Arizona sun., 1961-08-24
Africans, American Negroes
And Senator GoIdwater

49, Whenever Phoenix open morning paper
generally expect kinds of articles One will be NJ
Padev telling sundy gevous mistakes
dent Kennedy the other will be about conservative speech made
somewhere by Senator Godwaer doubt many Of the people
reading these articles aren't glad that is Mr. Kennedy making
the judgments and Padev On the other hand suspect that
for the present there are many people IN PHOENIX who would
offended by slightest
are not all Republicans Many of them unac fringe
servatveS know well that not all conservatives raceae
but most of the racehaterS call themselves conservatives and
Republican,
Some days ago editor the Republic signed
by woman stated that even in darkest Africa the Africans were
great admirers of Mr.. Godwaer That
with the Africans that have met visitors in the u S. A. It
would be safe to that only the most politically sophisticated
Africans would have heard My experience with
the highly selected visiting Africans that they ask ca
ousy about Mr. Godwae and the attitude the Me-
oes to him. When We begin to their questions they begin
to smile tell them that Mr. Goldwaters open epou
terprets the oath that he Bible meaning
southern states regardless of the Supreme Court decision still
nave the right under the Constitution to vote to segegae their
schools and continue their segregated way e nspie
era laws We explain them that by far the Negroes
lnr mat many Arizona Negroes lived in the south when the white
primaries made the Republican Party the party Negroes
vote in For this personal generosity
Mr. Godwae they had always voted for him. but they have
either changed their party registration Democratic
crc yes Mr. Godwater did his part of driving Negroes
into the Kennedy camp
deed how the American Negroes could Goldwae but
we were afraid at first how in Africa felt him.
What can the American Negroes do about this man?
On my trip into the south recently one of the questions was
sure to be asked when introduced anyone What
you Aonans going to do about Mr. Godwater reply always
that waiting confidently Godwater
for by talking himself of responsible politics We believed
ne making good in this regard and intended to
do all we could to help him.
Here is part of what the mysterious "T.R.B From Wash
ingon the july NEW REPUBLIC comparing Mr. Gold
water the late Senator forays
archaic Blockou of the Senate against the forward
men OF history Taft practically parayzed American diplomacy
toward China by encouraging Mccarthy against what Taft called
this proCommuns Administration But Taft had substance and
and dou kind of integrity He believed minimum floor
under everybody We remember Bckers stricken the
Taft Housing bill The socialists have got to Bob Taft!
Compared to Taft, Goldwater dashng romantic. He is
handsome pilot airplane Taft his speeches.
Stephen Shadegg ghosts Godwaes he did THE CONSCIENCE
OF CONSERVATIVE Taft after study could change views
he did federal aid educaion his school bill ultimately died in
the House the paoca school issue Godwaer changes
anything he tried to defeat the pending bill by just
such parochial school amendment as killed Tafs.