Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-03-27
SATURDAY MARCH 81, 1920
DIDN'T LIKE THE COMMENT.

We fear that DIR. ID. a. Ferguson is
too Supcr-ScnSitivc to make Il good
politician nr an aStute political leader.
Still. in Il way it is none Of our bust
moss. We had no criticism to make
Of him or Of his efforts and we had
him in mind. when we stated that
enough to arouse the colorcd people
- the dangers threatening them had
not been properly supported by ON
Vr leaders " by the people. Ccrtain-
pie to Get behind the present move
l1,nt. regardless Of their feelings in
The matter and work for the diScom-
fiturc and defeat of those who would
take away from them Fundamental
rights. we had no intention or dc
sire to arouse any feeling amongst
any OF the colorcd leaders now mar
shalling the c0lorcd peoples forces.
Our editorials were "curious and sar-
Cnstic." but this curiosity and Sar-
casm dealt primarily with the peo-
pic who failed to support the move
ment rather than with those who in
season and out for one or two years
or even more have strtvcn to arouse
them TO the dangers.
The "horse" to which we referred
was the right and privilege Of the
colored citizens to participate In
regular Republican mass-Ineettng or
convention in this city and in the
regular District Republican Convcn
ton to elect delegates and to be elect
ch delegates to the State Republican
Convention in Roanoke. This horse
was stolen out Of the stable when tho
cn!ored citizens did not participate
In the elections or meetings In the
counties Of this District and the city
OF Richmond and if barred out OF the
ncctinps did not hold counter meet
ings ut the time and place Tor the
holding Of the official meeting and If
prohibited from entering the meet
sag place did not proceed to hold
meetings on the outside OF the meet
.ng 10 elect delegates to the respect
i've bodies at the aforesaid time ana
pace, in order to secure by-this mode
Of procedure the claim Of party rcgu--
larity as il regular Republican meet
ing.
In failing to do this, the "Fergu'
son horse was captured by Clerk
Grady and his associates and ridden
away to Roanoke, where they not Oh
~ remained in undisturhcd possession
Of the stolen animal, but proceeded
to rig up another saddle on the rear
part OF the horse" and permitted
the other contesting white delegates to
share in the comforts as result OF
having stolen that gaily animal. In
the meantime DR.. Ferguson and his
friends remained in Richmond. not
even making contest. But the bril-
liant dentist and EXPIRES. of the Nat,
Medical Association seems to be Ill
iiissful ignorance that his morse
is out Of the stable. He relies upon
lie locks, in which he has carefully
turned the key, while the "horse-bor
rowers" are on their way to the Nat
ional Republican Convention at Chi
Cago. still riding this same stolen
animal.
Unless. DR.. Ferguson hurries. he
N
tistic tail Of that valuable animal dis
;ppcaring in the palatiai stables OF
the National Republican organization
while no is vainly protesting on the
outside, just as he says he did IN
1912 and 1916. In the present ar
arrangement DR.. ID. A. Ferguson can
make no claim to party regularity. Ii
Clerk James d. Brady and his asso-
ciatcs are not entitled to recognition
by the National Republican Conven-
ton at Chicago, this will not prove
that DR.. Ferguson and his associates
are entitled to such representation.
Under party law. he and they have
forfeited their claim to party resu.
Iarity by blundcrs that no old line
politician would have made.
Just why DR.. Ferguson should draw
q discussion Of fraternal organizations
into this political controversy will
te a question for the average read
er. As a rule, fraternal organiZa
tions do, not engage In politics and