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this would be changed, but the cold facts presented to us show that these
cherished hopes are to be dashed to the ground and that for a while longer,
we must continue to drink from this bitter cup.

I cannot believe, Sir, the policy you have instituted toward us has
either the sympathy or the support of the Democratic Party. I know it has
not in the North and West and I fully believe that there are many fair
and just minded men in the South who earnestly desire the elim-
ination of these racial issues from party politics and who are willing
to accord justice and equal rights to all American citizens irrespective
of their color. You are, Sir, losing a golden opportunity to make yourself
one of the great Presidents of this Country that comes only once in the life
of any man.

In the light of the new Progressive Democratic ship which was launched
on November 5th 1912 and which started on its voyage on March 4th 1913
laden with the good wishes of thousands of well-wishers and the hopes
of other thousands that the dogma of American prejudice was about
to end, they hoped for it a safe and successful voyage of four years, that
at the end of it the people might acclaim. "Ye have been faithful on this voyage,
the country had prospered under your guidence, peace and good-will
had attended the nation, prejudice of race or color had been finally
banished from the country forever, in doing this the precious treasures
of the Nation, we again entrust to your care for another four years."

This acclamation, Sir, you will not hear unless a change comes
in the management of this vessel on the part of yourself and your
advisors which you are now steering upon the rocks of unredeemed
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pledges and promises. I can assure you that it will be many years
hence before the destiny of this Nation will agaen be entrusted to
the care of the Democratic Party.

I have the honor to be, Sir,

Courteously yours,
W. F. Powell
Camden, N. J. August 25th 1913.

Hon. Woodrow Wilson
President of the United States.
White House,
Washington, D. C.

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