The Springfield herald., 1904-09-23
PARKER EXCOnlATED
THOMAS E. wATSON'S RECENT
SPEECH TO SOUTHERNERS.
Raising of the Negro Question by
Democrats Denounced As Hypocrisy-
Roosevelt Preferred to Hill's Candi-
date Who Is Bo.sed by Wall Street.

date Who Is Bossed by Wall Street.
Thomas 2. Watson, Populist candi-
date for the Presidency, in speech at
Atlanta, Ca. on Sept. l. declared that
the Democratic attack on President
Roosevelt for the latter's alleged friend
lness to the negro was piece of Dem
ocratic hypocrisy and he challenged
Parker to indicate his own position on
the race issue. On this point Mr.. Wat
son said:
The South should demand to know the
upon this alleged question? Is his position
ut all different from that of Roosevelt
II so. In what respect? The South should
questions before it votes for him upon
the assumption that he differs from Roose-
Welt on the negro question:
l. Would you refuse to eat Mt the same
table with Booker Washington
.. Would you refuse to appoint negroes
to office In the South?
3. II elected will you refuse to receive
on terms of equality at the White House
such negroes as Bishop Turner, Hooker
4. Do you approve the mixed schools Of
New York, innugurntcd under Grover Cleve
ly made n matter Of compulsion?
3. II such schools ls-wherein black chill
dren and white children are educated to-
State of New York. would they be a good
thing for Georgia and South Garolinaf II
not, why not?
Negro Cry Is Hypocrisy.
Taking up the discussion of the negro
question, as far as its bearing on the
present national campaign is concerned.
Mr.. Watson said that the Democratic
national leaders have prostituted the
name of Democrat and are demanding
that they shall be followed blindly in
nf ho Far hat hav
nounced every principle of Democracy
Asking, will the real Democrats follow
the name rather than the principle y
he continued:
In the South We are told we must submit
to the surrender to Wall street because of
the nigser." What blessed thing it is
for Democratic leaders that they always
have "the niger to fall back on. For
thirty years they have been doing busi-
ness on the niger" and to-day he Is their
Note the hypocrisy of 1t. In their
tionnl platform of 1872 they solemnly pro.
tested their allegiance to the doctrine of
and pledged thAnseves to maintain the
emancipation and the enfranchisement Of
In 1875 Mt st. Louis. Henry watterson
being chairman of the convention. they
solemnly declared their devotion to the
constitutional amendments growing out OF
In 1850. in 1884. in 1888. the national
ssnventions of the Democratic party re.
afiimcd, these declarations on the negro
question. and thus stood pledged to oppose
my reopening of the questions settled BY
amendments, Yet after ulI these formal
pledges are DOW browbeaten and In
undated by Democratic leaders. who say
mont. David b. Hill, and Pat McCarren
because of the niger"
Negro Powerless in Politics.
"What can the Southern negro do?"
asked Mr.. Watson. He has been dis
franchised ir nearly every Southern
State excepting Georgia; and in Georgia
they do not dare disfranchise him, be-
cause Democracy in Georgia cannot be
maintained by the white vote" He con-
tinued:
Therefore. the cry that we are in danger
cal that unscrmpulous leadership could in
vent. Grant. Sherman. and Sheridan. with
all their armies. could not revise the law
of nature In the prostrnte South.
The white man Is mnster-wherever he
plants his foot the world over. Do you
recnperated South what Thad Stevens
could not do against the exhausted South?
Roosevelt could not do 1t even il he would
stun, and the editors who write 1t. laugh
nnd wink at one another as they pass,
they know what humbug 1t all Is. and
how 1t Is being used to make the people
forget. or condone the inGlorious surrender
to Wall street which they made at St.
Louis.
In the West Virginia Democratic con-
eention, the State OF the Democratic nomi-
nee for Vice President. the white suprem
Aug l, 1904. Parker himself. In writing
70 the negro, lanes A. Ross, addressed
him as My dear Sir Just as though
Ross had been white man.
Surrender to Wall Street.
Turning to other issues, Mr.. Watson
s,iI Yba =; 10, l.,
rendered to Wall street because, as Sem
ator John w. Daniels, of Virginia. put
it. they were tired of being in the
minority" He continued
Not afraid of Rooscvelt's militarismr
No. Not afraid of Roosevelts nlgKerismf
No; All that is fudge and subterfnge.
was the milk In the cocoanut.
Not tired Of being In the wrong7 No.
He did not even pretend that he had been
been in the minority they are rendy TO
drop the principles which they swore for
eight years were right and to adopt those
which even now they do not dare say
right Great God! what attitude for
the Leaders of gren. national party.
t If could ia become politically tlPsy enough
1904: as constructed by Parker himself. i
would take 1 one more drink small one
Roosevelt. Give me the originnl every
time, rather than tho blurred. indstinct
copy. tive me the genuine article, rather
than the spurious substitute.
What Has Parker Doner
Mr.. Watson then paid his respects to
Candidate Parker personally. He asked:
Why should Georzians support Parker.
OF New York, rather than fellow
Georglnnp What do you know Of Parker:
Whit has he done that wns notable? What
has he ever said that memorable!
What has he ever written that stamped
him with individuality:
David u. IIil declared Mt st. 1ouis
that he had been Intimate with Parker for
thirty years, and that he did not Know
how Parker stood IN the money question.
Was this statement true: II so. Parker
American continent. Was the statement
false? II so, David b. HiIl is the boidest
liar between the two Think of
a man living oil Intimate terms with Alex
nnder H. Stevens and Abe 1Aucoln for
thirty years and not knowing how he stood
on the greatest political questions of the
day?
The populist leader declared than the
people could not secure reforms In the
Democratic party when it is "bossed
by the same old Wall street crowd which
debauched Cleveland's second admins
tration." He declared that at St. Louis
nil the worthless empty honors had been
given to southern Democrats. who in re-
turn denounced Bryan and helped to
'knife the Jeffersonians." Now. "be-
cause Dave Hill allowed John Sharp
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