David L. lin. ami Pat McCarren
because Of 1.-The nigser''
Negro POwerless in POlitics.
What can the Southern negro do?"
asked Mr.. Watson. He has been d.s-
franchised in nearly every Southern
State exceptin. Georgia: and I'm Georgia
they do not dare diSfranchise him. be-
cause Democracy in Georgia canno; 10
maintained by the white vote" He con-
tinued:
from '';he Niger Il the most hypocri,i.
cal that unscrupalors leadership could fr-
vent. Grant. Sherman. nnd Sheridan. with
OF nature In the PROSTATE South
The white man Is hia>fer-whercyer he
Plants his foot the world over. Dn ynu
tell me that Roosevelt can DO against the
could not 30 against the exhausted S"rth:
Roosevelt c"uid n"t 40 it even IL hs wo,,..l.
Th" Democratic leaders who talk this
stuff. and the editors VIII" write it. laugh
and wink ut one another as they pass.
they know what Il humbug II all Is anil
how IL Is bcin: used I" make the pcopi.
forget. "r ccndoiir. the in:lO-ious surrender
to Wall street which they mn.!e n; ST.
Louis.
In the West Virginia Democratic con-
vention. the State Of the Democratic nomi-
acy' resolution was voted down. AMI On
Aug I, 1sA. Parker himself In wr.,iu:
:" the negro. James A. Ross, addressed
him My dear SIR" jnst Is thor.h
Ross had been Il white man.
Surrender 20 Wall street.
Turning to other ISSUES. Mr.. Watson
said the Democratic leaders had sir
rendered 10 Wall street because. is Sen
atO- John W. Daniels, Of Virginia. pu.
it. they were tired Of being in tie
lIe continued:
: Not afraid "f Hooscveit's nl;l,,arisrl?
No. Not afraid of E"oSevet's uS-rrisEl?
No: All that Is fud=. AMI su,'t"rfU=".
Tired OF h.n2, In the m,n"rity,'' there
WIS the milk I'm the cocoHnut.
Not tired II being in the wron-, w.
He did Rot even pretend that he hat! been
been IN tho minority they are ready 20
drop the principles which they swnr. far
eight years were right. and to adopt .hu;.
which even low they do not dare s,y AT.
ri@!; Great God. what an attitude for
the leaders nf great national party.
II could become politically tipSy enough
I" vote for Parker. on the platform -
1904. as constructed by Parker himself
would take one NOR" drink small arr.
mt that-and vote for the other twin.
Roosevelt. Give ~" the ori@ina! every
time. rather than THE blurred. in!is..nct
copy. Give me the genuine article ruthcs
than the spurious substitute.
What Has Parker Donef
Mr.. Watson th.u paid his respects 70
Candidate Parker personally. He asked:
Why should Gecrsians snppor, rarscr.
Of New York, rather than f-lIrv
Georgian? What 10 yon know Of Parker:
" hat has he done that was notable: What
has he ever said that was m-utrG.ihlr:
" Lat has he eyer written that STAMPED
him with individuality:
David H. Hi declared nt 60. Lor;.s
that ne had been Intimate with !arS.F rn:
Thirty years. and that he did ~: know
ho" Parker stood "I thc money question
Was this statement tru.: II 50. i'arkrr
American continent. Was the stu:.u.c..s
false: II so, David l.. Hill Is sLr bodies.
liar AetweeH the two oceans Tl!.a Il
man liyin. on intimar" Terms with ,!-y-
lUt!er II. stevens ana Abe Lincoln for
thirty years and not kEowiu: how lie St.,,!
ru tIc greatest political questions ar ;i.
lay:
The populist leader declared th.,: ~.
.cople could not secure reforms in III.
Democratic party when il is ''bn>sci
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