The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-09-15
What They're Saying
By LUTHER WEBB

Republicans mean business in Michigan this cam.
pa gi-it woa.d appear w-.l te ramnlcations formerly
uchlLd The scenes, now coming INTO the open, No
punches (aPpai ehty) puied.
Hai s,olt departure Detroit for other poitica
stamping grounds week. indicates that Mayor Cobo
N..nulu.te governor Is not allowing members OF the
old guard to dictate has campaign
he ay.e reports s,ate that short in by the
nat onai headquarters work for the COP in Michigan
Al tns Clanc RAPIDS convention, repeatedly wanted
A candidate other than the one suggested by Mayo,
Cobo Tor treasurer. The mayor not only out his
candidate. but apparently had the Oregonian lifted for
a local political pnchhitter
Let no one underestimate Mayor Cobo. He has not
been public service all these years to be ordered
sround-eNen BY alleged political strategsts" Char
lie Provost long time adviser to the mayor would hard
y attempt differ with his boss opinion winning
.ampalens -et,n il he (Prevost) he right.
ntell gence by responsible authorities in both Ten
neSsee and Kentucky last week, we'll this week
has prevented unnecessary bloodshed the school
int grafton situation.
TOO much praise cannot be bestowed upon Cows
Chandler of Kentucky of and Clements of Tennessee
Gov. Chandler, however showed his true spurs when
the baseball mogus attempted to have him block Ne.
groes from Big League baseball by preventing Jackie
Robinson then with Montreal, from coming up to the
parent club brooklyn in 1916.
Known then Happy Chandler, he forced to
resign Clements. young 36yearold Democrat. like
Chandler, keynoter at the Democrats Chi Conven-
ton few weeks ago. He in the running for
The vice presidential nomination, and in the opinion of
many Democrats, made an excellent keynote speech
It's opinion. that he had become to big over
ngh within the ranks of his party to do less than his
ton. according to the law.
As time rolls onward the bigots. die hards aggardS,
along with other ignorants, will to know. that the
t. S Supreme Court interprets the "law of the land
not few politicians rate citizens.
We've said before and we say agin, Negroes are no
interested in attending inegrated schools, to
court marry whites, than whites in doing the
same What Negroes do want. and thank God, on
he right road 10 get in the south is equality of op-
portunity.
Had Negroes been provided separate. but ECU AL
schools down through the years the need for the ne
Grafton fight might occurred. But Mississippi
Tor example 1923 for its Negro children (one) while
passing out Sl35S cents for every white child Did
that make sense? Was it right?
With ntegraed schools, ell children attend the same
classes under the conditions Further the dual
tenn of education handicapped the white well as the
Negro if not severly The South hardly support
one school. properly let along dual system.
Therefore, let Us be patient, and all. while the
Orchards of the South, and elsewhere swollow their
bitter pills. ordered by themselves. Right has been
waiting for an opportunity TO sprout for years
It's the highway built through the efforts OF
honest men-the L. S. Supreme Court