Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-04-20

the Mississippi constitution on the
suffrage question to the satisfac-
ton OF everybody, with the possi-
bic exception of the Union League
Club. of New York, which he
showed up in a ridiculous light
as the possessor of an unwonted
burden of ignorance of the law as
to the operation of the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments upop
state limitations upon the suffrage.
He showed up the fact that the
negro in Massachusetts was six
times as criminal as the negro in
Mississippi, and that the negro all
over the North was more criminal
than the Southern negro, though
possessing a better education. He
demonstrated conclusively that the
reason for this was that at the
South the negro had better
chance TO earn his living in all the
! pursuits that demanded Drawn and
that therefore he was more con-
tented. His speech was a lucid
and luminous argument, and will
do much to stop the ignorant talk
In the North about the treatment
of the negro in the South. Mr..
Bowers was heartily congratulated
by his colleagues on the floor of
the House, who gave him gener-
GUS applause throughout the speech
and the closest attention. 1t has
been remarked here that the state
of Mississippi has sent an excep-
honally strong delegation to this
Congress, amongst the strongest
members of which may be men
toned the Hon. John Sharp Will
liams, the ablest man i'm leadership
of the minority since the days of
Crisp and Sam Randall, the Hon.
Eaton j. Bowers. the Hon. Adam
NJ. Byrd, and the Hon. Wilson
Shedrick Hill.
Factors in the democratic preSi-
dental equation is still an active
subject of comment here among
the so-called leaders of the party
in Washington. Two of the things
that have caused the wagging of
tongues this week and last. have
been the decision of the United
States Supreme Court that compels
the coal barons toanswer the ques-
tons put to them 10y the Interstate
Commerce Commission in the suit
brought 10y Mr.. William Randolph
Hearst. Ii was famous victory
for Mr.. Hearst and has been re-
garded here aS a victory for the
people over the vicious and AFRO
CANT methods of the coal trust. 1t
has made him many friends who
hitherto have been either luke
warm toward his presidential am
bitions or oppenly opposed to him.
They have begun to believe in
man WHO does things in the inter
ests of the people, and who started
in To do it in the most unselfiSh
manner without regard TO any re-
ward To himself except that which
can come to 4 man ; conscience for
having done a good and a gener-
ous thing. Another thing that has
helped along the Hearst candidacy
this past week has been the letter
of Grover Cleveland endorsing
Judge Parker and his candidacy.
Many good democrats here utterly
repudiate any man endorsed by
Grover Cleveland. the man, they
claim, who wrecked the democratic
party in 1896. They refuse to
support any man who is sup
ported by Grover Cleveland, and
as the fight has narrowed down to
Hearst end Parker, they must
take sides, and they are taking the
Hearst end of the game. From
some of the talk ! have heard here
Judge Parker would have a good
cause for action against Cleveland
for damages for writing that letter
He certainly has alienated many
men who would have supported
Parker who will now support
Hearst. They will go home from
Congress and actively do so in the
primaries, as the Congress is likely
to adjourn by the first of May.
Hearst stock has gone up percep-
tably since the Cleveland endorse
ment of Judge Parker.
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