Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-29
Address of Tate Brady Before
the WilSOn-MarShall Club


I''i'h- 'h 'A' woods Ih s'it'de. OF
t..r.Hg up DO. earth. be is thinking
lt-t last and au the time Of the
safety VI l.s own skin and the full
ness ~ DDS uuu stomach.
.fr. Roosevelt having acknoulede-
,l taat Doc made "a m.-,ak, when be
elected TAFT u 1905. now roeiferously
and Indeed unanimously recommends
himself a the proper person 10 pee
elected presidents lu fact hr insists
900 - There was prejudice against
tnrd term. He brushed IL aside.
Nr Taft was his true and living
friend He aueged him un the
ropes. La Eou-tte was entitled 20
his support He shot him down the
shoe. tI. .hut-s The gIaud old party
stood i- Dis way. he ripped IL wide
open when lt as necessary 10 se-
.uI. campaign funds he proclaimed
himself practical man ana got $500
600 through very dear Hartman. He
profitcd by and made use %. all of the
old agencies Of the old republican
party and when that game PLAYED ont,
We find him organizing party of his
own. consecrating it 10 the service Of
the Lord wiil George w. Perkins pay
ing the pipe orgaulst and the assem-
BLEED hosts singing Onward Christian
soldiers
With this picture wen fixed in mind.
one can understand the Rooseyeluau
attitude toward the negro question.
He wants it distinctly understood
that upon this subject ne is absolute
ly consistent. II has been said that
he is unhesltatngly and unquall-
fiedly for the colored man to give the
last drop of his blood"-wheneve il
viii cost his vote When It will he
is frankly against him as man TO
man. shoulder 10 shoulder and brother
10 brother and pursuant to the OBJ
yious dictates of the square deal In
the language Of Senator Sutherland.
He gave his hand to the colored
brother from the north and his foot
TO the colored man from the south.
Thus. my friends YOU can see again
Roosevelts striking resemblance to
Abraham Lincoln.
/ am reminded ~ the story whose
hallowcd antiquity ought to protect il
against further exploitation. but | am
tempted to repeat IT, A colored
preacher was addressing his congre-
CATION. After reaching the high pitch
OF fervor he explained: MY brethren.
there is two paths-the straight and
the narrow path. and the broad road.
De broad road leads 10 death and
destruction. De straight and narrow
path leads to hell and damnation."
An old darky In the rear Of the con-
grcgation arose and said: We'll. II
that is the case. dis here niger takes
to the woods"
My friends. the path marked out by
Brother Taft leads 10 death and de-
strucuon. De road Of Colonel Roose-
Welt leads to hell and damnation. and
II this is the only choice left open to
The American people, they might well
take 10 the woods.
Until the election of the democratic
house In 1910. the democrats had no
rart in the control of the affairs Of
this government for eighteen years
During an this period. the republican
party administered the affairs Of our
country and during this period the
evils which are commonly acknowl-
edged have sprung up.
Upon what theory or logic or justice
can an existing condition be charge
able tu the democratic party? On the
contrary we have protested against
the policies which were being carried
ont by the dominant partv and we