The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-07-27

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forth much comment from the
leading Democrats of the nation.
Chief among them is the comment
OF Hon John Sharp Williams, of
Mississippi. one Of the greatest
leaders the Democracy has bad in
many years He analyzes the plat
form of the party of trusts and com
bines thoroughly and effsctually
One OF the comments is as follows:
"The Democratic party believes
that this ought to be. as nearly as
possible, white mans country-a
homogeneous people. maintaining
the white mans civilization. found
ed on his peculiar indusirinI and
home life out of which hzs grown
his peculiar code o; ethics. 1t
constantly voted therefore to ex-
clude the Chinese. The Republi-
cans profess to believe that there
is no,difference between races and
that all ought to have equal priyi-
leges. If so. then the Chinaman
ought not to be forbidden to earn
living. which is much higher
privilege than voting in America.
The inconsistency is paIpabIe.
The Republicans cast right vote
upon the Chinese exclusion ques-
tion. but it was an un Republican
vote"
Again in commenting upon the
platform he said:
"In the platform it is said we
pledge ourselves {. insist on the
just and equal treatment of all citi
zsns abroad Auierican citizens
of Russian birth and Jewish race
viii find it hard to reconcile this.
profession with the fact that the
Secretary of State will not issue q
passport to one of them to visit
and soiourn' in Russia without
warming him that he will not be
protected there. 1t is late, right
now, on the eve of campaign, to
.insist that that will he done which
Is not being done and which has
not been done. namely, 'to secure
to all American citizens right of
travel and sojouFn in foreign coun-
tries.,'"
On the trust busting. prcposi.
tion mentioned in the Republican
platform, Mr.. Williams had this to
say.
"The boast that the administra-
tion has executed the antitrust
laws is. of course, ridiculous The
Attorney General. in response to
resolution of my own. frankly con-
fessed that nothing had been done.
and left the Inference that nothing
would be done, toward the criminal
prosecution of men found guilty
by the Supreme Court of the
United States in the Northern Se-
cufities case, which was initiated
by Gov. Van SAINT. of having viola
lated the pr-visions of antitrust
legislation. The entire Republi-
can party at the last session of the
House of Representatives with
three exceptions. voted against q
proviso instructing the Secretary
of the Navy not TO enter into Gov
ernment contracts with trusts and
unlawful combinations convicted
by Law of being suoh."
In speaking of the plank in the
platform Of the Republican party
that deals with the negro suff. rage
problem. Mr.. Williams clearly
demonstrates that whether or not
the suffrage has been unconstitu-
tionally limited is a matter for the
courts to determine and that a re-
port of a Republican Committee on
Elections In the last Congress so
oonfesses it. He also points out
that the real obi ,ct of the Republi.
can party. in SO far as this plank is
concerned. however speoious the
phisseoIogy in which it is clothed.
is to reduce Southern representa-.
tion without reducing that of Mas.
sachusetts. Connecticut. and other
States. wherever in the South
negroes are disfranchised. not as
such. but because of an education
al qualification, or because of any
other rights and reasons in any
other constitutional way. In con-
cluding this part of his comment
on the platform. Mr. Williams
said:
"Disfranchisement of a negro
for ionofanoe in MiasissiDni ia