The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-10-03
COMMENTS
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CURRENT TOPICS

NACe4AlON Va Wy Tie SlSuGIS OF
the Declaration of Indepen-
dance: instituted by the franz
ers of the Constitution of these
United States: strengthened by
the Bill of Rights: and de-
Scribed by the immortal Abra-
ham Lincoln, who said, "GoY-
eminent of the people, by the
people and for the people"
there comes to the people at
stated times, opportunities
when they may defend these
most sacred privileges with the
ballot.
We are approaching one of
these seasons now. If by a
majority vote we could make
wise and proper choices, we
would have good government.
Because we fail to make prop
er choices, we have corrupt
government. Whatever our
government happens to be af-
ter election we must grin and
bear it.
There are certain conditions
in human life that are regu-
lated by fate and destiny, over
which the most powerful gov
ernments have no control. War
just now is the prominent
condition.
We remember that the late
President Wilson pledged to
keep this country out of war.
He could not. Both party can
didates during the last ma
tional campaign pledged the
people that no American SOL
der would be sent to fight in
foreign lands. Neither could
have fulfilled that pledge.
This campaign will be re-
plete with demagogy and PAN
der, with pledges to keep the
1925 at home if I go to Con-
gress. That is another promise
that will not be kept if the
war is prolonged.
There is but a single issue
in this campaign. eve must
end this war and bring the
boys back home speedily as
possible" This is the sole
pledge of the Republicans of
the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts. This pledge is backed
byb tried, true and trusted
representatives.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr,
Christian B Herter, Leverett
Saltonstall, Horace Cahill' Rob-
ert Bushnell, Laurence Curtis, |
Fred Cook, Russell Woods and |
voters of the 9th Congressional
District make sure to cast your |
vote for Vincent Motallo.
Cambridge is a good example |
of how when Jeffersonian De- |
mocracy comes in the colored
man is pushed out. 1t has been
25 years or more since colored |
people have had any repre-
sentation in the Cambridge
City Government.
1t is strange news to the
younger generations who are
registered as Democrats in |
Cambridge to hear old fogjes
talk of colored aldermen, col
ored councilmen, colored seal
ers of weights and measures,
colored chemists, testers of |
milk and vinegar, colored cleo
tricians, colored police SER
geant, and a number of col
ored employees on public |
works, all a part, from time to
time of the Cambridge City |
Government. It was when |
Cambridge was a Republican |
and not Democratic City. |
Now Cambridge is hopelessly |
Democratic.
We had hoped for better
conditions under Plan E, but |
the City Manager happens to
be jefferson Democrat anG |
has adhered to the code of |
emitting colored people in sshe
government set up.
At the polls in November we
have for our consideration,
WmSloW, Gallop and Serlno |
for state representatives, Ed
ward Rowe for State senator,
Warren for County Commission
er, Hollis for the Governors
Council and Robert Bradford |
for District Attorney. All Of |
these candidates with few ex-
ceptions are personal friends |
and acquaintance of mine, to
whom I may go on matters
pertaining to our race.
What type of judgment |
would it be to fuss and fume |
a n d fl g h t discrimination,
segregation, Acknowledgement,
jim powisn in the south and |
then in the north support by |