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cally received In both cities.
At a Minneapolis speech heard
by about 200 persons. Dawson said
the claims that Eisenhower had
cleared race discrimination from
Washington. d. G. were ngaments
Of the imagtnatious Of Republican
publicity men
Every gain which the Essen
hover administration claims IN
the field Of civil rights. the Con
gresham said, were initiated or
began under either the Roosevelt
or Truman administration. the II.
linois Democratic leader said.
Eisenhower Failed TO Give
Leadership
Dawson said that President
Eisenhower had actually failed TO
give leadership in support OF the
supreme Court school desegrega-
ton ruling crisis which has dis
graCed the nation in the eyes Of
the world.
Nor has he used the prestige Of
his high office" Dawson SAID. TO
discourage the continued racial
outbreaks m certain sections Of
the nation"
On the other hand. Adlai
Stevenson Congressman Dawson
said, has openly derued attempts
to evade the court decision, and
has lent his prestige IN the inter.
est Of fair treatment for the Ne.
gro Americans wherever he has
gone during the campaign.
Biamss COR Tor Vote Loss
By Negroes
Dawson q former Republican
himself, AMI now viCe-Chairman Of
the Democratic National Commit
tee charges the Republican party
abandoned the Negro in 1875 10
the mercy Of the South and there
by retarded progress Of the Ne.
gro and the nation in the area Of
race relations for years until the
administration OF Franklin u.
Roosevelt.
He SAID the famous Hayes-Til-
den deal in 1876 by which the Re-
publican leaders agreed 10 with.
draw federal troops from the
South and leave the freed Negroes
and their white friends in the
South At the mercy Of the Ku Klux
Khan in exchange for the support
Of southern Democrats on econ
omic issues in the Congress was
the real reason why race segrega-
ton and discrimination was allow.
cd TO grow.
The vote IN the South was taken
from the Negro citizen as a result,
"f the deal between the COP and
III" South and gnt!l the New Deal
he was not allowed 20 vote IN most
Of the South and thereby protect
his own citizenship interests at the
polls Dawson charged.
Greatest Gains Under Democrats
American Negroes have re-
CeiVed their greatest gains under
the administration Of Roosevelt
who ended the South's veto
power In the Democrats nation.
al convention nv killing of the
two third rul" In the party con.
Nsntinns. the Democratic leader
said.
Dawson said he saw no indlca.
ton that Negro voters who have
improved their economic and 20.
cial positions under the Democrat
&c administrations are going.
% change 20 the Republicans
whose leaders deserted them in
1875 and stlf DO not stand up
with northern Democrats IN the
Senate 70 end the fiubusters which
prevent an federal civil rights leg.
islation.
In paying hls respects 10 The
DiSi"crats ~ his own party Daw.
son claims the Dixiecrats ar.
really Republicans who are elect
ted on the Democratic tickle, and
then during their term Of office
vote with the Republican, aRaIns.
labor and social gains for the
country.
Dawson paid his respects 20
k~pubIican attacks IN the
Democratic party on aooount ~
Senator Eastiand by asserting
that Eastiand h the Republican
Party's patronage dispenser in
Mississippi We quoted a. an
thortty for his charge Repubu.
can National Committeeman
Perry Howard
COP In senate Won't Help
On CivtI Rights
DawSor sAId The PsrubNraru
IN TIE ssrs's fesrl's thslr rarr-
palFn tATk Will no, cooperate ~l'h
'hs Northern p~-noerats 70 chang.
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