Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-08-03
SPEAK, SPEAK, SPEAK, MR. PRESIDENT, SPEAK

SPEAK, SPEAK. SPEAK, Mr.. PRESIDENT, SPEAK
There have been mony times in the history of this no
ton when internal conditions generally existing, and the
Occurrence of specific incidents of sufficient magnitude to
shock its usuoI compocency, offeng the welfare OF
the nation have oused certain section of opinion to call
upon the President himself to speak, less the welfare OF
the nation be dsostrous and permanently affected by
the continued, growth and spread, of such evils
1t is hard to even try to believe that there has
been another time in the history of the notion when the
existence, spread and growth of much that is evil;
when internal conditions generally when the occuronce of
so mony specific incidents, affected the welfare of the
nation as relates both to the existence OF goodwill hor
mony mutual trust and confidence, and patriotic cooper
alton among its heterogeneous czenry and to the
notions relationship with ond influence upon the hetero-
qenous citizenship of the world
AS the worst the notions existing internal conditions
we point to racial and religious intolerance, prejudice
bgoty, and hate.
AS among the specific incidents point to the Stote
of Georgia, where four Negro American Citizens we're
nched shot to death murdered by their fellow ctzens
one of whom was veteran of recent with
thon four years of service for and in defense OF
democracy and the notion and two of whom women;
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any other of the all many of such crimes that blot the
pages of the nations history
On behalf of the 100000 Negro citizens of the
tion most especially on behalf of the 100000 in the
stotes of the South who suffer most from racial nole
once prejudice bigoty and hate; who suffer not be-
couse of the crimes they themselves have committed but
because of the crimes committed against them; whose
sons and daughters the just ended renewed again
and demonstrated their eager willingness to fight, socr
flee and de- for democracy, and thot the notion might
live and to whose unspoken pleas give voice, we here
say speak, speak, speak, Mr.. President. Speak.
" Speak, Speak, Speak. Mr. President. Speak. Talk
about the existing and growing evils of roco and religious
intolerance prejudice, bigoty and hate. Tell those who
will soy thot these ore little matters that should not be-
talked about by excited of the higher wisdom which
say "toke the little foxes for they destroy the vine
Speak, Speak, Speak, Mr.. President, Speak Tell the
people of this land that it's 100000 Negro Citizens de-
sire only those rights of an American citizen soted in
our scored Bill of Rights unoduteoted by the mouthnss
of demogoguas and self seeking politicians Tell them
that the history of this notion from its earliest beginning
up TO the present time proves tho the 100000 Negro
Americans can have no cher loyalty but to this nation;
that they know other love but the love of right injured
by mutual confidence and respect kindness and good
will
Speak, Speak Speak, Mr. President, Speak Tell the
people of this notion that the way its Negro Citizens are
treated by his fellow citizens, have become, in the eyes
of all the world the test of the meaning OF democracy
Speak, Speak, Speak, Mr.. President, Speak Tell the
people of this nation that in contest for
world leadership, spiritual moral and ideolstic, with
oreot world notion which hos oIreody mode known to oil
the world that it stonds for world in which all are
equal Tell Them Mr. President, that this nation only
hope to win equal place in the minds and hearts Of all
the mony different coo and of notions and people
in the world the contest going by showing by
examples and not by words oone that democracy be
mode sofe haven for men Of all Tell those, Mr.
President who would remind you here of atomic bomb
and our ability to loan money by the billions thot high
err wisdom soy mot by power by might shoI the no
ton rule"