Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-09-01

men shall hold all of the govern
ment Offices and that only white men
shall get all of the money accruing
from the holding of such offices.
What is Negro domination? Negro
domination is the holding by Negro
citizen. male OF female of any APP
p9intive office that carries presi-
Dental or any other kind Of recogm-
ton and which has any salary at
tarbed thereto. This colored division
hes shown the proper spirit from
Southern standpoint. 1t has pro-
ceeded to start out to work in poll
flies without salary, a thing that no
white man outside of the millionaire
class is known to do, and when he
does it at nominal fee Of Sl,OO per
wear he is connected with some cor
noration that will benefit by the
elevation Of that particular party to
mower or he has some relative that
he will recommend for appointment
to some paying position.
The John r. Hawkins contingent
seems to have had less wisdom and
indpment than had the Indian, who
had the following proposition sub
nitted to him by a white trapper'
after q days forage for game. The
result of the hunt was that the In
dian lilled a wild turkey and the
white man killed buzzard' Tired
anl foot-sore, the white man gazed
., the Indians turkey and he made
this proposition to the red man OF
the Far West:
You take the buzzard and I'll take
the turkey or I'll take the turkey and
Won take the buzzard, The lac0nic
reDlv of the Indian was, You
hayen't said turkey to me once lie
did not accept the offer.
In dealing with Hon. John R.
Hawkins in this Colored Voters
Division. according to the Associated
Negro Press, Chairman Work and
his associates have not said, Money
70 John R. Hawkins once. In the
meantime, Brother John r. HAWKINS
is like the old preacher, giving damn
moor service for damn poor preach"
That Candidate Herbert Hoover
has become aware of the critical
situation is evident from the follow
inp report from Washington, D. c.;
While he has made no statement
TO that effect, the report persists
that Mr.. Hoover is not at all pleased
with the way the organization. IN
some parts of the East is function
ing. He is said to be entirely satis,
fed with conditions in the West and
to hold the opinion that there is nc
reason why the Eastern branch
should not be equally efficient.
The Republican Presidential noml,
nee conferred for several hours TO-
dav with Chairman Work of the Ma
tional Committee and went over with
him the whole political situation
Tomorrow Mr.. Hoover will confer
with James w. Good, manager OF
the Western campaign; John II
. Mutt. of Cleveland, Treasurer of the
National Committee; Jeremiah Mil
bank, of New York, the Eastern
treasurer; Representative John Y
, Tilson of the Eastern and Represen'
tative Walter R. Newton. Of the west
ern Speakers Bureau. These confer
ences will include discussions OF the
speaking as we'll as the financla
phases of the campaign. ,-.--r
He had better confer with R. R
Church, of Tennessee, Walter L.
Cohen, of Louisiana; Benz. ]. Davis
of Georgia; Charles W. Anderson, OF
New York; Harry Smith, of Ohio
Oscar Depriest, of Illinois, and j.
Thomas Newsome, of Virginia, and q
host of others, these parties men
toned by us might suggest to him.
So far as the colored voters of the
country are concerned, they are
about to take trip in droves away
from the Republican Party and lead
ing Democrats in the Southland are
assisting in the movement, while in
fuential members of the same party
in the North and West have thous-
ands of them in tow for the magnetic
Governor of New York State. The
decision as to whether John K.
Hawkins should continue at the head
Of this Division should depend upon
his ability to harmonic the dis
cordant Negro elements within the
Republican Party. If he cannot do
it he should give way to some eX-
perienced political leader who can
do so. ----..
This is no time for scholastic
theories. 1t is the opportunity to
exercise and to put into operation
all of the force of practical politics.
We are rather blunt in our state
ments, but the seriousness of the
situation demands it. Working with
out pay is humbuggery. The ques-
ton is how can we get the most done
with pay and with practical poll
ticians with honest inclinations and
practices handling that part of it.
Selah.