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Byrnes . .* a 4. Cites Policies, Experik Former G4 Printed below is the Statement with wII ich former Gov. 'James 1". Btyrnes endorsed Vice President Nixon for the presidency: From many citizens an(1 froi reiresentatives of the South Caro in Democrats for Nixon, I have reccived inquirie s as to my posi - tion in the approaching election. My answer is that I shall vote for Richard Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge. At the )emocratic National Convent ion the delegation from S outh Carolina unanimously voted against the platforI and against Stoat or Kenned. 'They wer e right. I Since then somel of our delegation iavte changed thlei r minds. I see no reason to change my mind. It d not agree that the D e mo vratIc P'latform enn he ignored. Senator Kennedy has stated al ost danily that he believes in that pIatformn and will dlo all in his p)ower' to pat it into effect. I he-i Iliev' him to Ie an hono ratble man who wvill not, viola?te his pledge. If I ami wrong anti hw math' such a pronnset imertely to get votes, I wo hI regard bim unworthy of lbl g any* iff-t Wi \hat I say in edyt.~ I y am about caitdahti IDanigerouLs Plat form if in t' 1emottc ratit' plat formt tir was in' mnt ion of ('iv i Iliihts, I still woubI re'arid it a She mt dainger: proigrami ever adopt l iytabith:ibi part it oi'ft' tat terrist amt a threiat toi wha i let of loval governmoents. I wxii io' d istiu. s i'rnat Ken niedyl' apparie':t dtomiijnationi bty cirtain b,tbor,N-atters. I- we his noittli'mt ion to t hem and t hey, making a deicisioii in impottib I ues' ttilts. will tbe tforted to say, - (liar it wvith lieut her. IThe pe'oll tf South C,arolina coiiuia'eous. 'They shul inot vite tieiru grandlfat hers voted t hat way fi?ut'. 'They must. dicide whicht of the t wxo vaniditlateis is hettter qualified biy training and texpe'ri enece to admiiin isteru t he a ffairs of the government wh ichI now is te biggest hbusi ness in the world, spiend(ing billions and emnploying mill ions. If you hail the duty of emln)oyinlg a manager for siuch a buisi ness, would ytou select t he D)emocratic candidate who omk's no claim to any experience in an executive capacity, eitheir in pri vate business or public service? Reds Want Confusion The President is directly respon.. sible for foreign affairs and dur inig the sixty days prior to in augu ration. S e n a t o r Kennedy Explai Gov. James nce wernor Giv would have to learn not only all i about domestic affairs but also I he would have to become familiar r with the relations existing between the I'United States and the various governments of the world. At any tine this would be a tremendous task, but, particularly so now, as ovenlts in the United Nations (Ur ing the past week prove the Sovi et.s are bent on increasing world tensions. They would welcomle the confusion certain to result from a cOmiph-te changve ill our. govern meInt. While Candidate Kennedy has hadl no ex perienice in an executive t tapacity. Vice President Nixon fori eight years has attended all Cabi nit meetings; he has been acting as cha irmanr of t he National Se curityv iouncil; he has beent in con stant cin ferenice wit h the Presi - lint as to our foreigrn problems. By appo(i int men t of thoe PtresidIen t hi' has visi ted n rea rly all imItpor tant 'ountries and hats had per St nal confeti'rences wvi th the men art the' hea.d of t hiose governmten ts. fn everyv hindI, in castle arid cot a ge, thiounghtIful m ten and wvomen are' interiestedi above all else in presirvimg pe'ace'. No longer wvill we wvorry only ablt the sa fetyv of men in cormbat oerv ice. Beca use of trtaintinrg, they riy lbe safer titan the womien :mdl iir en at homie, who in the i'venit ofi war, may be in constant dlanger'i iof at tack wv i t hi atoici hle'ads l-'ree W%orld Thei Pre'isiden'rt of the' Uniited S'-tates is not oinly heaid uof a giov enmnnt of' 180 milIi on people, he is head~i of! thi' free' wiirld. I was sur'prisi't to readl that Sernatorii lmnniidy. in ar pre'paredo spee'h ini Wa'ishinntonr s a i di, "Thelu Un~ited Staites wvill coti rni' to lois' ground reblit jivl to thi' t'ommtuniists, un i'ss wei have a iriesidnlrt inr thi' i's w"ho acts first and aits fast.'' F'irst, I deny that the United Stat esl 1 ist g groturnd to the ttommumiitis', and I regret that a and ida tei forn pireisidentcy shouahI givie such' coimifort tio Mr. Khrush thi'v. O nly this wveek in thie Ulnite*d Natioins on an issuei arising in the 'tillgo, with tiIhe Soviets un orne side antd tine Untitedl States the ither', theii Souviits col n'1111ot nuts teroneri vote. L'-2 A pology I amt dlisturbed b)y thle rest of that statemei(nit. Hie said nothing aboui~rt. thinrrkinrg before' actinrg. I re - call that at the time of the cap ture( of I iiuternant Powers anod his '- phinell, SernatIor Kennedly said hi' President shouldf apologize or at. least e'xpress his regrets to K hr usih i'v. T'ha t did not voice the seritimnrt of the A meric'arn people. I lin satisfied Senator Kennedy dfoes noit sympathize with the Soviets, I think he was simply following the poicy of talng is Supp F. Byrnes es Nixon St 'irst and talking fast. But the )residency is no place for an im nature or impetuous man. In the world of today we cannot ive alone or act alone. The Sena .or's statement will not be reas uring to the heads of the allied rovernIMents, a n dI particularly hose countries where by permis .ion we have military bases. They re under the guns. They do not vant us to stumble into war. US Prestige I regret also that Senator Ken iedy charges almost daily that he United States had lost prestige broughout the wvorld and in the1 e I d of military preparedness, 'conomic growth and education' s standIing still while the Soviets nove ahead of us. D)uring the two years I spent legot iating with the Soviet lead 'rs, they frequently quoted to me statements criticizing our govern nient, madle by some newspapers 11nd b)y some men in public life. l'hese statements the Soviets ae -ept.ed as fact although they had lever been regardled as serious in1 ~his country. Tlhe danger is that Khrushchev, who I i k e Senator Kennedy, believes in "acting first and fast'" may be misled by these st atement s and believe we are avea'ik. To justify his criticism that we have lost pirest ige abroad, Sena tor Kennedy refers to Japan's withld rawal of its invitation to P' r e s i d e ni t E'isenhowver and to K h rushchev's cr'it icism of the P residenit at Paris. M any A meri ans aidmire the President because of his enemies. Free World Solidarity Hteratuse K hruashchev's minions 'ould1 inspire the communists of Sa pani to dlemonst rate agai nst the ~ forSPECIAL frCollege Enroll now for this $10.00 per month ( Learn the dances CHA-CHA, SHAG, SLt It's .So Quick -- So E Dancing is more fun< Phone Today 1136 Buli HOURS - 11 A.M. 1 FRDDI ort Of atement head of the Japanese government and our President is not proof that the United States has lost prestige. Since the Prime Minister of Japan vacated his office there has been no demonstration of any kind against the United States, but on the contrary, our relations are better today than at any time since the Japanese surrender. The truth is, greater solidarity exists today among the nations of the free world than at any time since the organization of NATO. When the Democratic candidate charges failure to maintain ade quate defenses, I prefer to accept the statement of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who are not candidates for office, and who state positively that today the United States is secondl in military strength to no power. Peace With Honor President Eisenhowver is not a candidlate. If Senator Kennedy holds Vice President Nixon respon sible for all of what he considers weaknesses of the President, then certainly Nixon should be credited with the accomplishments of the administration -- not the least of wvhich is that since the end of the Korean wvar (started during the previous administration), we have lost no American b)oys in combat andl we have p)reservedl peace with honor. It has been almost eight years now since we picked up our morn ing newvspaper to read the casu alty list. My prayer is that the parents of this day will not be forced to again read those lists. I believe sincerely that prayer is more likely to be answered if the people of the United States elect. as their President the able ((Continued on page ten) LOW RATES Student Classes special class. Only 4 lessons per month) of your choice 3W DANCE, ETC. nay - So Moderna it FRED ASTAIRE'S EL 3-9464 Itreet 0 10 P.M. !/JIBFj a Nixon By CHARLES BEHLING Editor James F. Byrnes, the outstanding South Carolina statesman of this generation, is supporting Richard Nixon for the Presidency for "the good of the country and the world," he told "Gamecock" reporters last week. The 81-year-old former Governor, United States Secretary of State, and Supreme Court Justice will in troduce Nixon when he speaks in Columbia next week. Byrnes is the holder of an honor ary degree from the University. Over the years he has had a profound in fluence on Carolina, especially when he served as Governor of the state and as law partner and advisor of former USC President Donald Rus sell. In fact, Byrnes had just been visited by President Russell when the "Gamecock" reporters arrived at his home. He said, however, that he and Russell did not discuss politics. Russell has endorsed neither candi date. Byrnes said that he could not sup port the Democratic nominees be cause of Kennedy's lack of experi ence in foreign affairs. "Even if the platform weren't socialistic, I would have to mistrust his handling of foreign affairs." He also cited Kennedy's lack of euxecutive experience. "My twenty or so years in the House and Senate did not qualify me for my job as Assistant President," he said. "I never support a man for per sonal reasons," Byrnes said. "I know all four of the candidates for Presi dent and Vice President personally, even intimately. But I always try to vote for the person who in my judgement is the best man. "I've heard people say that they are going to vote for a man because he lives on their block. Well, all I can say is, thank God a jackass doesn't live on their block. "Public service is greater than personal service. If a man seeks an office simply for the honor, he is selfish. He must seek it for the op portunity to serve others. "I'm not personal in politics. That's why I'm an independent na tionally," Byrnes continued. "I'm a South Carolina Democrat," he added. When questioned about his na tional party affiliation during the years in which he served under the Roosevelt and Truman administra tions, he explained his party change by saying that the Democrats have deserted the South. "If they can't ignore us, they insult us," he said. "Look at the convention. "The South held the party to gether in the 1920's." Byrnes said that he had not sup ported the Democratic Presidential candidates in 12 years -- he backed Thurmond in 1948, Eisenhower in 1952, and Harry Byrd in 1956. When asked about the Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Henry Cabot Lodge, and his prediction that (Continued on page ten) do girlsg Or do they justgo? If specially for men wh (and who doesn't!). light grooming oil ri will not evapor ate looks great, stays net Theocratic Bishop For BY HOWARD HELLAMS If there are those of you who feel that you cannot support either of the nominees for President, re lax. A solution has been found for you. Try the Theocratic Party. Several students have received campaign literature from party headquarters in New York. It's an honest-to-goodness, real-life party. And their approach to government is a f r e s h , new one-to say the least! 4 Supporting Bishop Homer A. Tomlinson of New York for Presi dent and Brother Raymond L. Teague of Alaska for Vice Presi dent, the party's campaign slogan is "The Handwriting on the ballot I for Brother Homer is the Hand- I writing on the wall to end Com- I munism." Sounds good, eh? 4 Basing its platf orm on 12 1 points, the party has declared it- I self against taxes, wars, crime, to bacco, English Common Law, etc., I etc. The p a r t y endorses 10% 1 tithes for Church and Nation, < instead of taxes. Bro. Homer 1 also pledges to attempt to end wars, crime, and delinquency. 1 In another plank, he pledges to unite families and end divorce. In the next plank, he demands the 1 end of use of tobacco, intoxicants, a narcotics, and gambling. < Bishop Tomlinson also wishes I to assure equality for all races and nations. Another of his speculations is I that new civil and criminal I codes need to be adopted and English Common Law and Ito- i man Law should be abolished. le also proposes to follow new revelations in government and peace. These are new revelations all right! In fact, his only conventional planks are the keeping of the < U. S. Constitution, Freedom of I Worship, Liberty, and the main- i taining of the 1960 scale of wages, profits, and progress. I Students desiring further in- i formation concerning Bro. Tom- i Come in and see our la for Fall and I SWEA' by Jantzen an IVY SL SPORT ! by Manhattan, F Van He COPELAt 1409 Mali oto your head ? so try 'Vaseline' H air Tonic--made o us~e water with their hair tonic Vaseline' Hair Tonic's 100% pure, placesi oil that water removes. It vilI sitay car and clean. Your hair ter longer. Jusit a little doesi a lot i ASELINE HAIR TONIC Party Runs President inson of the Theocrats may do ;o by contacting W. R. Rogers, rheocratic Party National Head juarters, 9305 224th S tre e t, 4ueens Village 28, N. Y. Nixon Is Pick Of Collegians Around State 0 If polls taken at various state -olleges are to be interpreted as he actual opinion of students at ,he schools, it would seem that /ice President Nixon is the Presi lential choice of South Carolina !ollege young people. In addition to winning the poll aken at Carolina last week, Nixon ias been victorious in mock elec ions at Presbyterian College and -1olumbia College. Lander Col ege, however, cast her votes for (ennedy. Nixon was victorious by a two .o one margin at PC. The student iewspaper, "The Blue Stocking," ield a campus survey of Presi lential preference, with one-half .he student body voting. Nixon von 161 votes; Kennedy, 62; and indecided, 40. Of the students polled who were ictually eligible to vote in the ipcoming election, Nixon won by in even larger majority. lie re eived 84 votes from this group; (ennedy, 28; and undecided, 9. In a mock election held at Co umbia College Nixon received :308 rotes compared to 246 for Ken iedy. The school was divided into 'states" and the students voted or "electors," Linda Weathers, 'Republican committeewoman," aid. In electoral votes Nixon won 15 ballots to Kennedy's 32. Liz Johnston, daughter of State ien. Olin ). Johnston and Presi lent of the Columbia Student iody, was a worker for the Ken iedy forces. In a poll taken earlier in the rear, the Lander College students vent on record supporting Ken kedy. test selection of styles Vinter wear. rERS i Puritan ACKS HIRTS uritan and usen AID CO. Street