The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-24
'1HEIl |. ! /
WORRYING.
Now Denying That
Negro Boy and White
Girl Episode.
ROOSEVELT RESPONSIBLE LIE.
Spirit Of Law1essness Fostereds
BY the President q Fruitful
Source Of Lynching.

(From our Regular Correspondent.) s
3SNvASH1NGTON,i d. CT, August q. --
Democrats at congressional COMMITTEES;
Headquarters and washington correspon-
dents OF both parties who attended the
Republican National Convention at Chi.
cago are amused that certain Republic
cans are now seeking to deny that the
negro had such prominent part In the
convention. Some Virginia Republicans.
notably Postmaster Mclaughlin of
.Lynchburg, who attended the convention,
have denied that negro boy and and q
white girl we're put on the plat form to
wave flags ana help along the enthusiasm
when Roosevelt was u, nominated s35
There Is not tho slightest reason for
doubling that such All occurrence. dis
graceful. though 1t be regarded by even
the Republicans VINO deny the fact, took
place exactly as indicated. IS It seems that
some Republicans OF Texas raised g.
doubt as to whether the incident &C.
Cured, The chairman OF the Democratic.
committee OF one county In the State
wrote the correspondent fla Texas pa
per here. who attended 5s the Chicago;
convention and enclosed an hff1daylt set
ting forth that the negro boy ana the
white, girl were on the stand toy ether.
AN8AFFIDAY1T.
II Mr.8E. Arthur Villains, the correspon-S
dent, promptly went before ID rotary and
signed the ff1davit. the notary took his
acknowledgment. and the document was
returned TO the Texan Democrat. II
would be possible & TO get many such
from washing on{ newsp per memo both
parties, who were at the convention. It
Is Il inconceivabte that hundreds OF men,
could have been mistaken. But the fact
that one man In a convention OF that
size missed witnessing one feature Is
not evidence that there wa q no ouch fea-s
sture, especially. when there q re many
men who declare The wi nessed tho
incident IN questi on. fl
But 1t rs strange that men who Will
vote the Republican ticket 81 this year.
with such a strong negro plank In the
party platform. n and II UGH Il a lover Of
the brother IN e bony as Mr.. II oosevelts
the candidate ,aF should seek with such
strenuosity to falsify the history OF the
Republican Convention OF y 9o4
SWALLOWS a0URNING WORDS. ~
silas C.. Swallow the Prohibitionist5
candidate for the presid ency.s has writ
ten an open letter to the dent, " HIGH
Is bound to attract general attention.
Mr. swallow charges that the lynching
OF the negroes In Georgi last week was
due to the Esprit OF lawle ssness fos-t
tered by the President i. and the further
doctrine that t.mi ght mi kes ri ht. The
following is q parag raph from the letter
to which, & OF course, the President Will
make snc rep 35s Ss sss VA
\ q saw and felt some OF the nguish Of.
those whom these wretches had outrag-5
ed. robbed and murdered. II saw. too
the time-but sixty years hence--when
the negroes In America shall have In
;creas ed to 40, 900 00O nd the cry OF What
shall we do with the NEGRO n be chang
ed + to Il that shall the gro do With
MS 2 js$Bs s
HoBscN ON STUMP.
II is a rerna rkabic n coincidence 4 that
Richmond Pearson HI bson, IN an inter-
have also taken the ground that the
disregard OF law n1anif tested by the chief
executive OF the ma ton in IL large Emea5
sure accounts for the outbreak OF lJw-$
lessness among the people OF the 5coun-;
try.S Mr.. Hobson has made tender of his
service to the Democratic committee Of
Indiana. and vii make a number OF
speeches In the campaign
u It is a sad comment upon the blatant
.boasting Of the Republicans concerning
the splendid condition OF the workingman,I
due to Republican rule that the Presi-:
dent OF the United States ha to keep his
'outgoings and incomings secret from the
.peopl q in order to avoid the annoyances
and dang ers to which s. rikers. represent
Ing disconnected Worldngmen, might sub
ject him. There have been few period In
the history Of the country when there.
we're as many men out OF mployment as
at present, and the indications are gen-i
orally believed to be that the troubles Of
labor will increase before diminishing. ',s
4 sB Ri FARMERS, GLIB.