Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-07-14
AN EDITORIAL
Down But Not Out

prominent baseball coach once made the classic
ae rem got to win few lose few and games
are gong to be ralned out Just such philosophy ex
presses our feeling following the embarrassing State
BOARD OF Elections gave Powell Jr., in Tuesdays hear
ing into election irregularities
II Mr. Powell is truly the good character that his
Witnesses say he is if election Irregularities have
occurred Columbus County during his IA years Chair
man of the Board he has will not name the poll
holders specifically to favor his chosen candidates. he
mas mora! courage and he keeps all voting registra-
ton within the bounds of the law then what more could
be asked? 1t is not the alone that has
Deen launched against. It's the evils existed in
the elections lee during his II years in office.
We have lost in the first conflicting testi-
ony certainly would cause jury to have doubts to the
guilt or innocence of the But how any human
being under oath black and another saw
hat plack Is white is beyond hard
TO as fact the point that every truthful
man born liar also comes into being.
We cannot swear that all the witnesses for the prose-
cuton told the TRUTH the whole nothing but the
truth We can only that they didn't are ashamed
Oh the Our whole purpose in asking for the hearing
TO prng cleaner politics and elections into Columbus
County But the inconssence in relating incidents proof
tnat theres long way to before any semblance
responsibility can be associated with politics county
we can also say that only smattering of the irregu-
artes could be investigated we'll enough present to
the board Politicians still cling together regardless of the
evil involved IT. difficult to get politician testify
against another and In the long only the politicians
nave the evidence that break up machine of long
standing through hearings and proceedings.
lhere was another shock coming tuesday. We had
never realized there many and deaf citizens
OF Columbus County. When people they have
Ved In the county for and have heard
any criticism OF the elections anything
the character of A E. Powell, Jr, that's call
throats and it has to be bigger than to swallow
We have never bet on horse Tuesdays hearing
was like betting white stallion when knew n
advance that black lilly going like
drawing to inside straight when the needed
wasn't even in the deck.
The State Board of Elections, we insisted in our
original complaint filed in Raleigh, should it's own
motion investigate charges of Irregularities in
when afdavits presented to it. The election gives
them the expressed right to such investigation
But this election board determined whitewash
Columbus politics, and believe they would have done
Just that regardless of the evidence presented
They made it clear in Raleigh that they would do
investigating and that the burden of obtaining evidence
squarey the shoulders OF the private citizen They
not only did investigating, but actually sought dis
credit the testimony of the prosecutions witnesses the
Whevle hearing. Instead of merely being opposed by
the battery of lawyers for the defense reality also
had the five-man board to lick.
Power politics rs difficult evil to combat. You
realize in the beginning that the odds against
You have to confront yourself the that political
bosses love and and that anyone getting in
their way will be trampled. falterng political power
Will not let its grip loose without struggle And with
this in mind, must tackle the problem.
Yes, we have lost the first round Where do go
people of Columbus County the only who
want maximum fairness, only when they want Christian
principles applied, only when they want sober and
women with character in positions of trust will real
democracy and justice dominate the political in
Columbus County.
YOU! YOU! YOU!