The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-27
John Temple Groves
REPUBLICAN PARTY PROGRAM

The lnterrOgatOrs Kept asking
him if he would consider running
for President or Vice President, and
no wonder, even though he strenu-
ously said no. For here is a Daniel
come to judgement and a cause to
which good Americans could repair.
only hope Republicans will seal
il into their hearts, minds and
platforms.
Most clearly and with more
authority than this column and
others who have tried. Mr.. Percy
enunciated the doctrine of where
you-face and spoke for his party
as facing in the free and Ameri-
can direction. away from central
ism and socialism, while Liberal
Democrats are facing the other
direction. And he offered the di-
rection as no return to Mckinley
or Coolidge but one in line with
these vastly different times and the
federal activities and expenditures
they unquestionably require.
He was for Republicanism as
meaning, basically he said GOV
eminent as CLOSE TO people" as
possible And as limited as possible
He vas for federal expenditure that
would decrease. not, perhaps. in
dollars $50 long as national de-
Tense needs 50 much but in per
centage Of the national product
And over and over again he was
for individualiam. for faith in the
individual American, for resist
ing government intrusion II d
'thoSe entertainments upon State
and local prerogatlves which widen
gap between the people and the
management Of their own affairs
Like Robert Taft, the report Isl
fn' federal aid to human welfare
but only on minimum basis, only
III marginal situations. only when
all individual effort fails.
Proclaimlng a new worlds
unique opportunities for human
advancement and tremendous chal-
/ lenges'' the report sounds off for
the eternal American truth that
the unregimented mind ha- d bet
ter chance to reach oft for new
ideas than the mind that operates
as the prisoner Of political dogma
1t is true also Of the unregimented
economy
One Southern newspaper which
found more than the minor refer
ence to public lntegration wa The
Columbia, S. G. Record. Ii all
editorial called Saving the Ameri-
can IndividualH, Editor CautheA
ayowed that Ike Isaac Of patriar
chal Israle tthe committee reopen
Al an ancient Wen Of American
democracy Oh the arid plains Of
contemporary political thoug h t
The long neglected fountain
head filled BY the PhillistineS NJ
the primary importance of the
individual in his IF lationS with the
central government
Il is wha. Pas.ernak is talking
about 1t is what the modern South
means BY States Rights It Is the
American side in the Battle Of the
World
l don't trust YOU. gentle reader
for you are too much like me. N
read All Of this possibly history
making report But hope you viii
write for copy Of AIr Percy
Meet the Press remark YOU Wil
read that, and MAYBE paste II III
your hats You won't BIZ able to-
put it down
Especially let Us hope Republi
cans and Southern Democrats vii
read i'd
bid me discourse. / will en-
chant thine ear
Texas Congressman Waiter
Rogers is accusing the Federal
Communications Commission Ill
failing to protect the public
against phoney quiz shows. Charles
Van Doren, denying that he hun-
self was ever given answers in adj
vance can hardly have failed to
know what was going on
Since neither the public nor any
of the contestants lost any money
BY reason Of the skullduggery. there
is a case for the contention that
the shows were simply entertain
ment and the fixes" were JUST
fled for shoWnanship But as
man supposed to be exceptionally
civilized and social-minded Van
DOren should have some interest
ing ideas on this and on the harm
that has come to his own reputa-
ton. The appearance Of evil IS 80
enormous that a technical lack of
evil doesn't help.
The public has a sense Of vast
sums won by foul play.
It has a sense, too. of erudtion
identified with gross deceit. F'actual
right and wrong may not be the
same as moral right and wrong but
the habit Of one is related to the
habit Of the other.
Arithmetic is good moral exer-
else because right and wrong are
SO indisputible in it.