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

0Ituoy CH1AP1Nht
implements of war. The ability to
successfully defend ones self and to
take immediate and terrible revenge
upon any would-be assassin is still
I h guarantee of permanent
peace.
The only immediate concern is to
win the war. / will cooperate fully
with our Commander-in-Chief the
President of the United States, and
the leaders of our armed forces to
hasten the end Of this terrible con-
flict.
To accomplish this end we must
have about production, t~wenty-four
hours each day and seven days each
week. Anything that interferes with
all : out production, whether it be
strikes, racketeering in labor, pro-
fiteering in industry, or slow-downs
in production from any cause must
Immediately a
All non-essential spending must
cease and our people assured that
the money raised by the sacrifices
and privations of the American peo-
pie will be used to whip the Axis,
and not be squandered on pap, pie
and politics.
After the war is won the tremen-
dous problem before US will be to
win the peace and maintain our way
Of life. In this era we must not
have a government controlled either
by capital OF by labor, but a COVER
ment of all the people which will
give justice to capital, labor, agri-
culture and all groups within u
country.
The domestic policies formulated
following the war will determine
whether Mississippi's business and
industries are to prosper.
Mississippi cannot prosper unless
agriculture thrives, our farmers, our
labor and our business men made
prosperous. Feeling as / do that /
know at first had the problems of
the farmer, Of labor and of business
in every section of Mississippi, l
believe that | can be Of real service
to our people in the Senate of the
United States during the trying years
ahead Of us. The economic discrim-
nations which have impoverished the
South and enriched the industrial
East must be removed.
A determined and organized drive
has been launched by organizations
in the North to destroy white sup
remacy in the South by abolishing
the poll tax qualifications for voting.
1t was a United States Senator from
Mississippi who made the fight which
restored white supremacy following
the Civil War, and eliminated the
carpet baggers and black and tan
Governments. AS a Senator from Mis-
l will do all within my power
to maintain the poll tax require
nents for suffrage. Fearful influ-
ences are determined to destroy this
of white supremacy in
Mississippi. They shall not succeed.
The sole question before our peo-
pie is the kind and quality of rep
resentation desired in the United
States Senate. The people of Mis-
full we'll realize that our
problems will never be solved by
professional politicians. America was
unprepared because of politics. /
shall, if elected, pursue an absolute
ly independent course and will not
take orders from or be a rubber
stamp for any man. There can be no
compromise with dictatorship at
home or abroad. l shall never use
the power and prestige of the office
in an attempt to create a Dictator
ship in Mississippi. If Nississip-
plans permit any man to dictate the
election Of Their public officials, then
our democracy is a sham.
During the coming campaign L
hope to visit every county in the
state and discuss with our citigens
the issues Of the campaign. ! am in
dependent and am neither the can
didate of, nor controlled by, any
faction or political overload. Ny
friends and | will make a clean CAM
paign. We have no mud to sling, no
rumors to spread, no political trades
to make, and no promises to break.
We will at all times be open, honest,
and frank with the people of Mis-
sissippi.
We are confident that professional
self seeking politicians can never by
plotting, conniving, trading and
trafficking amongst themselves con-
troll the election of any servant OF
the people.
In conclusion, / place my candi-
dacy in the hands of the independ-
ent, Embossed, patriotic, liberty
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