Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The editorial cartoons on this page tell a story - the story of: "The American Dream : Gone Awry." Normally, editorials cover a specific subject and offer specific criticism. However, this editorial does not. It covers the "in definable something" which is bringing the draam and promise this country was founded on to the brink of destruction. Three pictures -- three com ments on the quality of life in America. Something has gone wrong with the dreams our forefathers founded this country on. Afamily eating dog food. Drive-in burial services. Our democratic institutions falling apart. Fact: more than one-third of all' the etor coo n United States is bought for human con sumption. Does that bother you? If it doesn't, then perhaps you have become innocuous to human suffering by the steady stream of reactionary, over-capitalistic propaganda generated by the old "rags to riches" crowd. "Distribution of the counti need not be perfectly cannot be tolerated b wrong with 1th dr CaorV Editorial All that is a fine philosophy for certain people, especially wher living in a society that is truly open. However, it doesn't work for everyone, and it doesn't negate or lessen the need for human com passion and generosity. Economic and social inequality in our country is pervasive, and growing more so every day. Seven grain dealers shared more than $14 million in profits from the sale of American wheat to Russia, and the price you pay for bread is expected to reach one dollar a loaf within the year. Corporate executives earn as much as $800 thousand dollars a year and minimum wage won't get l you $4 thousand. There are shacks in the Wheeler Hill district not more than a few hundred yeards from this behumouth University, which commands a budget of $80 mlion dollars a year. Distribution of the country's economic resources need not be -y's economic resources equal, but the degree of dis y right-thinking men." \JILL REMEMBE.R ME FOR MY The Amen (j C I KE THE bRIVE-IN SERVICE erfectly equal, but the degree of a counti isparity that exists now cannot be for no Alerated by right-thinking men. venienc4 'eople eating dog food will not co- ding of xist indefinitely with those eating let mignon off silver platters. What when w Fact: certain funeral homes are show iow offering the chance to lay decease me's loved ones to rest from the more n onvenience of your car. Drive-in more r uneral homes. Only in America and qu ould this have become a reality - - motival persom nothini commo art, 1 parity that exists now educati and the The picture traditi( you d( shape, or New 9 two ye It di, but th other E insiduc in the this co What *bloom< * greate! im mor design sabotaj Showeve these there everyu up. OREIGN POLICY. can Dreat rUrL1RIr'L~ rmi SS ,BUT DO YOU TAKE CRED y which exists apparently The re: thing more than con- political 3, and the constant spen- staggering money. prosecutio heads of has happened to our lives Justice, no longer have the time to general h; a little dignity to the d? We are all making The Pre toney, but we're losing a once men recious comodity - time now undei ality of life. Our profit- are too m ed society is turning our I lives and deaths into But the more than saleable t whl ditiess. Religion, sports, the he iterature, science and the Unite on have been price tagged, voved. n bought and sold. proven th guilty of other editorial cartoon lieutenai s the decaying state of our misdeeds nal political institutions. If shirk this ,n't think they're in sad time, anc check out the cover of Time sweek magazine for the last Howev4 mr. severe stitutiona In't begin with Watergate, of us. Ali at fiasco, more than any receive ir ingle event, pointed up the manner us lack of moral leadership President people supposedly running sabotage untry- charged crime. I began with a break-in, into a d into our country's stumblini t political scandal. The and tryini al imagination that the Supr4 ed the initial political impeachi e did not stop there; ~r, when caught in the act What I people greatly multiplied America crime by attempting in awry? If ay imaginable to cover it will not will bum "We are all making more It we are losing a more precio LUR\ _ 1 *1 rIT CARbS ?" ult of this incredible immorality is mind We have watched the n of not one, but two the Department of and another attorney is resigned. sident's closest advisors, Df all-mighty power, are indictments. And there any others to name. ;e indictments do not tell story. The President of d States was deeply in Though it has not been at he committed a crime of impeachment, he is surrounding himself with its capable of the .President Nixon cannot responsibility, not in our I not in history. ~r, the final and most damage to our con 1 democracy is still ahead 'eady we have watched it reparable harm from the the manner in which Nixon has attempted to the institutions that are with investigating his 'BI investigations turned sham. The Congress ;around, falling down, g to get the permissinn of ~me Court to carry out its nent investigation. ras happened? Is the n dream truly going it is, just talking about it stop the process, neither per stickers. money, us commodity life."