The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07

uOliaT paid D3 the tnBIsH koNefHHdenl to owners of private ships is paid for carrying the malls. and is paid to the lowest bidder and foreign ships are not permitted to bid.
 The worst of all is that the subsidies is sought to be justified, Ike protection ism, upon the pretext that t Is done for the benefit of American labor" If you want to give labor by legislation. Panem at circenses, why not give 1t directly? If you are going to take money out of the treasury ia order to increase the remuner- ation why not do 1t frankly and honestly? If your object in q ship subsidy is to increase the wages of sailors. why not decide upon the percentage of increase advisable, make the appropriation and pay 1t over to the sailors themselves?
 Chinese Exclusion.
 Then our friends, the enemy speak Of the republican policy" of Chinese exclu- sion and boast of recent legislation upon that subject, as a reason for longer stay , In office.
 Again no mention of salient facts. to- wit That the votes of the democracy were unanimously cast for the proviso presented by Mr. Hill to continue by ! legislation the exclusion policy of the Chinese treaty about t5 expire nor of the fact that NIr. Hill yleleded to the dem | ocratic leader on the floor to speak in it's | advocacy. The difference between the two parties when they vote for the Chinese | exclusion is this Democrats vote in ac- cordance with the traditions and prin- ciples of their party democrats as a rule. make no disguise of the fact that they want to retain this country as far as possible as a home for the white man and nursery for his civilization, and that. the desire as far as possible to have a homeogenious population, so that when they vote to include the Chinese they cast a democratic vote. Republicans vot- ing the same way antagonize the pro fessions which they themselves make in connection with other racial questions They profess as n party to believe that men are equal and ought to receive equal governmental and social recogni- tion regardless of race. When the re- publicans have voted for Chinese exclu- sion they have cast good vote, a wise one, but undoubtedly an unrepubliean. one. Certainly if it be wrong to discriminate at all because of race if the professions or adherence to the doctrine that all men Of all races are equal. be sincere then the men making that profession cannot vote to prevent yellow man from earn Ing living by the sweat of his brow in America; the right to earn a living being much more sacred and ina1ienable, God given thing than the statutory privilege. than voting or the social privilge of lunchlng with you.
 We pledge ourselves to insist on lust and equal treatment of our citizens abroad says the republican platform and in another place, Tt is a duty to procure for all our citizens, without dis tinctions. the rights of travel and soiourn in friendly countries" True, I say. "A Ilnf ataI |. 4..yqa
 citizens of Russian birth and Jewish ex- traction who cannot procure from the state department passport to revisit Russia without being cautioned that they Will not be protected there, will read this part of the republican platform, consid- ering it's source, with singular astonish- ment.
 It seems rather strange for party in full possession of all branches of the gov ernment, just upon the verge of a presI- dential election, to profess an intention of doing for the first time that which has not been done, and which is not now be- ing done. If the democracy goes iate power 1t will be in accordance with the grand ante-bellum record of that party to declare "all over the world a duly au- thenticated passport issued by the gov I ernment of the United States to an Ameri- can citizen shall be proof of the fact that he is an American citizen, and shall en- title him to the treatment due him as such" It would sound sincere coming from us
 stand-Pat Policy.
 The republican platform, 10 sum 1t all up, obllges the people to stand pat in every respect except one. and that Is respect in which we'll enough might very well have been left alone. That is the plank in which this language Is used; we favor such congressional action as shall determine whether by special dis elimination the elective franchise in any state have been unconstitntionally limit ed" followed by the promise made fin that event to reduce southern represen- tation in the house of representatives, and fin the electoral college The pledge Is to reduce representation. if 1t Is found that the suffrage has been ''unconstitutionally | limited" The only "unconstitutional lim-
 tation" would be in violation of the fif- teenth amendment, because of race, color or previous condition of serutude." Un- constitutionally limited. The adverb pun- constitutlonaliy" is useless and fools mo- body, especially when one remembers that, the author of the phrase, or at least the voice that read lt, wassthe author of the old force bill"
 | Whether or not the suffrage has been unconstitutionally limited is matter for the counts to determine and report of republican committee on elections in | the last congress so confesses 1t. If man be unconstitutionally denied the suf- | frage. then after a determination to that | effect. he can vote-that is his remedy | and the right remedy. Having voted, Of | course there could be no reduction Of representation on this account But an this deceives nobody as l said. The real
 object of the republican party in so far
 ass that plank Is concerned and however spacious the phraseology in which 1t Is
 clothed is to reduce southern representa- tion without reducing that of Massa- chusetts Connecticut and other states
 wherever In the south negroes are dis franchised. not as suc4 but because of fg-
 norance of an educational qualification, | or because of any other right reason, in | any other constitutional way. Disfran- | chisement of a negro fin Mississippi for l ignorance is a horrible thing; disfran- | chisement of a white man for ignorance in Massachusetts or Connecticut Is a part | of New England higher education"
 Roosevelt Means Unrest. | Let not the business interests of the 1 country deceive itself; let those control | ling 1t prepare. if roosevelt is elected ! on this platform for another period of uncertainty unrest. business disturbance | and race war in the southern states in- stead of that peace and prosperity which both races now enjoy and which has been rendered possibly only by home rule and by the white supremacy Let the south not deceive itself either If the republic can party was sincere in it's proposition 1 to reduce southern representation on the ground of disfranchisement or pretended Unconstitutional limitation itself, 1t would | occornnanV that pronDgiffOn with another