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rne rzepuuncan party and by their
suffrage. Speaking for myself and
race, we want no new laws passed
in our favor, nor do we want any old
laws IN favor OF the people repealed
All we want is TO be let alone and
given q chance. A dago's chance, n
Chinaman's chance, a Swede's chance.
q Filipino's chance, an Indians
chance. over and above them all, a
mans chance. Like you do unto all
men do so unto US" When you dc
this. conditions will change and the
problem is solved.
Men Make Parties.
A little while ago I said that men
made parties and that parties did not
make men. am almost tempted 10
wish that parties made men. Il
such was the case what courageous
men all Republican voters would be:
what a grand man Roosevelt would
be, what splendid man Taft would
be, for God knows the Republican
party has with devotion, Just little
short of diefying, showered honor
after honor upon these men. Presi.
dent Roosevelt was exaltedd to the
leadership OF the Republican party al
the death Of President Mckinley. This
exaltatiOn OF Mr.. Roosevelt was a
greater and a more cruel catastrophe
against the best interests Of the Re
publican party and nation than was
the untimely death and sudden ter
mination OF the political leadership
OF tho great and good man Mckinley.
From the day that Scholgoz cruelty
struck down the sane. calm and con
sentative policies fostered by our
great leader, Mckinley. tho mighty
Wall Street bull-and-bear smasher.
the International meddler, the Rough
Observation-Disclosures Chieftain, and
-Bear-Hunter. has had unlimited
sway. This mighty and powerful MIN
rod announced 20 the world by his
deeds and words that he would stand
for human rights and human liber-
ties; that he believed in the doc
trine OF all men up, black or white.
and no men down. He proclaimed
that he would see to it that all men
got a square deal" To prove that
he was I'm dead earnest about what
he had said he sent out and had
called in the leaders of the despised
race Of Ham. with them he Toasted.
wined and dined.
When Lily-White Republicans. Office
seekers, in far of Indianola, Miss.
aroused the Democratic mob 20 the
highest tension. ready 20 commit
crimes and violence, because n re
spectacle Negro woman was charged
with the responsibility OF acting as
postmistress. distributing and hand.
ing out letters at n salary OF $15 per
month, he added powder to an al
ready kindled FIRE by closing the
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that he had not yet quite aroused the
nation TO the fact that he stood for
the doctrine OF all men up and no
men down, he went down 10 the quiet
old Democratic city OF Charleston.
S. c.. and picked out a Negro man
who had no political claim for Fede-
raj Office and appointed him collector
OF customs. Senator Tillman sQueal.
ed, and this was the signal for the
Democratic South, North, East and
West 10 pour their viles OF wrath
and denunciation upon the head OF
the new. erratic. national leader.
The Whole Nation Aroused.
This was sufficient TO arouse the
slumhering Republican electors and
the entire nation. The best men
everywhere Joined hands 20 sustain
the man who preached the doctrine
OF human rights and human liber-
ties. all men up and no men down, a
square deal to all men, black or
white" with the result that President
Roosevelt was endorsed by the larg-
est majority of any candidate in the
history of the republic for the presi-
dency OF the nation. Theodore Roose-
welt was Americas uncrowned king.
His viii was the will OF the American
nAnnlA Of hn afr~ -. 4
world were upon him. He now openly
threw OFF his disguise and announced
TO the world that he was one-half
North and one-half South, and that
his sympathy was all with his moth
er, who was full Southerner and I'M
changing in her devotion to the his
tory, records and traditions OF the
Democratic party. The Republican
voters that had just elected him were
dazed for a moment as one would be
when thrown suddenly before a great
white light but this was only for a
moment. They awOke from their
stupor and went about their business
all exclaiming that Il was right and
proper for a boy TO stand by his
mother. and that Roosevelt was the
greatest living American. The Demo-
cratic South always alert and seek
ing TO prOnt through the mistakes of
others ordered their ever ready and
faithful warriors to cease their firing
upon Roosevelt Under a flag OF
truce In the dark watches of the night
Senators Bailey, OF Texas; Tillman.
OF South Carolina, and few others
took up the grave and weighty ques-
ton and discussed the fact OF his be
ing one-half North and one-half South
in all its phases with the President
and these august personages being
we'll satisfied that the President was
all he claimed to be, and more, they
invited him TO hunt coons and bear
in Texas. At this secret midnight
White House meeting he pledged his
support to the Democratic South to
pass the kind of rate bill advocated
by Tillman and Bailey, which affects
so vitality the railroad earnings and the
interests OF Northern capital. He
pledged himself, as his after action
proved. to wage an unceasing war
upon men and corporations that
would not submit to the scheme OF
government ownership, or worse still
government control OF private prop
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