The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.6, page 545, Oct. 1902, U. of Illinois Press

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OCTOBER · ~ 902 must not draw the color line. He must not allow the mistakes of the ''lily whites'' to lure him into an erroneous and untenable position. In short, every man regardless of race or color who believes in Republican principles as we understand them and as the great masters to whom I have referred, have expounded them, should always be welcome to the council board. The colored man's position now is a very delicate one and requires the exercise of the broadest wisdom and the coolest judgment. They must not spoil a good case in their appeal for fair play to the old party by the exasperation produced by the injustice of the lily whites. There are a great many good and true white Republicans in Alabama who saw the folly of the ''lily whites'' convention, and entered their earnest objection. Those men are entitled to all praise, and the party will show it by treating them with all possible consideration. Then, too, if any of the ''lily whites'' should have the scales of darkness drop from their eyes and come back to the faith, I would treat them with all fairness also. I think Mr. Roulhac would do a graceful and wise thing should he appoint Republicans to all of the places in his office as assistants etc. We must hold the party together and it is the duty of all of us to endeavor to so manage affairs as to give the opposition the least grounds for criticism of the Administration. I have always thought the best thing to do in all cases is to search diligently for a fit and proper Republican to fill all places, first, then if he can't be found we are warranted in going outside and take up somebody else. This policy will enable us to always win before the country, as there is never much room to experiment with practical politics, experience has taught me that the safest rule is to hold on to what we have got among party men and if there is to be any experimenting, do that with the enemy. Very truly, Judson W. Lyons TLS Con. 233 BTW Papers DLC. 545