The Washington bee., 1908-11-07

letters urging the support of the Re
publican ticket.
Two forces are at work to get the
NegroRepublicans who supported Sen
ator Foraker for President out of the
Republican party. On the one hand,
the Democrats are trying to coax him
into the Democratic party by holding
before him candy-like promises, while
on the other hand, a clique of Negro
office-holders are trying to drive him
into the Democratic party by heaping
on him villifcation and abuse.
Both OF these forces are using the
same argument. Both say to the Ne
gro Republican who supported Sena-
tor Foraker for President these words.
The Negro Republicans who sup
ported Senator Foraker for Presi-
dent ought to vote the Democratic
ticket Both are equally insincere,
the Democrats being actuated by an
overwhelming desire to get hold of
the relns OF government the clique of
Negro office-holders being actuated
by motives purely selfish.
The advice given to the effect that
the NegroRepublican who supported
Senator Foraker for President should
vote the Democratic ticket is bad
advice It is given by those who
have selfish motives to satisfy No
Negro Republican who ever enlisted
under the banner of Joseph E. For
aker owes any obligation to the Dem
ocratic party. OF all Republicans not
one is more hated and is the object
of more Democratic antagynism and
contempt than Senator Foraker. and
why should the humble though ar
dent followers of that distinguished
statesman vote for the Democratic
party. Senator Foraker is opposed to
every principle and every policy n
the Democratic party and why should
those who admire his principles and
agree with his policies ever for al
moment think of voting the Demo
cratic ticket?
There is nothing in common be-
tween Senator Foraker and the Dem
Ocratic party. If you vote the Dem
ocratic ticket you would vote for a
party that is as much an enemy to
Senator Foraker as It is, and has been
to you.
The argument made to the Foraker
Republicans by that clique of Negro
federal ofice-holders who think that
they will safeguard individual inter
ests and have a better chance to hold
their jobs by reducing to minimum
the Negro Republicans is this That
unless theNegroRepublicans who sup
ported Senator Foraker for President
votes the Democratic ticket he is
guilty of disloyalty to the Senator.
Thereby implying that those Foraker
Negro Republicans who intend to sup
port the Republican nominees have
sacrificed their loyalty toSenator For
aker.
This is a specious argument framed
in desperation by that clique of Negro
office-holders referred to, designed to
beguile an dentrap the unsuspecting.
1t is a yelled yet insidious and insin-
cere attempt appearing on its face 10
appeal to ones honor and integrity,
but in reality a false alarm sounded
by false friend
As a matter of fact you show no
dislovalty to Senator Foraker,
staunch Republican, and who is not 4
candidate for the Presidency, who
himself is supporting the Republican
nominees, by voting the Republican
ticket The statement that you show
disloyalty to him when you support
the Republican nominees is not only
untenable and indefensible but is un-
fair. Surely if you show disloyalty
to Senator Foraker by voting for the
Republican nominees then it must be
concluded that he has advised the con-
trarv course either by word, act or
implication. To say that he has ad-
vised not to support the Republican
! .....:.onc e To saw that he has advised