The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.10, page 352, July 1910, U. of Illinois Press

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The BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Papers of taking the Census. In many matters the Age follows my advice. In others it does not. There have been certain parties who for a number of months have tried to make it appear that I own the Age. The fact is, I do not own a single penny's worth in it, neither do I own a single penny's worth in any other Negro paper. At the time the editorial appeared I told Mr. Moore I thought he was hitting the administration too hard, but he seemed not to think so. I shall be glad to talk with you further when I see you. Yours very truly v, TLc Con. 407 BTW Papers DLC. tBooker T. Washington] Clones replied: ''I shall take this matter up with the Director as soon as he returns and try to make any change which is possible.'' (July 5, Anglo, Con. 407, BOW Papers, DLC.) To Ray Stannard Baker [Tuskegee, Ala.] July 7, 19 lo My dear Mr. Baker: On my return to Tuskegee I find your letter of some days ago. I have read particularly the paragraph to which you call my attention on page 8. I think, as ye u say, that the statements are rather sweeping but I am at the same time myself convinced that they are correct. Legally, as you say, the Negro as a Negro is not cut off from the ballot, but of course we all know all too well the practical application of the various discriminatory enactments. I think, however, we can well afford to take a position on the platform that if the ballot is to be restricted that the restriction should apply equally to white and black citizens alike. The grandfather device is to my mind a wholly unfair one and it has a place in several of the state constitutions. To this extent then, the grandfather law as a device has not been defeated by the vote of the people or by the decision of the courts. Perhaps if the matter is ever carried up properly this latter action may be taken up, but for the present this has not been done. I return herewith your manuscript. Yours very truly, Booker T. Washington 352