From various sources petitions have
been sent to the President begging
that no black people be appointed into
political positions which puts white
people under their control and noand
appointments have been made as yet
which prove recognition on the basis
voting strength. Political equality
is thus denied because of the ines
capable social connection. Imagine a
black man as governor of a state or
a member of the President's cabinet.
This cannot be as long as America
stamps the sign of social leprosy upon
the backs of all black men. Po
litical equality without social equality
is a joke and means nothing.
How can we expect to- receive eco
nomic equality and xpportunit when
social equality is denied? Nobody
wants to work side by side with his
inferior. The white man will not al
low his black brother to advance be
of his intrinsic value as long as
he is regarded as a social inferior.
How can we expect to become officials
in large concerns when the social in
tolerance of America and men like
Harding prevent it?
It is regretted that Mr.-Harding
pronounced such a terrible sentence
upon us. It is more regretted that
the poor, ignorant black people saw
but darkly through what it would
mean. Ignorance is indeed a curse,
but cowardice and weakness is the
great curse of the black people. Some
have been heard to say that President
Harding ^aid more than some others.
