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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
By SPECTATOR
History is frequently regarded as the record made by
great men. In South Carolina we think of George Washing
ton, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Robert E. Lee,
Wade Hampton, Woodrow Wilson, among others, though
only Jackson and Hampton were natives of South Carolina.
In school we learned that the history of England was our
history too before our people made history on this side of
the Atlantic. And even while our people were making their
own way over here they felt the close ties with the old
Mother Country across the Atlantic.
Who has not been thrilled by the story of the stand taken
by the English in the year 1215, on the little island called
Runnymede, a few miles from London? King John had
reigned as a tyrant, disregarding the. ancient rights of
Englishmen. Although the King's person was sacred; and
although the subject owed allegiance and submission to
his Sovereign, the aroused men virtually compelled King
John to sign a charter, known since as the Magna Carta, the
first Constitution of English liberty and always regarded as
the cornerstone of English rights.
Someone said that a bad King is good for liberty if he is
bad enough. In other words, if he is bad enough the peo
ple will rise in revolt and compel reform. That is about
what is happening in the United States today.
George Washington, whom we cherish as first in war;
first in peace; and first in the hearts of his countrymen,
was, indeed, America’s great leader in the war for indepen
dence ; and he was our illustrious first President. “No nobler
figure ever stood in the forefront of a nation’s life,” said
someone. Great in war; greater in peace.
I think of Thomas Jefferson, the most versatile intellect
in our history; the genius in letters, in government and in
the practical arts; Statesman and philosopher. Jefferson
founded the Republican Party which may be news to some
of those who are worshipping at the shrine of Jefferson,
yet declaiming against Eisenhower because of the label—*
Republican.
Virginia, which suffered so much in the Civil War; which
played so noble a part in making this great nation; Vir
ginia repudiated the Democrats in 1928 and voted Republi
can.
I like to think of America, under the leadership of Wash
ington, breaking with England, the Mother country, be
cause liberty was better than loyalty.
I like to think of that great soldier and incomparable
man, Robert E. Lee, who served in the army with such dis
tinction that he was offered supreme command of the Union
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armies. After the surrender at Appomatox General Lee
refused all honors and devoted his great life to the young
manhood of the South. The great General, the transcen
dent military figure of America, turned to the duties of
peaceful leadership and spiritual consecration. A surpass
ing military chieftain, yet more glorious in peace.
We South Carolinians recall the great cavalry general,
Wade Hampton, the renowned Commander of Hampton’s
Legion. This remarkable soldier redeemed South Carolina
and restored our State to its own people. Behind the soldier
turned to the pursuits of peace!
Another soldier, a Brigadier General of the Union army,
a Republican President, withdrew Federal soldiers from
South Carolina and delivered our State to our own people,
and we had full control of our State government until Har
ry Truman and Judge Waring invaded us by their blatant
political interference.. Do you want any more of Truman,
Trumanism or Waring?
South Carolinians may vote for General Eisenhower and
remain loyal South Carolina Democrats.
The resolution adopted by the Democratic Convention
in 'Columbia this year declares that anyone may vote for
any presidential electors of his choice without affecting his
standing as a South Carolina Democrat.
In 1936 our State Democratic Convention removed the
pledge to support National candidates. Since then any Caro
lina Democrat has been at liberty to vote for the National
candidate of his preference without losing his standing as a
Democrat.
The Democratic National Convention in Chicago adopted
a rule that delegates from any State must pledge their en
dorsement and support of whatever the Convention may do.
We are not Democrats of that kind; nor are we disposed to
sign checks in blank. Principles and practices which we
cherish shall not be blindly repudiated by us at the be
hest of any man or any group of men. Indeed, as men
of honor we shall not bartefc away our rights; nor shall
we be coerced to betray our people.
South Carolina men and women have always been ready
to stand for a great principle or a great hope. Although
Carolina was prosperous under the English Kings the do
minant sentiment was for independence, a sjiarp break with
the Sovereign Lord and King. However, not all South
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If you do not
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Carolinians had the courage to,fight their King: we had
many who talked about standing by the King because busi
ness was good. And they stood by the King; they were
Tories. Haven’t you heard of them? Over in Marlboro
County, just across the Pee Dee River, is a monument to
Colonel Abel Kolb, one of Washington’s officers, who was
murdered and his home burned by his Tory neighbors.
You will recall that Major Ferguson mustered a body of
Tories and was marching to join Cornwallis when the South
Carolina patriots, the soldiers and farmers of the Revolu
tion, caught him at Kings Mountain and cut them to pieces.
Don’t you remember that battle?
Well, which group are you proud of-r-the men who fought
for liberty; who made the sacrifices which founded this
great nation? Or do you want to build a monument to the
Tories who thought business was so good they would stand
by the King ? I don’t know of any monuments to the Tories:
do you ?
We remember with pride Marion, Sumter, Pickens, Mor
gan—and all the other Carolina men who stood for princi
ple; who fought for Liberty; who laid their all on the altar
of freedom: nobody remembers with pride the Tories.
Those Carolinians who now endorse Eisenhower are fight
ing for liberty and a principle. They are worthy sons of
those Revolutionary patriots who defied the King.
Is Mr. Truman the friend of Labor and the friend of the
farmer? Why not look into the record? During one strike
Mr. Truman wanted to draft the strikers into the army and
compell them to work. That is slavery. And the Truman-
our farmers many millions of dollars. Have you forgotten?
They overestimated the land planted in cotton by 2,000,000
acres; and they overestimated the yield by 2,000,000 bales.
That cost every farmer hundreds of dollars. Then they put
a ceiling on cotton of 45 cents, while the world price was
60 tq 80 cents. How’s that? Or have you forgotten?
Those blunders cost our cotton farmers of the Nation
about four hundred and fifty million dollars! No other
President has lowered the tone of the great office so sadly
as has Mr. Truman; no one before him was so lacking in
dignity; no other President ever took upon himself the sole
prerogative to shed the blood of hundreds of thousands of
our young men; no other President bound this nation to
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CARNEGIE
AUTHOR OF "HOW TO.STOP WORRYING AND STARftiyiNG"
Liam thi Powar if Relaxafion
ABOUT THREE YEARS ago Carl Goodwin, Bay Village, Ohio,
■**‘began to think he was through. Long hours of work on a tech
nical project and poor working habits had carried him to the very
limit of his physical and nervous endurance. His weight dropped
to 135 pounds. He had frequent sick colds and was constantly
plagued with nervous headaches. Worst of all,
however, was the overpowering fatigue which
made even the slightest task an effort. He was
doing a half day's work. He knew it and the boss
knew it. And it worried him.
The matter came to a climax when his doc
tor advised him to take a leave of absence. This
he did but the time off only served as another
source of worry. He knew that the “powers”
would take cognizance of the state of his health
when promotion time came around.
What did he do about it? He learned to re
lax—that was all. He learned some of the secrets of true relaxa
tion so that he can sit at a desk without wrapping his legs all
around the chair. Moreover he arranged to rest for an hour or
two before going out socially. And just lately he has been trying
to put enthusiasm to work, and he says that it promises to be
one of the biggest factors in beating fatigue.
Today he does more with less effort than ever before. He
is convinced that it is not the volume of work that kills a fellow,
but rather his approach to it, for he is in better shape than he
ever was. A number of things have helped him. For one thing
he is 15 pounds heavier, and far, far happier for having learned
the power of relaxation.
Standing for a principle is not new for South Carolina; nor
is standing for a mess of pottage new for some of our peo
ple. Here is the record: we denounced King George the
Third and broke with him. That was a serious ahd solemn
step and was not taken lightly. .
South Carolina played a great part in forming the Union
and building the great republic; she was one of the 13 colon
ies which defeated England and established this nation. In
1860 she broke with the Nation. Ask yourselves: are you
ashamed of our fight with the King? Are you ashamed of
our Civil War? Then in 1948 we broke with the National
Democratic Party and repudiated Mr. Truman and the plat
form. In 1948 seventy eight percent of our people voted
against Truman. Just how we went back into the National
Democratic Party I don’t know, but we put our heads in
to the lion’s mouth. So here we are.
Are you ashamed of our States Rights fight of 1948? Well,
if we remember with pride all those great decisions in our
history are you ready to be resolute like our fathers; or
shall we crawl on our knees and beg to be allowed to stand
by Harry Truman and Judge Waring?
I recall David’s words to Solomon: “Be strong and show
thyself a man!”
My friend, Mr. B. M. Edwards, enjoys telling some stories
and he is highly entertaining. I wish to steal one of his
stories and change it in applying it to Mr. Truman. Mr.
Edwards tells of a funeral. The undertaker had provided
everything that the burial insurance policy would cover.
The mourning and moaning widow and family, and a great
crowd of sorrowing friends, sat by the open grave; the
deceased lay in a splendid casket, in solitary state. While
^11 was deep solemnity the undertaker’s assistant brought
doleful news. Said he to the undertaker “De policy am
lapse.” Well, now! The undertaker, first and foremost a
businessman and geen collector, demanded of the widow
either immediate payment or immediate return of his casket.
That certainly was the psychological moment to make sure
of payment, wasn’t it?
We do not apply that entirely to Mr. Truman, for we
are willing to give him a full and complete political burial,
with all charges paid, since his policy certainly has lapsed
ites woefully bungled the cotton business in 1951, costing
and can’t be re-instated.
Test Your Intelligence
Score yourself 10 points for each correct answer in the first-six
questions.
1. Which of these men is given the credit for inventing the game of
baseball?
—Ty Cobb —Abner Doubleday —Knute Rockne
—Kennesaw Mountain Landis
2. Which of the following cities is sometimes called “Thtf City of
Light?”
—Paris —London —Berlin —Vienna
3. Which of the following men invented movable type for printing,
thus making mass production of books possible?
—Thomas Aquinas -^-Aristotle —Hermann Helmholz
—Johann Gutenberg
4. One of the following elements does not match the other three.
Can you find it?
—Nitrogen —Helium —Sodium —Argon
The word bicycle means:
—Cut In half —Two eyes —Two wheels
—Twice around
i. What leader of the Israelites could not enter into the promised
land?
—Moses —Abraham —Jacob —Solomon
Match the following battles with the wars in which they were
fought. Score yourself 10 points for each correct choice.
(A) Bunker Hill —American Civil War
(B) Charge of the Light Brigade —French and Indian War
(C) Pickett’s Charge —American Revolution
(D) Braddock’s Defeat —Crimean War
Total your points. A score of 0-20 Is poor; 30-60, average; 70-80,
superior: 90-100 very superior.
5.
7.
(Answers on Page Six)
CASE OF CURIOUS COW . . . Closer inspection by Bossie Indicates
thmt surveyor is preparing way for irrigation canals to service
205,000 arid acres south of Red Bluff, Calif. Project la in charge of
Bureau of Reclamation.
billions and billions of expense and ignorantly and stubborn
ly brought about an increase in the cost of living that is a
severe additional tax on everybody; no other President seem
ed so incapable of discerning corruption when the very at
mosphere was more foul than the approach to a soap fact
ory; no other leader of the nation seemed so obtuse that he
couldn’t distinguish between a stench and a fragrance in
moral issues affecting the public service. Now do you want
more of this?
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By WALTER SHEAD
T HERE NEVER has been, nor
will there probably ever be
again, another such presidential
campaign aa that which is now
confusing the American people.
What started out to be a presi
dential campaign “on h high plane”
between two great Americans, Ad-
lai Stevenson of Illinois and Gen
eral Dwight Elsenhower has de
generated Into a campaign of
“Whom are you to believe?”
• e •
The whistle-stopping of President
Truman and the back-breaking
schedule of the two candidates
during the last month before No
vember 4 .will have the voters so
confused by voting time that, this
colurmrbelieves, the electorate will
toss all the issues into file ash can
and vote on the simple question of
which candidate will better help
the pocket book.
The advent of the President into
the campaign has changed the en
tire strategy, certainly of the Re
publican high command, and per
haps the Stevenson plans also. The
GOP was proceeding on the pre
mise that with the five-star gen
eral out in front, a national hero
. . . drawing large crowds every
where ... no one would have the
temerity to attack Eisenhower per
sonally.
But President Truman has pro
ceeded to do just that, with a “so
sorry” manner and a soft voice,
but nevertheless a direct attempt
to cut the general down to size
... to praise him as a fine, gen
eral, but to declare that's where he
belongs—back in the army. The
oresident also, despite vsome earlier
efforts on the part of Gov. Ste
venson to get away from some of
the Truman record, has proceeded
to force the Democrats to conduct
this campaign directly on the party
record for the past 20 years.
* • * •
The GOP commana would like
to accept this challenge, but un
fortunately they have a hard hit
ter within their own ranks, Sen
ator Robert A Taft of Ohio, who
tells his Imdiences that he was dis
appointed at losing the nomination
in Chicago te Eisenhower, but that
he has succeeded in setting the is
sues “which will determine the
November campaign,” and that he
is convinced that hia basic prin
ciples are Eisenhower’* too. •
So the electorate, despite the
great speeches of Gov. Stevenson
and the easy, winning personality
of Gen. Eisenhower and hia popu
larity, must still decide between
the Issues raised by President Tru
man and those by Senator Taft.
• * • •
If what Senator Taft says is true,
and Gen. Eisenhower’s speeches
since his epoch making meeting
with Taft in New York, indicate
it ia true, then Gen. Eisenhower is
not making hay with independent
voters or liberal Republicans, or
with Democrats who may be dis
gruntled with Truman.
On the other hand, the all-out
attack of the President on Gen.
Elsenhower may be offensive to the
voters, and he may be losing votes,
not gaining them. However this
was not true of the same type of
campaign In 1948. But the GOP
high command ia either worried,
or Just not overlooking any bets
as they did four years ago for they
have sent a leap-frogging four-man
senate team dubbed the “truth
squad” to proceed and follow the
President's route to nail the “fan
tastic falsehoods” they say the
President is telling about the gen
eral and the GOP party record in
congress. These Senators are Case
of South Dakota, Hlckenlooper of
Iowa, Ferguson of Michigan, and
Millikan of Colorado.
As this column sizes the picture 1
up, Stevenson must make hey dur
ing hia 27-state tour In order to
overcome the eerly Eisenhower
lead. *-
.
From The Trt-Ceunty Truth,
Churubosco, Ind.:
It ia a heartening sign in the
election campaign so far to see
both General Eisenhower and Gov
ernor Stevenson refuse in most
cases to yield to the demands of
pressure groups. For if both refuse
to kotow to excessive demands, the
bargaining power of such groups
will become known for what it
really is: A fiction under the bed
and nothing more!
It is only human nature, that
every pressure group should claim
that it can deliver the votes of its
members in toto, and that the
candidates must go along with its
views or else. And it is probably
only human nature that a good
many politicians should decide to
play it that way and break their
necks trying to please all factions
and alienate none. But the fact is
that there is nothing in our recent
political history to prove that any
group, no matter how large and
powerful, can make all or even the
larger part / of its membership do
what it wishes once they enter the
polling booth.
• • •
From The Broadlands, III., News:
Everyone should supply himself
with this newest creation—snake-
proof trousers. It teems that these
trousers are lined with woven metal
which prevents a snake’s fangs
from reaching the flesh. Now, what
puzzles us, when or where should
these trousers be worn; and, in the
next place, what would you be do
ing in such a place in the first
place?
' From The Central Iowa
Gilman, Iowa:
We lost a key employee this
week . . . Glenn Kramar, who has
been handling advertising in the
smaller towns ahd has been an
all-around hand in the shop, re
turned to his home in California
. . . Glenn is also a preacher for
the church of Christ ... He and
hia Iowa-born wife, the former Jan
ice Renner of Ferguson, came to
I<>wa this summer to await the
arrival of their second child . . .
His absence is surely felt around
the shop . . . Oh, Glenn, won’t you
please come back to Iowa.
From The Twin Valley News,
Alexandria, Ohio:
From what we hear there are to
be two or three very interesting
and enjoyable entertainments put
on at the Roller Rink in the near
future—Square dancing on skates?
—Now that ia something we want
to see.
• • • #
From The Reese River Reveille,
Austin, Nev.:
Well now, there’s something cock
eyed somewhere. Not until the an
nouncements of the big homecom
ing in Ely for Mrs. Richard Nixon
did a great many of us realize
just what we have supporting the
candidate for the second place on
the Republican ticket.
Pat Ryan Nixon, it now develops,
was bom in our neighboring com
munity of Ely March 17, 1913. And
on top of aU that, judging from her
pictures, she is a lady who would
grace any official or social gather
ing where she might be placed.
TO VOTE FOR IKE, VpTE ON THE RIGHT
One “X” U all you need to write. Put an “X” In the circle directly
under NOMINATION *
BY PETITION - on the right hand side of your ballot.
It Is NOT nocossary to vote for Individual oloctors.
YOUR COUNTY
SOUTH CAROLINA
Your City, Yoor Ward, Your Box
NOVEMBER 4, 1952
OFFICE
Presidential and
Vice-
Presidential
Elcton
DEMOCRAT
o
Adlai E. Stevenson
PRESIDENT
John J. Sparkman
VICE-PRESIDENT
□ Neville Bennett
□ Wilton E. Ha
□ R.B.
REPUBLICAN
o
Dwight D. Eisenhower
PRESIDENT
Richard
NOMINATION
BY PI
o
Dwight D.
PRESIDENT
Richard M. Nixon
VICE-PRESIDENT
John E. Messervy
□ Edgar Morris
□ W. F. Shillito
□ C. M. Smith
Harold C. Booker
Janies L. Coker
□ Susan R. Guignard
□ Bernard Manning
□ Moffatt G. McDonald
□ Paul Quattlebanm '
P Wm. S. Reamer, Jr.
□ E. Edward Weinman, Jr.
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MURDER . . . Andres Requena,
40, lien in New York tenement
hallway where bullets killed him.
He had edited newspaper oppos
ing Dominican rnpablie Dicta
tor TraJUle.
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