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Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1964
Volume 73, Number 16
72 Years of Editorial Freedom
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Ah Old Face In An Old Struggle
For some reason, everytime we make
a mistake it seems Arthur Hays is in
volved somehow. Arthur has spent more
time complaining to us than he has in
Student Legislature, and that's saying
quite a bit.
Our latest faux pas appeared in
yesterday's editorial columns ("A New
Face In An Old Struggle'), where we
said Arthur, Bob Wilson and Paul Dick
son were backers of Bill Woodall for
the chairmanship of the SP. Woodall
lost the election to Don Wilson, 42-17.
And guess what?
Yes, Arthur was on the winning
side, and in fact had been one of the
major supporters of Don Wilson. Every
one seems to have a different opinion
on how Bob Wilson stood before the
voting, but he voted for Don Wilson and
that seems to settle that.
Paul Dickson was in fact supporting
Woodall, and apparently he and Arthur
had agreed to stay out of the floor
fight "for the good of the party."
So, again, our apologies to Arthur
Hays. And, for the first (and hopefully
the last) time, our apologies to Bob Wilson.
The Worm Turns In Raleigh
North Carolina's Young Democrats,
have made it clear that they intend to
choose and pursue their own course in
the maze of current state politics.
The state YDC convention, held in
Raleigh during the past weekend, had
a tone far different than recent gather
ings of the older state Democrats and
that tone was riot entirely favorable to
Dan K. Moore.
The most obvious repudiation of
Moore's party policies came with the
election of George Miller, a supporter of
Governor Sanford, to the state presi
dency. A resolution calling upon all
Democrats "to enthusiastically support
and endorse" Lyndon Johnson and Hu
bert Humphrey was also directed
straight at Moore, who has demonstrat
ed some coolness to the national ticket.
More important, though, was the
general atmosphere of the entire YDC
gathering, which was obviously con
trolled from the very beginning by the
Sanford forces. There was loud enthu
siasm for the Johnson-Humphrey ticket,
and Moore supporters found tough sled
ding in their quest to block resolutions
which strongly supported the national
candidates. Governor Sanford was easily
the most popular figure at the meeting.
And Georgia Gov. Carl Sanders, a strong
Johnson man, received more applause
than the mention of Moore.
Thus it would seem that the San
ford forces have dominated the YDC
convention and its operations as thor
oughly as Moore's wing has dominated
the senior Party since the July 27 pri
mary. Moore and his backers are no
doubt disturbed by this situation, but
they might be reminded that the San
ford forces , are plenty upset by their
general exclusion from the fall campaign,
too.
The Sanford domination of the
younger segment of the party could
prove to be a healthy development for
the party. Perhaps now both sides, and
especially the Moore forces, will real
ize the need for the party's factions to
put away their differences and work
together.
If Dan Moore had thought he could
"go it alone" and disregard the Sanford
forces, he should push that thought out
of his mind now, for the Governor's
strength has been demonstrated clearly
in the YDC and most of those Young
Democrats are old enough to vote.
Grumbles On The Right
Cometh now the Lake Peoples' Asso
ciation, a new Democratic organization
founded in Raleigh to "promote conser
vative candidates."
Namely I. Beverly Lake. .
We have listened to Mr. Lake talk
about his "217,000 friends" too long,
and we suspect that they will either
move a bit left into the Dan Moore camp
or a bit left into the Republican camp.
take. is getting too old to go after
political office himself, but he would
love to be able to choose the man to
carry ,the ultra conservative banner.
THE DAILY; TAR HEEL
Fred Seely, Hugh Stevens
Co-Editors
Associate Editor Pete Wales
Managing Editor . Mike Yopp
Photo Editor . Jock Lauterer
Sports Editor Larry Tarleton
Reporters John Greenbacker
, Kerry Sipe
Business Manager: Jack Harrington
Secretary Ti , . Mary Ellison Strother
Advertising Manager oody Sobol
Sales 1 Dick Baddour
Jini.Ogbnrn, Stuart Flicklen, Jim Potter
If the Peoples' Association gets off
the ground, it will be a minor miracle.
We believe Lake's days of influence will
be over before too long, as his useful
ness will vanish after Nov. 3, 1964. His
politics vanished about the same time
100 years ago.
National Issues
The National Issues Week (Oct. 26
30) proposed by Student Government is
a good idea. It appeals to us, and should
appeal to every student, because it will
provide a forum for the campus to de
bate and discuss the national campaign
at a time when it will be the focus of
students' attention.
It also appeals to us because Student
Government is behind it. Those embit
tered souls who complain that Student
Government never does anything for
them (usually because they fail to take
advantage of opportunities that come
their way) will have a chance to view
and appraise an effort that can affect
them directly and positively.
We sincerely hope that our SG lead
ers will make the venture a successful
one. The students deserve it.
"But He's Not A 'People', Is He?"
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Letters To The Editors
IFC Replies On Rush Rules
Strict Silence
Helps Freshman
Editors, The Tar Heel:
I am writing this letter in re
gard to a letter which I read in
last Saturday's Daily Tar Heel.
The letter was entitled "Strict
Silence Curbs Freedom." The
author pointed out that the IFC
had enacted "by law" a measure
that was discriminatory, a viola
tion of free speech and even went
so far as to compare it to the
"gag law."
He even stated that the IFC
had made some sort of a declar
ation concerning the immaturity
of the freshman class.
I regrettably feel that the auth
or of this letter has vastly over
looked the practical point of strict
silence and taken a very unreal
istic and idealistic position on
the matter.
Strict silence was unanimously
passed by the IFC for protection
of itself and the' incoming fresh
man. It was designed first to
put rush on a fair and equal
basis with each fraternity having
equal opportunity to familiarize
prospective rushees with its per
sonnel and facilities.
If an informal sort of rush was
allowed to take place three nights
a week (as it was previously set
up), one does not need much of
an imagination to realize the ex
tra burden this would place both
on the fraternities and the rus
hees. Eventually the members of
each fraternity would feel obli
gated to rush every possible min
ute simply to keep up with com
petition. It would be hard for
the members of one fraternity
to rest easy knowing that their
top rushees might be out with
a member of a rival fraternity.
Consequently they might have to
retaliate.
A situation like this could eas
ily lead to disaster academically
and financially.
The rushee would also be put
in an awkward and very often an
embarassing situation. He would
he hounded constantly by various
fraternity men trying to gain his
interest in their respective fra
ternities. He might feel that by
rot complying to their every in
vitation he . would hurt his
chances for membership.
This situation could easily lead
to academic disaster for the
freshman.
The IFC is not taking a stand
concerning the maturity of the
new freshmen, it is simply rec
ognizing a well known fact that
freshmen need time to become
adjusted and oriented to a new
and different way of life. It is
simply trying to protect the
freshman and give him a chance
o acquire an academic founda
tion. The IFC DID enact a law con
cerning the relationship between
freshmen and fraternity men.
Granted the law is a law of dis
crimination. But let us not forget that there
is much popularly sanctioned dis
crimination of this sort practiced
today as evident on other cam
puses, the military academies
and certain religious orders.
Strict silence is a law based
on human nature and the past
experiences of fraternity men.
This is a law planned by people
who know the ways of a fratern
ity system.
It is a law designed not to dis
criminate but rather to protect
the fraternity man, the freshman
and the fraternity system as a
whole.
As Clarence Darrow once said:
"Laws should be like clothes.
They should be made to fit the
people they are meant to serve."
Warren Price, III
Chairman, IFC Court
Mavor Schenck
Wires Danny
Congratulations on a fine per
formance, Danny Talbott.
Paul Schenck
Mayor of Greensboro
Why Do Grads
Pay For Yack?
Editors, The Tar Heel:
We are graduate students at
tending the University. Recently
we were horrified to .discover
that a portion of the $49.75 gen
eral fee is allocated for publica
tion of the Yackety Yack.
Our consternation was caused,
not by the fact that we were
charged this paltry sum, but
rather the fact that our pictures
do not appear in this publica
tion. Signs are scattered throughout
the campus denoting photograph
ic appointments for students ex
cept people of the graduate
school.
This is certainly Taxation With
out Representation. We feel that
the existing situation is grossly
unfair.
Jeff Wolff
Nat Richman
Harry Grier
The Daily Tar Heel solicits
and is happy to print columns
written by any member of the
University community.
All material should be typed
triple-spaced and turned into the
Associate Editor two to three
days before publication is desir
ed. All student columnists are
requested to turn in material
regularly each week.
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.The Object Of 'Tho Game
Is Not To Win Or Lose-
i;y BRANTLEY CLARIS
At Saturday's game I finally
realized why this beloved educa
tional institution is known among
the citizens of the state as Whis
key Hill, anil it made me so sick
I fervently wished nobody knew
I went to Carolina.
I am speaking, as any sober
soul can guess, of the EXTREME
consumption of alcoholic bever
sges at any and all football
games.
What, may I ask, is the point
cf getting absolutely STONED
ot an athletic event?
Presumably you go to a game
to watch it, to enjoy it, to cheer
the team on to victory.
Or am I mistaken? I have
only been at Carolina two weeks,
and it could well be that I just
don't understand that a football
game is really an ultra-cool cock
tail party, where everybody is
SUPPOSED to get plastered.
It's not whether you win or
lose; it's not even how you play
the game; it's how much liquor
the spectators can guzzle down
before the game is over. Is that
it?
When couples, groups and mobs
stagger away from Kenan Stadi
um with a dazed look in their
eyes, the mothers of America
may well have their doubts as
to the suitability of Chapel Hill
as an educational haven for their
tender young offspring.
But mothers being what they
are, they will have no doubts
whatsoever that Carolina IS a
haven for confirmed alcoholics.
And the point is, it's NOT.
Not EVERBODY carries a fifth
to the game and comes away
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without one. But how are out
siders supposed to know that?
And the firls! For heaven's
sake, it's enough of a health haz
ard to climb down the paths in
high heels without the added
"benefit" of an alcoholic stupor.
I seriously wonder if some of
the coeds ever made it away
from the stadium. They could
still be sitting in the stands with
pleasant, drooling smiles and
glassy stares.
Football "-eekends are some
thing big. How can a person pos
sibly enjoy the rest of die day
when he's completely out of his
mind by four in the afternoon?
Of course, he probably de
serves not to enjoy it after he's
made the game thoroughly un
pleasant for the people around
him by staying rather on the vile,
obnoxious and just plain inconsid
erate side throughout the after
noon. The reputation of Carolina is
. being largely aided by the drunks
scattered 11 over the stands.
They should learn, perhaps,-that
there is a difference between so
cial drinking and "anti-social"
drinking, which is what football
drinking usually turns out to be.
I don't want people to think I'm
part of the mass slobbering
sponges placed at strategic loca
tions all over the stands.
But as -1 said, maybe I'm
wrong. Maybe I just don't under
stand the purpose of goinc; to
football games. I wish some
body would set me straight.
Then I could smile and say,
"Thank you so much. Wonder
ful game, isn't it?" the next time
some inebriated soul pours a
drink all over me.
Goldwater Fans
Form New Group
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By ART BUCHWALD
A friend of ours has started a
new organization called "Repub
t licans for Goldwater" with which
he, hopes to attract many Re
publicans who have become dis
enchanted with President John
son. "I got the idea last week," he
told us, "when I realized that
rot all Republicans wanted to
vote for the Democratic candid
ate this year. I discovered many
of them, wanted an organization
they could join which would give
them dignity. So I. started 'Re
publicans for Goldwater.' "
"How has the response been?"
we asked him.
"Well, it's slow at the mom
ent," he admitted. "But by Nov
ember we hope to have quite a
few converts. You see, many Re
publicans are embarrassed about
switching over to Goldwater. It's
against everything they believe
in, , and although they might not
like Johnson personally, they still
feel some sort of loyalty to him.
The 'Republicans for Goldwater'
organization tries to explain that
they're, not being disloyal if they
vote for the Republican candid
ate." 'That sounds like a good idea.
Have you had any reaction from
the Democrats?"
Furious Democrats
"They!re absolutely furious.
T've gotten threatening calls from
leading Democrats who have told
me that any Republican who votes
for Goldwater cannot expect any
favors from the Democratic par
ty during the next four years."
"What did you say?"
"I said there was a question
of principle involved, that many
Republicans felt that President
Johnson was not the right man
for the job and we felt we didn't
have to support him if we didn't
believe in his policies."
"That makes sense," wc said.
'Two-Party' System
"They said it wasn't a question
of believing in Johnson or not
believing in him. If ycu were a
Republican, it was your obliga
tion in this election to vote right
down the Democratic line. One
Democratic leader said. 'Where
would this country be if ALL the
Republicans voted for Gold
vater? Don't you have any re
spect for the two-party system?'
"I said I had a great deal of
respect for the two-party system,
; but at the same time I felt a
Republican wasn't obligated to
vote for every , Democratic can
didate just because he was a
Democrat. After all, there were
many southern Democrats who
indicated they're not going to
vote for Goid water, so why can't
some Republicans decide not to
vote for Johnson?"
"What's your first step?" we
asked him.
Full-Page Ads
"We're trying to raise money
to buy full page advertisements
in all the leading newspapers ex
plaining why we, as Republicans,
feel we cannot support Johnson.
We're also seeking out names of
other Republicans who wron't be
ashamed to admit they're voting
for Goldwater. It hasn't been
easy. Many friends have told
me they would like to sponsor
the ad, but they're afraid of what
their Republican friends will
think of them."
"You've done a wonderful
thing," we told him. "You've
put your country before your par
ty, and although you may have
antagonized many people, I ad
mire you for sticking to your
guns."
"Thank you. But I'd like to ask
you one favor. If you write
about 'Republicans for Gold
water,' I'd appreciate it if you
didn't use my name."
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By WALTER UPPMAN
LAST WEEK SEN. Barry
Goldwater went campaigning in
the South. His purpose, it ap
pears, was not so much to win
this election, but to inaugurate
the so-called southern strategy
in order to lay the foundations
for a radically new Republican
party.
This was made plain by the
exuberant welcome he extended
to Sen. Strom Thurmond who
has now joined the Republican
party. This new Republican par
ty, which was born in San Fran
cisco, is to be built upon a
Goldwater - Thurmond alliance;
it is to be. a white man's party
and not conservative at all, but
radically reactionary.
The formation of the Gold
water -Thurmond alliance ex
plains what is otherwise madly
inexplicable about Senator Gold
water's campaign speeches dur
ing the past week. There was to
begin with his almost total si
lence about the Civil Rights. Act,
though opposition to it is by all
odds the main reason for his
strength in the South.
There was no need for him to
mention civil rights or to take
notice of the existence of a large
Negro population when he could
consort publicly with Senator
Thurmond. Senator Thurmond is
the. most extreme segregation
ist and the most extreme reac
tionary in the United States
Senate.
SENATOR GOLDWATER may
now go on trying to confuse the
Northerners by talking about de
segregating the Arizona Nation
al Guard and the airport dining
room in Phoenix. But for all
Southerners, black or white, his
embrace of Strom Thurmond
places him squarely with the ex
treme racists.
Since there was nothing fur
ther to be said on the race is
sue, Senator Goldwater devoted
himself to the one thing still
needed to clinch the kind of
Southern vote represented by
Thurmond. This was to be so
boldly and extravagantly reac
tionary on other issues that there
could be no doubt that he was
wholly free of the taint of any of
that progressivism which is the
tradition of the West.
This was, I believe, why he
chose Florida, where there are
so many elderly people, to at
tack medicare, why he chose in
Tennessee to renew his. proposal
to sell the TVA and why he
went to West Virginia to attack
the poor.
Some have wondered whether
these are symptoms of a "sui
cide complex." I think they are
the result of a decision to make
over the Republican party in the
image of Barry Goldwater and
Strom Thurmond.
HERE AGAIN, AS in his de
mands for a weaker govern
ment, but stronger policies; we
see that the senator is enclosed,
as in an envelope, in bis pri
vate dream world. One of his
persistent fantasies is that, since
the poor are a minority, a great
political result can be had by
arousing the rich against the
poor. We all know of the dema
gogues and agitators who arouse
the poor against the rich. But
in Barry Goldwater we have a
demogogue who dreams of
arousing the rich against the
poor.
For the proof of this we must
look to his speech in Charleston,
W. Va., on Friday. Sept 18
omitting the wild ad lib remarks
which were reported in the
newspapers and using only the
official text given out by the Re
publican National Committee.
This speech was an attack on
the adrninistration's "war on
poverty."
The senator said that the
Kennedy-Johnson objective is
that "no one is to be permitted
to fall below the average." This
is obviously sheer gibberish,
since there cannot be an "aver
age" if no one is below it.
What Senator Goldwater was
trying to talk about is the fact
that the administration regards
as "poor" a non-farm family of
four which has an annual in
come of less than $3,000. This
figure is not an "average."
It is an amount of money
which permits a family of four
to spend about 70 cents a day
per person for food, to spend
$800 a year for housing, which
covers rent or mortgage pay
ments, utilities and heat. After
food and housing, there is left
in this budget $1,200 or $25 a
week for the wtole family to
pay for clothing, transportation,
school supplies and books, home
furnishings and supplies, medi
cal care, personal care, recrea
tion, insurance and everything
else.
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SENATOR GOLDWATER
sneered at this budget as lux-
urious. And he went on to de
clare, emphasizing his words by
underlining them in the text,
that "a society in which no one
is permitted to fall below the
average (sic) is one in which
no one can be permitted to rise
above it."
This sentence must be de
scribed as total nonsense. In his
confusion he seems to think that
the $3,000 budget is the "aver
age" and that President Lyndon
Johnson is plotting to prevent
anyone from earning more than
$3,000! Or what, in the name
of sanity, does he mean
The more closely one exam
ines the actual texts of the Gold
water speeches, the more appar
ent is the divorce between what
he thinks and says and what ac
tually exists in the real world.
His feet are not on the ground.
His head is in some kind of pri
vate cloud. It is truly alarming
to think that the fate of this
country and of the world could
be in his hands.
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