Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-11

iaa Llll4lA TOT forty years NnlA TO-
day the party knows it is not neccs-
sary 90 give Us anything. as We still
consider that party the ship and all
else the sea.
We should assure the other parties
that we be (now) free men and are
thinking and are going TO right a.
bout face. ID is now low twelve FOR
that party that forgets it slaves Gas
some viii always be).
Yours for free people.
GEORGE DABBS.
We cannot See CHAT we can be
charged with not giving fair-play I'm
our discussion of Prof Dubois po-
sition when we went TO the trouble
. and expense of reproducing his en-
+ PERTAINING remarks I'm their entirety.
We even reproduced his poetic quo
tations. or course we had a right TO
our opinion as TO his position. just
+ as our readers were given an oppor-
tunity TO draw their own conclusions
II they disagree with MS. it is their
right and privilege and we have no
complaint to make. for the reason
+ that we have plainly stated that the
Republican leaders have given citi-
zens of color ample reasons for knit
ing the ticket as nominated at Chi
cago.
I'm Prof Dubois communication.
ne declared that the two parties oc-
cupicd the same ground in their at
ttude towards the Negro and he pro-
coeds 20 swap the devil for the
witch" or the witch for the devil"
just as you choose to state it. He does
not give the Republican Party time TO
announce It's platform or the Demo
cratic Party time enough TO draft
one before bee makes his choice.
This is an right for Prof. Dubois as
an individual. but If is rather poor
policy fin a leader for the majority
az people. both white and colored
are not disposed to follow men. who
are too precipitate i'm their actions.
This Is why Mr.. Roosevelt would
have never been able 10 have landed
! the presidential nomination hy way
I of the ordinary channels 10 was the
work OF The assassin that put the
machinery in his hands and enabled
him 90 crush out opposition and 20
ride rough-shod over tho rights OF
both white and colored men I'm this
country. We stul Insist though that
dr. Dubois should have based his
determination 90 support Mr. Bryan
/ WIDELY and solely upon the fact that
/ The Republican National Convention
/ had ignored the protests OF the col
ored leaders and the people they re-
presented by nominating Hon. viii
liam II Taft, who is the living re-
preventative OF the distinguished oc-
cupant OF the White House.
10 was i'm the light of Prof Dubois
communication that we voiced a crit
icism. Again. we say that as an in
dividual. Prof Dubois has the right
20 support Mr.. Bryan or Mr.. Anybody
Else. AS q leader. ne should not be
rrecipitate or unduly hasty in his
advocacy of the candidacy Of the
chieftain OF the Democratic Party.
A colored man has the same right
10 vote the Democratic ticket
as President Roosevelt has TO
/ install Democratic referees over
Republican voters throughout the
country and he has the same right to
support Mr. Bryan as has President
Roosevelt TO appoint Gen. Luke +.
Wright a rOck-ribbed Tennessee Dem
ocrat to succeed Hon. William II.
Taft as Secretary of War He is to
have charge of the colored soldiers
now in the army.
One thing we believe and that is
their treatment cannot be any worse
under his administration than il was
under his predecessor. Prof. Dubois
may be an instructor, but he is not
a politician. He may be an econo-
mist, but ne is not a statesman. AS
a leader OF the movement antagonis-
tic TO the wizard of Tuskegee." Dr.
Booker T. Washington, he has al
ready TO a large extent discounted
his usefulness TO the cOlored mel
throughout the country, who are
looking TO him for leadership. The
Republican Party should be rebukec
and the conservative men of the race
conservative mendmnr etaoi shrdlu
are seeking the best means and
methods OF doing it. When We say
Republican Party, we mean Presi
dent Roosevelt. for il seems TO u.
that they are both one and the same