St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-11-27
Political Vision Needed

ROlltICaI VISION I\eeUeu
With the Presidential eight
leadership both political and SEMI
political fumbng around without any clear outline of policy
program protect the interests
the oneTenth the coming national political
campaigns
and industry interests
Negro the national level finds
himself without wedefned program which might be presented
both parties and their candidates the min
party candidates
and performances
The reason why may a of
organizations
into which Negro pou energies money
the Urban League and the NAACP not political
organizations in the smallest
League speak politically a
group would political activity
direction effective social
job which certainly vital and
but not in any political
s a necessity,
securing
Negro right getting Negro
lobbying for civil and human rights legislation city councils
and keeping reporting
voting
political larger
partisan they fill the political
Negro activity political party
which begins the precinct stretches thru city ward
district, and national levels
This work must be done to large degree by the practical po
professional
major parties politicians
securing for the Negro rgh place consideration
from political subdivisions city councils legislatures
and the Congress
understandable Negro
materially political locally
ally enough organized position pay
capital political
ample the well organized special interests such industry
business, labor and the farmer
may leadership a unseishness
among political
party
funds imagination part
the power structure" the national Negro community
campaign signs
professional politicians awang
hands the best interests of
prime political nation
promise but mseraby developed fight Negroes
representing the various candidates seeking the Democratic President
nomination The plight of the Negro forgotten by
final analysis gain party recognized
properly what its duty to the Negro
group potential good
itself with passing resolutions which they never intend
push the national of the party
the conference tied to the machinery
communities and states and their personal political
unable their opportunity
American voter Moses needed to lead them
the wilderness but he did not appear
Among Negro Republicans
been any serious attempt group together to be able
present party Negro opport
party might attract larger the
building platform civil rights
supported party
excuse for this lack among the COP since that party has not beer
attract
leadership This the partys fault and its apathy
is tragic.
expect dynamic leadership political
Negro leadership parties very
Of party politics. party
we'll nigh impossible.
The only solution the situation this
that has suggested before namely: that the
structure the national community
the church leadership the leadership and trade
no matter what their political party afiation national
which will consider the of political
OF the American Negro find solution problem
overall political action adversely
Negro
Ihs may sound impractical
one out gives full study the
To-Day where the American Negro
De MS natural right citizen parties pocie
are ateced by his parties
saeessy practically all their campaigns proper
e only answer may be in the formation group bipartisan
signed solely to protect and sohdy position
oty in the us, knowing full rights of thi
group are acknowledged and protected
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Whatever happens this field got max
happen won't be Negro as has ohe
special interests groups such business industry
the labor unions but for his owl
welfare but for the nation which To its cardns
principles of justice equality and for all