The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-11-20
FINAL REVIEW OF NATIONAL
ELECTION. OUTLOOK FOR
FUTURE ACTION
Continued from Page Four


.C. IcuIapS. however, and | nope
Dh wrong In Tins, the tremendous
Nulc, cnhreIN unprecedented, with
Nn,ch me nation has returned II to-
power may lead IT to overlook the
cIaIms ot our Weak race.
Our movement uium Succtcu
put foundation mas been laId tor
me election OF a Negro to Congress
from one district, and the election
of a number of members 40 the
state legislature from sections Oi
the state y, mere our numerical
strength warrants ii. The move
mcnt dlscloses that there are more
than 1000 independent Coiored
people in the State who have
th.own off the ShackIcs of political
serldom.
The Kansas City Sun advises that
gangs Of hoodlums' in motor cars
rod, furiiusly through the streets
of he Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh
Wards firing pistols and inIimidai-
ing Colored women and men voters.
\ bullet fired by these gangs lodged
in the left shoulder of w NJ.
Greene.
The Eighth ward hoodlum auto
mobile riders made ii their special
mis- sion to aSsail any man seen
wearing Republican badge. Two
young men wearing Harding badges
were assaulted after They had re
fused challenge from the hood
lumS" To remove the Harding but
tons"
With Oklahoma and Tennessee
going into the Republican column,
opinion is divided as to the for
tunes of the Race. 1t was in Okla
homa that prcSidcnl-clccl Harding
made one of his famous references
TO the Negro citizens Of the country
after question had been put 10 him
hy the Oklahoma daily newspapers
Senator llarling replied thai he
would not "bc fit to be President
if he did moi tell the people of the
South as he tells the people of lhC
North" 'herc must be equality be
fore the law" While there are ma
ny of the opinion thai southern Re
publicanism is merely Democracy
i'm disguise, there are others Wht
feel that there is awakening of Tho
better element among the while
who desire to give the Colored maj
fair play.
The vote of The women ha
PLAYED an all important part in tn
results of the election and ii i
plain to be seen that hencefOrtl
this element must be rcckOncd witt
at all Stages Of The game. The wo
men are more determined Than ma
ny imagined they would be, AM
thav have tie organization inStinc
that means so much in political sue
cess.
This review of the recent electio
bv The Associated Negro Pres
gives in practical detail the result
and feelings of the people with rel
erence to political matters. II ma
be said definitely that the voter
are thinking for themselves. The
are defying tradition, and voting fC
diiion, and voting on principle, ;
they see il.
There is no question but VIII;
The voters all feel thai the most in
porlant issues are lynching, di
franchisement and Jim Grow" cal
next to these, education, immigr
lion and industrial opportunit
The unrest among the voters is dit
to The fact thai these subjects ha'
been neglected both by DemOcra
and the Republicans, although ii
known and admitted, that all IN
been done has been by and lhroul
The Republican uarty.
Republican organization leade
throughout the country will arg
tina! the Race is united as never b
fore and even though true, the lea
crS must demonstrate their ablli
TO deliver results" after The ele
lior, for there is no question b
that the voters expect to hold
who assume leadership to a str
Accountability.
Contrary to the usual custom, S
ting at ease after election. the me-
pauers. which are real by twen
lines as many pcop.e as four yea
ago. are talking not only of inaug
ration in Washington March lth, !