The Lexington advertiser., 1944-07-13
Through HozeI Eyes
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tContinuea iIoH PaBo shsJ
ed as administrator of the Farm Credit
Administration, Ivy W. Duggan. Duggan
IL from Mississippi, where the Demo-
cratic delegation to the national con-
vention is anti-fourth term.
efforts are being made by the New
Dealers to find some way to appease
insurgent Texas Democrats, who cap
tured control Of the delegates to the
Chicago convention. There is likeli-
hood that some changes may be made
in the regulations governing cattle
raisers, as we'll as the price of petroleum.
"Still another appeasement move Is
on. Southern governors have been
clamoring for years for the equalization
Of freight rates in order to stimulate
the growth Of Dixieland. Hearings have
been under way before the Interstate
Commerce Commission for some time on
this very question. Although the lCC
is regarded as an agency Of Congress
with quasi judicial and executive author
ity, much pressure is being brought on
the members to render decision favor
able to the South. The Administration
spokesman, including vicepresident
Henry A. Wallace, last winter urged
such action be taken, at meeting OF
Southern governors in Warrington
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Talk as much ~ you like about the
Democratic party being the party of our
fathers but this fact remains: As long
~ the South continues to be In the bag
solidly for tie Democrats We will get
no recognition or consideration from
that party except what we demand.
Remsnbsr this, tso, that the whole
eeoHomie system and welfare Of thu
SostA 10 tied mp with our political sys-
tenn. In Mississippi we have . ene-erop
and ene-party system. We don't want
to grew anything but cotton and we con-
slider. N rsRtcsst any person who votes
anything other than Democratic.
1t Il in the power Of the Congress Of
the United States to 'lssislste any group
or section or class Of people into bank
ruptcy. The Congress can do this by
passing laws or tariffs that affect trans
portation, growing, selling or marketing
any product or manufactured goods.
Everyone in the South should be
thoroughly aware of this. For years we
have struggled under a system of un-
fair freight rates rates that were
set up by powerful political interests to
protect the east and its heavy manu-
featuring interests. The east wants to
get, and has been getting, since the
Civil War, our raw materials and manu-
featuring them into finished products
and shipping them back to us. This
cheats the Southern people Of their
birthright of jobs and industry and
lowers our whole standard Of living. The
east has been able to do this because
Of its powerful political influence.
Not until the South has real Re-
publican party to be reckoned with
measure of consideration in our Con-
gress and our political parties. It is
entirely possible that if we had the right
kind Of representation from the South
an Congress that we could achieve our
rights rs a section and as people. But
we have not had that kind Of representa-
tion in Congress for many years.
The New Deal has been in power
almost twelve years and as such has
had every opportunity to give the South
equalization OF freight rates. Our Con-
eressmen have not fought for it and we
have been denied.
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Altar se
TO have more competition than ever be-
fore. Whether we can survive with
one-crop economy remains to be seen.
The laws and policies laid down by our
government will influence to great