The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
JNO.P.STOKES
To- ESCAMb
COUNTY VOTERS
Pensacola, Fla, Nov. ., 1908.

1 Lie campaign between the nOml-
nees of the white people of our county
for the legislature and the nominees
of the negro republican executive
committee for the same responsible
position, is now about to close.
The question presented TO my fellow
citizens when resolved into its uiti-
mate analysis is whether the white
men of our county, and their sons,
who snouljered their muskets in re-
Spouse to the tocsin of war during
those dark days. that period that
tried mems souls, and marched to the
front, under the masterful leadership
of the immaculate Lee and stainless
Jackson and fought, bled and died in
defense of their homes, their honor,
and the eternal supremacy of their
race and who handed down to poster
| ity untarnished the firm and impreg.
nable doctrine that this is white
mans government and that so long as
the names and fame of Lee and Jack
son snail survive just SO long the
white men of Florida will rule this
state.
| Never before since negro DONNA
| ton of our state was forever abolish.
ed by our fathers, has such an effort
been made to foist upon the white peo-
pie of our county a legislative ticket
nominated by a negro executive COM
mittee, backed up by large number
of negro voters, and responsible to
that race. as is now the case with
Messrs. Bingham and Pollock.
| These gentlemen even nave the te-
merity to ask and expect Confederate
Veterans to vote that ticket. If |
| thought that there was a man who
| wore the gray, or a son of one of those
battle SCARED men of honor, who
would stoop to betray their comrades
who have crossed over the river and
now rest under the shade of the
trees;" who have fallen so far from
| the principlesi for which Lee and
Jackson fought, and who would suf-
fer themselves to be beguiled into the
dannable predicament of voting for
| legislative ticket responsible TO the
negro race for their nomination and
election, | would feel that all that is
| sacred and true in this life is no
| more. And tat no man Is worthy or
| the title veteran"
If we SOM of the South cannot long
| er look upon these heroes OF our ma
i've idfu WnOIll We nave 1lWdfSs low
ed and revered. without distrust, we
necessarily cannot be expected to per-
| petuate the memories of Manassas,
Antietan, Shiloh and other great con-
| ficts fought in defense of the immor-
| tai principle of the supremacy of the
Caucasian race
Ever since | was born | have been
| fought to believe that in this South
, land the greatest question nearest the
hearts of Southern white men was the
supremacy of his race. And since
have grown to mans estate. / have
come to know that this immaculate
principle of our fathers is as sound
and true and was the righteousness
OF the holy cause of secession.
My friends tell me that l need have
no fear as TO the result of this cleo
ton They tell me that whenever
white men have stopped to pander TO
the negro, or 10 inject him into our
politics. or to attempt to foist upon
white men a legislative ticket nosnf-
mated by negroes, appealing to the
been failure And surely IL this be
true. no other result can come TO
Messrs. Bingham and Pollock.
Mr. H. T. Williams, an honest and
patriotic citizen of our county, de-
picted to us through the columns OF
The Journal, on Sunday last, the dis
gushing scene of a white man, one of
the republican candidates for the leg
islature, at a negro hall on railroad
street, attending a negro meeting pre-
sided, over by negro, introduced by
this negro presiding officer to his aud
fence of negroes. And then heaven
only knows what he did say-so far
as we know no other white man was
present. Then we see this white gen.
tleman receiving the congratulations
of tie negroes present. What spec
tacle,
We all know that human nature is
the same the world over. IL this be
true, the negroes of this county are
expecting some consideration at the
hands of Bingham and Pollock in re-
turn for their jealous efforts 10 elect
these gentlemen. What is 1t? Are
we to have repeal of the Jim Crow
law Or is ii the repeal of the stat
ute against miscegenation? | don't
propose to suggest the answer.
don't know. But it is certain some
thingis expected by the negro. They,
Messrs. Bingham and Pollock, accept
ed a. nomination from the negroes,
they did go on the stand at Seville
Square with the negro chairman of r1e
executive committee, Watts. This I
would not stoop to for the presidency.
Mr.. Virgins and myself submitted
our candidacy for the legislature 10
the white democrats of our county
through the primary. We did this be-
cause we thought the white people
ought to rule this government. We
made a clean, honest and fair cam
paigl and were nominated. What
more can you ask of us?
We stand for our city and her
progress; our county and our state,
and the supremacy of our race. We
are best fitted to represent the peo-
pie, because We are more in synpa.
thy with your sentiments and your
views than our opponents. We gtaaJ
for honesty in government, patriotism
to our country and the morality Of our
community. We appeal to the best
that is among u.s. Our opponents
pander to the lowest elements In our
midst.
1t is up to the voters: Bingham
and Pollock or Stokes and Virgins.
Very sincerely.