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CARROLL WILSON, Owner and Editor
Entered as Second Class matter April 3rd. 1914. at the post office
•f Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, under Act of March 3rd., 1879
Published Every Thursday Afternoon
CRITICISM OF CONGRESS
Wherever dictators and usurpers have climb
ed to autocratic power in any country, their first
care has been to strike at the representatives of
the people in the legislative branch of the govern
ment. Oliver Cromwell, in proroguing the English
Parliament, pointed his sword at the mace lying
upon the table of the House of Commons and cried,
“Take away this dauble.” When it was carried out
there went with it representative government in
all England.
Again, Napoleon, stalking into the French
Chamber of Deputies at the head of his grenadiers,
cried, “Follow me. I am destiny. I am the divinity
of the day.” As his bayonets drove out the repre
sentatives of the people, some of them climbing
through windows to escape, they drove out civil
and religious liberty.
From that day until the end of the Napoleonic
dynasty, France, and all Europe controlled by
France, was without representative government.
Again, so recently, Hitler, endeavoring to
seize the reins of government in Germany, as the
first step toward world domination, burned down
the Reichstag Building, so that Germany’s house
of representatives, unable to meet, was scattered
in confusion, and before it could reassemble, a
large number had been proscribed or were in con
centration camps, and free government in Ger
many had been destroyed, and free government
was in peril throughout the world.
Here in America, whenever any man or group
of men have sought to establish autocratic con
trol, whether political, economic, or industrial,
they have struck, either directly or by innuendo,
at the influence of the representatives of the
American people in Congress. Of course, the
American people have long ago advanced beyond
the stage of armed interference with the legisla
tive branch of the Government by military au
thorities.
our state or civilization aoes not countenance
the political prison or the concentration camp. But
there are other ways of undermining the standing
and influence of the Congress in the regard and
, confidence of the people, which, whether with or
without sinister motives, can be just as effective
when carried to their ultimate conclusion.
The Congress has been subject to criticism—
as it should be — ever since the establishment of
the Republic. One of the most priceless preroga
tives of every American is the right to criticize
Congress and the Members of Congress, and that
light has been widely and fully exercised from the
First Congress down to the Seventy-ninth Con
gress. At times that criticism has been more viol
ent and more undeserved than at others. And that
is as it should be. Better that Congress and Con
gressmen be unjustly accused on many occasions
than that they should escape merited stricture on
any single occasion.
But in the last two years such a flood of un
warranted and unsupported abuse and castigation
has been loosed against Congress and its pro
cedure as has no equal in the annals of congres
sional condemnation.
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TOWN TALK
Willis Murphrey, III, student at
Wake Forest College, spent the
week end here with his parents*
Dr and Mrs. W. E. Murphrey.
Ralph Higgins mother left yes
terday for her home in Greens
boro. She has been visiting henfe
"on here for some toime. “
Mr. and Mrs. Huff Connor and
son of Da Crosse spent Monday
with Mrs. W L. Hall.
Crawford Britton and Mrs. Lil
lian Batton Kinker and son spent
Sunday in Richmond.
Capt. W. M. Land, Jr., of Eglin
Field, Fla., wag the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Don Tillar Tuesday.
Mrs. Wiimer (Jollier
Entertains Her Club
Mrs. Wiimer Collier was hostess
to her club Wednesday evening
with three tabies of contract
bridge. The tables were laid in
the living room and dining room
which was lovely with fall flow
ers attractively arranged.
During the evening of play Mrs.
Collier served coca-cola.
High score was won by Mrs.
Dick Taylor and she was present
ed an attractive prize.
A sweet course was enjoyed at
refreshment time.
Guests for the evening were:
Mesdames Dick Taylor,, Clayton
Gurley, L. B. Brown, T. R. Wil
son, T. J. Taylor, C. D. Liske,
Houston Fuller, Roderick Meikle,
Wyche Land, D. E. Bennett, W.
D. Hall and R. A. Daniels.
Here's Your Dog
Have you lost a small Bost
on Bulldog? If you have you
should see Officer C. R.
Greene. The dog was picked up
on the streets oif the city by
the officer this week. It may
be yours if you’ve lost one.
C. B. Bobbitt and sons of Ral
eigh were recent guests of A. D.
Glover.
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