Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-06-25
EDITOR ADAMS OUTSPOKEN.

Editor John q. Adams, of The AID.
peal published at St. Paul, Mimi, ID
us true as steel upon every qucs.
ton affcc ing the rights and priyilcg.
cs OF the citizens of color in this coun
try. We have before us an extract
from his issue of June II, 1921, which
reads mighty good" to us. Even
those Of us, who may disagree with
him us Il matter Of policy must nd.
NIT thai he is fundamentally rigny
ana that we as people cannot achieve
permanent success other than by fol
lowing the lead of this DISTINGUISHED
leader and by needing much that ho
has to say.
The Appeal says:
william II. Lewis of Massachusetts
was appointed ASsiSan Attorney.
General OF the United States, Il presi
dental appointment, confirmed by
the Senate of the United States. Per.
ry Howard Of Mississippi has been ap
pointed Special Assistant TO the At.
torney General of the United States,
Lewis was an assistant attorney gen
eral; Howard is an assistant to the
Attorney General. There is a gren,
adherence in the status. Lewis wus
an Official; Howard Is an assistant IT,
IN Official and has been assigned ia
special work OH the claims Of color.
Gu peop.c against the United States.
IL the matter stopped with Howard
1t would not make much difference.
put 1t affects the citizenship status al
every colQred person in the country
ana segregates colored people from
every other group Of American cI;,.
zenship and establishes Il dangerous
precedent.
=:
while we are glad and appreciate
the inct that Attorney Perry w. How.
ara got this appointment, the facts
stated are true. 1t is precedent tina"
VIII confront Us before we are
year older. 1t shows THAI the present
Administration is already "pussy.foot
ed' and afraid to meet the issue. It Is
deemed inadvisab.e to launch fight
for the confirmation of n colorcd
presidential appointec at this time.
II the Administration hcsitates to do
TINS now, with all power in its hands,
1t will pause before making a nomi.
nation later.
Inp AnnnDl o.,
NOW after 100000 colorcd men scrv
ed i'll the war ito make the world sofc
Tor democracy, and with the Rcpubli.
can party, to which the colored voter
mas always been faithful ally. IN
complete control or the goyernmcnt
II is infamous that the party leaders
should insult the people by giving IN
lerlor appointments, and it Is humi,t.
atlhs 10 think that colorcd mon will
accept such Dlaces. 1t will be noted
mat the men appointed are Souther.
'ners.
northern voters, who voted for the
i'op"oiican nominees and whose yot es
were counted are not satisfied with
WHAT mas been done. They feel that
IL would have been better to hnye had
nothing at all rather than inferior m
po1ntmentst which tend to lower
their status rs citizens. Some hip,
class colored men ought to rot . fe,y
high class presidential apnointmonts
just as under former Republican nd.
ministrations.
we do not go so far as to adyis.
ehat these appointments be not accom-,
eds but we do urge that they be PASS
cd over without being credited unon
The bill of recognition, to which W.,
as Republicans are entitled. Let u.
nave those presidential Appointments
In keeping with the s,,pport that wo
nave Vouchsafed this country and m.
Republican Party in particular. Thous
ands of colored citizens have votes
ana they should see to it that the in.
iluence of these votes be felt to tho
extent that the white representative
&c from the northern States shall forcel
this issue upon the Republican Adj
ministratton ut Washington and tho
Republican leaders of the partv ~
this United States OF America. St,ic,
~ speaking though, Editor John q.
Adams has outlined the prope-
course and has enunciated fundu.,
mental principles by which we a,lI
should stand, regardless of the cos:
or the consequences in so doing.