Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-16
TAFT TELLS Of
FRIENDSHIP
FOR NEGRO
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NON POLITICAL ADDRESS
TO C0L0RED MINISTER'S


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NJ "iF"" ]" newspaper controversy
, over The issues of the campaign
There is nothing m Mr. pry,n,s
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later viii take up the subject in my
public speeches"
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h'Nah Ah"u'd nave the laal word OF
comment on President Ruuseyelts
rau letter
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l"''s plr''' proved /" be 'h' busiest
day he has had since his arrival here
"a week ago. Tie delivered am address
tonight to body of ministers come
posing the ohio conference of the Al
rican Methodist Episcopal church, the
first speech of his campaign to ne
/ grucs. The address wHs not a political
one, but gave clear outline ot the
! sympathetic understanding aud feel-
! ing entertained for the struggles OF
| the race, possessed by the candidate.
The candidate was escorted from
| the Taft residence to Allen Temple ia
| the evening by "A party of the clergy
men He began his address 10y COM
mcntlng on his familiarity with the
temple and the congregation lie was
there he said for the purpose of eX-
pressing his sympathy with the negro
race in It's struggle for better things.
"A sympathy" he said, (which l
have had from the time was small
boy. for ! inherited IL from my fatheu
Alphonsu Tart, than whom the culored
race never had a better friend"
This interest, Mr. Taft had been
stimulated through ha experience IN
the Philippines. lie reviewed the
struggle Of the race from the time Of
slavery It had made the most prog
rcss in agricultural pursuits and II was
In this line he believed they should
continue, although he spent consider
able time in his comment on the value
of education, which he said. had IN
creased from "a 80 per cent in the
last forty years. The education to he
most sought for by the negro race. he
said, was primarily the rudiments of
knowledge combined with Industrial
training. This should be supplement-
ed by higher education for more
limited number to furnish W"ll
grounded ministers doctors, teachers
ana lawyers.
1T viii be much easier t'r him
Ohc negro to secure his civil and
political rights when he becomes use
ful 10 the community and source of
profit TO many members of H. IroJu-
dices against the race fades away
most rapidly when there are pcCuniary
reasons for its disappearance
The candidate said he had not al
ways been in favor of higher educa-
ion for members of the negro race,
but after a fun consideration OF the
needs of the race am convinced that
was in error"
ON the subject of race prejudice and
mob violence. Mr. TAFT said
81 don't know that the race bitter
icss Is any stronger today than IL ever
VAS. For long time 1t seems To- be
lltogcther abated ami thon There Will
pc an outbreak, mob will be formed,
developing the most nendsh cruelty,
itself In the blindest and
most unreasonable assaults upon per
cCtly innocent people. simply h"cous"
II their color Il is only fair t' say
hat such british exhibitions are not
.onnned To any one section.
1T is impossible to read accounts OF
his sort without having ones blood
.uil with indignation mat tnrr' can
csidr ia the human breast sh'h
uvagc and brdstlN Impulse hlI mo-
I've. But We must rem''' N'
lings. first that in spite oi ""' 'du-
alton and rrhnemrnt ana progress TO-