Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-01-26
Our Best Wishes To Governor White
For A Successful Administration

Here in Jackson Tuesday, in a ceremony befitting
the OCCASION Hon. Hugh L. White, took office for his
second Governor of the great State of MISSISSIPPI
pi.
Like every other citizen who has the proper under
standing of the workings of the American political sys-
tenn, after the campaign and the election is
want to take the first opportunity to extend
graduation and best wishes to the successful candidate
Before extending best wishes to Governor
White for successful administration of his second term
Governor of the great state of Mississippi consider
it proper that something be said about story that has
been circulating about the state regarding the run-off
election in which the Governor the successful candi
date That story to the affect that the Governor
himself persons interested in the of his
pagn paid the of $4,000 to work openly in behalf
of his opponent Hon. Paul B. Johnson, Jr the of
who made great Governor of the state for all it's
people; with particular reference to the widely publish
ed and often msquoted speech which made on the
night before the final voting all to accomplish the de-
feat of the candidate we openly supporting and
bringing about the election of the who assembled to
the goVenorshp of the state for the second time here
Tuesday
Chief purveyor of that absurd and ridcuos canard
is Tom Armstrong, operator of the Parish Street
stand here in Jackson who has been busy writing letters
about the state and repeating the story wherever he
could be heard The way he tells it is that White
told him that the made that speech the night
before the election for the reason and for the pur
pose outlined above
For a number of years now, even before the anti
communist crusade was brought out into the open
have been rejecting the bids of COMMUNISTS and fellow
travellers to have influence, and take adj
vantage of the confidence placed in by members of
our race in large areas of leadership both local and
national level.
Tom Armstrong it will be recalled after we had re-
fused the most atterng OFFERS became the President
a EectOr for the Progressive Party for the 1913
pagn, and since then has been sapring to leadership.
Having failed to attract to their following and
way of thinking it may be that willingly un-wittng-
y Tom Armstrong is being used to destroy and the
confidence which have in sincere effort to give
honest leadership to the Mississippi Negro. Knowing
Armstrong as we do, would in his favor that his
action would be more on the Un-wittingy side
Back to the matter of wishing the new Governor
outstanding second Administration We believe that
such wish is the hope of every intelligent Negro the
state.
1t is further opinion that intelligent Negro cti-
of the state side with the governor in insisting
the National Democratic Party honorng that provision
of the United States Constitution which state that "he
powers not delegated to the United States by the const
tuition nor prohibited by to the states reserved to
the states respectively or to the People,. agreeing
with the Governor in his stand here the Negro Citizens
OF the state only wish to be considered being among
1.-The People for who such rights have been reserved
Intelligent Negro Citizens of the State are also
beginning to look at the world implications of the strug
gle between democracy and communism, it's possible
outcome and it's effect upon the future of the United
States OF America with particular for the
ton of the Negroes rights citizen, under the Uni
ted States constitution right here in Mississippi it
affects the outcome of the struggle between democracy
and communism.
In the decisions that are to come before him in the
next four years intelligent Negro Citizens hoping
and praying that his thinking and action will be in line
with the hopes of the future and of changing world
Finally IN extending to Governor Hugh L. White
our best wishes for successful Administration it is
hope that the spirit of his Administration carried on
for the good OF all the peoples of the state will be such
that those who follow in his will have great
trust without trial. the of the great majority
of Negro voters of the state who supported the
cessful candidate.