New-York tribune., 1904-10-16
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
HEFLIN,S OUTBURST.
Tndicaiuc of the hob Spirit of the
alabama Democracy.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.


TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The notorious Congressman Helm boasts
chat he win reelected to Congress by l0oo md
sority. He doubt. estimates this result upon
his knowledge OF Democratic intolerance and BouF-
bon political methods IN Alabama.
The now famous montgomery Advertiser" re-
port OF Hehin's Tuskegee speech stated that juds-
ing from the applause and cheers. Helm had his
hearers with him.
Here WAS this man before an audience os Demo
Gratis. recently upon the forum Of attack upon a
federal Judge for his efforts TO rid the State OF the
curse OF the crime Of peonage. but he had his
hearers with HIM" When Hehin made his cam
paign for the Democratic nomination his attacks
upon Judge Jones we're esteemed by Hefiin as his
Kroudcst political plume. Although this was true
and although he pitched his campaign for the
nomination upon the low lines OF his Tuskegee
speech. this was nominated with a hurrah.
on these same fines Of low political action. Hehn
has been q member Of the Alabama Legislature
temperament, his political composition, is not
known now and has not been. lie is an iafam-
mRtory political creature Of the mob spirit Of Ala
hama Democracy. His Tuskegee speech, repeated
fn any Democratic stronghold in this. Helms dis
trict. would meet with the same noisy demonstra-
sion from the same hoodlum element hurrahed
Cor him at Tuskegee. That force OF ignorance.
prejudice and brutal sentiment sustaining Varda-
man IN Mississippi is the force upon which Hehin
implicitly relies when dehantly declares that
20 his threats directed Booker 7. Washing
ton. he has nothing to take back
This sentiment Of animosity has been so in
cited and reincited and nurtured by the Demo
cratic press Of the South that IL has become part
OF the preserving principles" OF the Democracy
20 Vilify and to abuse the negro Just preceding
every national election. Hefiin knows that II is
mainly upon the shameful abuse Of the negro
that the machine Democracy remains solidihed.
and that II its solldfying principles be called OF
sn his case the whole structure VIII fall He.
like Ajax. defes the lightning of those Democrats
q enmity with him who have now seen fit 10 make
notorious his extreme Democratic methods Of cam
paign Fortunately FOR the course Of good govern
ment. for the Of liberty and Justice. there
arise now and then. however seldom IL may occur.
sufficient spleen and rsncor among Bourbon Demo
in political iniquty that the radical traits Of
gone devil-daring clement put. al least for
time under the glare OF publicity by offended
newspaper, thereby permitting the Nerth TO catch
q snapshot of the foaTnng froth OF the crest or
she highest of the agitaed Southern political
deep. The word deep is fitting to the condition;
for II is an almost unfathOmabe deep Of political
anfamy and crime.
Helm is not criticised b BY M any so1thsTn Demo Demo
ciples' but he called to account for his errauc
5il pTineples He ' is 'ndiscreet i IS de5aTed and
he has uttered in manner to DC injury TO the
teemed as being not in good taste Just at present
3or expressions such as nre the souIheIn & nearr e,
dammatory Democracy may make the welkin ring
perhaps IN the great North and West The South
ern Democracy cannot get a hold On me general raj
sxhibiton IN this style throughout the country;
Herein Is the fault OF Helm that ne has eNhlbted
nine pemocratic thing: The real Democratic Con
IL viii not DO 70 talk this sort Of hing n Hehins
manner right at this time; for i VIII hurt the
prospects Of The party IN the East" Is not this
The Democratic newspapers in the South have
she President has been advocate OF lynching IN
soatheTn De@oPats emo that se Prs5dsn stood for
constitutional government, and Heain Is only echo
hg in harsher language. sentiments imbued in
m Sy TseoE 2nst s?eh newspapers as
Ne comment 2. dlsaPPToyal IS ,E9 made by these
the Sunday afternoon assault BY the Hefin mob
sng Hehin The appauding and cheering mob at Tus-
kegee thought Il smart In Helm when he referred
answering" his oppcnent.s arguments. To surround
himself with armed rufhans and by the force OF
20 his Republican opponent. this seems not to shock
Taethod Of answering charges as to his public char
ecter that could not be overcome By appeal TO
fact and reason. this plan OF inaugurat!ng a cam
appeal 10 incendiarisn ana anarchy. appears 10
be overlooked by NE Democratic critics Of Helms
'tnteEnperate speech
Is II wonder that the time has come in the
South, after so long pe:od Of Democratic intoer-
ance here IN The South; that Southern congress-
men Ehouid ceplOre. and declare the stump.
that Republican President has not been assas-
ssiS perhaps the same Brutal Hethods applied to
We're he IN he sot1 sn sIs f. c5s-ss naa SlSes
BaFy N order 10 overcome his opposition. The
uegTo Is cisfTanchse6. he Is a nonenity in our
politics. but the Democracy has reverted back TO
the methods q the carpet bag era. and the Hef-
4ina. the kardamans and the Tillmans thrive and
are fat this ungodly abuse OF the poor negro.
Way does not the national Democracy have Hef-
in deliver his Tuskegee speech in New-York Bos-
con Philadelphia Why not star Helm Varca-
man TtlimRn:
30 wonder il Il announced that Herr Most finds
" ouu Tor him. and ts going West. Southern Demo
gratis N high station have. no doubt. caused Herr
Most 70 feel that he has eutyed his usefulness" ="
Democratic ConEressnen Democratic Governors
81 the South attracting too much notorety
% their innamUatory utterRnces for the ordinary
Herr Most variety Of anarchist even 10 create a
Eippe. JOSEPH c. MANNING.