Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-09
MR. FoRrUNE AVID THE PREslDEsT.

MR.. FORTUNE and TIE PRESIDENT.
The New York Ace declares that
President McKrNLRY has established |
q dead line beyond which Afro-Amer-
lean cannot 60 into the volunteer
army" and cited in support of this
contention en- extract from letter
written by Congressman GRoReE H.
WHITE Of North Carolina to Mr.. T.
THOMAS FORTUNE. who on May 18th
made an oder to the President to raise
an Afro American regiment. twas to
| be in command OF Afro-American Off
GERS. The extract is as follows:
81 have seen the President twice
since I wrote you, and opinion is that
neither you nor any other colored man
will be appointed 70 a place in the inn
mune regiments above the rank OF
lieutenant. 1 called his attention to
your case specifically, and from all
that he said have reached the conclu-
sion here given"
This is cheek" with "gall' thrown
in free of charge. The Negro-haters of
the nation seem to be "in full swing"
at the White House.
1t should not be forgotten that the
military authorities of Indiana gave as
their excuse for not appointing ARR
American officers that it was contrary
/ to the wishes of the War Department
or the administration.
i We noticed that Col. JOHN s. CAN.
nLER, q white man without feet was
recently appointed to command the
Third Regiment of Georgia. The re-
port says:
"rhe surgeons report of Colone
Gambler shows that the Colonel's fee
had been cut of. one an inch and hal
It above the ankle, and the other at th'
Y linstep across the heel. The Governo
= has received an Official communication
from Major Mills, enclosing n copy u
IS the surgeons report, with copy of th
instructions from the War Department
J. relative to physical defects. Wit
= these Enclosures there Is request tina
the Governor state whether he desire
lV to in sist that Colonel .Cardler shall b
n mu stored into service. The Governor
" it is understood, will reply to Msjo
Mills, stating that he refers the mat
ter to the War Department. It is be
"a lieved however, I'll at the defects wer
d brought to the attention Of the Wa
" Department by Senators Clay and Bs
- con, who, 1t is said, were given assul
sc snces that Colonel Gambler would
.. accepted"
This "out- Herods Herod." A whit
=. imam with no feet can secure an al
N pointment while coIored one wit
. both feet cannot secure it.
Both are citizens of the Unite
=. States and both are presumed to star
on an equal footing in the eyes Of Il
es law.
= First Lieutenant ABRAM i. MoRTo
(colored) was rel ected in this city b
cause he did not have the requisi
chest measurement.
!. Second Lieutenant L. ]. Wyche Gee
am ered) was rejected because he lack
70 about one pound in weight. Both
them had feet, and still have them.
What then about this Georgia col
ms nel9
h For our part, we zee no good to q
to crue from forcing ourselves on the W
re- Department, other than to place it
uy record.
cd If President MCKINLEY and his q
n visers are against U.S. we should
IN pleased to have constantly accumul;
ira ing evidences of that fact for futU
reference.
ST We have tens of thousands OF VIII
ed, friends in this country, and we do l
" have to 60 wandering into other sta
w. than our own to find them
no-