Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-10-26

freeman says Ike
Hos Provided No
Rights Leadership
Governor Orville l., Freeman
Wednesday criticized Presi.
dent Eisenhower for saying, re.
Gently, that lit makes no diff
ference whether he. the Prcsi-
dent of the United States, en-
dorses the Supreme Court de-
cision on school segregation"
Can anyone expect leadership
in the civil rights field from
President who could make such
statement Gov. Freeman asked.
Speaking TO the 9Th Ward DEL
Club at Hawthorne School, Min
neapolis Gov, Freeman said that
the central fact in the Repubh-
can record Is that the Eisenhower
Administrations has abandoned the
Republican Party's 1852 civil
rights platform,
-Four years ago. it promised
Federal legislation on anti-poll
tax, anti-lynch and Fair Employ
ment Practices measures The Ad-
ministrations 1855 civil rights
program is silent on all three oh.
jeCtives, while Democrats have in
PRODUCED legislation for each one"
Gov Freeman said
why does the party which 10
often represents itself as the
party of Lincoln" 80 seldom act
like Lincoln" he asked the audi
ence,
Gov. Freeman took issue with
the claim that "a vote for the
Democrats IL a vote for Southern
Democratic COMMITTEES chairynsn
in Congress
For two years 1883 and 1854
the Republicans had control of
Congress They controlled the
Committee chairmanships. They
didn't get n single civil rights bill
reported out of committee; they
didn't get single civil rights bill
passed by either House OF Con-
grcss" Gov. Freeman said.
When the Democrats took CON
troll OF Congress. they got a civil
rights bill voted out Of the House
Judiciary Committee. approved by
the House Rules Committee and
passed by the House of Represcn-
tatives"
Freeman also said that many OF
the accomplishments for which the
Republicans claim credit were &C
tually initiated by the Democrats
Armed service desegregation
stems as policy from President
Triman's Executive Order" Free
man pointed out
The trail blazing in opening up
Job opportunities formerly closed
because Of discrimination was
done by Presidents Roosevelt and
Truman, Democrats act the prece-
dents in the appointment Of Ne
groes ~ outstanding ability to i'm
portant Government posts, and
the Eisenhower Administration
has fallen short Of those prece-
dents"
Gov Freeman said. IF we are
10 make progress toward the New
America. which We must have.
and which includes fun civil nights
for ali we must elect men who
understand the real problems Of
Arnencs. who clearly state where
they stand on the issues. and who
viii then fuihH their promises
Measured by these standards.
Adlai Stevenson and Estes Re
fzgvcr are clearly TO be favored
Everything possible must be done
20 insure their election On No
vcmber eth"
But Gov. Freeman stated
We must remember that the need
for responsible government exists
On the state and local ievel a.
vel az on the national level In
Minnesota. during these last two
years. wo q the DBL adriuistra-
ton have delivered on our promise
n bring 70 all citizens their God.
given right 10 fun civil rights.
We Immediately passed The
FEpC law which had failed 70
pass under several previous cor
administrations and have ~, that
law into effective operation. We
have used every unit ~ state gov
eminent 20 further ne cause ~
fstr treatment for al. We volld
Ike 20 continue our efforts %.
ward improving the civI rights
y AL oar people and on Nov s'h
YOU Rlu decide whether we vii
Have that charre