Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-08-21
WE'LL KNOWN WOMAN TELLS
RACE HARDING MUST WIN.
One OF Foremost Colorcd Women of
Nation Compares Harding TO
Abraham Lincoln.

Brooklyn, Thursday evening, August
9Th. Mrs. Marie \. Crawford, l.. l.. b.,
forcihly outlined the position Of the
colorcd people of the country in this
political campaign and warmly praised
Senator Harding for his outspokcn
utteranccs i'll behalf of justice to col
orcd people.
Mrs. Crawford is one of the fore
most colorcd women of the nation,
graduate Of Il university as well as i'll
law, and has distinction as writer
and speaker. She was designated by
tho Republican, National Committee
as its representative at the session
of the Now England Federation and
commissioned by the committee to
extend greetings. Her speech made a
fine impression. Mrs. Crawford spoke
as follows:
Madame President, Members of tho
North-E Eastern Federation Of Women's
Clubs:
81 extend to you the greetings OF
the National Republican Committee
in your work for sclf;bcttcrment
and | am instructed to say to you, in
behalf of the Republican National
Committee, that it is the earnest
wish of the Committee that the pres
cnt session Of the Eastern Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs will be n
continuance of the splendid work
you have done in the past.
With us. as Il people, we are con-
fronted with questions of gravcr con
Germ than economic problems or even
the all important Wilson League of
Nations. This national campaign con
fronts US at time when not only
is our liberty denied in Il large sec
ton Of this Republic. but the lives Of
our people arc without valuation in
the consideration Of the Southern
Democracy. We, therefore unlike
other more fortunate American citi
zcns, are not permitted to merely
concern ourselves in such issues as
finance and foreign affairs for we arc
now compelled 60 face the most seri-
GUS condition which is one involving
the very fundamental principles Of
human life and human liberty.
That the great leadership Of the
Republican party is now conscious OF
this situation confronting the color
cd people Of the nation there can be
no doubt. The man Of the hour is
here MS the man of the hour has al
ways come. Not since Lincoln has
c. lorcd America heard such a mes
sage as has come from Harding. In
his acceptance speech OF the nomi
nation for President at Marion Ohio
july 20 1920 this great leader OF tho
Republican party, without evasion,
assumed the mantle Of Lincoln.
eve. Us n people. suffer kcenly be
cause the American Constitution Is
not upheli in its letter and in It's
spirit and because tho law is not ell
forced. Listen to these words of Sen
atOr Harding, from his speech Of &C
ccptmcc, on this subject:
Il believe in law enforcement. II
elected + mean 70 he Il constitutional
President, and it is impossible to ig
more the constitution, unthinllable to
cvadc the law, when our every com
INITIAL is to orderly government.
Neither government nor party
can afford to cheat the American pco
pie. The laws OF Congress must har-
moniZc with the constitution, else
they soon are adjudgcd to he
void; Congress cnacts the laws; and
the executive branch OF government
is charged with enforcement. We can
not nullify because OF divided opin-
ion We can not jeopardiZc orderly
government with contempt and law
enforcement Modification or repeal
is the right Of Il free people, when
ever the deliberate and intelligent
public sentiment commands but per
version and evasion mark tic paths
II failure Of government ITSELF
Il know, Women of the Federation
that you have, 1T every session OF
this body. petitioncd the leaders Of
this nation in the behalf of law and
order. Time and again you have sent
kilograms OF protest against the in
human hutchery and mob murder of
our people. | have been with you in
your sessions OF prayer for deliver
ance from this great wrong. During
all these long and trying years of the
persecution Of our people it has seem
cd to lis that no great and powerful
voice would rise up i'm our behalf
In the midst Of our seeming hopeless
ness, however, God has raised up
Warren G. Harding. In answer to
The prayers Of mothers and fathers
Of slavery days chattel slavery was
overthrown. The prayers Of their
sons and daughters OF today are be-
ing heard and political slavery will
as inevitably end. MOI murder will
go down with mob government. At
the last, after all our waiting thank
God we have a statesman who has tho
courage and the conscience to declare
in the language of Senator Harding.
these words:
Il believe the federal government
should stamp out lynching and re.
move that stain from the fair name
of America.
This is not all that Senator Hard
ing has said. In his creed Of politi.
Cal beliefs he emphatically proclaims:
II believe the Negro citizen of
America should be guaranteed the on
joymcnt of all their rights; that they
have earned the full measure Of citi.