The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-02-03
THE JEFFERSONIAN
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years ago. Time and tide have changed things
since then.
For example, the President of the United
States, has receltly written the following let
ter to negro:
White House, Washington, Jan 6, 1916.
My dear Principal Notion
[ am sure l giving voice to the feeling of
the vast majority of those interested in education
in this country and particularly in the education
of the negro, when l express my qualification at
your election principal of Tuskegee Institute.
l have known something of the special work you
have been trying to do for the people of your
and of the spirit in which you have under
taken it, and | believe that your selection the
head Of Tuskegee Institute means the promotion
there of the best most practical and most hope
full ideals for the development of the negro peo-
pie. l take pleasure in extending to you my sin
cere congratulations
Very truly yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
"My dear Matt" and ''My dear Motion"
look alike and sound alike, but the Demo-
cratic editors are not going to harry their
President about little matter of that sort.
Southern editors have peculiar habit of
not seeing things they don't want to see, and
those people who really wish to know what
goes on in Washington, in New York, Chi
cago, and other Democratic strongholds, can
never learn it from the Southern dailiea
Bishop Alexander Walters is a burly black
negro, as bulky as Cardinals Farley and
O'Connell. Besides being a Bishop he is the
head of the Negro Democratic League, an
organization whose main purpose is to put
black men in office
This, League was the power which COM
PEELED the appointment of the negro Judge
in Washington City, and secured fat office
for Lincoln Johnson the Atlanta COON
To Walters, Professor Wilson addressed the
following letter, while the Professor was the
Corporation and Catholic governor of New
Jersey:
Governors Office, Trenton, N J.
October IS, 1912.
My dear Bishop Walters:
| hope that it superflOus to those who
know me, but to to those who do not know me-
perhaps it is not unnecessary for to
my colored fellow-citizens of my earnest wish to
see justice done them in every matter and not
mere grudging justice, but justice executed with
liberaty and cordial good feeling. Every guar
antee of our law, every principle of consti-
tuition, commands this, and sympathe5
should make it easy.
The cOlored people of the United States have
made extraordinary progress toward self support
and usefulness, and ought to be encouraged in
every possible way. My sympathy with them is Of
long standing, and | want to assure them through
you that should become President of the United
States they may count upon me for absolute fair
dealing and for everything by which could
sist in advancing the interests of their in the
United States.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
"My dear Walters, 'My dear Notion,
"My dear Matt: if good oldAlajor Butt had
lived to see this day, his remarks would be
interesting.
AS to Larry CAN'T, he's gone to Mississippi,
where the daily papers don't let any Demo
cratic black cats escape tbe bag.
Ron Ti1rnnn ic ctill ~, tl,o Cnnnto nrL 80,