The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-05
WILLIAMS AGAIN.

NOW and then HON. JOln Sndlp w IL
liams of Mississippi leaps into the lime
light with an interview. In his most
recent, he is quoted as having said:
Il believe that there is a limit beyond
which the solid South itself will not go
in supporting Democratic platform or
a Democratic candidate, and that limit
or one Of the boundaries Of it, is Fed
eral ownership and operation of rail
roads The South is not going to put
up with negro conductors, negro ticket
agents, negro clerks i'll the passenger
and freight departments, nor common
coaches for the two races, nor common
waiting rooms for them. Moreover
even if there were not a negro in the
South, | do not believe the South would
put lip with the paterrahstic and cen
tralizing influence OF the system, under
which a political administration in
Washington would hold the daily bread
OF million and a quarter Of voters
their wives and children. in It's hands.
Mexicanizing the Repubhc and making
it cease to be a republic OF lesser repub-
lies
1t is admitted candidly that MI VII
liams phrasing is catchy if not fetch
ing" but this disloyalty to one party
and party's PRINCIPLES can not be com
mended, Notwithstanding the implied
construction OF fealty by the leader OF
the Democracy in the House Of Repre-
sentatives OF the United States.
In the United States today there are
only two political parties contending Sc
rously for supremacy III the control OF
the government, while others are grow
ling and crowding the Republican and
the Democratic parties. 1t will not be
questioned that the policy Of the Repub-
leans is to Africanize the public service
especially in the South, and to Mexican
ize the United States by re-electine
Roosevelt for third term and as many
terms as he would desire until removed
from this mundane sphere; therefore il
is the duty of the South, and every
white man in the South possessing self
respect and having the least regard for
his family or his kindred, to dlsapprove
and to resist radically and deterninedly
every policy and every pretension Of
Republicanism.
The issue today i'll the South is not
the Federal ownership or operation OF
railroads by the government, but it is
the all-important, the all-absorbing cleo
ton of a Democrat as the successor
of Roosevelt, Or any candidate of the
party of Capitalization, of the paternal-
istic system which enriches the NORTH
to the detriment of the South.
If the Democrats would triumph ii
the next presidential election; if, the
South would escape the bitter cup of q
greater hunliliation-of political gal
and wormwood-there must be Lineup
on the candidate OF the Democracy and
the platform which will be enunciated
at the National Convention OF the party
In the failure of Democrats to give
loyal support to Bryan; in the support
given to the Republican candidates by
the Gold Bugs, the policy of centraliza-
ton and the curse of Authorization OF
the South, through the public service
was made possible
As leader of his party Mr.. Williams
should have insisted that unf1inchins
loyalty to party in its contest with the
Republicans and their policies is ths
highest duty incumbent on a Democra
and of every white man having at hear
| the welfare of the South. He shoulC
have declared that the South, through
the dictates of self-preservation, mus
be bound solidly against PRACTICAL.
solid North, and that in the failure O
the Democracy to elect their Presiden
in the next national contest, the Soutl
can not escape the evil influence which
is slowly but steadily creeping onward
and controlling with an element Away
menace to good government. As ;
leader he should have urged lineup, al
eyes to the right and dress UP and tlt
forward march, with that resolution anc
determination characteristic of the lead
er who never plays to the galleries O.
would win the plaudits of his admirer!
or his enemies.
Now, as desire to develop Mr. vii
liams and to know if he would practicy
his teaching, what would be his attitude
| if the platform of the party should fai
to respond to or measure up to his no
ton? Would he stand by the nominee
or would his influence be given to tn
Republican candidate?
While John Temple Graves seems t
think that one word from Bryan woulC