The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-06-11
HENRY LINCOLN JOHNSON
SPEAKS IN PITTSBURGH.
Large Audience is Held Spell.
bound by Georgia National
Committeeman as he Discus.
es the NegrO's Political Fu'
ture.

Pittsburgh. Pa, June 9.-Declaring
that if the new Republican Admins
tration would offer the passage and
enforcement Of an anti-lynching law,
an amendment to the peonage statue,
and the abolishment of disfranchis-
ment, that he would accept the later
offer saying. Just give us those laws
| and we will trust to Providence for
| the rest" Hon. Henry Lincoln john
| son. Republican National Committee
man. inspired the capacity audience
at the Pershing Theatre Monday night
| with a masterful address.
Col johnson expressed his apprecia-
ton of the fact that the Mayor of this
| city came out to meet him in person
and not by proxy.
Some of the high spots in Mr.. John
sons wonderful speech were as fol-
THE reason we are here is because
we are the under-dOg in the American
life; we have had trials and tribula-
tions: we have had sorrows and suf-
ferings and we are tired of them and
have resolved not to stand for them
any more.
II woul not mention the fact that
I was on the Republican Committee
if 1t were not for the reason that ]
cannot say too much in appreciation
of the men who helped me to get that
position; who, went down in their
! pockets to spend 500 to $500 of their
I own individual money to help me win
that place. Bob" Vann was one of
, those men.
1t is pleasing to come from Georgia
and be the recipient of so many kinC
words. There has been so many un
4 kind words in the Southern paper
: ded liars when the truth was told IN
Chicago, but they are not branding
: us liars today. After the Convention
, the Governor of Georgia sent let
ter saying that 1 exaggerated con.
! ditions in Georgia, but now he has
issued pamphlet practically confirm,
ing my accusations and showing thai
, there has been 1856 cases of lynchingS
/ and peonage.
+ I'VE have had eight years of Dem
| ocratic administration; for eight long
5 years there has been no justice fol
{ our people. For eight years. the Con.
5 your own money, has borne degrade
} tions to our people. Feel a little
{ vengeful about it? Yes, | do. I can
< not forget that when Hindenburg was
= marching on Paris and it was thought
e that he would take the city, and wher
e the question of woman suffrage was
before the American Senate and force
2 was employed to try to put woman
' suffrage across, the main argument
being the great part the woman was
playing in the war, Senator Johr
Sharpe Williams said, IF in order tC
keep Hindenburg from going into
: Paris, it is necessary to give the
black women the ballot, let Hinden'
7 burg go into PARIS.
After the convention, we went tc
Harding and the chief functionaries
with the purpose in view of getting
foothold with the party leaders that
would control the destines of the Re-
publican party tqr FOR t5at deitipiy party Is 60 &C.
country for the next twenty-five years
and we had to get some men who
, were willing to make big sacrifice
I1z1 T..Vs RI N.NlA how laa
+ they would not get any money bu
would have to spend some and on'
r of the first ones to say Here l am
e was Bob Vann. He didn't get a dim,
n but he had to give a few of them. w,
e demanded in the platform your trouble!
= before the subject of lynching A maj
= may live me but it he hates my chilt
Q | hold that against him. Love me anC
love my countryment. II any whit
:, man is inimcaI toward the ColoreC
y race, he is inimical toward me-"
a For the first time that an Ameri
t ran President ever addressed the Am
e right from the shoulder. concret
e words touching our group were SAT-
r. by Warren G.. Harding. Harding 'aid
o 1t is up to you mon OF Gong,riH,z g,Iinr : :
: this country That is all Harding cal
do; he can't vote in Congress and !
u, is up to us to keep after our Con
% gressmen until they do it. Create sen
. timent in favor of it, for. after al
n sentiment rules the world"
e Mr.. johnson vividly described tn
= peonage conditions in the South, an
: how, by virtue of the fact that tn
s. Southern white farmers woul give tn
l. Negro a small consideration as de
l. post for his services the Negro coul
Ir not leave owing the farmer anything
II being furnished food and clothes, bu
II practically no money He impressivel
a pictured the struggles of the wife c
J. such a laborer who was held in bon
= dage striving to get enough to enabl
e her children to get decent education
It 'I am proud of the fact when dow
h in Georgia, the first time | had som
l. white farmers convicted and punishe
ID for peonage! There are one million
=, four hundred thousand Negroes /
'e Georgia and cases are existing ther
r right now.
"It is grand ard glorious to fee
$ that YOU have an opportunity [
Is fight FOR such 4 cause, AS the caus
" of the Negro in this country toda!
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