LOCAL EDITORIAL COMMENT
To Serve The Public
This Is National Newspaper
Week. Like other weeks desig
nated as reminders of certain
things In our lives. It stands to
point out the worth of newspap
ers to us all. Newspapers have
one basic function. . . .to serve
the public. There Is no way
around It. . . .newspapers do
Just that.
Thomas Jefferson was qillck
to perceive that representative
government couldn't endure In
the absence of an Informed elec
torate. He wrote In 1832 that
the press was "the best Instru
ment of enlightening the minds
of men."
In 1802 he had written;
"Were It left to me to decide
whether we should have a gov
ernment without newspapers or
newspapers without a govern
ment I should not hesitate a
moment to prefer the latter."
The Inference Is clear. Jef
ferson believed that for this na
tion to survive, newspapers
were a necessity. To go the
American one further, if this
nation is to grow and prosper,
strong and courageous newspap
ers are a necessity. We can
think of no" greater catastrophe
that could befall our country
than if < t ?hm?iri lose its free
press.
Newspaper people throughout
this nation, this week, are re
dedicating themselves to the
end that this shall never happen.
And rededicating themselves,
too, to the continual service to
the public that has been the
trademark of a free press since
this country began.
Rotation: Good Or Bad?
Some time ago, after Franklin
County was taken out of the
Sixth Senatorial District and
placed into the Thirteenth, the
.Executive Committees of the
Democratic parties in the three
counties got their heads togeth
er and made what Is called "a
rotation agreement."
This Is an agreement among
Democrats in Franklin, Vance,
and Granville counties that each
county will, In turn, supply the
candidate for the two - year
senatorial term to represent
the district in the General As
sembly. This is basically the
same agreement that was held
among the counties of the old
Sixth District.
Certainly Franklin County
supplied an able Senator in Wil
bur Jolly and there has been no
complaint on Senators from
other counties that have repre
sented Franklin in the past, but
there is one aspect of the whole
thing that is not good. The
people of Franklin County and
Granville too, for that matter,
did not have the opportunity to
vote for the Democratic can
didate this year because he lives
in Vance County. In the past,
when Democrats had no opposi
tion, Franklin County would
have been represented by a man
In the State Legislature with
out having had the privilege,
guaranteed under the constitu
tion, of voting on him.
This year, however, with a
strong Republican opponent on
the ticket, citizens of Franklin
and Granville counties will have
the opportunity to vote on the
man that will represent them
for the next two years. Vance
County brought forth two able
men In the prim arles In Charles
Blackburn, a Henderson attor
ney, and Fred Royster, Tobacco
warehouse official. The voters
of Vance County decided that
Royster was the best man for
the Job. This may well be, but
it could also well be a mistake.
The point Is, Vance County vot
ers decided this for the people
of Franklin and Granville coun
ties, and any way you turn it,
say it or explain it, it isn't
right. The Republicans have
quickly grasped this fact, and
John Adcox, a public relations
executive in Henderson , who
terms himself a "Conservative
Republican," is making a strong
bid to upset the Democratic ro
tation system. There are some
observers that believe he will
succeed.
The Democrats will hastily
point out that the primaries
are not elections, but are in
stead, their way of selecting
a candidate. This is true. How
ever, for sixty years in these
parts, the voter could hardly
tell the difference. The man
selected in the primaries was
always the winner and the elec
tion itself was nothing more
than an endorsement of what had
already been done.
With the steady advent of the
two-party system in North
Carolina, and, indeed, in the
Thirteenth Senatorial District,
the Democrats may want to take
another look at the rotation sys
tem. ?*" ?
ASHING I ON *
Just One More Million
Senator' Stephen Young. Ohio
Democrat, litis it talent for blowing
the whistle oil costly nonsense.
latest example is the senator's
fight against a $1 million-plus
domitorv for 7(i Congressional page
boys, aged 1 4-1(5.
The boys are brought to Washing
ton from throughout the nation to
run simple errands in the Congres
sional chambers. They are part of
the political patronage system. The
latest federal, pay bill gives pages
*5,100 a year.
The drive to build them a tax
financed mansion followed testimony
that in some of the boarding houses
where they live now. unsupervised
page hoys (end toward lieer drinking,
bizarre diets and odd hours.
However, a fine dormatorv would
do little to change the habits of
these youngsters. And the tax
payers shouldn't l>e required tiii
finance their chaperonage.
Tlie Ohio senator suggests young
men be employed, so they
wouldn't require such close and
expensive supervision.
In any event, we applaud Young
fori his fight against a typical
spending program with the usual
sentimental appeal.
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THE WHITE HOl'SE
WASHINGTON
July 15, 1964
TO THE NEWSPAPERS OF AMERICA:
National Newspaper Week affords a welcome opportunity
to salute America's free press and, to applaud its vital
And essential function in the dally life of our democratic
society. ,
The right to know is the natural prerogative of every
American citizen and forms a continuous thread in the
development of our constitutional freedoms. Newspapers
have throughout the years contributed significantly to the
preservation and propagation of thi.. cherished right. As
spokesmen for the ideals which emanate from our rich
heritage, they expand our horizons of knowledge and
deepen our understanding of both domestic and foreign
affairs.
In serving as guardians of these ideals, our newspapers
fortify the ties not only between our own citizens, but
also between America and the world community.
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I know that all Americans join in this tribute to our news
papers and I am confident that our. press will sustain and
enhance its indispensable role in the life of our Democracy.
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Vi?u>poutt
Johnson Is Practiced Politician
By JESSE HELMS
President Johnson's appear
uice In Raleigh this past Tues
lay night was the product of
:he work of a number of skilled
: raftsmen, none more notable
ir accomplished than the Presl
Jent himself. Mr. Johnson Is
i practiced and practicing
politician, and the success of
tils visit to Raleigh should be
simple evidence that hard work
generally pays off, regardless
of the endeavor.
This Is not to say that we
found the President's message
persuasive. Quite to the con
trary, what he had to say caused
one to yearn for a chance to
suggest that Mr. Johnson am
plify his generalities and, In
deed to document some of his
warnings and charges. Still,
he deserves the admiration of
all who appreciate an adroit
political - performance, de
livered with verve and self
assurance.
Perhaps neither Mr. Johnson
nor Mr. Goldwater would like
the comparison, but an Interest
ing aspect of the current Presi
dential campaign Is one strik
ing similarity between the two
candidates. There Is no ques
tion, In either case, as to who
Is In command. One gets the
Impression that each is a cap
tain In full charge; each makes
It clear that he Is ultimately
the boss In his campaign, and
a resolute one, at that.
But from that point the tech
niques, and certainly the phi
losophies, of the two men bend
apart Into a very wide and
clearly discernible breach. Mr.
Johnson warns that without con
tinued and even expanded de
pendence upon government, the
people of the land will goJ?nk
rupt, experience chaos, and ev
en destroy themselves. Mr.
Goldwater, on the other hankl,
warns that unless this very
trend Is halted and reversed,
the nation will bankrupt Itself
economically, spiritually and
morally. The voters, then, are
compelled to decide whether, In
their hearts, they know Mr.
Goldwater Is right or, on the
other hand, whether "LBJ for
the USA" Is more than a catchy
political slogan.
Mr. Johnson, in his speech
in Raleigh, got by with a good
many statements, charges and
rhetorical questions that ought
to be examined carefully. His
message, in large measure, was
that even a sick bird in hand
Is worth the hope that two
healthy ones may be fluttering
in the bush. In quick phrases,
he advanced the conclusion that
his opponent is deliberately
scheming to break the econom
ic back of America. He quoted
some debatable statistics, pre
sented as proof of prosperity
in the land, but he avoided
like the plague the very appar
ent evidence that public and
private debt Is rising at a rate
that alarms every economist
who can add two and two.
And, In his favorite discourse
on love, he attributed to those
who disagree with him a reck
less spirit of hate and fear.
It was a remarkable perform
ance, really. On Mr. John
son's terms this election Is
a choice between motherhood
and sin, between good health
and smallpox.
Not every politician would
have been able to pull It off.
Many another orator would have
been weighted down by the cold
arithmetic of the federal
government's financial condi
tion, our shortage of gold, the
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In Southeast Asia and Africa
and Cuba, and Bobby Baker.
So, as we have Indicated, we
admire skill In any man. And
not the least of Mr. Johnson's
skills Is the fact that, by the
circumstance of an Inexhausti
ble supply of available work
ers due to the office he holds,
he was able to organize such a
remarkable gathering as was
assembled In Raleigh.
Obviously It Is becoming In
creasingly difficult to make a
dent In the political armor or
any man In office. The pro
fessionals at swaying and con
trolling public opinion are clus
tered at his side, and the oppo
sition seems amateurish by
contrast.
So the tinsel and the glitter
and the prestige do count. All
of this may not serve to pro
vide answers to ^dramatically
Important questions^ Indeed,
It may serve a purpose quite
to the contrary. But, at least,
there are still substantial num
bers of Americans who regard
It Important to ask questions.
They may not, In the few weeks
remaining, get answers to them.
But, at least, the will to ask
them has not yet been entirely
lost.
News Report Frdm Washington
Americans For Democratic Ac
tion?
Where It Stands
Socialistic and Extremist
Target of GOP Charges
Washington, D. C.? The lib
eral-thinking Americans (or
Democratic Action (ADA) has
taken on new prominence now
that one o f Its founders and
members, Hubert H. Humph
rey, Is the vice presidential
candidate on the Democratic
ticket.
Republican candidates Barry
Goldwater and William Miller
hare called the ADA a "radi
cal, left-wing" group teaching
"foreign socialistic totalitari
anism."
Such accusations have stirred
up many questions In the minds
of the people. What really Is
the ADA? Where does It stand?
In January, 1949, the group
organized to push continuation
of the New Deal In the postwar
era and to seek a liberal poli
tical organization free of com
munist Influence.
Among the group which gath
ered in Washington to found
ADA were James Loeb, jiow
ambassador to Guinea; Reln
hold Nlebuhr, now professor
emeritus at Union Theological
Seminary, New York; Joseph
Rauh, Jr., Washington attorney;
James Wechsler, New York
Post editor; Arthur Schlesln
ger, Harvard historian.
Also, the late Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt; Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Jr., now Under-Se
cretary of Commerce; the late
Senator Herbert Lehman (D.,
NY); Senator Paul Douglas (D.,
Ill); J. Kenneth Galbralth, Har
vard economist; Chester
Bowles, India ambassador and
Humphrey.
The ADA membership totals
about 50,000, has an annual
budget of $150,000 and a staff
of 12. Many of Its members
serve In the government, some
In high places.
Rauh, vice chairman of the
group, denies charges that it
Is "socialistic" and "extreme"
In Its philosophy.
"We believe In free enter
prise," he said. "It's as sim
ple as that. Some large op
operations, like TV A, are
necessary, but we don't believe
in government ownership of the
means of production."
Rauh also chlded those who
try to equate the ADA and the
John Birch Society.
"The right equation," he con
tended, "is between the liberals
and conservatives, because both
believe In the process of law.
Neither the communists nor
the Blrchers believe In the
electoral or other democratic
processes."
Shortly after World War II,
the Communists fought bitterly
over foreign policy. The form
er supported U. S. aid to Europe,
Greece and Turkey and the
Reds opposed it.
In 1948, ADA backed Harry
Truman for the Presidency,
while the Communists leaned
toward Henry Wallace's Pro
gress lve Party movement.
In recent years, however,
the ADA and the Communists
have been more In agreement
than disagreement. For In
stance, both are dedicated to
the defeat of Qoldwater In No
vember.
Other Issues on which the
two agree are these:
Recognition of Red China and
its admission to the United Na
tlons?ADA In Its 1964 plat
form calls for recognition ot
the communist country "not as
a gesture of moral approval
of Its past actions but as a
menas of establishing the nor
mal channels of International
communication."
Neutralization of South Viet
nam? ADA urges the Admini
stration to seek a "political'
solution" to the problem and Is
opposed to extending the conflict
Into the north and sending of
further arms to southern
forces. It Sails upon Johnson
"to make use of Geneva Con
ference machinery toward the
end of achieving an Independ
ent zone in Southeast Asia."
Ada Is also on record as
opposed to Blble-readlng and
prayers In the public schools,
"sporadic raids" upon Cuban
territory and boats In Inter
national waters and tax cuts
"at the expense -of Investment
In essential public facilities
and public services."
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