The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
A Modern Rip Van Wrinkle

EX-GOVERNOR Landon the gentleman from Kansas whom
the Hearst papers dug up and sold to the Republicans the
bearer their party surely know the history
of his pa Before leaving New York for his Kansas home he
gave what thought be panacea for the
building up of respectable Republican Party i'll the South
The correspondents who broadcast Mr. Landons find the
country added that before has the head OF that party made
such a confession
In his broadsde Governor Landon covered "a heap
tory in that he naed the southern delegation had been
weighted down with Negro delegates who could be bought and
sold.
leaders produced marve Governor Landons
of the South and past history the political activities
of its conventions The Governors prime to build I'D
white Republican party the South He blows hot and cold III
that he that the South has had conventions without integrity
character laying emphasis the weight of Negro delegates
and stating that the hope IS to build up decent party OF Doth
races
The late President Warren Gamala Harding led to be-
eve he could build up decent Republican party in the
South if he got rid Of the Negro is strange that that aw l
runpus did reach the ears of who high enough in his
pays councils get the nomination for the highest office IN It's
gift The iii fated Harding tried out the scheme long ago and
lust died he made statement to the effect that the
whole thing be thrown the dumps Mr. Herbert Hoover also
tried to build up lily white Republican party the South
His man Friday Hon. Walter Brown who served Post
master General and general pie pan handler made possible
overture to the whites Of the South but they into the guild
small numbers and for the most they were ponasters S'rct
attorneys, and federal office holders and seekers
Coored men in the past the loyal group the
councils of the Republican party in the South They kept the
home fires burning when the carpet baggrs and scaawags sought
to sell house and home for patronage these Negro Ke
pubcan the sawar giants who made for the Negro group
place in the political They taught the group to bargain po-
1icay in the responsible for the Waterloo which
Mr. Hoover himself his terrible defeat to Fankln d. Roose
welt.
admitted by Landon correspondent that the swing
Of the Negro the Democratic party responsible for
the making of Democratic and the election of Dem
office who had been for forty also added
that the elected Earle tie govenorsp of Penny
and (uey the Senate The admission made that it turned
the tide in other states.
The correspondent summarizes by saying the Negro vote Is
Roosevelt than Democratic and then climbs out on the LIMB
of propey predicts that the will hardly the
Democratic party after Roosevelt
Governor Landon is playing old worn out key whe1
he makes thrust at the Negro vote III the Republican party
his politics he also knows that he is not beginning some
thing new There in their political graves of muc
greater magnitude than Governor ando who tried the
thing on the Negro Republicans of the South Negro Naona
Committeeman threatened with imprisonment tried before
congressional committees and every known legal subrge h
tried running the Negro not only out OF the Repub
Ican party but out of politics in the South.
If he going seek the vote of dissatisfied Democrats
and those who hate Roosevelt in his wager the Negro
of the Republican party he is making poor beginning Southern
Democrats who dissatisfied with their party and who hate
Roosevelt will be fooled into any movement led by Governor
Landon They know of the Republican party and its po
cal history the South than Governor Landon will Sue
issued by Governor Landon should be termed
but should have been pefaced with the oft stated phrase
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