The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-11-05
THE PRESIDENT HAS SPOKEN.


That speech will stand out forever as one of the startling
mind which the sentiments expressed imply
surprised at the directness of his delivery
o His bes for % spVnt liberal granting Of '0a
His address fairly bristles with them He said:
Here then is the true conception OF the nterreaton OF
coocompee uniformity in ideals, absolute equality IN the
pbev o. n aes social and racial path each pur
suing inherited traditions preserving his own race purity and
physical and material '-'-S' '',-''N' 49,
Here it has seemed to me- is suggestion the way
out"
The above statement quotation from commentator the
question of epomzes his whole address And though it
received by his hearers almost omnous silence there
doubt but that to than few of them it came with tell
His discussion of the political future white South and
the Negro may much clarity the minds Of those who
pacsed by the Republican party in the South Conceg it he
said;
South shall not be encouraged make its Coord population
vast reservoir of ignorance to be drained away by the process
ing in recent at rate accentuated that has caused
this question of be- have already said longer one
politically entirely party just believe that is bad or
the South and for the rest of the country we'll do not
want the Coored to be entirely of party wish
that both the tradition of so Democratic South and the ira
dtion of sody Republican black race might be broken up
of the people will in the long prosper our country
II want to the time when black will regard
themselves as full participants in the benefits duties of
American citizenship when they will vote for Democratic cand
foreign relations or what not and they vote
Republican ticket only for like We cannot wei
have for than half century with great section
Of population numbering many people the entire popu
aon of significant countries of Europe set off from real
contribution to solving national issues because of division
of race lines
With such convictions must urge the people of the
South to take advantage of their superior of this
problem and to attitude toward it that viii deserve the
confidence OF the Coored people Likewise plead with own
up the black man mere political adjunct Let there be end
OF prejudice and of demagogy in this line Let the South under
attitude Of political solidarity The greater hope the dissipation
OF hatred the disbursement of dangerous passions lie
them believe that under the whatever political party they
would be treated just as other people treated guaranteed all
TO regard themselves as citizens of country and not of pa
ular race.
Such announcements are unusual and delivered they
directly people whom they most vitality concerned
is prone to wonder just what their effect will be.
Comments already made by many Southern publications and
general spirit of genuine resentment at the nerve of the
national head And where this resentment keenest there will
probably be than ordinary repression of activities which
indicative of too much progress the part OF those in
whose behalf these irritating remarks were made.
They will not change in the attitude OF the white
South toward the Democratic party Nor will it be easier for
Negroes to vote the Democratic ticket than formerly And
gains the Republican party in the South will rather
the result of successful financial Republican manipulation
rather than from the agreement with the sentiments express
We group take much pride in the fact that such al
speech should have been made under such But we
need not expect any startling cataysmc change of sn
ent to result hereom in the future for such will not be
the case. ..@~ ~
repetition of such sentiments makes with them easier
for thus only they become subjects for argument which
tabhshes the truth in regard to them.
The program outlined by President Harding will eventual
ly be followed in the South But il will into being very
graduayas the result of the gaining little by little of the real
truths of the principles of equal by gen
GRAFTON.
forts and the opportunities which constantly increasing to
better understanding of relation to the world in which we
hive And our friends and neghbors will have begun
Nv TO realize that their continued welfare nseparaby linked
with our striving with them for the greater common good