The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-11-10
Believes In Equal
Rights For Negroes
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The next question: "Did you take
a stand against the Texas white
primary law which attempted t.
deprive Negroes of the right to vote
in primaries in Texas?"
He replied: 81 do not have any.
thing to do with state politics in
Texas; and he added something
about having lived in Washington
for so many years.
"Does your understanding of the
oath of office which you will be
required to take, if elected, compel
you to oppose actively such schemes
as are employed throughout the
South to defeat the 18th, 14th and
18th amendments ?"
The speaker disposed of the ques.
ton by saying "The Supreme Court
must decide that question"
Lynching
The next question was: "Will you
use your influence toward enactine
legislation which seeks to put an END
to lynching?"
Here Mr.. Garner launched into O
vigorous denunciation of 'lynching
81 cannot too strongly state my
opposition to lynching," he said
"the taking of a mans life withov,
due process of law, but | do not
believe that the Federal govermmen!
should have control in this"
What measures would you sug.
gest, then?' he was asked.
He said :.'It will work itself gu,
in the course of time through a
spirit of increased tolerance"
Have you ever, either in your
own state or in Congress, publicly
denounced lynching?" he was asked.
Mr.. Garner answer simply that
Segregation
In answer to the question "Will
you endeavor to stamp out segrega-
ton and discrimination in the vari-
Gus departments of the govern
ment?" Mr.. Garner said that he
would, citing his own office force,
in which a few employees who had
served previous speakers of the
House had beer retained by him
because of their records of efficien-
cy, although they were Republicans
incidentally, the only Negro EN-
pleyed in Mr.. Gamers office is &
messenger.
Higher Education
"Will you seek to establish a more
equitable distribution of federal
funds appropriated for higher educa.
tion?" In this connection the inter.
viewer pointed out to Mr.. Garner
that southern state universities re.
ceiving Federal funds make no pro-
vision for education of Negroes m
the professions, although such train.
ing is provided by the state for white
students.
81 believe that colored students
should have the same opportunity
to study as white Students" Mr.
Garner said. "But | did not know
that colored boys could not GO down
to Galveston and. study medicine il
they wished to do so."
lin, Crov, Car.
"Will you use your influence to-
ward the revocation of separate
coach laws and separate school
laws?" the interviewer asked.
"This cannot be forced upon the
states" Mr.. Garner replied. at will
come in the course of time through
action by the states"
Finally Mr.. Garner was asked
"Are there any rights and privi
leges, either political, economic OF
social, which white people enjoy in
which you feel that Negroes should
not participated"
81 believe that eolored people
should enjoy equality before the Law
and equal opportunity to accumu.
late wealth and transmit it to then
heirs he said. POLITICALLY and eco.
nomically, believe they should have
the same opportunities, but yor
people want to get out of this soeia
business You should no foo indie