The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-23
"WILL BE FOUL AND FILTHY
STILL"

The motive Of the virulent attack by
the Republicans upon Hon. FRANCIS II.
Winston is plain. They hate him be-
cause he was so largely instrumental
in cutting off the negro vote, thereby
shearing the Republican Sampson OF
his kinky locks, and driving Repubil-
cans from State and county pie-count-
ers. They hate him because he intro
duced and helped to pass Jim Crow
Car Law. They hate him because ne
helped to pass the Constitutional
Amendment. And, in their venom and
malice, they are circulating a letter,
to which they know the negro White
forged Judge Winston'S name, seeking
to prove that fifteen years ago he was
as great an enemy to his race as they
are today. Because they cannot de-
fend Roosevelt's social equality, APP
pointment of negroes to offlce IN the
South, abolition of the postoffice at
Indianola, and the shouting in appro-
val of the joint waving of the negro
boy and white girl at Chicago. the
Republican spell-binders seek to break
their force by saying: "Your candidate,
we are, asked a negro for his vote for
a judicial office" and actually circulate
letter as genuine which has never
been in their possession and exists
only in the Imagination or partisan re-
collection of the negro George White
tn a
letter that would suit the Radical
program.
Does any sane man suppose the Re-
publicans are honest in attacking
Judge Winston? What a mockery for
them to charge him falsely with be-
years ago, while they are now support
ing a Presidential candidate who be-
lieves in and practices social equality
today! What a mockery to denounce
him, for writing a letter fourteen
years ago to a negro Republican boss
to secure negro votes. while they are
now shouting themselves hoarse for
Presidential candidate who is threat
ening the prosperity, the peace, and
the liberty of the entire South in or
der to gain negro votes In doubtful
Northern Statesi What a mockery 20
charge him falsely with being mig
ger lover" fourteen years ago, when
this very year, in their National con-
a white girl and a negro boy
were placed side by side and hand in
hand on the platform, amid the APP
plauding yells and cheers of thous-
ands including the North Carolina
delegates in that convention, or so
many of them as were in the hall!
What a mockery to .denounce him. be-
cause fourteen years ago they charge
he was no better than they are today.
What mockery for Republicans to
call upon Democrats to vote against
Winston and the Democratic party be-
cause Winston was once a Republican.
Look at Winston they shout, she
was once as foul and filthy as we are
now. Don't vote for him, for he has
purged himself and become clean. But
vote for us. for we are foul and filthy
STILL
A suitable device for the campaign
banner for North Carolina Republi-
cans would be a picture of Teddy and
Booker dining in the White House,
of Speaker Cannon applauding the lit
tie negro boy and white girl on the
platform at Chicago, of fire-eating
Crumpacker drivin~ Southern white
Democrats out of Congress and plac-
ing negro bucks in their stead. of
Holton and Rollins dancing a highly
virtuous clog dance and singing the
following duet:
$50 let Winston purge as he will.
But we'll be foul and filthy still;
We're foul Radicals, we're after the
SWill,