The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-20
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Hazel BrannoD

most wluely knOWu WOIuhH WiileI u
our day, says: w can only impose
the demonic destructive force which
threatens us and the world by an
equally vivid and virile force in the
realms of ideas and practice. The
greatest danger here is not from any
fifth columns' but from the inn
potency of all of the thousands of 9TH
err columns, and from our failure to
deal with our most pressing problems
and to translate the ideals of free
dom into terms of work, bread, and
honorable conduct.
Cruelty apparent has been the de-
generation of the ideas of Washing
ton, Hamilton, jefferson. 5 o n,
and Lincoln into an anarchic scramble
OF competing selfishness, a jungle OF
privileges and a Babel of ideas. A
free and Democratic way Of life has
not vet been designed for the TWEEN
tieth century Democracy has become
merely a debating platform-not q
faith and a creed.
"One car only oppose a destructive
revolution with another revolution
the revolution of honest and respon-
sible democracy and ethical and Gre
alive civilization"
In simpler language, we must make
Democracy work IL we wan it pre-
served for ourselves and posterity. We
must find a solution for our domestic
and internal problems, particularly
unemployment. We must find a way
for every person to get honest en-
ployment with its accompanying mea-
sure of security. We must see that
our laws are fair to protect the
week from the strong. We mus make
certain that one class is not exploited
at the expense of another. Every
mar must be given an equal chance
as far as his abilities will permit.
We must even go back to u faith
in the essential goodness of @
From this doctrine we have wandered
far in the past decade.
Unless we make Democracy work by
putting into practice fundamental
ideas of right and wrong and solve
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down unemployment and it's resulting
problems, then we can just be ready
for internal revolution. Our country
today presents a fertile bed in which
is now being sown the seeds OF
Nazism, Fascism and Communism.
The only way we can present those
seeds from taking root n growing
is to prove to III people that De-
mocracy does work by providing for
them the best possible way OF life and
living.
We have today too much graft and
corruption in government, too much
unemployment, too many people in
distress. There has been too many in
stances where our government has
failed to get the quickest and most
efficient results in planning our ma
tional economy.
There are entirely too many in
dictments that totalitarian S
can make of our Democracy.
We must see that every resourc we
have in men, planning and materials
is put to immediate use in bringing
about the fullest life possible for our
people.
Taat is the only truly effective
One of the biggest and most far
reaching mistakes peculiar to a de-
mocracy is the general apathy of its
citizens regarding the government.
The average person la our democracy
is willing enough to let the govern
ment alone if the government will do
the same.
Our attitude toward our govern
ment and those who run it is wrong.
The other day we heard of a man
who was ready to lay down his job
and serve the government in any
capacity during these crucial times.
The same person deplored the de-
cision of a young friend to go into
politics. He said his friends was too
good for politics. And this is typical
of literally millions OF our citizens.
Because of such conditions a few
political leaders assume control of
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crazy of steadily increasing proper
tions. The first thing we know
government has grown to be a mon
ster with all its red tape. Our vote
is regimented to keep it that way Al.
Of this is because OUR people are so
l~istless. They just plain don't care.
The day is here when that attitude
must change If we are going to pre-
serve our form Of government. Our
system Is going to have to change. We
will have TO realize that the, respon-
sibility Of our government and those
who govern us rests sQuarely on our
shoulders. We, as members of a de-
mocracy, choose our representatives "a
govern US. If they are to govern we!
we must see that the best leaders we
have in the country are called to as.
sumo this great responsibility.
Now is the time for Americans
to take politics out of the racket