The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22


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Ceiys priority consideration
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lsW,er. named - ono 80 tec Na.
csrclc> bv Pre- dent Truman Nas
snonSorci at -. - ErG Iyi u-~
60 Morys0 BcUHo'i Champ CLARK
f7rnel Sersto- 'fo. VI -.ouf VINO
Vss dctcsic1 % tHc i944 eject ou>
was q close lend ~ 'fc P.c>dcnt
hen both ncrc >cl.- tho
Senate 10 ,F, : lose q end ~
NH 0C- ~ a'acse Senators too
sno had re asCh IS ~ >eNc.tl
W,l5ur X Miller ut ONcn>toro.
~ Res sponsored hy Majority
lesder sen \ oCn Bars .CN
Judge Hsstie was not sponsored
Nv anN senator. though at ne
eleventh hour some interest vs.
ELECTED from SEN Harley Xii
gore of West Virginia
The first lesson "a 30 ca.rcd nom
- incident Is ihe fact mat
q ooo 900 NecroCs IN the United
States sre without representation
~ ne Senate That Is not news.
hu' F., IS ;. 2n.fcani and important.
OF COURSE. getting into the
Senate would nc a herculesn task
Cor Negro. subject as q Senator
Is 10 election by The voting popu.
laton o. inc state AZ large His
numerical strength Is greatest in
those states where ne is denied
the rIcnt - vote hv poll taxes
ana other ruscS But beng repre-
Foried in the Senate. even though
the Senator's face be white. IS
another situation entirely There
are = number % states in which
the active negro Vote is INC bat
Hnce Of power No Senator could
be elected ~ those certain states
without a heavy supper, from us
Necro voters Once elected. he
should represent al clements OF
the population Many Senators
have N their states Negro lawyers
~ outstanding qualifications 10
whom they never give thought
when federal judiciary vacancy
occurs
And therein lies the second les
son. Most Negroes are playinK
the game If politics as strictly
amateurs. They are making few
~ any inroads into the party ma
chinerv NJ their states. They are
Important only when an election
u in the immediate Offing. in
stead Of being an integral and
continuing part of both the Dem
ocratic and Republican organiza-
tions.
II makes interesting reading
when Negro announces he Is on
the fence and is going 10 throw
his weight 10 the side that prom
iSeS HIM the most But when the
cake Is cut Il is the winning po-
lt,Cal machine that handles the
distribution Everything IS worked
foT within. and the fellow who
stood sloof on the outside remains
there.
That is one reason why I daily
admire Congressman Wll(tm !.
Dawson more and more He has
set himself q goa over long or
short periodic weave nc Negro
into the fabric OF me Democratic
party so that he will be constant
factor rather than a period c cleo
ton bauble He needs a lot o. co.
operation from lot o. people 10
succeed The same thing needs to
be done with the Republicans.
But Dawson Will set,ltle cred
TO- his wisdom Instead ne will
be blamed bv some for H9S,ir not
bong named % one Of the court
o. appeals jIdgcShipS I'm cold
hiooded political circles however.
HaStIe--who res LuCd rs CIVILIAN
4 de IN the Secretary 81 War 10
tnuraceouSly criticize the I'd minis
trstion- and Vno threatened 20 re-
sign from nc National Citizens pO-
ltlcsl Action Conn =, the
height - the Pres dental cam
ral2n unless certain things were |
hone-WaS not politically dc~crv-
m. Ha,ue himself PROBABLY would /
he ne hrSt 10 sGT.t.It. and even !
NOE probably Would 10, have ,
done differently ~ c.ther instance |
This country IS ST., run or the
theory nat 10 Inc c'ar belongs .
'He Spo j. R.-h' or Wrons.tnats
me nay i is and 2 Neg,oes want
n m l0 no came % politics..
incN VII nave to first 70, g ne
rsrk. tAen p.sv ~ the fu'e, and
choose teammates VINO meet al the
- -lo.h,y requirements