The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-08-21

CD A General Executive Order
any such thing as segre-
cation in any department Of the gov
eminent or federal territory of the
United States. .. s. =. ?:
{c) Passage OF law making lynch
ing a federal crime, with trial before,
and punishable by the United States
Court. $
(d) That Office holding should be
untrammeled with the full rights of
any citizen, to, hold same and enjoy
the emoluments thereof. :. :. =.
The program" is very good as far
as it 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 pro-
gram will be carried out in case the
Republican party regains power. The
only way to be sure of it's fulfillment
is for the nominee to say NOW that
he will carry it out and then let the
publicity men and spellbinders spread
the news, - --r-@ .,:-s
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-
zens. --.< 49,
Instead of simply "forbidding jim.
crow cars entering the capital at
Washington" the program" should
endeavor to forbid jimcrow cars in
interstate travel. . -.
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 hui
man beings?
Under the new army bill, passed by
a Republican Congress, the Demo
cratic Secretary of War, by means Of
strained Interpretation Of the law
excludes colored men from enterine
the new federalized state militia ano
rules thatsSthey must come in as stpio
neer" regiments, segregated from theil
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 YOU
program.
And how about the United States
Navy where colored men may serve
only as menials? Why not abolish
the color line there?
Mr.. Johnson is shrewd politician
and he knows that all deals" must be
made BEFORE the election or they dc
not amount to much. Mr.. johnson
| does not take anything for granted il
his own. personal political deals. AL
though not from Georgia, one mus
| always show" him. In the recen
| pro-convention campaign it is alleged
that he made several pilgrimages tt
the capital of Illinois and conferred
with Governor Lowden and Secretary
of State Emerson, and it is said tt
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 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 Lowden fund for the ex
penses OF securing delegates pledged
to 14owden. He did not try to gel
delegates with a program" He should
use the same care in arranging q
program" for the colored people tc
see that there are some pledges behind
it. Without a definite pledge it means
little, perhaps nothing.