Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-30
SOMETHING ABOUT THE SENATE HEARING
STARTING HERE NEXT WEEK

On next Monday in the Federal Court Room in the
Post Office Building the Campaign Investigation Commit
tee of the United States Senate will begin the Hearing in
curing into the conduct of u S. Senator Theo g. Bbo in
the 1916 Democratic State Senatorial Campaign. The
Hearing will be based upon complaint filed with the United
Stotes Senote by number of Mississippi citizens most Of
whom are Negroes The complaint asks that the Senate
oct within it's established authority to determine the it.
ness of it's members.
AS has been often pointed out by Southern Leaders
who look to the development Of greater and pros
porous southland both white ond Negro the NEGRO Cues
ton as political issue the worst hinderonce and draw
back southern progress and Development and consti
tutes the influence in southern life and indeed the
worst influence the political life of the whole noton to-
day. ~ N q u Syak
The Negro question presented by its chief propon
ents during the 1916 State Democratic Senatorial Cam
poiqn went far beyond whot might be termed tradition
al bounds and in the light recent world events and his
tory became both alarming and forebodng its future i'm
pcotons only for the Negro and for the SOUTH but al
so for the future of the notion its self in its bid for deo
logical world leadership
1t may we'll be said here that the citizens who mode
the complaint we're concerned only with the alarming and
foebodng uture implications of the continuance Of the
political philosophy and formula for political action upheld
during the compogn and octed in the words Of Lincoln
with malice toword none, with charity for ALL"
During the Hearing there will be those who hold to
these views who will be coed upon testify There has
been some opinion expressed here and there the effect
that it will be unsoe for such persons, especially Negroe
citizens to state their views at the Hearing.
With respects to the So ETY. Of witnesses quote
here an editorial from recent issue of the Jackson Dolly
News under the caption The Bbo Probe The editorial
is as follows:
Edgar Brown, Director of the National Negro Coun
Gil demands that the Senote Investigation Of Senator Bbo
be held Washington instead Of Jackson and other points
in Mississippi"
NEGRO witnesses who told the truth in Hottiesbure
Grenedo would not live to return home from the court
house, says Brown.
(which all poppycock, of course, and characteristic
of the irresponsible minds Negro leaders in the North
Mississippi is looking forward to the Bbo Probe as
form of public entertainment that may be amusing or
even hilarious But there won't be any bIood-spIing"
There is also hope in hearts that Senator loft
Ohio, COP Boss, who pushing the Investigation will
company the committee and conduct crossexomnotions
"Our Theodore has yet found words tough
enough to tell who he thinks of loft Maybe this occasion
would finish tn einspirotion."
With the opportunity to do so much good now being
presented in manner as before in history, and
with the states greatest newspaper having expressed such
and opinion would hody any need say here that
the Committee has taken all necessary steps to protect
all witnesses
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