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THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1141
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1218 College Street
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
O. F. ARlMFIELD
Editor and Publisher
Published Every Friday in the Year
Entered as second-class matter
December 6, 1937, at the postoffice
at Newberry, South Carolina, under
the Act of Congress of March 3,
1879.
COMMENTS ON
MEN & THINGS
By SPECTATOR
We ordinary people are becom
ing confused. The more v,e read
the less we know. Or so it seems.
What is the real trouble with
Russia? That is a natural question
for an American to ask. But Hen
ry Wallace seems to think that the
real trouble lies with us. Both
can’t be right. Who is right?
Can we have a clear statement of
the facts? As our law provides, let
us present an agreed statement of
the facts.
When Russia was fighting for
her life, it seemed highly import
ant that we encourage Russia, that
we sustain her in marshalling her
mighty force.. Every Russian army
engaged with the Germans meant
relief to us and Britain. We did
what we could to strengthen Rus
sia. It was not generosity on our
part, but a good bargain. But Rus
sia must not forget that she did not
come into the war to help us; she
was invaded and threatened with
disastrous defeat. It was a bargain
for mutual advantage.
Early in the war Russia was dis
pleased; she wanted a heavy attacK
across the English Channel. Many
Americans agreed with Russia.
President Roosevelt yielded in this
to Mr. Churchill and sent our troops
to Africa and Italy. Finally, how
ever, American and British troops
crossed the Channel and started on
;he road to Germany. Russia still
believes that she won the war. Rus
sia believed that her scheme of gov
ernment held the germ of a ferv
ent evangelism and forthwith set
out to make Communists of all
people under her control. The mis
sionary zeal went further: it under
took—and is undertaking—to spread
dissatisfaction everywhere. Not all
the trouble may be due to Russia’s
direct participation, but the Com
munist idea floating about has tak
en root in many minds. They don’t
want a second Russia, or a second
Stalin, but they hope to upset what
we have here so as to come out on
top in the scuffle. Then, again, the
Superior mind feels contempt for us
groundlings. There is such a thing
as a type of mind which can only
distinguish jtself by being different.
I wonder if our relations with
Russia would" improve jf there were
less talking. We have over-praised
Russia and cheapened ourselves by
doing so. As things are today, there
seems a clash all the time. Instead
of an agreement on peace with Ger
many there seems to be hostile mis
trust and constant suspicion. On
that basis we can’t settle anything.
It would be better to take a year
more to cool off rather than to keep
up the mudslinging. In all this some
Americans, like Mr. Wallace, are
adding to the difficulty.
In 1919 I stood on Runnymede, the
little island in England where the
barons met King John and forced
him to sign the great charter of
English freemen. Some days later
with John Burns I went througn
the Tower of London and the House
of Commons. All that early his
tory is ours; all the struggles and
triumps of those men of England
were a part of our heritage. I was
on the ground hallowed by men who
dared to challenge Kings in all the
flush of kingly arrogance. What
those Englishmen accomplished was
accomplished by sticking their necks
out. Some lost their heads by it,
but we are enjoying the fruits of
their sacrifice.
When the colonies were founded
on this side there was a clash be
tween government from across the
Ocean and local self-government.
Government from a distance is
repugnant to us in local matters be
cause we are capable of governing
ourselves. Even the best-inten-
tioned long range government often
blunders through ignorance of local
conditions. In our early days we
learned to rely on ourselves. No
trains, no automobiles, no airplanes,
no telegraph, no telephone, no ra
dio—our people depended on the
officials of the County seat, but of-
tener upon themselves. It is to be
expected, however, that if we ac
quire the habit of calling on Wash
ington for jobs and favors we invite
Washington to dabble in other mat
ters of its own motion..
It is profitable to take a fresh
look at our foundations before the
political termites bring about a
crash.
We Southern people have been
suspected of narrowness and old-
fogeyism. All our talk of Constitu
tional government has been called
the babble of infants. Why have we
a Constitution? What is it? Is it by
any chance merely an obstacle in the
path of progress? That depends on
what one regards as progress. One
may progress in inquity as well as
in virtue.
When the thirteen colonies suc
cessfully rebelled against England
the King recognized each colony as
a State, meaning an independent na
tion. We were, then, thirteen inde
pendent nations. Somewhat loosely
affiliated, they went about their
separate and several ways. Soon
it was thought desirable to have
them live more cooperatively, more
like brothers on adjoining farms.
But these newly recognized nations
were not eager to surrender their
powers, nor to build up a strong
central government, what we may
now call the Government of the
United ^States, was built on a con
tract called the Constitution. Its
powers were conferred by that Con
stitution. The States created the
Federal Government; they were the
pillars of the temple.
In law we are told that the best
evidence of a thing is the thing it
self; and so the Constitution can
speak for jtself. I need not follow
the order of the Constitution, but
the spirit will be observed Amend
ment ten—one of the so-called Bill
of Rights of our Constitution—says,
“The powers not delegated to the
United States by the Constitution,
nor prohibited by it to the States,
are reserved to the States, respect
ively, or to the people”.
That very clearly was intended to
allay the fears of the States. It as
sured the States that the Federal
Government would not encroach on
the reserved powers of the States.
It is an Amendment which should
be publicized constantly and insist
ed upon by all leaders. If we al
low to go unchallenged any inter
pretation nf the Constitution there
will be many who will declare that
such interpretation is the recogniz
ed and accepted law.
Our Federal Constitution, in the
preamble, says that the Constitu
tion was adopted in order “ to pro
mote the general welfare”, among
other reasons given. That preamble
was not regarded as conferring any
power on the National Government
until long afterwards when a con
stitutional support was needed for
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something. It is just that practice
of straining at words which breeds
so must distrust of lawyers.
The Constitution itself says that
legislative powers of Congress are
those “herein-granted”, that is
granted in the Constitution. Sub
ject matter beyond that gr,ant of
power is beyond the Constitutional
prerogative of Congress. Further,
in Section Eight of Article one the
powers of Congress are clearly stat
ed, including the full power to pre
scribe the regulations for the land
and naval forces and knocking ink
a cocked hat most of the twaddle
we heard about the war powers ot
the President.
In section 18 the Constitution
grants to Congress the power te
legislate on subjects enumerate t
as within the scope of Congressional
orerogative. But it is all tied to the
Constitution.
This is not a lot of out-of-date
stuff; we have recently used the
Constitution to bolster Socialism ir
the United States and the unblush
ing purchase of votes. So the great
document should be brought out and
dusted off.
Months ago a discharged Colored
soldier was so disorderly on a bus
that the bus driver called on the
Chief of Police of Batesburg to ar
rest him. There was a scuffle, as
the prisoner resisted arrest .and
tried to snatch the policeman’s
club. The prisoner was hurt. And
now—all these months thereafter—
we hear that the National Associa
tion for the Advancement of Color
ed People has appealed to Wash
ington to take up the incident, and
that the Federal Government di
rected that a warrant be applied for
against the chief of police. Think
it over: on the statement of a Ne
gro Society the Government orders
the arrest of a small-town Chief of
Police in Sou^i Carolina.
I think this whole procedure a
direct violation of the reserved
rights of this State and should be
repudiated by us in a call to all the
other States to re-assert thereserved
powers of the States.
The Sheriff of Lexington County
has made a statement declaring that
the Chief of Police of Batesburg
acted justifiably as an officea- when
he struck the Colored ex-soldier
who was resisting arrest and trying
to take the Chief’s club. The bus
driver who called on the Chief to
arrest this man as a disorderly ana
troublesome passenger has also
made a statement.
I am not making a point of any
thing except the improper, unwar
ranted invasion of the Federal
Government in this case. The Sta
tute under which the Department of
Justice proceeded is itself repugnant
to the Constitution and was enacted
at a time when the hysteria of those
who hated the South invented
menas to harrow the feelings of
Southerners.
Far beyond the incident itself is
the question it presents to us: Are
we Democrats willing for the Na
tional Government to do as it
pleases when Democrats are in
power Well, if the Democrats may
play fast and loose with the basic
rights of self-government, what
MRS. BETTIE C. SHEALY
Mrs. Bettie Cook Shealy, 78, wife
of L. S. Shealy and resident of Little
Mountain, died Thursday at her
home after a long illness.
She was the daughter of the late
James G. and Elizabeth Shealy
Cook and a life long resident of the
county.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. Brabham Blowers, Mrs. Hey
ward Summer and Mrs. H. M.
Hentz; one brother, James P. Cook;
two sisters, Mrs. Henry Kinard and
Mrs. George Dominick; nine grand-
:hildren and nine great-grandchild
ren.
Funeral services were held Friday
ifternoon at 3 o’clock at Holy Trin
ity Lutheran church with Rev. Al
bert Stemmormann in charge. In
terment followed in ,the church ce
metery.
MRS. STEVIE WRIGHT
Mrs. Stevie Katherine Wright, 78,
widow of the late Geo. P. Wright
and daughter of the late Jacob
Stephen Bowers and Mrs. Sarah
Elizabeth Chapman Bowers of New
berry, passed away at 3 a. m. Mon
day morning at the Newberry coun
ty hospital after an extended ill
ness. She was a faithful member ot
the Aveleigh Presbyterian church.
She is survived by the following
children: one daughter, Miss Kath
erine Wright, of the State Board of
Education as district supervisor of
home economics extension depart
ment with headquarters in Sumter;
and two sons, George P. Wright of
Holly Hill, who is in the timber
production business; Robert F.
Wright, manager, of the district of
fice of the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Co., Chattanoo
ga, Tenn,; and two grandchildren,
Lt. George P. Wright, Jr., of the
Army Air Corps, and Miss Frances
Wright student at Duke university.
Funeral services were conducted
at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at
Lea veil’s Funeral home by Rev. C.
A. Calcote, pastor. Interment fol
lowed in Rosemont cemetery.
Active paUbearers were Warren
Abrams, W. R. Reid, D. W. A. Ne
ville, R. D. Smith, Bothwell Gra
ham, Frank Higgins, Leon Nichols,
and George Davenport.
Mrs. J. B. Halfacre leaves today
(Thursday) for Columbia, to spend
a while with her daughter and son-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Moody.
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