Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-03-04
PROF. MOORE SPEAKS:
ON OUR POLITICS
Bahia, Brazil,
December 16, 1921
Mr.. John Mitchell, Lr..
Richmond, Virginia, U. $ e.
Dear SIR

1t is needless for me to remind you
that your national politics OF this year
nave caused unusual interest from ell.
parts of the civilized world and the rca'
sons are various, as well as striking:
Your apparent success at maintaining
dry laws for the nation; your Internal
fonal conference on disarmament:
your dominating position over worlds
exchange Of currency; your great in
dustrial questions which seem to Ell
able you to supply the great needs OF
tho world with American goods, not
w1thstanding the fact Of your absolute
ana incompatible position at present.
Also your great race question, and
last but not least, your success at run
ming for Governor of Virginia, with Il
full ticket Of colored people. We must
frankly admit that the latter has cnus
ed us much Impotence in waiting for
the news Of results. Now, being SOME
what relieved from that suspense, We
Offer You oru congratulations on be-:
ing the first colored person, to get the
nomination Of tho Governorship of
virginia and heading the first STATE"
ticket Of NIL colored people in the.
country. This is indeed making his.
tory!
Now we beg to congratulate vol, u,S
on tho success you made ut winning
votes. You did we'll, but not hnIf 50
we'll as I wished. Your efforts proyel
that however, tame one nav seem. a
mule never forgets how to kick. The
stuff Is in You sir, and it must como
out. II knowed it all de time. But 7
jess couldn't git dem udder fellos tyre
wild me- Yes, taking it all together,
you done dog.gone we'll, and thew must
all give 1t to you." But before we 90
any further; how does it feel to be a
running for governor of your State?
l guess 1t must give you swimming
In the head on the start off. Did II?
thinking 1t, am reminded of the first
time tried to ride a bicycle. It gave
me IN awful swimming in the heal,
but Just kept on ut it until NV head
became used to IT,, and the ground did
not seem to be running backwards:
from under my feet any more. When
l got so that could take my eyes off
that front wheel and look straight be
fore me, it seemed that all the world
was glad and was running to meet me.
When I passed tree 1t seemed to,
be so delighted, that it was running to,
tell the others behind me. But when r
learned bit more felt we'll paid for
allIthe bruises had gotten while fall
Ing Off; even when came "dog-gono"
near sticking my head under the front
wheel OF wagon, which was loaded
with stone, one time. 3d..
SO Just keep on ut 1t until you get
use to it and then You will like it: lust
the same rs the white folks do.
| Snnnncn that \,
kind of congratulation very much and
especially after you've been running
for governor OF Virginia, but 7 lust
can't help it, for am just so glad that
| don't know what to do. The worst
is. you did not win. But even that does
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 I said. This is
kind Of between usunleSs you would
Ike to tell it to somebody else. 7 am
Going to write you another letter, such
rs should be sent to an eX-candidata
for governor. So coming down to bust
ness again we must remark that your
10000 votes did not elect you by l0rg
shot but 1t counted for more than e.
900 against the other parties.
1t was 10000 votes which they
might have had in their. favnr and the
10000 which were against them on the
other sale caused great loss to them
therefore, some Of the democrats
must be congratulating you away down
In their hearts for playing Theo lore
Roosevelt On them. am as ever.
yours for absolute social equality to,
all under similar conditions.
or course. you did not hit tho bulls
eye, but you certainly did hit tho
plate and that is not ba dior the first:
shot
II. S. MOORE: