The monitor., 1928-08-17
HERBERT HOOVER
FORMALLY TOLD OF
HIS NOMINATION
Speech of Acceptance Stresses the
Fundamental Principles of
True American
Democracy
PLEDGES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Admits Right of Every Individual
To Attain Position In Life To
Which His Ability and
Character Entitie

Hoover has formally accepted the re-
publican nomination for president of
the United States. In accepting the
position of standard bearer of the
republican party, he stamped himself
as an exponent of the principles CT
Americanism, upon which this coun-
try was founded, which include equal-
ity of all men before the law, equal
opportunity for all races and religi-
Gus tolerance, and indicated to the
voters of America that Il elected he
would be the president of all the
people and not of any particular race
or group.
Prefacing his acceptance remarks
with a resume of the progress and
prosperity which admittedly the Ne
gro has enjoyed along with every
other racial group making up the
citizenry of the republic, Mr.. Hoover
set forth program designed to eff
feet a continuance of the advance
ment which has been experienc I'd in
improved home-life, education, and
industry during the past eight years.
OF special interest to Negro vot-
ers, who form an integral part of the
citizenry of the United States, was
the statement of Mr.. Hoover con-
cerning Equal Opportunity. While
realizing that the Negro group shares
directly and indirectly in the pros
perity of the country at large, the
leaders also realize that frequently
the members of the race have suf-
fered from the lack Of the opportun-
ity to prove their merit along with
other groups. Mr.. Hoover's pledge
of equal opportunity, which he de-
clares is the right of every American
citizen, meets with their approval
and is in keeping with the desires of
the leaders Of that group.
1t has been pointed out by such
leaders as DIR. Robert r. Motion, DR..
Mordecai Johnson, William Pickens,
John r. Hawkins and others that the
Negro does not seek special favors
or opportunities, but insists upon
equal opportunity with other citizens
of this country to advance along all
lines of endeavor and to enjoy the
rights guaranteed to him by the Con-
stitution of the United States. Mr..
Hoover has concurred in this policy
and has pledged himself to do his ut
most to see that Negroes are accord
ed equal opportunity.
In concurring wholly with the
platform of the republican party, Mr..
Hoover likewise showed that he con-
demned lynching and mob violence
and pledged himself and the party as
favoring the passage of federal law
to curb and abolish this practice
which has been too prevalent in this
country.
Pertinent portions of Mr.. Hoover's
statement follow:
"There is one of the ideals of
America upon which / wish at this
time to lay especial emphasis. For
we should constantly test our econo-
mic, social and governmental system
by certain ideals which must control
them The founders of our republic
propounded the revolutionary doc
trine that all men are created equal
and all should have equality before
the law. This was the emancipation
of the individual. And since these
beginnings, slowly, surely and almost
imperceptibly this nation has added
a third ideal almost unique to Amer
ica--the ideal of equal opportunity.
This is the safeguard of the individ-
ual. The simple life Of early days
in our republic found but few limi-
tations upon equal opportunity. But
in the crowding Of our people and the
intensity and complexity of their ac-
tivities it takes today new import
ance.
Equality of opportunity is the
right of every American--rich or