The Washington times., 1904-07-06
NEGRO QUESTION
IS MAIN ISSUE
Tillman Indifferent to
Other PlankS.
SOUTH WILL FIGHT 1T OUT
Cares Nothing for Money or Tariff
Problems With I2-Cent
Cotton.

81. LOUIS. July 6.-"The South is
for any man that can beat Teddy"
This was the declaration made by
Senator "PitchfOrk" TilIman of South
Carolina today
South Carolina is uninstructed" con-
tinued the Senator, "and there's some
Kindly feeling among the delegates Of
the State for Judge Parker, but We are
not welded 20 him and are for the
strongest man
The negro plank in the Republican
IlatfOrm adopted at Chicago is enough
for us 10 tight about, and we need
nothing else. We do not want any tariff
platform or any money platform. That
point is immaterial The Republicans
represented by Roosevelt, have thrown
down the gauntlet and we must fight.
No Race Equality.
Il want to say to you that the South
does not want negro equality and viii
not have it. We want to fight on that
very plank, and we might as well do it
now. II the fight is not on the negro
suffrage now, it will be in 1908, and the
sooner the better Teddy can eat with
Booker Washington if he wants, but
We are not going to do it,
I'VE don't need 10 fuss around about
any gold platform or tariff revision. We
have our campaign fight now, and we
must make the best of il. We have
the negroes right down here among us
and we know what they are. l want the
Republicans TO try 10 do what they adj
vocate IN that platform of theirs. and
IL Will make the hottest fight that you
ever saw.
Will Fight 1t Out.
Faint heart ne'er won fair lady
they say, and we must go right ahead
with this negro fight. 1t looks like the
Republicans incorporated that fight just
for the purpose Of drawing us out and
we must satisfy them.
The South Carolina delegation has d
friendly feeling for Parker. but only be-
cause it appears that he is the man to
beat Teddy. II any stronger man turns
up they are with MIN.
"Cockrell IS all right, and he IS grand
old man. 1t looks now like ne Would
make a very good showing on the nrst
ballot ard II things keep going his way
we may join the Missouri movement
Grover Cleveland is much admired In the
South, and n IL appears that ne IS the
man 10 beat Roosevelt there's no telling
what may happen in this convention.
Not Cut and Dried.
1T is going to be a hot fight and IS
by no means a cut and dried affair I
do not believe that there is a man on
the ground that can tell what Is goln6
10 happen I am looking out for sur
prises-
Look at the Chicago convention IN
1895. What man was there in that con-
vention that twenty-fOur hours before
the nomination was made knew or had
any idea Of what was coming
This is the year Of the Democrats
They have a better show FOR victory
than they have had for many cam
paign. The entire South Is aroused by
The neCrophiNsm Of Teddy and his sycG-
phants and will make the hardest nght
OF its life 70 get a IMAM that can beat
the present President.
Right Man Wanted.
I'VE do not much care who it is, just
so he is a man that can carry us 70
victory.
I'VE are out for blood, for the South
has been insulted and she must take up
the gauntlet Just let them try TO do as
that internal plank sets forth. They will
have the entire South up In arms IN
minute
II tell YOU that YOU may talk all you
please about the tariff and gold planks-
but negro equality has been made an
issue, and an issue IL viii be until We
win on H. The South just now cares
very little about the money plank or
the tariff for we are getting J. cents
and IS cents for cotton and We are all