The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-08-05
(By A. N. P.)

(By A. N. Pr
st. Louis, Mo-, August S.-There is
q political unrest in this state which
pres6ges no good for the Republican
party. This Is true among all classes
of voters; but the outstanding phase
OF the whole thing is the attitude Of
the Negro voter, who has been as
immovable as Gibralter itself, when
the question of resenting Republican
shortcomings have formerly been
preached. This year things are de-
cidedly different The whole thing
dents Birmingham speech. failure OF
the party nationally in the large APP
pointments, catering to the Lily
Whites" in the south, the hesitancy OF
the United States Senate In the pas
sage of the Dyer Anticipating bill,
and the desire to tinker with that in
strumert, and countless failures local
ly both In the state and city. These
things have not only affected Colored
Republicans. but Negro Democrats are
none too well pleased with some of
their representatives. All Colored peo-
pie resent deeply all attempts of
party leaders to evade platform
preachments and evidences of appre-
citation of their vote.
Your correspondent told In a pre-
vious letter OF how Democrats sentt-
ment was in that party. In the Re-
publican ranks sentiment cannot be
tested through interviews with APP
polntees of the City Hall machine of
the state administration. The silent
voter--the one who makes decisions.
though, win very readily let you
know where he stands uninfluenced
or possible Of being led by any, set
of ward heelers.. He is sick and tired
of being knocked about. He 10 weary
of broken promises and the unwilling
ness OF politicians to rise above hu-
man prejudices enough to give him
what Is his just due-a share of the
spoils Of office.
Looking For Men.
The Colored voter of intelligence,
at present. is casting about looking
for men upon whom he can
count and in whom there is more than
the average fairness He is seeking
that class of men who are too broad
and above prejudice to the extent they
will court criticism of the more ig-
norant of their own race and give the
Negro a mans chance. Men of the
stripe who will shun a stand on such
measures as the Dyer Anti-lynch-
ing Bill for four of alternating a GER
tain white voting element, whether
they be OF the Republican or Demo-
cratic Party are going to find 1t
extremely hard to convince Colored
voters they are the kind who can be
trusted.
Voters in this state have num-
sas City recently the bosses found
the Colored people were no longer be-
ing led about by the nose. In this
city they are becoming more restless
since they have not secured at the
hands OF the city what they were
promised previous to the last Mayor
atty election; then they were given
the CRUEL promise they would be
given a certain per cent of all jobs
a promise which 1t was never the in
tention to make good. Now the Mayor
is backing Senator Proctor of Kan
sas City for the Republican nominal
ton for the United States Senate. It
the bulk of the Colored Republican
vote in this city, 1t will have to be in
spite of the Mayor unless the latter
ingratiates himself in the good graces
of the people by redeeming some of
of these campaign pledges. The Saint
Louis Argus only last week asked
the Mayor to appoint Negro to the