The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-24
From the Negroes of America!

In the coming november eeCtiOn, me negro
voter will Judge political parties we'll candidates.
by their words and deeds to whether they show
determination to work for full citizenship status tor
thirteen million American Negroes and to better the
lot Of all disadvsntaged peoples. POLITICAL parties and
candidates that seek the votes Of Negroes must be
committed to the wholehesrted prosecution OF the
to total victory must agree to the elimination OF
the poll tax by Act Of Congress- the passage OF anti.
lynching legislation the unsegregated migration OF
Negroes into the armed forces. the establishment OF
a permanent federal committee fair employment
practices. and foreign policy Of international cooper
alton that promotes economic and political security
for all peoples.
The votes Of Negroes cannot be purchased by
distributing money to and through party hacks. They
cannot be won by pointing to Jobs given few indi-
vidua Negroes. although the recognition OF the Negro
integral part Of the body polite through the
selection Of qualified Negroes for appointve or cleo
tive offices is included among the Negroes demands.
Negroes are no longer persuaded by meaningless gen
eraIitles in party platforms which promptly for
gotten on election day.
Negroes no longer belong to any one political
party. They will vote for men and measures Negro
voters played an important part in the election OF
Negro Communist to the New York City Council. a
Negro Republican as Judge in the community
Democratic Mayor in Cleveland Republican Cover
in Kentucky and in cooperation with organized
labor and other progressive forces, in the withdrawal
and defeat Of hostile congressman in Alabama Texas
and California Public officers who have not made a
record Of liberal and democratic action may expect
Negroes to help remove them from office. If their
successors are no better. they may expect the same
fate at the next election For Negroes do not always
find satisfactory candidate to support they and
will continue to help unsatisfactory officials
until truly democratic forces shall come into power.
The undersigned are officers of church, fraterns
labor civic and educational organizations with total
membership Of more than $500 600. We recommend
to the membership Of our respective organizations and
all other voters that they all appeals for their
support made by political parties and by presidential
and other candidates according to the following yard
stick:
The Negro people like all other Americans rec
ognze the the chief issue confronting our
try. We demand Of any political party desiring the
support OF Negroes vigorous prosecution Of the
We are opposed to any negotiated peace advocated
by the Hter-like forces within country. Victory
must crush Hiterism at home we'll as abroad.
In evalusns the merits Of parties and candidates
must include all issues - those touching the life
OF Negroes as group we'll as those affecting the
entire country The party candidate who refuses to
help control prices. fails to support the extern
sion OF social security refuses to support progress
sve public program for full post employment.
opposes enlarged and unsegegated program of gov
ernmentfnanced housing. seeks to destroy organ
lied labor is as much the enemy Of Negroes as is he
who would prevent Negroes from voting
We insist upon the right TO vote in every state
unrestricted by poll taxes, white primaries. or lily
white party conventions. the gerymandering Of dis
tricts. or any other device designed TO dsfranchse
Negroes and other voters. Any political party in
power. aspiring TO power. must demonstrate its
determination through legislation and through vigorous
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