Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-09-06
Reece, COP. Chairman,
Makes Strong Speech;
Seeks Negro Support

BUFFALO, N. Y. (NNpA)--A
major bid 10 colored voters 70 70.
turn 10 the fold Of the Republican
party was made by Carroll Reeco,
chairman Of the Republican national
committee, at public exercises held
In connection with the annual con-
vsntlon Of the Improved Benevolent
and Protective Order Of Elks Of
the World.
Mr.. Reecs told his audience there
were only two sensible reasons why
cOlOred people In the North have
supported the Democratic party
one sociological and the other eco
nomlc.
Examining the hrst reason. he
analysed the constituent parts OF
the present Democratic party. He
said the Democratic party 10 now
composed Of three elsmentS---the
South, the big city machines and
the Red Fascist group.
The South, he described, m the
element Of the Democratic party
which "Still maintains itself In
power In a large section Of this
country by the practice Of out
rageOuR racial discrimination, pre-
venting millions Of American eiti-
Eenn from exercising the right TO
vote" adding;
at is the element Of the party
which InauKuTatsd Jim Crow laws;
the element which has pushed dis
elimination into the North; the els-
ment that placed Army training
camps In Jim Grow tsrritoriesi the
element which installed Jim Grow
In the Federal Treasury Depart
msnt In Chicago. This II 10 because
Il is the element that controls I'm
pOTtant Congressional committees
through chRirmanAhipS resulting
from seniority"
Mr.. Rsscs said colOred people can
hope for nothing from the big city
machines which are interested only
In perpetuating power and graft, "
or from the t0tAlitaTian liberal
Rroupa, which through It's Politl-
cal Action Committee In seeking
70 enlist colOred voters In It's drive
against civil liberties. under the
false banner Of liberalism"
Although the Republican party
wrote into the Constitution three
separate amendments designed 70
protect the freedom and equality Of
all citizens, Mr.. Heece said, there
are still parts Of this nation In
which outrageous discrimination Is
prRetieed.
"They are not those parts Of
the country In which the RspublI-
can party controls the machinery
Of government, but nevertheless,
the fact that such practices exist at
all constitutes . blot upon the
American civilization"
He added that this country Can
not continue 10 exist One-hAlf free
and one-hAlf Bilbo." Continuing,
he said
80 long a. the Democratic par
~ IL constituted a. II In at present,
IL will not make any serious at
tempt 10 abolish racial prosecutions
and abuses IN our southern states.
II will not do 10, and IL cannot do
40. II cannot do 30 because Il must
depend upon the voters Of that bloc
Of states dominated by the I'M
American One-party system, 20
elect It's candidates for federal Of
fee. Il will not do 80 because 80
long as that southern bloc persists
In rs present form II win exercise
veto power over any policy directed
for the correction Of these out
rAReOus abuses.
Therefore, feel free 10 call
your attention 10 the record Of the
Republican party In It's many years
Of effort toward the elimination Of
racial persecution In the United
! States. ! am stating but the plain