Paqe 6 Portland Observer, March 25, 1987
Jackson Once Again Focusing
On White House
by Jerry Garner
Last week in G reenfield. Iow a , the Rev Jesse L Ja ckso n , leader o f the
N a tion al R ainbow C o alition , began m o u n tin g his second a tte m p t fo r the
p re sid ency o f the U n ited S tates w h en he opened his firs t he ad qu arters for
his n e w presidential e xp lo ra to ry c o m m itte e If he is succe ssful d u rin g the
1988 e le ctio n , he w o u ld be this n a tio n 's first pre sid ent o f A fric a n descent
It's n o t surp risin g th a t Jackso n chose a farm to w n to la u n ch his presi
d e ntail bid
D u ring the Reagan era, tho usan ds o f farm ers have lost their
farm s and m an y fau lt the a d m in is tra tio n 's farm po licies Like any seasoned
p o litic ia n , Jackson is cate ring the farm vo te by p ro m isin g th e m aid in return
fo r the ir su p p o rt in 1988 Last m o n th , Ja ckso n cam e to P ortla nd to raise
m o n e y for depressed farm ers in O regon
By fo rm in g an e xp lo ra to ry co m m itte e , it appears th a t Ja ckso n and the
Jackso n said the D e m ocratic Party has b u ilt in to rules fo r 88 th in g s th a t
w ill disen fra nchise people Jackso n is n 't the only Black leader upset w ith
the D e m ocrats
M an y Black leaders believe the D e m o cra tic Party is less
c o m m itte d to civil rig h ts and Black progress
Black leaders say Paul Kirk, chairm an o f the D e m o cra tic Party, is plan
nin g a stra te g y for 1988 in w h ic h the party tries to w o o back co n serva tive
w h ite s by ig n o rin g the co n ce rn s o f A frica n A m erican s Kirk has denied this
and stated th a t the p a rty w ill n o t co m p ro m ise its h isto rica l c o m m itm e n t to
civil rig h ts and racial eq u a lity
Ja c k s o n 's en tra nce in to the presidential race should m ake the 1988 elec
bon a lively one M a n y th in k the D em ocrats w ill regain th e W h ite House
after Reagan’s term expires The D em ocrats have p le n ty o f reasons to pos
sess th is o p to m is tic view
Despite rece ivin g a m a jo rity o f the Black votes, Ja ckso n received oniy
12 pe rcen t o f the vote s at the 1984 n o m in a tin g c o n v e n tio n
This is w h y
Jackso n is c o u rtin g the farm ers, in an e ffo rt to broaden his appeal beyond
the Black c o m m u n ity
H ow ever, it's h ig h ly un like ly that Jackson w ill tie o c c u p y in g the W h ite
House after the 1988 p re sid entia l elections I say th is because, despite the
increase in Black re g istra tio n and tu rn o u t du rin g the 1984 electio ns, Reagan
w o n re electio n by a large m arg in The m assive Black tu rn o u t, w h ic h split
9 1 D e m ocratic, w as c o u n te rb a la n ce d by re g istra tio n o f m ilita ry personnel.
C hristian fu n d a m e n ta lists, suburbanites and b ig o ts w h o , by and large,
vote d Republican The sam e can o ccu r again in 1988
Jackson co u ld , ho w e ve r, determ ine w h ethe r a R epublican or a D e m ocrat
occupies the W h ite House A fte r the D em ocratic n o m in a tin g co n v e n tio n
is over, the re is a stro n g p o ssib ility that Jackson c o u ld run fo r pre sid ent
as an in de pen de nt
Jackson has said, "P e o p le are not enslaved to pa rties an ym ore T hey're
n o t chained to p a rty labels
They look at can didate s as in d ivid u a ls and
react a cco rd in g to the ir personalities '
First, the Ira n /C o n tra scandal w ill m ake m any A m e rica n s qu estio n th e
eth ics and leadership a b ility w ith in the R epublican Party
S eco nd ly, th e U n ited S tates becam e a d e btor n a tio n fo r the firs t tim e
under the d ire c tio n o f th e R epublicans Presently the U S trade d e fic it is
over $140 b illio n dollars
T hird ly, under the R epublicans, farm s are being fo reclose d in reco rd
num bers, p o v e rty and hom elessness and u n e m p lo ym e n t have increased to
nu m be rs surpassing those d u rin g the Great Depression
Finally, the D em oi rats have already recaptured t« ith the House and the
Senate, th u s d e m o n s tra tin g the elei t o u te d issa tisfa ctio n w ith the policies
o f the R epublicai Party
H o w eve r, the D o m o cra ts w o u ld be m aking a serious m istake if the y sit
back and th in k th a t they can reclaim the W h ite House soley on the failures
R ev J e s s e J a c k s o n .
P h o to b y R ic h a rd J B r o w n
D e m ocratic Party tire still fe u d in g over the 1 ‘184 e le ctio n
Sin< e the con
elusion o f the 1984 pre sid entia l election J.e kson has voiced his anger at
the D e m o cra tic Party after a co m m itte e creat I by ttie D e m ocrats recom
m en de d th a t th e pa rty retain in 1488 its th re sh o ld rule under w h ic h a pre
Sidential can d id a te m ust get a m in im u m pen en tage o f vote s w ith in a con
gressional d is tric t in a prim ary to w in any delegates A lth o u g h th e co m m is
sion reco m m e n d e d lo w e rin g the thresh old fro m 20 to 15 pe rcen t, in the
past Jackso n has said this d id n ’t go far enough
of the R epublican Party
The D em ocratic Party m ust reassess its basic
m essage in an a tte m p t to learn fro m tw o co n se cu tive d ru b b in g s in the last
tw o pre sid entia l e lectio ns In a d d itio n , the D e m ocrats m ust com e up w ith
policies o f their o w n in an e ffo rt to solve the na tion s do m estic and fo ie ig n
pro blem s
The D e m ocrats m ust also m ake peace w ith Jackso n to assure a vic to ry
in l'(H8
S pu rred by J a c k s o n 's crusade like cam p aign and by sim m e ring
rese ntm en t against Reagan. Blacks registered and vo te d in record nu m be rs
in 1984
The p ro p o rtio n o f vo tin g aye Blacks registered to vote ju m pe d
m ore than seven pe rcen ta ge po in ts, a reco rd increase, to 66 3 pe rcen t,
the highest level in h isto ry, acco rd in g to U S Census Bureau
Allen Temple CME Church
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then annual M issionary Day on Sunday M arch 29 1987. 3 00 P M at
4236 N f S kid m ore
This year s the m e is M issionaries o f the 8(1 s
P a rticip a n ts on the panel
w ill be Alzena D edeleaveaux
Allen Tem ple Helen Taylor
B ethel AME
and G u z e lle Sellers
M aranatha C hurch The panel disi ussion w ill fo cu s
on w h y bei om e a m issionary w h at .ire the resp on sibilitie s of a m ission
ary and h o w are the responsibilities carried out
to dispel the m yth s
ab ou t m issionary w o rk
F ollow ing the discussion w ill be a q u e stio n and
answer perio d
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SMILE - GOD LOVES YOU
H a ttie M ae B ro w n in g was born O ctober 21
1926 in Banks Arkansas to
R obert Childs and A m anda Hardy Childs
C aught by an angel, she was
deceased M arch 22. 1987, in Portland, O regon
M rs B ro w n in g is survived by her husband Louis, daug hter D em etnas
Ju n e A lice, sons R obert Louis. Lynn Edw ard and Xavier Lloyd, gra nd
childre n Ukana D am eion and Eric, all o f P ortland
She is also survived by foster sister. J e ttie M Clay o f P ortla nd sisters
G lady Richards. Elnora N e w to n Hose Banks all o f Pasadena. Ca Ludie
M i Gruder o f A lta d e n a , Ca A vestine H u nt o f Kansas C ity M o bro th ers
Robert Childs, Jr o f A ltad en a, Ca , Jam es C hilds o f La Puenta. Ca and
a host o f nu m e ro u s oth er relatives and close frien ds
M rs B ro w n in g was a teacher in Banks. Arkansas, b e fore co m in g to Port
land in 1945 She w as a m em ber of V ancouver Ave B aptist C h urch , the
U n ited C horus Pacific N W the M ission C horus, and the Bible S tu d y Fel
lo w sh ip
G o v N e il G o ld s c h m id t
Goldschmidt
Comments
Are Dangerous
The comments of Governor Goldschmidt in the March 19th
edition of The Oregonian suggesting that someone should
"Squash Ron Herndon" are extremely dangerous and irre
sponsible for a number of reasons.
First, it is obvious to anyone that racial hatred and its accom
panying violence is alive and well in Oregon Moreover, several
supremacist groups, such as The Order and the Klu Klux Kian,
have announced their preference for Oregon as a potential
homeland for a "whites only" nation These groups are en
couraging their members to move here; their track record
shows that violence is never far behind their planning.
Secondly, most black leaders in America have always lived
with the threat of death It is a threat which our history reveals
is very real, as countless letters and phone calls challenging the
safety and welfare of black leadership in the Portland area cop
tinue to surface.
It is the height of insult for the Governor of Oregon, on be
half of all Oregonians, to callously verbalize a wish for the phy
steal elimination of a black critic. It is sad to discover the level
of hostility the governor harbors toward any who are concern
ed about his treatment of black citizens of Oregon
The Governor has long stated his desire to open Oregon up
for business The question now remains, "Just what type of
business is he interested in attracting?" His statement could
give a clue
Bobbie Gary
Class of '77
Parkrose High School class of 1977 will hold their 10 year
reunion August 1st and 2nd For further information, contact
Peri Bogh at 232 1305 or Eileen O'Brien Isham at 245 6543
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