Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-23
PARKER ExCO2IATED
THOMAS E. WATSON'S RECENT
SPEECH TO SOuTAERNERS.
Raising of the Negro Question by
Democrats Denounced as Hypocrisy
Roosevelt Preferred 10 Hills Candi-
date Who Is Bossed by Wall street.

Thomas E. Watson, Populist candi-
| date for the Presidevy, in speech at
| Atlanta Ca, on Sept. l. declared that
| the Democratic attack on President
| Roosevelt for the latter's alleged friend
| Illness TO the negro was a piece Of Dem
ocratic hypocrisy and he challenged
Parker 10 indicate his own position on
the race issue. On this point Mr.. Wat
son said.
! The South should demand to know the
facts about Parker How does he stand
| upon this alleged question: Is his position
| at all different from that Of Roosevelt?
| II so, In what respect? The South shon'd
! demand explicit reply to the following
! questions before II votes for bin upon
the assumption that he differs from Roose-
welt on the negro question.
l. Would you refuse to eat NJ the same
| table with Booker Washington;
Would you refuse to appoint negroes
| TO Office in the SOUTH
| 3. II elected VIII you refuse to receive
ON terms Of equality at the White Horse
snch negroes as Bishop Turner. Booker
| Washington. and II. Thomas Fortnneg
4. DO you approve the mixed schools Of
| New York. inaugurated under Grover sleve-
land IN which social equality is practical
| ly made a matter OF conpulsion:
| ). II such schools wherein black chill
| dren and white children are educated TO
gether.are good thing, fer your native
| state Of New York. would they be a COED
1 thing for Georgia and South Carolina! IL
! not, why not?
Negro Cry Is Hypocrisy.
Taking up the discussion of the negro
| question. far as It's bearing on the
present national campaign is concerned.
, Mr.. Watson said that the Democratic
| national leaders have plostituted the
| name of Democrat and are demanding
| that they shall be followed bildly in
| spite of the fact that they have re.
| nounced every principle of Democracy.
Asking. will the real Democrats follow
the name rather than the principleY'
| he continued:
IN the South We are told We must submit
TO the surrender TO Wall street because IF
| THE niger" What blessed thing il Is
| for Democratic leaders that they always
have the niger 10 fall back on For
thirty years they have been doing bss-
ness Oh THE niger" and to-day he is their
only stock in trade.
Note the hypocrisy OF II. In their ma
tional platform Of 1872 they solemitly pro-
| tested their allegiance 70 the doctrine Of
equality" regardless Of race OF color
and pledged themselves to maintain tbe
emancipation aud the enfrahchisement Of
the blacks.
In 1876 at ST Louis, Henry Watterson
being chairman OF the convention. they
solemnly declared their devotion to the
constitutional amendments growing out Of
the civil War.
In 1850. Ia 1884 in 1855. the national
conventions OF the Democratic party re-
afimed these declarations on the negro
question. and thus stood pledged to oppose
any reopeRng Of the questions settled by
the thirteenth, fourteenth. and fifteenth
amendments. Yet after all these formal
pledges We are now browheaten and in
undated by Democratic leaders. who say
W. must indorse their capitulation to Bel
mont. David T. Hill, and Pat McCalren
| because Of the niger
Negro Powerless in Politics.
What can the Southern negro do?''
asked Mr.. Watson. He has been dis
franchised in nearly every Southern
State excepting Georgia: aud in Georgia
they do not dare disfranchise him. be-
cause Democracy in Georgia cannot be
maintained by the white vote" He con-
tnued
Therefore, the cry that we are in danger
from 'the niger is the most hypocriti-
cal that INSCRIPTIONS leadership could in-
vent Grant sherman. and Sheridan. with
al their armies. could not revise the law
OF nature IN the PROSTATE South.
The white man is master wherever he
plants his fooi the world over Do you
tel ne that Roosevelt can do against the
recrperated South what rhsd stevens
could not do alHinst the exhausted SGuth?
Roosevelt could not do il even II he would.
The Democratic leaders who talk this
stun. aud the editors who write il, laugh
and wink at another as they pass,
they know what a humbug II all Is. and
how IL is being used to make the people
forget or coudone, the inclorious surrender
Louis
In the West virginia Democratic con
veution. the state OF the Democratic noini-
nee for Vice President. the white suprein-
acy'' resolution was voted down. and on
Aug l. 1904, Parker himself In writing
TO- the nee James a Ross. addressed
Ross had been white man.
S,..o,5o WI
Turning TO other issues. Mr.. Watson
said the Democratic leaders had sur
rendered to Wall street because. as Sem
otor John w. Daniels, of Virginia put
it, they were tired of being in the
minority" He continued:
Not afraid OF Eoosevelts mlltarism?
| No. Not afraid OF tnoseyelts nggerism2
No All that is fudge and subterfure.
| Tired OF being In the minority" there
was the milk In the cocoanut
Not tired ~ being IN the wrongs No
! itc did not even pretend that he had been
| ~ the wrong. Simply because they have
been In the minority they are ready TO
| drop the principles which they swore for
eight years were right and to adopt those
| which even now they do not dare say are
right. Great God what an attitude for
| the leaders OF great national party.
IL could become politically tipsy enough
| 70 vote for Parker. on he platform II
| leoi as constructed by Parker himself
N'hiu Nuht one more ufluk~~h SlNNii one
| ~ that-and vote for the other twin
Roosevelt. Give me the Original Every
| time, rather than the blurred indistinct
| copy Give me the genuine article. rather
! than the spurious substitute.
What Has Parker Donel
Mr.. Watson then paid his respects to
| Candidate Parker personally. He asked:
why should Georgians support Parker.
| OF New York, rather than al fellow
| Georgian; What do you know If Aparkerf
what has he done that was notable: What
has he ever said that WAS memorahles
| what has he ever written that stamped
| him with individuality;
David II. iill declared Mt St Louis
| that he had been intimate with Parker for
| thirty. years. and that he did not know
how Parker stood on the money question:
| Was this statement truci IL So Parker
| II the most negative public man on the
| American continent. Was the statement
| false: IL so, David n. Hin Is the boldest
| liar between the two oceans. Think OF
| man living on intimate terms with Alex
| ander Ii. Stevens and Abe Lincoln for
| thirty years and not knowing how he stood
| On the greatest political questions ~ the
| day.
The populist leader declared than the