Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-10-31
Why Majority Will Vote Democratic

Our Letters 10 the Editor column this is well filled
with exhoraon Of those who prefer senator Edward Tbye
Congressman Eugene Mccarthy for The post US SENATOR
subject 10 the general elections next Tuesday
The most vocferous letter writers John Culver aud
members Of the Ramsey County cor Civil Rights Committee
which he ~ chairman During all Of the paat years which
this has been printing the attacks the party
from this source Il has yet 20 dcover The arguments
offered why the northern Democrats like Humphrey Freeman
We Mccarthy who with others Of their kind who
real architects Of civil rights legislation local and national
should be punished rejected by Minnesota Negroes solely
the ground that the southern wing Of the Democratic party
been guilty Of excuses against the American Negro
Voters forget that although first civil rights
legislation passed during the Eisenhower In
1851 tho ground work for II laid By the then mayor Hubert
II Humphrey assisted BY o Freeman present governor) al
the Democratic convention Of 1913 when the northern wing Of
the party notice II longer going eounicnanee the
civil rights opposition Of the southern wing Of party without
protest and action.
Later President Harry Truman appointed bipartisan
commission which created the program aud platform upon
which all sound civil rights legislation has been erected
No northern Negro who votes tho Democratic ticket has
anything IN with the anti Negro southern Democrats
Most Of them recognize that the power the south
Democrats in Congress from The long time holy
alliance with conservative Northern Republicans These southern
Democrats the whom vcereadcnt Nixon chose
TO praise at his press conference here the Twin Cities Monday
Since he Is presidential aspan he took say he
did not approve their stand on civil rights
NNons approval Of this wing Of The Democratic party a.
opposed northern liberal Democrats whom he labels rad
calls again hghights the why civil rights legislation
passed IN Congress Tor so years The southern Democrats
and DSeera whom Nixon approves allowed to stop such
legislation long they played ball with the Republicans
economic legislation This the why increasingly
intelligent radonaly Republican Negro voter left the cor
in 1886 aud has not yet returned
Generally Senator Edward Thyo Republican candidate for
Senator has along with Tho element tho
Republican party Just three ago Joined southern
Senators in owl attempt punish coerce the US
Supreme Court for It's school indignation decision.
His opponent Congressman Eugene Mccarthy has been
evil rights salwar from the beginning Of h distinguished
Congressional II has not been necessary send him
kilograms mportuning him take position when civil rights
years just knew whore he stood such which
something that has not been true Of senator Thye
The Negro being asked to exchange northern Democrats
known friends civil rights issues Republicans mos, az
whom conservative with small spnkng ~ liberals just
because che Governor Of Arkansas sails under the name Of the
Democrats party
Northern Negroes generally have profound respect and
faith for those who have proven their friendship the
fairgrounds OF national politics Many OF thcm who support
the Democratic party independent than Democratic
but logically have had TO look that party for real leadership
in the civil rights field This is aay that there are no
northern Republicans who be considered
rights supporters but they s few generally II they
ncumhcnt they not in trouble with the Negro
This newspaper expects the Negro voters of Minnesota
with only couple Of possible exceptions the straight Dem
oera ticket headed BY Eugene Mccarthy ory Free
They along with the Negroes Of other areas rs
revealed by The Gallup po are unwilling turn their
backs the individuals IN the Democratic party who erected
the cvil rights foundation just because they dissatisfied
with what they ia those who lead the Democratic party
the South
There are many other issues IN Tuesdays election besides
civil rights but the Negro like the business The farm
er organised labor and others interested in
himself ihesr fundamental rights yet achieved but gusan
teed by the Constitution He has just much right
himself with this issue the farmers concern themselves with
the issue Of rigid price supports organized labor with right
towok the with the sales issue When the Ne
gro bis civil rights then he viii be concerned himself
with the other important issues To-day he has housing
problem which will require open Occupancy legislation
and he going be very impatient At The polls with any
body who thinks spends much time the cy rights
issue who want 70 soft pedal the issue