The colored American., 1902-05-24

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laugh For instance this great race
| organizer has given us to understand
| Cidt ne has an organization numbering
hIty thousand Negroes in this country
ana that by paying one cent a week YOU
| can own in ROmc n J., a tract of land
OF about fifty thousand acres or more.
| we are IN receipt of a printed letter
from the Rome Land Company showing
The contract made with this great or
gamer. He was to pay so much money
at different times, four in all; the letter
states that he has not paid ANYTHING
lie IS telling the people here that he IS
gong to build large block in this CITY
next tall, and 1t will be the headquarters
tor his so-called American Protective
League. While as you say we are not
adverse to the organization of-the race
along all lines, yet we do not favor this
jone-man idea of robbing the race. We
had the pleasure, or the displeasure. of
reading letter from one Rev. Gaines.
OF Chicago, ILL.,, treasurer of this great
organization. He repudiated this man
and his measures and said he would like
10 nave his $50 back that he had put
into the so-called organization.
There was TO have been a great gath
erlng of the league last February. to be
two weeks, beginning February I3th. at
which time Bishop w. B. Derrick, Prjn-
c1pal Booker 7. Washington. Bishop
Alex Walters, and several other great
men were to grace the occasion with
their presence. | understood later that
these great men were written to regard
ing the meeting and they had heard
nothing whatever about it. in fact
Booker I. Washington said he would
have nothing to do with it. even if he
had been invited. You told the truth
when you said every white man who
believes us to be an aggregation of in
capableS will chuckle in his sleeves when
this remarkable propaganda inaugurated
by an active and energetic but misguided
negro reaches his knowledge.
Just before election time this same ed
itOr and organizer approaches our lead
ing Republican pOliticions demanding
$50 for this or that mans services in the
Republican wards of the city. and if he
is successful in getting the cash he will
give the man he has duped S. and pocket
The SIS. After three or four weeks he
will leave the State. and when we hear
# him again he is in Boston, New York.
Washington or New Jersey, writing let
erS TO Joseph Manly of Maine, or to
Thomas B. Reed. or to the Providence
Journal. telling them of what success he
has met with in Rhode Island as poll
tician. One thing we are more than glad
of and that is our esteemed friend
Bruce Grit got from under as soon as
he did We have in this city the great
est respect for Mr.. ]. +. Bruce. and for
him to come here and tie himself I'D
with such trash is beyond our compre-
hension. We know of no man among
our people we esteem more highly than
we do Bruce Grit, both for honesty of
purpose and race advancement He is
all right and whenever he comes this
way he will be made welcome. Just such
men and editors as yourself are the ones
whom we love to fOllOw-men who will
show up the filth and shortcomings OF
our so-called leaders and organizers.
[ would TO God that we had more
Coopers. MitchelIs and Bruces, and we
would make this so-called white man
government shake from stem to stern.
Hoping | have rot overtaxed your pa
tience and that | will hear from you IS
nv PRAYER. Yours sincerely,
JAMES L. JOHNSON,