The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-07

1A<&kAeus No. So4y - W.
Thompson, National Oommistsemsn ol
the Progressive party in the state Of Ala.
hama, has repudissed the frst call Issued
during his absence from the state by the
State Progressive party. In . recent let.
tsr 30 Hon. George w. Perkins, Chair
man Of the National Progressive party,
OF New York, Mr.. Thempson writes:
Dear Mr.. Perkins: WA assoundsd
and humiliatsd st the sction Of the Pro-
gressive Oomm'ttee in this state selected
by our State COMMITTEES 70 issus . call for
our Stair convention to 80 that thsy hsd
provided in the oeic,al eal that nous -bus
white men can be members- of the parsy
in Alabama.
This y Q step further IN that direction
than any Democratic committee or body
hes ever done in the South that can re-
call. 1 have an entirely different view OF
the objects and purposss of the Prosre.-
i've party than that expressed BY our
Special Committse- was st Chicago
throughout the organization Of the party.
and did noe catch one word that 70 me
meant what n anywise could be intepre-
ted to mean thst We you'd undertake by
party action nolens vossus to annul the
Fifteenth Amendment To the Federal Con-
stitution. j know bow anxious We are
all 10 overcome certsin prejudices and 70
build party in the South that will be
Tor the use OF the people in giving ex-
Prsssion 70 prosrsssivt politics, jus = We
did In hsipine The people Of The Third
Alabama Disfrict In rssforing their hghs
% oversone machine gossrnmsnt, bat
uhsu it CONES 10 doing Q man thing for
pshdcsfsxpsdisncy. I am ,aeainr suuh
action.
The Negro political question 10. one
We cannot throw OF ct will. In fact Il
will be live question for many yeau,
yea, for many decade in the future his
tory of this country, but it is question
that all strong men must meet with fair
ness and jussness to ell concerned.
1T was silly for the Special COMMITTEES
to have taken the action they did for the
reason that there possibly would have
been few colored men elected to she con-
vention. They - . rule srs not in sym
pathy with us - . party, although many
individuals among them are enthusiastic
about the Colonel. IL is not incumbent
on the white men TO vote for them - del
sgates IN their respective counties. but II
was incumbent on the Special Committee
TO keep within the bounds of reason and
Justice 70 al sections of our electorate in
calling the convention.
I'm 1910, i was q Republican nominee
Tor governor Of Alabama was sdver-
tised - adversely - possible by the Dem
ocratic pres - being too friendly To the
Negro, still, i received 5000 more votes
(thsy came from the Democrats party)
than the balance Of my ticket who had
NOT been soo friendly 20 the Negro. The
s,ooo votes came from the church people
of the state. The people who have it in
mind 70 oppose the organized democrscv
are not going 70 decline to do % forsooth
because the opposition party merely treats
Il sm writing you 10 suggest that you
call your committee together at the earl
iest possible time aud definiteiy define IN
pos'taen on this QUESTION; 90 definitely
thss fool thouxb be rua may reed. Il
voudd be impossshle for M 70 rrn.ip
silent on this QUESTION in the convention
provided come decisicn 10 not taken bv
your COMMITTEES in advance Of our meet
ing here on August SIN. Tmsde q ngbs
IN tins state on tbis question . dead
ago. and shall do 20 again IL ners-srv.
20 the point that recosnifion must b.
s'ssn All secGoas q our st><e in ss,e con-
vent'on, and where p<rcbancs . color-d
man who n . qualified voter 10 dulv
eiected delegate By the Progressive Oar.
tp In his county he shall be .essed in the
state convention.
II know what Col. Roosevelt v;e~.
on th's subject are - expres-ed when Ne
~.s Pse~sdssf and - exprs.-,d rhsn h>
va Progre~ive nominee and h;s l.t.e,
position . not In the Iesss incon-;-s~,,
w,fh his fornev position. TIE sr~t sis.
neulsJ . that the average man in politio.
hss not the fnene-s Of Judgment or u;..
dom 70 handle such d>lecsts QUESTION.
Without mAkns . me~ of IL. and on,
Special COMMITTEES certainly ha- made |.
mes Of it IN this stats. have b>.ouxh,
them from fims % time not 10 touch IN.
qosst'on and then no IN rs>uis could
posnbss cone 70 shs psrty. su sp>ci-
ally Anrioos that Ne elect two memt~n
Of Conere~ from this STATE. Ia NAV n
nece.sry 70 overcome ballot box- frauds,
TO hight it oof in . conts.s before Con.
sres. How on earth could Ne hop> %
ssss our candidate for Oonxss.s in : Con-
- 10 Be d~'idsd b. Nsnonal R>puhs;
60 - Nseinasi ProxBsurivps 4 4 -,
bAnm - - - dnunly euuu6u,d