The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-03-23
The Truth. .

Democrats to raise the negro ques'
Lion in this campaign, they pro
test that they are as good white
men as there are in the state.
Granted, for none can say to the
contrary, but they are being
fooled by their leader, Mr.. Parker,
whose only purpose in this cam
paign, TO which he has lent his
hitherto good name, is to aid his
idol, Theodore Roosevelt, in his
desire to again be President.
That the spector of negro
domination appears large upon the
political horizon, can not be gain
said.
The success of Mr.. Parker,
under any guise, Progressive Re-
publican, independent Democrat
or what not, means aid, encourage
ment and comfort to the National
Republican Party, whether it is
headed by Theodore Roosevelt. or
a Standpatter; and the National
Republican Party, both branches
the Stand patters and the Roose-
yelt- Progressive, stand for the
nigger, socially and politically.
if this is not true why has the
National Republican Party, and
Mr.. Roosevelt, while he was
President, stand for the social and
political equality of the nigger,
and Mr.. Roosevelt practice it, by
having a nigger dine with him
self, his wife and daughters!
Therein lies the danger.
The National Republican Party,
with a foot hold, in the South,
with governor who would be
powerless to prevent, would de-
mand and compel by force OF
arms, as it did from 1863 to 1878.
the right of the niger to register
and vote. What would that mean,
if not niger domination9 All the
National Republican Party wants.
is break in the Solid South, to
inforce it's ideas of social and
political equality of the nigger.
We do not believe that Mr..
Parker, or his followers in this
parish, personally would stand for
the niger, but they are playing
with fire. and they will find they
have the hot end of 'the poker,
and want be able to turn it loose.
when it begins to burn.
Bot the white people. of Louis
iaaa, aud assuredly not of this
parish, who have noe forgotten
be days of nigger domination,
will not be fooled by Mr.. Parker
and his misguided followers
The true situation in this statt
to-day is graphically described II
the speech of Senator Albert j.
Beveridge, as recalled by the N.
0. States in a recent issue:
mo sensible Northern man
expects any great Rumber OF
Southern men to vote the Re-
publican ticket y declared former
United States Senator Albert j.
Beveridge of Indiana, at a public
meeting OF the Progressive party
Of Louisiana at the Athenaeum, in
New Orleans, on the night OF
November Is, 1918, which was
presided over by Pearl Wight.
Esmond Phelps, now classlng him
self as an Independent Demo-
crat,.' introduced Senator Beye-
ridge.
On that occasion Mr. Phelps die
not pose as an Independent. T" for,
in presenting Mr.. Beveridge, he
said: "Let US no longer assumed
that we must be Democrats. Let
each one face that question
and honestly: why he is
Democrat"
Senator Beveridge vas brought
TO Louisiana as the opening gun In
he organization of the Roosevelt
party in Louisiana, Ills Athen-
leum speech is now recalled as
me of the most forcefal arguments
against the present aay preach
nents of John NJ. Parker and his
iybrid band.
Another thing Mr.. Beveridge
aid that night:
JANNoT VOTE u. O. 2. WITHOUT
WoUNDING MEMoRIEs.
"For no sensible Northern mar
xpects any great :numbers of
southern men to vote the Re-
'ublican ticket Northern men |
7ouId nos do that il: they, and |
heir families, had BEEN Southern
zen and had gone through what |
he Southern people have gone
trough. Human nature stands
j the way. The deadly blow
,hich the war Stralek nVpav 1