The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.4, page 324, Aug. 1897, U. of Illinois Press

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The BOOKER T. WAS HINGTON Papers who has the property, the intelligence and the character, is the one who is going to have the largest share in government, whether he be white or black or whether he lives in the North or South. What ~ favor is the industrial development of the colored race, and that in order to achieve this development the colored man must learn to work his own salvation. Indianapolis Freeman, Aug. 28, 1897, 4. ~ The Freeman commented that BTW was wrong to assume that only vagrants were lynched, but agreed that in general most criminals were ''of the lower order of mankind.'' From William R. Morris and Jasper Gibbs Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 3 ~ st ~ 897 Our Dear Mr. Washington, The enclosed clipping was cut from the Minneapolis Tribune of this morning. Thinking that this Is erroneous and not a correct quotation of what you said or intended to say, we therefore send it to you that you may read it, and if you care to make any explanation whatever we will take great pleasure in having the same published in the columns of the paper in which this clipping appeared. Having, as you know, the highest regard for you arid the cause you represent, we are entirely unprepared to admit the veracity of what seems to be at least a partial justification of the wholesale lynching of the Negroes in the South. We are satisfied that the effects of such a statement, which purports to be from you, will not only act as an incentive for greater and more horrible outrages in the future, but wild also have a tendency to lessen the sympathy and influence of Northern sentiment which is decidedly as you are aware—against all such outrages, whether they be black or white vagrant victims? and favors the enforcement of law and order. Please let us hear from you at your earliest convenience, as we do not wish you to appear in a false position in this community. Sincerely yours, Wm R Morris and Jasper Gibbs ALS Con. ~ BTW Papers DLC. ~ The Minneapolis Tribune, Aug. 3~, 1897, 4, ran the same interview that had appeared in the Indianapolis Freeman, Aug. as, :897, above. 324