The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
Hen. William A. Alcorn, ST. Appeals
to Republicans to Vote Against
Roosevelt.

AVVoSvSbke
To Commercial Appeal.
In his speech at Esopus, N. r..
on the 18th Of this month, Judge
Parker criticizes Roosevelt's cam
palgn managers for using the
funds of the government in pay
ing for Secretary Taft's cablegram
to Gov. Wright to reply to Judge
Parker's recent comments on con-
ditions in the Philippine Islands,
and uses this language:
"If a few hundred dollars may
Do taken flom public funds to as
sist the prosecution of n political
campaign, why may not the mon
ey in the Treasury be employed
for any purpose that will help the
campaign? How do we know but
what it is. This is one Of the
evidences Of the growth of i'm
pelialism The head Of the Govern
ment 'can do no wrong
When we consider the glaring
frauds in the Postoffice Depart
ment that have been exposed, and
the successful effort Of the Roose-
welt administration in checking
further exposure by Democratic
Congressman Of the corruption
that exists there, and the fact that
Roosevelt took a government boat
and with Government money fit
ted mp an .'imperial yacht" for
his personal use, it is easily seen
that Judge Parker tells the truth
when he makes the charges re-
ferred to.
Within the last few days | have
received a postal from the Post
office at Clarksdale addressed to
me. On the addressed side in the
left hand corner is the following:
":Part of Congressional Record
Free" In the right hand cor
ner on the same side is the follow
ing: "Wm. P. Frye, u S. S."
On the reverse side is a speech
made by Elihu Root, at Union
League. Club, New York, some
time this year. Immediately fol
lowing the end of this speech is
the following: called Printing
Trades Council, Union Label,
Philad slphia, Pa"
No Government one cent stamp
appears on this postal card. The
printing on it was not done by the
Government. II is a speech made
by a private individual in the inter
est of Roosevelt, the Republican
candidate for President. The
Government has nothing to do
with it. That is to say, it is not
Government business, aud the Re
publican Campaign Committee has
no right 0 Send it out, through
the United States mail, at the
Governments expense simply TO
help an individuals aspirations
to attain the presidency. Millions
of these postal cards are now be-
ing sent over the nation, through
the United States mail, and if one
cent was put on every n OF them,
a nice revenue would be derived
for the Government that it is
legitlmately entitled to. The peo-
pie are taxed enough. When it
comes to taxing them for benefit of
an individual in his political aspi-
rations, every liberty loving citi-
zen of this country will denounce
it as an outrage In sending out
these postal cards at the Govern
ment's expense, if the letter of the
law is not violated, the spirit is,
and it is only another evidence of
the truthfulness of Judge Parker's
charge that Roosevelt, the King,
1.can do no wrong"
1t is to be hoped that the PEG
ple will rise in their might and
crush the presidential aspirations
of this dangerous, careless, &c
centric, imperialistic, ambitious,
demagogic, spectacular nominee OF
the Republican party.
I have been a Republican all my
life | have never cast a vote for a
Democratic nominee for president.
I have been a member OF the
Republican Executive COMMITTEE
Of Mississippi for thirty-fve ye ars
Il was a delegate to the National
Republican Convention at st Louis
that nominated the lamented aud
splendid Mckinley for President
| have always been proud OF my