Jackson advocate., 1956-08-25
Republican Civil Rights Plank
Is Similar To That OF Democrats

San Francisco, Calf, Aug. &c
- The Republicans accept" the
Supreme Courts ruling against
segregation in public schools and
the Democrats say it has brought
consequences of vast Importance
i. especially to communities di-
rectly affected.
That is the only difference be-
tween the civil rights platform
plank which the Democratic Ma
tional Convention approved in Chi
cago last week and the correspond
ing declaration completed by the
Platform Committee of the COP
Convention here today.
In Chicago there were threats
but no action-of a revolt by
both advocates of stronger state
ment, and Southern forces who
wanted the platform to steer clear
of the whole issue.
Here the Southerners made a
record of objections to words even
as strong as the committee wrote,
! and some Northerners would like
to see the party take much stiff
er stand. But there is no talk of
any revolt on the convention floor.
Both statements claim party
credit for past progress in the
area of personal rights guarantees,
and pledge to carry on.
At the same time both of them
sharply decry any idea of the use
of force in connection with the high
court rulings on separation of the
races in schools and elsewhere.
Both make point of recognition
of the Constitution, whose interpre-
tation and application is the Su-
preme Courts responsibility, as the
supreme law. The court held that
the Constitution forbids segrega-
tion in public schools.
The School Decision
Republicans The Republican
party accepts the decision of the
U. S. Supreme Court that racial
discrimination in publicly support
ed schools must be progressively
eliminated. We concur in the con-
clusion of the Supreme Court that
its decision directing school de-
segregation should be accomplish
ed with "all deliberate speed" local
ly through federal district courts.
The implementation order of the
Supreme Court recognizes the COM
plex and acutely emotional prob
lens created by its decision in
certain sections of our country
where racial patterns have been
developed in accordance with prior
and longstanding decisions of the
same tribunal.
DEMOCRATS-Recent decisions
of the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States relating to segregation
in publicly supported schools and
elsewhere have brought consequent
ces Of vast Importance to our nation
as a whole and especially to COM
munities directly affected.
Use of Force
REPUBLICANS - Use of force
or violence by any group or agency
will only tend to worsen the many
problems inherent in the situation.
DEMOCRATS - We reject all
proposals for the use of force to
interfere with the orderly deter
mination of these matters by the
courts.
Credit Claims
REPUBLICANS - In the area
of exclusive federal jurisdiction,
more progress has been made in
this field under the present Repub-
lican administration than in any
similar period in the last 80 years.
(Here the Republicans mention
many Negroes" appointed to pub
lie office, ending of segregation
in District of Columbia schools,
federal facilities and public places,
and in federal employment, along
with "great progress" in ending
employment discrimination by those
who do business with the federal
government.)
DEMOCRATS - We are proud
of the record of the Democratic
party in securing equality of treat
ment and opportunity in the ma