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THE COLORED VOTE

To the Editor of the World:

with much interest this
morning your splendid editorial on
the cause of the defeat of the Demo-
cratic party in this State, and write
to most heartily congratulate you on
the same.

However, it seems to me that too
little importance is attached to the
colored vote, not only that of New
York State but that of the county.

More than a half-million negroes
are voting to-day, and they too must
certainly be a factor in the defeat
of the Democratic party this year,
for nearly all of them voted the Re-
publican ticket.

In the election of 1912 the negroes
gave the largest vote ever given by
them to the Democratic party and
helped to elect the national ticket.
They were assured by Mr. Wilson
before election that in the event of
his election he would give to the
black men not "meagre but absolute
justice." The negro took him at his
word, rejoicing that it was the first
time since emancipation that a Demo-
cratic nominee had made so fair a
promise.

After the inanguration of this able,
learned and cultured gentleman, a
committee of colored Democrats called
upon him and reminded him of his

New York
World Nov. 7

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