The Washington bee., 1912-03-02
ESTABLISHED 1880.
POLITICAL DEMAGOGERY.

POLITICAL DEMAGOGERY.
The political contest that will
take place this year will be one of
the hottest in the history of this re
public. There are over ten millions
of Negroes in this country who
don't seem to have any fixed prinCi-I
pies or political status. The Demo-
cratic South has disfranChised them
and wherever the Democratic party
controls disfranchising laws are en-
acted. Notwithstanding the pas-j
sage Of these obnoNious laws, there
are a few Negroes, supposed to be-
intelligent, who are organizing, or
attempting to organize, Negro
Democratic clubs. These Demo
cratic Negroes have not as vet met.
by argument these hellish Demo.
cratic disfranchising laws.
Bishop Alexander Walters and
Rev. s. /. Corrothers have attempt
ed to meet the issue by giving a
few reasons for a division OF the.
colored vote. Both men have de
clared for the Democratic party,
and the charges OF the Republicans.
are.
ISt. Thousands OF innocent col
ored Americans have been and are.
being murdered and burned alive.
by the Democratic party or Demo
cratic sympathizers.
I'd Charge. Every State, South,
in which the Democratic party is III
control, every colored voter and
citizen has been disfranChised and
denied his citizenship.
3rd Charge. Jim Crom car
laws have been enacted III every
Democratic State against colOred
americans.
4th Charge. All public places OF
amusement are closed against col
ored Americans with but one eX-
ception.
In the face Of these diabolical
laws. enacted by the Democratic
party. Bishop Alexander Walters,
speaking for Negro Democracy,
saws, among other things, in defense
for such laws. which have been
and are being enacted, this:
III Democracy stands for any
thing at all. it stands for the broth
crhood of man. and the rule of the
people"
Did YOU ever read such rot; Are
not those the utterauCeS OF a dis
eased brain. in the face OF the fore
going indictments against the Dem
ocratic party? "Brotherhood of
man. and the rule of the people.
Again. the good Bishop says. 1t IS.
the light in our republic that IS to
shine more and more unto the per-
feet day. Its growth Is Contlnu-
Gus. The Bee is aware that money
Is a great lever in d republic, but. It
IS at a loss to know how Democratic
money can force such uttcranccS.
from the mouth of a distinguished
church man. Bishop Walters
quotes cN-Gov. Folk. OF Missouri,
very extensively. whose Democracy
and principles Of good government
and citizenship are as unreasona-
bic aS the good Bishop.
1T would guarantee to all an
equal opportunity to live and labor
and enjoy the gain of honest toh."
Is this utterance not a base lie?
Were not an old colored farmer,
his wife and innocent daughter
murdered "a few weeks ago in the
South because he was prosperous !?
These three innocent citizens were
ON their Wayto the mill with their
corn to be ground. which excited
the envy and jealousy OF their
white Democratic neighbors. and
they were killed in cold blood
Docs this kind of dealing guarantee
to all an equal opportunity To live
and labor and eni"y the gains OF
honest toll. which Bishop Walters
quotes from eN-Gov. Folks speech; :;
The Bishop admits that he IS in
consistent i'm this uttcrance: Il adj
NIT that SO far as the Negro is con
cerned the Democratic party has
not lived up to It's high principles.
And yet he is supporting the princi-
pies of the Democratic party, and
quotes Gov. Folk, as to its high