St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-11-02

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the when this its editor and
publisher apt labeled unfair by political partsans
and candidates
This has happened regularly every years past years.
chiefly usually sides
worthy of its salt does For
some strange reason there right
particular party candidate They
effrontey heresy
The charge that we are unfair usually comes can
supporter candidate whom in good conscience
Many of our good friends think our habit endorsing unws
candidates in which
others think endorsements economically
prospective advertisers with
u.s. which sometimes occurs, at considerable cost
people think ought not make endorsements
Negro population generally
with those running for office Many Of
them therefore depend on the Negro paper " reveal e
attitudes records Of the candidates for public
office The nature newspaper work provides wide individual
facts with candidates.
What good is a give
opinion of the ability
views and records of those candidates who seek election to public
Negro community except
candidate for public office until around election time There
the time these
deeply sincerely problems
face the Negro popuace Usually true these persons who
keep community
usually before
election
partans always
ignore policy giving
ddates whether favor their election not in
pound positions their candidates.
We opinion of their candidates. to editorial
the editorial endorsement which
readers before election day.
always independent politically We
a up
parties. the Democratic
party
party secton) Negro
Republican Figures and the 80 will
This has not kept this newspaper from supporting Republican
felt that candidates embodied original
concepts Republican party alignment
nerns Renbcan congressional coalition with southern Democrats
Decras which usually contrary the interests of American
Negroes.
This support Republicans Anglers the
who took Negro for granted because the sanity Abra
LncofOrgetng modday Negroes cannot exist
on what Lincoln did 100 years
why newspaper supported
Republicans liberals than conservatives
plain o any minded observer.
present Kennedy administration
during its time in office to make the American Negro of
socially, politically economically
any Republican
mnstraion This proved by every days
enlightened Republicans
Republican party the Negro loyal
try vaany change party adapt
Negro minority
are not able to deliver on the national level On the state level the
votes independently than
example Minnesota Negroes have supported Republican
Luther Yogdahl while at the same time giving overwhelming
port to Hubert Humphrey DFL leader the
This newspaper glad independ
belong the political parties This
independence major parties provides
food for thought for party candidates leaders
growing political maturity Of Negroes
Every legitimate racial class economic interest in our American
society is interested politics for what country
important what special
those who will decy tendency
Negroes their political office but the truth re-
mains that everybody does it."
policy endorsing we would simply like
point out that the have
proved to be service to readers
that such approval of particular candidate upon
much the candidate spends advertising with
candidates have
spent single with this
candidates who spent considerable
in good conscience endorse, for love money.
candidate is how he feels
Negroes struggle for frstass
citizenship what he has
nation against full citizenship
for the Negro
Naturally our opinion meet such
is not going to get this newspapers
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