The Colorado statesman., 1921-07-30

Slemp and the Devil" This Lily
White" movement while southern
born, is fast getting a strong grip on
the present administration and north
ern party leaders. can be seen %
by the definitely announced policy of
President Harding not to appoint
single colored Republican to federal
office in the South that requires con-
fifmation by the United States Senate,
now largely Republican: (2) by the
recent action of the Republican Nation
al Committee in radically cutting down
Negro delegates in national conven-
tions, over the protests of such sterling
Negro Republican leaders like Henry
Lincoln Johnson. Georgia national COM
mitteeman. and Robert r. Church of
Tennessee. etc. and at the same time
refusing to act in the direction of cut
ting down southern white representa-
tion in Congress- even in the face of
clearly defined constitutional pro-
visions and the large Republican ma
jority now in Congress- (3) by action
of the administration forces in covertly
and openly encouraging C. Bascom
Slemp of Virginia in spreading his
Shiny Lily White" propaganda all over
the Southland and in actively med
ding with and "balling up" the po-
litical affairs of Georgia, Mississippi
and other southern states where Ne
groes have any voice in party affairs.
and even rewardinE him for his under
handed deviltry by permitting him to
dictate patronage all over Virginia. in
cludnG numerous jobs in the depart
mental service at Washington; GD by
the action of the present administra-
tion in silently acquiescinE in, If not
encouraging flagrant violation of the
civil service law. in the matter Of de-
noting. dismissing, segrcEating, deny
ing appointment to. and mistreattng
rolored clerks and other colored en-
ployes in the government departments
at Washington and elsewhere through
out the country: 60 by the seeming
intention of the present administration
to let the protests of several hundred
Lily White" women employees of the
Treasury Department. flying the red
flag of race prejudice. defeat the
claims of justice. outweigh the viii
and wishes of twelve million loyal
Negro Americans. and upset COM
mendable precedent, by preventing the
appointment of Negro registrar of
the United States treasury. a position
creditably filled by members of our
race from time immemorial under vari-
Gus Republican administrations; C6) by
Hon. VIII II. Hays, former chairman of
the Republican National Committee
GracinG. by his presence. the LILY
White" convention at Roanoke, Va
last year over the protest of many Re-
publicans of the state. both white and
colored. and openly encouraging the
cutting down of Negro delegates this
year at the recent meeting of the
national committee; and 90 by Chair
man John T. Adams of the Republican
National Committee falling in the same
trap by writing a special letter to
Congressman c. Bascom Slemp at the
recent Lilly White" state convention
in Virginia which excluded Negro dele
gates in fragrant violation of the reso-
luton and mandates of the last Re
publican National Convention. and in
which encouraging letter Mr. Adams
wrote the following astounding para
graphs: ION THE FUNDAMENTAL.
ISSUES VIRGINIA IN SENTIMENT IS
AS STRONGLY REPUBLICAN AS
IOWA. THIS STATE SHOULD AS
SUME TO IT'S RIGHTFUL PLACE IN
THE COUNCILS OF THE NATION. A
COUNTRY FOREVER UNITED CALLS
ON OLD VIRGINIA TO HELP IN RE-