The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 16, 1948, Image 4
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FRIDAY, JULY !«, IMS
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Another f^arty Necessary
The hour has struck when South Caro
lina must 'have another party. Therd is no
use being senUmental about the Demo
cratic party, any longer. It is dead. It got
hold of a fatal germ during the adminis
tration of Franklin D. Roosevelt and dur
ing the past few weeks it hali succumbed to
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The state-wide primaries this year will
be somewhat of a joke. They may not even
be binding because thousands of good peo
ple have decided not to participate in them
BO as to be able to vote as tihey please in
the general election in November. They
don’t know what may happen in the prim
aries under the confused conditions which
no% prevail. /
It seems to us that the time'has come
now for a group of level-headed people
from each county, people who are free
from the “isms” that are rampant now in
our state, to meet in Columbia and launch
a new party. They may call it what they
may. They can stick a “Democrat” name
on to it if they want to, they can call it by
some other name or they may just call it
8 R^pnbUean party. It doesn’t matter much
any more.
But the state does need another, party
and needs it badly. There are too many
people with views who. widely divergent
for all of them to still try to get into one
party. It’s like trying to make oil and water
mix.
The one thing that might have held some
people back from the formation of a new
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divorce from the Democratic party would
cut them off from any hope of such pat
ronage. But this deterrent will not exist
after January. It is conceded by practically
every one that the Republicans .will win
the election this year by probably the
greatest landslide in history. So there won’t
be any Federal patronage for Democrats
any way.
The formation of another party is a
necessity now and the quicker we get about
to forming one the better it will be for
South Carolina. The present situation is
Ihiblerable and will grow more and more
so. *
party now could have been Federal pat-
ronago. They might have thoughMhat a I Communlsb-^infd^8t,:fdiii^^
Strategic Yugbdauia
The split between Marshal 'Hto and the
Communists has had the irorld standing
somewhat aghast because it is the first in
stance where a Communist puppet has ever
openly defied Moscow.
There is, however, some testimony to.
the effect that Tito* has defied Idoscow
because the people bf his country Iwve de
fied his efforts to put Communism into ef
fect. 'They have refused to live under Com
munism.
The outcome of this row is'going to be
watched with great interest beeanse JTngo-
slavia holds a strategic position in thelSal-
kans behind the Iron Curtain. The coun
try has been under the boot of a foreign
master for generations, winning freedom
only to lose it again as a pawn in interna
tional politics. In modern times Turkey,
then Austria-Hungary, and recently Rus
sia have seized control of this mbuntain
country which is about,twice the size of
Pennsylvania and possesses a population
of about 16,000,000.
Yugoslavia has little in developed re
sources to offer the foreign conqueror. But
it lies astride thie Vardar and Danube val
leys that have been the historic military
highways to the heartland of Europe. As a
vassal of the Soviet union, it has provided
Russia with a bastion against the Western
nations and a gateway on the warm Ad
riatic sea, as well as a frontier from which
Russia can menace Greece. Conversely an
independent or unfriendly Yugoslavia
could provide enemies of the Soviet with
entry into Russia’s empire of Balkan
satellites, including oil-rich Rumania.
.:„The Yugoslav nation, formed after
World War 1 from Serbia, Croatia, Slo
venia and other Salv groups is 60 per cent
mountainous and mostly agricultural. The
peasants who operate the farms*are said
to have openly declined to give the govern
ment the right to dispose of their crops.
The people of Yugoslavia although poor,
are intensely independent and are tough
fighters having often battled qne another
in the cotine of their history. They were
allied with Russia under Serb leadership
in World War I, anffering heavily in that
conflict. Nationalistic jealousies continued,
despite the formation of a .new nation,
hrough World Wir H, when Serb Chet-
niks and the Partisans under Marshal Tito,
ThiridnaOutloiid
Hie ftdieral in Fhilsdriphln this
weak was probably tho largost In
history. ^ — ‘
It sfwms that tho Todoral court
is now mnnl^'the “Democratic"
party In 8ou^ Carolina.
Baseball managers probably
gasped when they read that story
about u woman In Texas haring
a collection of over 1,000 pitchers.
Prom the way the police have
been after those engaging In the
racket, it appears that' there Is
no longer any safety In numbers.
If those notes we send to Stalin
were written in plain Einglish they
might be more effective.
Some people seem to think that
even Citation conldnt win If be
were running on a Democratic
Ucket
Who can remember the good old
days when hanunocks were made
tout of barrel stavesr
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A convention of motOTcycllsts In,
a California town resulted In lots
of disorder over the holiday week
end. ^ in that case the towns
troubles did not come In cycles
but In motorcycles.
It wouldnt have done any good
for the Democrats to have put In
a pinch hitter because tbe game
was already lost ,auy way.
Another age-old problem with a
woman la whether to marry for
money or looks.
When thieves fall out honest
people get their Just dues so maybe
tho people of Yugoslsvls will get
theirs now.
—
In esse you <K>nt know Just
what a totalitarian state Is, the
Paris Pourquol-Pas, which ought to
know because Prance was once
under German occupation, says
that it la one where everything la
compulsory that Is not iforbldden.
Did yon ever see a woman angry
beyond words?
You can never tell how a politi
cian wlU Jump when the bandwag
on starts rolling.
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Just Look At The Record
• It makes diie sick to hear tbe proponents
of socialism, communism and other isms
argue that their'systems offer the “com
mon man” greater security and material
benefits. The late A1 Smith used to say,
‘‘Let’s look at the record.” Well that is
what we say new in reply to those people.
England has gone in for socialism in a
big way. And what has happened? Once
a, great coal exporting nation, she can
hardly produce enough now for her own
needs. Her electric power industty has
gone down hill and rates are higher than
under private ownership. Her whole social
ized economy is as shaky as a tree in a
storm.
Probably never before baa the Brit^
Empire been at such a low ebb aa now.
Russia, of course, has gone whole hog
in ita version of a “people’s government”
to own or control all productive activity,
and only a moaerable minimum of consumer
‘ goods it produced, ^er retail stores—all of
which belong to the state — are stocked
wifh only a few necessities and even these
are strictly rationed. Prices, measured by
average earning power, are far higher
than in thia
/America, the America which the Com-
munlsti term **b8ekwaid,” etOl clings to
representative government and capitalist
economy^ The ”!l^gle” results of this are
seen on every hand—the most efficient in
dustries on etrth« the highest etandarda of
living in the world in m>ite of inflation,
more leisare and f^portOnity for all, re
tail storee groaning with every kind of
commodity, and a competitive system
whkh has to please the people or go out
of business—^no take “it or leave it” systeuL
The sbeialiets have a sad story. It just
doesn’t make sense. And yet they are
working here to* have government mon-
opolkk aipi^iit ivivats ttSmprim, iWBl
mans and each other. Tito, given allied aid,
won the internecine strife, establishing a
Communist-distatorship under sqviet pro
tection, maintaining it with' an army.
The devastation of the country aa aTe-
sult of the second war with Germany and
Internal fighting reduced much' of the limit
ed industry, reducing railway, equipment
by 60 per cent and cutting agricultural pro
duction in half. As a' result the country to
day is an economic liability to Russia. Nev
ertheless, geographically guarding the
Balkans, possessing an army of 300,000 and
an aid force of 1,000 which the Russians
promised to frsin, it is of great strategic
importance to Russia, aside from the psy
chological importance of keeping its Slav
bloc intact.
Senator Pepper
You can always count on Senator Claude
Pepper, of Florida, making a spectacle of
himself and this he has done at the Demo
cratic convention in Philadelphia this
week.
His proposal for kind of national coali
tion government under General Ei^nhow-
er was the most unabashed tripe which
was sliced from the political meat cutter.
After General Eisenhower had stated
two or three times that he could not ac
cept the nomination. Senator Pepper bland
ly suggested, in effect, that the Democratic
convention easily could get around that for
“General Ike” by declaring that the
Presidency is no longer a “public” office—
that he would be drafted more or less by
law as a President above parties.
All that was unadulterated bunk and an
insult to General Eiseidiower.
R^H Be Missed
Camden will miss Ralph Sbsfmon. He
was civic-minded, progressive, friendly and
always read to serve. He was a man of ex
cellent judgment who was always willing
to lend his advice and counsel to those who
sought it. His passing is mourhed.
One of the first changes that will prob
ably result from the new order of things
politically will be the abolition of cam
paign meetings. In other words in the fu
ture each candidate can work up his own
meetings. The joint speakings j^aVe about
outlived their usefulneai any way* aa was
evidenced hy tha fact that leaa than 100
persons heard the aenailorial candidates
here last Friday.
W« pTMume it is against tke law
to do axfthing right In leftist Rus
sia.
A woman wHter complains abont
the numerous gags shout women
auto drivers and aars that women
are as good drivers as men. And
this reminds us of the story of the
woman on a tour of Europe and
who posed for a snimshot in front,
of the ruins of an sinctent temple
in Greece. "Don’t gat the car in
the picture," she begged, "or my
hnsband will think I ran Into the
place."
It seems that the only victory
South Carottss von at the national
Demoeratic oonveotion was that
the Philadelphia Enquirer In list
ing all of the X>emocratic nominees
since the party .was founded gave
Andrew Jnskaon’s birthplace as
Senth Csroltan.
*lt takes an awful lot of people
to run this conntry," says an ex
change. > Tan, and that’s exaeUy
what wa hpre.
We have been having too much
humidity at lata and not enough
humility.
Who can/ remember the good old
days when the Democratic party
was run by DemooratsT
People very often say some fool
ish things In trying to be com
plimentary of Imbles. There was,
for example, the talkative old man
who waa sitting, ncrons the aisle
from a yoong mother ^ the train,
•"rhafs a fine youngster," be aald
to the young mother, "and I hope
yonll bring him up to be an hon
est. upright Amarican. And who
knows? Mayh* some day he will
be a second George Washington."
"’Tea." smfled tbe mother, ‘^ut
In this day and time. Pm afraid
that la golBg te be eomewhat dif
ficult. since “OA noneense,"
termpted toe old men. "as the
twig la bent so Is the tree inclined."
*1 know." egreed the mother,
'but' this twig is bent on being
a girl and we eTe Inclined to let
it go at that.**
The chairman of the Democratic
md en woe
nooililaled.
convention lomshed en woed yhen
I Aav no
-Mr. Truman
often a ghl in tnming down
the proposto hf e yoosg man can
not help hut feel admiration for
'his good tute.
H history haa to repeat lUeU It
might at least be a llttla bit Slower
about It "
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FINAL DISCHARGE
Notice la hereby given that one
month from this date^ on Angnst
C, 1148, B, B, MeOtougan wUl make
to the Prdbale tJonrt of Kershaw
County Ua OmI retam aa Bxeen-
tor of toe-eatgte of M. G. McGou-
gnn. deceeaidL n^ os tha same
date he' stfl i|^ to the mid
Oauit fsr a fbnl dlediarci at saM
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IMfS eT.Frobaie
a eu'Mrc iM.
With The Press
A Crime Te Llctsfi
la Hongary. It ie a erlma .to lie-
ten to the "Velce of AsMTien"
broedceet, or at least repeet te
otoers trhat one has heard over
toe radio, aoeordlng to a report
from Bddapeat aent to the New
York Ttmea by Its correspondent,
John MeCormac. ^ v
While snch repressive taetiefe.
may prevent some Hnngerians
from' listening to the Information
sent out by the Uhitad States gov-
emment, H is very donbtfhl wheth
er the Hungarian public can be
prevented from UstmUng.
The edict renUnde as of the ef
forts. made some centnries ago, to
prevent the common people from
reading the Bfbin Even the death
penalty did not stop the translation
tof the Holy Scriptures Into the
vemacnlar or prevent the people
from reading what they conaldwed
the Word of God—Orangebbnrg
Times A Democrat
The Impty Hall ‘
8 national magezine recently
printed a picture of Truman speak
ing out west The hall was nearly
empty. That is something probably
never before seen In this country.
The Prealdent, whoever be might
be, aiwajrs cqmmandi enongh in
terest and respect to draw a crowd.
It is a sure sign that l^man is
not the man. The party u sure of
defeat If he Is nominated. Why tie
your hands to deSd wood?—Bam
berg Herald.
gubUahers to toe virtne of eoV-'
^Udag —^always the beet sort af
foUeing whaa honeaitr undaitakhs.
Some Amarlean ettles have al
ready banMd toe worst of tba
eomlca. Caaada has a bletollst aad
Aastrelia bids Mr to take aetton
agalaat them. We trust the pub-
Ushers of the remaining Sf.00S,00O
comic books soM awMEtkly kaov
how to road toe stgna and- por^
teats which foretall the dread hand
d censorship imleoi they join In
the movemeot to clean tbemsdvee
up
At beet, some of the major prob
lems raised by the comloe remain
beyond the reach of legal action or
even aa indostrywide code. The
efndity of imagiaetien aad execa-
tion which debanches taatA the
apped to the "eock In the jaw" aa
tbe ultimata arbiter of right and
wrong, the Inanity and poverty of
. thought—toese are Ukaly to remain
! until a better educated public
'starts buying wnnethlag better.—
Chiittian Science Monitor.
Keller To Run
Cabinet Works
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County hla final
®wtor af toe eateteur^!
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Senatorial Mootings
The five South Carolinians sedi-
ing a seat in tbe United States
senate cloaed the first halt of their
state-wide tour at Camden last
week before aU of 86 persons, about
the slse audience they have been
accorded at most places visited in
toe county to county jaunt in the
search of votes. Thire have been
exceptions, of course. At Sumter
Friday there was an attendance of
860 and Conway ^provided an audi
ence of 400, bat in some instances
the count baa been as low as 25
and 80.
Attendance may be better after
tbe recess. Thd upper Piedmont,
not yet visited, nsnally shows more
interest, and Columbia invarhibly
provides a crowd for the closing
engagement. But it la patent that
a complete swing abont the state,
once good, is now outmoded.—The
Stote.
Cleaning Up The Comies
In a few months American read
ers who buy 50,000,000 comic books
a month should find them some
80 per cent leas Inrld, sadistic,
sexy, vulgar, and crim»hreeding.
That is- to say, the pubtiahers of
30 per cent of the hooka have nn-
dertaken to clean up their own pub
lications.
The adoption of a slx-p<Jnt code
of minimum editorial standards by
a portion of the comic book pu^
lishera la a welcome response to
current agitation of civic groups
and educational leaders. Tba threat
D. B. Keller, of North, haa taken
over the Camden Cabinet Works
and will operate aame in the fu
ture. He win have a supply of
cabinets, screens, t^rs and screen
windows. /
Mr. Keller sajrs he haa Installed
all new machinery and will be pra
pared to do first iclass work. He
has had 16 years experience.
The Camden Cabinet Works are
located to the rear pf Boykin Pon
tiac Company.
ng firm, own-
capital, wOI
large mining
A Gnatemallan ra
ed by United Stot
soon initiate the
venture In Qua
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