El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-07
SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS WILL
NOT TOLERATE NEGRO CONTROL

TOP many wears in Texas and probably in other southern
states negroes have voted the Democratic ticket
than the Republican This condition is familiar to political
workers Of both parties who have worked IN negro districts
The Democrats IN the various counties where negroes are
strong element have not hesated TO enlist the negroes ol
their ends and them even while Their party organ
zaon openly repudates the negro according to traoona
practice.
to make strong showing the polls II local. state and
national elections organizations could be held togeher
Democrats by heredy VIII not rule vote for any per
son running under the Of Republican This attitude
mind all but universal among southern Democrats OF
civil war ancestry Intelligent lawyers and business men
have been heard say that they would not vote for their
professional business partners OF their own Dros
If they ran as Republicans. It is doubtful If any party
carrying the name Republican succeed in attracting to
itself majority Of the voters in any southern state,
many congressional districts strong is this prejudice
Tens Of thousands of and who call themselves
Democrats belong with the Republicans basis Of Prn-
cple and conviction but they VIII not yield their prejudice
against the party name.
Years Of experience have caused majority Of Repub
ans IN the SOUTH whether born in the south not, to
Weld their rights influence national elections and to JON
with one or another Democratic faction local and state
affairs The Democratic party in all southern states IS
made up several factions N which Republicans JOIN and
the fractional fights within the party often more bitter
than party fights in twopary states Yet the Democrats
by reason absence of organized party opposition have
maintained their exclusive control in national elections Tor
president and congress
Since the Republicans IN most southern states have no
influence as Republicans in the elections, they naturally
seek to exert what influence their numbers ene them to,
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siderable.
But the national Republican committee dominated from
force Of superior numbers by from the north, has
never Compensated the problem which the southern Re
pubcans have long wrestled WITH the problem Of enat-
ing the negro from the dominant position IN state party
councils that he assumed in the years Of reconstruction
Efforts Of southern Republicans to build the party on
solid basis with white membership absolute control and
personnel sound business and professional leaders
in their communities, have been supported by
the national committee which has gone out of its way
again and again destroy the constructive work that
oval and conscientious Republicans IN the south have
sought to make and productive Of better pohal
conditions N the south.
Negroes prevented from voting with any party
they choose But matter Of fact they have drrted
mostly into the Democratic party This is true not only
of the lower stratum Of the race the terate unsed
and unabous but also Of most Of the well educated
thrifty, and progressive negroes everywhere
There is why the Republican party IN Texas
any other state should allow few negroes to control
the organization. The party viii get anywhere OF
accomplish anything IN the south unless It eliminates the
negro boss and machine politician and establishes party
leadership IN keeping with the high quality Of the white
manhood and womanhood that maintains political prin
cple and convictions generally IN line with the traditional
programs Of the national Republican party.
The negro question IS brought into the national
ittes every four years by lot Of disappointed manipu
atos and agtors VINO have thought Of the good Of
the party, Of the country, Of the state IN which they
reside but think only OF their personal ambitions The
thing the national committee could do for the party
conditions down here and then make their decisions line
with principles Of genuine development and solid and per
anent establishment opposition party IN the south
that would really count for something
So long the earnest and respectable element Of Re
pubcans the south looked upon national party
incentive for Republicans IN southern states to devote time