Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-10-12
a. n. FIELDS SAYS SOME PER.
TJNENY THINGS WITH RE
GARD TO The WORTH
THE BULL MOOSES,

pUOiiCan urty ere tN .rtlDg every
or ut TO win back the sympathy of
the Neg'o voter. 30 sub;erfugc is
beneath their solicitation, their last
hG ch Of rews sent out for the con-
sumption Of Negro newspapers con-
tAlns numerous highly colorcd mis-
tnte,lents for the purpose Of showing
the uIHn OF color how awful will bu
his lot if Colonel Rnoecyoltis elec ed.
It Ia Remarkably strange that the
old line Negro leader sill lives, ex-
!sts and has his bang 10 tho dead
past. They arc seemingly uncon-
>clous Of the fact that we live in an
age OF unusual intelligence. Their
charges OF which tnGrc is no proof or
probability but which in themselves
are wholly Impossible to be true to
the effect thst the election of Colonel
kuosavclt will mean The etuguuticn
OF business and the destruction Of
the Negroes rights IN this country arc
700 absurd for intelligent coneidera-
zion. Yet it is this class Of false.
hcods, which by continued repetition
through tho many Taft paid organs
OF distraction and abuse, are cacu-
lated to mislcad those who are 81.
ready far misled. For forty years
thls same Republican Party tbas has
the united support of tue Negro
voters set idly by aud permitted
The d!etrauChisr ment Of TIE Southern
Negro wlihouta moral protest, YET
we are told by their chief news dis
peuoor, MIR, Phil H. Brown, whose
duty it is to convert the culoeed
brother st any cost to the coiorcd
o5othar's honesty and probability,
lLGt the Referred dun, initiative and
Recall spell dire distress 10 the Ne
gro race. Why does not tLat dis
Iinguished writer discuss The issue?
The Progressive Party contends, that
me supreme duty Of The Nation is
the conservation Of human resources
through an enlightened measure OF
social and industrial justice.
The bone and elnew Of chief
Brown's argument is to tue effect
that the Negro must help 10 elect
Taft IN order that this remarkable
prosperity, Of which be says goes
| "taggiDg around with toe Republic
can administration, be continued.
.hele is, Of cUu,:v, q difference be-
tween tue kind Of prosperity of which
! Mr. Brown wri!es and the kind tue
Progressive Party is fighting for
the Republican prosperity Of the
past has been distributed among the
favored few, true enough tina. a few
! Negroes have been benefactors and if
these few beoe(actors can Justify
| themselves fer having surrendered
'uo rights Of their race In order that
they might accept the purchase price,
they then ought 10 be permitted 20
resL in peace,
! Prosperity does not come from
mismanaged administration. Pros
pelity springs from the boundless
resources OF tee earth and with pop
uiar government aad justice it travels
band IL hand, meeting In good faith
eDd returning TO the honest loiler,
some OF his legitimate fruits of bis
abor--tho Progressive Party con.
tends that The true test Of prosperity
Is The measurelees benefits it confers
upon tie plain people, Tie Repub
Ijcaa Press Agent seems TO take de.
light IN telling the Country that the
kotuOl!Can Party is alone res onsi
bic fer prosperity. Does not that
! distinguish writer know that ptos-