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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1954
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
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Cost Of Public Service High
Everybody is interested' in the office of Governor.
Who is the Governor?
James F. Byrnes is Governor; and he will be Governor
until sometime in January. W T e had a “Democratic” Party
Primary, though no one knows what makes a man a Demo
crat. We can tell who is a Democrat; but no one can
speak categorically as to what is a Democrat.
Well, we Democrats of the Cleveland, Wilson, Roosevelt,
Truman persuasion; and we Democrats, now or formerly,
of the Eisenhower line-up, all of us have been in battle ar
ray; and we can still see the smoke and smell the pow’der,
that is, in imagination.
Well we know wTio is Governor, know' w'ho will be the
next Governor, although the actual election will be in No-j
vember.
What is the Governor? The supreme executive authority
of this State shall be vested in a Chief Magistrate, who shall
be styled “The Governor of the State of South Carolina.”
The Constitution of South Carolina says: “He shall com
mission all Officers of the State.”
If words mean anything, many of the laws which strip
the power from the Governor are unconstitutional, however
careless we South Carolinians—and all other Americans,
may have become in observing, or ignoring, Constitutions.
The actual power of the Governor (as exercised) is not
extensive, but his influence, his opportunity for leading or
guiding public opinion is very great.
Somewhat in the tradition of the King of Great Britain,
the Governor is a great figure, respectable and respected.
The Governor Commissions all the Officers according to
the Constitution, That is not, in practice, the same as ap
pointing them. Is it the Governor’s Constitutional preroga
tive to appoint ?
Suppose the Governor shall refuse to Commission a Citi
zen who had been chosen in an election.
The story is told that B. R. Tillman, while Governor, re
fused to sign a Magistrate’s Commission, the Magistrate
having been named in the Democratic Primary.
The aggrieved Citizen, that Magistrate, called on the Govt
ernor and requested prompt compliance wdth the obligation
resulting from the Primary. -Said sturdy old Ben: ‘ I could
find five hundred people in your county who say you are
unfit to be a magistrate.” Whereupon the old battling Magis
trate replied with vigor and rancor, “and I could find ten
thousand people who say you are not fit to be Governor.”
From all that I’ve heard, that Magistrate could have found
his 10,000 in Charleston.
Well, the Governor appoints the Magistrates, even if
they do run in the Primary. And the Governor appoints
the Directors of Santee-Cooper and of the State Education
al Finance Commission.
The Governor is Chairman of the Budget Commission, as
well as of the State Boards of Trustees, etc. He is Chair
man of the Beard of The Citadel and of The Medical Col
lege, of The University, Winthrop and others.
The Governor may make recommendations to the General
Assembly, but his real power is the Veto. He may veto any
bill or any item in a bill.
If he vetos a bill the veto will stand unless it be over
ridden by two-thirds of each house. #
Under our Constitution the Governor may veto any item;
not even the President can do that.
The President of the United States must sign the whole
bill, or veto the entire measure.
We South Carolinians, with our sadly maligned Constitu
tion, have conferred on the Governor a very desirable power
which the President needs and wishes, but has not.
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Governor will be heard. It does not follow that we shall
agree; it is of great importance to have some concrete
suggestions. You have to do some thinking in order to dis
agree don’t you? Unless you are just contumacious by na
ture, as we are told of the deacon who was roused from a
gentle “nap” during the service when the pastor called “all
who favor this say I.” The deacon called out “I’m again it,”
as was natural, as he always operated in opposition.
I learned years ago to appreciate the importance of even
unworkable suggestions, when it was necessary to prepare
a decree for the President’s signature. We had a man in the
general office whom I always called on for a draft of
what was needed. I always found his drafts unacceptable
but his work was always helpful because it gave me some
thing to build on. So, we need the man of leadership to
suggest something. Then our minds will grapple with the
problem.
Would A New Constitution Help?
In South Carolina we have been stripping the Governor
of his powers, usually conferring those powers on Boards
or qven on the General Assembly.
The General Assembly not only dominates the life of the
State but the so-called County Delegations dominate th^ir
Counties—all in perfectly plain violation of the Constitution.
Just why some Governor has not applied the Constitution to
the so-called County Supply Bills I do not know. The Sena
tor is a sort of County manager, in spite of the Constitu
tion. Sometimes we think or hear of the Contention; other
wise we usually let the Constitution gather dust in the
archives. When a man cites the Constitution today, State
or Federal, we look at him in amazement, not sure whether
he is spoofing us—whatever that is—or merely trying to
appear learned. Still we try. not to hold it against him,
making allowances for the idiosyncracies of people.
And yet we hear people calling for a new Constitution!!
True it is that the present Constitution is repetitious and
bogged down with local amendments, but everyone seems
to cherich the grand old charter of our liberties with pious
lip service, while calmly ignoring it altogether.
Although the weather is too hot for strenuous effort I
am bold enough to assert that the strict application of the
Constitution would bring about weeping and wailing and
gnashing of teeth among some.
What would happen to the ruling groups in the State
if the Constitution were invoked?
It is convenient, perhaps, to have a Constitution take
both sides. What more could anyone wish than to have the
Constitution itself support his contention, even though it
support the other side, too? For example, in Article 4 we
read in Section 1—as to the Governor: “ He “shall
be re-eligible.” and we skip a few lines and read:
“Provided, That he shall not be eligible for re-election.”
That may mean something or nothing.
Article II, Section I says: “The State Superintendent of
Education “Shall be elected for the term of two years.”
But Article 4, Section 24 says: “ A Superintendent
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\ lyTILL THE Supreme Court de-
^ » cision ruling out segregation
in public schools have election re
percussions? Definitely so, say the
political ‘observers, with full im
pact when the 1956 ballot boxes are
counted.
Despite the fact that the deci
sion was rendered by a Supreme
Court made up of seven Democrats
and two Republicans, it occurred
during a Republican Administra
tion and is therefore expected to
make the President, and perhaps
his party, more acceptable to Ne
gro voters in the Northern and
Border states—voters who have
been predominantly Democratic
since 1944. Strangely enough, it is
not expected to bring any appre
ciable chapge in the Negro vote
in the South.
The decision may cause s&me
Southern white voters to turn away
from moderates on the race issue
in favor of candidates who openly
oppose the Supreme Court ruling.
Just how important is the Negro
vote? There are now an estimated
16 million Negroes and about three
million of them are registered vot
ers, with more than a million of
these in the South. Negroes in the
South voted Republican from the
Civil War until 1940, have since
voted Democratic. In the 1952 Pres
idential election, the Negro vote
was 73 per cent Democratic and 27
per cent Republican in Negro
wards and precincts of 47 cities,
according to a survey conducted
by the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
The survey disclosed a more than
90 per cent Negro Democratic vote
in Detroit, Gainesville, Ga., Wil
mington. N. C.; Columbia and Dar
lington. S.C.; and Corpus Christ!
and Houston, Texas. Many politi
cians have also expressed belief
that the states of Louisiana and
South Carolina stayed in the Dem
ocratic column in 1952 on the
strength of the Negro vote.
The Republican National Com
mittee is .attempting to “sell” its
party to the Negro. Immediately
after the Supreme Court decision
was handed down. Republicans
made a survey among 416 Negroes
in the District of Columbia to find
out what they thought about the
decision, who they felt was respon
sible for it, and to what party they
belonged* All of those interviewed
favored the decision, and 304 re
plied that President Eisenhower,
the Republicans or Chief Justice
Warren was - responsible for it. Sev
enty said they didn't know and 42
said the Democrats were respon
sible for it. Of those queried, 240.
said they were Democrats. 144 Re
publicans, 32 would not say.
The Negro vote could be of vital
importance this year in marginal
Congressional districts, particular
ly those where it is more than five
per cent of the total. It is not like
ly to swing Republican in most
Southern states, however, because
there the Negro, like the white,
feels he must vote Democratic if
his vote is to have impact.
While both the Republicans and
the Democrats believe the ruling
will definitely affect the Negro vote
everywhere, they agree- that Negro
voters are more likely to be in
fluenced by other important issues
such as employment opportunities
availability of housing, cost of liv
ing and economic conditions in gen
era!
CROSS //,
From the Warren Record, War-
renton. North Carolina: What War
ren County citizens think about the
wisdom of the Supreme Court’s de
cision in which it held that segre
gation in the schools is illegal can
not change the fact that the high
est court in the land has so ruled
Legal segregation no longer exists
It is as natural as day and night
for people of like tastes and like
backgrounds and like heritages to
want to associate together, and for
this reason, given a free choice, we
think that the great majority of col
ored children would prefer to go to
colored schools, even as white chil
dren would prefer to go to white
schools, and would be happier and
more contented in so doing.
Naturally, we were disappointed
in the Supreme Court’s ruling; not
that we did not know that the end
of legal separation was inevitable
—most informed people conceded
that—regardless of any wishes they
may have entertained. But we feel
that the decision came too soon for
the best interests of the South. We
favored the gradualist approach,
and we wanted more time . The
South faces a trying problem that
is going to call for all the wisdom,
calmness and good will of which
we are capable. Nothing is going to
be solved by temper, demagoguery
or by tears
• • •
From the LeMars Globe-Post.
LeMars, Iowa: Some observers
fear that it (desegregation) marks
‘.he decline of the public school sys
tem. Certainly this will be the case
in states which practice segrega
tion. There is nothing to prevent
the organization of private schools
for whites only, leaving the public
schools to the Negros And then
letting the public schools run down.
The Supreme Court has over
looked one factor which will be
more powerful than the govern
ment. No dictator, no autocrat, has
ever been able to force people to
intermingle socially with others,
unless they want to. Forcible inter-
mingling irr public schools can only
destroy the schools.
• • •
From the Eufala Tribune. Eufala,
Alabama: While the Court’s de
cision was sweeping in its implica
tions. it laid down no rules for its
enforcement. We believe the de
cision was bad. if not a viciods one;
that to attempt to overthrow a
way of life that has been the very
foundation of bi-racial cooperation
in the South is a death blow to that
cooperation and will, in the long
run. do the Negro in the South more
harm than good
However, the decision is upon us
and should not be met head-on or
thoughtlessly We should in every
possible way view it calmly, study
it carefully, and above all. act r
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WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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of Education who shall hold . . . office for the term of four
Why should anyone wish to be Governor? His name will | years »
be kept in the archives as long as the Ashley and Cooper
Rivers form the Atlantic Ocean, as was said by a wag who
meant to be facetious.
After clearing up these minor matters what would we do
with a new Constitution ? Shall we recognize, accept and vali
date all that is now clearly forbidden? If there were a
The Governor has a great opportunity to lead the people, | spirit of law compliance and comformity one might advo-
if the people respect him. He has some direct and exclusive
power, as in the matter of certain appointments and of the
veto, but as a member of the many Boards and Commissions
he is a dominant force, if his personality be strong.
It is costing too much money in this day to make the
race for Governor. By the time a candidate uses a hun
dred newspapers, fifty radio stations, several television sta
tions, and sound trucks; and pours out printed matter by
the ton; and rents bill-boards for large political ads; and
wears out several cars—as well as all his friends and him
self—well, what’s the use? Can’t we Americans contrive
something better than that?
Great Chance For Leadership
As to leadership: Now when nobody seems to know just
what to do, or where we are “at,” as they used to say, the
cate a new Constitution, but there is too much likelihood
that all the evils of today would become enshrined in the
fundamental law, in addition to monstrosities yet un
imagined.
Who would prepare a new Constitution? Quite obviously
most legislators would be chosen as members of the Con
stitutional Convention. That Convention should be com
posed of the ablest Constitutional minds in the State. Well,
what chance would they have in a political hurlyi-burly,
rough and tumble? Besides that, we are fearful lest our pre
eminent intellectuals might be so imbued with modern so
ciology that they would lead us into paths of “innocuous
desuetude.” 0 tempora o mores!!
A secretary once transcribed that as O Moses!! Probably
because the writer had indecipherable hieroglyphics for
handwriting. I was not calling on Moses, although we need
him to deal with the great golden calf today.
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RESSr "AL
Q—Is wire-tapping a federal erime?
A—Under a 1934 federal Jaw, and subsequent court interpretation, wire
tapping is illegal only if the information obtained is divulged with
out prior authorization of the sender. No one has ever been con
victed of wire tapping under this law, although wire-tapping is
practiced by such agencies as the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Many federal convictions based on wire-tapped evidence have been
reversed. Despite numerous court rulings, the wire-tapping issue
has not been resolved.
Q—How can the Admir ration predict both a $2.9 billion budget deficit
for fiscal 1955, and a $100 million “cash” surplus?
A—Part of the federal government’s income and outgo passes through
trust funds—such as the Social Security retirement “kitty.” Trust-
fund dollars are segregated from the conventional budget books,
but are counted in the cash budget because they reflect actual
money transfers between the government and the public. The trust
funds so far take in more than they pay out.
Q—The Constitution provides that one-third of the Senate's seats—32—
will be filled by election every two years. How much above this
quota have we gone in recent years, because of deaths and resig
nations?
A—Thirty-five Senators were elected in 1952, 34 in 1950. In 1954, 35 seats
will be at stake—more if additional vacancies occur before then.
Q—Are all imported Mexican farm laborers illegal “wetbacks?'*
A—No. Congress Aug. 1 extended the law authorizing controlled re
cruitment and importation of Mexican farm laborers. More than
197,000 were contracted for in 1952.
(Copyright 1954, Congressional Quarterly)
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^ AUTHOR OF “HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING” ^
M RS. RUTH STRANDINE, 6531 N. Minnehaha Avenue, Chicago.
Illinois, faced six years ago the greatest feeling of wotry and
anxiety she had ever known. She received word that her father wai
seriously ill and' could not possibly live long. She was to come hom« <
and visit him at once.
She had never known a father who had not always been radiantly
alive and healthy. So she worried just how she would
face him in this hour of crisis.
She arrived during a snow storm. The city was
in a complete black-out which didn't help matters
one bit!
Her mother met her at the door. The sadness in
her eyes reflected something Ruth Strandine had
never seen in them before. But she managed a
smile and a warm welcome home.
Entering her father’s room, she found it aglow
with light. Candles had been placed here and there
and. her father registered joy, deep understanding
and peace of mind. What an example! In spite of his suffering, he
had not lost his good disposition, his sense of humor, his faith in his
family or his faith in God.
He had taught his daughter many lessons in life, but she learned
there the greatest one at his bedside. When her Years bested her, he
conquered ,his, when she wept, he smiled; when she doubted, he trust
ed; and he taught her that even death is an experience of life that all
must face. Her fears completely vanished when she saw hoW courage*
ously he faced his death.
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Check the correct word:
1. Man traveled a record 421 miles per hour on
a rocket-sled at (Lake Placid) (Alama-
gordo, N. M.).
Wes Santee recently broke the U. S. mile
record (once) (twice).
When a day48 sultry, you feel the (humidity)
(humility).
Gas turbines (may) (will not) some day
drive passenger autos.
Gen. (Paul Ely) (Henri Navarre) now com
mands French forces in Indo-China.
A newcomer to the U. S. is an (immigrant)
(emigrant).
Traditional gift for the 11th wedding anni
versary is (steel) (copper).
8. Baseball-bat capital of the world is (Louis
ville) (Lexington), Ky.
9. Canada (does) (does not) have a state re
ligion.
0. Carlsbad Caverns are in (New Mexico)
(Nevada).
Check your answers, scoring yourself 10 points for
each correct choice. A score of 0-20 is poor; 30-60, aver
age; 70-80, superior, and 90-100, very superior.
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