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THE NEW YORK AGE

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
FRED R. MOORE
247 WEST 46TH STREET
TELEPHONE 3815 BRYANT

[Stamp = THE WHITE HOUSE
MAR 26 1913
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NEW YORK CITY March 25, 1913.

Hon. Joseph P[.?] Tumulty,

Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:-

Although I voted for the re-election of Mr. Taft at the last
Presidential election 1 desire to extend to President Wilson, through you,
my best wishes for a highly successful administration. I take it that
the welfare of the United States is not to be viewed from a partisan
standpoint, for all of us- Republicans, Democrats and Progressives- will
be equally benefited if the next four years, under Mr. Wilson's guidance,
are prosperous and the integrity of this great Nation is maintained both
at home and abroad.

One of the most serious problems confronting the American people
to-day is the so-called Negro problem. Of course, there would be no such
problem if many of our white citizens would look conditions squarely in the
face and show a more christian-like spirit toward a weaker and a struggling
race- a people who have done much by their sweat and labor to make the
United States the commercial factor it is to-day; neither would so much
race hatred exist if the white press would tell the public more about our
virtues rather than of our vices. Millions of white citizens are
educated by the newspapers to regard the Negro in an improper light because
of sensational articles which reflect discredit instead of credit on us.
As to out great progress, despite odds, the papers publish but little.

It is unfortunate that the entire race has to shoulder the blame
for those who are so unfortunate to commit acts of indiscretion, and why
ten million of Negroes should be censured whenever one of that number is
guilty of wrong-doing is a bit of philosophy many of us are unable to
understand.

In the mad rush for political jobs now going on I hope President
Wilson will not overlook the Negro. While he has not made public his
policy relative to the appointment of Negroes to office it is hoped that he
will investigate fully the character as well as fitness of the applicant;
for it cannot be denied that Mr. Taft's Negro appointees were men of high

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