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Senator Taw«r’s word* and ddeds as they pertain to this particular nomination. « ^ Having said' that, permit an observation or two that might contain the ' answer to Editor Phillip’s question. First off, John Tower is one of tne five best senators in the con gress. He is absolutely without fear, is extraordinarily intelli gent, loves Texas with a senti ment that approaches the maud lin, ahtd, in the main, votes right. He has a fault: He has locked himself into the Republican par ty. He is a “ball player”, is the way politicians put it,'meaning that he may be expected to go along with party policy. More over, one begins to suspect, John Tower is lying in the weeds so far as the Republican vice-presi dential nomination is concerned. And, so far as the party is con cerned, he is a very valuable as set in that respect. Tower is the only gold-braided Republican in tne land whom Southern people would listen to vis-a-vis George , Wallace. It isn’t likely the party will overlook that fact, once Wal lace anhounces and the Repub licans begin looking for some meaningful person to fill the second slot. And if John Tower were to accept that nomination and if be were to take to the stump in opposition to George Wallace, probabilities are it would de stroy Tower, not Wallace. Unlike Tower, Wallace is not locked in to party; he is locked in to the proposition that White and Negroes live more amicably, equally, but apart: Wallace does n’t believe you can rub White and Black noses and achieve any thing like social tranquility. He says so, right out. And so far as I can tell, that is the only ma terial difference in the public posture of the two, Wallace speaks out for social segregation of the races. Now, John Tower was not elected by Republican?, what ever the myth. He was elected by dissident Democrats. Those same dissident people, with rare omantion, are Wallace all the haahia vice ;HewiIlh»©fS)^ he came from, fron his strength. He , •, that Texas - a* unforgiving It will choke oui Hfe. The onlj save him would H *** £eaWe** * most unlikely occurrence since as a winning force in presiden tial elections, the RepuMlcar ‘party is dead. It is not conceivable that John Tower does not realize this As 1 imply, he is brilliant — and ] don’t use that word in connec tion with politicians, not very often. That being so, and the choice <being his, what John Tow er does as it pertains to Thur good Marshall will be done after careful consideration. He will either remain a Texan, that is, clobber the NAAGP mouthpiece, or he will become a calculating gambler, risking everything on a single throw of the dice, the Republican vice - presidential nomination. If I were to hazard a guess as to Tower’s Ultimate decision — this presupposes of course that he is considering .the situation as outlined — I would guess he will remain what he has been all the days of his life, a Texan. A person who has Tower’s well being at heart would suggest that decision. John Tower is young, still very young and, if he gives himself a chance, he will — to return to the original ▼ WHAT IS THE ANSWER? by Henry E. Garrett, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Psychology, Columbis University Past President, American Psychological Association l Q: Dr. Garrott, what do you think about the uses of the terms, prejudice, bigotry, and racism? ' V A: Prejudice means pre-judg nent. In those cases where we lislike a man for what we con tider to be good reasons, there s no prejudice unless the ob ect of our disfavor is disliked >ecause he is a member of a :lass or group of related indi dduals. H I dislike Padcjy O’ irien, say, I may be very wrong, »ut I am not prejudiced unless 1 lislike Paddy because he is Irish. )ften the equalitarians use the vord; prejudice, to include all vbo disagree with them. They lave done this so often and for o long, this perfectly legitimate yord has come to carry a dis asteful. overtone. Bigotry describes the attitude if a man who dings tenaciously o a belief. Ibis is not neceasari y bad, either, unless the belief an be sho*m to be false. employed as a term of oppro brium: One who despises a race other than his own. H it de scribes a person who believes there are material differences, it is an honorable description. r *1 knew he was coming by wafer, but. Jl-.M \x H ^ metaphor — go to bat many times' in the years to come and against pitching more to his lik ing than this. Being a political “ball player” is, in most instances, the way to get along. The trick lies in not striking out. Your Medicine Can Cost Yo* Less Have Your Prescriptions Filled at MEDICAL CENTER PHARMACY 905 N. Queen Street Kinston, N. C. WE WELCOME CHARGE ACCOUNTS WE KEEP INCOME TAX AND INSURANCE RECORDS Walter P. Johnson. R. Ph. Frosty Mom Meats Inc. “Hoping to build a better Livestock Market for Eastern North Carolina” I op prices paid for No Commission Giarge Kinston, N. C.
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