Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-09-22

Saviour, Jesus CnrlSC' cor our pait'
we were a great admirer of the late
Henry Lincoln Johnson and we sub
scribe fully to all that is said IN
commentator Of him.
Mr.. Church continues:
another point, that is too scan
dalous to be ignored, touch. Dr..
Scott brought in the name Of the late
Henry Lincoln Johnson, referring to
him as nv associate in party strug
g,es. and linking his great name
with gentlemen of the present polit-
zeal arrangement, there we have sin
at war with absurdity. Mr.. Johnson
one of the great men in all history
Of great men should be spared
comparison so odious. His memory
should be more sacred than that.
To mention the names of Dr.. Haw'
kins, DR.. Scott and DR.. Holsey in
the same breath with that Of Link
Johnson is challenge to the pa.
tience of honest men.
"NIr. Johnson was a leader,
great lawyer and a voter. He was
Republican National Committeeman
a. the time of his death and under
the laws of Georgia he could not
have been unless he was a Registered
voter. No year passed without ms
return to Georgia to register as
voter and keep his citizenship clear
Mr.. Church concludes as follows
NEITHER DIR. HAWKINS HAS
RETURNED TO NORTH CARO-
LIMA DIR. SCOTT TO TEXAS, NOR
DIR. HOLSEY TO THE COURT
HOUSE IN EITHER GEORGIA OR
ALABAMA TO REGISTER HIS CIT
IZENSHIP AND PLAY THE FULL
MAN.
"The main point must not be lost
sight of. I stated that l retired from
the committee because, first,
wanted Mr.. Hoover elected, and
second, because those in front of the
voters were themselves not voters.
7 STILL WANT MIR. HOOVER
ELECTED AND THE GENTLEMEN
ARE STILL WITHOUT A VOTE"
Can Hon. John R. Hawkins re-
flute these emphatic statements? Is
it true that both of the leaders are
without the necessary qualifications
to enable them to command polit-
ical army without a suspension OF
the rules governing in such matters!
Can any one properly name non
voters to lead battalion or voters
without the consent OF the voters,
whom they are to lead? This is rather
late "in the season" to raise this
question, but as the election draws
nearer, it will reverberate more and
more and tend to increase the mum
Der Of colored recruits for the Smith
and Robinson army.
During the presidency OF Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt, he raised a
question about Swivel chair" off
GERS, brigadier generals, who had
never seen service in a brigade and
colonels, who had never experienced
contact with a regiment. He issued
his famous horseback riding" order
and required them to take those
forty mile hikes to fit them for scr
vice. Those, who came back after
their first experience found that it
took many weeks for them to again
occupy a swivel chair. AS matter
OF fact, many of them slept face
downward for many days after
wards. - '7 =
We take it that Bob" Church
regards these gentlemen as volun
teer forces from the States and as
not being connected with the regular
United States Army. You can get @
regular army captain to accept ser
vice under a regular army officer
but you cannot get him to serve
under the volunteer officer OF the
State militia. Hon. Herbert Work
should know this. Hon. John r.
Hawkins should realize it and Hon.
Emmett J. Scott should recognize
existing conditions and all should
govern themselves accordingly.
Mr.. Scott from diplomatic and
official viewpoint is one Of the most
citizens Of color in
this country. Mr.. Hawkins occupies
the highest rank among his own
church's representatives, This makes
il all the more inexplainable how
either the one or the other should
attempt to go into a political bat
tie. unshod and unarmed with the
badge of voting citizenship. We do
not know an active politician in the
be he white or black, who
would not stab him through this rent
in his political armor. 1t may be
that nothing can be done about IL
az this stage of the contest. Let us
hope that something can be done.