The sun., 1904-07-06
NEGRO QUESTION THE THING.
Senator TiIIman says ~ II the Main issd
and He wants Bl0ed.


and lie wants Hood.
sr. LOUIS, July s.--The South 10 for
any man that can beat Teddy
This was the declaration made by Senator
-Pitohfork' Tillman OF South Carolina
to-day.
South Carolina Ia uninstructed,' con-
tinued the Senator, and there's some
kindly feeling among the delegates OF the
State for Judge Parker. but we are not
welded to him and are for the strongest
man. The negro plank in the Republican
platform adopted at Chicago is enough
for us to fight about, and we need nothing
else. We do not want any tarih platform
or any money platform That point Is
immaterial The Republicans, represented
by Roosevelt, have thrown down the gaunt-
let and we must fight.
Il want to say to you that the South
does not want negro equality and will not
have It. We want to fight on that very
plank. and we might as we'll do 1t now.
II the fight is not on the negro suffrage
now. II will be in 1908, and the sooner the
better. Teddy can eat with Booker WASH
inaton IL he wants. but we are not going
to do IL.
We don't need to fuss around about any
gold platform or tariff revision. We have
our campaign fght now. and we must
make the best OF It, We have the negroes
rieht down here among US and we know
what they are. I want the Republicans TO
try to do what they advocate IN that piat-
form Of theirs, and 1t will make the hottest
fight that you ever saw
Faint heart neer won fair lady. they
say, and We must 60 right ahead with this
negro fight. 1t looks like the Republicans
Incorporated that fight just for the purpose
Of drawing us out, and we must satisfy
them.
The South Carolina delegation has
friendly feeling for Parker, but only be-
cause 1t appears that he is the man TO beat
Teddy. II any stronger man turns up
they are with him. -,
-Cockrell is all right and he is grand old
man. 1t looks now like he would make
very good showing on the first ballot ana
II things keep going his way we may join
the Missouri movement. Grover Cleve-
land Is much admired in the South, and II
II appears that he Is the man to beat Hoose-
yelt there's no telling what may happen
In this convention.
1T is going to be hot fight and Is by no
means a cut and dried affair. l do not
believe that there Is a man on the ground
that can tell what Is going to happen. 1
an looking out for surprises.
Look at the Chicago convention In 1880.
What man was there In that convention
that twenty-four hours before tho ,nomina-
ton was made knew or had any idea oi
Whist was coming? ~ ..c
.This is the year OF the Democrats. They
have a better show for victory than they
have had for many q campaign. The
entire South is aroused by the negrophilism
Of Teddy and his sycophants and will make
the hardest fight OF its life to get man
that can beat the present President.
we do not much care who 1t is, just 30
he is man that can carry us to victory
I'VE are out for blood, for the South has
been insulted and she must take up the
gauntlet. Just let them try to do as that
internal plank sets forth. They will have
the entire South up in arms In minute.
Il tell you that you may talk all you
please about the tariff and gold planks,
but negro equality has been made an issue,
and an issue 1t will be until we win on 1t.
The South just now cares very little about
the money plank or the tariff. for we are
getting IL cents and is cents for cotton and
we are all right.
.What the Democrats most need Is to
net together and get an organization.
Here We come to ST Louis for Parker.
Hearst, Cockrell. German. Wall. Gray and
every politician in the country. The Re-
pubiicans went to Chicago for Roosevelt.
There was not a dissent. They were all
together and the convention was cut and
dried We are all trying to run the Demo-
cratic party and we cannot do it.
who runs the Republican party1 Teddy.
that's who. Who runs Teddy"
4Booker Washington,' byst ander
shouted, and The din drowned the Pitch
fork Senate or's voice.
That's a good answer. all right. but it
il not what ] meant continued Tilfman.
II meant that Teddy comes very nearly
running himself. and that Is what the DEM
ocrats should endeavor to do with their