The Omaha guide., 1932-10-08

6AA H@-N - - dA4 - yOlAA uGT % us
benefits. Every article IN the Consri-
tuition that was written for the sole
protection OF the Negro was written,
fer the most part, during the reign OF
the Republican party; still there are
some members in that party who are
~unfriendly to the progress OF our
group On the other hand. the Demo
cratic party bound our group political
" IN letters and shackles and enacted
every Civil law under the sun to hold
Is down, to humiliate, disfranchise.
segregate, and in q measure To block
the path Of the Negroes progress; vet
there are some good Democrats 1t is
Just as erroneous to say that all Re
p~ubIieans are bad as it IS to say that
all Democrats are good, or vice versa
The whole Of the number Is equal u
the sum OF its parts. Then this is
true Of the National Government The
Hoover administration reflects the
opinion Of the majority Of the repre-
~sentatlves that make ID his party.
Then to change the attitude and con
duct Of the leader of the Republican
party, there must be affected a change
IN the characters that make I'D that
party. Since the Negro can exercise
a free ballot in every section Of the
country where the Republican party
has control, and can use It only in
certain sections where the Democrats
have full power. why leave the Re
publican party in a p~recipitant a
ner and join the Democrats, where his
interests ? less secure and who tell
yoa In certain sections Tennessee.
for example) that they do not want
the Negroes vote.
~ -A lyC reuse 10 let the Negro
vote in the Democratic primaries III
Alaoama, Mississippi, Lou1lana, <
and other states? les. Does not rnz
votes III q primaries virtually, con
suItute an election? Did not reure-
sentatlves from Texas. Mr. Gamers
state, recently carry a Ease To the su-
preme Court OF the United States 10
prohibit the Negro from voting in the
primaries? And after an adverse de-
Gslon OF that court does not Texas
still evade the mandates III tha SUI
preme Court II further prohibiting
the Negroes from exercising their
franchise in their primaries? Has
Garner ever used his influence TO ger
the Negro q free ballot in Texas or
anywhere else? Would 0 Garner BY
expected TO execute and promuIga5e
the wishes Of the solid South which
attempts in every possible way 10
keep the Negro IN political slavery?
has Hoover ever assisted in prohibit
ing the Negro from using the ballot
IN Iowa and California or anywhere
else CHS home States)? When the
Negro supports the Democratic party.
ne endorses the policy of Nordic su-
per1orIty, segregat'n, peonage. disfran
ehisement, injustices IN the courts.
inferior schools, economic slavery and
ku-Klux Khan.
Considering the great potential pow
er that the Negro has, II appears that
MS greatest weakness i in himself
After nearly seventy years Of free
dom, education, and phenomenal pro-
gress in many other lines, be does not
yet use sufficient sagacity and STRAIT
egg TO organize and successfully pro
tect his own political interests. The
records show that in many states
where Negroes are allowed TO vote IN
molested, ne has the balance OF power
IN about twenty OF such states. II he
would use his ballot effectively he
could send, probably, a senator and
one or more representatives. Of his
own group from each OF the said
states. In other states and sections
where his vote is not quite so strong,
ne might assist in q large measure il
debating the policy Of both his local
state and municipal government If
only hall Of the Negroes potential
voting strength was used to advan-
tage, the sentiment Of both Hoover
and the United States Congress would
% changed almost over night, and
instead Of crying about neglect at the
Hoover dam and other places the Ne
gro would have a voice IN its manage
nent and operation.
The Negro pays heavy taxes ID
many large cities Of the West. where
his vote helps 70 elect every national
state and political officer Oh the pro-
gram and helps TO levy bonds to build
nne schools which his children attend,
When his sons and daughters grad
nate, they r sent to their Southern
brothers, who have no vote, to get DO
sltlons; as custom does not permit the
use OF Negro teachers in certain West
en- centers- The effective use Of the
Negro ballot IN said sections would
make rapid changes in these policies
Let the Negro organize politically
and vote for himself and his friends
regardless OF party, and his land of
political famine viii Be converted in