Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-05-24

EfBfas LNefe WDittG not now De
climate Ia most Of the country
conducive % acceptance ~ tn
8Gpfsfas Courts latest concept
~ our inalisnabie rights
n would. theref0rc 30 short.
sighted ~ B. IN our llDlIatloH. q
overlook Dr ignore the orr, with
ont whose haip b Ia doubtful
whether the victory would have
come a. soon pr az complete
There SIRE stu other stFagElea
ahead in tha realm ~ human re-.
laflgns that HqIl nerd The azaiH
lan0s and good viii ~ men Ia high
places in this country When they
are Hpu 20 our sHuns and psrse
we're and struggle with Us. y
ulEBt BE- veil % offer them
words n encouragement and aPs
probation ~ they battle The back
WaHh gf criticism ana social con
dsaEaliGu among furndH ~ foe,
! should like % point out, that
ON the basis 81 pure political
syaIuatiSn, this Administration
owed no political obligations %
Negroes as u class IN 1852, the
Eisenhower uckSt received less
than 80%s ~ the mythical 40
called Negro vote" And the
handful ~ us who had The eour-
age H. jain him 10 his stirring
crusade, were caatightsd and
condemned as traitors % the
hopes and ambitions ~ neglect
ed men,
Despite this. the country and
the world are finding Out what
those ~ as ~ the Preaidepta Of
Fltlsl family found gtlt a long time
ago that he has y deep moral and
religious cuuWEtipn shout the nee
easily Of dojaR everything IN his
power 20 rectify mans inbumHns
~ = mnH Ana I predict mat hla
Administration wil go down 10
history 49, having done more 10
help black Americans hold up
their heads and walk this land
with dignity. Than my other since
the dawn ~ The Republic I've
followed the President 40 church
and have seen him worship God
with ali the humility ~ any or
binary humble creature Because
pf my own religious faith, I am
convinced That any ainrers person
whO can hear the yUee 81 God.
~ always iD position 10 Ignore
the voice Of the devil
No Complete Enforcement
Lest party leaders local and
national thinh that what
have addressed 10 Negro votera
up 10 thia point amounts To-
complete endorsement ~ lie
publican attitudes and policies
across "a. land, let me state
eateg0riraiiy that u does not
Despite tho brilliant record ~
the Administration on a national
scale. The Eisenhower philosophy
~ democracy has not penetrated
the local precincts. the county and
state governments and local party
machlnerY And unti Il does. there
is no remedy available that viii
overcome the Democratic Party
hali@hoo that II Va the poor mans
party. ana despite The Intolerance
~ the South on the matter II civ
Il rights that Is ttha Democratic
Party has au exclusive patent un
a brand ~ democracy that en-
braces the down trodden and the
what Negro Voter Wants
The Negro voter wants visual
evidence of tho sincerity ~ tie
publican leadership On tho matter
~ human rights, And this cannot
De proved by the President alone
We must have evidence Of that Ia
no halls ~ Congress. where We
expect candidates who ran on the
tickets. % stand up
and be counted when iagurs ard
programs Involving the God given
rights ~ American citizens are
fpr decision
{ hope that all Republicans win
60 down from this meeting today
convinced that YOU have a sacred
obligation and trust 90 your rpnn.
try 70 utilize every opportunity
available 90 you at the polls. 10
elect to office men who viii pro
teci. defend and preserve those
priceless privileges 81 democracy
that the kin % an ~ IA have Jiled
Tor on hattlefields around the
wofd
] trust that you viii 60 put from
this uo~tlug resolved that. there
~ no longer room Tor detached
islands Of racial interest within
any part ~ our economy, that no
man must have tho doors ~ op.
shut against him by
barriers ~ rltieation. ~ employ
fueut % race uf religion az
color or previous social condition
And I hope that. until every roll.
Teal candidate who aourlta Your
vote can agree 10 support this con
Crpt n pure democracy az work
that you ftll never. never, give
him The honor az Incorporating
yeu an ary public Office in THIS
land