Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-10-29
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towards the realization Of full program of civil rights
direction in which party efforts to go We be
proud that guided by the courageous trail bax.
ing Of two great Democratic presidents.
We can be proud OF the fact that great and be.
loved, immortal leader, Franklin Roosevelt gave
guidance aud be proud of the fact that Harry
Truman has had the courage to give to the people of
America the emancipation proclamation
II seems to me that the Democratic Party needs Ia
make definite pledges of the kind suggested in the min.
GRITTY report Ia maintain the trust and the confidence
placed IN 1t ny the people of all races and all sections of
this country
Surely we are here as Democrats, but my good
friends, we're here Americans We here the be.
heNes ~ the principle aud ideals of democracy and
firmly believe that rs men concerned with our countrys
future must specify IN platform the guarantees
which we have mentioned in the minority report
NeS this is far than party matter Every citi
zen IN this country has stake in the emergcnce of the
United States rs leader In free world That world IL
being challenged by world Of slavery. For play
our part effectively, we must be IN morally sound
position.
We cannot a double standard. There's no room
Tor double standards IN American politics for measuring
our own aud other peoples policies, Our demands for
democratic practices IN other lands will be eff
tcctve than the guarantee of those practices In
country.
Friends. Delegates do believe that there can
bc compromise the guarantees of the civil rights
which We have mentioned in the minority report In spite
of desire for unanimous agreement the entire plat
form IN spite of my desire TO everybody here in
unanimous agreement there matters which
think must be stated clearly and without qualification
There can be no hedging The newspapers are wrong
There will be no hedpngno watering down of the in
srumenis aud the principles Of the civil rights program
To those who say that rushing this issue of
civil rights say "a them, i72 years late
To those who that this bin Of rights program II
an infringement Of state rights say thsThe time has
arrived IN America for the Democratic party get of
the shadows Of states rights and walk forthrghtly
the bright sunshine Of human rights
People - human beings this il the issue uf the
Twentieth Century people all kinds aud sorts of people
looking Ia America for leadership aud they're look
ing 10 America for preccpts and examples.
My good friends my fellow Democrats ask you
for calm consideration of historic opportunity Let
Ms do forget the evil pnssons and the blindness Of the
past In these times Of world economic, political aud
spiritual above ALL spiritual crisis WE cannot and we
must not turn from the path plainly before us That
path has already led us through many valleys Of the
shadow Of death Now ~ the time 10 recall those who were
left on that path or American freedom,
For all Of us here for the millions who have sent
rs, for the whole two billion members Of the human
family our land r. than before the last
best hope earth know that cam know that we
shall begin here the fuller and richer realization Of that
hope that promise Of u land whore all men are truly
free aud rqnn aud each his freedom aud equal
iiy wisely aud we'll
| aak my party ask the Democratic party 10
march down the high rond of progressive democracy
ask this convention 10 say unlnisahnbIc terms that
We proudly hail and couraVo0usy support Prcsi.
dent nud leader Harry Truman his great fight for
civil riPhia IN America