The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
OPEN LETTER
Theodore Roosevelt President ol
,- United States.

claimed that you represent the
o.....-.r party and its principles.
r -r. standpoint OF colored AmeFi-
-.-s is no Republican party, and
a.. its principles are concerned
-.r when the late President Nc
..- removed by the bullet OF
-.r. OF course some colored
.--.-. believed at the time you as
control of the government that
- r.- hope and their salvation IN
r.r. raIitic was assured. But how
......- they have been. How dlsap-
.-r -rav have become. So much
..- they have concluded to let you
,- that they must look other helds
I'm which to plant their seeds.
-r- are some colored men, no doubt
NJ President. who are willing and
... .. -acrfce their race Tor othclal
t...--. hut a majority OF the colored
,---- have concluded to vote tor
.,.ra. of conditions, no matter what
d.. -ua..ans may be. There IS moth
.~ r.ar civil service law. 1t IS being
--...l every day. Colored applicants
.a. ar. certified to the many depart
. rf the general government have
r--.-.a down Then again the pa
.-...= the government is being used
~. DESTROY the political standing and
. # men who have opinions and
.. .erress them. These conditions
--- last long. The country IS get
-~. tired of Rooseyeltism. A speedy
ra.ra. is the only salvation OF the coun-
rr and the remaining fragments OF the
Republican party
II is asserted by YOU and your secre-
r- of Mar that the Republicans OF
Ohio mus. name O. man who IS Objec-
raa.G- q. them and Jhe country. You
want man who will carry out your
posa-.. What are those policies? You
believe I'M crushing out the innocent and
marking men 20 be liars who don't agree
with YOU. When the American people
.-. ..na.al TO submit to tyranny and
unjust treatment, the government IS no
LONGER Republic. but a monarchy. his
country never was in such a condition
before
you say that you believe in a square
dea. Do you? By placing the office
of recorder of deeds under civil service
and blowing the office of register OF
-n. treasury to remain as Of old IS no
square deal One is conducted by a col
g.I Republican and the other IS man
AGED rv an ex-Union soldier In many
of roar departments the colored man IS
slave. Many OF them are jim CrOWed
and are told if they are not satisfied, to
resign. In the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing colored young women are
inundated by being Disseminated
against Is this a square deal; Some
time ago YOU suggested the appointment
Of committee to look into the condl
ton If the city. and when the report wa:
submitted to you It had a recommends
ton as tyrannical as many of your publ
uueuuces and orders. Our Chief o
Police favored the report. but the clt
zea~ Of Washington condemned It. Wha
the people of this city want is delegat
lu Congress. They want a man IN dlrec
touch with them. l understand tha
your Secretary of War is little nerv
ous. His sleep Is restless and his nerve
are decoming shattered. He had hope
a, one time, but like Othello's occupa
ton, he will never realize the hopes o
his ambition. You may use the poWe
of the government to carry into eNecu
um yoaI will, but believe me when
Gel y0u that there Is no more hope O
your Secretary of War becoming Pres
dem If the United States than there
lt quieting a war between this countr
and Iapan You may cOquet with he
military representative, but as certal
as there is day and night, you must tac
the music Just what part the coloTe
Americans will play, / am unable
state. bot. if they feel then as they q
Row. they will remain silent. al
gratthcd to know that the eyes OF II
American people are being opene
They viii realize before long that It
Important to place man in the eXec'
the chair who is less spectacular. Sci
ag0r Foraker will be vindicated, NJ
President. The American people al
determined to see to It. They dor
believe in doing injury to a man WI
does his duty. Then you should remen
byr this aphorism: Truth crushed
earth shall rise again" In the comir
National Republican Convention ye
viii have to contest with men other thu
Senator Foraker. The race will III
be to the swift nor the strong, but tt
one that will endure to the end.
With these few gentle reminders, b