The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
OPEN LETTER

r. Theodore Roosevelt, President OF
.r. United States.
Sir
p.-.l me to ask you few pointed
..s You have stated that you
-.. man to succeed you in the Pres
.s.-.... chair who will carry out your
.-r-..s You do not understand the
,-,--;-ar people, Mr.. President and
..0aria'lv the colored Americans.
~p. --rored Americans feel that you
ban. not only insulted them but you
E-.. ;r.rrcd them. You have commit
..I .r- Mr. President that can never
H.. -.aateI by you. You have declared
..- AGAINST Senator J. B. Foraker of
NH. because he has been manly enough
,, ..r.rnca YOU for your unjust treat
-.r, of the colored soldiers. You may
...-.r. q. repair this wrong. | want
.- .-r that there IS nothing that you
.-r A. trat will ever again bring the
-.r.-.f Americans back to you. Sena-
mr. Foraker Mr.. President, will win in
Ohio Foru-hve thousand cOlored
s-.-.-rrs intend TO stand by him. Ev-
.-. -.rared American will support him.
I F.. their duty and if one should go
-, -r. contrary he is a traitor to the
-.-r ANY colored man, Mr.. President,
..r. would vote or work against Sena-
-.- Foraker is rs dangerous as Benedict
Arnold He is as dangerous as Jeff.
Davis MA, and would be branded as a
traitor TO his people.
yar asked me how the cOlOred vote
WAS going It is going from you, Mr..
P-.Gar. and should you be successful
.- naming sour man, unless you name
Senator Foraker you might as well bid
farewell To- the colored vote. The col
ar.H Republican, Mr.. President, IS not
-p-ekfrg IN an uncertain sound. He
will not vote for a doubtful man. His
eye, are wide open now. He cannot
be fooled any more, Mr.. President. Sen
aror Foraker is our friend and we shall
die with him. If ne goes down. ten or
eleven million colored Americans will
60 down with him. You have kept no
promises. You have deceived us and
there is nothing that you can do that
will right the wrong that you have done.
] have no favors to ask Of you. The
colored Americans have no favors to
ask Of YOU. In this contest we shall
"s.nB or swim, live or die, survive or
perish" 1t IS Foraker first and Foraker
last. He has sounded your political de-
structou. You will find as many brave
,.orcd Americans battling to uphold
the hands of Senator Foraker as you
will find white men defending you. You
have caused the South to dislike the col
orel Americans. You have indorsed
The discrimination in the several gov
ernmrut departments against the colOred
man. By your silence you have indorsed
every unjust act and deed that has been
pepetrated upon the colored American
AT tle beginning Of your term of office
y0u led the colored Americans to be
heye that you meant what you said
Have you kept one promise? Do you
expect the colored man to support you
Now, Mr.. President, We have left you
never to return to you again. Don't
build your future success upon false
hopes There is not a colOred man II
this country except a few Office holder:
Who will support you. And it will meal
political destruction for any ofhceholdei
Of color to support you, You have sew
eral Office holders under your admins
traton IF you are of the opinion tina
any one of them is able to convince tht
colored people that you are right, "le
him some forth and say it." | wan
you to know how we all feel. Somt
weak-minded individual has stated tina
the col5red people are ungrateful be
cause YOU said some time ago things
that You did not mean. If this IS in
gratitude we shall continue to be so.
With my best wishes for the future
success Of Senator Foraker, l am
Yours truly,
T~IIT EDTTOP