The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-06-24
REPUBLICANS NOW READY
TO CHALLENGE DEMOCRATS
EXPECT CHICAGO CONVENTION
TO SELECT TOM DEWEY
By THE ROVER

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convention will leave South Station this weekend led by
Governor Leverett Satonstal Unpledged to Dewey the
Bay State delegation should have copy of the Boston
Guardian editorials of last week including the Freedom
Rally report which mailed to His Excelency.
SALTY" FOR PRESIDENT?
The Dewey-for-Presdent advocates have not yet
won the Bay State since the Governor seemed sym
pathetic toward Wke than he does present toward
Tom Dewey. The Chicago convention may change this
attitude. Governor Saltonstal also has his own pres
dental supporters here in the Bay State His name may
be on the nomination list Satonsta is world war vet
eran and has excellent political record. In add-
ton, Governor Satonstall has been forced into the
study of nteraca progress and harmony and his methods
have been far superior to most other governors either
the north south The antisemitc problem is not
Bay State problem alone Governor he has often stated
And already the Governor has approached the problem of
studying post employment for Citizens of color He
has colored secretary his executive staff and she
Miss Viola Fisher This talented young andy and Colonel
LAKELAND Hewitt recently appointed by the Governor
to represent the Commonwealth in post planning
Colonel Hewitts old outfit the 972nd prime favorte
of the Governor while 372nd soldiers have always spoken
well of Salty being can all right guy" He could
make good President but like Wilke he may be tossed
aside. Watch for COP. convention developments next
week. They should provide interest.
DEWEY MUST FIGHT
Dewey nomination on the Republican ticket is gen
orally conceded at this time. Anything else would be
sidered an upset at the COP convention. Wendell L.
Wike might engineer upset but that remains to be
SEEM Wilkes liberal views COP policy should help
build the Party Platform There particular phase of
interest in the coming activity and speeches of candidate
Tom Dewey of New York What he does and what he says
within the next few weeks will largely decide his popular
y with Republican voters Governor Dewey has proven
courage and ability he opens fire Dewey can speak
with fiery force he gets started He is known as
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Dewey has been like fighter with the wraps He's got
to take em off and start punching right up the final
bell if he wants to win this Election.
"DEMS" GET JITTERY
Some of the Democrats are viewing the Republican
convention uneasiy. A few 'Dems' are trying to i'm
colored voters with the wild story that they have
provided all the social benefits to coIored AS matter of
fact the Democratic Congress nearly wrecked all the social
benefits proposed for colored Increased employment
result of the war; not result of the Demo-
Gratis. The FEPC a result of Phil Randolph and
the MOWM and not result of Democratic Party kind
proven in Democratic actions including eii
nation of the nterracal department of the owl and i'll
treatment of coored troops The Texas primary decision
from the Supreme Court not the Congress Improved
military conditions including the aviation units came
result of long bitter hard fighting and sacrifice from
colored leaders including Judge HASTE If Democrats
now getting jttery being replaced by Republicans,
many of them have ample reasons why.
STATES RIGHTS" BUNKUM
The Estates Rights argument employed by the south
en states and supported by Republicans Gncudng
Gov Bricker) daily being exposed for the frequent poll
tca racket that is Insofar the down trodden mnor
ties concerned if they not get civil liberties from
the southern states they don't boot the central
the show just long they get square
deal This fact ably proven when the federal WPA
and NYA cared for millions of minority group citizens
when southern land northern states left them with
out jobs housing The southern states have been
able to solve their social and economical problems without
federal aid and this Estates rights issue is frankly not
important to the majority of colored voters What
the Coored-Amercan is interested in during this 1914
political campaign is certainly States rights but
solely Constitutional Rights forth by the Federal
not the Sate Constitution. Coored leaders must make
this fact crystal clear
CONSTITUTION BEST
All of the rights of states and individuals clearly
defined in the Constitution. Nevertheless certain states
and individuals have been getting away with murder for the
past 80 years. took federal intervention to rid this
country of slavery and will take federal intervention to
further protect exploited minores if this nation to re-
main democracy is waste of breath to try tell the
average coored that the Hole and the FEPC are bad
forms of federal bureaucracy" while seeking to imply
that the Estates rights racial bigotry of Mississippi So
Carolina and Texas are best for free America What
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