New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
LILY WHITES REPLY.
Louisiana Republicans Protest Against
Statement That They Oppose the Negro.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: IN your issue Of August IS appears telegram
from The Tribune Bureau. dated Washington Au-
gust II headed Lily Whites Versus Regulars IN
which it is stated that delegation Of eight Lousl-
ana Republicans. representing the Regular lac
ton Of the party called at the White House on
that day to tell their troubles to the President and
by hun advised 10 see Chairman CorteIEou Oh
the Republican National Committee
Emile Kuutz: the spokesman of the party, stated
to your representative:
We have done everything in our power to bTi17g
about harmony but the attitude OF the LILY
Whites has made il impossible We nave pro-
posed TO 3o5a t 1beI You'd like to have
for u discussion Of the troubles IN the RANKS. ouC
viii not listen to any proposal that embodies a
hint that the G9 bg an is Is Eliminate II T FIN rom
politics altogether We are simply good hepuD-
man. on his merits as a man. The result Of the
OF candidates including Presidential Electors
The undersigned colored Republicans, mem
bers of the so-caHed Lilly White" Republican
State Central Committee protest against the state
ments made by Mr.. Kuntz and the delegation ac-
compauyiug him. These men are all white and
four or five OF them were members OF the so-called
Lilly White organization. were aspirants for Of
fee and are understood 10 have left the organiza-
ton solely because they did not set ONCE.
In their apparent soucitude for the negro they are
only looking out for themselves and hope TO obtain
preferment and Office BY using the negro as pre-
tence
The so-caHsd Lilly White" party IN this State
is no more Lily White" party than the Repuo-
can organization Of any Northern State, or South
err State for that matter ana there are nine col
ored the so-eaIlsd Lily White" State
committee. There were thirty colOred delegates
in its last convention and motion made TO eN-
ciUde them on account or color voted down
by $50 70 40 There only l,3i2 colored men reg
isJered in the whole State OF Louisiana, ana no
Republican organization can succeed here doml-
mated by small a minority of the Republican
voters Notwithstanding the small proportion or
colored voters there three Presidential aP-
pointees forty-four postofice employees. eighteen
seventy-thrse customs service employees, with sal
aries varying from S25 to $3.50 month, and aggre
eating over $1l2,tt0 per annum, all holding Office
under the so-caed Lily White referees and
heads OF departments. The collectors of customs
and internal revenue have each colored deputy,
Of letter carriers clerks, inspectors, weighers,
samplers. etc.
Wien so generous a share of patronage has been
allowed the cOlored people by the so-csled Lily
Whites protest against this misrepresenta-
ton and the imposition on yourself and the Re
egation of office seekers who recently visited the
President and need the al and leadership of
influential white men IN our party here just as in
New York Massachusetts. and other Northern
States and without il we cannot succeed.
EDWARD BUTLER,
.. WILSON.
a. F. P. ALBERT.
H. W. WATSON,
DoUGLAss BURRELL.
FELIX BERKEIL,
II. MAHONEY.