The Omaha guide., 1935-01-05
STATE SENATE AND
LEGISLATUR RE
CONVE ES
Both Houses Predominantly Demo
cratic; Disappointment for MANY
job Hunters; Few Negroes
Given Consideration

Given Consideration
Lincoln-Tuesday Jan. both
branche Of the L -~islature went in
to action with a bang with the repub-
lican members in no position as far
as their numerical strength Il con
cerned to do any thing other than to
wait on tn side lines for something
to arise that viii disturb tho equan-
unity Of the strongly intrenched. well
oiled democratic machine, which M
to the third day Of the ! ssion Ia,
beer running as smoothly az a dem
ocratic primary election in Texas. No
attempt was made to show any mag
n~anirsity Of spirits toward the minor
itv which usually characterizes bodies
Of this kind. especiall- at the time
when they ore going through ths
warming up" process, in getting
acquainted with each other and
getting accustomed to their sur
roundings- One is impressed
= the attitude of the d mocratic
Repre- 'entatives and Senators, they
are heartily in acc7rd with the prin-
eiples Of President Andrew jackson,
that ito tn victor belong the spoils".
Hero and there a few Of the demo
cratic members can be overheard ex-
changing friendly greetings with ems
Republican Senator or Representative.
but by their attitude one is reminded
Of the spider and the fly and the
snake who is intent on charming his
prey upon which he f eds. The Omaha
delegation with only a few excep-
ton seems to have cow niently gone
blind or to have completely lost it's
memory SO far as the promises made
to some Of their "culled brers" Of
Omaha are concern d. They absolute
ly demonstrate the statement that
Zone can look without SEEING, and
can thinkwith cut remembering.
They don't seem to b. able to over
come the age old complex which has
for centuries associated the words.
Negro with mop. broom. scrub IN.
their minds as synonymous terms
meaning one and the same thing.
They look with a shocked. panied ex-
preston when and if our "cullud".
intimates that he could ID.
something at least where it required,
If not all brains, a combination or
admixture Of brains and Drawn.
One hardly expects to find this con
dition existing in a State which for
years has stood on the broad plat
form, and supposed the policies Of
equal opportunities to all Of its citi-
zens. This observation carries our
minds into other channels, which in
the language of the immortal Lincoln,
can fool some of the people some
or the time, you can fool some of the
people all the time, but you can't fool
the people all the time''. We are
still old fashioned enough to b-Iieve
honesty Is the best policy. We
also believe that to deceive a trusting
lnsophisticated NEGRO by a system Of
yelled hopes and promises is as de-
to him as it is to those of
any other group. The Negro has an
desire to be a Man; to act
a. a Man; to feel as a Man; and to be
recognized as a Man. AS .Japan.
and other powers of ths world
are fighting to be recognized by The
United States. England and the
Others so is the Negro fighting for
recognition, not from a foreign power
but from the country Of his birth.
made glorious to him by the blood of
his fathers. freely given on the battle
f1leld of every war in which this
country has been engaged. For II
has the Negro toiled, and for the
flag has he died. We have answered
every question and stood every test.
yes We have dared to look in the
White mans face and live. We have
the challenge Of Science, Arts,
INVENTIONS. All the gamut Of human
9ndeavors and achievement has been
successfully run. Do you wonder that
ne Negro should strive for that for
which all nations fight and die?
At this stage Of their development
With access to one Of the greatest
educational systems Of the world, do
you wonder that they are not satisfied
With the mop, broom and brush?
By NJ l.. Harris.
Contributing Editor.