St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-12-19


Negro without becoming bitter, frustrated u ~
necessarily bellgerent my daily dealings with my III
white brothers Ny father always taught o
people individuals huge of erring
humanity, steer from snobbery and snobs, III wW
and to get along in world in which other people
just important conversely in which IE1
am just as important as other people
been very impressed by wealth. or
background but always
living good belonging
to the human race as fashioned by the Good Lord instead
by beuddlement spite pessmsic waIing
of friends I've found there quite few such people
scattered along the road Of life
True superiority from within, group
monopoly Jealous superior
though possesses Midas; socially
Ous can't superior though she boasts the
Helen; can't superior even though he holds degree
from the academy Of learning; hypOcrie can't be
superior although he has acquired the gbnsss of oracle
When chooses his friends for what they
than for what they he announcing his lack of confidence
in himself He is in effect saying II afraid do
must surround myself with people who do The Goethe
once said I'VE deceived; deceive Ourselves"
When look around and the appalling
daily take refuge from their nferory by pretending
outward superiority can also see why the world slowly
towards goodwill and understanding thank my
wise father who has helped achieve the kind interesting
that one day has me quag ten cent beer with the madam of
aferdark establishment the next day lunchng with friend
prominence the RADIO civic political world the third
tanning friends Of years standing home
the people whom counted friends years
friends today, and hope twenty years from today.
With the holidays the
indeed for able you every
from the bottoms Of our hearts,
imagine the supporters Henry Wallace are ked at
for taking POhOts at their boy In all
writing I've potsho anybody unless thought had good
The truth Of it think Henry letting himself
be used by INSCRIPTIONS bunch Of political
the mouth front today Had Henry bdd his
his cards sma instead of nursing sorehead he could have had
the Democratic rushing him with
soul come by and he hauled in hook line and nke
tb;r5
will accomplish thing-and is intended accomplish
thingthe further splitting of the already split
confuse and divide the minority and labor The
the move think the Republicans will in clean but
after four of what they call Republican
will be ready for complete swing o the far left
Haven't already line the tune that
this going fascist
to Hitler? Wallace has record public print
the same line Didn't tell that singer with very
theory on his last appearance here?
The obvious why everybody can't
see what happening 1t happens that I'm afraid
batting that the dayghts
called lot OF unpleasant names in tmeand always by people
whose big feet I've stepped
Right concern that my people, always eager
rush to the support Of public speaks against
discrimination and mcro will support
who will use them shamu long they
used by either one Of the two major political parties
experience know the tune better composers
Negroes beginning a they're beginning
feel their superb and Potentially Like
down. they breaking the bonds stretching limbs
ee"ard to the sunlight OF knowledge education They
have magnificent future a part the
PROVIDED they not led into
so blind they will not
Negroes would
longer in the position of having
the head like stumbling babes With little maneuverng
to fit the conditions in each locality with
hystera the part of Of editors of nationally
Negro the bownskn brother jockey
position that would have the politicians coming him
What do WANT? instead his easing the
campaign headquarters and whining What going do FOR
us, Mistuh Charle?"
The time has when dstraugh campaign
manager might forget his political What the he
going to do for yourselves"
You'd never get that from American
line to u Negroes into apathy with the 1--WE why you're
bitter and frustrated poor people
for you. Wen Hberate you We'll set you free"
And what does the Negro anybody else) get
being set free? He does he's he's told
to think He reads what he's He jumps frying
pan into the he Under the conditions the u s. A. he
at least escape Mstuh Charles cold fiat in
Harlem If he's hep to the 1--WE he cold water fiat
Tor nice comfortable ernt at 400 Edgecolnb with doOan and
elevator service house phone and ultra lobby
he wants TO school land doesn he
II he wants TO go 70 Radio Ciyhedoesn haveto
he wants to Radio City he climb to the merc
balcony under the to 20 Society
Sind street. he without reporting eOmmissal
Of he call the President piano
playing poZ he do it. and he Rankin
letter calling him a louise he do So
Now anybodys heard Of exchanging pallet in
those Siberian labor camps for eamheaed fat in Moscow pleas
let me know don't mean because crawe under the barbed
with thee-gun salute tanning his posterior either.
Seah.
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