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and his family time to become famil-
iar with Washington, although he
may have been "fagged out" by
the importunities of the office-seeker
long before that time.

He may find too that his religous
duties may call him to his circuit and
he may keep going his rounds until
he recuperates sufficiently to stand
another bombardment at the hands
of his political supporters and seekers
after office. Bishop Walters now has
our sympathy and six months hence
he will be entitled to the commisera-
tion of the public.

He is not a seeker after office for
himself but for others. In [?]
ble that he must devoted his [?]
voice and hypnotic smile upon the
heads of the several executive depart-
ments? It would seem so.

[column 3]
This then is the beginning of a
long and bitter fight among the col-
ored contingent of the Democratic
Party. It will not be many weeks
before this unpalatable dish of dis-
sention will be served to President
Woodrow Wilson. Will he recognize
as absolute the dictatorship of Bishop
Alexander Walters or will he adopt
the democratic policy as outlined by
the New York Colored Democracy?

There is middle ground though.
Will he call in council that elusive,
diplomatic, "right side up with care"
Dr. Booker T. Washington as the
least of three evils, or will he exclaim
in disgust, "The plague upon both
houses"?

BISHOP WALTER'S BLUNDER

It is reported from Washington
that the Democrats, composed of cit-
izens of color are jubilant over the
outlook: They believe that President
Wilson will oust colored Republicans
from office and will install colored Demo-
crats in their places. The telegraph-
ic report to the Richmond, Va.
Times-Dispatch is as follows:

Washington, February 27—Local
leaders of the colored race are elated
over reports current here today that
Peter J. Smith, a colored chiropodist
originally from Boston, Mass. will
be appointed deputy registrar of the
treasury in Washington.

Autographed letters from Presi-
dent-elect Wilson to Bishop Alexan-
der Walters, colored, of New York,
president of the Colored Democratic
National League indicate that the
colored race will receive greater rec-
ognition from the Wilson adminis-
tration than from any other in the
past.

In order to be near the White
House, Bishop Walters has moved
his family to Washington and estab-
lished headquarters at the home of
Bishop J. W. Smith, colored, at
1309 R. Street, N. W. He anounced
today that he will remain here in-
definitely after the new President
is inaugurated, and that he intends
to get in touch with the executive
as soon as the latter can find time
to consider appointments.

This sounds "mighty good" to the
average colored Democrat, but to our
way of thinking it indicates that
there are "breakers ahead" for the
colored Democratic pilgrims, who
have journeyed to Washington with
the hope that they may receive fa-
vorable consideration at the hands
of the distinguished pedagogue, who
has been so recently elevated to the
presidency of the nation.

The report says further:

The Bishop today proudly exhib-
ited three letters bearing President-
elect Wilson's signature and written
on New Jersey State House letter
paper. The next contains ante-
election assurances of Mr. Wilson's
good will toward the colored race.
The second acknowledges receipt of
suggestions from the Bishop, while
the third was sent in especial re-
ference to an invitation to a meeting
of aspiring colored citizens submitted
by the Bishop.

The letters as published are as
follows:

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and political blunder. He has done
three things: Attracted the atten-
tion of every Negro-hater in Wash-
ington and the country and thereby
enlisted their bitter opposition to the
political preferment of the colored
leaders; drawn to himself a horde of
political office-seekers, who desire the
ear of the President, and embarrassed
the Chief Executive of the nation in
his desire to accord fair treatment
to the representatives of one of the
kindliest races of people on the face
of the globe.

Bishop Walters was evidently in
good humor for he is quoted as
saying:

"Mr. Wilson is just filled with
good will for everybody," said Bishop
Walters to the Times-Dispatch re-
presentative. "We are confident that
he will treat us fairly. If he should
make any changes, I feel there is
more than a chance of securing the
appointment of some good colored
men to the government service. Dr.
Peter J. Smith I hope to have ap-
pointed deputy registrar of the treas-
ury, if any change should be made
in that office. It is now filled by a
colored man. In fact, the registrar
is also a colored man. Both are
Republicans, appointed by Mr. Taft.
I think Dr. Smith is a Howard grad-
uate. I am not positive. But he is
one of our league organizers."

It would seem then that Bishop
Walters has openly and smilingly
undertaken the job of naming all of
the colored leaders who are to be
considered by President Wilson as
applicants for governmental positions,
In this, he will receive the condem-
nation for failure to "land" coveted
positions, instead of either the Pres-
ident or the white Democratic bosses
in the respective States.

We look with interest of the time
when Bishop Alexander Walters'
popularity among the rank and file
of his Democratic colleagues will
wane like the rays of the setting sun.
Already there are "growls" loud and
deep and remarks that are unprint-
able emanating from Chief Wood of
New York.

In the meantime, we see or think
we see the signs of return of the
Dr. Booker T. Washington regime
as political referee if we are to ac-
credit the following remark from the
distinguished, but wiley chieftan:

Nashville, Tenn., Matrch 1—Book-
er T. Washington, the colored edu-
cator, in Nashville today enroute to
the State of Washington, where he
will conduct a speaking tour, dis-
cussed the attitude of President-elect
Woodrow Wilson to the colored race.
He said:

"Mr. Wilson is in favor of the
things which tend toward the uplift
improvement and advancement of my
people, and at his hands we have
nothing to fear. My belief is that
the next President of the United
States is one of the best friends of
Negro education that has ever oc-
cupied the presidential chair."

We take this to mean that Dr.
Washington can "come back" when
President Woodrow Wilson has be-
come "sick and tired" of the "whole
bunch" of office-seekers named by
Bishop Walters and the feeling of
disgust has been intensified by the
attacks made upon the distinguished
Bishop by the rank and file of his
own colored Democractic organization
then he will demonstrate to Dr.
Washington's satisfaction that he "is

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