Life — December 19, 1901 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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-LIFE- manners, insincere generally in their pro- fessed friendships, and absurdly confiding and vain. For one I say heartily, keep it up. It may teach them something. Yours truly, Lorpspura, N. M. Epitor or Lire Dear Sir: Citizen 8S. O, Howes makes a grievous blunder when he tells you that ‘‘no HP, Nancy (trying to pick up some lost stitches ina stocking): o pean! 1 caN'r Do THIS! “YOU MUST HAVE PATIENCE, DEAR CHILD. MORE THAN TWENTY MINUTES TO MAKE ROME. DON'T YOU KNOW ROME WAS NoT BUILT IN A DaT?”? Nancy (indignantly); 1 GoD MADE MEAVEN AND EARTH IN #4Z DAYS, 1 GUESS IT DIDN'T TAKE WIM 541 other President extended such hospitality to the negro.” In 1815 Thomas Jefferson in- vited a colored slave, Julius Melbourn, to dine with him, Dear Lire, what is the matter with our friends? Social equality cannot be made to order. Everything has its level, even to the Pharisee, who thus prays with himself: “f thank Thee I am not as the rest of men.” Very truly yours, WN. B. New Haves, Conn. In your edi- torial discussing the Roose- velt affair you take a view that does the Southern peo- ple an injustice, and you argue from a false premise. No one denies Theodore Roosevelt, private citizen, the right to do as he pleases, but Theodore President, is public prop- erty, and his every act is subject to public approval or disapproval. He is as much our President as he is yours, and he has outraged all Southern traditions. He has made by that one act the negroes bolder by assur- ing them that the South wrong in equali of the country and an hence they are just as good as any other white folks. of negroes surround one of their own color, who read to them the account of this affair, and it affords them satisfaction to sce the South thus slapped in the face. Jam a Republican and voted for Roosevelt, and I do not believe he did it in- tentionally. Still he has committed a wrong, and to defend his course is more premeditated than the act itself. A Southern Republican, Moreax Crty, La, Roosevelt, associate ; Groups Something. HE MILLIONAIRE: After all, my money hasn't brought us hap- piness. His Wire: But it has made us objects of envy.