The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-10-28
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
By Hsssl Brunnon

necessary to repeat all the rea-
sons why We should go to the
polls and vote for the candidate
of our choice.
But there is one reason we
didn't mention that we would
like for you to consider this
week.
Qualified electors of Mississippi
should go to the polls and vote
for the party of our choice to
show our appreciation for the
privilege of living in country
where we can cast an honest bal
lot and have it counted in an
honest election. This is a privilege
not enjoyed by the majority of
the people Of the world.
Personally we feel that a citi-
zen should, in his own interest,
cast his or her ballot for the
party which will do the most to-
ward having the kind of country
we want.
That is the reason that we per-
sonally are voting for the regular
Democratic electors chosen by
the state Democratic convention
in Jackson who will, if elected,
cast their electoral vote for
Gov. Thurmond for president, and
Gov. Wright for vice president.
Gov. Thurmond and Gov.
Wright head the ticket of the
States Rights party which alone
is making stand for the con-
tinuance of constitutional govern
ment in this country.
The fight for saving the con-
stitution is more important than
perhaps most Of us realize.
The continued existence of our
federal republic depends upon it.
At the time we go to vote we
should have firmly implanted in
our minds what happened in
Germany, Italy, and the satellite
countries held by Russia. The !
scrapping of the constitution
always precedes the establish
ment of a dictatorship which
means the elimination of the free |
elections and the end of repre-
sentative government.
We are at the crossroads here
in America today. Tuesdays gen.
eraI election might well detcr-l
mine whether we are going to
have a dictatorship of the federal
government over our every move
or whether we shall continue to
have state sovereignty over GER
tain matters, particularly our
elections, as guaranteed in our ,,
constitution.
The question of States Rights !
and constitutional government is
much more important than any !
civil rights program ever design
ed by either the Democratic or
Republican parties.
Attention of all persons who
want to vote for the Thurmond-
Wright electors directed to this :
announcement. Please read care
fully:
1t will be necessary for every
qualified voter to write in the
name of Mrs. Julius Brent and
mark an X by it as one of the
nine ThurmondW Wright electors
in the place of Mr.. Julius Brent,
who died in the past few days.
Mrs. Brent has been designated
as one of the nine Democratic
electors by the State Democratic
Executive committee, meeting in
special session. The State COM
mittee has the authority to act
in such cases and has named her
to fill her husbands place on the
ballot.
The Thurmond- Wright electors,
listed in this space last week, is
carried again for your informa
ton. They are Murphy Thomas,
Jr., Jack Frost, Frank Everett,
Hurd Horton, Walter Dent May, |
Jesse Byrd, Julius Brent (now !
deceased. Edmund Taylor, Clar-
ence Morgan. (Then write in the |
name of Mrs. Julius Brent and
mark an x by iD.
We do not kno w
w h e { her t the elect on
commissioners Of Holmes county, |
A. f. Branch. Mrs. Mabel Heinrich |
and Walter c. Lowe, have given |
any special instructions to the
various managers of the precinct |
boxes over the county or not.
But in the confusion of having |
two sets of Democratic electors |
every precaution should be taken |
to see that election officials make |
certain those voting understand
the ballot and how to mark it |
for the candidates of their choice. |
Unless a ballot is marked exactly |
according tolaw it is thrown out |
and not counted. It is necessary |
to vote for nine electors. If per-
son fails to mark an X by any |
one of the nine his ballot can
not be counted by law.
In the same way unless the |
name of Julius Brent is omitted |
and the name of Mrs. Julius Brent |
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