The Washington bee., 1907-01-12

.-.a Won TO select the chairman OF the |
v-r.aal Republican Committee. You /
.-.-. neither a delegate to the last con-
.a~rr9n nor a member of the National |
Committee. Why don't you call the
Committee together and permit 1t to
..r.-t its own chairman? There would |
r- more satisfaction, and | believe the
country would be better satisfied. | am
# the opinion that the fight in 1903
,r,n be a red-hot one and so far as
r.r- chief Is concerned he will be
weighed in the balance and found
wanting" You are no doubt convinc-
aI Of the unpopularity of the President
and of the esteem in which he IS held
by the colored Americans I was not
-r~orsed at the small attendance Of col
oref citizens at the White House re-
-eDron Tuesday, January 1. The press
seems to differ as to the number that
called You may assure yourself of
nm, one fact, Mr.. Cortelyou, that the
r5Iarrd Americans are no longer with
Wolff administration. 1t has decided, l
-, To- send the coIored troops to the
Philippines. 1t must be preparing for
the laps. / regret that the colored sol
a,r-, shall be compelled to defend the
island, against invasion OF the Japanese.
7 AM lust as confident that the United
States will have a war with Japan as
voar name Is George B. Cortelyou. 1t
Is coming. and the American soldiers
who are in the Philippines will be the
first to fight. l suppose the Admins
trau0n thinks that this Is a good way
TO Kill out the colored soldiers and to
appease the wrath of Southern preju-
dice and venom The South has more
influence with your Administration than
amy other section of the country. /
think that it would be a good idea for
.., South 40 nominate Mr.. Roosevelt
don't YOU When say the South l
mean the Democracy Of the South, be-
,-a-, he will never get the Northern
vote in the convention. If his name
Is presented to the convention he will
20 down in defeat as did Chester A.
Arthur. He Is no longer the idol Of
If there ever was a man who has
lost out with the American people it
is President Roosevelt The recent act
of the War Department. by direction
of the Executive. in sending the col
5red troops out of the country IS only
one Of the many blunders OF the Exec
u6ye
7 want you to understand that the
-a,0red Americans are under no obi
gadon3 to the Administration The
color of our skin Is not a circumstance.
We are capable OF doing just as much
you. All the colored Americans ask
is an opportunity. Compare the forty
years or more OF freedom of the col
arel American with the freedom and
privileges the white man has had, and
see if the colored American has not
olrstrpped him. The colored Amer
.cau viii no longer play the toady. He
has thrown off his mass Of timidity and
chains of obstruction. He means to
let You see. know and feel him. You
have the reins Of government at this
time. but you will have to relinquish
your claim shortly. Japan IS IS waiting
for an opportunity to strike. You will
then need the colored American. He
alone can stand the invasion. In this
contest the paleface will be too weak.
You had better instruct the Execu-
tive TO prepare for war. because It IS
coming. The administration can send
your legal representative to California,
&ut when the lives of the American
negroes are involved the living Negroes
are admonished in a special message
Jo Congress. Whenever the rights of
the colored man are involved he IS
told that the State Rights doctrine OBJ
talns in the State in which the crime
is committed. Japan does not care for
your States Rights. She means to in
wade your territory and compel you
by force to respect her country, and
place her children upon your soil The
olLy thing / shall regret, as l said IN
The beginning, Is the innocent colored
men in the Philippines will have to
suffer to satisfy the prejudices of the
South.
VIII you inform me whether this IS
q Democratic or a Republican admin
suauon2 You are in a position to
tell me, as chairman of party that
"as victorious at the polls in 1904. The
reason L ask you IS, so many Demo
Gratis are being appointed to Office.
There IS no more chance for a colored
Republican to be appointed than it IS
Tor an elephant t. talk Greek. 1t IS
Just out Of the question. In the De-
partment Of Commerce no colored man
need apply, and since a Jew has been
appointed there no Negro will dare
TO apply, II you failed to appoint a
eolored clerk in that department when