The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-04
:. Mr.. JoHNsoN's PROGRAM

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t.. Mr.. JoHNsoN's PROGRAM. y D. =
r Mr.: Henry 1. johnson, who has been
appointed as head OF the "colored"
bureau ;of the Republican National
COMMITTEES apnounces program"
as follows: n ~ 49,.
(a1 A law forbidding Jim-crow
cars entering the capital at Wash.
ington. 4 80 e.. ss.t.s-1 *
lob: A General Executive Order"
forbidding any such thing as seere-
CATION In any department OF the xov.
eminent Or federal territory zof, the
United States. SZs:4 .%.'5 :5.@ .5
S1(c)E@ Passage ola law making lynch,
Ing q federal crime, with trial before.
and punishable by the. United States
Court. :. o. IT, r.. ....,.
(d That Office holding should be
untramm6leds with the full rights of
any citizen8to; hold same and eniov
the .emoluments thereof.
The program" is very good as far
as 1t goes, but it stops far short of
what it should be. And there, is a
fatal defect: The colored voters are
expected to swallow the bait and sup
port the party on faith. Neither the
party nor the platform, nor the nomi.
nee, gives any assurance that the nro-
gram will be carried out in case the
Republican party regains power. The
only way to be sure of it's fulfllment
Is for the nominee to say NOW that
he will carry it out and then let the
publicity men and spellbinders spread
the news. -. d" "
No. (a) Of the program, ought to
have been: The enforcement of the
Civil War Amendments to the Con:
stltution Of the United States. - Cut
the representation in Congress of the
states which deny the ballot either by
law or intimidation to any of it's citi-
AeAs. :. "s*asy -. : -, r., :
Instead of simply '.forbidding i'm
crow cars entering the capital at
Washington" the program" should.
endeavor to- forbid jindcrow cars in
interstate travel. - ~ 49,,
And Mr.. Johnson failed to include in
his program" any reference to the
jimcrow line in the United States
Army, Why not abolish it there and
treat colored men as if they were hu-
man beings? ,.. liz ,....*:
Under the new army bill, passed by
Republican Congress, the Demo
cratic Secretary of War, by means Of
q strained Interpretation of the law,
excludes colored men from entering
the new federalized state militia and
rules that they. must come in as "pio.
neer" regiments, segregated from their
white friends and neighbors. Mr..
Johnson, often when Grating, you grow
eloquent in recounting the valerous
deeds: of the colored soldiers-why
not include these brave men in your
program. 60. @.@s
And ~ how about the United States
Navy, where rcolored men. may serve
only as menials? Why not abolish
the color line .there?,.
y Mr. Johnson is q shreWd politician
and hesknows that all deals, must. be;
made BEFORE the election or they do.
not amount to much. Mr.. Johnson
does not take anything Tor granted. in
bis own personal political deals. al.
though not from Georgia, one must
always SHOW him. In the recent
pro-convention Campaign It is alleged
that he made several pilgrimages to.
the capital Of Illinois and conferred
with Governor Lowden and Secretary
OF State Emerson, and it is said to
have been arranged that if he secured
Lowden delegates that cash would be
furnished for the expenses, OF the cam.
paign in Georgia and that johnson
would be given q fat job. Mr.. Johnson,
in his own.testimony before the Sen
ate Investigating Committee, estab-
lished the fact that he received $4,000
from the sLowden fund for. the ex-
penses OF securing delegates pledged
to Lowden. He did not try to get
delegates with q program He should
use the same care in arranging g.
"program" for the colored. people to
see that there are some pledges behind
it. Without definite pledge it means
little, perhaps nothing.
RIGHTS SHOULD BE SAME.
n general way, Hr. Harding, the
Republican candidate for President,
says that he is for the rights of col
pred men. He says, Il believe that
co1ored men should be guaranteed the
enjoyment OF all their rights 2 b
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