Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-03

our people ina this country.
we beg to assure YOU also that we
are in hearty accord with the de-
! claration OF principles enunciated by
\ the party in national convention. and
we're highly pleased when we learned
from your speech Of acceptance that
you stood squarely on that platform.
I We do not come 20 ask any promise
from YOU for any special favor as a
race. but 90 say that We viii be thor
+ ouEhly well satisfied for The chief
magistrate of our nation to serve the
whole people without regard 60 sec /
tiOn. race or creed"
The above is a most commondable
deliverance and the expressions there
in contained do credit TO the good
Judgment and rare wisdom of this
great churchman. There can be no /
doubt Of the fact that If the Repub- |
4 lican Party platform means 'all that
10 says and its precepts are 10 be ac-
cepted in good faith 10y the repre-
sentatives OF the organization who
approved the same. then the dawn
OF new era for the Negro in this
country is at hand
But the detractors of the Party
declare that the platform does not
mean what it says and quote unful-
filled platform pledges OF other years
iu support of their contention. This
then is the issue to DE met by argu-
ment and sound reason. Rev. DIT
+ Morris continued;
I'm common with many of the wis
I est and best men OF our country. we
I believe that your election 20 the
Presidency viii be for the best inter
ests of the whole people and guar
antee of return of settled business
Z conditions and prosperous times. and
a continuation of the splendid admin
/ istration of Theodore Roosevelt"
Evidently the distinguished church I
man overlooked the fact that Presi- /
dent Roosevelt announced over his
own signature that he had appointed
fewer colored men to Office than any
OF his predecessors. He must have
overlooked the fact that President |
Roosevelt put the seal of his APPROX
al of Furnishing admittedly innocent !
/ Negroes with alleged guilty ones as
was done in the cases of the 167 /
soldiers OF Companies b. C. and ID of I
the Twenty-ffth United states Infan-
try.
Ia his zeal for commercialism. !
/ President Roosevelt has lost sight
of human rights. President Morris
address was "a gem and nawloss, un-
an DE concluded He makes q pos
tive declaration rather than express
as an opinion when he says:
REST assured. my dear sir. that
there viii be no considerable falling
away from the Republican party 10y
/ the race with which we are identi-
lied. for 10 is the only party which
promises 90 give any consideration
whatever 20 the constitutional rights
OF our people.
This statement may De correct and
10 may Dee incorrect We are in
cliued 20 believe that IL is question
able. Certainly &c uls the Repub-
ucau managers and the candidates
/ into "a sense of security. which may
prove disastrous in the coming cam
paign that confronts the nation.
There were no doubt nearly a
/ thousand delegates in the National
Baptist Convention at Lexington. Ken
lucky and yet only Is went to see
/ Candidate Taft at Cincinnati This TO
our mind is significant. indicating a
| lack of enthusiasm and interest that
should be in evidence. Still. the
visit viii prove beneficial for it,
! brought out an expression Of kindly
feeling on the part Of Mr. Taft which
viii go far towards allaying the an
| tipathy now existing towards him by
the most intelligent elements OF the
colored people in this country. Mr..
Taft is quoted as follows:
In replying 20 the address. Judge
I Taft said: i am honored by this Wis
/ il and / welcome you here. The
sympathy which / feel in my bosom
/ for your race makes me feel that
your support is deserved This
| brought forth hearty cheers and yells
! OF You'll see that in November
d" i am the best judge OF what is
! there in my bosom, continued Judge
Taft i came from a family which
was charged with the greatest sym
pathy for your race. l am not going
I into a political discussion now, but
my father was an abolitionist and
/ member of Grants Cabinet. (Great
applause). AS Attorney General he
/ issued the last order under the law
/ for the army TO protect the consti-
I tuition. The policy has now been
/ changed. and that power has been
withheld from the Government by a
bill passed by a Democratic Congress.
Mr.. Taft would leave the infer
ence that he is 1.-THE son of his father"
in all that the designation implies