Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-16
A Word About The Honorable
Perry W. Howard

statement
here the other day. The Honorable Perry w. Howard
prominent resident of Washington, D. c. but National
Republican Committeeman for Mississippi, gave what
will go down in the book as classic demonstration of the
Uncle Tom," handkerchief headed IAN accommodate
ng, Negro leader which has always been, and is to-
day the heaviest weight around the necks of both the
white and the Negro people of the south aptly
pointed out in Myrdals classic study of American Race
Relations, American Dilemma.
If anybody thinks Mr. Towards statement and adj
vice has any way affected the thinking of the Mississippi
Negro it will be we'll that they reexamine the basis for
such conclusion Especially is this as regards Mr.
Towards advice to Negroes to stay in Mississippi which
even Mr.. Howard should be able to comes in the
poorest kind of grace from who moved himself and
his family out of Mississippi than twenty-five years
ago. sold out lock, stock and barre and while having
received his highest honor and greatest opportunity
from the state returns to it, at times only every four
years. except when the opportunity is afforded to regal
his dwendling ranks of followers.
The Negro in Mississippi who are in Mississippi to-
day had already decided to stay here and work for the
better life for themselves and their children completely
and fully independent of any example and advice from
Mr. Howard.
In reading his statement to the press, one notes
that Mr. Howard refers to Negroes radical In
this statement does he include Dr. Ralph Bunche Mrs
Edith Sampson, Mrs Mary Mcleod Bethune Judge VIII
liam H. HASTE, Walter White Thurgood Marshall Dr.
Percy Juline, Dr. Mordica Johnson Congressman Will
liam L. Dawson Congressman Adam Clayton Powell At
torney Bedford V. Lawson, Roy Wilkins; and in the
south such Negro leaders Dr. Harry Penn of Vir-
gnia; John McCray, of South Carolina; Attorney A. T.
Walden and c. A. Scott of Georgia; ATTORNEY A D
Shores and Emory O. Jackson, of Alabama; Dr. J. NJ
Robinson, of Arkansas Attorney A. B. Toureaud of ou-
lslana and Carter Wesley and Hobert Taylor of Texas
The voices and examples of these and other Negro
Leaders who are attempting to give to their local
munes to their State to the South and to the Nation
the truth concerning Democracy, and the hopes appears
OF the American Negro have captured the thoughts and
imagination of Negroes in Mississippi and everywhere
else IN America and no mouthing from such leaders as
Perry Howard will take their eyes and minds from the
goal of full first class citizenship
In terms of politics despite Mr. Howard, the Missis-
pp Negro has discovered that his only hope gain the
things that he needs begins at the local level and that
his vote in the Democratic Elections the local level is
the only thing that matters long vest-pocket Re
publican Organization prevent the development of the
two party system in the South.
Judging the affects of his visit and statement here
the other day. Negroes in Mississippi who are making an
honest effort to achieve better relations progress
and wholesome environment for the Mississippi Negro
may well hope that Mr.. Towards statement here the
other day will turn out to be his swan song Nation
al Republican Committeeman for Mississnni