The Washington bee., 1907-05-18
OPEN LETTER
To Theodore Roosevelt President OF
The United States.

Elr President
Your candidate. Mr.. Taft, wants the
whole thing OF nothing. I have never
s.-n in the history Of this government
president who would use the patronage
of the government to satisfy his ambl-
-,.rs designs. This is a republic and
tine oeople are supposed to rule and not
one man. You want to know how the
--rarrd people feel? Doyou know that
every colored voter in this country in
-.rrs TO 90 down with the Senator from
0ros | assure YOU sir, that Senator
Foraker will not be deserted and neither
.rr the American people tolerate eXecu-
tive interference.
Senator Foraker has never lost a bat
r. either in political contest or upon
r-. field of battle when the destiny of
n. Renublic was in the balance OF
Southern oligarchy He has been faith
inf and loyal to you At time when
..r needed a friend Hon Joseph Ben
son Foraker was battling for you against
"a man who would have been President
INIT .nc call Of God commanded him TO
r.r down his arms. You have allied
Yourself with the Democratic party, and
Won have made Democratic referees in
the South over loyal Republicans. Do
r.r think that the colored Americans
uum desert a man who IS defending
them. Be not deceived, Mr.. President
don't imagine that you are able to crush
out every man in the Republican party
because he doesn't agree with you. You
r..e gone after Uncle Joe Cannon of
Illinois. haven't you? Let me give you
this little pointer: You will lose Ohio,
New York. Pennsylvania, New jersey
Massachusetts. Maryland and Illinois. If
Senator Foraker who has never an
uaauced himself a Presidential candi-
date. is not nominated, ViCe-President
Fairbanks will be the nominee Of the
party These states will control the next
convention.
Upon what meat doth Taft feel that
he has grown so great?" He has never
been elected to an Office in his life. The
Secretary ought to take the advice of his
better half and not allow his-ambition
O.. run away with his reason. Suppose
Ohio carried a solid delegation to the
convention for Mr.. Taft, would that as
-urc his nomination? By no means.
There will be men in the convention
who will have the nerve 10 speak and
act There will be several colored dele
gates in the convention, Mr.. President,
who will know how to vote.
You will have an expression from the
colored voters shortly and then you will
know how they stand. How did you
like the colored vote of Maryland last
week? That sentiment prevails through
out the country, Mr.. President. We all
fccl that way and it will emphasized at
the proper time. l was told the other
day that you had done so much for the
Negro I have failed to see It, Mr..
President. You have boasted that you
have done less than any other President.
You don't put much confidence in the
declaration of John Temple Graves, do
YOU? He has declared for Mr.. Bryan
now, you know. l was amused to see
Ben Tiliman sit upon the platform with
Mr. Bryan. OF course you know MIR.
Bryan will be the nominee Of the Demo
cratic party. You ought to run on the
Republican ticket and your strength.
You haven't much faith in civil service,
have YOU. The reason | say so IS be
cause you never follow it. l become
very much amused when you say that
you want a clean man for Office. If you
searched the world over you could not
have picked out a worse crowd. Many
Cf your appointees want to make a rec
ord the moment you appoint them,
Many of them don't mean it They
know that you are a sensatonalist If l
had Mr.. Rockefeller's money, Mr.. Presi-
dent there would be something doing
in politics. l would not deal in stocks.
7 would put that money where l could
draw it whenever / needed It, What
do YOU think of the Ohio situation
now? Just watch Senators Foraker and
Dick and see what will be done Ohio
will never go for Mr.. Taft if the colored
vote counts for anything at all. l see
you have made no change in your ex-
ecutiye departments. There is a great
deal of prejudice and discrimination. 1t
continues to grow. Don't you deceive
your self. The American people will
speak at the proper time You have
done the colored people more harm than
any man who has occupied the eXecu-
tive chair.
Believe me TO be
Yours,
THE EDITOR