The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-08-07
c. 0.P. NOMINEES DECLARE
FOR JUSTICE TO NEGRO

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Senator Warrel
q. Harding's conception OF the dut.
OF the federal government to the loya
colored citizenship of the country, EN-
bodied in his speech accepting thu
Republican nomination for President
at Marion, Ohio, July p, has over
Swallowed all other issues i'll th'
minds of colored Americans. With
characteristic concentration Senator
Harding interpreted the fondest hope:
ard desires OF the colored people, pro
ceeded directly to a policy that woulc
bring about their contamination, ano
Grove home and clinched an essentia
truth which has been Juggling foi
,ars at the just American heart
which has been denied by LESSEE
=. -eds without the law and relent-
lessly striven for by the law-abiding
ambitious ard progressive colored
man.
Senator Harding, III full sympathy
with the race. did not do the common
place thing; just simply condemn
lynching. Everybody does that. We
FIRMLY believe that those who engage
in the disgraceful practice, condemn
it. The candidate for President found
remedy for it. He said not in
federal government should stamp out
lynching and remove that stain from
the fair name of America
From this unequivocal stand the
oolored people OF the country have
taken heart. and the hope and faith
spring eternal that with the election
OF Harding there will be new era OF
opportunity and endcaVor open TO the
race I here was no soft pedal en-
pioyed by the statement made by
Sc atOr Harding, who went even
further and said: Il believe the negro
citizens OF America should be guar
anteed the enjoyment OF all their
rights. that they have earned the full
measure OF citizenship bestowed, that
their sacrifices in blood on the battle
fields OF the republic have entitled
them to all of freedom and oppor-
tunity, all of sympathy and aid that
the American spirit OF fairness and
justice demands"
1t has been more than a score OF
years since such generous words of
encouragement have been given out
by candidate for President and this
speech is being enthusiastically re-
ceived by the colored leaders all over
the country. and their commentator
OF the candidate who has evinced the
courage to go on record is unanimous.
Among colored people, quite as
keen as the average. American upon
all issues affecting. the country. the
League OF Nations land other ques-
tons, both national. and international
in which the country is embroiled,
have been forced into the back ground
in the face OF new dawn of racial
justice, which Senator Harding prom
Uses to America by interposing the
strong arm OF the federal government
10 put an end TO the curse of lynch
rigs, which is abbot upon our ma
tional escutcheon.
While it has been the rule among
colored people to look upon the Re
publican party as their champion, the
position assumed by Senator Harding
is long way in advance OF anything
that has been said or done in years.
Colonel Dsn.song Comments
Col. Franklin A. Denison. late of
the Eighth Illinois regiment, and
present assistant attorney-gene of
that State, commenting upon the at
titude OF the Republican candidate for
President, said; Whatever the col
ored man gets in the way OF recogni-
ticn or encouragement comes from
the Republican party, but Senator
Harding has gone all previous aspir-
ants to the presidency one better by
holding out tangible solution OF the
questions that are held as sword OF
Damocles over his head. That word
of Harding's that the federal govern
ment should get after lynchers will
make many a criminal against the life
and constitutional rights OF the col
ored man tremble in his boots.
Every colored man and woman
who votes, should vote for Harding
and Coolidge, and every white man
who believes in the supremacy OF the
law and an even justice to all men
should do so, too"