Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08
COMES OUT FOR ROOSEVELT.
So Writes Payne, the Liberty Party's
Candidate for Vice President.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
QUINCY, Ill, October 7, 1904
In letter to the national committee
national liberty party, w. C. Payne, candi-
date for Vice President by the liberty party
says:
"Gentlemen-I am informed that no steps
Will be taken to appoint presidential elect
ors In the several states for the national
liberty party's ticket in the coming election
But instead, the various clubs comprising
our organization have been asked and is
now being urged to indorse the national
democratic ticket and to support it.
L have urged all along that we need not
name any national electors for the coming
election and am gratifed at the commit
tees acqulesence in that particular; but
Iall 10 see how committee can ask an or
ganlzation which created it to lay aside its
fundamental principles and follow said
committee in an obstinate direction. 1t is
not In keeping with either consistency or
good sense for us to urge our friends to
support the democratic ticket at this falls
election
1.-The national liberty party is not an adj
)unct to some other party; 1t Is an inde
pendent party, standing upon Independent
principles OF varied sorts differing from
other parties.
I'VE contend most profoundly for the
manhood rights of colored people, for equal
| ity of citizenship before the law, for univer-
sal suffrage and for the divine Injunction
With one flesh and blood God made all
! nations to dwell upon the face of the
earth
ut can be truthfully said that the re-
publican party comes nearer to represent
ing our standard of principles than does
that of democracy, and it would at least
have been in keeping with good sense, If
not consistency, for the committee to have
agreed to indorse and support the republi-
cans.
my attitude in the national liberty party
Is as one who reasonably find fault
with some republicans as well as some
democrats for their infidelity to the negro
race in America, knowing, however that
we have many true friends in both parties
who would not rob of one single God
given right on account of the racial or
political differences between us. But since
the principal source of interest in the COM
ing election Is the selection of a President
rather than the choosing of party, think
it both wise and consistent for all clubs
and committees of the national liberty
party to make a most strenuous effort to
re-elect President Roosevelt in the coming
election.
II appeal to my friends who nominated
me at st. Louis last July not to allow them
selves to be blindfolded by their commit
tees action, for l am also well informed
that check for few hundred dollars was
the committees pleasant reward. We have
seen already that Mr.. Roosevelt stands for
a democratic-republican citizenship, broad
and equitable laws impartially inforced. He
stands for a good government for all the
people and by all the people, regardless of
race, color or condition. Such a govern
ment is always secure, such man Is al
ways safe.
"Therefore as between him and Mr.. Par
kerr am not willing to exchange a certain
reality for uncertain possibility and l
hope all friends of our party will support
the Roosevelt and Fairbanks ticket rather
than to take doubtful chances on an I'M
known quantity or quality"