Show COLORED BISHOP BISHOPS OPPOSES TAfT S In Address to the Negroes of Country Alexander Walters Flays the Republicans DECLARES FOR DEMOCRATS I ACCUSES ROOSEVELT OF CON CONSPIRACY CONI CONSPIRACY I AND DISCRIMINATION nON I I II New cw York Tork AUK Aug 29 Henry Watter Watterson son of Kentucky editor of oC the thc Louis Louls Louisville Lou Is YUle ville today toda gave out In this city an advance copy of oC an address ad address addre dress s which Is to be Issued by Bishop Alexander Walters Watters of the African M 31 15 E 1 church to the colored people of oC the country In his letter Bishop Walters alludes to Judge JudAe Taft as a party to the th blackest conspiracy over ever perpetrated j ed cd against negro soldiers Bishop Walters Va rIi accuses President Roosevelt and nd the Republican candi candidate candidate date of or having practically endorsed the tho Lily White movement In the south I which has for Its ultimate object the I I I I II practical elimination of oC the negro from politics and adds that the appoint appointment appointment ment of oC the Hon Luke E Wright of ot Tennessee an soldier and Democrat to succeed Mr Ir Taft as secretary secreta of oC war was a big bid for Democratic support s The Republican party he contin continued continued has shown Itself Impotent to en enact enact enact act further legislation In our Interest This Is evident from frem Its failure to have congress pass passa a bill to have tried In federal courts The Democratic party he asserts Is the only party that can change the discriminatory legislation which has against us without a great political upheaval amounting almost to toa toa toa a revolution Wherever we have had sense enough to too help the Democratic party notably In New York City Dem Democrats Democrats Democrats have always shown a willingness to treat Ins jis with consideration After stating slating that he had been In fn Informed Informed formed that Dr Washington had abused him hint for urging colored people to vote yote for Bryan the bishop declared that he merely mer urged colored people to di divide divide divide vide their vote and decide for tor them themselves selves seles the question at issue although he himself would vote vote for Bryan Br an |