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Pri When the fall semester edi The Gamecock assumed thei ties it was understood they m enough to decide the newspi present accurate and objectiv take a definite stand on edii However, the editorial endo: presidential nominee Sen. Ba in the Oct. 9 issue, brought under a barrage of severe 4 segment of the Carolina C is our contention that these < tated Democrats and people understood the role an edit campus or national newspap( Had we endorsed Lyndon ] would have received similar c disgruntled Republicans. It is the duty of the edito staff to take a definite positio and national affairs. It is tive to determine just where lie. We cannot recall The G having advocated a policy th complete discord with the stu though we do not have th( every student before taking feel what we have said in the indicative of Carolina studer LETTI KSK 'THANK YOU' Editor The Gamecock Dear Miss Reardon: We, the members of Kappa Sigma Kappa, would like to take this opportunity to thank Bill Graham for his cooperation and for the fine effort put forth by the Pinkerton Agents during the game last Saturday. We felt that the opening of the third gate coupled with the easy and friendly manner of the Pinkerton men toward the stu dents solved all of our previous problems. We are sure that the student body greatly appreciated your efforts also. JOHN S. CLASEN Corresponding Secretary Kappa Sigma Kappa 0 0 0 GAMECOCK ENDORSEMENT Editor The Ga mecock Dear Miss Reardon: For a very forthright and timely editorial I congratulate you. You must surely know of the vile consequences that will follow your courageous act. The liberals are out to smear the ones who dare to stand up against their perverted, socialis tic philosophy. Therefore, be on guard, hut realize that you have the student body behind you. You have caused a stir in the apathetic consciences in the stu dent body, for this alone you are to be congratulated. I am proud of our Gamecock and its worthy editor. TOMMY CURLEE * 0 0 Editor The Gamecock Dear Miss Rea rdon: In reference to your editorial of endorsement of Senator Gold water -- surely you jest! GARRETT L. MORRISON (Ed. note -- We've never been more Rerijous!) * 0 0 Editor The' Gamecock D)ear Miss Rea rdon: I wish to take this opportunity to let you know that as a grad uate of the University I resent your recent action. You have done serious damage to the insti tution you have attempted to serve. Many of us are contribu ting money and time to make the University a better school. By placing the University in politics, and through such action condone the disgraceful conduct of University students during the visit of the President's wife to Columbia, you and those students concerned have brought disgrace to the school we love. The federal government has furnished much of the money which has gone into the building of the many new facilities at our school. CARL T. DENTON * . 0 Editor The Gamecock Dear Miss Reardoi,: I wish to congratulate you on your courageous and forthright editorial, "America Needs Gold water." It took both skill and determination to write such an effective piece. You will most probably (if not m1ple, Not Emotle torial staff of The petition thv r responsibili- the USC campus 'ere competent editor of "running bility" by endorsi per olicy to date has shocked u are those of the sc ;orial matters. always been und4 rsement of the "liberals" believed rry Goldwater dom of the press, I The Gamecock other tenets of th .riticism by a were wrong. ommunity. It Now the questio ritics are irri- the beliefs of thes vho have mis- a campus-wide ele >r plays on a week to determin !r. taken in all editor continually fighti oJontsfon m w magnitude or mint omments from are forever crusa manding suppres r and editorial newspaper. Does n in local, state In due time, the their preroga- "Yankee Carpetba. the sentiments an end. Perhaps rmecock's ever will follow the p At has been in tioned "liberals"; dent body. Al- will continue to s time to poll continue to presei a stand, we being guided by p past has been tion. t opinion. ,RSOOO1 already) be criticized or ridiculed see for this piece - but isn't that Ser the price we must pay if we as stand up for our convictions, me, especially if we are right? of , The Democrats may criticize it Ser because it harms their cause. edil However, it will also meet criti- F cism from those who believe in appeasing a Communist enemy who is mellowing and in erecting Ed a super state, an all powerful Th federal government to solve our Dec problems. Your words describing Gold- the water as a "fiscal conservative, "Ai a vigorous defender of personal the freedom and a man who will isst bring honesty and integrity to "Sc the federal government" is the is best summation of his political bla< philosophy I have read in this entire campaign. P.S So despite criticisms and pres- hop sures brought on you, don't des- not pair. Keep up the battle and take my the criticism in stride. Live to battle another day - your cause Ed, is right. Th Best wishes from one who ad- pe, mires courage. DONALD SENESE als 0 0 0 ver Editor har The Gamecock "cc Dear Miss Rea rdon: you Congratulations for your edi torial on behalf of Goldwater. Had your comments been favor- Ed able to JTohnson it would have Th been OK with the "hacks" who run the University. Keep up the good work.ed EDWIN B. TURNER ma * e e I Editor hea The Gamecock you Dear Miss Rea rdon: the "It has been the practice of thiu newspapers across the nation to liev announce their position with re- clic spect to the party they plan to I support editorially and news sect wise. There are many factors in- ar vol ved in making this decision: "od the policy of the paper in the I past, the financial backing and rigl investments involvedl in the paper, wis and the reaping of the benefits a ri when the election is over, are but his a few aspects to consider. L "Unfortunately, The Gamecock bin feels as a campus publication, and this decision is beyond our realm. swi The entire student body contrib- wa' utes to the financial support of sue this particular paper; conse quently, it would be out of be character for one person to act son as spokesman for the students, adt1 faculty, and administration of (;ol U SC." --. The above, Miss Reardon, ap peared in the September 25, 1964 edition of The Gamecock. H as something drastically occurred in these last two weeks that has made the editors of The Game cock feel that this paper is nlo longer financially supported by "the entire student body?" If not, I'm afraid that you are guilty of being "out of character" by acting "as spokesman for the students, faculty, and adlministra tion of USC" in your recent endorsement of Senator Barry Goldwater. This endorsement makes one wonder if you are having the same problem Senator Goldwater F is having. Do you have a special staff to tell you today what to E say you said two weeksano? It A an .t has been circulated on accusing The Gamecock i amiss of her responsi- e ng a presidential candi s. Many of the signatures -called "liberals." We had !r the impression these in and advocated free reedom of speceh and the e Bill of Rights. But, we n remains-just what are a "liberals?" Do they feel tion should be held each e what stand should be ials? These "liberals" are ig a cause, despite the iteness of a problem they ding. Now they are de iion of this particular this make sense? tenure of The Gamecock's gger editor" will come to the next editorial staff olicies of the aforemen however, until then, we et the pace and we will it our side at all times, rinciple rather than emo -Reardon E GI ms that neither you nor the fi iator can make up your minds ti to what you really mean. Tell tj Miss Reardon, were you "out p, haracter" in your editorial of t) tember 25, 1964, or in your p1 orial of October 9, 1964? lease explain, I'm confused. al PAUL R. CHARRON ti S 5 0 01 tor di Gatmecock p r Miss Reardon: B am certainly glad to see that id editorial with its scarehead b4 nerica Needs Goldwater" on front page of the October 9th ai ie of The Gamecock endorsing ci ary Bilgewater" for president e) appropriately bordered in l yk. ri HARRY BOOTH w I made this letter brief in S( es that if you print it you will delete half of it as you did last. E Tor T Ganecock D ir .1Misq Reardon: ou are doing fine. All editori- n< worth their salt are contro- ti sial. In fact, all people who tE e opinions are now called P ntroversial." So, just stand i r ground. VIRGINIA GOURDIN H d< * 0 0 for e Gamre4ock c ir Miss Rea rdon: tour delightful half - hearted a ~orial was as the proverbial at in a sea of animosity. would like to qualify "half- n, rted" by saying that though u moved with tenacity through se epilogue, I could not help but n, ik that you (10 not firmly be- d< e in all the generalities and j hes integrated into the lines, a1 W.ading for context on the p >nd time through, I found it j, efreshing, smoothly - worded e to a Republican." fully advocate Goldwater's ir at wingish philosophy and only c< h that he had been placed in iore adlvantageous position by ir legions of supporters. It nfortunately, the powers be- u dl the peopl.e, i.e. newspapers ec other news media, tend to g ry this nation of sheep. Gold- Ir e'r's aides have not been toy h a great advantage either. ~our editorial is one that must da read1 between the lines for cone to decipher the un- t lterated strength of Barry ( dIwater as a man and as a oj CROWING FOR UJNIVERSITY OF S0O Member of Amsoiagt .Fannded January 30, 1908, wIth Re Edto, "The C amecock ' is published University of South Carolina weekly, year escept on holiday. and daring essa The opinions espressed by column necessarily those of "The Camecock.' Letters to the Editor, but all Lettersa not constitute an endorsement. The publication any letter is reserved. "The Gamecock' is represented nea Service, Inc. The publication Is a memi Press, The National College Press Servi< Subscription rates are .3.00 per year. DITOR !ANAGING EDITOR.. IUSINESS MANAGER tauistant Managing EdAto cow Mr Yankee, IT LEI iture President. Again, unfor inately, most individuals will not ike the time from their sup :sedly busy schedules to study ie relatively new and all im :rtant conservatism. There are so many fine books rid editorials and periodicals iat present the true picture, that ie would need only an hour a ay for perhaps a week to com letely understand how much arry Goldwater and his eologies and philosophies could nefit this country. This is more of an appeal than iything to solicit the American tizen to find for himself his ioice by his own methods; to no nger rely on the bigoted hypoc icy of those pseudo intellectuals ho profess so much yet know little. CHRIS KEANE S 0 e ditor he Gamecock ear Mis Reardon: While this letter is meant in way to question the right of le editor of The Gamecock to ke an editorial position sup rting a political candidate, I ~el that I must disagree with the aiplication that the controlling terest of the paper (the stu ents) and The Gamecock staff myself included) support the iallenger in the forthcoming ection. Both the position of the article aid the statement "In so doing supporting Go ld wa t er), The amecock, as the official student ewspaper of the University, rges all students to aid and help lect the Republican nomi ee . ." force me to pen this anial. As a member of the staff, am proud to count myself mnong the many members sup mrting the incumbent, Lyndon hnson. It is inconceivable to me that te staff of the newspaper of an istitution of higher learning >uld contain a majority of sup rrters for as anti-intellectual an dividual as Barry Goldwater. is also difficult to believe that veterans" of courses in Ameri in History, Economics, Political cience, the social s'ciences, and iternational Relations could sup rirt some of the irrational state ents of the Republican candi ste. I find it regrettable, but essen al, to demand a clarification public) of the origin and nature this Gamecock's political yen A& GREATER UTH CAROLINA coleIat. Nm.. best EDiott Connales as the firs by and for the studente of the on Fridays, during the eeUege minations. lets and lette writers are et '"Th1e Gamecock" encourages nust be signed Publshing des ight to edit or withhed arem tionally by National Advertising ber of the Asocated Collegiate :e, and the Intercoilegiate Press. SHEILA REARDON HARRIET HOLLAND LARRY BARRETT ........Pat: Rnessle MELrK DITOR / go Home! rTERS ture: or the acceptance of iT resignation from the staff. A though I am enjoying my ne job as theatre critic and a grateful for the opportunity publicize the news of this ir portant and worthwhile field endeavor, I cannot afford tl mark against my powers of re soning that acquiescence to policy of promoting the Goli water candidacy would provide. LAWRENCE E. MINTZ Editor The Gamecock Dear Miss Reardon: I am writing to commend y< for the stand you have tak( regarding your editorial entith "America N e e d s Goldwater Take courage and hold on. It is just such rights we ai campaigning now to keep. AT your decision to stick with yoi endorsement in spite of criticis and opposition is in fact t) same issue that Rep. Watson ar Senator Thurmond have so nob taken. Their example, and yours, wi serve to strengthen the resol of many others "who sit on t fence." Many persons on ti public payroll in a one-pari state are no doubt temptedi decide such issues in the lig1 of circumstances relating their personal security. Your example lends incenti' to such people. I admire yoi courage and intelligence, ar salute you. JULIA EARGLE DERRIC (MRS. JOS. C.) AB in Ed., USC '27 USC RUDENESS Editor The Gamecock Dear Miss Rea rdon: The behavior of USC studen for Goldwater at the stop of ti Lady Bird Special here last we< was a disgrace to their part to the University, and to the state. A Los Angeles Times r, porter, who had traveled all ove tho country during the can paign, said it was one of ti worst episodes he had seen ar at least one young Goldwateria was so repelled by the behavi< of his cohorts that he switch< to a Johnson button after tI rally was over. Those involved, along wvii Johnsonites in New Jersey wi booed Goldwater into silence tU same dlay, do not seem to reali: that freedom involves responsibi ity, and that by silencing the opponents b)y verbal violence, th( are interrupting the democrat dialogue which the major polit cal parties engage in for the Pu: pose of persuading a majority< the el>ctorate to support the party. When an opponent silenced in a democracy, it mear that a choice is deniedI the ele torate--and freedom begins wit choice. In this country the democrat process is more important tha whether G;oldwater or Johnso wins the election, andl those wt do violence to it by silencing the: opponents not only d i s p 1 a abominable, uncouth manner but more importantly, a profouun disregard for the very tenets< dlemocracy itself. DR. RAYMOND A. MOORE Associate Professor Dept. of Intrenational St..,a: Sfeptan Humphrey - : wanmJamie Q S INCE the Democrat Conven tion, there has been much and varied speculation as to why President Johnson picked H. H. Humphrey as the vice presiden tial candidate. Some say he was forced to do so by the party bosses. This is likely. Others say it was to bal ance the ticket. This, of course, is preposterous. We have even heard that it was because John son knew that with Hubert as vice president, nobody would as sassinate the president-cer tainly a thought! Let's take a look at this Hubert Humphrey. Humphrey was born in South Dakota. Class 1-A, but a radical pacifist, he left the fighting and dying of World War II to other people while he held several comfortable jobs. In Minnesota he was often referred to as "Hu bert, the draft dodger." We are sure all the survivors of the Japanese "Death March" would hold a warm place in their heart for Hubert if they knew this. N a "Saturday Evening Post" article in 1959, Humphrey is y quoted as saying he had to stay out of uniform because of his W large family. When Pearl Har bor was bombed, he had only one child. This is hardly the case of "the little old woman in the shoe." le He was elected mayor of Min I- neapolis in 1945. In 1948, he a managed the Truman campaign - in Minnesota, m e r g e d the Farmer-Labor Party, a socialist organization, into the Minnesota Democratic Party, and was elec ted U. S. senator. Upon arriving in the senate, he decided to do a complete re u form job on it. He delivered a n blistering diatribe against the d great conservative Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia. The majority of the senate walked out of the e senate chamber in the middle of d% ir re y 2Let 11 Goldwater: It *C HE National Defense Educa r tion Act provides thousands Ld of students with low-interest loans, repayable five years after K graduation, so that they may continue their college education. This semester alone, USC stu dents received over $150,000 in NDEA loans. The NDEA program also pro vides graduate fellowships, and aid to language and science lab eoratories. Lyndon Johnson voted k for and has consistently sup ported the NDEA program. R !arry Goldwater voted aga inst and has cons8istently opposed rVDEA. Students who receive aid undler this program should seri. e~ ously consider the consequences if d Goldwater were elected. e On August 17, 1959, a handful r of ultra-conservative Republi dcans in Congress attempted (un e successfully, thank goodness) to eliminate federal loans for con h struction of college classrooms 0 and laboratory equipment. Lyn ie (Ion Johnson led the fight to pre e serve this vital program. f?arry I- Goldwater voted to enld it forever. yTYND ON Johnson strongly c .. supported the Federal Aid to . Education Act of 1961, the Higher Education Facilities Act, andl the significant Education r Act of 1964, which were vital to athe very continuation of our Uni ,a versity andl of higher education -in South Carolina. I?arry Gold h ieater opposed all of these bills. The Johnson Administration c threw all of the influence at its n command behind the Economic n Opportunity Act of 1964, which o is making it possible for thou r siands of studlents from lower y income families to attend col ,lege on work-study programs. dI larry Goldteater voted againsat f this important bill. In a speech in Jacksonville, Florida, Oct. 3, 1960, Mr. Gold water said, "The government has t24 --Mr. ADA )ckfield ------- the speech, leaving Hubert in a position of great embarrass ment. H E helped form the A. D. A. H(Americans for Democratic Action), perhaps the most left wing organization in the United States today, next to the Com munist Party. Other members are/have been Eleanor Roose velt, Walter Reuther, and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. "The Progressive," a socialist magazine, ran an article on Hu bert, praising him for his con tribution to the magazine. Other contributors are such men as Norman Thomas, the Socialist candidate for president in 1948, and Walter Reuther, head of the U. A. W. Hubert is a supporter of the American Committee of Africa, and his name is listed on their stationery. This organization has endorsed Holden Roberto, head of the Angolan Army of Libera tion. This army has destroyed whole villages, dismembering bodies of the citizens, and raping the women and even the chil dren. Incidentally, this Holden Roberto is a good friend of the "very reverend" Martin Luther King. W ITH all this evidence pre sented, we think we are justified in calling a spade a spade: The vice presidential can didate of the Democratic Party is a socialist, dedicated to the destruction of free enterprise, the abolition of free press and free speech, and the general end of our democratic way of life. Today we have "believe it or not." If men as Humphrey con trolled our government we would have "believe it or else." In end ing we wish to leave this thought with you: "Lyndon Baines '64, Heart Paines '65, Humphrey gains '66." A ThreaP edlin - - parents, you and I, have the re sponsibility. In most cases, the children will get along very well without it." Can anyone who makes such unrealistic state ments be a serious candidate for the Presidency of the United States? T O those Doubting Thomases who will claim the above is out of context, we suggest an examination of Mr. Goldwater's long record of opposition to fed eral aid to education. To those who argue that "government control" follows federal aid, we ask what control has been ex erted in the 135 years that the federal government has aided " ediucation. To those who point to the de segregation decision of 1954, we in turn point out that the basis of the court decision was that states could not aid segregated schools. South Carolina would have no educational system without fed eral aid to education. For every four dollars we send to Wash ington, we get seven dollars back in federal aid. In fact, the very purpose of federal aid to educa tion is to help those areas which lack financial resources to de velop a minimal educational sys tem. S URELY, no one could argue that we have yet approached this minimum in South Caro lina. Yet, Barry Goldwater would have us cut off all federal funds tomorrow. South Carolinians will have their opportunity to indi cate their choice November 3. They will examine Goldwater's long-standling record on aid to ediucation, minimum wage, so cial security, war and peace, the Unitedl Nations, the textile prob lem, and cotton and tobacco al- P lotments. They will not be fooled by a last-minute switch on issues which affect their very lives