The Miami times., 1952-07-05
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

ODLkAAN
Next Tuesday the Republicans hold their national
convention in Chicago At this convention they will
the par choice for president and vice president of the
United States The two outstanding candidates for
ident Senator Robert A Taft and General Dwight D.
Eisenhower; Both confident of victory The vote
should be close
AS far know, the Republicans platform evad-
ed the Civil Rights issue.
The CIO has called upon the Republican party "to
disavow the political coalition between the reaconary
elements of the Republican Party and equally reaconary
Democrats
The statement was presented to the Platform Draft
ing Committee of the Republican National Convention in
Chicago by CIO James B. Carey and
CIO Vice President Walter P Reuther 1t began with
hard Uniting comment the subject of basic human
rights with recommendations touching many aspects of
American economic, social and political life.
The statement urged strongly the enactment of
'modenzed and strengthened" federal civil rights laws
that will enable the government of the United States to
protect the personal and property rights Of all.
"The innate rights of the individual undere all his
other rights and must be to him regardless of
his race, creed color national origin" the CIO said
This principle is thoroughly and firmly embedded in
whole concept of democrtac society and the charters
under which that society operates"
"The Republican Party has completely failed to carry
out its weak pledge of 1913 to insure equality of all
happiness by enactment and enforcement of such egs
laOn may be necessary to prevent the limitation of
equal opportunity of all individuals to work and to ad
vance in life"
-" 1--WE now call upon the Republican Party to make a
real pledge of human rights and into effect
garless any political coalition that may have been
tered reacuonary Republicans and equally reac-
tonary Democrats who are afraid of freedom for the
American people,"
On the Democratic side, Governor James F. Byrnes
of South Carolina threatens Southern revolt against
Democratic presidential nominee who supports President
Trumans Civil Rights Program He is supported by Gov
ernOrS Tamadge of Georgia, Shvers of Texas own
Fuller Warren of Florida, and the Governors of Msss
Sppi and Louisiana.
Z Until the Democratic platform is announced can
not tell whether the 1948 Civil Rights plank will be the
same We do believe it will be similar
Walter White, executive secretary of the National
Association for the Advancement of COlOred People
Republicans and Democrats that reputation of the
civil rights program will bring down the wrath of mil
lions of independent voters"
Says Mr.. White:
t'More determined this issue than most is the Ne
gro vote nearing 900 strong in the South and
holding the potential balance of power in less than II
northern states with 281 votes in the electoral college
say this not threat only simple easily verfiable
statement of fact The Negro vote in Ohio Illinois anC
California decided the 1948 presidential election"
The NAACP leader decried the quadrennial GOE
pursuit of the elusive will o. the wsp of capturing the
South" With few exceptions, such the late Wendell
Wikie Republicans have been totally unable to under
stand that the only coalition the reactionary South will
enter in which Republicans surrender completely the
parys traditional position the civil rights issue Mr.
White charged
To the Dixecrats who threaten to bolt the Demo
cratic party strong civil rights plank adopted
week Chicago, he repeated the NAACP admonition
1898: LET 'em Walk! Where they go? Nowhere ex
cent to political oblivion 1t is about time for Northern
ecrat belt" Whatever else southern politicians
na he thew are realistic abou political patronage and