The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-18
ON CUTTING SOUTHERN REPREsENTATTON.


elimination rife those laws and which for
long have caused the Acknowledgement Of large group OF
their citizens
Since the beginning Of the movement to reduce Southern
reform the law which the pesenta
the states based to make their representa-
on equal there has been much conjecture to the spirit IN
which it will be received by those states directly affected by it.
There are some who feel that before these states
which are without exception Southern States will allow their
representation be they will clauses
land abolish those discriminatory practices which have rendered
THE dsrachseen of their citizens the custo
mary occurrence.
How true this conjecture is can be determined only
this passed and investigation should result in fur
ther action
We can however be fairly that the measure viii bel
pushed far possible by Northern States which most
s Dy TIE ufD ana @ en o @
Boston Traveller of Dec q which says in part:
"Vast possibilities for the stirring of sectional feeling BEL
tween the South and the North doubtless wrapped up in the
o he IN The
# It be true that the letter and spirit OF the 4tn amend
be presented Congress and suitable action taken
The 18th amendment it will be recalled provides not only
regarded as Unworthy Of the least thought as respects
portion Of it's male citizens the right to vote shall pc penazed
es Is more e or less an open secret that this provision Of
Constitution evaded if actually outed by some
and other enacmnts to deprive mostof the Negroes of the
ing privilege Hitherto Congress has pretty much overlooked the
failure Of southern states to live to the 18th amendment and
has itself violated the amendment by not administering the PEN
atty plainly laid down.
Precisely much justice there in granting
the franchise to the whole Cooed race Immediately upon its
emancipation is still debatabe question That fact and the de-
latter have the old amosies OF the civil war
placed national and fatea spirit doubt account for the
hesancy Of the North about demanding full enforcement OF the
4th amendment.
The t4th amendment is the only one in entire nineteen
that specifics penalty for # you please
alternative And the alternative fundamentally right The
number Of representatives state entitled to have should
g xsSSe s IL 5osIs Alabama so0S sn
representatives Congress when 100000 nearly five
times voters Minnesota allowed to send only the
same number
AS the number of votes each state has in the electoral col
is directly s On the sns a q %
rd Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Caro-
sooe for President in ISIS have 2s electoral votes while Il
100000 voters in the state Of New York have only 40 electoral
votes Il
Such discrepancies presumably due in large part to the
limitation Of the Negro vote in the southern states those
wish continue the Imitation they at liberty to do
condition that they lose part Of their representation
Now that eapportionment Of representation based upon
faced whether the 18th amendment is to be enforced
Tor to remain less of a dead letter.
Form the above statement easy to see that while NORTH h
it for other that they seeking an equal apporon
ment of political power
attempting to form an opinion as to how such agitation
win be received by Southern States we may gain sce IDEA Of
present reasoning processes from
Negro and Constitution It states
"A task which sufficiently usfies the calling Of the new
Constitutional Of framing articles o
completely and absolutely eliminate the Negro from politics Lou
anas legislation this will not stand the test of the Supreme
Court of the United States Practically the law in Oklahoma
has declared unconstitutional by the nations highest tbu
and the in this stateas it would be If the oc
eason Supreme Court would declare invalid any
federal election held under the clause The ocaed grandfather
clause has worked satisfactorily to the present time test
has and has served keep the Negro out Of poll
ties But the issues too important and results too
ing not to have the suffrage articles drawn that they will keep
the Supreme Court Of the country the occasion should ever
arise
Whatever may be the reaction the South this proposal
may be sure that this proposal possibilities for
good i'll and because of the fact should command the close
scrutiny and study of Investigators and students
CONCERNING THE MINIMUM WAGE
The Progressive Citizen Of in discussing the will
ngness the Industrial Welfare Commission to include CoIored
women on its minimum wage scale says:
Progressive Citizen that class of servants
ar worthy of the benefits of this ruling than the
women who do the ddgery work Of the world This class Of eo
pe have been denied The NEED of their service
they have had to speak for them and have been
lreQarded thnught