The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-02-05
HENRY LINCOLN JOHNSON MAKE
VISIT TO GEORGIA AND SPEAKS
TO LARGE CROWD.
Says That He Will Re-
main In W ashingtOn
Till New Congress Con-
venes. Will Urge Legis-
latiOn For Correcting
Lynching.
(By A. N. P.)

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. s.-The Hon.
Henry Lincoln johnson, the Georgia
member. the Republican National Com
mittee. fulfilled his promise made IN
an interview with representative ~
the Associated Negro Press that he
would return to Georgia and reiter-
ate the charges which he had made
t, Deto,re the Senate committee investi-
ultures when he returned 10 Atlanta
anq addressed meeting of the RE-
publican State Central COMMITTEES On
Friday, January 21, 1921.
In his testimony before this inves-
tiseting committee. Mr.. Johnson testi-
Iiea that 20 per cent Of the CoIored
cltlzenry Of Georgia, who ara entitled
srs 80 Vode 6,s under the laws of the. State.
trigue and Intimidation. He then be-
came the object of debate in fhe
,I.,ite IWnite primary fight between the po-
sl.lcal nl' iorees OF the vitriolic Tom Wat
son ana Clark Howell, editor Of the
Atlanta Constitution. in which odious
comparisons were made by Tom Wat
son between the two national COM
nhltteemen in favor Of the Republican.
Dame Rumor" then had It that Mr..
Johnson was afraid to return to Geor-
gia and when interviewed by the AS
soctated Negro Press he declared
that ne would return - Georgia and
say say the very things there that he had
their denunciation of him to be per-
sonally present and have Representa-
tives there that they might hear his
remarks.
Mr.. johnson returned to Atlanta, on
L she evening OF January 20. He had
been away since the last of May: and
when he put in his appearance at tnc
meeting of the state committee on the
next day wild applause. greeted him
members of the committee white and
black and the several hundred visit
ors in attendance at this meeting
crowded around to shake hands with
MN. nm Later in the afternoon his ad=
plause.
In the course OF his address he
stated Il reserve to myself the right
70 FORM my conclusions about poll
ics and the conduct of political par
ties, and wher advised friends In q
distant city that practically S5 per
cent of the Negroes in Georgia were
disfranchised, spoke the truth"
With reference to lynching he re-
marked they s(referring TO the press)
said ] said something, about lynching
II stands to the disgrace OF any state
that suffers It and let mob murder
ers go UNPUBLISHED. Greater than the
question of the tariff, greater than
the question OF our relationship under
the league Of nations with Jugo-Slav-
ia. is the absolute safety Of the guar
anteea under the con- sitution that
every mans life shall be safe and
never to be taken away except by due
process OF law"
Taking up the matter of his resi-
dence in Washington he said: 'Yes,
" you want to Know why / am in
Washington-I am right there and
purpose to roost right on the ankles
or Congress-the Congress that will
be convened by Warren G. Harding,
President Of the United States-untii
that Congress writes on the statute
books law to put the hang mans
rope. around the neck of any man who
would place their rope around the
neck of any man of whatever hue
without the due process of law. Thank
God we are going to live under a
President who invoked the Aim hty
God to witness his committal, wncn
Warren g. Harding, at Marion, Ohio,
on the 22nd day, Of July aske God
to witness that he pledged h,iaself
when he became President to use his
Influence to place on the statute books
law making mob violence in this
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