The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-08-24
A NON-PARTISAN
NEWSPAPER
Political Obseryatiio,,'
THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN IS on ~.
by ALfRED CAssry

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duty 10 all those who would maintain DEM
In this country to support the Republican 49,.
called the methods OF the Presiden, a.
Dictatorship and War and an end q, ~.
liberties as we have known them. He ~.
President with making inflaminp va 49,.
against other nations when we were boD.,.'1
prepared to back them up. He called ,or y.
tice OF Theodore Roosevelt in foreign 49,
speaking softly and carrying a bic stcs S' y
Willkie asked all peoples. Jews Gen,no,
races without regard TO color or creed 70 49,.
him on this great Crusade" 10 hrin, -, y
country prosperity. strength and an aa.a..,
tional defense, for he said mo nation on .s.n /
attack us II this Is accomplished and Dro,,
do 1t. "Ony the strong can he free ana -.
are the strongest men" II Is from ue.,,... i
people reach out for dctators." Willkis $50.
most OF the New Deal Reforms namely. c,n
bargaining for labor. minimum wages and ,.,.J
hours. Federal regulation of utilities securun
banking, old age pensions unemploymen, ir,..,
farm relief, unemployment relief and ls f., y
electrihcation and against mouopones.
All OF these reforms are Of direct ,m0o.,
TO the Negro group because he Is almost ,,,
in the economic category intended to benefit n
them and which the depression emphasized NJ
was a dire need. In the case of the Nevro thar.
pressing need to extend the reforms 10 o,hr
ployment groups, such as domestic labor MT
included in these protected by rnemplovmn, J
surance. But the Republican Nominee went !
declare vital differences with policies in hs y
gressiveism; Il say that we must substitute m !
philosophy of distribution OF So urlty. the phioaI
OF unlimited production. stand for the restorsuu |
full production and reempoymcni hy private M
try in America" The candidate asked those who n
on relief or who had been on relief as to rhel
they were satisfied with what they got from h, \
eminent?
1t is enough for free and able -bodied men NJ
given few scraps OF cash or credit to keep hin !
his family just this side of starvation and naked,
Is that what the forgotten man wanted to REM
Der questioned the Republican candidate Then
ing attention to the fact thai were Is many men =
to-day as when President Roosevelt took "a
Willkie pointed 10 the fact that sixty billions III
lars had been spent by this administration !
complish this result Mr.. Wlke charged that "
President Roosevelt kicked over the third term n
'NNtuA SGT ~ iHOiildr JtiltI-tI Nfoi lt Ndellt |
Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln Theodore I'D
welt and Woodrow wilson he was breaking down !
barriers and traditions that protected AuW(
Democracy and stepping out % line with all !
great predecessors.
To all those who have fath in Dcmocrsq,
speaker dramatically urged Them TO Join viii !
harder. 10 hear the burdens and the sacrifice N
Republican party. and be prepared 10 work
sary TO make this country a strong and success
democracy.
ROBERT LEE WARD believes that he will VII
nomination OF Senator Is the Third Senatorial
trct on the Republican ticket Mr. Ward Wa
first elected Negro citizen 10 an office IN the ~
Detroit. since the Negro arrived here in lars u
bers. He got elected 10 the constaheshp N the ~
Ward long before the Negro began 10 enter pol
seriously. He was elected to this Office tine 4
again but was finally defeated for reelection ~
service OF four terms. A few years later he 'uHs
cd again in being elected TO the office Of eori1
in the Third Ward and successfully elected
since. He is serving now In that oitcc Two
ago he ran for the nomination ~ Congress
First Congressional district but failed 10 aliai
objective in that instance. This year he Isl
date for state senator in The Third disiro an'
the endorsement of the Wayne County oNer
trict association. The Young Republicans Oan
Appomattox Club and hopes to gei the eAs'
ment OF the Citizens League.
Mr. Ward is a hard orker and nelle'es's
will succeed in winning that nomination w.
plank in his platform will be TO substitute y.
and the first Wards OF the first CONGRESSMAN
trict for the fifteenth district IN ofdef - ~ ~
Negro majority vote in the First dis'I'' n 49,
possible TO elect a Negro TO congress l'o. "a
trict. AS II is now. said tho candidate Wv
people have four representatives out o. ~'
districts and the Negro cannot win IN any
them.
THE JOSEPH II. BoNNEY-for-senaie eluO
that he has a better chance FOR nelhs aSI
senator from this district. The Fifth sena'V'-
trict on the westeide. than any other NeE'v
date John Cowling points out that ihere III,
two candidates In the race for the nomnS"
or more OF every race OF minority wv Ss,rs
district except the Negro. There, u ~. 80
four thousand votes behind the nonl .ns ~om1s
candidate. Mr. Bonney, h Will WIN '"e "
on the Democratic ticket.
Mr.. Bonney Is running on progran. y. r'
OF lotteries by the state and permi'unk A... "A
under state regulation. His reason LOT IN IA
milton Is that no practical way mas 'e' =. or,d
10 check effectively the gambling nstii.' N, a
In all OF It's forms. Bonney believes ,'',...,srs|
harmless forms such as hand books anu .,',si Nj
numbers should be recognized ana I' ,,D'a,lr Nj
government and the revenue iakeh W. sauvoS
state for its maintenance. Ihe p""'. ~, rotd
believe that the Negro is in for SUI I'd ngl
the morning after Primary election uag V ,or 50
seph Bonney has won the nomination 'O
OF the Fifth district.
WE SAW Emmett Cunningham w l'n ~
T" scratch pad going over the Deno o.r s,r "a
the Presidential year OF 1885 on Primal s,,,rd NJ
der to best chart his course Win i'm mis- Z
many candidates in the Primary els.. "olItIcsl