The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-10-18
DALLAS EXPRESS DALLAS TEXAS SATURDAY OCTOBER 49,
Fighting "Bill" Mcdonald
Calls To Task Texas Lily
White Republicans.

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of Fort Worth, and asked him for his
views on the statement sent out by
C. C. Littleton, a leading white Re-
publican of Fort Worth, and he said:
when a member of the great white
When a member of the great white
race unsheathe his political, civic,
moral and religious sword, it should
he to strike for human liberties and
human rights and not for racial hate,
oppression and despotism.
Judging from reading the daily
news papers Of Texas. there are
some gentlemen loosing much sleep
at night and have worked or allow
ed themselves worked up to a high
mental tension over the thought that
| Negroes may desire to attend Repub-
| lican Convention From our youth,
to the present day, we have heard
the assertion or the phrase that,
"Chis is a white mans county"
This is not new dogma. 1t is
worked over and handed out every
four years with zeal worthy of a
! serious and noble cause, The 'Coun-
try" applies to land or race. In
the assertion that This is white
mans country" the word means
| land.
Ground Owned by White Men.
We all know that ninety per cent.
of the land, if not more in the
United States is owned by white men,
but ownership of ground or land has
nothing to do with political parties
or the people living on the ground.
Government, rules of society, politi
cal or religious are applied to peo-
pie and not ground.
Government.
All of the people, black and white
constitute the government. Political
parties are organized by men as the
best agency to express the kind of
measures and policies they wish gov
eminent to apply or enforce effect
ing the just rights of the people.
Social Clubs.
Social clubs, OF councils of what
ever name organized as an aid or
an auxiliary to foster and perpetu-
ate the great and lofty principles of
the Republican party by white or
black men are lawful, right and
proper. I wish to God that these
clubs or Councils were organized at
every Country Cross Road City, Town
or Community in Texas. In Texas
we have no social mingling between
black men and white men, No black
man expects, wishes, or desires to
become a member of a white social
club or council by reason of the
fact such a club or council adopts
the party name. Membership in all
social clubs are councils, whether
political or otherwise, is select and
elective and no such rult is applied
to members of any political party,
and certainly not to be the Republi-
can party.
Republican Party Not Club.
The Republican Party is not a
club nor council, although these
may appropriate the party name. The
Republican Party is an organized
force composed of white and black
men with platform broad enough
for all peoples and races to stand
upon in the defense of human rights
and human liberties and the appli-
cation of civic and economic govern
mental justice to the toiling masses
of all races residing in the United
States. The Republican Party is not
hollow cast iron institution; based
upon color distinction or race preju-
dices. Neither is 1t a ladies and
gentlemen's social afternoon tea or
debating society; near social po-
litical alliance of certain gentlemen
with nothing but the color of their
skin as bases Of power and authori-
ty) to set themselves up as a trust
or brokerage to issue out federal pa
tronage.
If there are gentlemen calling
| themselves republicans who are so
blinded by color prejudices or who
may lack the moral courage to stand
for the tenets, traditions, customs
and policies of the Republican Party;
there are other parties organized
and in progress of organization that
night open their doors, let them in,
provided they take a back seat, keep
their mouths shut, control their lit
tie heels and vote the ticket from
Constable to President.
Wants 10 be Understood.
want to be understood upon this
political question. / am Republican
and know the reason why am
republican. believe it to be the
grandest political party ever organ
lied by man. You and I have read
of Free Republics and of Free Cities,
Rome and Europe, but there never
was Free Republic or a Free City
anywhere on earth, until the Re-
publican Party made the Republic
of North America free. Whether
there be a God in every star that
shines or not, gratitude is a virtue
and ingratitude is the blacklist of
crimes.
There is no question in the gift
of government which / seek. desires