The Omaha guide., 1956-08-31

] than Il is to enforce the right 10
attend schools in the south from
elementary to college; as decreed
by the Supreme Court?
Mr.. Stevenson's position that de-
segregation should not be an is
sue in this campaign is pure de-
magoguery. From the start of his
campaign for the Democrat nomin-
alton in California he courted the
South in the hope that he could
win these anti-Negro delegates. He
thought he could hold Negroes and
other minorities in his camp at
the same time. You just can't talk
out of both sides of your mouth
and get away with it in this en-
lightened day.
The greatest test of liberalism
in this country is where you stand
on the rights of the man lowest on
the totem pole. Right now that
rung is occupied by you and me.
The Democrat party's approach
to the Negro voter has taken a
strange reversal of form since Mr..
Stevenson's b ksliding. Its
spokesmen have quit talking civil
rights since over 35 per cent of
their Representatives and Senators
signed manifesto against our
rights, and Senator Eastland has
become Chairman of the powerful
Judiciary Committee.
Let's review some of their old
gimmicks. From a Is page pamph-
let used by Mr.. Stevenson in the
1852 campaign, l quote, IF you
don't want to turn back the clock
to: BREADLINES, SLUMS, MOB
| VIOLENCE, SEGREGATION, DIS
ELIMINATION - VOTE FOR
| STEVENSON AND SPARKMAN. +"
Mr. Sparkman. is one of the chief
spokesman for the manifesto sign
ers. II is they who are causing
mob violence and doing all they
can to keep segregation, discrimin.
alton, and slums. These are acts
of Democrats, not Republicans.
The total income of Negroes in
! 1855 was estimated as over Is bill.
ion dollars per year-more than
at any time in history including
the prosperous wartime years. Thai
: icertainly does not sound like 9
! bread line economy. So we de
/. bunk that argument
You would be risking oul
, chances at world peace, and yol
; would be risking prosperity a
l home" Harry Truman). We ended
: the Korean war within six month,
after we took office and business
reached an all time high in 1876:
| and 1855, two of the three year
we have been in office. So that re
hunks that argument
'If Republican candidate shoulC
! be elected you would have as Pres
ident man without experience il
!, civil life. -. In Congress yol
Z would have reactionary Leadership
T from one end to the other.
Qiarry Truman). If the calibre O
+ leadership which President Eisen
: hover has given can be maintain
| ed without experience in civil life
: let us have more of it,
e "If the COP. wins, you'll hay,
e 25c dollar, because their plat
form commits the Republicans Il
e abolish economic controls entire
|, ly." tWalter Reuther, CLo) Con
trolls have been taken off, but tn,
l dollar has been stabalized by thii
Administration. The cost Of liyin.
E has gone up less than u of l pei
} cent in the past three years anc
three months But under Mr.. Tru
5 man the cost of living went ur
AZ per cent between the end 0.
: World War II and when he wen
out OF office in January, 1853. :
So that debunks that!
THE issue (of the 1852 cam
; paign). :. is democracy versus gal
: looping reaction. .Galloping reac
ton would weaken, If not cripple
democratic trade unions. 1t woult
, threaten the high wage policie.
which have done so much to pro
duce American prosperity. .ane
bring back vivid memories of de
! preston breadlines." (CLD. News
September, 1882
There have been fewer strike.
than ever before in the history Of
trade unions under this Admin
stration. The highest wages, in
history, averaging over $7700 per
week, are being paid. We have
over 63,200,000 people gainfull,
employed. Last year was the best
yeai IN history for both labor and
industry. So that debunks that
THE issue of this campaign is
whether the control Of the most
powerful nation in the world, the
leader of the democratic forces a
gainst Communism, shall be hand.
ed over to big business" (ADA
World, October, 1882. have de.
bunked all Of the other arguments
with facts and figures. The aues.