Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-10-24
The Tribune On Truman in Harlem

Tho Minneapolis TRIBUNE Of October 49, edtoiaiy
eerned over padent Humans address in Harlem II crica
gave Republicans gains which
the Negro has made the twenty Also pointed out
omitted the fact that the Democrats have contrib
way the Negroes Illustrations"
Really surprised that the TRIBUNE should b" aStoundec
forgot the Republican opposition credit that nigh
TRIBUNE apparently forgot Mr. Truman simply
but effectively the pattern that campaign orator" on bo
sides of the political fence following.
We've been listening 10 most Republican or"t" Of note
them the Democrats credit
achievement the They usually they
IN" reforms which the Democrats have made hut they
don't the Democrats credit for InStItutInE them
Tho TRIBUNE made the point THE chief clt"d" Of white
supremacy and Jim this country lie" within tho Demo
cratic and that the chief opponent" Of equal opportunity fol
the Negro not Republicans at all. but Democrats"
on the first point might interest the TRIBUNE to know tina
the chief the white crowd Gov jaime" Byrne who
Democrat lgoutOn Dxerat brandt but also he Soldy
porting Dwight Eisenhower Most TRIBUNE readers must hSv
eyes Byrne
the candidacy Mr.
have n Democrat tag certainly voting
thu could disagree also for the chief
opponents of rights In country
party. Wayne Morse
Oregon Margaret smith, Maine AMI Dewey New York the
outstanding Republicans the nation
fight rights Humphrey
Lehman the rank and file Democratic leadership OF the
single the Republicans
toned has stuck their RcCks out much cv rights has
latter group Democrats Republicans could have
passed rights legislation by Joining northern Democrats
long ago.
We nm maxi exceptions %
Republicans leadership followed Luther
has been vocal to great degree civil rights Elizabeth lieffe
national committeeman helped the civl
rights the platform iss Kenneth Peterson
state chairman Of tho COZ led the Eht in the state Legislature" for
FErC The completely partisan might claim
support pro
on civil rights which has always been fortnight but
that this II not necessarily true for tho Republicans this state
especially young Republicans observation-disclosures
group developed supported civ rights
conscience and faith Tho advantage that the state DEL has
the cor in this regard that there faction within tbs
DF which opposes FEPC Republicans
the Old Guard faconhRA the group the state Legislature
which has defeated previous attempts FErc legislation
this state
Negroes supporting stevenson natural,
would
rights running sparman
However with the prevailing tho south would
difficult to find aouherner Bakley
courage openly cspousc rights
politician who openly rights dead duck
To-day ashamed that Dixie quite ready
Congress who openly are equality However
will possible exception Byrnca every
Souherne who the above that
and subject only national elections tends
compromising foe discrimination
Justice Hug" Black example OF the change which
comes about when aouherrer ernmcnt placed beyond IN,
wrath OF voters In his home section who their sectional
racial prCiudices
point that the Democrats are just as divided on
the civil rights Republicans foreign policy
except of party
control fav cv right. whereas It now sprsrrn, that the Tar
iSolatonttS the saddle
The TRIBUNE us" wo paragraphs its Saturday editorial
r now senator SPaHn and the ~ southern senator's have
sabotaged the civil rights
himself has called attention many
Republicans without whom they could
The TRIBUNE complained that Truman
eight Of the states which Republican
In those states there large Negro
something q about laws that
vie for their approval at the polls passed
much because the Republicans
good civil rights advoatCS legislation
exPeien those states happens
power
We with the TRIBUNE should not be
blamed for emitting the things
after all like most orators he
the ticket and perhaps felt the Republicans perfectly
too their horns
This dsagcs Minneapolis paper that the
Democratic party Of the dominated disturbing
by the Jim Crow philosophy south
not be the wholesale dafCtonS sountherners like
non ShiVe lSrd and others Surely the
mating things Mr. Bycs would stick
stead both going with Eisenhower.
We relterac TRIBUNE
Democratic party is dominated disturbing by tho
Crow PHILOSOPHERS OF the south Time
The northern party
national level Roosevelt
from the twothird majority rule that the simple
pVng the south Of It's control
deep south Jim Crow philosophy controlled
that party would not have captured
role formerly occupied by the Abraham Republicans
south dominated the situation
would have nominated souherner president
be supporting a Republican for president
Candidate Eisenhower whom
the TRIBUNE supports has been counting
SOuherners with Jim Crow PHILOSOPHERS