Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-03-20
MIR. BIeADY'S OBSERVATIONS.

daily newspapers recently published
the following:'
Joseph =. Brady, clerk Of the Unit
cd States District Court, stated yes
tcrday that he was not candidate
for tho honor Of representing Virgin
i'll at the National Republican Con
vcntion and would not, under any cir
'tdmGtHnq,S, ACCEPT the nomination
OF delegate if il were Offered him.
In stating his position in this mat
ter, Mr.. Brady took occasion to cX-
IresS his view on the local political
situation. He said that in his opin
ion, no powerful Republican organi
cation could be built up in this city
Unless the dominance of. tho white
race in the party is unqucstioncd.
He deprecated the lively interest talk
cn by the colorcd man of late and
said that 1t was not to the best in
forests Of the party.
Il am not a candidate for nation
al delegate. have no intention of be
ing candidate and would not
serve IL l were nominated,' said
Mr.. Brady. ".But I do believe that we
need men Of the highest character
in tho party and that il cannot be
made Il strong force here under any
other conditions than that ii he an
entirely white organization. 1t is on
ly to this end that l am personally
Interested"
Interesting developments are pre-
dictcd for tonight, when mass meet
ing Of Republicans will he held in
Hastings Court. Part IT,. South Rich
rond. for the purpose Of clccting
two delegates and two altcrnatcs to
the district and State conventions.
The meeting is expected to he well
attended and Il sharp fight is expect
Cd when the names Of the nominees
are placed before the body.
AS published i'm Richmond, Va.
Evening Journal. and Richmond
Times Dispatch.
With n change Of designation, we
rave voice TO the expression. You're
on the right road, brother, but you
arc going the wrong way. Mr.. Joseph
+. Brady is a lovahlc young man, pop
>rnmcnt office so long that he is Who'll
" unncquaintcd with conditions on the
outside He regards that classic stone
building, iii which he. has spent the
greater part Of his life as his homo
and he Is wholly unacquaintcd with
the fact that the world moves and
the people move with It..
Some where In the Scriptures, the
question is asked. "For what is Il man
profited, il he shall gain the whole
| world and lose his own SOUL We
thought OF this quotation upon read
| ing Mr.. Brady's remarks. What
, will It profit the Republican Party
of the Nation to build up n powerful
! anti-colored man Republican organi-
2ation in Virginia and lose, New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Ind.
lana and Illinois as we'll as the debut
! full States In which tho black man
holds the balance Of power? But Mr.
| BRADY had not though! Of that phase
of the situation.
| He is "embalmcd" so to speak
ndmmificd IN that Federal building
where no doubt. he will spend tho
=, remainder OF his life y on n salary
which with the high cost OF living
barely "holds buckle and tongue tc
gether." Mr.. Brady is "hrutally
| frank" and we admire his candor.
It shows a man. who believes in ger
uine Republican principles jus,
where to strike.
| THEY say that "self-praise is hall
scandalous" What must be said OF
this Virginian, who announces that
eve need men OF the highest charac
ter in the party? He seems to have
overlooked the fact that even men OF
! the highest character have but one
vote and that in n legitimate show
down. votes count. He would also in
fer that men Of the highest character
cannot be found among colorcd PEG
pie. We take it that Mr.. Brady is OF
the opinion that strong Republican
organization cannot be built up III
Virginia.
! 1t is this kind of argument that is
producing world revolution. Logical
" applied, it bars from recognition
the laboring white man as much SC
rs the laboring colorcd one A citi
zen, who does not believe that hum
bic, respectable colored citizens should
be accorded recognition does not
have far to go In order to believe
that humble respectable white cit
liens should not be accorded similar
recognition.
The most serious part of the whole
affair is that Mr.. Brady was the spok
esman Of wing of the Republican
organization In this city and dis
trict and represents an organized
effort to bar the Republican white
ard colored members Of the party OF
the cid school from participation In