The Omaha guide., 1956-01-27
Civil Rights Program Of
Republicans Is Luuded

Unsolicited reports from non
political Negro leaders have been
pouring into the Republican Ma
tonal Committees Minorities d.
vision in such volume that 1T is
clear the Eisenhower Administra-
ton is getting steadily mounting
support for its accomplishments in
the field Of civil rights" accord
ing to Val J. Washington, division
head.
These reports" Mr.. Washing
ton said, "have been coming in
by mail, by phone and are brought
in personally by educators,
churchmen. workers and private
citizens who express deep appre-
citation for what President Eisen-
hover has done. What's more,
they are eager to help us get our
story across"
Mr.. Washington recalled that in
1882 Republicans ran on a IA
point program which they said
the Negro could expect If the
G. o. p. won. The results were
in on that program last July
when I announced that all IA
pledges had been fulfilled" he
said. I'VE have accomplished
more in three years than the
Democrats in 20 years"
Mr.. Washington ripped into
what he termed Democrat dupli-
city" on the Negro issue. He
quoted Democrat National Chair
man Paul N. Buffers discussion
Of civil rights on a February 10,
1855, national radio program in
which he said: :" / think there
are other issues OF more urgency
and Importance right now and L
think we should strive first to
reach substantial accord on these
issues at present and then come
to the other issues as we can"
Mr.. Washington said, Evident
~ Mr.. Butler meant this because
eight months later he attended al
Democrat Embarrassing dinner in
Birmingham, Alabama, which re-
fused to sell tickets to Negro
Democrats who wished to attend.
When newspapermen questioned
him he said, I think that when
you play on somebody's home dia-
mond, you play according to their
rules. I would have no comment
on a local situation
Sincerity Challenged
This was the same dinner at
which Gov G. Mennen Williams
Cd, Mich.), had planned to be the
principal speaker until William
Brooks, a Republican leader in
Michigan sent him a telegram
challenging his sincerity if he at
tended.
@Gov. Williams then cancelled
the speaking engagement with the
time-wOrn excuse that he did not
know this situation existed in
Birmingham"
Mr.. Washington pointed out
that when Democrat politicians go
before white audiences in the
South, they blame" the ending of
segregation upon the Republicans.
But when these same Democrats
60 before Negro audiences in the
North, they claim credit for the
ending Of segregation.
IF they continue this kind Ct
double-talk-in these days Of the
wire service, radio and television
it Is going to take some expert
handling, to say the least" Mr..
Washington remarked. ANY lit
erature designed for Mobile, New
Orleans, Little Rock or Memphis
must not be allowed to fall into
the hands of Negroes in New
York, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland,
etc. It may be necessary for the
Democrats to maintain two ma
tional headquarters-one down in
good old Dixie cottonland at eth
er Money or Belzoni, Miss, and
another under the Statue Of Lib
erty in New York City"
Mr.. Washington concluded:
"In spite Of the atrocities heap
ed upon innocent Negroes who
try to vote in the Democrat Party
in the South, Mr.. Butler, as head
Of the Democrat National Com
mittee has not raised his voice
against it."