The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
HOW IS THIS?
Thomas E. Watson Finds a Flaw In
Grover Cleveland's Denials.
DOUGLAS AND WIFE AT WEDDING
He Also Says Cleveland when
Governor Of New York
Signed Bill for
Mixed Schools.

Thomas T.. watson, TIE historian
and an ex-member OF Congress, who,
because of his retirement from active
political life possesses unusual intlu-
ence among the people Of the South,
in an open letter to the Atlanta News
declared that Cleveland was worse
than Roosevelt on the negro question.
Mr.. Watson's letter, dated at his
home, Thomson, Ga, is as follows:
Mr.. Cleveland denies that G. II. j.
Taylor lunched or dined at his table.
Certain newspapers devoted to Mr..
Cleveland print his letter under scare
headlines which announce that mo
negro ever ate at Cleveland's tables. {"
In saying this they unwittingly 90
too far, and they make trouble for
their oracle. He did not say that
No negro ever ate at my table," lie
confined his denial strictly to Taylor.
1t might not be fair to recall in
stances where colored Congressman
dined at the White House, at State
dinners, but it is perfectly fair to re-
mind Mr.. Cleveland Of Fred Douglas
This negro, who had married white
women (of certain sorU was not
only treated with official consdera-
tion, but when Mr.. Cleveland with
extreme delicacy) had his bride come
to the White House that he might
wed her there, he invited Fred Doug.
as and his wife to attend the recep.
tio1. This reception was not state
function. 1t was social, purely. No
ne had the right to be present save
hose invited, and surely MIR. Clcve-
land must have respected his lovely
and accomplished bride too much to
have summoned any man or woman he
dil not consider his or her social
equal. 1t does not appear that he in
vited either his coachman or his cook.
Fred Douglas, whose color proclaim
ed the African, was present among
the guests, and with him came his
white wife.
Not only did Mr.. Cleveland do this
kind Of thing in Washington, but
when Governor Of New York he signed
the bill providing for mixed schools,
Owing to this system, which he thus
approved, negro children have been
injected into the white schools, and
white children have been compelled to
submit 10 negro teachers
| If this is not social equality, what
is il?
What does that system of co-educa.
ton lead to, inevitably?
To the Southern white people moth
ing could be more olouS than this
forcible bringing together, on terms
OF absolute equality little white girls
and little negro boys.
TO compel the intimate association
or the two races in the school house
during the plastic period Of youth is
the most insidious and dangerous
attack that could be made upon the
racial integrity of the whites. The
effort to delude the people into the
belief that there is any material
difference between Cleveland and
Roosevelt on the negro question, or
any other political issue is enough to
stir ones disgueSt. There isn't any
material difference, and all observant
men know it. @
Recently John Sharp Williams tile
Democratic House leader. labored
faithfully in one Of the mag azines to
show that his wing Of the Democra-
tic party had an issue. In spite of all
that John Sharp could do, his article
lamentably failed to disclose any issue.
John Sharp's entire magazine produc.
tion could be summed up in one
sentence, we would rather do il
than let the other fellows do it,
Without intending to amuse any
body, John Sharps performance was
almost as humorous as the capcrings Of
those Democratic Senators who have
been "cussing" Roosevelt with their
tongues and indorsing him with their
votes on the Panama business.
If l were a party man at all, which
am not, l would shell the woods
where this kind Of tweedle dee ar d
tweedle-dum nonsense goes in; and |
would do my level best to create tile
opportunity for some national can6 i.
date with brains enough and pluck
enough to make an issue with our
present lords and masters
THOMAS e. WATSON.
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