The Teton peak., 1904-09-22
PARKER ExCOR R'lA1E1
'HOMAs smees. E ~ WILSON'S enss REceN
oTEeS' ~ JUNE RNERs
" W ~ s'o Y" "es'ion I
ne"o.' denounced as Hspocr.y
Roosevelt Preferred to Hin. n
u~'e AosseA Dy wall Stre..

Atlanta, Ga, on Sept. /, d4claroa =,
the Democratic attack on pras,.
Roosevelt for the latter's all eeed Iue ,N
liness to the negro was a piece of ~.
ocratic hypocrisy and he ch,n..
Parker to indicate his own posit;oa
the race issue. On this point Mr. Nv
son said:
The South should demand Ia s,.-
facts about Parker. How does h. ~ "a
upon this alleged question: !. hi. no:t,a
at all different from that Of Roa...Aais, rvAis
II sS IN snpt wn1t te'Pecf pec to The ssuh
questions before It votes for him Wl
the assumption that he differs from ' po! upe
welt on the negro question: ''''
l. Would you refuse to eat at the ~,
table with Booker Washingtohi "a
2. Would you refuse to appoint n.,,.
to Office In the South? "es0e
3. II elected Will you refuse 10 roo.,.
on terms OF equality at the White Hon.
such negroes as Bishop Turner Booa:: BIaoa:
Washington. and I. Thomas Forfuna,
4. Do you approve the mixed school.
New York, inangurated under Grover Cls,s
land-in which social equality is pr,c,a.,
ly made matter of compulsioD?
8. II such schools whereip black chm
dren and white children are educataa' 'au ~
gether-are good thing for your n,,,'.
State Of New York, would they he .o,S
thing for Georgia and South farollns tOGa
not, why not?
Negro Cry Is Hypoc ri.y.
Taking up the discussion pf the n.,,.
question, as far as its bearing on II.
present national campaign ID copcernsd
Mr.. Watson said that the Democ-,.'
national leaders have prostituted fl.
name Of Democrat and are demandin,
that they shall be followed blndv i,
spite Of the fact that tn ty have n,
nounced every principle of Democr,c,
Asking, will the real Democrats fol,ov
.he name rather than the princpsrI
he continued:
In the South we are told we must snhru
to the surrender to Wall street heoap,a -
the hlgger. What a blessed thing Il nj
for Democratic leaders that they slwar
have the Niger" to fan back Or FcrI
thirty years they have been doing bnJ
ness on 'the niger" and Today be il tbs,
only stock in trade.
Note the hypocrisy Of 1t. In their M,
tional platform of 1872 they soemnly mn.
tested their allegiance to the doctrine o, |
equality regardless Of race or color
and pledged themselves to maintain IN.
emancipation and the enfrar cbisement Of
the blacks.
In 1876 at st. Louis, Henry wattencn
being chairman of the convention. thew
solemnly declared their dev btion 10 M
constitutional amendments growing out a
the civil war.
In 1880, in 1884. In 1888. tine nation.
conventions Of the Democratic party IA
affimed these declarations On the negro
question, and thus stood pledged to oppos.
any reopening Of the questions SETTLED by
the thirteenth, fourteenth, ana fifteenth
amendments. Yet after all these formal
pledges we are now browbe eaten and lu
timidated by Democratic leaders who ssv
we must indorse their capitulation 10 Bel
mont. David B. Hin, and Pat McCaueI
because Of "the niger"
Negro Powerless in Politics.
What can the Southern negro dor
asked Mr.. Watson. He \ as been dir
franchised in nearly ever Southern
State excepting Georgia. and in Georgi.
they do not dare disfranclise him, be-
cause Democracy in Georg a cannot b.
maintained by the white vote" He con.
tinued
Therefore. the cry that we are In danger
from the niger is the most hypocritl.
caI that inscriptions leadership could 10.
vent, Grant. Sherman, and sheridan, with
az al their armies, could not rFvise The law
or nature In the PROSTATE south
The white man Is master wherever be
plants his foot the world over Do you
tell me that Roosevelt can do against the
recuperated South what Thad Stevens
could not do against the exhausted Southi
Roosevelt could not do 1t even II he would
The Democrntic leaders who talk this
stun, and the editors who rite It. laugh
ana wink at one another as they pass
they know what humbug 1t all Is, and
now 1t Is being used to make the people
forget, or condone, the inglorIous surrender
Louis.
In the West Virginia De rnocratlc con.
vention, the State OF the Democratic nomi.
acy' resolution was voted down. and On
Aug. l, 1904, Parker himself, in writing
10 the negro. James A. Ross, addressed
him as My dear sir" just As though
noss had been white man
Surrender to Wall street.
Turning to other issues, Mr. Watsor
said the Democratic leaders had sur
to Wall street bee ause, as Sen.
ator John w. Daniels, of Virginia, put
lt, they were tired of being IN the
He continued:
:, Not afraid Of Roosevelt's mii,ar.mi
no. Not afraid of Roosevelts niggersmi
No All that Is fudge and snbterfuge
Tired OF being In the mi horIty," tber
was the milk In the cocoannt
Not tired OF being in the wrong No
ne dlo not even pretend that he had been
IN tne wrong. Simply because they have
Iren Iren IN IN the minority, they are ready =
arop the principles which they swore fol
eisnt years were right, and TO adopt those
wwhlch " even now they do not dare say ar
I,eht Great God! what an attitude fol
Inc leaders OF great national party
couid become politically tipsy enougI.
10 100. vote for Parker. on the platform Of
l9o4; as constructed by Parker himself
!" "ou.u take one more drink "a small one
~ that-and vote for the other twin
roosevelt. Give me the prigina every
liine, rather than the blurred, ipdistinct
..popy Give me the genuine article ratheF
'nah the spurious substitute
What Has Parker Donef
Mr.. Watson then paid his respects TO
candidate Parker personally. He asked
Why should Georslans 81 ppor, rsrhsr
y New York, rather th. ii fellow
georgian! What do you knpw of Parker,
W nat mas he done that was notable Whsi
,Ws lns ne ever said that was memorable,
', nat mas he ever written that stampeo
nm with Individuality?
nat he had been Intimate with Parker foi
nirty years, and that he did not GpoN
wv wv tarker stood on the money question.
" " as :, TINS statement true: II so. Psrssi
ae most NEGATIVE Gnnf man on s
alsei ia II so. David B. hin is the bodies;
man living on intimate tel ms with A'eI.
'hder Ii. Stevens and Abe Lincoln 70,
nirty years aud not knowing how be stooe
lay? '"' w
The populist leader declhred than tn
,eople could not secure reforms IN ths
democratic party when IL is "bossto