The part of the speech which seems to arouse the wildest and most sensational enthusiasm was that in which I thanked the President for his recognition of the Negro in his appointments during the Spanish-American war.
Washington identifies the most enthusiastically received portion of his speech as his expression of gratitude for presidential appointments of African Americans.
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