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my plan for "a more equal apportionment".
You have only to turn upon your adversaries
with that proposal, to completely silence the
Northern cant about "Southern race prejudice",
even if its practical execution should fail of
its purpose to eliminate the negro from the
american equation. I pray that God may give
you strength and wisdom to act for the highest
good of your race and country in every crucial
test. With highest esteem, I remain,

Faithfully yours,

Annie Riley Hale