Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-27
BREAK SOLID SOUTH
IS HARD|NG'S HOPE
Negroes Wildly Cheer Birming-
ham No Equality Speech;
Whites StolidIy Silent.

New Nvfk world
ilrninnham. Aha. oct. ga Using
PRESIDENT llatdmk as the sledge
hammer the Republican Party to-
aAs continued It's cffutt today 60 drive
wedno into the Democrats South.
Addressing citizens OF birmingham AT
the aemi .eent,Xnia cabin Foundation
~ that ,it,. Ne President made an
vainoHl plea for the breaking up OF n
HanlldN Democratic south" In a speech
that had a. ila theme the question OF
economic. net auCial, equality as be-
tween the black and white races,
The plea was couchvd In language
that lsft ncthinn "a the imaglnation In
- tar az the opinion of the chief Ex-
sUutiNp on the question uf the equal.
uN uf races was concerned. At the
nAiup time he pnunriAtvd new poll
lpN a. be followed hy the Republicans
ln the ufuu a. win the South.
President Harding = speech, delivered
before ttum 10 .pnu a. 40 0Ooo persons.
unesthlul uf whlrh were negroes.
nAthvfvd IN Woodrow Wilson Park.
thHmplOnpd the rlNht OF the negro
a. hluAdpr political, economic and
educational ndsNniages, hut Insisted
that this plnht must be solely on
Aldp ul race and under no conditions
unv ~ anplal equality.
rho new Rvpuhliean policy and the
thampluulnn ~ the cause ~ the
nuufu werp interviewer into a blunt
discussion ~ the insupeiahlo differ
vnUu between the two races, "Polit-
talit and economically he said,
Nthpio need he no uccasion tor great
and permanent differentiation Cor
limitation ul the individuals oppor-
iuniiN. provided that, on both sides.
thplu shall De- fcruanition ~ TIE ahso-
iutu dl,efsoneo 10 things social and
taulai
when both raves" h. added. "may
welt stand ungnmpromisinnly against
tNrrt aWeNtulinn ~ auvial equality
in inlimaims the new rolicY of ths
il,puhlNHn Party toward the ncgro
thN rltshienl hld, "a plead with m,
own pnliilra PARTY "a las aside ever,
ttnnlaWmp that lonka "a lining ul
enc hlAfN man AZ mere political adj
iNnpi lNt There 81 an end 90 preiu.
ulUe hnd dpmannpy "a this llnc Let
ihf south understand the menanc'
WhNh llps Ia fofolna upon the black
ia,t an attitude uf political soli
MtliN
President ilafdnne speech T. proh
nNh ihp holdfHl ever attempted 81
$3.50 south 0n the racial auestiof
ln avs Republican ~ importance
HNd certainty hN any ulileiai ~ chs
Government Comlna from the chic
tkNtuilkp uf enc Station u nllcd hh
ttaffia with Anaaempnt
while a was vutwlnud with al
pHlHgt uf the south. N was never
thtlpaa rhinlY political and no cfor
Wan niade in smooth the languax
rlNplul "a The thousands 81 nogroc
tfratNi thsefed themselves huarsc a
thpk hUafd their cause chamrloned b
tha PRESIDENT but there was stoii
snrnls and ne hint 20 applause frof
the lhfNnu nf white men and womef
drastic cuispUken attack In IN
hrfnris ~ ths new Republican polio
AZ she South, the leaders ~ the part
AtWN hnd the attitude taken by IN
president tutihY u hut the further
aNlf ~ = rollfs already uui into efrcc
Nlh sHtutas 4 lf oihlmcd. ~ Nirwint
uDWNa and Mississippi
iHUlulta m ihia p0llrY Il salen
tIUN.sf iH hsnu white persons WI
HH TIfHiN lH ihe 81 a. y that ~
HHafH shall Hn lHnNUf he IRE daminai
Fslf miiuf lu ihs south lis plainl
t0II lhU HfgFura THAT The preset
ishtN 81 lhp nepuhiiear Party wls
HtNf tradition Hi nolla hvpuhiica
tHa0N faee hfaten uu"
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