The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
THE DUST SETTLES

Now that President Roosevelt has won smash
ing victory at the polls and the dust of the cam
paign trail is settling in the valley, most of the
Republican voices which cried out against the Presl-
dent if he were some ogre are telling us that
there must be unity and harmony. 1t sounds strange
to hear these reactionaries talk of unity when just
the day before the election they were doing every
thing possible to destroy American unity They
were telling lies about organized labor stirring up
prejudice against Jews and the foreign born, eX-
plotting the anxieties of those who have loved ones
in overseas service and trying to persuade the
American people that Communists are about to
seize our government.
We are accustomed to campaign propaganda
and we enjoy good political row. Nevertheless
we believe the Dewey-Bricker campaign was as
dirty and fraudulent as any Americans have wit
messed Unlike Wendell Willkie in the 1910 CAM
paign, the Dewey crowd was determined to win by
hook or crook Although defeated, Mr.. Willkie was
able to maintain the respect of the American people
and no one doubted his sincerity and integrity The
Dewey crowd can claim no such respect today.
We believe the rank and file Republicans can
do their party and the country great service by
kicking out of their party councils those de-hard
reactionaries who conducted the recent hate cam
paign which was repudiated by the American peo-
ple. After all the Republicans haven't been able
to win with the help of these hate-mongers, so 1t
seems cts time for change"
Mr. Dewey had one reactionary in his corner
who need not be taken seriously. We refer to our
old friend George Schuyler who regurgltates week
" in the Pittsburgh Courier. Brother schuyler
did not take the Dewey defeat with good grace
Last week he dashed out against all the leaders VINO
summarized President Roosevelt and called them trail
TORS. etc He is boiling mad because ne believes
that the folks down home in Dixie have been mis-
treated by the New Dealers. He doesn't remember
how Southern Negroes Jared under Harding, COOL
idge and Hoover He ignores the fact too that even
the most intelligent Southern Negroes preferred
Roosevelt over Dewey. The New Deal has brougnt
more benefits to Southern Negroes and has .ad-
vanced their cause more than all the Republican
administrations since Llncons.
AS matter of fact, one of the compelling rea-
sons why the majority of us have supported the
New Deal in the last three elections mas peen De-
cause of it's socio-economic program whlch mas
benefited Southern Negroes. Brother schuyler
knows very we'll that most OF the Southerh oieo'o
opposed President Roosevelt and tried 10 engineer
q revolt against the New Deal primarily because Oh
the impetus given to Negro progress oy the I'VE"
Deal policies. When Schuyler blasts Koose'eit ne
is echoing Rankin, Bilbo Gene Tamadge anu Wv
ton Ed Smith for they hate the President too:
The Negro people voted for President koose-
Welt becase they believed that he would DO better
lob for all Americans regardless of color than Gov
ernor Dewey. They know Roosevelt is no angel
but since the choice for all practical purposes mar,
rowed itself down to these two men, Negroes Vo'eu
for the reelection of the President instead OF GOV
ernor Dewey whose record on the Negro question
stinks The fact that Dewey passed out few white
collar jobs to help his candidacy did not make MS
record smell any sweeter to the masses OF Negroes
Brother Schuyler has lost his sense of smell ana
Judging from his recent bitter frothngs' ne mas
lost his sense of humor too.
THE SAME OLD STORY