Evening star., 1960-11-05
Political Views

AS a Southern voter I can
not conscientiously support
the Democratic Party, as 1t
has completely ignored the
South, except to nominate
a Texan to stampede all
Southern voters to vote for
a party taken over by the
Americans for Democratic
Action. liberals, socialists,
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie, Congress of Racial Equal
ity, and many other pres
sure groups.
The Republican Party had
a more livable platform until
that liberal Nelson Rookie
feller-Nixon deal. Again, the
South was sold out for the
Northern liberal vote. As
both the Democrats and Re-
publicans have the pressure
groups in both parties work.
ing both sides of the street,
what is there in either party
for the Southerners? The
only salvation for the South
ern voters is to rally around
our flag and unite into a
solid Southern unpledged
bloc of 127 electoral dele
gates. It takes 269 electoral
votes to elect a President.
II the Solid South comes
through with its 127 un-
pledged votes in the Elec-
toral College then they hold
the balance Of power. II
neither party can muster the
necessary 269 votes then the
election is thrown into the
House Of Representatives.
The Southerners would fare
, much better there than in
either Democratic or Repub-
lican Party. For many years
now the South has been the
whipping boy of both par
ties. but now if it comes
through with its own 1877
votes it is the greatest op-
portunity in over eight years
for states rights, instead of
an all-powerful centralized
Government telling all States
to conform to a liberal, social
istic form Of government.
No true Southerner could
honestly vote for either party.
Both parties want the South
ern vote. but what about after
the election?
Tennessee HillbilIy.
Following Senator Ken
nedy's announcements to
the effect that II million
people go to bed hungry
every night in the United
States, a Communist Ro-
manian newspaper splashed
this statement across its
headlines. This radical state
ment is just what the Com
munists like to hear. It only
serves to further the Com
munists' interests.
If Mr.. Kennedy would see
fit to repudiate his position
on this matter now, the
American people would see
that he, indeed, has the best
interests of America at heart.
If, however, Senator Ken
nedy continues to stand be-
hind this distortion of fact,
the American people have no
alternative but to assume Mr..
Kennedy's only purpose is to
gain the presidency, thereby
implementing his personal
power.
Is Kennedy out to serve
America or to have America
serve him?
Elaine M. Sierra.
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In the light of recent devel-
opments in the gold market
in London. it seems that the
choice between Nixon and
Kennedy boils down to one
thing: Do we want Kennedy
and the devaluation of our
dollar and the halving of the
purchasing power of what we
earn or what we have saved?
Or do we want Nixon, who
will try to keep Government
expenditures within reason
and avoid runaway infla-
ton?
1t was not until the poll
sters began to predict that
Kennedy might win that the
run on gold began. He has
said that he will increase
Government spending by
many billions of dollars.
Taxation has almost reached
the saturation point and
there is nowhere to get the
money except through de-
valuation of the dollar. His
program for the farmer will
increase the cost of food
about Is per cent-this figure
is the result Of a careful study