The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-03-26
WILL OUR VOTERS FOOL THEMSELVES?

Last pleased mention the formation of the
Negro voters Dallas Scarcely had to when il
announced that the heads Of the League executive session
had decided to cast their lot with the Independent Party
In our article ventured say that the plat
form adopted by the League would depend for its success upon
the number of votes secured to the League and pledged to its
support and the freedom from financial obligation to any
party by the League.
In opinion the advocacy of any party by the League be-
fore had financed itself and commended itself to all Negro yo
tiers almost surely the failure s OF Ues ga Te and
has become part of the Independent Party It mas not
financed itself though it maintains headquarters and mails out
its literature from them.
It cannot hope guarantee the accomplishment of its aim
In making the above statement we influenced only by al
that those of readers who voters and are hoping
profit from discussion of its possibilities of accomplishment
Such discussion would hold as true had they allied themselves
with any other party under like circumstances.
Voters need not fool themselves Common reasoning would
the ordinary thinker realize that no party will pay ne
the hearty support of the ory OF its members
consideration of his wants has been the duty every po
cal The political groups of Dallas are not exceptional
The wants of Negroes always been lightly set aside and
mainly this been true because the Negro has used the mini
" been slow to learn that even in politics the principles of man
hood and human nature still operate.
Any group which supports ticket and allows tne leaders
of that party it's campaign expenses finds and always
will find that at the close of the campaign or its Leaders
solely upon the good will of those whom has elected Tor
fillment 49, AZ. e.o+ urn,ossor+
though it may be. n mi
voters ally themselves with any party ana
expenses incident to the campaign to be paid by ner
party leaders they expect success for platform Oh @
own This fact we'll known to who seek TO lead tne
of voters to their advantage OF course
preach it to their supporters. 49,.
It is fact that OF men can get soInetnng
for nothing happened and stands less chance OF
happening under present conditions than before
Beggars political and otherwise cannot be choosers Ihey
must accept handed out by those into whose power
voluntarily placed themselves by becoming Degga
Principles must backed by those who believe IN tnem
They cannot be lightly assumed and easily accomplished Ihe
must worked forsufered forpad for II tney were oo
o4La, nouldn NOT he FIJI
We all may as well realize that if would obtain greaer
needs by Others must tS
them more carefully ourselves We cannot demand tnaU or
which we are not willing pay in time, labor and chance
We will believe either in party another in so lar as
choose first is duty to believe IN ourselves 10 the @
tent of backing ourselves to win. -, -,
So long as our voters bought by the highest BIDDER
terms campaign expenses just long Will we be forced
that consideration to which we believe ourselves justly
entitled.
voters should facts sqarey and realize that IN so
as te platform of League is concerned they may abandon
any hearty hope of its accomplishment.
The League had great possibilities. 1t has lost them
defend in the that it's candidates elected on
more sure foundation Negro voters have always forced
Themselves to ependpromses But in regard to promises
be remembered that seldom paid twice Tor DONG one
piece of work.
We do question the choice the League We only urqe
to fool themselves into believing that success
obtainable for the asking Everything costs something Until
willing to must content ourselves with what wei
are given. We cannot obtain more.
The purchase Of the Frederick Douglas home by the FEEDER
Clubs represents investment which IN years o
come will pay big dividends pride and increased consider
alton those outstanding figures of or own kind