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DRRDENTD ERRlD . . ftf t O Nt:Y JOHN T. HAMNER Editor D AILY Nt.WSPA P ER P U S Ll ~ HEO IN M~ N ,,'fEE ' C OUNl Y W. E. PAGE, President and Publisher WILTON MARTIN R. P . RICHARDSON, JR. Managing Editor Advertising Director W. E. PAGE m, Comptroller 4-A Thursday, Sept. 1, 1966 But he who has doubts is condemned, if he eats, because he does not act from. faith; for whatever does not proceed from fa ith is sin.- Romans 14:23. A THOUGHT FOR .TODAY

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All the strength and force of man come~ from his faith in things unseen. He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Stroi1g convictions,. precede great actions.- James F. Clar ke, American theologian. · EDITORIALS : Comm·on Sen·se And Silliness There have been some encouraglng- comments from Negro leaders in recent weeks, seeking to put common sense into the efforts fo r improvement of the lot of Negroes and to put an end to the mania for achievement by riot. These are keyed generally to offsetting the rougher aspects of the " black power" movement. Out of these have come some good words of advice. Even Martin Luther King has tried to play down the "black power" business, and called off his planned march into Cicero, Ill., with what appeared to be only a face-saving agreement with officialdom, in the face of almost certain violence. THURGOOD MARSHALL, former Negro precept, these are words worthy of repeating. And they are refreshing and encouraging. But in the midst of these encouraging signs, there continue to be indications of a lack of maturity in · other areas of Negro leadership, and of a basic misunderstanding of the meaning of equality of citizenship. The Florida NAACP, for instance, has just pulled one which is best described as silly. IT HAS 4NNOUNCED that it will hold a rally, and invite all candi• dates for the Legislature and other state offices. "And we will campaign against any who don't accept the invitation." Apparently, then, the NAACP leadership in Florida is not inter- executive of the NAACP and the ested in what f uture legislators and first Negro ever to be appointed solicitor general of the United States, a former federal judge and thoroughly competent lawyer, has added his weight to the commonsense talk. Speaking to a national Negro fraternity's convention last week, the solicitor general denounced "the rock throwers and the Molotov cocktail throwers." And he added that ' 'lawlessness is lawlessness, anarchy fs anarchy. Neither race nor color t10r frustration is an excuse for either lawlessness or anarchy." state officials believe, what their policies for better living conditions are, what their ideas are about economic improvements which would aid Negroes as well as others. The NAACP leadership is merely inter ested in demonstrating its blackmail power to force candidates to come before a convention audience. _ _IN A. TIME ~h both whites and blacks are increasingly prone to the Vl e t approach to problemsj and n Dr. King's espousal in an era of moral law-bre · g is a major THIS IS THE poorest form leadership for Florida Negroes in· cerely interested in improving their lot, and the poorest form of political leadership as well. If the leadership of the Negroes f l · a s o .nore concept o its role than it showed in that chal· lenge, the outlook for bette1 days for Negro citizens is not as rosy as it has appeared to be. .. I �