Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-11
TIME TO TAKE STOCK.
(AtIanta COnstitution.)

1T is time for the Democratic party
Of the south to take stock of its posi-
tion in national governmental affairs
and decide what is to be its future
policy.
Southern Democr; IS have, for more
than half century, upheld the sacred
tenets OF the party. They have been
the champions of the Jeffersonian
faith, believing in the rights of the
state to self-government and in the
inherent right of the individual citizen
to full liberty of action in the hand
ling Of his private affairs.
:, Today, as result of southern
champicning of the cause of true
democratic government, various lead
ers Of the coalition of interests which
now passes under the name of Demo
oerat in the national arena of politics
are attempting to "read out of the
phrty," the old line Democrats of the
south who, almost alone, have stood
firm for the basic truths upon which
the american system of government
ID built.
Senator, jGuffey, of Pennsylvania, in
AIspeech Friday night, caustically at
lacked the Democratic senators who
opposed the administration court
bill, and practically in so many
words, called for their reputation at
ahe polls.
Representative j. ]. OConnell, OF
Montana, in another address on the
Same night, branded as tories and
stdefenders of ertrenched greed
those ssoutherners who courageously
defended their section from discrim-
inatory industrial regulations by
Blocking the B1ack-Connery wages
and hours bill He boldly declares that
at the next session of congress the
"band of leo; liberal patriots" would
enact every acknowledgements
measure that was defeated at the SEES
sion now closing.
John L. Lewis, leader of the CIO
that Communist-streaked organization
of radical labor groups, threatens to
"bolt" from the Democratic party be-
cause of the refusal of congress to
follow blindly wherever the social
tically inspired program, backed ~
Lewis and his followers, may lead.
Southern Democrats find them.
selves in strange company when they
are threatened with party excon1.
munication by a senator from Penn
sylvania, ancient state of Republican,
ism. by a northern radical and by a
ruthless dictator of irresponsible
labor groups.
The name Democrat for the pres
ent majority party is in many respects
a misnOmer. The votes which swept
President Roosevelt, in unprecedent-
ed flood, into his second term were
the votes Of a coalition of antagonissic
groups. These groups included the
Progressive-Republ farmers OF
the midwest, radical labor under the
Lewis leadership, the Tamnanies OF
the big cities, the idealistic liberals
the American negroes and the army
of the unemployed as well as those
rock-ribbed Democrats who for de
cades have fought, year in and
out, for the funGalental principle:
upon which the party i founded.
i Southern Democrats, stunned by the
sabotage of practically every ideal
realize anew, today, the truth of thf
ancient adage that politics makes
strange be- fellows"
/ But nov adding irony to- betrayal
the brace tempt is made to "read
out of the party" the Democratic
leaders OF the southland this by men
who have no real conception Of what
the party stands for and who are in
capable of understanding the sacred
heritage of freedom for which Demo
cracy has stood firm through genera
tons
And. even while (zuffey, of Penn
sylvania, O'ConneN, of Montana
Lewis, of the CIo, are tiradin;
against the stalwact believers il
American liberty, Postmaster Genera
James ]. Farley tells the convention
Of young Democrats of America that
it is not so important that the ma
tional budget be balanced, that, in c
feet there is an inexhaustible supply
Of money in the pockets of the tax
pavers. This is strange doctrine to the
democrats of the south, entertaining
as they do the deep-rooted conviction l..l .3!