Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-26
'Virqinio's Third Party


When the Republican con-
vention was held in San Fran
cisco you did not refer to Cali
fornia's Republican Party.
When the Democratic con-
vention was held in Chicago
you did not refer to Illinois
Democratic Party. Why. then.
when the States Rights con-
vention was held in Richmond
do you refer to Virignia's
Third Party? Unless. as seems
likely. your editorials are pure
propaganda.
The States Rights Party
has been developing for some
time in the Gulf States as any
newspaperman should know.
And. with the older parties
being what they are, there is
a definite need for a third
party; particularly a pro-
American party.
You say October 49, that
you "guess" that the real
strength of the third party
is rooted in the school Segre-
CATION question. You are very
cautious in offering your views
as a "guesS"-more propa-
ganda. The school segregation
is in reality only an incident.
The larger question lies in the
antics of the Federal Govern
ment in departing from the
letter and spirit of the Con-
stitution which all Government
personnel are sworn to up
hold. Here we have the group
occupying the bench of the
Supreme Court of the United
States departing from their
judicial function and engaging
in legislation which is clearly
the function of the Congress.
And the same Supreme Court
did not abide by the Tenth
Amendment in the Bill of
Rights, which clearly states:
THE powers not delegated
to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited
by it to the States. are reserved
to the States respectively, or
to the people"
l am pleased to find that the
Maryland ballot will permit a
write-in vote for the States
Rights ticket by writing in the
names of electors, even on vot-
ing machines, and I certainly
will avail myself of the oppor-
tunity. I recommend that all
Of your readers who are eligi-
BILE to vote do likewise.
With further regard to edi-
torial propaganda. l recall that
The Star used to try to prove
that repeal Of the johnson
Act would keep us out of war.
Then, the draft law would keep
us out: so would the passage
of the lend-lease-give bill.
So we got into the war. And
The Star opposes the Bricker
amendment. / think it self
evident that newspaper read
ers can read. Maybe they can
think, too. So why not let
them do their own thinking
instead of offering them prop
uganda disguised as editorials?
Wager S. Brown.
In your editorial of October
10. entitled "Virginia's Third
Party" I note that you have
fallen into an error so COM
monty made these days. You
state that the essential phil
osophy" of the third party
would turn back the political
clock a generation or more. E. :.
Mr.. Andrews may pin a social
list label on the policies of
the major parties If he wishes,
but we suspect that those are
here to stay"
Oddly enough, the socialistic
measures being advocated and
enacted today under the name
OF progress" are actually do
ing exactly the thing which
you enormously believe the
new third party would do.
Socialism in its various forms
is nearly as old as civilization
whereas the concept Of per-
sonal freedom. with the safe
guards for preserving it. be-
longs to a modern age, and had
its origin in the West. Even
today the peoples OF the East
do not understand its full
meaning.
Today from the people them
selves comes a demand for a
return to the path OF true prog
ress so long delayed by the
welfare planners and mis-
named liberals" OF our day.
Whether the third party Of
Mr. Andrews will become per-
manent OF not is beside the
point. 1t represents a rising
tide Of realization by the
people that they are being
cheated Of the most precious
aft TO mankind in modern
times--the gift Of personal