St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-01
Southern Negro Press Does
Effective, Courageous, Needed Job
For Democracy Down in Dixie

BIRMINGHAM AlaWhen read that Federal Judge D. Waues
WanR Caronian had ruled that the cOored people are
enrolled vote" Democratic primaries in South
Carolina recalled that it my FRIEND John MeCay editor Of
Lighthouse nforme who organized the Progressive
Democratic Of South Carolina fighting and protest
Negroes Negroes right participate in the election of
their rulers in that State where Southern States
have the evil Of a party system
And realized that had sense
reporting South Carolina Negroes court victory
their fight for the right participate in the States Democratic
primary limited by rules since 1914 exclusively to white Demo
Gratis"
being by talking
organizing be called the NEGRO Progressive Democratic
party enlightened white forward and pointed
would exclude lot Of white people who
wanted participate the struggle for the extension Of suffrage
The word Negro" dropped and membership the
party all who thought alike suffrage So
victory by the Progressive Democratic party in South Carolina
victory obtained by enlightened and progressive white and
eOOred people working together.
And South, elsewhere This
of blowing
McCray Caronans and the Lighthouse
former-their weapon a the bar of public opinion
The coed when stands for liberty equality and
justice under becomes h voice. crying the wilderness
of for the few at the expense Of the MANY This place for
the coored created because the majority element
the American catering unhoy traditions and and
hestates than little wine in old bottles
for the filthy lucre" involved
South Carolina whose editor
could leadership real fight for enrolment of qualified
South Cardinals need For such ito really
stand for that which is right would be to them wrong"
1t would have admit that according its rule to stand for
that which right And such state of affairs eating
the vtas of civilization today Many ponder
IS
business today
lions have sueumbed the philosophy that not oanab
dishonest other crooked methods within without
Millions rich powerful operating under the deu
that is right others for the sake Of
oresee the day when least each state will
sufficiently subsidized by foundation enable
interpret they should people
may correctly informed find their the basis
information.
think think valiant leadership by
Editor Percy Jackson Miss Advocate the fight
for the politically and economically enslaved Negroes in Msss
sippi dominated by evil old men like BibO.
Aligned with Percy lot enlightened white people in Mis-
sspp responsible Percy spite
abbe rousng Frederick Suens the Jackson Daily News his
advertising while fights what Mississippi ought
be like
of a good Negro-operated newspaper
community nesmabe both whites and blacks of
papers realistic deass their
what the really and keep the light of faith better
the hearts Of the This inspires them
reenesy keep making the best of the opportunity fight for
press right naenabe rights which belong
void all but fear confusion degradation and self Humiliation
The founding fathers Of this nation recognized the Importance
free democracy They realized that without free
for liberty be and kept by nation the
world
long dual social seup these United
pace-a very definite pace-n society a
Negroes Disseminated against
gated exploited oppressed because Of their each
privilege read regularly support
the voice Of the weakest link
duty fighting evolutionary
progress in human relations.
minority torch Of liberty and
Keep that criticism support