Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-17

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these unlawful combinations. Does that
show he was the friend of the common
people?
While he was president we saw him
sitting at dinner table with his family On terms
Of social equality with negro, with whom Cur
SNOWFALL Bull Msosers turn up their noses d dis
gust. He constantly reappeinted Crun, a nesrs,
as collector Of the port Of Charlestea. 5. C., As
often a. the senate refused to confirm him.
While he was president we saw hin On his
own motion abolish post office IN Mississippi.
because the white citizens preferred white Re-
publican postmaster . ..esrsss who was de-
tasteful to them. \ ~ M
While he was president we saw him is-
sue sweeping pension order, placing
thousands of men on the,already over
crowded pension rolls regardless OF service
or condition, levying burden Of millions
of dollars annually upon the taxpayers OF
this country. | believe he would Next
canlze this Republic OF the fathers and
plant upon its soil the seed OF military
despotism with himself as the chief mo-
gul OF the new order OF things. believe
that had he been at the head OF this
government we would already have been
plunged into war and bloody strife,
costing thousands OF lives and millions
of money. We must not follow such a
party led by such man, who makes
himself and his personal ambitions the
God at whose shrine he worshios.
THE REPUBLICAkPARTY.
Then turn to the Republican party and
what do we find? Has it ever been the
friend OF the South or to the white people
OF this State? Some may not want to hear
its record discussed, but it certainly
played its part in the mongrel convention
held at the Grunewald Hotel OH the LIST
instant, and is entitled to consideration.
We know its record is like the skeleton
that was chained to the dying man, who
exclaimed, "who will deliver me from
this death?" We know that the negro
is a part of its warp and filling. As some
one has said -
lyon may break, you may shaiter
the party IL you will,
But the scent of the negro will
hang round it STILL"
They are now even trying to register
all over this State so as to vote in April.
Can you guess the reason or have you any
doubt as to how they will vote? One
clerk of the court said the other day that
during three years only some eight negroes
had tried to register and that over 800
had applied since October /, 1915. There's
a reason" The record Of the repsblican party
in this State Is too nalodsrsus to be esnaestea
upon before The intelliseat people Of this State.
Suffice Il to say that whea they had the chance
they did al they could to bankrupt and destroy
the Csnnsswealth. Our present bonded debt i,
. slight token or nene.te Of their ssisrsstte.
nisrsIe. They tell you they are Lily
whites now, but when they get ready
to go to Chicago in June they become
very companionable with the "black and
tans," and Louisiana's delegation has
enough ebony cast to give it touch of
color. Let us not he deceived by their
empty professions. The ticket put out
,ods nominated by a mongrel organisa-
ton Of incoherent and discorddnt ele-
ments hro,On together without re-
sponsibitity. banded together solely
for the purpose Of seising the reigns
Of government, discrediting the Dem
ocrotic party Of the South, undermine
ing the Wilson administration, aiding
Roosevelt ia his vduiting ambition,
and assisting Mr.. Parker dispense
federal patronage.
Nationally. the. Republican party
has ARRAYS represented The otutOcra-
cy of this country as OeU as those WhO
Mould seek predatory aOedlth. 1t has
always stood for autocracy and the
money po,ocrs and has never syp,1oa-
thized NTH the toiting masses in any
sense of the word. Louisiana must
not be the first State in the South to
give this party Nth its damning rec
ord in this State a boost for the presi-
Dental election in November.
DEMOCRATIC RECORD.
1t is almost needless to discuss the rec
ord Of Democracy in this State as well as
in the nation. 1t il the party that has
always represented the masses and not
the classes; that has stood for protecting
all and granting favors to none; that has
given us banking system and flexible
currency fitted to the requirements of the
nation; that has reduced the tariff on the
backs of the consumers and fixed it on
basis for revenue only; that stands for
preparedness of this nation commercially,
financially and as a world power in its
truest sense; that has left an illustrious
record on the pages of our nations his
tory and goes into the coming contest
with sense of duty well done. have
no apologies to make for the administers
ton of President Wilson. 1t will 90 down
in history as safe and sane. 1t will be
noted for having done "a much Yea