Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-07-18
Republicans Failed At Chicago

The Republican party its candidates for President and
Vice the independent Negro voter who might be
receptive change in national administration IN urch
That has choice except to remain with the Demo
Gratis provided Of course that party has platform on cW
rights strong a. the one OF l94s.
II the vague weak civil rights COP program adopted
"A concession to the South it will not accomplish much In
Dixie and will thousands Of Negro votes in the pivotal
states Of the north
party inmates that IL is afraid to take Fortnight
stand civil rights did not hesitate to shear the south OF much
Of its power It's national councils by change IN convention
rules which will give COP northern states much more 10 say on
the national committee and reduce the vocfeOus southern
committe cman and woman almost to "A whisper
II h hypocritica for the Republican party and Mr. Essen
hover take states rights position civil rights for his
tory proves that the South will do only what forced
10 do In the matter Of rights for Negro American citizens
Each advance this of American life Of proportion
made through the Federal courts interpreting that the
Constitution guaranteed all citizens certain rights
The South and minute parts Of the North have fought
advance toward equality made by the Negro In the North
where the people generally inclined to believe Con
stuon includes all citizens 1t will be possible to slowly
FEPC laws but in the South II will take long long
time conceive Of ID of the southern states
giving Negroes equal rights willingly This attitude
deporae because the other states must the penalty for
discrimination by the other states
In Minnesota which fair and decent In Its treatment
of its mnoritcs an any state in the
have been trying get state FEPC law for three sessions Of
the Legislature and haven't been successful despite strong
support from the executive branch Of state government
Yet the Republican platform suggests that such legislation he
left up to the states knowing full well how difficult is to
obtain approval of state legislators such fair
employment practices which easily be killed by demag0gue
and their lobbying tools,
Agitation for FEC legislation the Federal level would
have developed IL the several states of country had
il that all of Its citizens given opportunity To work
their highest sks II the states don't want the Federal
stepping enforce the basic Of the Con
uton they ought safeguard the rights of their people
themselves
American Negroes have respect harbor illusions
about rights they recall that the rights
which kept millions of Negroes from the franchise
guaranteed by the Constitution for They remember that
large part Of the tremendous advance they have made
Americans the 20 year has because Of Fed
eral govermCnt-not less
Capitalization Of power in the Federal eovcnmen, under
Roosevelt and Truman American Negroes chance
of the benefits of paying we'll the responsible
ties State did nothing to help them Therefore.
when politicians, party platforms begin to emphasize
states rights something to Negroes that they we'll
do without
It's really bad that the 1852 version Of the Republican
party afraid to approximate the stand of Abraham Lin.
coin its Founding Father who said this nation could exist
half slave and half free usstencc by the cor that il favored
compulsory enforcement civil rights laws would been
in the Lincoln tradition and might have started
that party by Negro Americans and others who badly
that this nation achieve true democracy