The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-14
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Hazel Brannon

about politics and politicians to get
out asd tear their hair ovsr them
y the coming campaign this sum-
mer. In the first place we have a lot
on u minds as the day by day re-
ports OF the war come through. Mo-
theirs and fathers with sons in the
service cannot be expected to be en-
thusiastic over any candidate for the
Congress.
We'd like to suggest to these mo-
theirs and fathers, however, that they
have an extremely important res
possibility on their shoulders. Proud
y they have placed the lives of
their boys on the altar of sacrifice
so that men may be free everywhere.
Just as proudly and as conscien-
tiously should they themselves take
care this summer in electing men to
Congress who are prepared to keep
the democracy their sons are fighting
and dying for on the worlds battle
fields today.
The men elected this summer will
be sitting in Congress and deciding
Americas future world policy as well
as our life on the home front. We
need honest, unselfish, wise men
with courage to have convictions and
quits enough to stand by them.
In Mississippi we are prone to
say Whats the use? Any man VINO
goes to congress from our state will
be nothing more than a rubber
stamp for the democratic party be it
right or wrong" This may be true.
But OF n thing we are certain
unless some new kind of leader
ship is evolved in Congress during
the next few years our country is
going to be in a o terrible pre-
dicament than It is now. Whether
we arc ware of it or not there are
men in high places in our govern
ment whose ideas Of reform and
government do not conform to the
best democratic ideals and traditions.
They are in positions to influence
trends in our government and that
makes them doubly dangerous.
The best guarantee we can have
Of u free, democratic America to-
morrow is to use care in electing
men to office today who will guard
our heritage of personal freedom
and private enterprise and make cer-
tain IL is preserved.
We do not need fascism and So
.;ol;p~ l., Arar;na todoy ~ tnror-
row even under the guise of a new
deal.
That we have many tyrants and
would-be d~ictators in our Congress
today cannot be doubted by any
mar or who follows current
events closely.
Rep. Pierce, of Or<on, author Of
n bill to prohibit public opinion polls,
has asked the House to give some
thought to restriction on newspaper
columns and radio. His exact words
were we (Congress) must decide
how far we are going to allow
newspaper columnists to 90 in criti-
CiSiIi, anu INV Lar tuOSc WIN toin
wei the radio are going to be able
to criticize"
Paul Mallon, able Washington
,columnist, answered Pierce by say
ing Congress would go just as far
in allowing criticism as it wanted the
people to have confidence in the gov
eminent of which the congress was
a part.
When our American government
gets so rotten that it's little men de-
mand they be free of criticism our
boys can quit fighting and come on
home.
Our country will have already
gone over to a new Hitler.
During the next few days a drive
will be launched in Holmes county
to raise $500 for the United Ser
vice Organizations, popularity known
as the USO.
The US0 is composed of six nat
ionally known organizations that
have banded together to provide
clubs where the men In our armed
forces can obtain wholesome recrea-
ton and amusement under favorable
circumstances. Over 500 such clubs
are now operating throughout our
country and in some of our overseas
units. The six organizations which
make up USO are the YMCA, the
YWCA, the Salvation Army, Nat
ional Travellers Aid Association,
National Catholic Community Ser
vice and the Jewish Welfare Board.
80 million dollars is the national
goal in this drive.
Holmes county's part is $4,000
Durant's quota is $500. Come on,
boys and girls, let's give for the
men in the service.
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