New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-09
Mr.. FAsSETT AND THE COLORED PEOPLE.

MR.. FASSETT AND THE COLORED PEOPLE
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE ANSWERS TWO
QUESTIONS OF AN AFRO AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Albany, oct. (speclaD.-The members of the Afro
American League have been worked up of late over
the report that Mr.. FaSsett was trying to dodge
question put to him. The Democratic papers have
made handle of the matter and boldly asserted that
the members of the Afro-Amercan League were going
TO vote against Mr.. Fassett. letter from Mr. tas-
set was read at the meeting Of the League Tuesday
evening that sets at rest all these rumors. The letter
was in reply TO these questions:
Give US your position regardns legislation ndD v f9r
securing tne rg To- 81 anG yonr poston in future
II elected to the high oicc Of Governor of this state
Afro Americans~t Civil Rights bill, which was
handed you In $780, and the Insurance bill, whica
passed both houses at the last session and was sgeu
Mr.. Fassett's answer Is contained In these words:
Elmira, n Y, Oct. 3. 1901:
John Caldwell Secretary AfroAmerican League
Dear sir Your favor of september IS find on my
table returning to my home at ElmIro lo,niSnD Gnu
tired from my weeks wolk. I'M
You say you have in mind my action on two bills
Of interest to AfrOAmericahs. The civil Klgnto gi
was handed and referred 1t 10 the representative
of your race who was the committeeman at large on
stand that the bin was one which dbl rot materially
change the existing rights of the coored cluzens OF
for under our Constitution aud the present laws and
under the Constitution OF the United states, odnnot
see that everything you asked for In mat Dill was
already provided for by law. My position WIN
Republican party which first fought that your race
might be liberated and second TO insist that II shou
be besscI with the privilege If all other Tree men, the
privilege Of the elective franchise; and furthermore
that you should have all the rights which our cuIenS
of the United states, without respect 10 previous COLI
Mr.. Hamilton Fish did have the bill at the same
time and believe introduced 1t. did not Introduce
would only result in useless discussion and would rot
materially benefit your people. thought dld my
whole duty in referring 1t to the representative 0i
Should no Ssys TO tEe b not the
slightest in the world, further than this thht ~ APP
peared 10 me then. It seems to me now a p eto
cf useless legislation and II II were upon the StatuIc
degree the legal status OF any coored man anywhere
I'm the state OF New-York. am entirely open 10
conviction on the subject and always have Deen:
With reference to the Insurance bill underSVal,dd
is now a law. II passed the Senate unanimously
the day II passed was absent. was not recorded
avs any during S Ee Raise sG st &f TRss
seat Some Of those days was IN New orR , 0,'I
hard al work There were none OF the days wheh
was absent from my duties on mere matter, ~.
n the world but that ] should have Joined all my
colleagues I'm voting for the bill -, =. 4, orr
SO much for the two matters referred 70 III SVu1
letter And now, Will you pardon me- Ior aShnrS
narty' in all It's relations to the coored people ana
he record OF the Democratic party In all Its relations
IN the cOored people and after having made the coih
harrison kindly tell me from which party your Peupo
have most to expect. Very respectfully y your