Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-04
|DN. HENRY IINCOLN JOHNSON
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reimbursement by tho President Tho
responsibility ought to and must be FIX
cd. The Negroes Of this country will
not follow the republican party or any
other party that openly and covertly
disfranchtses and discrimhnatcs
against them. This condition obtains
very largely for one or two reasons.
First. Mr.. Johnson's cowardlyacquies
cense infhis own disfranchisement for
the sake Of n position for himself on
Presidents determination to eliminate
our group because Of our race, color or
previous condition Of servitude. AMI
II 1t Ia charged to the Presidents anti.
Negro policy, it is Mr.. Johnson's duty
to explain, to the country the Pres.
dents attitude us 1t affects his group.
III he knows he Is disfranchised, as he
does know. and II he knows the admin
tAratfon's Negro policy he owes it t.
himself, to his race and to his God 10
make public explanation.
1t is generally accepted in this coun
try that the PI resident ia a lily-white,
opposed to an equality Of opportunitv
for American citizens, without regard
TO race or color. and the public cannot
der his embarrassment and rejection by
We senate or otherwise, other then
that ha is sacrificing his manhood, his
race and every principle OF American-
ism for job for himself. The political
condition OF the race In this country to
day Is largely chargeable to Mr.. John
sons apparent acquiescense in the Pres
idents Acknowledgement of himself
and his group. There is absolutely To
difference in the Harding administra
ton. ana the Wilson administration.
The administration of Wilson, which
promised Negroes nothing, gran,en
them moro recognition than the Hard
ing administration. which promised
them everything. And If the Harding
adm'nist ation is an Indication Of tho
attitude of the republican party to.
wards the Negro, the Independent
does not hesitate to advise the Negroes
throughout this country to make
friends and vote for their netghbors In
the communities or states where they
live. for no self-respecting Nero man
o" Ero"n OF Negro men can vote for the
reelection Of Harding az PRECEDENT or
for the election Of O republican con.
eress next November in the teeth n
the broken pledges Of the party to It's
Negro group. The Independent would
not hesitate to support any decent dem
""rat ae r"buke. II for not other reas
on over any treacherous. hypocritical,
de"ettful republican candidate.
IN republican party has violated
its pledge to the Negro group. The
rnrfv cannot carry n single congress
or elect President without Negro
votes. The Negro owes the party moth.
ing. 1t has settled it's debt Of gratitude
Tor freedom etc, and It is up to him to
ahil'ate with TINT party that recognia
"a hfs manhood End rights The repuD
llcan party has failed him despite tho
fact that Candidate Harding said.
THE Negro has not failed tho repuh!i.
%" marty or his country and the re.
publican party will not fail the Negro"
President Harding has disfranchised
Mr.. Johnson. and Mr.. Johnsons ~
uu'escense in the outrage has made It
permanently effectual. 1t was the Presi
dent who said IN reply to the commit
toe On notification fhfs nomination.
Let mo be understood clearly from
VI" very beginning: believe in party
sponsorship In government. believe
': !HE'N government as utStlngul Sneu
from personal government, individual,
dictatorial, uatocratic or. whatnot."
In spite Of these declarations on the
nart Of Candidate Harding, President
Harding has established in Ca, as an
insult to the regular party organization
"eraonal government, and individual,
dictatortal. aut0cratic government
headed by one ]. L. Phillips, Of Phila.
delphta. When he YVES candidate the
President. believed in party sponso.
chip in government. but as President,
he believes in ignoring the regular or.
pan:zation and establishing dictator
ship. an individual. autocratic govern.
nent upon the grounds Of color.
The President further said in his
speech of acceptance, ut was the In.
tent Of the founding fathers to give
this republic n dependable and endur.
Ing nopu'ar government. representa-
tive in form, and 1t was designed to
mako political parties, not only the
preserving sponsors. but the effective
agencies through which hopes and as