The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-04
.H0KE SMITH HITS
NAIL ON THE HEAD
Pace Sci for Republican Impu-
denCe by Roosevelt.
CLAIMS EVERYTHING IN SIGHT
PRESIDENT ATTEMPTS TO START
RACE WAR.

n HARLOTTE, y. c., Oct S.-Hohe
II Smith of Georgia. secretary OF the
interior in Clevelands second cab
met, spoke on the issues Of the cam
paign here tonight. his audience entire
ly filling the Academy of Music Mr..
Smith, who is a native of this state.
was enthusiastically received.
Mr.. Smith said that the record OF the
Democratic party was not one of OppO-
sition but of construction, and declared
that a thorough study of our country's
history need bring no fear 10 Demo
Gratis. He continued:
The speech Of Mr.. Roosevelt accept
ing the nomination for president was
conservative. 1t might almost have
come from Judge Parker. The letter
of acceptance was more like ,he rough
rider In the first instance he fol-
lowed his policy Of speak easy. In
the second instance he was carrying
the long stick.
Modesty of Roosevelt.
In his letter of acceptance Mr.
Roosevelt sets the pace rOr Republican
impudence in the shape Of self praise
and self-assertion. claiming everything
for himself and party. charging any
thing against his opponents which his
fancy suggests.
He attacks the Democratic attitude
with reference to the gold standard. He
charges that the course Of our party IS
TO the gold standard has been one of
eXpediency. and he refers to the silence
of our platform on this subject He
was fOrgetful i'm this OF his own declar-
alton i'm 1896 when, speaking of the Re
publican platform about TO be adopted,
he declared
'' Refusal to be for free silver means
that the party is resOlutely against it.
and the party must rest content with
this state of affairs and spare the mi
nority humiliation by refraining from
denOuncing in SO many words the free
coinage Of silver
Facts Were Ignored.
He ignores the fact that only few
years ago the leaders Of both parties,
With few exceptions. favored the free
coinage of silver. The maintenance Of
the gold standard should not be given
as credit to the Republicans. II be
longs to the administrator or Grover
Cleveland"
Mr. smith said that the Democratic
party proposed TO stop the reckless ex-
travagancc of the present administra-
ton; proposed a genuine effort TO ac-
compIish reciprocity with Canada ana
with other countries where practical
BILE; 10 reform the tariff by a conserva-
tive modification OF the Dingley bill
and TO give the Philippine islands the
same treatment accorded Cuba.
The Race issue.
Continuing, Mr.. Smith said The at
titude of the Republican party and ITS
candidate for president threatens the
peace and tranquility of q great section
Of the Union. the section known as the
south This section was already con-
frOnted with a serious problem, the
presence of SO00. 900 negroes. the large
majority of whom need direction i'm
their daily walks of life from their
white neighbors This aidly aid is re-
quired on account OF the superior quail
tiles of the white race. Any effort TO
force equality viii necessarily injure
the negroes as well as disOrganize the
relations under which the agricultural
| and commercial growth of the south
must take place.
The. harm already accomplished by
Roosevelt and the Republicans is seri-
GUS. The south is contributing a fun
part Of the commercial growth of the
country. 4 blow against our section
injuries all sections. We should ospe-
ciaIly ask these interested in southern
! Investments to reflect upon this; until
before they give approval TO the pres
ent course of the Republican party ami
its candidate for president"