Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-09


North to refrain from depressing the
South by advocating anything that
tended 10 obliterate the racial lines. He
deprecated the fact that in Republican
convention, not one man had risen to
speak against the plank in that par
TVS platform which urged reduction Of
Southern representation in Congress
because of alleged disfranchisement Of
voters in the South.
The speaker worked himself into
high pitch Of excitement as. with
white face and ringing voice, he drew
a picture Of the approaching battle be-
tween the parties and concluded with
the words:
Let us make the Republicans name
the battle field and let US make them
call 1t Waterloo"
Mr.. Hobson said in part: ITO my
mind, in many ways this Is perhaps
the most momentous occasion In the
history Of our country since 1860. Grave
problems have now arisen. Science has
transformed the world. New conditions
face US in our domestic life at home
and in our relations abroad. 1t Is very
necessary that at such a moment we
should have our country anchor itself
upon the bed rock principles so that as
we proceed upon the new ocean, there
may be no erratic helmsman to guide
the ship of state. loud applause.1
ave, when we face the great inter-
nal problems, when corporations anect-
ing vast numbers of workingmen and
corporations aggregating great quanti-
ties Of capital, their interests seeming
Iy apparently to conflict; where local
peace is sometimes affected. 1t Is OF
utmost Importance that our public ser
wants should legislate wisely and just
", 30 that no lawful person or COM
bination Of persons may be interferred
with. Ave, there should be neither IN
timidation nor menace from labor nor
bribery nor undue influence for capital.
Ave. and when laws are enacted there
must be no wavering In their execution.
They should be executed impartially
and fearlessly. loud applause.]
"And vet In the face Of this situation
we find the party in power afraid real
" to take hold Of the questions of
labor. Tell me what President has ever
been brave enough to enforce the law
against labor union violator? 1t was
Democratic President. loud APP
plause.l
'"Tell me what American stands for
fairness and acumen OF law?
"'Tis the Democratic American. Aye,
at this juncture 1t Is demonstrated that
the party in power is playing politics
with this vital question that affects
our internal happiness.
Yes, look further. Not merely on the
question of our economic policies they
play politics and stand pat when OPP
preston Is coming over our people; and
further, when In the nature OF Provi-
dence this nation Is called upon to
take up the great problem Of how the
white man and the black man can live
together and work out their salvation
with mutual helpfulness: when the
first of all laws Is that ignorance must
not control in government ICheers.I
Ave. and, as shown by the history Of
the white race wherever 1t has touched
the yellow race, the black race or any
aboriginal or lower race the one funda-
mental law Is II it does not commit
suicide 1t must remain absolutely dis
tinct. IApplause.1
"When we are trying to solve this
problem we find the executive at the
head Of this great nation and of the
party in power overriding the constitu-
ton of the United States and thrice
frcing upon the people of South Car
lima a man who Is out of the class that
shuld dominate and thus injuring all
the cordial relations Of that people.
(Applause.)
'In Alabama we have a great negro
that We are very proud of. He has been
helping do the great work of uplifting
and yet in his last speech a few days
since here in st. Louis. Booker WASH
ington stood he said. for the whites and
blacks to be together in the schools and
churches. 1 ask you to look at his earl
lest teachings, you will find nothing OF
this kind. This great and good man
has been useful because he recognized
the fundamental principle and yet. to-
day, under the influences Of the party
in mower and their chieftain, he Is led
away and IL he does not turn, his use
fitness will come to an end. (Applause.)
AT the recent convention in Chica-
20 1t was made an issue and put into
the platform of a party to Cypress the
Southland. simply because 1t Is trying
to work out how Intelligence can rule
and how the men who care for those
that are charged to them may work out
their salvation. the best. (ApplauseO
"Shall the skeleton of sectiOnalism be
ever again raised in this reunited nation
of ours? l ask of the generous North
and the West, do they propose to OPP
press and prosecute the Suth? I ask
II while they will not allow any one
else to Cypress them, they will Cypress
them themselves"
The speaker finished and the band
followed hir, up close. played 1.-The
Star SpanEled Banner" and then swung
into Dixie" which received more than
the usual tribute because Of the speech
of Mr.. Hobson which had dwelt with
conditions in the South.