Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-08
Minnesota Negroes Have Chance In IA"

Negro political leaders in Minnesota usually past presi
Dental missed the boat" any
political leadership has proved ability
consideration for the Negro national politics
In Minnesota where citizen his vote without ha
eng the possible Negroes voting play
effective deciding what presidential candidate this
states Is electoral Minnesota state, may
either direction by few thousand votes This and has always
ben golden opportunity political leadership parc
patton in the political reached highest point during
much mahgned Benson administration This liberal administration
participation which achieved before the Elmer
Benson regime since.
The only tangible consideration received from political
by Minnesota Negroes in the last 40 appointment
by Republican Coolidge of the late W. T Francis of St. Paul
OF Minister to Liberia This appointment personal reeogn
individual than the recognition the Minnesota Negro
vantage ground opportunity Negro Re
pubican and Negro New Dealers Democrats demand
of the political of this Neither pary
in this regard is anything to brag about.
The Democrats have appointed single Negro
u job Minnesota during Rooseves three govern
controlled them produce Negro
clerk level
The Republican controlled government
single outstanding appointment Negro citizen to position i'm
Even the reemonh legislative jobs which
used to hand to Negro fathfus have dis
appeared.
choice Those who active politics and who leaders this
participation, but they definite the machinery
political Negroes Minnesota that
hney from precinct and ward and
This the forward thinking Negro leaders of either of the
the people be organized for the candidates of their
choice They have real chance something for the Minnesota
colOred people.
Money in bonds and in the bank postwar insurance
Headline Editor Publisher reads President Snaps Reporters
Talk" Why poor D. should
himself picking on the hired men of the press
Next to the ballot the Negroes greatest achieve full
citizenship is his dollar.
effectively help
Many dollar fams goes unfrendy people
Spend with friends!
Negro Association
endorsed Governor Dewey for president.
Sidney eactOnary daily press subty
running for president against o. p candidate Dewey really said
remarked expenses
considerably
tbuOns to the Republican by five wealthy families alone
We represent why political activity by
public press
Investigations from the the government while
the ehed activities of the agencies of reaction excite no
and provoke n inquiry"
The best against old age or any thing else bank
book filed with deposit noatons.
"foregn-bOn" may up
committeeman Roy Dunn for many day
"foregn-born"
he descend from American Indians?
Can Advertisers Fight VD?
There is no doubt t&a the venera disease problem se
than that the United States Public Health Service
believes that the public needs education the subject both with
gard preventing diseases in this and assisting victims
prompt certain problem educating public
all phases of this subject has been proposed by the War Ad
vertsing Council with the Office Information
and the ULSP.HS, is both delicate and difficult
The advertising campaign the subject STAMP Out VD" which
has been prepared by volunteer advertising under
the direction of the Council to be highly constructive
approach the subject is aimed faarzng and old
with inherent uncontrolled
and acquanng them with their prevention and That
100000 of venea disease exist in the United States is
ample evidence of the seriousness of the situation and the need for wide
spread and authentic public education.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company its fine series of ad-
public health subjects made important cont
buttons this field and Readers Digest which has been foremost
among general publications its discussion of public health problems,