The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-20
THE SOUTH SHOULD CONTRIBUTE

deepest interest ana III WHICH II HAS
the largest stake. 1t is interested alike
with the people of the North and
West in putting an end to the un-
| American policy of imperialism, in
curtailing the power of the trusts to
monopolize the prosperity which has
come from the labor and the wisdom
of all the people. in cutting down ex-
cessive tariff taxation. in rebuking the
Panama scandal, in checking the rapid
growth of extravaganza, and in chang
| ing the trend toward militarism which
threatens the perpetuity of a Republic
| by the people of the people and for
| the people. The voters of the South
are aroused alike with those of Con-
Inecticut and Indiana upon these great
issues that now confront the American
| people. But the South is aroused more
| than other sections because it alone
publican National platform and threat
ened with reduction of its representa-
| ton, and in no other section did the
President without authority of law
abolish a postoffice in his mad zeal to
negroize the Southern Federal offices.
He has left nothing undone to show
his contempt for Southern convictions
and Southern traditions, and has not
named a single representative South
erner to a first class position in the
public service at home or abroad. The
South is regarded under Roosevelt as
a province, to be taxed so that the
money it pays may be spent in other
sections, and to be treated with con-
| tumely or to be ignored.
What is the South doing to contri-
butte to the election of Parker and
Davis? 1t is only in the election of
that ticket that the Southern States may
hope for the same treatment that In
eminent. The South will cast it's
every electoral vote for Parker and
Davis Is that the measure of its con-
tribution to success? 1t is sending some
of it's ablest public speakers to preach
pure Democracy in the Republican
strongholds. But these two contribu
tons call for sacrifice only on the part
of the few. What are the Southern
people as a whole doing to help elect
the national ticket?
1t is we'll known that the money
power" of the country. represented
by the Rockefellers and the Morgans,
are united in their support of Roose-
welt, though six months ago some of
them were declaring that they would
not support him. Why are they sup
porting him? Because they have
| made terms and see in such support
the opportunity to make millions and
millions of dollars They are filling
| the Golfers of the Republican Ma
tional Committee with money. in
quantities not only sufficient to pay
all necessary expenses but likewise to
provide a correction fund equalled
only by that which debauched the
election of 1896.
| Every man of any knowledge of
political affairs knows that it requires
money to conduct political campaigns
Il and that in the doubtful States it re-
quires considerable money to pay the
necessary expenses. They know also
that the Democrats will need to be
well supplied with funds to prevent.
Republican frauds, get out their vote,
and prevent colonization and repeat
| ing. 1t is already known that negroes
| in large numbers have been transport
ed to New York and Indiana to be vot-
ed against the Democratic candidates
xrril
| the Democrats have enough money to
expose the crime and prosecute the
criminals. How can that money be
obtained? Only from the people who
believe in Democratic principles and
who are willing to make some sacrifice
for Democratic success.
Hon. Willis B. DoWd, leading law
yer of New York, who is in North
Carolina now at the request Of the
National Committee, has returned
from South Carolina where TIE De-
mocracy of that State were glad to
contribute toward the expenses of the
National Campaign. Commenting upon
the appeal to the South for help and
| its duty, the Charleston News and
Courier says:
"The Presidential election will be
held on Tuesday. November 8, three
weeks and four days from today. The
safety of the South and the welfare
of the country depend upon the cleo
| ton of the Democratic candidate.
Judge Parker. 1t is of the utmost inn
| portance to the South particularly
! that he be elected.
The South will vote for him solid
| iy--it could not with safety to it's best
| interests vote against him; but the
| people of the South must do something
more than cast their ballots for him
and the cause of constitutional gov
eminent for which he stands-they
must in their own interest give all
possible encouragement to the Demo-
cratic workers in other and doubtful
States. The Democratic National
Committee has sent one of it's best
men to this State to ask it's people for
contributions to the National Cam
paign Fund, and there ought to be
prompt and liberal response to this
call for help. The legitimate and
necessary expenses of the campaign
are very large and the part mana
gers are compelled to rely upon the
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