Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-03-04
PROF. MOORE SPEAKS.
ON OUR POLITICS
Bahia, Brazil,
December IL. 1872!
Mr.. John Mitchell. Jr..
Richmond. Virginia. l.. $ =
Dear SIR

1t is needless for me to remind YOU
that your national politics OF this vcnr
nav" caused unusual interest from III
parts OF the civilized world ami the rCl'
sons ar" various. as we'll rs Striliinr
our apparent success at maintaining
dry laws Tor the nation; your Internal
l"lat conference on disarmament:
your dominating position over worlds
'N'hanGc OF currency: your great i'll.
uuS'rlal questions which seem to on
ahir YOU to supply the great needs OF
the world with American goods, not
wlthStandinG the fact Of your absolute
ana incompatible position at present
Also your great race question. and
last but not least. your success at run
nihE Tor Governor of Virginia. with n
tuil ticket Of colOrcd people We must
frankly admit that the latter has c:luS
ed us much Impotence in waiting for
the news Of results. Now being sorle-
what relieved from that suspcncc, We
olicr You oru congratulations on be.
ing the first colOrcd person to ret tho
nomination Of the Govcrnorship OF
Virginia and heading the first Stn'n.
ticket OF all colorcd people in lie
country. This is indeed making his
tory!
Now we beg to congratulatr yol; an
on TN" success you made az winnin;
votes. You did we'll but not half 50
well as ] wished. Your efforts pro eel
'hat Eowcvcr. tame one may seem.
mule never torgcts how to kick. Th.,
SUN IS IN You sir. and ii must couc
out. j knowcd it all de time. Bur
Jess couldn't git dem uddcr fellos tyre
"ld me. Yes, taking it all together,
you uone doE-Eone well. and they must
all give it to YOU" But before wc -
any iurtAer; how does IL feel to be Il
running for governor Of your State?
guess ii must give YOU swimming;
IN the head on the start OFF. Did il?
Thlnking il. am reminded OF the first
tim" tried to ride a bicycle II gaze
me IN awful swimming in the heal
hut Just kept on at it until my head
became used to it,, and the ground dir
NOT seem to be running backwards.
from under my feet any more. When
got so that | could take my eyes off
that front wheel and look straight he.
! lore me. it seemed that all the world
was glad and was running to meet me-
when | passed a tree it seemed to
he so delighted. that it was running 70,
tell the others behind me. But when I
learned bit more, | felt we'll paid for
all the bruises I had gotten while fair
ing oil; even when I came "dOg-goHc"
near sticking my head under the front
wheel Oh Il wagon, which was loaded
with stone, one time.
so Just keep on at it until YOU get
use to il ami then YOU will like it; Just
the same as the white folks do
suppose that you wont like this
KIND OF congratulation very much and
especially after you've been running
for governor of Virginia. but | Just
can't help it, for I am just so glad that
| don't know what to do The worst
Is, You did not win. But even that doe,
, not hinder You from trying again
! | may not send You this letter. but
II do you can just read it TO Yourself
and tell nobody what | said This is
Kind OF between uS.unlcSS you would
like 10 tell il to somebody else. 7 am
going TO write You another letter. such
rs should he sent to an cX.candidatr
Tor governor. SO coming down TO bust
ness again we must remark that YOUR
: 10000 votes did not clcci You by Il l,r;r
shot but it counted for more than x;
600 against the other parties
II WAS 20. 600 votes which lhcy
ml@h' have had III ;n"ir, '-ynr am! The
! 90 oo0 which were against ihv,n Oh The
/ other SHE caused Il great loss to them
Therefore. some Of the democrats
mus; be cOn@ratulating You away u0wn
! IN their hearts for playing ThcO lGrc
Roosevelt on them. am rs ever.
! yours for absolute social equality to
all under similar conditions.
Or course, You did not hit the butts
eye. but YOU certainly did hit i've
plate and that is not ba dior the fir.i
shot.
i s. MOORE