The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-24
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Hazel Brannon


Mississippi and the south should be
proud to claim Clayton Rand, S. "
Anderson and several other persons
who are leaders in the "Willkie
Democrats of Mississippi" move.
While we personally would not en-
certain any thought except voting for
Franklin ID. Roosevelt we cannot help
but admire the outspoken stand OF
men whom we give credit for being
as honest in their opinions as we are
in ours.
1t takes a lot of nerve to stand up
for what you think is right when the
whole world seems against you. While
the whole world is not against them
by any means at least most Missis-
~sippians are. Most of US were born
and bred in the Democratic party and
would never have nerve enough to
get out of it If we wanted to in the
face of opposition of our friends.
These men are not politicians who
will get something out Of the Republi-
can administration should it be sue
cessful in ousting the Democrats from
power. They are simply American
citizens standing up for what they
think is right, having courage to
stand up against their %neighbors anu
friends because they think they are
right.
Being American citizens they are
entitled to their opinions the same
as you and | are and we give them
that privilege gladly. We can be
thankful we live in a country where
men dare to be different.
In Germany Clayton Rand wouldn't
last one hour. They'd have hin be-
fore a firing squad the moment ne
set foot in the country.
All Of this talk about disbarring
Mississippi PEOPLE from the poll who
will vote for Willkie is ridiculous.
That's the reason we have a secret
ballot-so that every man can vote
his honest choice. Only dictatorship
can compel a mans vote.
Far from thinking these "Willkie
Democrats are foreigners, SCALA
ways. etc. we ought to be glad we al
last have a small portion of our
population who seem to be thinking
about something besides going along
in the same old rut we've been in al
these wears. Rather we should know
enough to recognize the fact that the
south will never receive its just u IN
legislature halls Of the United States
economically and politically until al
u southern states have members IN
opposition parties enough to make the
outcome of any election dubtfui.
The south is the stepchild OF the
nation. We are solidly Democratic,
The Democratic party doesn't try
to please us because they know they
can count on our vote. The Republi-
cans know nothing they can do will
meet with our favor so they too,
ignore US.
Consequently the south is tied hand
and foot when it comes to getting
laws passed in congress to benefit our
PEOPLE. That is why we are saddled
with high tariff, discriminatory
freight rates, why our workers are
allowed less than workers in other
sections of the country. That is why
we are Disseminated against in a
million ways.
We will never overcome that dis
elimination and be treated as an equal
with other section of the country
until we have more political power,
That political power, needless, to
say, comes only when there is more
than one party in a state.
1t seems that we should be CRATE
full for the organization of Republi-
can parties and white men and women
that join them rather than trying to
keep them away from the polls. They
herald a new day, coming perhaps
sooner han we realize, when the
south will take her rightful place as
the leading section of this country in
every way, politically, economically,
culturally.
The farmers in Mississippi con
stitute the greatest market and the
> largest source of purchasing power
in the state. Business is good here
when the farmer prospers because the
farmer spends money when he has
it.
Every line Of business and the pro-
fessions prosper when the farmer
prospers. The same holds true the
country over. When the nations
farmers prosper factories are kept
busy filling the orders placed by the
farm family. When the income
dwindles on the farm the factories
do less business and people are
thrown out of work.
The farm family in Mississippi has
profited more from legislation enact
ed by the Roosevelt administration
than any previous administration.
Other presidents have talked about
helping the farmers. The Roosevelt