Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-07-30
Southern Writer Calls South
Pathetic in Fight to Kill
Trumsn's Civil Rights Program
THE PATHETIC SOUTH: PART II
BY GORDON HANCOCK

RICHMOND vAFrom the standpoint Of leadership
south has upon evil days primarily this
prompted few article this space entitled The
Pathetic South The things that anspled before and during the
Democratic convention in Philadelphia lifted the curtain the
leadership the white south reveals ckenng situation
that Is at pathetic and tragic
Demagoguery and reactonsm are stalking
itself quite
conceivable that the anNego south will destroy itself and the
nation along with Il The south seems bent ON turning back the
RELIEVING aef Of slavery and
Accomplishments unsuccessful attempt
cruelty President Truman NJ PHILADELPHIA for no other reason
rights Negroes will his
tory the measure Of the souths moral dcpravity,
After these rcactonaes baed and beaten in Philadelphia
they betoo themselves 20 Birmingham again TO secede The
OF 1919 will quite abortve the OF 1880
The south under world today and cannot the
the south should abdcRe but instead this should inspire
ueve leadership capable Of dealing with the issues of the times
in realistic fashion.
Younger southsrners In Revolt
Suppose Harry Truman defeated in November Thomas Dewey
will be the and Dewey the south nothing because
he be elected without It's votes Dewey not going to degrade
nation attempts the ncurable rebels OF
Public opinion this country in the south will not
stand for but much Negotiating and Negotiating Already
generation of the white south have enough They
calling for a deal for the Negroes Of the south
Truman Cannot Lose
The hopeful this whole dhearenng equation Is
great unany the the current white southern
leadership Is following Is by no means oregons conclusion
intelligent and Christian and decent white south will desert
for his righteous stand Truman cannot osel matters
little whether elected defeated the November elections
bound the hero of the century he Is voted down
Of Righteousness and viii be thus immortal
Eed he elected he will receive vndcaon that viii sory
him eternity Truman, Harry Truman from Missouri stands
forth today majestic figure in world affairs since the
passing OF the immortal Franklin Deano Roosevelt Truman cannot
losel
The revolving souherners clarified the doctrine Of states rights
often invoked by southerner in divers political situations
states rights 10 the southern politician demagogue just
thing the right segegac subugats and humate
the Negro citizens Of the south.
The civil rights limitation the segregation
sbRaton humiliation Of the Negroes OF the south When
therefore the southern states rights TO
counter they peraned TO Negroes they uncon
world what they by states rights
Herein lies the tragedy situation In world struggling
the expendng lis treasures and its energies
20 guarantee the Of Christianity TO the nations in the
o,est corners Of the Negotiating element of the south
irving tevsrshly antcAly and pathetaly to make the
south and nation an wherein be spawned the wicked
ness and moral epravy will the end destroy the south
the nation.
IrrrSpectiv~ Of who coming election shall most
aniv know great been the south and the nations
moraf growth this country heart Ku KuN the world should
know II and will come election day