The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-17


work.
The duty Of our parties Is TO serve
the one great political interest in
our country. the interest of those
Americans who ask no gifts from
their country. who believe with
Cleveland that the government
does not support the people The
people support their government.
Have our political leaders read
Plato and Aristotle and learned how
old is the trick of buying the sup
port OF the people with their own
money? Have they worked hard
enough TO see that those who prom
Use a brave new world in our day
are no different from the deniagogs
Of Athens and Romeo Have they
learned TO read. In the high-minded
announcements about peace. col
lective security. and new day for
the common man, the same lies
and deception that have destroyed
SO many republics?
Do they know. but fear for their
own little safety?
II is the duty of political leaders
10 lead the Nation to clear political
thinking. They must tel the people
where. in the lies and confusion,
their vital interests will be found
Behind all the fooling and the
horseplav the partisan argument,
and appeals to emotion. the great
American parties have served our
Nation well ! hope they viii again
But today the individual who is try
lng to understand the dangers TO
our country must Stand alone. and
do what little he can, until the par
ties take up their burden again.
This is no time for me to speak
Of what | have done. OF tried TO do
although ! am trying, by this re-
counting, to find the answer for my
self
Wherever | could. have fought
vigorously the Communist penctra-
ton into American Government and
American life The records Of our
subcommittee and other commit
tees tell the story Of how much We
uncovered.
Wherever ! could find a means
to weaken the communism Influence
on our soil, have fought for it in
the immigration laws. in internal
security legislation, ia the fight TO
give the States their sovereign
right to legislate. except where it
conflicts with the national purpose
The bill before the Senate On yes
terday. which | first introduced
would take from the Supreme Court
the power to hear appeals III areas
where the Court has deliberately
restrained Congress. the executive
branch. our States, our school svs-
tom. and our bar examiners. from
necessary and proper steps to guard
our country against internal com
munSm. That bill is not before the
Senate al this time. it was defeated
on Yesterday by a vote of Al yeas
70 40 NAYS. But | hope it has left
It's impression. That fight is not
over. II still will have TO be won
II foreign affairs. have opposed
solemn agreements with men who
frankly admit they regard all agree
ments as military feints to deceive
the hated enemy l have opposed
collective security and foreign aid.
because they are failures. and the
record shows it. They have not
strengthened American security or
brought peace and good will 10 the
world Instead. we have exported
Jobs and have drained away tho.
wealth Of this country. and still the
Communists go merrily OH their
way
II IS just as stupid for It's 10 fall
INTO Communist boobytraps as il
would have been for President
Roosevelt and his advisers to talk
peace with Hitler. join him in a
world government for collective Sc
curlty. and distribute billions of our
earnings in foreign aid to keep the
neutral nations from turning pro
Nazi
| have urged at every oppor-
tunlty that we take the Communists
at their word. and admit they arc
engaged in civil war against tho
world. That means we should keep
from them everything which builds
up their Warmaking power. We can
not feed their strength by trade
diplomatic relations. summit con
ferences. unchallengcd rulcrship of
the satellites. and the most absurd
folly OF all cultural exchange with
those who have reduced all culture
TO obedience to the state.
/ have fought against all steps
leading to world government, by
people afraid to make an honest ap-
peal to Americans to abandon their
Constitution ] have opposed the
perversion Of The treaty power into
an instrument for reducing our Gov.
eminent to a province Of world
state. have opposed abandonment
OF the constitutional rights of our
ilghtlng men through status Of
forces treaties and agreements. l
nave fought all the many -pronged
attempts to transform American
lighting forces into police contin-
gents, subject to control BY the Sc
curlty ouncil Of the United
Nations, where they would no longer
be able TO safeguard our country q,