The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-10-07
TWO MEN AND
A PARTY
BY WILLIAM @. WALKER


In the beginning the party then God created Frank
lin 2. Roosevelt and Martin /. Davey.
Ever since the creation politically Of Roosevelt and
Dayey the ehe party members have been trying
with full credit to the Democrats
Whatever the Democratic party, either nationally To-
ca has to the Negro it has because of these
gentlemen Without them, the Democratic party again
levefts TO type.
During the campaign, are hearing much about the
Negro and the Democratic party SO much of misleading
hem that they distinguish between fish and fowl One
Democratic editorial writer blared forth with this Information
ast week ITO be downright truthful about the matter read
coored citizens in Ohio heard close to
ecent position in state government until the Democratic
oarty came into power
We would say these strong they true2
Vol What the editor meant to say mot until Martin II
avey became Governor Surely he knows that IN Ohio since
92 there have been only three Republican governors who
eryed collectively only years Further this editor should
that outside Of the administration Of Martin l. Davey
his Of Democratic governors has ignore the Negro
the appontiva field and osracsed him from the party as
ompeely and thoroughly Hok Smith Of Georg q
Nardaman Of Mississippi ever dared
We have not the slightest desire to take away from Mar
t. Dagey mocum OF the credit he deserves for buck
his and trying to make Negro Democrats However
he best proof that the Democratic did not approve OF
has trying do the well known fact that
defeated him for denomination last August
What Dayey las tried to do in the way Of reform within
he Democratic party IN Ohio Franklin D. Roosevelt has
yng do national scale. Dayey has failed
yin endorsement for his efforts is President Roosevelt fail
ag his field Every effort being made read hem
o ha Democratic party and hundreds Of their fellow
oar members accusing h Of being hybrd, and
deserving the designation Of Democrat.
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Martin l. Dayey are the
that the real Democratic party has tried to vomit up
fince the day they took Office
With the defeat Of Martin t. Davey for renomnation the
I'D Democratic reaconary seup this again into
he ascendancy Twenty Of Democratic dominance at
he State Caaol III Columbus failed produce
NEGRO Twenty years Of controlled Democracy
aled o edge Negro into the outer sancum Of the
oarys organization It only the four OF Mar
L.
liberation was given Negroes.
So when overzeaIous editor convey the inn
eion that the horn Of political plenty has been tilted in
irection only BY the Democratic party then he either
Tying to nlislead Or deceive
The Negro be deceived by the personal record
the two men, and be led to think that they
Democratic party or that their policies indeby written
belief The hands feel like those
Of Esau, but the voice is still that of Jacob
The Republican party in Ohio has traditional history Of
liberal friendship to the Negro in this state This tradition
old the party itself and has been nurtured and made
pirie by the and women who made the underground
railroad in this state of the safest in the naon by the
alwart citizens who such Don Wade Salmon F.
chase Joshua R. Gddn and other to Congress- who made
history for our cause before We could vote Tor
from this tradition sprang Ulysses S Grant and William
liam f. Mckinley. This is traditional history. The liberal
friendship exempfed in the succession Of Negroes headed
by John NJ angston and followed by John Greene harry
g Smith cotrell Clifford and host Of others who IN their
and time made this Ohio the great haven IS today Tor
Negroes Of every hue
Therefore, not two have formed the ai
OC-
ginning there and time and tradition have woven
the warp and Woof of its fabric thattoday are as
uy part the Republican party other citizens
We flesh Of its flesh bone of its bone.
State jobs alone not the of parys fidelity
the Negro voter The real test Of traditional leadership is
the operates the counties cities Any
this basis will produce preponderance ev
ence in favor Of the Republicans In the City Of Cleveland
alone beginning under the Republican administration of
Mayor Harry L. Davis and continued under Mayor Harold T.
Burton Negroes today have LOO jobs In comparison
what Governor Davey has done in the state the
Gratis out poor second in the number of jobs
he amount of money paid Negro workers annually.
Therefore, with these facts before let predicate
political action the sounder basis Of parties and not upon
they pass off the stage but it the party
hat endures through the years
that for the stand which they took in
meth
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