The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-03
WHEREHE STANDS
ONNEGRO PROBLEM
Roosevelt Writes Letter to Julian
Harris Explaining His
Attitude.
PARTY is NOT LILY-WHITE
Appeal Will Be Made to Best
Men, Whether They BE
White or Black.

New York. August Elm letter
written to Julian Harris. OF Atlanta.
editor OF Uncle Remus Magazine ana a
son OF the late joel Chandler Harris
Colone! Roosevelt expresses his views
on the position of the negro in ma :
tional politics ana the representation
OF the negro delegates In the conven-
tlon OF the progressive party in chi
eago In part Colonel Roosevelt
writes.
In pursuance OF our conversation I
write YOU this letter. There is a ne
cul!ar fitness in writing 1t to the SON
OF tho man whose work made all Amer
leans his debtors His nfo and his
work tended TO bring his Fellow coun
trymen. North and South. into closer
relations and understanding. and sure
~ II should be needless to saw that
the author OF Unvle Remus' and Free
Joe and the Rest OF the World felt h,
deep and most kindly interest In the
welfare OF the negro
Many letters dealing with the sub
Ject or which YOU spoke to me have
been sent TO me within the last few
days. Those written by men living In
the North usually have asked me TO
insist that we get from the South col
cred delegates to the national pro
sress!ve convention. Those written
~ citizens OF the South ask that do :
clare that tho new party shall be y
" hite mans party am not able -
agree to either proposal
Ench Nfnn on His Worth
In this country wo cannot herman
entity succeed except upon tho basis OF
treating each man on his worth as a
man. We can fulni our nigh mission
among the ratlons of the earth we can
do lasting good TO ourselves and 10 all
mankind. only 4 We so act that the
humhlcsi among us, SO long as he be-
haves in straight ana decent fashion.
has guaranteed TO him under the law
his right - life 10 liberty TO protcc-
non from Injustice his right to en-
10Y IN" fruits Of his own honest labor.
and mis- right 10 the pursuit OF happi-
ness In his own way. $50 Ions as he
docs not trespass on the rights 81 9th
crs For lis TO Cypress any class Or
cur fellow citizens Is not only wrong
To others. but hurtful 10 ourselves.
surely no man can quarrel with those
principles.
II believe the progressive movement
should Dc made from the beginning
enc n tho interest Of every honest. in
dnstrinus. Law abiding colcrcd man
lust as il is In the .ntere OF every
honest Industrious. lnw-ahidlus white
man. further believe that the surost
way TO rendcr the movement impotrnt
10 holm eitho- tho whit, man or tile
c1iored man in thos regions OF tho
South where the colored man is most
numerous would be to try TO repeat
tile course tina; has been followed by tho
I,opublicnn party in those districts for
SO many years or to cndeavor In tho
states In question TO build ~ a pro-
eressivc party by the same methods
which In those 4
IT. making the Republican partv worse
than imnotont
Roth Causes Wrong.
I'm tho South the Democratic mn
chine has sought To Keep ltsolf para
mount hy encouraging the hatred of
tho white man for tho black the Re-
publican machine has sought 20 per-
petuate itself by stirring M the black
(Contlnue2 o.a Eth pnccl