Evening star., 1946-05-06

1cOIBld. 1t Is henry MeLemore.
the State where I was born. When
I see its red clay hills it awakens
in me the same feeling that a man
from Indiana must have when he
sees the Wabash, or a man from
Kansas must enjoy when the wheat
ripples for miles in front OF his eyes,
or a New Englander feels when he
returns from inland and the salt
spray whips his face.
Disadvantages Listed.
At the moment, Talmadge is IA
vored to win. Running against him
Is another former Governor, Ed Riv-
ers, and Mr.. Carmichael. Mr.. Riv-
ers Is running second at the mo-
ment and Mr.. Carmichael is running
third. Mr.. Carmichael is suffering
from this disadvantage: He is known
to be liberal, progressive, and in
terested in sound government. Fur
thermore, he Is young, sincere and
has expressed the feeling that he
would like to see Georgia carry on
the program started by Ellis Arnall
AS a native Georgian I can vote
in Georgia, and come primary time
am going to be there, even if I
have to ride razorback hog up
from my home. I am going to cast a
ballot against Eugene T. Talmadge.
I am going to cast it against Eugene
T. Talmadge, not for myself alone,
but for every Georgia boy who died
In this war and Is not able to cast
ballot for himself
Mr.. Talmadge may not know this
when he speaks as be-gallused
man from the Dark Ages, but Georgia
boys who died for their country are
troubled in their sleep as he cam
paigns. 1t is not hard to figure out
what Mr.. Talmadge stands for
You can read ''Mein Kampf" back
ward and forward and not find a
more enlightened" program than
Mr.. Talmadge plans for Georgia.
He waves a flag for white suprem-
acy. You know what that means,
don't you? That means fiery
crosses at night on every hill.
Challenges Stand.
I can talk about this question OF
white men and colored men be-
cause I was born under the Bonnie
Blue Flag. I'll admit that there Is
a question between the whites and
the colored. not only In the North
but also in the South. 1t is ques-
ton that involves the best minds
Of both races. 1t is not a question
that can be solved by saying, to
quote Mr.. Talmadge's platform
There are two sides to this question
and am for the whites"
Day in and day out I try to
write humorous column. =, That's
what I'm paid for, but there comes
time in any decent mans life
when he must take a quiet stand
against what he considers the wrong
thing. There is nothing funny about
Mr.. Talmadge being reelected Gov
ernor of Georgia. Georgia is one
of the Is original States. Georgia
is in many ways the most important
State in the South. The South
means lot to this country. Mr..
Talmadge proved when he was Gov
ernor what he could do to a State.
I want him to do one thing, that Is,
If he is elected Governor.
I want him to take one minute of
every Sunday and spend it in medi-
tation with the Georgia boys and
men who will never come back
from the war There are men un-
der the sands of Okinawa, who,
walking forward, were killed fight
ing against the things Mr.. Tai
madge says he stands for. You can
find Georgia graves in the Vosges
Mountains, and you can find them
far below the equator Those are
the men I want Mr.. Talmadge to
square himself with.
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