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Constructive Program of Action Proposed by G. O. P. CommitteeMy Fellow Americans: Early returns from the polls indicate that President Calvin Coolidge has been elected to succeed himself as Chief Executive of the Nation. The country is to be congratulated. I believe it to be my duty to express to the members of my group my deepest appreciation for their hearty support of me and my program during the campaign. My designation as leader in the fight was only incidental but the loyal co-operation I have enjoyed is positive proof that the right kind of leadership is all our people require to inspire them to follow. The election is at an end but our work as a group must be continued. My associates have made these happy results possible.Relieving that next in importance to the election of President Cool id ge is a constructive program of procedure dedicated to the civic and political improvement of the thirteen millions of colored citizens of America; And believing that the loyal support of the colored voters in this country registered at the polls on November 4th, 1924, justly entitled them to a recognition commensurate with the spirit of the New Day; And expressing our appreciation of the new spirit in the Republican party in its designation of a Negro candidate for the United States Congress; And accepting the new spirit of the Republican party as genuine, this program of constructive action is submitted for your consideration and approval:Representation in the Diplomatic Corps.We believe that the ground lost in recent years in the Diplomatic Corps should be restored to the colored citizens as a just recognition of the right through representation in the Consular Service and as representatives to foreign governments.The Establishment of a Stable Representative Government in the! Virgin Islands by Act of Congress.The problem of government in these recently acquired islands, rich in resources and valuable in strategic importance to our government, entails a responsibility, seeing to it that a real representative government is provided for the inhabitants by the United States government. The inhabitants of the Virgin Islands are colored and the initiative for the institution of a proper government must come from the United States.The Appointment of an Under-Secretary of State.The appointment of a representative in the Department ofState is a recognition by the United States government of its colored citizens which we can rightfully claim and with colored men in the Consular and Diplomatic Service, establishes a connection between these representatives and the government of a sympathetic and friendly nature.The Appointment of a Civil Service Commissioner.Much complaint, some of which is undoubtedly justified, has been made of the administration of affairs by the Civil Service Commission. As a practical measure the appointment of a colored man as one of the commissioners will allay the feeling of distrust and ought to enable a system of appointments and classifications to be arranged to the satisfaction of the colored employes and at the same time protect the government’s interest in the maintenance of the standard of efficiencv.
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The Northwestern Bulletin Appeal
Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Sat, Nov 08, 1924
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