St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-07-30
Southern Writer Calls South
Pathetic in Fight to Kill
Humans Civil Rights Program
THE PATHETIC SOUTH: PART ii
BY GORDON HANCOCK

RICHMOND VAFrom the standpoint of leadership white
south has evil primarily
prompted few weeks article in this space entitled
Pathetic South The things that TRANSFERRED before and during
Democratic convention Philadelphia lifted the curtain the
rent leadership of the white south and reveals kenng situation
that is at pathetic and tragic
Demagoguey and reactonsm stalking forth threatening
strides and unless the better south quite
conceivable that the anNegro south will destroy itself
nation along with it, The south turning
wheels time and RELIEVING the aef slavery
structon The Accomplishments attempt
cruelty President Truman Philadelphia other
than that he advocated civil rights for Negroes will down his
tory the measure of the south's moral depravity.
After these reaconaries baled and beaten Philadelphia
they themselves Birmingham again secede" The
of 1913 will quite aborve the of 1860
today escape
reckoning why leadership
abdicate instead this should inspire
ruve leadership capable dealing with the issues of the times
in realistic fashion
Younger SOutherners in Revolt
Suppose Harry defeated in November Thomas Dewey
without its not going degrade
the nation attempts the ncurab rebels of Dixeand
Public opinion this country in the south will not
much Negro batting and Negotiating Already
the generation of the white south have enough They
calling for a deal for the Negroes of the south
Truman Cannot
hopeful factor in this whole dhearenng equation is
the lack unanm the the current white southern
leadership following by no means foregone conclusion
intelligent and Christian and decent white south will desert
righteous stand Truman losel matters
little defeated the November elections
the hero Of the century If he is voted down
will Righteousness and will be thus immortal
zed he elected he will receive vndcaton that will gorly
Harry Truman from Missouri stands
forth today the most majestic figure IN world AFFAIRS since the
passing of the immortal Franklin DeanO Roosevelt Truman cannot
loSe
revolving souherners clarified the doctrine of states rights
by outherners divers political situations
rights the southern politician and demagogue just
thing that the right segregae subugate and humate
the citizens of the south.
The civil rights limitation the segregation
subjugaon humiliation of the Negroes of the south When
the southern rebels attempted to states rights to
the civil rights they peraned to Negroes they uncon
scously world what they by states rights
Herein tragedy of the situation In world struggling
spread blessings of hbeaon procamng the doctrines OF
the brotherhood expanding its treasures and its energies
guarantee sembance of Christianity to the nations the
rotest corners hating element of the south
irving fevershy antiCaly and pathecay to make the
incubator wherein be spawned the wicked
ness and moral depravty destroy the south
the nation.
Irrespective the coming election shall most
certainly know great souh the nations
moral growth country heart Ku Kux the world should
know it and will come election day.