River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-09-22
PARKER EXCORlATED
THOMAS E. kATSON,S pr-rur
SPEECH ID soUTHERNsRs.
Raising of thee Negro Ouas4,,,
Democrats DeIIounced ~ Yy,.,o,,.;.,,
Roosevelt Prefkrre Ia I{;I,s. ,.,,,,,i-
date VINO is bpssed by WaSa Street.

Thomas Il. Watson, Po,uhst o,pd
date for the PreSidels,v. in > so.o,.h
Atlanta. Ga, on Sept. /, 3arInreJ t3o
the Democratic attack ou pr,,;Ia,,
Roosevelt for the latter's aYepni r,,i"nI
lness to the negro was p;esa ~ Nan,
ocratic hypocrisy and IN rbai,n,o,,
Parker to indicate his own aasit;o, ~,
the race issue. On this point Ar N.at
son said:
The South should demand >, ,.,,.. a..
! facts about Parker How y ~ Nov me
upon this alleged Question ls bis C H t,; u,
at all different from that ~ Roas,T,,.i,
If so. in what tespect? The SoSCh should
questions before i votes for AIM iia!o ,llli
| the assumption that he differs f,, a.r" upon
| welt on the negro Question; '''' MUSE
| l. Would you refuse 10 na+ ~ an
table with Booker WashingtoDf '''e S"'n"
| .. Would you refuse to annri,t ,,,.,.,,.,,
! to Office in the South? "'N' ''S
s. If elected vii you refuse IN ra,oi,.o
on terms OF equaI12 at the White House
Washington, and yrhomas F"rtupn '.''"''
| 1. DO you appNe the miNei SCHOOLS az
| New York, inaugured under t;rorry t,i,,,.r.
land--in which seal equality is pTartjc,J.
| " made a matterK compuIsicp3 '""N'''"'7
| s. If such scMS-whcrein iar,o,. ,.i,
| dren and white cldren arc n1m"" a., ~ ~
gether--are goqthing for your natiyr
| State of New YoT2would tb,,y ~ ''NlNE
| thing LOT Neo1 Si'pl u south 0slEuliGa? IL
Negro SITls Hypocrisy.
Taking up ting Scussion Of Che negro
question, as fafs its bearing ON tho
present national gmpaign is concerned.
/ Mr.. Watson sag that the Democratic
national leaderSflve prostttuted the
l - 40
name or Demoel and are demanding
that they shall followed bJindIv in
! spite of the ia that thew havn 70
nounced every Iciple of Democracy.
| Asking, "Will theal Democrats follow
the name rathelhan the pmncinIet',
| he continued:
| In the South We told we must submit
| 70 the Surrenuer y all street because Of
tine Niger VIA blessed thing it il
| ior Dei1ocratlc ms mat they always
| nave the nlggeH fall back on For
| thirty Eenrs thes2e been doing bust
| only stock in trad
Note the hypOcfof It, Ts their r,
| tional platform ofH they soaemnly pro
rested thcif ailegN TO the doctrine OF
| equality, fegalN of race or color
| ana pledged theiaS TO maintain the
| einanclpatloh ahuA enlranchiKpment OF
| the blacks.
In 1876 at St y Henry Wattersou
| being chairman n convention, they
| Solenlnly declafeoFr devotion TO tht.
| cohStltuilonal aneSnts growing put Of
ny In 'i 1850, vi" IN 1888, 1888, tine oottono,
conventions OF tlsmocratic PRrty re-
| affirmed these deeOns on the negro
| question, and thusl pledged TO onn9s"
any reopening of Questions settled hv
| the thirteenth, fFnth, and fifteenth
amendments. 1etr all these formal
| pleuSeS we are Wbeaten nud IN
| ulhndateu Dy Def .eaderS, who saw
| we must indorSe )itulattDn TO Bpi-
mont, DaIld =. H!d Fat McCarren
| because of 'the al"
Negro Powclin Politics.
What can the hern negro do?''
asked Mr.. Watts He has been dis
tranchlsed IN nesevery Southern
State excepting G and lar Georpio
they 90 not dareanclise him, be-
| cause democracy eorgia cannot be
maintained by the yote.9 TIe CON
| tinued:
| Therefore, the crlwe are in dangar
| from "the Niger most hvrDnriti
cal that unscrupulqlershfp could in
| vent. Grant, SherIBd Sheridan. win
! az thelf armies, cP revise the law
| or nature In the pf South
Inc Whlte man fr-w wherever he
| plants his loot the over. DO Won
| tell me that Roose1 do nroinst th"
| recuperateu ooutn Thad Stevens
| could not do againsK haushed Southg
hooSeNeII coulu not zen IL he would
! Inc Temporary | who talk this
stuff, and the editC' write IL Innah
| anu WIZ at one as thcy pass,
they know what a 1t all is. ana
now IL is Dellg us IKE the people
| forget, or condone, rious ss,,rnnin,
| to Wall street WI nmdh at ST.
| Louis.
In the West moeratlc con
FeHlloI, the olate n0cfaaf nOmi-
| nee for Vice Presid white s,,nrn,,
| acy resolution town. and on
aug. ], IJV4' Ear T. In writing
| TO the negro, Jan ISIS. addressed
| him as My dear # 1s tha,,h
| Ross had been
Surrender ,trect.
turning TO oth' Nh Watson
Sald the Democr' ny md sur
rendered to wall ! use, as Sen
ator John w. DE- Irglnfn mr.
| it, they were st eing in thn
minority" He
=, Not aIraId OF R1tifarism?
NO MOI aifald Oh uiggerism?
| 40; AN tHat IS subterfugc
| was the milk in I'll
NOT tlfed OF DelIt wBongP No
re uiu hot even prf he had been
~ the "tpns' on, ON hey have
peeh III Tue minor r6s ready TO
ufop the principles 8HyOan for
eight years were ri 'adoDt th,,s'
which even now tn lore eo,, ",,
right Great God #lttit1Id" ri..
the leaders of a 81 nartr OA
If | could become inv cun,,,,h
20 vote Ior Iafke platform OF
1904, as constructe' hinIenir :
would take one m smun rrf
at that-and vote hnr t,yin
Roosevelt. Give sinol avnr,,
| time, rather than indistinct
copy. Give me the kck,. r,tber
than the spurious
What Has neg
Mr. Watson thu .asnects 70
Candidate Parker He oskad.
why snould 1e q Parker.
0EINeW 1ork, a fellow
What has he done 1ler yVbat
has he ever said Er,,p,raIj"%
What has he ever sta ,ntci
him with individu9
Oavld I'M st. Louis
tnat ne had Deen IT '9Tker for
thirty years, and not Know
how Parker stood 01o;tion
Was this statemen ,. Trtrkei.
is the most negati n n, fha
American continent stnfa,,cnt
false? If so, Daviu 10 Aoldrst
liar between the Thttk -
man living on int Eith Alo,e
nnder II. Stevens ic0tp f"r
thirty years and not be stool
on the greatest pol OF tbr
day.
The populist lea han the
neoDle could not l., H.