The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-03
Political Chat.

T,,doe Fl G. Turley, who was postmaster
| - Notcbez Miss. under Mckinley, has
resigned as national committeeman, ana
80 latter giving his reasons shows what
ia administration has done for the Re
nublican party in the South. 1t Is pretty
rich reading. and we make these quota
ticns:
"The relations of the southern wing OF
the party to the administration are so
Anomalous as to be at least confusing
to the average intellect. As we under
stand it. in Lousianan the Lily Whites
are recognized, in Alabama the Black
and Tans are countenanced. South Car
DINA by way of recognition, is now
again receiving a crumb from the White
House table. In North Carolina race
suicide is such that no matter how
many children Republican may have,
''one must have had a grandfather to be
qualified for suffrage. In Mississippi
we have not only our friends. the Demo
Gratis, to contend with, but. like Gen.
Lawton, we are being massacred by our
| friends in the rear.
1.-THE Republican administration having
Established q Democratic protectorate and
dictatorship over us, it is at least
logical reference that the administration
|
cans in this State of requisite integrity
and capacity to conduct their own party
affairs and so was driven to the select
inc. of an honest. capable, sound money
Democratic referee. Yet from that view
point we can't reconcile the subsequent
appointment OF a number OF those I'M
worthy Republicans to responsible posi-
tions where a nigh order OF capacity aud
Iprobity was requisite"
II have talked with my colleagues in
Congress a good deal of late regarding
the advisability of issuing manifesto
on the subject of Mr.. Hearst's candid
acy in our state and throughout the
South generally. Personally l favor the
nomination Of Judge Parker, and SO do
several of my colleagues. We would
| like 20 check the Hearst boom and secure
the support of orr state for the New
| York judge. But we are prevented from
! taking any stand of this kind from the
| fact that We are all at sea regarding the
| intention of the New York Democracy. |
| If we were certain that the New York
| Democrats proposed to present the name
| of Judge Parker as their candidate for
President we would take action ut once
| to head off the Hearst boom. But if
we come out against the latter now, the |
| first question we would be asked is. Who !
| do YOU favor? With the confused con- |
ditions existing IN regard to the wishes |
| of the New York Democrats we would |
not feel like hazardIng a reply. Con-
sequently, we will note take any public
action at this time looking to the dis |
couragement of the Hearst presidential |
boom.
Il might add continued this Senator, |
that the Hearst boom is being helped in |
the South by the use of the statement |
that the Eastern and Northern Demo
Gratis propose to nominate Mr. CleVe- |
land. In my state if it came down to q
choice between these two men, we would |
prefer Hearst"
Hobson and Bankhaad are having a |
Joint debate running for Congress in Ala |
bama. Great crowds arc present and it |
is knock down and drag out sort of old |
fashioned speaking on the liustings. Hob |
son accuses Bankhead OF being repre- |
sentative of the railroads, obstructng the |
navy, and voting wrong on important
questions, and of having his picture print
ed in all the papers as recommending |
reluna. Bankhead charges HobSon with
Kissing too many girls, posing too much,
trying to get a pension of 5000 a month
TO use in his political race. with know
ing nothing about Alabama. with being
too busy posing to register. and with nav
ing a poor quality of Democracy. An
swering the charge that he recommended
Pcruna Mr.. Bankhead is thus reported
by the Birmingham Agc-Heraid:
IF l did endorse Peruna,' dramatically
said the Congressman, you never saw
John Bankhead's picture i'll comic
magazine kissing another mans wife"
Colonel Bankhead then went into
sarcastic but intensely humorous descrip-
ton of 4 bathing suit, evidently imagin-
airy, worn by Captain Hobson at Atlantic
City at the time he was unable TO come
10 Alabama and register as a citizen and
voter of the State. Captain Hobson was
pictured as wearing a blue silk bathing
suit with a girl on each arm wearing the
same kind of material.
THAT is what he was doing, said the
Congressman, when he was unable to
come back home and qualify a. a citizen
as did you boys who work on the farm.
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