Home of The Brave: An 1960's Political RP (IC)

[Dalmannia]

Boone has just wrapped up his address and was at one of his campaign’s local organization offices in Ohio. The phone rang at the Capitol, and a secretary picked it up.

“Senator Boone is currently on business in Ohio. I can redirect your call to the closest campaign headquarters if you would like.”, the Secretary offered.

"Sure" Douglas politely said "But if that doesn't work out, please inform the Senator that I called."

The Secretary nodded, even though Douglas couldn’t see her, and put him through to the office. After the brief relaying of information, an aide was sent to get Boone on the line.

“Hello Mr. Douglas, this is Senator Boone. I imagine you’ve heard my speech?”

[Hopal]

"Sure" Douglas politely said "But if that doesn't work out, please inform the Senator that I called."

The Secretary nodded, even though Douglas couldn’t see her, and put him through to the office. After the brief relaying of information, an aide was sent to get Boone on the line.

“Hello Mr. Douglas, this is Senator Boone. I imagine you’ve heard my speech?”

"Indeed I did, Senator Boone, I think you did quite well, I don't know how the Frasers respond, though I guess we'll see in due time. I called you to let you know that I am considering endorsing, but there a few things that I'd like to ask you about. Firstly, I hope you remember the call we had a while back, and my proposal of a compromise committee on Civil Rights. I hope you've had the to consider it?"

[Dalmannia]

The Secretary nodded, even though Douglas couldn’t see her, and put him through to the office. After the brief relaying of information, an aide was sent to get Boone on the line.

“Hello Mr. Douglas, this is Senator Boone. I imagine you’ve heard my speech?”

"Indeed I did, Senator Boone, I think you did quite well, I don't know how the Frasers respond, though I guess we'll see in due time. I called you to let you know that I am considering endorsing, but there a few things that I'd like to ask you about. Firstly, I hope you remember the call we had a while back, and my proposal of a compromise committee on Civil Rights. I hope you've had the to consider it?"

“Of course I remember. As I have said, I intend to be a mediator on the Civil Rights issue. While economic reforms and national are at the top of my priorities, I would support a compromise committee. I know that you’ve had doubts about my stance on the issue, but just remember what I said in another one of my speeches: any Southerner who doesn’t miss the old glory days of the South—before General Sherman blazed things down—has no heart, but anyone who would want those days or the Confederacy back has no brain! Now, I hope that you recognize that I’m currently the best option for the nomination. I would value your endorsement.”

[Hopal]

"Indeed I did, Senator Boone, I think you did quite well, I don't know how the Frasers respond, though I guess we'll see in due time. I called you to let you know that I am considering endorsing, but there a few things that I'd like to ask you about. Firstly, I hope you remember the call we had a while back, and my proposal of a compromise committee on Civil Rights. I hope you've had the to consider it?"

“Of course I remember. As I have said, I intend to be a mediator on the Civil Rights issue. While economic reforms and national are at the top of my priorities, I would support a compromise committee. I know that you’ve had doubts about my stance on the issue, but just remember what I said in another one of my speeches: any Southerner who doesn’t miss the old glory days of the South—before General Sherman blazed things down—has no heart, but anyone who would want those days or the Confederacy back has no brain! Now, I hope that you recognize that I’m currently the best option for the nomination. I would value your endorsement.”

"People may perceive that quote the way the Frasers did. But I think I can accept that you are quite neutral on the Civil Rights issue, and I think it would do you a favor if you starting campaigning on a message of law and peace. As we've seen in New Orleans this issue can divide America to the point of violence and I think you could appeal to many middle class suburban families, who are neutral on the Civil Rights issue and just want to be safe. I think you should also highlight as you did in your speech your time as a Justice of the Peace more, to show your capabilities as a mediator. But I have a question for you, and this might seem strange, but do plan on altering your message a little if you get the nomination and are campaigning in the general election? I know you've had to appeal to Southern voters to try to get some votes from Sharp, I think it would do us all a favor if he dropped out, but do you feel you would need to continue to do that in a general election campaign. I know there's always the thread of a Dixiecrat running in another party, but [not-Truman] did win in '48 even with [not-Strom Thurmond] and [not-Henry Wallace] running? So do you plan on altering your message a little?"

[Newne Carriebean7]

Birmingham, Alabama
Joshua Sharp Speech
February 19, 1959

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"My, what a rowdy welcome this is! Howdy my sweet home next to my home! Good ol' Alabamabama! I know y'all are gettin' sick o' hearin' me g'an an n' an 'bout state's rights n' stuff like that. Yer aint? Well dip my ass in clarified butta, I didn't not know y'all liked me talkin' bout it!

Now, Roosevelt. He's new deal represented one o' the largest unnecessary expansions o' gubment overreach into the rights o' communities n' state gubments! I will easily admit that I made a mistake when I was a youngin'. But that's not from any fault o' my own. We'all know there's only one choice in the South, eh? I voted fer him in '36. I didn't not bother to vote none in '32 anyhow. I was very busy doin' somethin'. Now, in '36, I pointed to the elephant on the wall. The rest of the room just laughed at me stupid bucktooth lookin' face. They even called me a negro-lova! If anyone has looked at my senate record of votin' against civil rights 'slation, that narrative of me lovin the negros ain't true! Y'all hate the negroes and I understand yer reasonin' fer it. Now, Roosevelt had too many negro lovin' influences 'surroundin' his 'ministration. He had some northern moderates an' some liberal folks like a younger version o' Ladhe. That government was socialist run and paid fer by the rooskies! Why do y'all think we gave all that money n' shit to Tojo-I mean Trotsky, er Molotov?

Whoever the hell was runnin' the reds as our frens musta been dropped on their heads! We've been through this fear 'fore. I 'member it all too well. It was when I visited my commandin' officer to apologize. I noticed a slew of flyers n' stuff demonizn' the reds n' backin' up the whites. So I thought 'bout that fer twenty years. If the soviets were our foes to the point that the U.S didn't establish ties or even recognize their gubment until the '30s, why'd we back them? I'm thinkerin it's a form of wilsonian democracy. We go into countries now a days n' force 'em to democratize n' stuff. Hell we've been to south n' central america more times than I'm willin' t' count fer y'all! Usually the cycle there is a leader we don't like takes the reigns of some country. Then we send in some soldiers or marines n' git the local populace wit us. Then we kick out the guy who's not sellin' us bannanas n' then we handpick some jose feller that'll be more friendly t' our commerical interests!

Now, we stayed this course, preventin' too much trouble in america's backyard for many years. Then 'bout the time I'm in Congress, our policies shift. FDR decides to let the uncivilized mexican bastards n' chinafolk stir up shit down south. That means we've now gotta slew of radical leftist regimes comin' in straight thanks to Uncle Joe. That's one o' FDR's many legacies. Just one o' many.

Another one of his tarnished legacies was that massive expansion o' federal power. He overplayed his hand in ruinin' our judical branch n' probably spied on opposition members o' his own party. Good fat men like Ellison D. Smith. The New Deal was the 'Jackass Age'! We spent more money than we ought to then and there! His economic policies were goin' t' harm the wellbein of the plantation lovin' agrarian cheap labor filled Southern states. Those states were known fer havin' cheap wages. Like a quarter an hour kinda wages. It's why I in the House voted against the Fair Labor Standards Act. It's to defend the traditions n' values of the Southern States! Now, Imma go after more o' his New Deal Programs! The one good thing that President Hoover started was have a dam named after himself! How many things are named after FDR? Not much? That's why that president's so turrable! He run roughshod over constitutional principles, even worse than what this current president is doin'. At least FDR wasn't faithless to his wife! Damn y'all Pike fer cheatin' on yer husband! Yes, I said husband. The President might be a lil' bit o' a 'fruity' man in the white house.

How dreadful ain't it? Might even be polygamy too! That's a crime I'll bet. It is in 'sissippi n' 'bama here! I shall also slander FDR personally. The man was a no good cripple! His administration's infamous fer what it did do n' what it didn't do! FDR was a dictator and a tyrant. The only reason why that bastard won a third n' fourth terms were that the Republicans were too incompetent to try somethin' else. Wilkie was a buisnessman without no 'xperince in gubment. Experince I might add, that other current presidential candidates are lackin, like Jack-Jack the General! That man failed us in Korea and he'll fail us again in 'nam!

Now, as much as I hate the wheel chair smokin' cripple, he did a few things right. He tried his best. He tried his best, even though I disagree with almost every new deal program he did. I don't not disagree wit' his leadership skills an' determination into leadin' us through the holy war against national socialism n' japanese slash it-alian fascism. He did his damndest to bring the war in europe to a close n' helped out my own state of Mississippi when I was in Congress with plenty o' factories n' what have y'all. I still git phone calls from old constituents and meet wit 'em in townhalls that praise roosevelt fer his efforts in the war against nazi tyranny. That's what I'm thankful of Roosevelt for. Not his New Deal.

That New Deal represented the largest buncha northern cronyism inna our gubment! Unwarrented gub'ment intrusion inna our lifes n' livelihoods. That's the crippled bastards' legacy, too much 'gubment! That's somethin' I intend to change if I'm in the white house. We ain't gonna have no big gubment, cause the best kinda gubments small gubment! No good sirs gonna whisper inna my ear n' hand me a fifty. He'd hafta hand me a hunned fifty instead! I may also point out somethin' interestin'. I was readin' inna book 'bout presidential elections an' I realized that FDR was the runnin' mate o' some Ohio feller in '20! So I guess my previous adversion to FDR ain't quite true. The only good role for FDR in my book was the role of the do-nothin' vice presidential slot in '20!

Now, What excactally is Senator Boone doin'? Why he's runnin' t' expand the federal gubment in a gross overreach o' his hypothetical constitutional 'thority! That's why I'm glad we gots a Supreme Court, a Supreme Court comprised of Davis nominees that I foolishly voted fer. I was one o' the only southerners t' vote for 'em. What a mistake that was. But, I will be vindicated if Boone gits elected anna these justices on the court strike down a slew of the executive orders that man is bound to do in order to 'git round a republican congress. A republican Congress I might add is all but predetermined if the Democrats do not fall in line behind someone.

Maybe Boone can drop out anna endorse me? Honestly, if any congressional 'publican candidates have the gumption to make the house turn into a GOP stronghold, give ol' Sharpy boy a ring and he'll see 'bout doin' some rallies on behalf a y'all! The Republicans might need to win in the house. It's justa thought floatin' bout in my pretty ol' head o' mine. Nothin' t' be taken too seriously an notin' fer that uptight asshole known as Earl to take too much 'ffense too. Reminds me of the times I threaten a third party run. Speakin o' witch, I haven't not made up my mind on that yet. But we had better not face off against ol' General Jack Jack with a ticket o' Douglas or god forbid some other liberal democrat! Prolly not but itsa thought ain't it? Not a very good tot, but it's somethin'. So long as they can pick apart Boone's oh so precious second new deal, I will laugh my southern ass to the bank n' back!

As fer the man's second new deal, if y'all haven't guessed already, I ain't it's biggest fan. This country is not in the mood for socialized anythin, and t' have this man sell us socialized medicine, it's not good. What I don't wanna see is a state owned everythin' that Commie Boone is tryin' t' sell us lika snake oil merchant. Instead, I shall offer all y'all this: Sharp's programs called Helpin' Hand in place of the New Deal. I sympathize with the plight o' the homeless n' the hobos, so my proposal is settin' aside 25% of all national n' private railways for useage by our poorest citizens who've fallen on hard times. The owner o' the yard will recive money to pay for the cost in shelterin' the poor n' the huddled masses o' folks just down on their lick, er luck. This's called the Hobo Program. I shall also allocate funds n' money to be given to every church in this country that builds a home for the homeless. It shall be called the 'God is our Shelter' program.

Since nearly every 'murican likes jesus or hitler or hindu or what have y'all, then they ought to in their hearts help out the less fortunate. They can ensure that the good of humanity n' the good o' americans helpin' out each other'll be enough t' git them through the toughest o' times. These policies won't aleivaite poverty in this country, but ontoppa my tax plans fer the poor folk, don't sound like half a bad idea now does it? The goals of the plans are to lift people outta poverty with low taxes n' help out those still strugglin' with help in homes n' railroads. To those that say I am a heartless bastard with friends wit' the rich, I point to this. I am the poor man's fren n' neighbor. I'm helpin' 'em out.

Under my administration, the poor fellers gonna git a nice railyard to sleep in without no worry or bother from the pow-lice, it not gonna pay much in taxes an' he can pray to god n' sleep onna pew if he so chooses while the bishop figures out how to use a 'lectrical saw to cutta wall when buildin' a home for the homeless! Oh, and there will be segregation. I almost forgot whom I'm chattin' to! The senagambian negro will git their homes, just it might leak on 'cassion and might even burn down fromma mob o' broussard's frens in the KKK n' somma my neighbors. 'Member folks, I will eagerly seek to overturn Brown v. Board of Education n' stick with good ol' Plessy v. Ferguson! They'll have somewhat seperate n' equal facilities, only the white man gits ones top o' the line, n' the negro gits the second hand ones. Now, we make sure the second hand ones don't blow up or tryta kill no negroes, but they ain't gonna git the good shit just fer bein' black.

That's what they're doin' up north ya know, in New York n' Boston whathavya? They're treatin' the white folk like how we treat the negroes down here! Damn shameful for the pride of a white man. It hurts yer soul! Just be greatful the negro don't live in my neighborhood, cause he'd be lynched, shot n' fried n' eatin! Ok, not eaten, but we'd murder the poor bastard on account o' his skin collar n' bein' in Mississippi! That's why y'all don't see no negro here, they've all gone up to hell or down to heaven or are dead or in ohio. That's why the republicans got sucha grip. Like we're doin' in the south, the negro run and negro infested northern states gots negros runnin' the government! That must be stopped an the white man ought to have his rightful place! The negro won't have no place in a Sharp Prezidency, and I sure as hell intend to segregate the federal gub'ment 'gain n' 'gain!

God bless the South, god bless all y'all an' may god have mercy on the negro! I sure as hell won't!"

[Dalmannia]

“Of course I remember. As I have said, I intend to be a mediator on the Civil Rights issue. While economic reforms and national are at the top of my priorities, I would support a compromise committee. I know that you’ve had doubts about my stance on the issue, but just remember what I said in another one of my speeches: any Southerner who doesn’t miss the old glory days of the South—before General Sherman blazed things down—has no heart, but anyone who would want those days or the Confederacy back has no brain! Now, I hope that you recognize that I’m currently the best option for the nomination. I would value your endorsement.”

"People may perceive that quote the way the Frasers did. But I think I can accept that you are quite neutral on the Civil Rights issue, and I think it would do you a favor if you starting campaigning on a message of law and peace. As we've seen in New Orleans this issue can divide America to the point of violence and I think you could appeal to many middle class suburban families, who are neutral on the Civil Rights issue and just want to be safe. I think you should also highlight as you did in your speech your time as a Justice of the Peace more, to show your capabilities as a mediator. But I have a question for you, and this might seem strange, but do plan on altering your message a little if you get the nomination and are campaigning in the general election? I know you've had to appeal to Southern voters to try to get some votes from Sharp, I think it would do us all a favor if he dropped out, but do you feel you would need to continue to do that in a general election campaign. I know there's always the thread of a Dixiecrat running in another party, but [not-Truman] did win in '48 even with [not-Strom Thurmond] and [not-Henry Wallace] running? So do you plan on altering your message a little?"

“Well, the truth is Mr. Douglas, that overall I haven’t tried that hard to appeal to Southern voters in specific or anything. My message has always been one of progress and of returning to our strongest values as we did in the 30s and 40s. I might moderate more on the economic side of things, but overall I think my message and tone will remain the same.”

[Hopal]

"People may perceive that quote the way the Frasers did. But I think I can accept that you are quite neutral on the Civil Rights issue, and I think it would do you a favor if you starting campaigning on a message of law and peace. As we've seen in New Orleans this issue can divide America to the point of violence and I think you could appeal to many middle class suburban families, who are neutral on the Civil Rights issue and just want to be safe. I think you should also highlight as you did in your speech your time as a Justice of the Peace more, to show your capabilities as a mediator. But I have a question for you, and this might seem strange, but do plan on altering your message a little if you get the nomination and are campaigning in the general election? I know you've had to appeal to Southern voters to try to get some votes from Sharp, I think it would do us all a favor if he dropped out, but do you feel you would need to continue to do that in a general election campaign. I know there's always the thread of a Dixiecrat running in another party, but [not-Truman] did win in '48 even with [not-Strom Thurmond] and [not-Henry Wallace] running? So do you plan on altering your message a little?"

“Well, the truth is Mr. Douglas, that overall I haven’t tried that hard to appeal to Southern voters in specific or anything. My message has always been one of progress and of returning to our strongest values as we did in the 30s and 40s. I might moderate more on the economic side of things, but overall I think my message and tone will remain the same.”

Douglas considers this for awhile before responding "I'm leading towards endorsing you, but I do want to keep my options open, I'm not sure whether we've all of the presidential candidates. But there is one more thing I wanted to talk to you about, it is an idea I have, for a newsletter that would be distributed on college campuses intended to inform college students about proposed policies from both parties. Explaining how those policies will affect them and try to get them to support the Democratic Party, I'm going to call Your Future, makes the message loud and clear, haven't decided on a logo yet, but I want to hear what you think?"

[Dalmannia]

“Well, the truth is Mr. Douglas, that overall I haven’t tried that hard to appeal to Southern voters in specific or anything. My message has always been one of progress and of returning to our strongest values as we did in the 30s and 40s. I might moderate more on the economic side of things, but overall I think my message and tone will remain the same.”

Douglas considers this for awhile before responding "I'm leading towards endorsing you, but I do want to keep my options open, I'm not sure whether we've all of the presidential candidates. But there is one more thing I wanted to talk to you about, it is an idea I have, for a newsletter that would be distributed on college campuses intended to inform college students about proposed policies from both parties. Explaining how those policies will affect them and try to get them to support the Democratic Party, I'm going to call Your Future, makes the message loud and clear, haven't decided on a logo yet, but I want to hear what you think?"

“Sure thing, Richard. You consider your options for a while. You know me, and you know what I stand for. But I’d like to have you know that if I’m nominated, I’m going to be asking a lot more of my fellow Democratic congressmen. We can’t afford to have more fumbles like what you and Broussard did with the Equity Tax Amendment, understood? We’ll need to show unity in the face of folks like Sharp, or whoever the Republican nominee will be. On the idea of the newsletter, I think that’s a great idea, Douglas. It’d help shore up support for the policies of the Democratic nominee, come November 1960. I assume you’ve run this by some other prominent Democrats.”

[Hopal]

Douglas considers this for awhile before responding "I'm leading towards endorsing you, but I do want to keep my options open, I'm not sure whether we've all of the presidential candidates. But there is one more thing I wanted to talk to you about, it is an idea I have, for a newsletter that would be distributed on college campuses intended to inform college students about proposed policies from both parties. Explaining how those policies will affect them and try to get them to support the Democratic Party, I'm going to call Your Future, makes the message loud and clear, haven't decided on a logo yet, but I want to hear what you think?"

“Sure thing, Richard. You consider your options for a while. You know me, and you know what I stand for. But I’d like to have you know that if I’m nominated, I’m going to be asking a lot more of my fellow Democratic congressmen. We can’t afford to have more fumbles like what you and Broussard did with the Equity Tax Amendment, understood? We’ll need to show unity in the face of folks like Sharp, or whoever the Republican nominee will be. On the idea of the newsletter, I think that’s a great idea, Douglas. It’d help shore up support for the policies of the Democratic nominee, come November 1960. I assume you’ve run this by some other prominent Democrats.”

"Of course I'll endorse you if you're the nominee, and on the Equity Tax Amendment I might've trusted Broussard too much on that, but I don't think it would've passed the House without any changes. Even more liberal southerners like Broussard opposed it, conservative southerners like Sharp no doubt would have, and I pretty sure Republicans like Williams opposed it too. I'll try to consult Democratic leaders such as yourself Senator before doing such changes, but you've got to understand the situations and time frames that we in the house are in. On the newsletter I've to Senator Lahde on it and he seems to be on board, I think most of the liberal and northern wing of the Democratic Party seems to approve, so I'll announce it sometime later this month or next month. Other than that I don't have anything else to speak to you of at the moment, and unless you wanted to speak to me about anything, I suppose this call is done. I'll think about who I'll endorse in the primary and I'll get back to you if I decide to endorse you."

[Dalmannia]

“Sure thing, Richard. You consider your options for a while. You know me, and you know what I stand for. But I’d like to have you know that if I’m nominated, I’m going to be asking a lot more of my fellow Democratic congressmen. We can’t afford to have more fumbles like what you and Broussard did with the Equity Tax Amendment, understood? We’ll need to show unity in the face of folks like Sharp, or whoever the Republican nominee will be. On the idea of the newsletter, I think that’s a great idea, Douglas. It’d help shore up support for the policies of the Democratic nominee, come November 1960. I assume you’ve run this by some other prominent Democrats.”

"Of course I'll endorse you if you're the nominee, and on the Equity Tax Amendment I might've trusted Broussard too much on that, but I don't think it would've passed the House without any changes. Even more liberal southerners like Broussard opposed it, conservative southerners like Sharp no doubt would have, and I pretty sure Republicans like Williams opposed it too. I'll try to consult Democratic leaders such as yourself Senator before doing such changes, but you've got to understand the situations and time frames that we in the house are in. On the newsletter I've to Senator Lahde on it and he seems to be on board, I think most of the liberal and northern wing of the Democratic Party seems to approve, so I'll announce it sometime later this month or next month. Other than that I don't have anything else to speak to you of at the moment, and unless you wanted to speak to me about anything, I suppose this call is done. I'll think about who I'll endorse in the primary and I'll get back to you if I decide to endorse you."

“The situation doesn’t make that last-minute revision any-less an abomination of constitutional precedent to have such specific and time-temporary values ingrained into the bill. As inflation occurs over the years, more middle class people would’ve found themselves in the bracket you defined, contrary to the good intentions of yourself and Broussard. As most people have agreed, an amendment is meant to be concrete— sacred law across the nation which is not to be further manipulated, molested or disturbed. Putting such definite values in an amendment would’ve been disastrous to the amendment’s effectiveness. Next time we introduce a version of that proposal, I expect no such meddling from your end or anybody else’s. You folks in the House can pass later revenue bills to determine just exactly who the amendment applies to, but for God’s sake don’t engrave an unmovable price in the Constitution.”

Boone sighed, and realized he should try to end the conversation on a brighter note. “Anyways, I realize that you northern Democrats and such people as Broussard had a noble intent, let’s just make sure that noble intent meets practicality next time we try to pass a law, understood? Alright, have a nice day, Mr. Douglas.”

[Dalmannia]

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Senator Boone Continues Tour of Rust Belt, Speaks In Cincinnati
Delivered Live before a large audience
Broadcast over Radio throughout the United States

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"My fellow Americans, it is my pleasure to be speaking before you today in my last Ohio event of this run. I assure you, that I’ll be back in a matter of months, but nonetheless I wanted to make sure that I spent my time in an American city as resilient as Cincinnati, which weathered the days of the Depression and managed to survive the terrible flood of ‘37. Today I won’t talk your ears off about history, but it’s important to take note of why this country needs a strong, Democratic leader as President starting in 1960. To begin with, we must consider the other options in the running, and this includes the Republican candidates.”

"I have said this since day 1 of my campaign: the accomplishments which the Republican Party now touts and has promised to build upon are thoroughly confined to imagination. The economic upturn of Davis’s first term was not his doing, but the lasting impact of the greatest Democrat in this country’s long history: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, God rest his soul. In fact, the only contribution of the Republican Party to our economy is last year's aptly named Davis Recession.”

"The current Republican candidates which seek to succeed President Davis next November will likely follow this disastrous path, and are committed to halting and eventually eroding the great economic progress began during the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The promises and programs of the Roosevelt and [not-Truman] administrations currently languish, unfulfilled and dormant. The result of another four years of a Republican presidency would be the suffering of our farmers and laborers, the decay of our public works, and the waning of our defense and technology sectors in the face of waxing Soviet power. We need a competent Democrat in office! That brings us to the other Democratic candidates...”

"It is with a heavy heart that I say that our own Party offers no decent alternative to the American people! Instead of presenting a unified front in defense of the progress F.D.R. championed, the Democrats have sectionalized: conservatives and liberals, eating each other alive over segregation, and stymying economic progress over their over-inflated reputations! On the promising proposal of an Equity Tax, my fellow Democratic candidates: Senator Ladhe and Senator Sharp both sat idle while our proposal died, and the corrupt interests laughed. We cannot risk dividing our Democratic Party over sectional issues next year. If, as I fear, we Democrats run two competing tickets in 1960, a Republican victory is virtually assured. We cannot allow this to happen. And that is why I am tendering my candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President.”

"I know that no good campaign can run purely off of negative speeches and attacks on opponents. That isn’t how politics is supposed to work, regardless of what the Frasers may think. That’s why I ought to tell you all a little more about myself, and what policies I stand for. I was born in squalor in a log cabin on the outskirts of Raleigh. I earned my law degree by night, sweeping streets and delivering papers by day, just as many of you may have. Once I had achieved my degree, I spent a decade of my youth as a Justice of the Peace, dealing with the most intimate problems of the impoverished and indigent. I mediated generations-long disputes between families and brought an attempted lyncher to justice. I will be a mediator, and a law and order President who will accept no illegal activities by anyone! But most importantly, I understand the issues which face every-day Americans better than any silver-spoon politician. F.D.R. set the standard I will emulate. Unity, not division; Progress, not stagnation. As President, I will cut every American the Best Deal our nation can offer.

"Despite the setbacks in Congress, I will fight tooth-and-nail to reel these incompetent ideologues into order. Under my administration, Roosevelt's proposed Second Bill of Rights will become a reality— unemployment, exploitation, monopolies, and homelessness, will all become things of the past. Every American has the right to a well-paying job, so I will expand the public workforce to quash unemployment. Every American should be fairly compensated for a hard day's work, so I will extend our minimum wage laws to guarantee every worker fair pay. I believe our farmers have the right to earn a living from their land, so I will vivify the Food Stamp Program and the Rural Electrification Administration, and establish new bureaus to uplift the quality of life in rural America. I believe in the free market, so I will enact robust anti-trust laws and place taxes on personal fortunes exceeding $1 million to prevent the inequitable hoarding of wealth by a shadowy few. I believe that no American should have to call the streets his home, and so I will subsidize public housing projects that put roofs over every American family. I believe that no American should suffer or die when adequate medical treatment is available, so I will establish a public health care system and declare war on disease. I believe that every American should retire comfortably, so I will preserve the Social Security Administration and ensure that pensioners enjoy access to public health care. And, finally, I believe that the future of our democracy rests in our youth, and so I shall re-invigorate the education system, ensuring that our nation is a leader in science, technology, and intelligence.”

"And last but certainly not least, I shall restore the supremacy of the United States on the world stage and bulwark Western democracy against Communistic aggression at every turn. This is a promise which Senator Lahde nor Senator Sharp can make. Lahde is a soft pacifist who wants us to pull out of Vietnam. Let that sink in a moment, Cincinnati. If Lahde were President, he would let the first domino fall, thus triggering a chain-reaction with the Communists overruning the Third World, beginning with Indochina. On the other hand, if Senator Sharp were President... well God help us all. *chuckles* When I spoke in Miami earlier this month, I said that I didn’t think that Senator Sharp could point out his own state on the map. Unfortunately for him, he accepted that as a challenge, and proceeded to embarrass himself before a live audience.” The audience began to laugh.

“The poor man spent a great deal of time trying to figure out not only where Mississippi was, but where the United States were as a whole! Not only did he happen to guess the tiny island where England is, but he then proceeded to point to Africa!” By now, the crowd was roaring with laughter. Boone chuckled some himself, and waited for the audience to die down so he could continue speaking.

“Ladies and gentlemen of Ohio, would you really trust a man who doesn’t know the United States from England to be in charge of our global efforts against communism? America, would you really want a man who thinks that Mississippi is located in Africa to be our commander-in-chief, where he will have to assess battle maps in Indochina or the borders in Soviet Eastern Europe? Clearly, neither Lahde or Sharp should even be considered as options for the position of Commander In Chief. Under the leadership of either man, the executive would allow our military and its technology to atrophy, and in doing so allow the Soviet Union and its allies to surge ahead. I repeat. These men must not be allowed near the Oval Office! As your President, I shall give no quarter to those who attempt to subvert and undermine our republic from within, and I will take the Red menace seriously, as no other President has before.”

"It is now that I ask your support, America. My candidacy is not merely a political campaign. It is a call to arms. Our democracy threatens to implode, while Soviet Russia readies the napkin, fork and knife. All that they need is for some bumbling fool to present our great nation before them on a silver platter. I bid you take up arms with me, now, and rally the nation against the Communist threat. Elect me, Senator Earl Boone, as your President, and together we shall see that America remain the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave, forever.”

"God bless you, and goodnight."

[Newne Carriebean7]

Senator Sharp tours Old South, Talks in Louisiana
Delivered before a somewhat-friendly audience
Broadcast live over the United States

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"Bonjoor, mon amiees! Te gusta la sharpo? Whyo? Becauso I said so-oh, you cathlicos unna la' maraccas. Hell If I know, I don't speak surrendar! Oh I'm just yankin' yer chains, needn't not git yer french tights in a bind! Have thicker skin y'all! Now, I love france. France's a purdy country. I've seen picteers n' stuff like that in 'em. Though, ween I was there last, there wasn't a whole lotta life. I'm a war veteran. Now, did I come all the way down here t'git past Huey, no, I came down here t' talk t' y'all! I'm glad all y'all opted not to pull a Broussard n' say y'alled show up but end up not there. It's damagin' t' the credibileetee o' man. O' that man who's inna the house. That man's name is Huey Broussard. Or Herbert. I'm a good friend of his, as a matta o' fact. Yep. We're good pals. We share the same goals n' what not.

Now, Y'all had this here march o' radical communists. We all know that mixin' the races is communist propaganda sent forth by Marx n' Castro himself! Y'all had better know that anyways. Stupid fucks. I meant the commie bastards, not any one of you brilliantly smart folks! Y'all are a buncha creole lovin' bonjor sayin' hard workin' 'immigants. I'm fine with 'immigants, so long as they ain't black, asian or mexican. The only ones we need are good white European folks like yerself! I'm here fer this reason. I give a shit. The Republican nominees like Mad Jack n' the Fraser power couple simply don't give a shit. Democratic candidates like Ladhe n' Booth-I mean Boone don't give no shits! Broussard gives a shit. That's why he stopped that march o' socialist negroes n' Senegambian spies. I quite applaud his actions in that regard!

Speakin' o' folks to not give no thanks to, Senator Booth. I just gotta copy o' what the man said up to a crowd in Ohio:

I mediated generations-long disputes between families and brought an attempted lyncher to justice.

Now, does this sound likea man who's got yer best southern interests at heart? Why do y'all think he's goin' up north anyhows? Has the man even visited states like yerself? No! The answer's a billion times no! Why? Because Boone has abandoned folks like you. Senator Boone may say he's from the south, but I don't see no Senator Boone down here! I'm the only one doin' campaignin' n' shit down here! For all y'all, of course! He sees the poor whites like yerself as too mucha a hassle n' liabileeetee to his campaign. I'll say this till I'm dead. Senator Sharp never abandons good christian white folk like yerself. I love folks like yerselves. Y'all's kinda like my extended familee. My good old fashioned racist extended family. I've known neighbors all my live who have had prestigious entrances into good clubs n' activity groups. I 'member watchin' from my winnnow a good old fashioned lynchin' o' a criminal. In my town in 'ssissippi, we took the law in our own hands! No need to wait for justice o' the peace or nothin' like that. Just string a criminal up n' be grateful he can't harm nobody no more. If elected President I shall legalize Lynchings in this great country, and y'all can then git back to legaly patrolin' yer streets n' keepin' yer communities safe from criminals such as a negro every now an' then. Even if it's a white folk, he'll have to meet his maker too!

We all know the black man from Africa is on the payroll of the soviets! While this state may like Pike, I'm not a fan of him. Not personally nor politikaly neither. Why? He's a bit of an asshole when I met 'em n' he's misleadin' the American people. Think about that report. I am all for honesty in the American gub'ment. Think t'yerselves an' fer yerselfs fer once folks. Has he lied to all y'all on what in the hell we're doin' in Indochina n' Cooba? Why are we still gittin' in volved in Haitian politics n' their internal affairs. I say let the Hattians sort out their own problems, eh? Like with the negroes, no! So long as the negro's on their side of the street, mindin' their own business, it's none of the white folks concerns! Now, there are instances of lynchin's n' beatins' in what have y'all. Those, I will say are turrable, terrible tray-gee-dees when they occur. But that's why we've gotta justice system.

So to prevent innocent men like those four good Christian white folk from bein' imprisoned fer crimes they didn't commit. We're workin' on figurin' out who killed that innocent man. My thinkin is two ways. It was another negro that thought he was back in 'frica! So he had some tribal gang shoot out n' the negro's dead. Or, the negro took his own life. Suicide's a scary thought folks, and if the senagambian's in that pit o' despair, he'd do it unfortunately. Such outcomes musn't be allowed to happen. That's why good white folk are branded with the 'racist' meter when they're so much as near a negro with a bloody baseball bat or somethin'. Y'all don't know he whacked the black in the head. He coulda-coulda been paintin' his bat on one spot. People paint their baseball bats all the time! No-ones skull was smashed in by nobodys, y'all can chat wit the sheriff 'bout that 'round these here parts! Now, I'm not one to normally spread rumors, but maybe those chillens was messin' bout with some dark magic. I'm talkin 'bout the voodoo arts. Voodoo dalls n' what have all y'all. If yer chillens gits sick, why not blame the local negro shaman that's conspirin' with uncle Lenin to take over america! I'm tellin y'all it's the truth, or a conspiracee theoree. Hell if I know. I knows this though, segregation's the greatest cornerstone of this state gubment n' it's good ol' '90 'stitution. Allow me to state this statement from one o' yer constitutional braniacs that wrote it.

May this hall, where. thirty-two years ago, the negro first entered upon the unequal contest for supremacy, and which has been reddened with his blood, now witness the evolution of our organic law which will establish the relations between the races upon an everlasting foundation of right and justice.

Emphasis mine. The races are better here than in my neighborin' 'ssippii that's for damn sure. Y'all fellers set out to establish an equal 'gubment n' by tarnation y'all darn well succeeded in that regard! Unfortunately, there are rabble rousers like that good fer' nothin' communist bastard named Gary Guidry. Do I feel bad the negro died? Not one bit! He was a criminal wasn't he? Criminals don't deserve sympathy, and they sure as hell don't need no marchin' n' protestin' n' what have y'all! The instigators of violence in this city were the demonstrators n' the protesters. The counter protesters were simply defendin' themselves. Who knows if the soviets were goin' t' airdrop in a T-34 tank n' give the protestors deadly firepower! Then the result woulda been a slaughter of good white folks like yerself! It aches my heart to think of such an outcome. The more I think about what mightta been makes me more glad at what actually happen'ed! It's a good thing ya ran the bastards over t' git them to piss off outta there! I'm also grateful y'all looked into yer souls n' yer hearts n' patched up the ones ya hurt. It shows a good Christian side o' you, willin' t' hep folks ya just ran over wit tire marks on their faces n' what have y'all!

Now, A Sharp presidency won't have any o' these racial issues. There won't be no more destructive marches t' member the lives of godless no good communists such as guidry. Fear n' 'timidation will be the orda o' the day, and no white man will be told what to do, wear, how to sit n' what to eat by a slimely stinkin' negro senagambian from Africa! As far as I'm concerned we 'oughta send them all back to Africa free of charge! They'd be happier there wouldn't they? I'd be happier away from all these negro folks that take white jobs. That's what the depression under the davis administration was caused by y'know. It was an effort from within the Davis administration to take good white jobs away n' give 'em to idjit black folks! Thank y'all Louisiana, y'all have been one helluva treat! Make sure y'all vote fer Huey in the House n' Sharp in the White House next novemba!

God bless all y'all!"

[Sao Nova Europa]

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jonathan Jackson Speech
Feburary 19th, 1959

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"Our nation faces the greatest challenge it has faced in its history. We face an enemy that seeks global domination and the eradication of our way of life. This struggle between America and the Soviets is not a struggle between two great powers - like in the past. It is rather a conflict between the forces of liberty and tyranny, freedom and slavery, good and evil, God and Atheism, light and darkness. We must prevail, for if we fail, then our very way of life shall become a thing of the past, a relic like the Roman Republic."

"It is for this very reason that we need firm and strong leadership. I've led the Allied Powers to victory in the Pacific Theater of World War II against Imperial Japan. I became the first man in two-thousand six hundred years of Japanese history to occupy Japan itself, an accomplishment that the Chinese, Mongols and Russians tried but failed to accomplish. As Leader of the Occupation of Japan, I've transformed a defeated and humiliated nation with backward feudal institutions into a liberal, capitalist country with modest institutions and an economy that is growing at rapid pace. As Commander-in-Chief of the UN Command in Korea, I pushed back the North Koreans and stopped them from gaining complete dominance over the Korean peninsula. I pushed them back North when everyone said it couldn't be done and there were preparations for the abandonment of the South."

"I do not state those accomplishments - which of course would have been impossible without our brave, courageous and patriotic soldiers - to heap praise. Far from it. I state them in order to showcase that I have experience when it comes to leadership. I have experience when it comes to leading a country to war in Asia; I defeated Japan for the first time in over two thousand years of history and pushed the North Koreans out of the South. I know how to win the war in Vietnam. I know what our generals and troops need, I know how to cooperate with the military leadership, I know how we should organize our war. I also know, from my time as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in World War II, how to deal with the leadership - both civil and military - of Allied nations and how to organize a coherent coalition against our enemies. For we need a leader who not only knows how to lead America itself to victory, but also knowns how to handle our Allies and ensure that we get the maximum benefit and cooperation from them."

"I also have experience in peace too. Japan was a destroyed nation when I became leader of the occupation forces. Look at them now! What you see there is the result of the American occupation; we brought democracy, modernity and liberal capitalist institutions in that country. Japan has made the leap from a feudal society to a modern one. That is an accomplishment that no one can deny - and, indeed, no one seriously does so. Yet some people still question my credentials when it comes to domestic governance; Senators and Governors indeed have useful experience when it comes to domestic politics, but I believe that ruling a nation of seventy-seven million people for almost six years also grants one unique experience and insights on domestic politics."

"Of course, America is already a great nation. It is prosperous and has a growing economy - thanks to our President, who I am lucky to be able to call a friend. It is not comparable to a defeated and humiliated Japan with feudal institutions that hindered attempts to bring modernity to those islands. But one has to ask the question; if under my leadership Japan - with all those problems I mentioned - became a prosperous and optimistic nation, what will America - that is already great - do under my leadership? I believe the answer is that it will become even greater, even more prosperous, even stronger."

"But I also know that in order to achieve greatness, we need unity. In Japan, I've heard a story about a medieval Mongol Warlord called Genghis Khan. When Genghis Khan was young, he was arguing constantly with his brothers, so his mother called the Khan and his four brothers to her tent. She gave them an arrow each and told them to break it. The brothers broke it with ease. She then gave a bundle of five arrows to each brother, and asked them to break them. Much as they tried, they did not manage to break the arrows. So the mother told them, 'if you are on your own, you will be easily broken like the single arrow. If you are like united like the bundle of arrows, nothing will be able to break you'."

"That story gives great insight as to why we need unity. If we are at each other's throat, we argue and bicker constantly, we hate each other, then we won't need the Soviets to bring us down; we would have done so by ourselves. This is how the Roman Republic fell. The elites divided the citizenry and engaged into civil conflict for their own benefit. The result was despotism; in our case, it would be collapse and Soviet domination. We need a President who will restore unity. Who will not allow racial extremists on the left and right to divide us."

"On one hand, we've got violent activists rioting and radical politicians calling for the dissolution of our federalism in order to impose their radical worldview. On the other hand, we've got those who deny political and civil rights to our fellow citizens and those who commit crimes of hatred. Both sides tell us that we need to support them; if we don't, then we are labelled 'anti-white' or 'white supremacist'. Well, let me tell you what I believe; I believe we cannot impose federal tyranny upon our Southern compatriots nor can we deny the natural rights of our colored compatriots. I believe we cannot allow rioting, whether it is done by activists or the KKK. I believe we cannot find peace without addressing our problems, but we also cannot find peace by imposing an extremist agenda through brute force."

"I believe we need a bipartisan committee - comprised of Senators and Representatives from both North and South - to find a compromise that will be acceptable to most Americans. Of course, I fully understand that this will be a long and difficult process. I also understand that the final compromise will dissatisfy the staunchest extremists of both sides. But a reasonable compromise accepted by the vast majority of Americans - by both Northerners and Southerners, whites and colored- shall restore unity and allow us to focus on our true enemy; communists."

"I have a comprehensive agenda to deal with communism. Firstly, we need to win the war in Vietnam. An offensive into the North will allow us to end the war in a rapid manner with a clear victory; a unified, liberal Vietnam will be a valuable ally in East Asia. Along with Nationalist China, South Korea and Japan, it will allow us to contain Red China. In Europe, Africa, Asia and South America, I shall increase both economic and military aid."

"Increasing economic aid will produce rapid rates of economic growth. This will two effects; firstly, our Allies will be able to share a larger part of their defensive burden, thus reducing long term the cost for the American taxpayer. Secondly, the resulting prosperity will be a diplomatic victory as the people of the Communist Block will see the wonders of capitalism and that our way produces better results. This increased economic aid shall be tied to anti-corruption measures - to ensure that the money of the American taxpayers do not go into the pockets of corrupt politicians - and to pro-growth policies; to ensure that our money are not wasted but rather that they are used wisely to foster long-term economic growth."

"Increased military aid for our allies means that they will be able to stand a better chance against communist aggression. The military equipment shipped to our allies shall be manufactured here in America. I am talking about thousands of well-paying manufacturing, industrial jobs for the American people. Increased military aid for our allies will thus mean increased prosperity for the American worker. My agenda of a comprehensive response to communism shall ensure that the Block of Freedom will put an end once and for all to communist aggression."

"On the home front, we need rapid economic growth. This can be achieved only by ambitious tax cuts. Cutting income and corporate taxation means businesses will have more money to invest and citizens will have more money to buy products. This increase in investment and consumption shall lead to increased economic activity and, thus, growth. By growing our economy, we will also be increasing state revenue. This increase of state revenue, combined with cuts in government waste, shall not only pay for the tax cuts but shall also allow for targeted increases in spending for our infrastructure and for welfare for the poorest in our society."

"But cutting taxes isn't simply about growing our economy; it is about extending choice. I firmly believe that the hard-working American, who toils and sweats for hours, should have the right to decide how to spend his hard-earned money instead of bureaucrats in DC who simply sit in their cozy offices all day long making the decision for him. I have faith in the American people. Whereas other candidates believe that the American people are children who need government as their parent to decide what is good for them, I believe that Americans are responsible adults who can manage their own finances."

"I believe each and every American knows better his own wishes, desires and wants that the politicians in DC. I believe in individuals. I believe that every American in an unique person, with his or her own experiences, instead of simply another lifeless number. That's why my policy is one geared towards individuals. One that respects the person and does not minimize them into a statistical figure. That is what the other candidates lack; a faith to the American people."

"Those politicians believe in a big government that will dictate the lives of every American. Instead of creating jobs, they want to subsidize unemployment. They want Americans to be dependent on handouts so that they will be at their mercy. I believe in liberty. I believe in a government for and by the people, in accordance to the vision of our Founding Father and our sacred Constitution. I believe in jobs; I believe that every American should have a chance to get employed and become economically independent. My vision is one of liberty."

"Aside from cutting taxes for both individuals and corporations, and offering tax incentives for the creation of new, well-paying jobs, my campaign has pledge to introduce a healthcare plan that covers our elderly but does not represent massive new financial commitments. I believe we should be offering health insurance to the elderly that they can choose to purchase, instead of it being mandatory as proposed by some on the left. It's a good compromise, I believe."

"Unity and economic growth are two of the three pillars of my domestic policy. The third has to do with enforcing law and order and restoring moral values. Racial extremists of the left and right riot, murder and vandalize. Hippies and other communist sympathizers disobey our laws and corrupt our youth, leading them to lives of crime, debauchery and moral degradation. That needs to end now. I shall increase federal aid to state and local law enforcement agencies, to help them hire more officers. I shall implement a zero tolerance policy on crime, drugs and violence. I shall see that sentences are harshened and that criminals are out of the streets. Those imprisoned for riots will be sentenced for years. I pledge to fight back against the corruption of our youth. I shall push for the criminalization of the burning of our flag. I shall organize a National Council to formulate plans to reform our education and instill our youth with proper moral and patriotic values. I shall crack down on drugs by both increasing sentences and organizing anti-drug nation-wide police operations. It is time that morality and social peace came back to America."

"I am here fighting for you, the American people. Our movement is one that stands for patriotism and liberty; for a strong America. That's why it is attacked by political and financial elites that seek to divide the American people for their own gain. They want in the White House someone who will serve their narrow political interests instead of an outsider who will serve the people. They want a government by and for the elites; I want a government by and for the people. As President, I will not cozy up to those elites nor will I befriend corrupt politicians. I will instead fight every single day for you, the average hard-working honest American! I shall be your champion! I will be there for you, not for them! I will be there to make America even greater! God Bless America!"

[Louisianan]

The Associated Press

Politics

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February 20th, 1959

Unofficial Presidential Opinion Poll

Sample Size: 1000 People

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Democratic Opinion Poll:
Senator Floyd Ladhe: 36% (-7)
Senator Earl Boone: 27% (+2)
Senator Joshua Sharp: 13% (+1)
Undecided: 24% (+4)

Republican Opinion Poll:
General Jonathan Jackson: 40% (+2)
Governor Tom Fraser: 21% (+4)
Governor Rodger Bradford: 5% (-5)
Undecided: 34% (-1)

[Deblar]

“Don’t want trouble? Bullcrap!”, yelled one of the black protesters in the crowd. Another yelled out: “Yeah, they tried to kill us!”

James looked to the people yelling. It was clear they didn’t want to leave. He then looked to the unresponsive protester that had been run over. He definitely needed medical attention. He thought maybe they could compromise. He knew the chance of this was slim, but he may as well give it a shot. The black protester that held the flagpole with the American flag on it walked over to James, handing him the flagpole. James grabbed it, then held it proudly while looking at the Broussard led counter protesters.

“How about we make a deal. You let us stay, we won’t hurt anybody or cause much of a fuss, and you’ll give the injured medical attention. What do you say?”

Broussard turned around and looked at his fellow Louisianans, some of them wanting to help, and others adamantly wanting the protestors to leave, "I'll tell ya what, you take your friends, and you walk outside of city limits, back from where you came, and protest outside of the city, meanwhile, I'll personally see to it that your injured folk are properly taken care of. If y'all can assure me that y'all will stay out of the way, let folks here live their lives, and be a quiet blip, in the sound of this bustling city, then we may have a deal. This ain't only for us, I'm trying to make sure that y'all are....safe. The people of this city are my friends, but as you well know, my friends atop the steeds sure ain't as friendly as I am, and they may be willing to let y'all be, if you can agree to one of my options. Either you leave, get out of the city limits and protest, or act like good tourists and sit quietly on the sidelines while enjoying the city and ending this cockamamie protest, or we won't help your folks. You choose. I got ambulances, doctors, nurses, all waiting on your answer, my friend."

James listen led to him, then considered the options. He knew that outright stopping the march would be unpopular, to say the least, among his crowd, and he couldn’t, in good conscience keep going within the city, with the possibility of more being injured. He then decided that taking the march out of city limits would be best. The march could still go on, and the injured could receive medical attention. James, having made his decision, walked back out into the street, with the black crowd following suit. He then turned to the black crowd and spoke.

“Alright, we’re gonna take up his offer. We will continue the march outside of city limits, where no one can be harmed, and our injured will receive medical attention.”

A few people in the crowd protested this, but James stood by his decision, speaking again.

“I cannot, in good conscience, risk the lives of anyone else here. We will still continue the march, just outside of city limits. Our voices will still be heard, and no one will risk potentially having theirs silenced.”

Protesters in the black crowd began chattering between each other, and Eduard Fitzgerald was helped over by two others supporting him up.

“Are you sure about this?”, Eduard asked James.

“I’m sure.”, James replied. He then turned back to the Broussard led crowd.

“So we have a deal?”

[Louisianan]

Broussard turned around and looked at his fellow Louisianans, some of them wanting to help, and others adamantly wanting the protestors to leave, "I'll tell ya what, you take your friends, and you walk outside of city limits, back from where you came, and protest outside of the city, meanwhile, I'll personally see to it that your injured folk are properly taken care of. If y'all can assure me that y'all will stay out of the way, let folks here live their lives, and be a quiet blip, in the sound of this bustling city, then we may have a deal. This ain't only for us, I'm trying to make sure that y'all are....safe. The people of this city are my friends, but as you well know, my friends atop the steeds sure ain't as friendly as I am, and they may be willing to let y'all be, if you can agree to one of my options. Either you leave, get out of the city limits and protest, or act like good tourists and sit quietly on the sidelines while enjoying the city and ending this cockamamie protest, or we won't help your folks. You choose. I got ambulances, doctors, nurses, all waiting on your answer, my friend."

James listen led to him, then considered the options. He knew that outright stopping the march would be unpopular, to say the least, among his crowd, and he couldn’t, in good conscience keep going within the city, with the possibility of more being injured. He then decided that taking the march out of city limits would be best. The march could still go on, and the injured could receive medical attention. James, having made his decision, walked back out into the street, with the black crowd following suit. He then turned to the black crowd and spoke.

“Alright, we’re gonna take up his offer. We will continue the march outside of city limits, where no one can be harmed, and our injured will receive medical attention.”

A few people in the crowd protested this, but James stood by his decision, speaking again.

“I cannot, in good conscience, risk the lives of anyone else here. We will still continue the march, just outside of city limits. Our voices will still be heard, and no one will risk potentially having theirs silenced.”

Protesters in the black crowd began chattering between each other, and Eduard Fitzgerald was helped over by two others supporting him up.

“Are you sure about this?”, Eduard asked James.

“I’m sure.”, James replied. He then turned back to the Broussard led crowd.

“So we have a deal?”

"Absolutely," Broussard said, before turning to an elderly woman waiting on the sidewalk, "Obtenez les médecins. Make sure them nurses and doctors take care of my negro friends here. They seem a bit... hurt. Take 'em to the white hospital, the Negro hospital is too far away."

Broussard continued and spoke to his crowd, "Alright folks, we did our duty. The city of Nawlins is safe yet again!" the crowd cheered, and yelled, "Y'all can head on home, y'all did a good job, and we love ya, but it's time to head on home. Let them stay outside of the city, ain't harming nobody there, and don't y'all worry, some of my white-robed pals will keep an eye on 'em and make sure they don't cause no more trouble within this city."

Most of the crowd did as Broussard asked, though some meandered for a bit at the scene, continuing to pester the protestors, Broussard walked towards the negro crowd as nurses came to the aid of the ailing protestors. He walked up to Chairman Brown and chuckled, "Pleasure doing business with ya, I'd invite ya to my home outta respect, but I doubt you'd accept. Bye-bye, now." Hubert laughed, as he walked back to his white-robed friends before giving them instructions, "Let 'em protest, and if they seem tired, bring them water or food, just make sure they stay outside of the city."

With that, the protest had officially been killed, almost single-handedly by Hubert Broussard. Will this attention give him enough momentum for his possible gubernatorial or Senate runs in the next few years? Who knows.

[Deblar]

James listen led to him, then considered the options. He knew that outright stopping the march would be unpopular, to say the least, among his crowd, and he couldn’t, in good conscience keep going within the city, with the possibility of more being injured. He then decided that taking the march out of city limits would be best. The march could still go on, and the injured could receive medical attention. James, having made his decision, walked back out into the street, with the black crowd following suit. He then turned to the black crowd and spoke.

“Alright, we’re gonna take up his offer. We will continue the march outside of city limits, where no one can be harmed, and our injured will receive medical attention.”

A few people in the crowd protested this, but James stood by his decision, speaking again.

“I cannot, in good conscience, risk the lives of anyone else here. We will still continue the march, just outside of city limits. Our voices will still be heard, and no one will risk potentially having theirs silenced.”

Protesters in the black crowd began chattering between each other, and Eduard Fitzgerald was helped over by two others supporting him up.

“Are you sure about this?”, Eduard asked James.

“I’m sure.”, James replied. He then turned back to the Broussard led crowd.

“So we have a deal?”

"Absolutely," Broussard said, before turning to an elderly woman waiting on the sidewalk, "Obtenez les médecins. Make sure them nurses and doctors take care of my negro friends here. They seem a bit... hurt. Take 'em to the white hospital, the Negro hospital is too far away."

Broussard continued and spoke to his crowd, "Alright folks, we did our duty. The city of Nawlins is safe yet again!" the crowd cheered, and yelled, "Y'all can head on home, y'all did a good job, and we love ya, but it's time to head on home. Let them stay outside of the city, ain't harming nobody there, and don't y'all worry, some of my white-robed pals will keep an eye on 'em and make sure they don't cause no more trouble within this city."

Most of the crowd did as Broussard asked, though some meandered for a bit at the scene, continuing to pester the protestors, Broussard walked towards the negro crowd as nurses came to the aid of the ailing protestors. He walked up to Chairman Brown and chuckled, "Pleasure doing business with ya, I'd invite ya to my home outta respect, but I doubt you'd accept. Bye-bye, now." Hubert laughed, as he walked back to his white-robed friends before giving them instructions, "Let 'em protest, and if they seem tired, bring them water or food, just make sure they stay outside of the city."

With that, the protest had officially been killed, almost single-handedly by Hubert Broussard. Will this attention give him enough momentum for his possible gubernatorial or Senate runs in the next few years? Who knows.

James chuckled dryly at Broussard’s remark, then went to the front of his crowd to lead them out of city limits. However, they only said to go outside of city limits, not out of the metro area entirely. So the black crowd marched literally along the edge of New Orleans proper, remaining within the metro area. After marching along the edge of city limits, the marchers packed it up, but remained in the city, awaiting the release of the injured from the hospital.

Eduard, who suffered a compound fracture in his left leg, and the other protester that suffered multiple broken ribs, both had to receive surgery for their injuries. The unresponsive protester was immediately transferred to the ICU. He had suffered multiple fractures, plus a traumatic brain injury. He’d likely would’ve been crippled for the rest of his life should he survive, but unfortunately, he did not. At 6:48 pm that day, the protester, by the name of Gerald Marshal, passed away at the age of 27. When James heard of this, he was devastated. One of his own had died on his watch. Eduard and the other one, named Henry Dallas, were eventually released, and once they were, the NNRC members who came to the march gradually began to return to Boston over the course of the next couple of days.

[Louisianan]

The Associated Press

Politics

RESULTS FROM DEBATE, EXPECTED BY MANY AMERICANS
POST-DEBATE POLL RELEASED, VOTERS ARE UNMOVED AND UNIMPRESSED

By Henry Devolt
February 20th, 1959
PA - Yesterday, a debate was held between Senator Sofia Fraser of New York, and Senator Sharp of Mississippi in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This debate seemed to lack the enthusiasm as the previous debate involving Rep. Broussard of Louisiana and was seen, by many, as a grasp of attention from the Mississippian, during an unenthusiastic and failing campaign. Senator Fraser is seen as the overall winner of the debate, but despite Mrs. Fraser's best intentions, it has bolstered Sen. Sharp's popularity, while not gaining any ground for her husband.

"Well, I think the debate was a fantastic example of the type of politicians the south has to offer, ignorant, toothless old men who should've been voted out decades ago," says a College Student, "Senator Sharp shouldn't be given the time of day, and I think Mrs. Fraser and Mr. Sharp would do better sticking to their congressional proceedings. Mr. Fraser should be the one debating people, not his wife."

While most people continue to agree that Senator Fraser did remarkably better in this debate than she did in the one held in Charlotte, some are still questioning why she continues to agree to these debates in the first place.

"Senator Fraser, in my opinion, is the mastermind behind her husband's whole campaign. Behind every good man is an even better woman, but it is becoming increasingly clear that Mrs. Fraser wants the attention, leaving her husband in the shadows behind her." says one of our Political Analysts, "I think, in a completely neutral position, that Mrs. Fraser's approval rating may be brought to a standstill if not decline altogether. If she put as much energy into her congressional business as she did with these pointless debates, she could possibly have a chance in '64. We think she did better in this debate than the last, but we aren't going to throw big parties because this was expected. She was expected to win, just like she was with Broussard, and thats why Broussard was praised so much because he was the underdog there."

We then went to some of the people discussing Sen. Sharp's performance, "Nobody likes him." says a local business owner, "I've spoken with many people here today and none of them like him. We don't like him, but we were willing to give him a chance to woo us over with a great Debate performance, but instead, he gave us his same old idiotic southerner persona, who has no real use in the real world, and should be meant for a political cartoon from the old south."

"Senator Sharp, while he may have lost the debate, he succeeded in getting more name recognition," says our political analyst, "He did terribly. But at the same time, he gave people in states like California, Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Montana, Idaho, and Maine, a chance to see who he is. Before the debate, many people wouldn't have know who Mr. Sharp was, his rally's get a few people as the largest turnout, and not many people like him at all, not even in his own state."

"He is doing terribly in the Mississippi Senate Polls, he is polling way under what an incumbent should poll at. He is winning, but if we were to call the election right now, he would barely have a majority win, and the longer he keeps up this campaign the more and more he throws away the people of Mississippi. He wants one last shot at greatness, not a chance to protect our country, or serve Mississippi. Mississippi is starting to realize that, and I would bet that Senator Sharp is at a point in his career when he is beginning to think that he is Mississippi's savior, but I'll tell you the truth, he needs Mississippi, more than Mississippi needs him."

[Newne Carriebean7]

Senator Sharp speaks in Florida, draws slightly larger than expected crowd following debate.

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"Damn tootin' this crowd sure loves us some Sharp! I can't blame the poor devils, I like myself too! This is the kinda love I expect from y'all white fellers in Florida! I love me som fried gata, n' the gata loves me bach! Well, maybe the live ones annyway, not so much the ones thatrre fried n' tartar sauce n' served wit some clarified butta! Beats the 'ell outta anythin' my wive cooks. No 'ffense Velma! Did any o' y'all catch the latest polls n' what have y'all? I'm quite encouraged by this. I normally ain't too bothered by such 'ffects, but the lil' ol' bump I can't not never no ignore. That lil' ol bump led to one percent more o' the democratic folks likin' my policies! It means, my rednecked rebels n' friends o'dixie, that we're gainin' n' strength each n' 'very day! It's one percent closer to defeatin' Earl n' Ladhe, an it's one percent closer to a southerner in the White House! It is one percent closer to ultimate victory! It is one percent more for the poor farmers of this country! You southern folks, you poor folks, have been ignored for too long. Davis Ignored y'all, (Not Truman) didn't even see y'all an thought he stepped in somethin' in '48 when (not Strom Thurmond) ran. I'll let y'all know that I am the only candidate of the Confederacy. I am the only candidate for the poor folks and I am the only candidate that's giving a shit!

I've known poor folks n' folks who have fallen on rough times. I've seen the desperatin' inna mothers eyes when she tried to rob me fer my pocket change. Y'all feel bad for such folks, but y'all best lock yer doors at night! We all know that the poor are criminals. Not the horrific' criminals like the folks inna 'siana this week, but criminals all the same! Now, when yer a criminal, yer usually poor n' wantin' uncle sam to not take yer paychecks fer when yer not drinkin' booze n' dyin! I should knows this. When I came back from fightin the germans in france, no-one would hire me. I roamed about, huggin' rail cards n' tryin' my luck in Chicaga n' New York 'fore I went back to this good ol' state! Or I could be thinkerin' 'bout somethin' else. My brain's a lil' fried at this here hour o' the day. It's a late night speech fer late night poor folks likes yerselves!

I shall speak about the incident in New Orleans. We had these no good communist agiators wantin' to stir up trouble. We all are aware those fellers musta been under eff bee eye investigation don't y'all knowwit? I knowitt. I knowitt so wells infacts that I thought I went up there, or I coldha been goin' nuts. But, I read 'bout it inna tha paper. If those agitators n' radicals wanna smash shit n' burn shit n' loot shit, I got one word for the whole lot of tem, Lynchin! You deputize fellers like Huey n' members of the ku klux, y'all outta be able t' form a nice lil' gubment based on law n' order. Law n' order that Nawwlens seemed to be lacking. It's shameful that the mayor can't control the negro population. That's why- ok I'm not goin' that far, but lettit be know that rowdy crowds will be a way of the past if we just sit round the noose n' lynch till we're civilized. Those fellers in nawlins ain't civilized. Those African senagambians ain't civilized. Those fellers didn't even know what CARS are! Why do you think the idjits got hit by 'em? Because it was a technological shock to the backward negroes. Huey was right all-long, we shoulda shipped 'em back whether they liked it or not back to Africa! That's why I intend to re-introduce such legislation when I git my ass back to Washinton' Dee Cee!

Y'all know what saved me? It was me local preacher n' what have y'all. He took me unda his wing n' I was saved. It was quite magical I'll tells y'all whats. Followin' such a 'pirutal 'wakenin', I studied under a dim candle light 'till I earned myself a fancy-ass l-a-w- d-howeva ya spell deegree. I dunno, I didn't git in there fer me smarts, that's for damn sure! I didn't pass nobody no bribe I'll tell y'all this till I'm dead! I was just lucky! Afterwards, I opened up a lil' ol law practice in my native Cedar Grove, called Sharp n' 'Sociates! That's because it's easier sayin' than asssociate. It dosen't even have an ass innit now don'tit folks? No siree bob! While some candidates g'an n' g'an 'bout how they 'swept streets', I'll say durin' my career I defended a buncha lynchas, liars n' turrable folks. But, I didn't let no robber git away with takin' no money, if I recall 'rectly, two white boys got the noose n' 'sisippi then! It may be terrible, but I stand by their deaths. I even called fer the death penalty o' an ol' negro. Now, mah law firm was doin' well... till Roosevelt's Depression hit. Yes. I'm callin' it Roosevelt's Depression. Whys y'all's might be puzzlin' scratchin' both yer ass n' yer noggin, because his policies only made the Great 'Pression greater-er-er. Gits it? Yes? Great! Now I gots my mandator-ee roosevelt bashin' inna mah speech, where in the hell was I? Law firm, right! So inna mah law firm, I defended the dirt poor folks often without payment. The only payment I needed was knowin' poor folks could rest easy knowin' I settled their debts in court. It was a thankful job, bein' a lawyer. But, I had a higher callin' t' serve my people inna the house.

What in the hell did I do when I was 'inna tha house? Um...uh...I lambasted the cripple we had as a President 'till no-one would listen to me no more. That's mightily upsettin'. I cried a bit. I also was adamantly against anti-lynchin 'slation. It's the most dignified form of local law enforcement on this earth. Lynchin' has been proven to deter lootins' n' shootins'! I don't got much evidence, but y'all can just take my word at it! If we Lynch the poor n' rich n' middle class bastards, crime will plummet. Now, 'fore some joe schmo takes me outta contex, I mean those that have commited crimes. If they're inncoment men n' wimmen, then they don't need to hang around. Hang around? get it? That's co-medy gold right there! Or would it be comedy silver? That was a 'ssue I thinks. I'm tired goddamnit! That's what we've done inna 'sissippi! That's what they've done inna Texas and that's what I intend to pass inna the Senate or sign into law assa the next prez-dient! Lynchin' ought t'be made legal, come hell or high water! It's a sublime and most excellent form of detterence in the most riotous of cirumstances within this nation! We wouldn't have large race riots if we had just let a few bad negroes git the rope! Just a few o' the bad ones. It's to deter the good white and black folks. If you stay in line in the deep south, we'll let you pass on by. But, if you so much as step outta line, well then we'd have to enforce laws down here with a good old fashioned deputized posse n' lynchin! Lynchin' oughtta be America's passtime!

My Senate time? Uh...Um... well there was that-no, that wasn't me... well I did 'git the people o' nawlins a nice drinkin' fountain, no, that was cut from the final bill when it was passed, uh... I helped out a chicken farmer with his fencin'. That's somethin.. Oh, and I have been more productive this past year in the senate than all my previous ten years combined! Don't y'all quote that line fer attack adds or nothin' K? I'll sue y'all in federal court! I worked with Joe-Pole on the establishment of a Peace Corp and signed on to the construction of a Vee-eitnam memorial. I haven't worked on anything really large, except giving the state's a full year to set their minimum wage. That's somethin' I'm damn proud of. For as much as I attack Senator Sofia Fraser an her husband, I keep personal attacks outta it. I know yer confused as to why I'm friends with a northern yankee. I say look into all y'alls hearts and if not see eye to eye wit the negroe, see eye to eye with the liberal republicans and even some liberal democrats. Will any o' y'all 'member me once I'm dead? One? Great! Just go' out there, live yer life to the fullest and make sure t' vote inna the floridian primary for Senator Sharp, oh and if there's anyone here from 'ssippii, I'd like to invite y'all onna my campaign staff fer my senate race. I'm gettin' screwed by that damned governor! Thank y'all florida, and 'member this, White Rights? He Fights! God Bless all y'all!"

[Deblar]

The Associated Press

Special Report

Massacre in New Orleans, 2 injured, 1 dead

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By Nathan Bradford

What was meant to be a peaceful march in New Orleans quickly turned violent. The James Brown Jr.-led crowd was confronted by counter-protesters, led by Representative Hubert Broussard, and were attacked by cars going straight at them. 3 were hit, with one, named Gerald Marshal, being mortally injured. The two sides eventually agreed to a truce, where the NNRC Justice for Guidry March would be taken to outside of city limits, while the injured received medical attention, although, in what seems to be a show of moderate defiance, the marchers went along the very edge of New Orleans proper.


Marchers going along the edge of New Orleans proper

We were not able to reach the NNRC for official comment. However, we were able to speak with Chairman James Brown, who spoke on his own personal behalf and seemed devastated by today's events.

"One of my own...died on my watch.", James told us. He continues:"It should've been me."

When asked if the NNRC would take action against the counter protesters, he answered: "Right now, we are in a state of mourning. I cannot say if and when we will take action."

We will bring more updates as they come.

[Louisianan]

Statement from the Office of Representative Hubert Broussard

"I've received many calls and telegrams and letters of support from people all around the country, support from the baseless lies promoted by the Associated Press, who for some reason, has not been reporting the truth. First of all, I'd like to point out the word, Massacre. When I think of a massacre, I think of the Wilmington Massacre of 1898 in which many people were killed. I think of the tragedy of the Jewish Extermination in Germany as a Massacre. I think the Pottawatomie Massacre, of 1856, deserves the title of Massacre. This is how the NNRC has begun to spin its web of lies."

"The Protest in New Orleans was a protest that had no true reason behind it. They were protesting the death of a man who died, hours and hours away on the whole other side of the state. They were blocking the road, the Negro workers couldn't get to work, just like the white folk. I saw a car coming through the crowd, and I yelled, 'Let the car pass, get out of the way.' it wasn't my fault that the Negro group didn't listen to me, I warned them. Also, they followed their instructions, they left the city limits. I don't know why folks are acting like they spited me in any way. No clue at all!"

"I'm glad that the car only hit 2 folks, I feel bad for them folks, and I hope their families get as much mourning in as possible. I can say, wholeheartedly (snicker) that the driver of the vehicle is under investigation, and there has been no identification, but some folks say they saw a negro man. We don't know. Anywho, I'd like to end this statement by sending love, and prayers, to the injured, as well as to the NNRC as a whole. Good folks, with an impossible purpose. Thank you, and good afternoon. God Bless."

[Hopal]

Douglas sits in his congressional office having returned from his weekend visit back to his district. He reads through the Associated Press article detailing the events of the New Orleans March, after reading the article he sends two letters to the leaders of the two sides of the conflict.

To: Chairman James Brown Jr. of the National Negro Rights Commission,

I would first of all like to share my condolence on behalf of my district on the death of Gerald Marshal, it is never enjoyable losing someone no matter who they may be. Mr. Marshal's death will be felt throughout your organization and throughout the country, and the mark that he and others like him such as Gary Guidry and Emmet Till will be felt for generations to come. I hope to ensure that Mr. Marshal's death not be in vain, I hope to work on a bill that will honor his legacy, and to that I ask you, what you think Mr. Marshal would have wanted, and will sufficiently honor his legacy. I hope that out of the mess that happened in New Orleans progress can be made and that legislation can be passed. There will be those in Congress who will try to defeat progress, but I will fight until the end to ensure that progress will get through, and I hope to see you in Congress one day to help in that effort.

I commend you on what you did in New Orleans, avoiding even more bloodshed than what might have happened. I think it will do good for your political career, I hope that many will see that you are and fellow blacks are human, human like all the rest of us, and I hope that you will be in Washington legislating in the coming congress. Progress will not come easily, but progress will be made, and I hope you will be part of that progress, and that history will remember the efforts made by all of us towards that cause of progress and I hope that progress will achieved. I'd also like to ask you if you have anything planned to commemorate the life of Mr. Marshal, or a memorial of some planned?

Anyways I hope you and your family are doing well even in these tense times, I hope to see you in Washington come 1961 and that progress is made out of this.
Best regards,

To: Representative Hubert Broussard of Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District,

I commend you on the action that you took during the New Orleans March, I personally thank you for offering to tend to the wounded in white hospitals, though I still hold my reservations about the motives of the driver of that car. I would also like to apologize to you over my previous actions and conduct, there is a notion in the north that all segregationists hate blacks. You seem to defy that notion, while we may hold different views I will respect your views.

But I urge to publicly denounce Senator Josh Sharp of Mississippi, I know this may be hard especially after spending years as his protégé. But if you really believe in helping the poor you must speak out against Senator Sharp, he said it himself he hates the poor, saying that the poor are criminals. You built your political career on helping the poor and now you must take a stand to protect them from a Sharp presidency.

I hope you consider my concerns and I hope your family are doing well.
Best Regards,

Statement released by the Office of Representative Richard Douglas

After the terrible events in New Orleans I would like to on behalf of the district extend my condolences to the family of Gerald Marshal and NNRC. These people were just using their constitutionally protected right, the right to gather, freedom of speech, the right to protest. They were exercising their rights, trying to make their voice heard, to state their opinion, to push for change. They were doing all of that when they were attacked, by a mob, by KKK, lead by Hubert Broussard, they were mowed by a car.

I praise Chairman Brown of NNRC for preventing what could have been more bloodshed, he saw the human toll that the protest was having and he decided he needed to protect his people. He is human like all of us, and he is not radical like some may call him, he is the type of person who should be in Congress, the type of person who will represent all of Massachusetts 7th District. I would also though like to highlight the good deed that Representative Hubert Broussard did despite leading the mob, he allowed for the wounded to be tended for in white hospitals, in for that act we must thank him.

While I retain faith in the criminal justice system and will respect their decision in the case of Gary Guidry. We must not let this march be in vain, we must make progress, legislation must be passed ensuring that all people have an equal opportunity. People like Senator Josh Sharp want to put America back into the past, back to medieval times, he wants to make lynching, another word for murder legal. He wants to make murder legal, he wants slavery, he wants to make the poor suffer. He called the poor criminals, we must make sure that Senator Sharp is kept out of the White House by all means.

[Louisianan]

Douglas sits in his congressional office having returned from his weekend visit back to his district. He reads through the Associated Press article detailing the events of the New Orleans March, after reading the article he sends two letters to the leaders of the two sides of the conflict.

To: Chairman James Brown Jr. of the National Negro Rights Commission,

I would first of all like to share my condolence on behalf of my district on the death of Gerald Marshal, it is never enjoyable losing someone no matter who they may be. Mr. Marshal's death will be felt throughout your organization and throughout the country, and the mark that he and others like him such as Gary Guidry and Emmet Till will be felt for generations to come. I hope to ensure that Mr. Marshal's death not be in vain, I hope to work on a bill that will honor his legacy, and to that I ask you, what you think Mr. Marshal would have wanted, and will sufficiently honor his legacy. I hope that out of the mess that happened in New Orleans progress can be made and that legislation can be passed. There will be those in Congress who will try to defeat progress, but I will fight until the end to ensure that progress will get through, and I hope to see you in Congress one day to help in that effort.

I commend you on what you did in New Orleans, avoiding even more bloodshed than what might have happened. I think it will do good for your political career, I hope that many will see that you are and fellow blacks are human, human like all the rest of us, and I hope that you will be in Washington legislating in the coming congress. Progress will not come easily, but progress will be made, and I hope you will be part of that progress, and that history will remember the efforts made by all of us towards that cause of progress and I hope that progress will achieved. I'd also like to ask you if you have anything planned to commemorate the life of Mr. Marshal, or a memorial of some planned?

Anyways I hope you and your family are doing well even in these tense times, I hope to see you in Washington come 1961 and that progress is made out of this.
Best regards,
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To: Representative Hubert Broussard of Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District,

I commend you on the action that you took during the New Orleans March, I personally thank you for offering to tend to the wounded in white hospitals, though I still hold my reservations about the motives of the driver of that car. I would also like to apologize to you over my previous actions and conduct, there is a notion in the north that all segregationists hate blacks. You seem to defy that notion, while we may hold different views I will respect your views.

But I urge to publicly denounce Senator Josh Sharp of Mississippi, I know this may be hard especially after spending years as his protégé. But if you really believe in helping the poor you must speak out against Senator Sharp, he said it himself he hates the poor, saying that the poor are criminals. You built your political career on helping the poor and now you must take a stand to protect them from a Sharp presidency.

I hope you consider my concerns and I hope your family are doing well.
Best Regards,
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Statement released by the Office of Representative Richard Douglas

After the terrible events in New Orleans I would like to on behalf of the district extend my condolences to the family of Gerald Marshal and NNRC. These people were just using their constitutionally protected right, the right to gather, freedom of speech, the right to protest. They were exercising their rights, trying to make their voice heard, to state their opinion, to push for change. They were doing all of that when they were attacked, by a mob, by KKK, lead by Hubert Broussard, they were mowed by a car.

I praise Chairman Brown of NNRC for preventing what could have been more bloodshed, he saw the human toll that the protest was having and he decided he needed to protect his people. He is human like all of us, and he is not radical like some may call him, he is the type of person who should be in Congress, the type of person who will represent all of Massachusetts 7th District. I would also though like to highlight the good deed that Representative Hubert Broussard did despite leading the mob, he allowed for the wounded to be tended for in white hospitals, in for that act we must thank him.

While I retain faith in the criminal justice system and will respect their decision in the case of Gary Guidry. We must not let this march be in vain, we must make progress, legislation must be passed ensuring that all people have an equal opportunity. People like Senator Josh Sharp want to put America back into the past, back to medieval times, he wants to make lynching, another word for murder legal. He wants to make murder legal, he wants slavery, he wants to make the poor suffer. He called the poor criminals, we must make sure that Senator Sharp is kept out of the White House by all means.

To: Representative Richard Douglas,
I thank you for your kind words and apologies, which I gladly accept. I just have one issue with the wording of your office's statement in which you claimed that I lead a mob. I didn't lead a mob, I was a leader of a group of people who were counter-protesting the NNRC. I also would like to refute your claim stating that my mob attacked anybody. We were just as peaceful as the NNRC because as I said, we aren't violent people. The driver of that car will be brought to justice.

You just have to understand, we don't hate blacks, and we don't feel above them in any right. We simply don't want outsiders, coming in, and telling us how we ought to live. As for your request of my denouncement of Senator Sharp, I believe I've done it in the past. Despite our former friendship, he seems too old to cut the mustard anymore. I've endorsed Senator Boone already, and I feel like thats all I can do. Thank you for your kind words, and I hope your family is doing as well as mine. I'd just also like to point out that I am not a racist, and I request that that term never be associated with my good name.

Sincerely,
Rep. of Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District
Hubert L. E. Broussard

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Douglas sits in his congressional office having returned from his weekend visit back to his district. He reads through the Associated Press article detailing the events of the New Orleans March, after reading the article he sends two letters to the leaders of the two sides of the conflict.

To: Chairman James Brown Jr. of the National Negro Rights Commission,

I would first of all like to share my condolence on behalf of my district on the death of Gerald Marshal, it is never enjoyable losing someone no matter who they may be. Mr. Marshal's death will be felt throughout your organization and throughout the country, and the mark that he and others like him such as Gary Guidry and Emmet Till will be felt for generations to come. I hope to ensure that Mr. Marshal's death not be in vain, I hope to work on a bill that will honor his legacy, and to that I ask you, what you think Mr. Marshal would have wanted, and will sufficiently honor his legacy. I hope that out of the mess that happened in New Orleans progress can be made and that legislation can be passed. There will be those in Congress who will try to defeat progress, but I will fight until the end to ensure that progress will get through, and I hope to see you in Congress one day to help in that effort.

I commend you on what you did in New Orleans, avoiding even more bloodshed than what might have happened. I think it will do good for your political career, I hope that many will see that you are and fellow blacks are human, human like all the rest of us, and I hope that you will be in Washington legislating in the coming congress. Progress will not come easily, but progress will be made, and I hope you will be part of that progress, and that history will remember the efforts made by all of us towards that cause of progress and I hope that progress will achieved. I'd also like to ask you if you have anything planned to commemorate the life of Mr. Marshal, or a memorial of some planned?

Anyways I hope you and your family are doing well even in these tense times, I hope to see you in Washington come 1961 and that progress is made out of this.
Best regards,
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To: Representative Richard Douglas of Minnesota's 4th District
From: Chairman James Brown Junior of the National Negro Rights Coalition

I thank you for your offered condolences, which will be passed on to the family of Mr. Marshal. Knowing him personally, I think he would've wanted to see an America where he isn't refused service at your average, run-of-the-mill diner just because of the color of his skin. He believed that Jim Crow needed to be taken down.

I also thank you for the commendation, and that you share my views on progress. Nothing is currently planned to memorialize Mr. Marshal outside of his funeral procession that will take place in his hometown of Washington D.C., although plans could be formulated in the coming days. I once again thank you for your extension of condolences.

Sincerely,

[Newne Carriebean7]

Statement released by the Office of U.S Senator Joshua Sharp (D-MS)

I have never, ever disparaged the poor. If the Representative Douglas would get my remarks in whole, this is what I said:

"If we Lynch the poor n' rich n' middle class bastards, crime will plummet. Now, 'fore some joe schmo takes me outta contex, I mean those that have committed crimes. If they're innocent men n' wimmen, then they don't need to hang around."

I do not, I repeat, do not condone senseless violence without reason. There needs to be a justification for murder and lynching. I simply offered a suggestion. I don't want innocent men and women to hang or even get the chair. They have to have committed a crime, being under the supervision of either a jury or court-martial trail, in order to be punished firmly. It's to deter mass violence and bring peace to this country. That's the ultimate goal. If we lynch the right number of folks, then there won't be no violence no more except those committed by my neighbors in the klan! If the poor folks are criminals, then we'd need to punish them effectively and efficiently. In the eyes of Senator Sharp, that involves a simple lynching.

I will hold the same standard to folks who are middle class and those who shoot people from their fancy pant limos n' cars as rich folk. I don't care how much money you make, you're going to meet jonny law and you're going to get a good, legal lynchin! It's to restore order in lawless communities such as what happened in N'awlins. I have thought of opening up a personal investigation into the deaths of the negroes, but I probably won't at the time, as there is too much to be done around Washington D.C at the moment. As I said in Florida, during my time as a lawyer, I called for legal lynchin's and hangings on numerous cases that I pursued aggressively and vigorously to uphold the law in my state. I also applaud my own governor for seeing to it that justice is upheld agaisnt rappers n' looters durin' storms n' what have y'all.