Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GLENDA MILLER INTERIM EDITOR JIM FARRELL ART FRANK MGN. ED. AD MANAGER EDITORIALS Wallace's victory George Wallace's so-called victory was not a victory; it was a defeat, a defeat for the conscience of America. It was not a victory for antibusing proponents; it was a victory for the demogoguery and hate-filled style of campaigning that made the Southern politician of earlier years so popular with the white populace. With a plurality of the vote, Wallace claims he is a national candidate. This is a farce, for we hope that the rest of the nation will respond accordingly to Wallace's rhetoric. But where does it leave the other Democratic can didates? Where does it leave the Democratic leadership which many hoped would lead the country out of the economic and social straits the Nixon administration has rendered? It leaves the leadership divided and confused. Hubert Humphrey, who finished second in Florida, says he is now the front runner among "progressive Democrats." Here we have two questions: What does Humphrey mean by ''progressive"? If he means he is progressive as opposed to Wallace, yes we say. If he means as opposed to McGovern or Chisholm, then we must say, "No." Any man who opposes busing when its defeat would mean a return to segregated and most likely inferior schools for blacks cannot be considered progressive in this vein. And what about Muskie? Remember him? He was the candidate who was supposed to walk to the convention with delegations in hand and no frowns of worry. Muskie has lost more than any other candidate in the two primaries. He was supposed to carry New Hampshire without any competition. He was supposed to give a good fight for second in Florida. He achieved neither. McGovern's strong showing in New Hampshire left us feeling that '"Yes, there is hope for this country" but his finish in Florida was weak, weak even for the state in which he was running in. Thus, the "progressive" candidates stand scattered, and the demagogue defiantly shakes his fist saying that he is the saviour. We hope the rest of the nation knows how to respond. REkMEBR 7HE 60OD OLD PAVG WHEN YOU USEL> A SHELLt 702 HEiATR THE OCEAN'6 A'AT??' University analysh Elect F By CHARLES FELLENBAUM Columnist Endorsing a candidate for an office is a serious thing, a step one does not take lightly. But after carefully considering each can didate--not relying solely on printed platform statements-it is obvious that there is only one who is qualified to be an effective president of our student govern ment. That person is David Powers. The job of president of student government is one of which few students have a clear conception. It is not getting your name publicized often, wearing a necktie, or even being able to bask in ego-warmth, knowing a sizeable portion of the student body ap proved of you. No! That is not it at all. Being president is working Citizen Sanity South By STAN SEARS Columnist Citizen Sanity is walking down Up Street. A ranting and raving mob is coming his way. "Come on, join the crowd. We're going to show those school authorities where it's at! They're not going to pull no more crap on us. If you don't join us you are part of the problem!" "But I don't have any problems." "If you don't join us you will be part of the problem. So get in line." Sanity begins to ponder the situation. He reads the signs of the people in the mob. The signs tell of problems in school busing. Other signs tell of breakdowns in faculty student relationships. Others tell of sexual experiences of schools in the area. "No thank you. I ,believe I'll decline to go along with you this time. I have important business to attend to. Besides, you don't want someone my age: it would ruin your image."~ Sanity had realized from the outset that there was a large age difference between him and the members of the mob. "What could be more important than our children and their education. Are you against education? You self-centered brat." "I'm sorry. I have to get to class. Now please excuse me." "Let's get him!" "Smash that heartless, self centered lunatic!" "Kill him, he's evil. Smash him !" "It's for your own good, kid." Sanity begins to run. The mob is chasing him along a highway. To avert them, he dodges between cars. The angered drivers yell at him. Several pickup trucks and old Chevys aim for him. Sanity looks behind him. The mob Is trailing. He runs through a shopping center, over a man giving out tracts called "Are you saved or does your Will have you buried In sun tan lotion?" Sanity Is running past a high school. Two crowds appear to be squaring off. The gangs are of different breeds of people. One group has purple stripes on their owers p; closely with students to do thing for students, and in particulai working closely with the ad ministration to do things fo students. Lobbying to the ad ministration is the key. Dealing with the administratio and students alike takes ser sitivity. Administrators must b dealt with as people, not as ogret who are out to make life miserabl for students every chance they get -they are not. And this is perhap David Powers's strongest point. He is one of the most personabi people you could ever ever knom He is a keen, skilled politician, wh did in fact, act as a part-tim student government president la. year under the Mike Spears a ministration. Powers was Spears First Secretary, and they worke closely in organizing and initiatir many important programs. Some candidates are saying the Caroliru bodies. The other has greer stripes on their bodies. "You evil greenies stink. Sta3 away from OUR school. It wai really good before you came." "Shut up. We didn't want tA come to your school. Ours wai better. You wait until our parent. get here. They'll get you good." "Who needs to wait? We'll cul your green ears off and hang then from the flagpole. Besides, oul parents will get your parents. Ha ha, ha!" Sanity begins to remember wha that reminds him of. Of course last night he had watched "Wes Side Story." Some of the childrer were learning from television. Bul what about the parents? Have thi parents been watching too muet television? Sanity finally arrives on cam pus. He visits the campus taproon to get his breath back. After 1 refreshing pitcher of elixer, h4 picks up a newspaper. Thi newspapers in his town are liki comic books, being notorious foi their hilarious coverage of im portant events, and their colunm nists from another era. The pape: tells of gang wars between variou groups in the high schools over whi should coach, who should attent the schools, and who should run the schools. The PTA decided that is should be decided by their group. The town fathers feel that they shouli run the show because it is their ta: money being used. The coache feel that they should run thing because sports aren't receivini enough focus on the high schoc level because of recruitini restrictions. The wars have bee getting out of hand recently. Parents have begun to stru around the streets, carryini switchblades and clubs. Many fee that they are re-living their higl school dreams of being a rea honest-to-goodness "greaser" lik, in the days of Bandstand and earl3 Elvis. The "greasers" oc casionally throw a gang war o Chubby Checker night to re-liv the old days. "Hey, man. Can you dig my nev ducktail?" "Yeah, man. It's really wild." Sanity hears the 30-year-olds talking in theaprom. Itsem -esident s - will get beer on campus. But David Powers and Mike Spears can take complete credit for it r when it finally comes. Together - they extracted approval from the Board of Trustees, a major task; a n job that couldn't have been ac - complished by shouting.-The beer e issue now rests with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, e and no other candidate is as - familiar with the problems of s getting approval there than Powers. The Board of Trustees e being a rather hard-nosed bunch, it r. is obvious that a tremendous o amount of sound planning and e political finesse was necessary to ft get it passed there. I s It is also obvious that Powers has d excellent credibility with the g people who really run the university--particularly on the intermediate levels where most student problems are solved. i story be another era. Sanity asks them what the trouble is. "They got these new cats in school, the green-striped cats that are giving us grief. "Oh, are you still in high school?" "Boy, you giving me grief about my education level. I could bust you." "Cool it," Sanity says, "I'm just i asking you a simple question." r "Well, I think you are disgusting. Don't you have no sense? I got kids in those schools. I don't go for t that mongrelization. Green and purple just don't mix real well, so t we're gonna take it to the streets, and the halls of the schools." "But that's violent and ill-bred to do that." "You calling us ill-bred?" "Oh, no." - "All right, then join - us. Let's go. We're beating up on some of them bastards now with our children. If you aren't with us, a you're part of the problem." "But I don't want to get into your a damned brawl. It doesn't concern r me in the least." - "Let's get him." - The two started chasing Sanity. r Sanity runs back in the direction of s home. The chasers have some of ) their friends join in the chase when Sthey pass a high school. Sanity runs back through the shopping center that he passed that mor :ning. The man with the tracts is Sstanding in the same place. Again, 1Sanity runs over him. Soon, the ' pursuers whoosh by the man. As B Sanity nears home, he spots the s crowd that chased him this mor E ning. He slows down. The morning 1l chasers and afternoon chasers are E on opposing sides, he realizes. n Soon, the green and purple sides see each other. Sanity is Soon t forgotten as the groups have their i own melee. Sanity reacheps home I that evening. Turning on the ) television, he sees that war has 11 been deicared by the rival groups. e In an election for candidates for -the Presidency of his country, - Sanity sees that the winner is the r one who Is against forcing the e green and purple to go to schools that they don't want to go to. "Now there's a man with his head together," said Sanity as he turned off the television. The next a day Sanity was out campaigning for Wnaae