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As I See It
PRESIDENT NIXON
The Oregon Black Agenda
I T WRONG TO DOS
Part IV
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Thursday, September 14, 1972
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Is to
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The N ixon years-change without chaos
The
Editor’s
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ALFRED
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sponsor a developmental third
world workshop for Minority
In the area of Health and Employees in Government in
Social Services the Oregon Oregon this fall (1972) along
Black Agenda makes Its posi with the designated represen
tative bodies of our fellow
tion clear, namely, " in rever
brothers, tie Native A m eri
ent memory of our noble an
cestors in the home country, can (Indian) and the Mexican-
and in tie tradition of ourgreat American (Chicano).
2. Resolution on Hatch Act.
Black leaders in this alien
BE IT RESOLVED that the
land, we, the Black Brothers
and Sisters of Oregon, no long Oregon Black Caucus must fo
cus Its energies toward re
e r accepting tie menial, de
Lenwood Davis
graded status Imposed on us, lic all ng the H a t c h Act. this
Act prohibits jersons working
no longer accepting the inhu
fur any federally funded agan-
Since so many of our pa op
mane value system, the cor
■ ixj involved with such agen
rupt and oppressive policies cy from partlcl|iatiiig bip arti
san iKilltics and other political
of a society dedicated to ma
(Ptoaae aim a M oal. ),
terialism , racism, and exploi activities.
tation, tegin now to establish
the Black humane values, sys
tems and principles that must
guide tliedelivery ofany health
and social services of Black
people."
The Black Agenda lelieves
that the following principles
must guide its efforts in the
health and social w elfare ser
vice
d e liv e r y
systems:
(a) Black dignity must not he
compromised by the service;
(b) Service deliverers must
Thoughtful
evidence recognition of the
meticulous
Black l i v i n g
experience;
attention to
(c) Services should tend a l
e v e r* fam ily
wish is assured
ways to support the b a s ic
bi our many tea rs
Black family unit; (d) Any ser
C Don V an i
of experience
vice delivered should he de
signed so that it is coniple-
m enu ry with die Black Ethos;
( •) No health orsocial service
may !e viewed as merely an
end, but rather as a means to
ward achieving the full de
velopment o( the total Black
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existence, as persons, as fam
ily, as community: (f) All
Port land,O regon
health and social service sys
tems must be accountable to
the Black community.
In the area of Health and So
cial Services the Black Agenda
establishes d® following list
ol specific issues for priority
action:
By Lenwood G. Davis
Just turn back the clock
W ASHINGÏON
BRIEFS
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HENDERSON
GOP policies: The Lord’s w ill?
Of the recently passed anti-
busing legislation. Represent
ative P arrln Mitchell (D-M d)
said on the floor of Cong
ress :
" M y country 'tis of thee,
sweet land of bigotry . . . .
The United States has always used religion to justify its
It is well? You bet it is well with Nixon. It is rosy for the there
are blacks tonight,
actions.
Sometimes wrong — sometimes right, but religion
GOP.
It is well because Nixon has persuaded the m ajority whom you’ve forced to say.
was a necessary tool.
of the American people he is leading the nation out of troubled we want no more of America
During slavery, white slave masters thought themselves justi
waters, or w ill ultimately do so — given another four years. because Am erica lied to us."
fied by using the Biblical phrase, "Slave, obey your m aster,"
It is well because right now the GOP finds no fault in them
Joe Louis, during World W ar II said, "God is on our side."
selves as they look forward to four more years of . . . ?
Today we deem it necessary to have a Chaplain’ s Corp in the
Representative Ronald Mel
It is well because with things as they are, the Democrats
Armed Service to invoke patriotism . We want a clergy to pray
lums, (D - C alif.) accused his
cannot in any way defeat the Republican ticket. McGovern Is
during the opening of Congress, during city council meetings,
fellow
represenutlves
as
• good man, txit Nixon has the edge. McGovern might gain
etc.; however, at all times it is always the Lord’s w ill that w ill
"selfish
and self-centered
more
people,
but
he
continues
to
shape
his
policy
on
welfare
justify anything we want.
politicians who lace the cour-
very much like Nixon. McGovern’ s ability to make a decision
In M iam i Beach, at the beginning of the Republican Conven
•8« to assume the moral and
and stick to it is questionable.
tion worship service, Keverena jam es A . McDonald, an AME
polticlal leadership of this
preacher sang.
" I t Is W ell, It Is W ell With My Soul". His
country. . . who are following
tenor voice stii red the hearer during the worship service.
tie paranoid, irrationality and
Not one of Nixon's Cabinet members, or any of the Republican
racism of millions of peop
delegates there had a quarrel with the hymn. In fact, it only
le in this country.” He said
led to justify our position in Vietnam, Somehow it made the
the problem is
"the fear
Cabinet members forget about the evil of "separate but equal."
and
trepidation
of
poli
Blacks cannot afford to belong to only one party. We must ticians
It was w ell, and it was the Lord’ s w ill and the delegates were
walking w illy -n illy
belong to both parties. Some must be Democrats and some
looking for self-satisfaction.
through their congressional
Senator John Tower of Texas (Worship leader) admonished must be Republicans. It would be terrible If we Blacks sup districts , shaking lends and
the congregation that " i t is not a time to wallow in guilt and port Nixon's re-election in spite of what Julian Bond and Jesse
opposing busing, but saying on
self-recrim inatio n ."
Secretary George Romney asked the J ackson say.
the other side. ’1 and lib
Vote according to your conscience, but the crux of the matter eral, but I cannot vote for this
Almighty fo r "an understanding of our personal accountability
is that Richard M . Nixon w ill be the President for the next because if I do, they w ill send
to Thee." Not a syllable was spoken to indicate that the Lord
four years.
might be unhappy with administration policies.
a real racist to congress.*
It is here that Nixon proves to an adroit politician, but fails
W ell, maybe they should send
No,
1
do
not
agree
on
his
"separate
but
equal"
theory.
Yes,
accordingly
by his own leadership standards; however, the
us a racist, and then we w ill
it is a beautiful dream to do away with a quota system, but
presence of D r . True blood, a Quaker M inister, was in itself a
know
what we are dealing
there
is
danger
that
no
blacks
w
ill
be
hired.
Yes,
in
tie
selec
m ark of President Nixon’s success in making the war and the
w ith."
tion of Judges to the Supreme Court, I must confess 1, too.
bombing acceptable to a Christian nation.
cannot undersand Nixon's choice because these judges were
Newsweek Magazine reported
against black people.
that Samuel C . Jackson, Asst.
I am sure that all the blacks that support Nixon do not agree
Secretary of Housing la the
with all of his policies. 1 do not see those Blacks as traitors
Ikely person to succeed G.
or opportunity seekers, but I do see that the Democrats and
Romney as S ec re u ry. This
Republicans are content.
The last thing in the world they
would make Jackson the firs t
Is it well? I recall Nixon’ s words when he was nominated
want is confrontttlon with their consciences. " Is it well with
black member of Nixon's cab
f a ir years ago: "When the strongest nation in the world can
our soul?” may be the question to ask of both parties.
inet. It Is felt, however, that
be tied down fo r four years by a w ar with no end in sight;
Meanwhile, Richard M . Nixon has the opportunity to be a
"B ridge over troubled w aters” . He could really be a Moses this appointment w ill not come
when the richest nation in the world can’ t manage its own eco
and lead this nation and world to the "Prom ised Land” . until after the election for
nomy; when the nation with the greatest tradition of the rule of
fear of alienating voters.
law
is plagued by unprecedented lawlessness: when the
President of the United States cannot travel abroad or to any
m ajor city at home without fear of a lawless demonstration —
then it is time for new leadership in A m erica."
The Lord’ s w ill — Thus it seems that the war is the L o rd ’s
w ill and during that very moment while they praised God and
worshipped in distinguishment, bombs were dropped on our
brothers and sisters across the ocean.
It was very much
like the White Missionaries who went into Africa with the
Bible in one hand, tut when the Whites left, the African natives
had d e Bible and the missionaries had the land.
I guess It is w ell, with an attempt to curb the federal courts’
authority to deal with all of the central issues of American
life — school desegregation and equal opportunity in educa
tion.
o u r return to the old code words for Jim Crow ism,
"separate but equal", is it well?
I cannot believe that it is the L o rd ’s w ill that after three
and a half years there has been only little change for the better
Dear Editor.
e m o r.
His
record
says
ment of Black citizens, one might ask what are the changes?
something different.
James Teston of the New York Times reported from M iam i:
I read with great interest
I t ia about time that Blacks
"T h ia war, the unemployment, the inflation and the lawlessness
your recent editorial " i t ’ s
In the Sate of Oregon wake
• re still with us, and the National Guard la mobilized here
D ear Sin
your m ove.GovernorM cCall”
up and demand that we he
right out of town, just in case.”
I want to dank you person
and 1 concur with your as
represented
on
all
policy
F o r good w ill, the Reverend John McLaughlin, the White
ally for youi support and In
sessment of his record of
making boards snd commis
House cle ric, gave a plea that In the coming campaign,
terest of the Reading T ree .
appointing few minorities tc
sions.
You succinctly ana
"rem em b er we are all brothers and sisters.”
People such as you make the
policy making boards and
lyzed the problem when you
Then the Pharisee appeared and gave the real text which
seemingly Impossible come to
c o m m i s s i o n s . Moreover,
declared "the Governor must
brings on the old subject "Thank Thee. Lord that I am not
reality.
Governor M cC all’ s near nil
now give serious considera
like other men.”
Sincerely
yours,
appointments of minorities
tion to filling every vacancy
Other men are minorities (Black) who want a piece of the
L U I Un Hezog
are really insignificant when
diet
occurs
during
his
remain
pie for Justice, Equality, and better employment, housing and
one considers the hundred«
ing two years in office with
education. They want a chance to live out the true meaning
of appointments he has made
a minority person. Only in
of being
a Child of the King", Other men are those other
in the past six years. It Is
this way can past missions
people who Insist on having Supreme Court Justices appointed
aixxit
time that someone
be corrected and minority
who can render a fa ir decision fo r all ethnic groups. Other
brought thia inexcusable sit
people be placed in their right
men. of course you have guessed it. Democrats who seem like
uation to public attention. 1,
ful place in sute govern
"victim s of indecision". Those Democrats whom the m ajority
fo r one. congratulate you on
m ent." if Governor McCall
Blacks have supported to no avail. They. too. did only what
your keen observation of what
heeds your suggestion ltcould
was politically expedient. They, too, have plotted and schemed.
is happening in S ate Govern
well be h a legacy whan le
They, too, have used blacks fo r their advantage. T h e ir robes
ment.
Moat Blacks in the
retires as governor.
are not white — they are sained and now they cry out and
s a te probably see Governor
pray like the Publican: "L o rd be merciful to me. a sinner."
M cC all as a " lib e ra l" gov-
Lenwood G. Davis
It i» N ix o n ’s choice
It Is w ell with the GOP
Letters to the Editor
V a n n ’s
MORTUARY
DAY CARE MOTHERS
1. Health Services (or the
lack thereof) In the Black com
munity.
2. Drug afuse proliferation
in the Black community.
3 . Position on prison sys
tems and police practices.
4. Guidelines on use of news
media.
5. Review child care and
adoption regulations and prac
tices.
6. Review upcoming legisla
tion on community develop
ment funds (HUD).
7 . Review the issues around
the operation of day care cen
ters.
8. Develop a position on pop
ulation control.
9. Review the allocation of
trust funds, L'GN monies, and
public monies,
10. F am ilia rize ourselves
with zoning and land use pat
terns and practices.
11. Develop programs in
recreation.
The F lrstu reg o n Black Po
litical Convention, of which die
Oregon Black Agenda was an
outgrowth, also adopted the
following resolutions:
1. Resolution on Association
of M inority Employees.
BE IT RESOLVED that the
Oregon Black Political Con
vention goes on record as
being supportive of the Asso
ciation of M lnorltyEm ployees
in die Government of Oregon;
BE
IT FURTHER RE
SOLVED that d e Oregon Black
Political Convention w ill co
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