Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-29
NEGROES WILL lsK
HARDING FOR MANY
FEDERAL OFFICES
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colored men will ash the Harding
Administration for big share iu she
offices IT the Federal Government
They lock 20 the new president to
recognize thcir race with substantial
appointments They want political
race, according 10 negro leaders Va
Washington, and nfe particularly
anxious for Federal appointments bns-
cd ON political services IN the last cam
palgn.
The negro In the layi national puliti.
cal campaign made considerable pea.
Rrcss This was shown hy the s,lro.
ton 81 colorcd man. Henry Lincoln
johnson, by the republicans ~ Georgia
a. h. national committeeman from that
state. 90 course such an nppoinilLvnt
y not approved hy the Isorio -
Georgia generally. even The best ci1r.
of white republicans Do not favor pat
ting a negro In such a position Il on
reported here by GcofTians who have
recently been ln Washington and talk
ed with your correspondent but ihe
fart remains that johnson h now nhi
ionnl committeeman. and under ihc
nroccdure noafly nlWayt followed inI
democratlc states like Gcmgii. when
the Federal Administrator II rrruhil
can. johnson win D. ln q positlol a.
dictate every Federal appointment In
uecrgia. includinr probably all III
misunderstanding This situation win
not b. liked ~ the Georgia ps pie
ana protests viii ~ made against
Johnson dlshns out ihc Cewrla led
eui 'ple. uycn ~ leading white re-.
publicans In TINT state u b rrr. ttcd
here.
There Il only enc thing that will
prevent johnson becoming The political
boss Of Georgia IN thu Harding Al
yiinistraticn. and that b. q concerted
effort ~ tie white Republicans In thni
state 20 prevent the colored national
committeeman from making the recon.
mendations Tor the various Federal
positions. on n h. makes them from
having The johnson nominees appoint
ef by President Harding. II seems
hardly possible thnt M. Harding viii
take the Recommendation uf IohnSon
fr all the Federal appointments IN
Ceorgia over the candidates. ~ other
fnsn recommended hy the white repuh
lean leaders ~ that state, who helped
10 nominate Mr. Harding NJ Chicago
Stili. you never can tell what viii hap
pen In politics. and u may h. that
Johnson VIII h. abe TO distribute the
Georgia Federal pie" despite opposi.
tion n the white republicans. and over
the protest Of the Georgia democrats.
who make up the bulk nf the voters.
This situation has already caused
considerable concern to some ~ the
men who viii h. Close 90 senator
Harding. and who do not relish having
colortd man set up as the political
dictator In state tina, Is ~ the solid
democratic south. and which naturally
has violent prejudice against poil,l.
cal domination 81 the negro race In
anything. JotT IL the only negro
serving on n lblican Naiionnl
Committee
There are now ise51eO0 negroes IN
the United stases. approximately 10.
per cen, of the total population. Prac.
ticaIly every negro vote was oast for
Harding and Coolidge last November
Mr.. Harding Will have 10 recognize
that support politically. but whether
O. NOT he VIII recognize Il % the ex.
tent that undoubtedly will he demand
"a by the colured brother remains 10
~ seen. In some q the dehatable states
where the colorcd population was large
there h no doubt that the colarcd
votes helped to swing these states IN
the republican columns. and Ia In.
STANCES made the republican victory
sure In some Of these states.
The negroes viii demand two things
from the Harding Administration.
They VII ask political recognition m
the shape Of appointments 10 Office
5hey VIII ask from Congress legisla.
ton 10 protect them IN their politlcal
rights. which they claim are denied
them In the Southern states. ri nav
be that they are deprived n their
political rights under the Thlrte~nth
Amendment wholly or In part. IN oil
or some q the southern States. but /,
IN cegtain that the Caucasian population
81 the Southern States Constitution or
mo- Constitution. Congress or no Gun.
Eress. viii never agree 20 allow the
hiack race 10 take any prominent part
IN government II the South. either
fe1srnl. State or municipal. The
dominant Anglosaxon blood forblds II
and t'ncd u stronger than the Consti
tuition sometimes This statement Is
fact well recognized by any observer
whq has lived In the South. ana who