Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-19
Sentiments Not Reciprocatcd.


Mr.. Swanson said that il would he
amazing We're ii not pitiablc To witness
the strenuous efforts of Virginia and
Southern Republicans to gather around
themselves the mantle Of national Re
pnblicanism in order To acquire the an.
pcnrancr of gcntility. lie said that
Southern Rcpnhlicanism was profusc
in its admiration and laudation of
Northern Rcpublicanism. hut that he
had failed 10 discover where these
feelings and sentiments were ever "a.
~cipr0catch.
Said he: "The Republican party has
been in control of the federal govern.
mcnt for The last nine years, yet dur
ing this time II has not appointed as
Il cabinet minister or given an imp0r-
tant or reasonable position to a single
Republican from the Potomac to tho
Rio Grandc. The Northern Republic
ans do not wish To have the advice or
counsel of their Southern associates.
non dO they deem them worthy to be
entrusted with power or responsibility.
Many of the local Offices of Importance
South have been awarded to Demo.
Gratis, so poor is The opinion Of the
federal authorities of tho efficiency and
capacity ot their Southern associates.
How can Southern Republicans eyer
expect tho people of the South to en-.
trust to them tho State governments.
which arc so intimately associated
with Southern social, political ard
business welfare, when their Northern
associates, who arc Intimately nc.
G,iaintcd with their public aims anu
political purposes. are unwilling 10
give them important positions of DOW.
or and responsibility"
Reeked With Corruption.
Mr.. Swanson tncn proceeded TO show
that for the last thirty years there
had not been Il Republican adminisira.
ton in a single Southern state which
had MOI been rocking with corruption.
filled with diseraccs and soon rcpndiat.
ed by tho people with disgust.
III is not necessary to 90 To recon
striction times to prove that The Re
publican party in the administ ration of
Stale affairs South brings blight and
disaster said he.
THE dcplorablc political conditions
in Delaware furnish positive proof that
Republican domination South produces
fraud, corruption, disgrace. Maryland
in recent years listened To the siren
voicc of Iicpublicanism aud wandered
from the Democratic fold. For four
years she suffered the sorrows and
trials of Ilcpnblicanism; then, bccom.
ing dissatisfied, sic dashed away the
bitter cup that Itcpuhlicanism was
pressing to her lips. never again to
drink Of its polluted water.
"ln recent years the Republican
party obtained control of tho State GOV.
ernment Of Kentucky and had admin.
istration of its affairs. II was thought,
that Republicanism in that State would
be n success. The negro voic there l.,
small. The Republican party there
was The most Intelligent and capable
Of any Southern State. II had recent,
ly, on account of the financial differ.
ences of 1896 received new acccssions
and infusion Of new blood from the
Democratic party. If Southern Rcpub.
licanism could be n success, the oppor.
tunities were more favorable in Ken.
lucky than any other Southern State.
Tho years of Republican rule In that
State constitute n chapter of fraud,
corruption, disgrace and disorder. and
the tragic political murder OF Goebel,
all of which disturb the minds of every
true Kentnckian whether Republican
or Democrat as n horrible nightmare