St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-10-24
The Tribune On Truman lin Harlem


The Minneapolis TRIBUNE Of October 49, edoray was con,
Harlem 1t critical
gave Republicans the which
the Negro has made in the past twenty years Also pointed out
that the Democrats contrib
in any way to Negroes Illustrations"
Really surprised TRIBUNE should be asoundd
speaking a PARTISAN political
Republican opposition credit that might
deserve The TRIBUNE apparently forgot Mr. Truman was simply
but effectively the pattern that campaign orators both
of political fence following.
listening o every Republican
them the Democrats credit
any They usually they
which Democrats made but they
don't the Democrats credit for insituing them
The TRIBUNE made the point "The chief citadel of white
and Jim Crowsm this country lies within the Demo-
party opponents equal opportunity
the Negro Republicans at all but Democrats
the point might interest the TRIBUNE to know that
supremacy James who
brand soldy sup
porting Dwight Eisenhower Most TRIBUNE readers must have
eyes j.
candidacy Byrnes
tag certainly voting
On the point. could disagree the chief
opponents this
Democratic party Wayne
Margaret Smith, Maine, Dewey New
national
rights ZeaousIy Humphrey,
Lehman and the rank and file Democratic leadership
northern states a Republicans
GU rights
Of the latter Of Democrats Republicans
passed civil rights legislation by joining northern
long ago
exceptions the of the Mime
Republicans leadership Yongdah
has been vocal to great degree on civil rights Elizabeth He
finger, national commeewoman, helped the strong
rights plank the COP
state chairman Of the COP led the fight in the state legislature for
state FEPC The cynical completely partisan that
the state COP has
gram on civil rights which has always been fortnight but
that this not necessarily the Republicans
especially the Republicans
group have developed and supported civil rights good
conscience faith advantage
the COP this
DEL which opposes such measures as FPC but the Republicans
the Old faconhas group legislature
which has defeated previous attempts to enact FEPC legislation
Negroes supporting Stevenson naturally
would have preferred that
c rights had been his running mate rather than John Sparman
However with the prevailing
very difficult to find souherner unless Barley
aed VINO had the courage to openly espouse civil rights souher
politician who openly civil rights a
Today ashamed to that Dixie to
eject individuals to Congress who openly ar" for equality However
will note that with the possible exception Bynes every
outhemer who to the Congress
man and Is subject only national elections tends become
compromising foe of discrimination
Justice Hugo Black is example of the change
comes about when outhener Of dscmmen placed
wrath Of voters his home section who their
racial prejudces
The TRIBUNE point are just as divided on
the civil rights issue the Republicans foreign policy
correct except that the section Of the Democratic
coo ia'orS cV rights whereas I" now apparent that the Taft
isolationsts saddle campaign
The TRIBUNE used two paragraphs its Saturday editorial to
Fa now senator SpNmah and the p southern senator's have
sabotaged the civil rights proposals OF MIR Truman
himself has called attention that TRIBUNE
Gu not say however now the pNcrats were joined by northern
Republicans without whom they could sabotagng
The TRIBUNE complained that MIR Truman
est ne states "H nave FElC statutes have Republican ad
ministratons Harry could
something about laws that
vie for their approval the polls passed
much because the Republicans
good civil rights advocates legislation politically
expedent in those states for whatever happens
We with the TRIBUNE should not be
blamed for emitting the things the Republicans
after all like most speaking
the ticket and perhaps felt the Republicans perfectly
toot their horns
This dsagrees the
Democratic disturbing degree
by the Jim Grow philosophy the
not be the wholesale Byrnes Ken
non shiVers Byrd and others Surely the
mating things Mr. Byrns
stead both are going with General Eisenhower
we reiterate disagreement that
einocrauc party lis dominated disturbing degree
crow pmlosophes of the
me nhern wing has been
Ve since Roosevelt forced
from the twothrd majority rule
deep south Jim Crow philosophy controlled the Democratic
that part would not have captured the
role formerly occupied by the Abraham Republicans II the
south dominated the situation Bys that
would have nominated suthener president would not
be supporting a Republican for president
IL must be stated whom
the TRIBUNE supports has been counting