Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24
SOMETHING ABOUT MISSISSIPPI AND THE FIGHT
AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMAN AND HE
DEMOCRAT PARTY

Following the meeting of the southern Democrats
down in Birmingham Aobomo last Saturday held IN re-
volt oooinst the Democratic National Convention be-
couse of IFS nomination of President Iumon ond tne
adoption of his Civil Rights program as port OF tne
oorv platform we'll as before that meeting tne OUT
stondno leaders of the movement have stoted that the
Civil Rqhs and pro-stotes Rights Campaign Wos NOT
foht oooinst the Negro; and that it present OF OIL me
oce question is only secondary to the REQ. issue lnPIte
of these assertions and however, and FOR REQ
ons thot perhaps but Negro con reoly under
stond and feel whot is being sold and done IN toc as
we'll as by implication creates the impression upon the
Neoro that the fight is being woged soey against HIM
and as reported in the press and over the rodo weigh
more and more heovely upon the Negro mind
Since little are no public judgment, at this time is
beino formed as the result OF the effect OF conditions and
circumstances on the Negro mind particularly in Miss
snn the proposition must be accepted hot the race
oueson is not the eo issue in the fight for states
rohts and oouinst the Civil Rights program; despites
the increasing feor concern and apprehension OF Neg
roes themselves and despite the historic and political
BACKGROUND of both the Civil Rights and Stotes Rights
question.
IF the race question
If the race question is not the reol question in
compoon that being directed TO- and hot IS orous-
inc all the bitter traditional and worrying emotions OF
that issue among the people of the stote what then
i tbe real issue? Is the reel issue being hidden under
the emotions aroused by the Negro question? In these
questions TO the observing mind there is immediately
revealed the totally unwholesome, growth disPelng
GOODWILL destroying progress stirling effect or the Neg
70 question and the Doctrine or ototes gnts IN oouhern
and Mississippi politics.
S;nre the roce question is not the reoI issue the
e and moontude of the stoke involved in the real issue
NOV be imagined in comparisons with some OF the things
at stoke and which may be loss result of the fight
ooonst Democrat Poy as tney concern tne present
and future of Mississippi
In the very first place there is the cotton subsidy
and oorcuture support money Already the movement
underway on the port of the synthetic fibre monufoctur
es of the country TO force coton TO stond on IT'S own
fet weakening of the influence of the south in the
council of the democratic party will only hasten the day
hon cotton must stond on its feet This will indeed
- d dow for the economic and financial life of the
stotes eodino the revolt against the democrat porty
There is also the patronage of flood control with
tbe river commission at Vcksburg and the amount of
money brouoht into the state result of the flood
control proqrom which result OF the fight against
the democrat pory with the weakened influence in con-
orees can lead to the removal of the commission from
V;cksburo and all other activities reIoting to Flood Con-
troI outside the state of Mississippi.
moterioI reduction is federal money to Mississippi
FIR h;chwoys public health educated conservation and
other purposes for which money received and which
IS toceobe the patronage resulting from the influence
of the democrat party in congress- which costly re-
suIt from the fright against the democrat pory would
be great hurt TO the stote.
The qreotest value which any state has in its hu
man resources One of Mississipps greatest values in
human resources yet moy untopped because of existing
attitude and preiudices, etc is million and
NEGRO population Constantly drained off by the stresses
and strons the Illustrations and bewdements of Miss
isspp life DURING the post twenty years there signs
thot they are becoming Increasingly restless and ore
on the move ooon under the mpoct of the States Rights
Anti-CiviI Riohts Compton
In the light of whot Mississippi and may costly
loose and since the Negro question is NOT the real que
finn then the reol question: yet hidden must be
oreot indeed - but way TO bring the real and hid
den question out info the light to eliminate the Negro
question ond the question Of Stotes Rights from Miss
issipp politics. secondary ISSUE; and the people