Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-05-16
Humphrey Practices
What He breaches

Il Ia fashionable for Minnesota critics Of Senator Hubert
H. Humphrey scott his liberal tendencies especially his
oft repeated position that the H. has right to offer les"
than equal opportunity 10 its minorites
Humphreys Minnesota critics this joined by
the assorted collections Of Dixecras the Communists the
Gerald L. X Smiths and others Of that k who constantly
looking knk In the junior Minnesota senator's civil rights
No opportunity missed by the professional southernerS
TO Humphrey readers will remember that section
Of the southern daily press story which appeared this
paper prove that Humphrey In way had something to
do with the establishment Of Negro pHrochhl
school In Paul Our story gleefuy twisted TO show
that advocate Of civil rights and foe Of and
religious segregation really came from state which was
turning from open schools to Jim Crow edu
cationa Institutions.
Responsible southern daes checked their facts and did
not run the canard but those papers interested keeping
and defending south pattern of unequal dual schools beat
the drums In their columns trying their best to make Hum
phrey hypocrite.
In this edition Of this newspaper story about two
berS Of Humphrey staff in Washington who happen
TO be Of Negro ancestry They've working his office for
almost years yet neither Humphrey his staff have said
anything about H. lie has not tried TO capitalize the fact
that he practices what he preaehes Remember no American
Of Negro ancestry works IN the offices Of smother single
OF the 95 o. Senator'S oil OF whom with the exception Of
those from North and South Dakota Montana Wyoming,
Idaho other states have Aramercan
stituenta than Humphrey.
Not another H. H. Senator apparently considers that
representatives Of the Negro the nations largest racial min
GRITTY should be represented their hired sta No
tell that this not deliberate omission and evident Of the
disregard for their Negro constituents which most u Sena-
tors privately have.
The fact that Humphrey since his earliest days WPA
administrator color blind when II dealing with
fellow Americans and that he insists being friendly decent
and honest with fellow Americans and that he insists being
friendly aud honest In his dealings with of every
aud creed hard for many Of his critics take 40 many
Of them have idea Of the great need for eency and honesty
In their with their fellow citizens that they join
the ranks Of the scoffcS the cyncs and the diSbccvc
Many of them IN Minnesota still believe that u
young from this section of the nation dominated the laS
Democratic convention by sincere appeal for equality for all
Americans aud II today of the nations outstanding
leaders
In Humphrey Minnesota has representative in the Senate
in whom II take pride lie has ability brains and sin
cery that lacking In many Of statesmen Wherever he
goes throughout the nation his listeners impressed by his
great sincerity, which attribute that shines bright in
his speech in his greeting the people that easily dis.
comfits his opponents, political or otherwise,
This paper has expressed its views of Humphrey :
availability presidential possibility for It does
slider itself qualified to the political complexities Of
hour Suffice say that considers Humphrey capable
any of the who avowcd candidates for the prrs
dental nomination Of either party. II feels that Humphrey
good presidential timber today and that he will be good timber
four and eight from 1852 Certainly he could this
nation the vibrant forceul leadership needs badly
Those Negro staff members in his office sympto
matte of the lie practices what no breaches That's the
type Of offcchoderS and real need and
in national life.