Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-10-30
w. T. Vernon Declares Negro Vote Is Safe

IAN address delivered by Hon; ", I: Yer.
treasury of Washington. D. c., ~ Oea
Moines Monday evening)
ave have In this country today several
political parties. but because OF the mi.
nor Importance in point OF numbers OF
some of these. we are all agreed that the
real contest for supremacy In the battle
now on Ia between the republican and
democratic party. Both parties In their
platforms have made declarations pro-
nounced, and upon these declarations
have been content TO rest their cases win
the American people.
1.-THE democratic party was founded oy
Thomas Jefferson at time when human
slavery existed In this country, ana hao
for its basis false economic doctrine. az
well as the doctrine OF extreme state
rights Tie latter doctrine assumed that
tie union was but confederation o.
states IRON which any state might Noiuh-
larily seeede ut any Time. and lett so er,
eign power with the states, 70 the emu
that The national government would pe
powerless to prevent these states from
bringing on tie d.sinte grafton OF the teo.
eral government. IT turtLer encomLassed
Tie Tight OF the states to continue this
traffic In slaves.
.Had the doctrine of states rights OBJ.
tanned, tie states OF the south controlled
by the democratic barty, true 10 lheir u a.
ditions. would still hold as slaves inns
element In our national life.
.-In order that slavery might be mace
profitable, the democratic party advocated
the false economic doctrine OF free traue'
as against protection or American ihaus'
tries and the free labor OF the north.
Tile north, where free men lived ana
wrought for their tanilles. declared ior
tie protection OF the American WORKING
man-that he might receive wages suHl-
Gently remuneraiiye to permit the proper
sustaining of his family and the ucqul-
sition of a competency for old age.
ITO do this, It was necessary that tne
infant industries OF the country should
he protected and thus Lao the foundations
for the great prosperity which Aner'ca
today enjoys.
..Tne south. land where the slave was
without wage, and In many cases knew
hunger and want, could raise It's cotton
and other produce on slave plantations.
and with free trade in vogue lind mar
ket in Europe enabling her 10 make slav-
cry profitable, and sui further perpeiu
come a stencil In the nostriis OF the civi'-
ized world. Thus, the declaration OF the
democratic party for free trade. As the
nation ann ahe eb,s psry
power. II will be observed that under
democratic administration. panic and
hardship ensued, and that the country
was rehabilitated. when other parties
isiation which sent America forward In
LET us note, however, that the in
iquitous system Of slavery advocated by
the democratic party was becoming more
and more intrenched and its banefui In
iluence was preventing the accomplish
ment of those things best for the Ameri-
can republic.
against this evil which had made mean
ingess the words, Land Of the free and
hone of the brave.
TIE constant clash between the two IT.
reconclable elements, the result of this
free civilization of the north and the
slave civilization Of the south. made APP
parent to all patriots the words OF LIN
coin, who said: This country cannot
Former political parties, some OF
which have successfully and some unsuc-
cessfully opposed the democratic party,
finally united to one great end-the enan-
..TEese elements meeting at Philadel-
phia in 1856 in convention assembled. de-
clared for the restriction OF slavery to the
territory it then occupied. Among these
tinction Of slavery, and who later dem
onstrated their faith by their works, was
Aiphonse Taft, who later became Attor-
ney general OF the United States and
ciples Of a lifetime. rem 1ered the then
emancipated, struggling race serv ce In
estimable. by issuing his famous order to
preserve the rights Of the American negro
at the ballot box. This illustrious sire
was the father Of that other Taft. the
friend OF all humanity, tho viii become
the next president OF the United States.
Mr.. Vernon recounted the achievements
CT the nation under the leadership Of the
protection. He referred to Mckinley and
Root and ito the great work Of Theo-
dore Roosevel!--the Panama canal. the
railway rate bill and other reform legs.
service which the republican party and
Its leaders are giving to the people.
The speaker discussed the tariff. the