The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-04-07
A LETTER FROM MR.. GAMBLE.
Winfield, La, March 5, 100

Deg LnaC you VIII give SpaCc W JIG AOiioWIhS
remarks to the voters of VIM parish:
The general election is approaching. It will be
here on Tuesday, April 10. On that day is to be
decided whether the Parish and State government
is to be Democratic or Republican. On that day
the last act will be done which will stamp Winn
parish as Democratic parish or Republican
parish <1 nsyou, voters of Winn. realize the inn
portaneee q the transactions of that day? Are
you aware that not only the Republican leaders
of this state will await your decision with anxiety,
but that the National Republicans will watch for
your vote, along with tlst of the other parishes of
this state, with keen interest? The instant the
result of that days work is known it will he tele-
graphed abroad over the entire country. Will the
Northern Republicans be glad and congratulate
themselves that their Southern MULATT0 BABE is
waxing fat and strong9 Or will the Democrats
crow on that day and gather around to laugh at
the expiring kicks of that same saddle-colored
infant.
Iam'moved to refer to the Republican party in
this state as MULATro BABE by just estimation
of the facts. That the party is young-the Re
publican orators tell US. They deny that the name
'.Back Republican applies to them. We know,
however, from long experience that Republican
ISM is synonymous with negro utilization, and if
now the party have sprinkling of white men, yet
it is only asprinking. and just enough to turn
the black into tan. We of the South know what
happens when black and white are mixed. We
see it any day all aronnd US. So the old
black Republican party has grown into q young
tan Republican party, or as call it, MuI4ATro
BARE, and, like all mixtures of black and white,
it will be mulatto thousand yesrs hence, even
though Southern Republicans number ten whites
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And here occurs to one the question: Is the .
Republican party in the South, in the state Of
Louisiana, in the parish of VIM, different
party to tbs Republican party in Massachusetts,?
Can the Republican party here hid different prin-
clples to the Republican party in those states OF
Of the North where its administration permits
scoFessof marriages yearly between negroes and
whitesf II Massachusetts,, where the Republican
party relgns supreme, there were during the last
three years 135 marriages between negroes and
whites-vhite men marrying negro women and
white women marrying negro men. The strangest
thing Of al is that BY far the greater number of
these marriages were of white (God save the |
YaHk) women to negro bucks. These are facts..d
published in the statistics of Massachusetts, for
those years, and cannot be done away with by |
saying that they calumnies invented by South
ern politicians. Oh, yes, know our good Re- |
publican brethren will say, Eve are not of that |
kind Of Republicans Well, then, what kind
are they3 political party is composed Of indi-
viduals who belleve in certain policies, It is an
organization affected to bring about certain ends.
and 1t is absurd for man to say that he supports
Roosevelt in his tariff measures his pension steals.
hls fear Of the trusts, and his overriding the
peoples representatives in congress-, but: parts
with him on the negro question. Ny Southern
brother, it you allow yourself to be enticed into
the Republican bed, you will wake up some fine
morning to find yourself under the same cover
between Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr. Washineton-and
i won't be George Washington either. Will You
pretend to be Disguised and kick Mr.. Washington
out? If you should, don't you know that Mr..
smuggle him in again next night
while you snoem N ignorant bliss? Just picture
what figure yea would cut if you should dream.
md in your dreams you should immagine you are
aking TO your arms all the good things the Re-
publican administration has to give away: that fat
'fices are smuggling right up to you to keep off
he cold, cold winds of careless world, and then
uddenly you should be awaken by nudge ia the | !
lbs and hear the dulcet tones of Mr.. WASHINGTON |
~ OUT "Marse Teddy, make this man ston
ddlIn' wld me; be must er ct snmfn' what didn't
gree wld him.. It IS only too true. If Won :
wallow the Republican party, you will ind that :
on have "et somehn' that your Southern stom-
81 cannot digest Surely these honest bnt
men among us who are thou1htlessly =
llhng themselves Republicans will stop and think i
Iain before allow selfish persons hunting for
ice g gig; them such strange and repuansnt
'dfellol :.
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