The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11

what is to become of the poor negro ::
Will the republican party take care of
him? No, far from it. The only use
they had for the negro was to use him
as political factor in keeping their
party in power. Having failed to ac-
complish that wicked scheme that party
will have no further use for the negro,
are concerned, from now on the negro
will have to root hog or die as the
only friends he ever had are fast pass
ing away. The Shemites have been
robbed of nearly all their lands and the
children of Japheth have long been
dwelling in their tents, and so:
'Onee in the flight of ages past
There lived a man and who was he?
Mortal, however thy lot be cast
That man resembled thee"
Unknown the region of his birth,
The land in which he died unknown,
His name has perished from the EARTH
This truth survives alone.
Once there lived man"
The republican party has placed eight
men in the presidents office since 1861 ,
making IA years that they have had
control of the government. First, Lin
coin was elected by a strictly sectional
vote, and Grant the same, though the
votes of Alabama and some other states
were counted for him by the carpetba e.
gers and scalawags Then came Hayes,
who was defeated by Tilden, but was
counted in Then and there Hayes had
the opportunity of handing his name
down to posterity as one of the best
and bravest men the world ever saw.
But he was not that kind of a man.
lie was a little man.
He was a member of and the can
didate of the party of place, power and
plunder. lie had Grant with the reg
ular army at his command to back
him in usurping the office to which
he knew he was not elected. Then Gar
field came by the free use of money
Then the people rose up and elected
Cleveland. and for four years men were
de MED The right to dictate to Congress
I he kind of legislation they wanted
placed upon the statutes. But money
prevailed again and Harrison came in
and gave us an eXtravagant adminis-
tratfon. Then the people rose again and
elected Cleveland the second time And
again the owners of the republican
party were out of business for four
years. But in 1896 and in 1900 they
bought the presidency for Mckinley
and paid the cash for it. And again
n 1904 and 1908 money made the
mare 60"
This was 'piling Pelion on Ossa," and
s. the solid south, after an interim OF
u years named one of her own sons
as her candidate. and called on the
people of the north to help overthrow
the party of place. power and plunder.
me people of the north responded
noolN and 40 states cast their votes
fer Wilson and Marshall
Inc republican party quarreled about
INC votes of the carpetbaggers and
sealawags of the south and placed two
tickets In the field, and the two re-
ceiyed the electoral votes of eieh.
states And now after this complete
overthrow some say the republica n
9arty is dead. But we say it is nor
lead, because birds of feather win
iiock together and so the so-calIed
progressive party is the same old coon
with another ring around his tall
The leayen injected into the body
polite by the republican party during
It's ~ years of sectional misrule ha 5
fefmeated every department of gov
efhment service, both state and fed
eral. in the northern states and has
hiade fearful inroads into the conserya-
tlsm OF the south. The civilization of
ine south has been crumbling since
1865 and when it degenerates to tho
leVel OF that of the north destiny SAYS
si'S i''s'h Vi noiStbdCk. SuIla
caesar, perhaps, will make his appear
anoe. When Macips. a King of Nu
midia-now thes French province of Al
slers. in Africa-died he left his king
oom TO his two sons. Adherbal and
Hiempsal, and to his nephew, Jugurtha.
me nephew was progressive and soon
mad Hiempsal murdered. AS Numidia
vas in alliance with the Romans ing
urtha was ordered by the senate to
come to Rome and give an account of
MS conduct. He went and carried all the
money he could get with him. IJpon his
arrival in Rome he went to work and
placed his money where he thought il
W Juld serve him best
ana SO he managed to get off with
reprimand and as he rode along the
Applan Way on his return home no
said to his attendants. with enough
of money | could have bought them
all Today we are "A rich, powerful
ara very corrupt people, the deplor-
able effect of the leaven that was in
ieeted into the government so years
ago
An intense material issue has gained
complete control of the people. Every
f.dn Is for himself and has no conf
dence in his fellow man offices ana
men are bought the same as Won wonId