The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-11-11
COASTAL COUNTIES JUBILANT
OVER SWEEPING DEMOCRATIC
ELECTIONS HELD THIS WEEK
Improvement in Governmental Programs An+ci-
pa+ed With knowledge That State and Nation
VIII Operate Under Unified Democratic Ad-
All Democratic Candidates.

Democrats of coastal North
Carolina are jubilant this week,
the outcome of Tuesdays election
which swept into office Jack Ken
nedy for President, Terry Sanford
for Governor, Herbert Bonner for
Congress, the usual statewide DEM
ocratic officials, and Democratic
Senate and House in Washington.
This outcome has much meaning
to North Carolina and the South,
in that it offers promise of more
recognition in Washington with
possibly cabinet member to come
from North Carolina.
In Dare County there was much
rejoicing that through hard work,
and against unusual opposition not
heretofore encounted, the county
went back to. giving the usual
Democratic majority for president.
In 1856 it went Republican. De-
spite the fact that this time hun
dreds Of people, many of whom had
not voted in years, turned out to
vote against Kennedy, the loyal
Democrats in the country rolled up
their sleeves, went to work and
rolled up majority.
1t was hardly expected that the
combined vote from off Hatteras
Island, which has received far more
in benefits from State Government
than any other area, and many
times over the amount of taxes it
pays, from the County government,
should turn so heavily against the
Democrats at all levels. The Is
land was carried by Nixon and Cav
in, and Republican county candi-
dates also got majorities. However
it has been additionally rock-rib'
bed Republican ranging up to 70
per cent, and only in the days Of
the Depression and the New Deal
when many government benefits
were being dispensed, did the regis
tration switch to the Democratic
party. Yet at the same time, many
citizens say they are registered as
Democrats only that they may par
ticipate in the Democratic primary.
having no special interest in the
party and apparently little loyalty
to it. In 1866 the area went heavily
for Eisenhower.
The Democratic office holders
have never ignored them nor
punished them for lack of support
of the party, but have striven to
bring about great benefits for the
area, so that for many years, the
county has been disbursing on the
island a far greater amount OF
county taxes per capita than goes
to any other area, and from ma
tional and state funds high bene-
fits have exceeded by far those dis
pensed in any other area of the
state, size and population, as well
as auto registration considered.
This is a remarkable tribute to the
fairness and dedication. of the
Democrats in power, that they new
er let politics stifle their desire to
help all citizens regardless of par
ty affiliations. This is as it should
be, and all citizens should receive
equal treatment, but for Hatteras
Island the officials, have gone far
above and beyond the demands of
duty to aid and build up the area.
Wanchese community, which has
been literally treated in equal man
ner as Hatteras Island, which also
went in similar manner in the
election. But otherwise in Dare
County, loyal Democrats rose to
the situation and came through.
White we hope to print returns by
precincts elsewhere, we offer here
a few comparison of Tuesdays re-
suits:
Commissioner Swain who had the
See DEMOCRATS, Page Six