The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-03-11
Long Term Dixie Conservative"
Howl AT Fourth Term For r. D. R.
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of the fact that the sod South which has caused most
OF our ills during the present administration is enthus
astcay behind this latest the President The
South does not like the soalled ibera and radical
nterracal ideals of the President and the First Lady
These facts well established. Dxiecrats like ex
Gov Tamadge of Georgia Senator Rankin of Mississippi
and Martin Dies of Texas have openly these charges
against the President and Mrs. Roosevelt 1t was the noted
Dxiecrat Cotton Ed" Smith-not only Harry H. Wood
rng-whose antRoosevet speeches in Congress largely
influenced this new Democratic group Many other
southerners oppose the President. Mr.. Roosevets Glib
erasm is plainly the target of the new group many of
whom are nolerant disciples of the deep South The en-
tire issue is openly between the liberal Roosevelts
and the Southern conservative elements of the Democratic
Party The 18th term is merely smoke-screen The
smoke is not thick enough to fool colored Democrats
F. D. R. "DIxIE REBELS?
Whether the "anti-Roosevelt" Democrat faction can
make Roadway in the Bay State will be known within
few weeks 1t is extremely doubtful if colored Democrats
here will desert Roosevelt for exov Joseph Ey whose
past record nothing harrasng regarding race ap-
pointments Mr. Woodrngs antRoosevet faction also
considering such presidential candidates Senator Byrd
OF Virginia. Senator George of Georgia. Senator Barley
OF Kentucky Senator Lee ODanie of Texas and several
other southern dxecrats whose past policy toward col
ored citizens will hardly attract coored voters here in the
North The antiRoosevelt coalition roughly shapes up as
union of soid South opponents of the President and
nothing 1t is surprising that keable James A. Far
ley and Bostons Mr. Ely also mentioned in relation
TO this group Farley especially is we'll liked by the col
ored people but it is very safe to predict that the best
candidate in the world will not draw coored votes next
November If it means placing the sold South" back in
control.
NOT MUCH CHOICE
So far as the "sold South" element is concerned
neither the anRoosevelt faction the New Deal offers
the coored voter much of choice This is an unfortunate
hot factio of +bo
it possibly may cost the party the election next fall Col
ored voters outand-out angry with the Cracker e
ent OF Congress which for twelve years has opposed the
antynch BILL has opposed the ballot to coored citizens
has opposed mixed army navy and air force has lately
opposed granting ballots to coored troops and has freely
sandered and nsuted the colored race in Congress: is
held responsible for nustces to our boys in the armed
services including the breaking up of crack combat units
into labor groups and there many many other sore
points winch the average coored citizen knows without
repetition here. the "antiRoosevelt faction of the
Democratic Party was promising something better it
might help their Actually they seemingly offer event
larger dish of "sod South influence which colored
voters do not want The New Deal Democrats at least have
Mrs Roosevelt The rival Democrats of course do not like
Mrs Roosevelt You can draw your own conclusions %
MAY LOSE VOTE a0~
Coored Democrats can not seriously "faIl, for the
antlRoosevet pious propaganda that fourth term in
crisis, objectionable sim The very men who are
leading the fight against the President southern
Gratis who have served term after in the most I'M
constitutional elections ever held Some of the most out
spoken Dxecras have served under several presidents
Inc 1ourtherm propaganda eveed by men against our
president pure political bunk and hypocritical hooey
The antiRooseve" Democrats have thus far shown no
greater prospects than the Roosevelt faction They prob
aoy would do lot worse Certainly the split in the Demo-
crac Party not going to do it any good If Roosevelt
oe1eated 1t seems most likely that it won't be because
OF the fourth term issue The average citizen next Nove
Der will be voting for party or another not merely
to defeat one Roosevelt has not made all the mistakes
OF his party, and the solid South Democrat opposition
to the President huge factor which may lose to Demo-
Gratis the colored vote
forthcoming article will discuss the Republican
Party.
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