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him that concur in all you say, and
hope that he will see to it that nothing
is done 10 ALLEVIATE the vote of any man
in the country.
Lam leaving for Denver on the 9th,
and expect to stop off at Lincoln for a
day or so to confer with Mr.. Bryan.
You can rely on me to do everything
in my power to carry out your wishes.
With best wishes for your health and
success, believe me, as ever,
Very sincerely your friend,
VIM. SULZER.
All we desire to say in connection
with the above letter is that it speaks
for itself. During the past nineteen
wears we have received well onto one
hundred letters from Mr.. Sulzer in which
he expressed his friendship for us.
Feeling deep down in the bottom of
our heart that Mr.. Sulzer was willing
to take a bold and fearless stand in
favor of justice for all men in this
country, not White nor Black, but all
men regardless of their race or station
in life and especially for the Colored
soldiers and the first part of 1909 We
penned him several letters setting forth
our views on that all-important sub
iect and we will again step aside for
n few moments and permit him to give
expression to his sentiments in that d.
rection. This letter, like the first one,
has never been published in these col
umns before.
Committee on Military Affairs, House
of Representatives, U. S.
Washington, D. c., Feb. ., 1909.
Julius +. Taylor, Esq,
Editor, The Broad AK,
900 Armour Ave, Chicago, Ill.
Ny dear Mr.. Taylor:
l have read and re-read your letters
several times, and 1 appreciate fully
all that you say and will take advan-
tage of the first opportunity to make n
speech along the lines you indicate.
If there is anything that can do for
you at any time do not hesitate to let
me know. appreciate the good work
YOU are doing as an editor, and read
your paper with much interest.
With best wishes, believe me, as ever,
Very sincerely yours,
VIM. sULZER.
On Feb. eth, 1909, the bill was up
in the lower house of Congress for dis
cussion in favor of doing justice to the
Colorcd soldiers, and among the notable
men in Congress at that time who lined
UP on either side of that proposition VIII
liam Sulzer led them all in favor of do
ing justice to the Colored soldiers, his
Grafton on that occasion which
has enshrined him in the hearts of the
ColOred people throughout this Repub-
lie for all time to come.
In 1912, Mr.. Sulzer was nominated
and elected governor of New York re-
ceiving more than two hundred thou
sand majority. At that time his cam
paign committee issued a little book
of more than two million
copies, containing his record or the story |
of his life; it also contained an editorial
from the columns of this paper, May IA,
1910, in connection with his grafton in |
favor of Cruising the Battleship
Maine" We will reproduce the closing
part of our editorial which was written |
more than two years before his nomina-
ton for governor.
cit will be recalled that without ex-
peeting to receive any reward here on
this earth or glory in the next world,
Sulzer, like golden knight !
Of Olden times, heroieally stood by the
Negro soldiers of the 25th Regiment,
who were dishonorably discharged by
President Roosevelt and forever de-
barred from holding any civil Office
under the Federal Govern
nent, and his eloquent Grafton in the