The broad ax., 1908-07-25
LETTER CONCERNING THE IEDI-
TOR or THE sRoAp Ak FOR
SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE
BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR.

his residing in Kansas. in which he
condemns the editor OF The Broad
Az for speaking out against the
Brownsville Affair:
Il have carefully read your article
In The Broad Az. which you sent
me. on the acknowledgement ep.
isodes.
Il have the firm, and l think, the
wen grounded belief that southern
hoOdfuns shot up Brownsville, and
that not a single shot was fred by
a q. 8. soldier at that time.
"Roosevelt's action in relation to
that affair Is absolutely defenseless,
and Is fagrantIy despotic, and, as
an uncondemned precedent, is omni-
ousg dangerous. not to the Negro
alone. but to American citizenship.
Much Is detracted from the force Of
the reasons for the condemnation OF
that high-handed infamy perperated
by Roosevelt in grounding the con-
demnatory reasons. solely upon an
outrage to the Negro and a violation
OF his rights. Much is also detracted
from the force of the just condemna-
ton Of that Roosevelt outrage by the
threats Of the Negroes to visit their
revenge for it upon the Republican
party. One never repairs an injury
done to him by an enemy, by con-
demntng his friends because they do
not at once aVenge for him the vron9
done him by his enemy. There Is no
real justification nor good policy IN
one leaving the camp of his friends
and going into that of his enarv
VINO has wronged him, Just because
ones friends do not, as speedily as
one thinks they should, proceed IN
aVenge the wrong one has suffered.
Inc enemy may receive such an
apostate with simulated hospitality
out 1t will be with sincere Ioatbin1
and earnest contempt and we'll
grounded distrust There are the eIe-
ments OF treason in one who will do
SO God hates a traitor, and even evil
men despise him, and sooner or later
he Is brought to condign punishment
and consigned to hopeless and merited
oblivion and impotency.
The threat Of the Negro to take
vengeance upon the Republican party
because Of this outrage against mem.
bers Of his race. by voting the Dem
ocratic ticket but engenders in his
friends contempt for him; and thus
he loses vastly more than he can
possibly gain by such an unwise and
grossly selfish course Of conduct. for
the contempt Of ones friend Is of
greater injury to him than the enmity
OF dozen enemies. There is no vay
in which he can win his enemy's
friendship; and It is never wise to
try to drive a friend to you with a
whip.
Vengeance is mine; win repay
saith the Lord" is as true today as |
1t was thousands Of years ago, and
has been in all the years, since that |
apothegm was written.
The blood Of three hundred and /
fifty thousand patriots shed for the
Union and Liberty Of the Negro,
cries to heaven against the unholy
alliance Of Negroes with rebels, which
The Broad Az proposes, and for
which it is waging a propaganda. God
loathes an migrated
think your structures on Borah
are Just and extremely mild-pun-
gent even as they are. am amazed
at the position Of Senator Warner
Of Missouri, whom I know and have
Known wen and very fayorably for
many years. I am not surprised but
panied at the want Of position Of the
senator's from Kansas. Probably they
have done all they could They are
not to blame for their architecture:
md maybe It would be impious IN
ne to say that God made them!
There are a great many images Of
Sod In the world Of whom to say
God made them" would be rank
against the Deity.
Maybe had better quit before I /
'ay something. sincerely hope that
rhe Broad Az and ". 7. Ferguson
VII see the error Of their way and
hat they win act wisely and with /
hem all Of their hth and kin"
The Republican party has nomt
lated one OF the men who committed
his outrage against the Negro soldi-
rs. It has endorsed Roosevelt, who
Ioes not intend to right the wrong
"A hou H. II. -. ..fa are a.. II