The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-21
Orchids To Senator Eostlond

Missssippi's Senator Eastland spoke out in
Congress last week and the newspapers Oh
the country, especially in the south, are still
ringing with what he said.
The gentleman-lawyer-p planter appointee
of Governor Paul B. Johnson for the briet
period between Hon. Pat Harrison's death
and the election of his successor on Septem-
Der 90 has made his presence felt In the
Senate and if the legislation he proposes is
enacted as it should be he will have served the
state and the south admirably
Senator Eastland introduced a bill to pro
hibit purchase of cotton goods from other
countries manufactured from cotton grown
in countries other than the United States.
The bill was written to protect cotton grow
ers in the south from the policy OF the Y: D
government in buying from other countries
Canada in particular, manufactured goods
made from Brazii-grown cotton.
Canada has been buying cotton from Bra
zil cheaper than she could the U, ,. She
manufactured goods from this cotton when
she sold to the u. S. War Department at good
nrices Meanwhile this country continues
to have six million bales of government-own-
ed and loan cotton in storage. This polcy'
like many others we have been following
would seem to be cutting Off our nose 10
snite our face and if continued would even
tually ruin our whole trade structure
Senator Eastland has also introduced Dill
to amend the 1888 AAA by prohibiting the
sale of government cotton for less than pari-
ty. This was caused by the outrageous sug-
gestion of Secretary of the Treasury Nor
pantheau that government cotton be dump
ed on the market. This remark alone caused
a considerable break in the market Such
suggestions from high placed supposedly
intelligent officials make us wish the south
had won the War Between the States.
Again to his credit, Senator Eastland LASH
ed out a verbal thrashing to Leon Henderson
who repeatedly has advocated farmers selling
their commodities at prices below production
cSts Henderson and Morgenthau nave
shown themselves time and time AGAIN 10
have absolutely no understanding oil the
south and its particular problems. We are
inclined to believe they care little for
section of the country SO long as they can
protect their own section and people.
Certainly Mr. Morgenthau took care of h
class by seeing to it that the provision re-
curing joint income tax return be mada
by married couples was eliminated from the
tax bill.
II is reported that Henderson was III TIE
Senate gallery and heard every word Sena-
tor Eastland had to say about him. We
and good
If the actions of Senator Eastland to date
woui, be indicative of his actions IN the fu-
ture we would be one to urge HIM to run Tor
q full term in the United States Senate.
We are fed up on men who get elected
to office on lot of promises and from the
moment they set foot in Washington do only
one thing +. start career of perpetuatlng
themselves in office.
We are sick of Eyes men. We want men
to do their own thinking and take care of the
section of the country they come from
tor some time now Missssippi's delegation
in Congress, both the House and the Senate.
hasn't been distinguished for what it has
achieved for Mississippi.