The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-11-24
REPUBLICAN PARTY
NECNECTED ITS
DUTY
WANDERED FROM MOORIneS
Followed False Gods
and is Now Pay
ing Penalty
by W ~. HARRIS. JR

(BY II. HARRIS. JR
Breaking the Solid South was one oi
the favoriee pipe dreams Of both Mark
Hanna and President Mckinley. Th-
effect Of this propaganda on the political
ststus Of the black man has been very
disastrous Disfranchisement. Jim Grow
ism and segregation have all had their
birth since THE reconciliation began, and
every movement to this end hsr witness
ed An increase OF race prejudice and Q
deprivation of the black mans political
rights
In late years large numbers from the
from being . strictly agricultural section,
the South 10 rapidly becoming q manu-
featuring center. The position of the
South has been an anomaly. It. has
never voted ON the merits of any ques-
ton involved in . campaign, but its ~
titude has invariably been determined
by il peculiar view Of the so-cslied Ne
gro problem. For this reason, rich ~ il
undoubtedly 10 In natural resources, il
has been .lov Of development.
THE MAGNANIMITY OF THE
NORTH
No people were ever treated with great
or magnanimity than that accorded the
South by the victorious North. Their
horses were given them, they bad TO pay
no indemnify, and they we're permitted
70 come back into the Union simply
upon adopting the constitution and tax
ing the oath of allegiance.
Notwithstanding the great consider
sxson extended them, they never accept
ed these overtures in good faith. but By
violence, intimidation and fraud they
proceeded at once 20 secure control OF ali
the states in the South and to nullify the
constitution they had jnst adopted Not
only this, but Il Was exuItiDgly said
the ''Soukh was in the saddle " Not only
have the Negroes been subjected to the
most bsrDarious and inh1msn treatment,
not only have they secured absolute con-
erol Of every southern state, but step by
sep they have quietly worked their way
IN national affairs until today they are
dictssing the policies Of this government
Having decislvely defeated the confed-
srscy. th~ North has sat idly by with
folded hands, induIging 10 q false feeling
/of security while the south has been sys-
temsticHIiy undoing the great work of
the Civil War.
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN OF THE
kEPUbLlCAN PAKTY.
The Republican party was q party
sith . purpose the past tense 10 used
sdvisedly. It w.s born % save the
Union and ~ frse the slaves. As long a.
it was true 70 those great principles
which gave it birth. - long ~ it WA the
champion Of the ~~ak.9pd Oppressed, it
~as invincible; but when Il b~gan 10 de-
sers the cause Of the Iowly and oppress. a
aud permitted the plutocrsts Of Wall II.
% name It's candidates and dictate its
poIicss, its decsdence begsn 70 set i'm.
lt bad full control Of Congress, the
Supreme Court and the Presidency for
fifty yrsrs and Jet It permitted the Negro
90 be raped of bis citizenship in fragrant
vlolsExon of the Federal Consultation, !,
perulssed him ~ be taxed without rep
resentssioD; IL permitted the south e
have representation IN Congress 70 which
it 10 not ensltIed. In permitting tbess
things without any effective protest, the
party ~ss fa<f sowing the seeds OF IT. own
destruction.
The CRIME or 1912.
Most Of tire trvol4,- al the Republican
party can - trscssi dirrsg IN tbeir Ns-
tionsl Cunvsnsvu 81 1919 AZ thst time
Col. Roosevelt ~s- the ,dol u tie nation
and the r<opie all over Ibe country de-
msoded bls DorDiostioo. Big busines-
wss sfrsid ~ k,p>~veit They needed 9
candidate sho ~.s NOR decieI~d. and 90
nos~ab-sapdiuk ti~ coantry- eide de-
msDd for k's~veit, sh~y ordered the
prof. s-ionsl politicians who controlled
she Chicsgo copv.nii-,p, o. force The re
nomiDfssop of P,ev.dept Taft
Wall strv~t might nominsts Iafs bus Il
ssok vcse- % ei--ct hun, ard when is esm>
90 a sbo~dcwn 70 d,dn't have the vosps.
The .'ssasd- psss~r." would not lissen n
ssasdh; so~ sb~y wish they he'd Is i
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