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THE AMERICAN WAY
THE MATHIS NEWS — Mathis, Texas, Friday, Oct. 10, 1952
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A MAN OF PRINCIPLE
WHO THINKS AS WE DC
You can be a Democrat without being a Trumanite. Your party's state
convention in Amarillo on September 9 passed the resolution quoted
above. Texans who believe in the time-tried Jeffersonian principles of
the Democratic Party are going to vote for Dwight D. Eisenhower on
November 4. If you are tired of Trumanism and want to help elect
Eisenhower, send in the coupon. Be a Texan—not a Trumanite vcre Ike.
VOTE**,
POLITICAL
PLANNER
Editorial Comment
OUR COUNTRY IS STRONG
Some say we are short of this, or failing at that. But we know
that the strength is there—because a country is not . like ,a chain,
only, as strong, as its weakest link. A. country’s strength is, the total
of all its past and people, and all their determination for the future.
That is the strength we have—and can always count on. ‘
Listen! Read! Look! Talk; Argue! Think! Then VOTE.
4h! — But Look Beneath!
TIME TO HOLLER
A recent editorial in the Portland, Oregon, Journal cited some
facts that should make the weary, beaten taxpayers of the country
sit up on their hind legs and holler.
There is schoolteacher for every 132 people in Oregon—but
there is a Federal civilian employe for each 85 persons.
Total government payrolls—Federal, state and local—came to
$1,895,000,000 last April alone. This was a rise of 16 per cent from
the same month in 1951 and marked the biggest April-to-April jump
on record. ,
In that month, the number of public employes, all supported" out
of Federal, state or local taxes, was just under 7,000,000.
The Journal said, “No wonder the taxpayer groans.” He’s going
to groan a lot louder unless drastic action is taken to cut out govern-
ment wast and extravagance in every department of government.
The demand for that must have its origin in the grassroots—in
1 every town and city and rural area in the country. And we must
I demand economy in matters that affect us—not just the other fel-
j ow. The lead must be taken by chambers of commerce and every
I kind of business, civic, labor and consumer groups. Then, and only
! then, will Congress and legislatures listen and do something beside
thlk.
the dmeUcmWay
I am a Texas Democrat for Eisenhower, and I want to
work in my community to elect him. Please send me further
information.
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BOOT ON THE OTHER FOOT
In his speech at Portland, Ore-
gon, on September 8th, Governor
Adlai E. Stevenson denounced
what he feared was the devel-
9pment of “a one-party press in
a two party country.” He went
on to assert that the “overwhelm-
ing majority” of the American
press opposed Democrats “auto-
matically,” and he ridiculed the
contention of some editors that
a Democratic victory this year
would endanger the survival of
the two-party system.
In stating that a vast majority
of the press is clamoring for a
(Democrat defeat in November,
the Democrat Presidential nomi-
nee is correct. He could not, how-
ever, be more wrong in his de-
duction that this is a menace to
the two-party system. On the
contrary, this insurgance of the
Mill MORE M1LOOHS1
PESTED1 OIS SEEIIKjE
editors against continuing the
Democrat administration in pow-
er for another four years indi-
cates that if the two-party sys-
tem is to survive, there must be
a change of administration come
next January 20th.
The fact that many editors who
steadfastly supported the Demo-
cratic ticket through the third
and fourth terms of Franklin
Roosevelt and the re-election of
Harry Truman in 1948, have now
come to conclusion that “the
mess” which is festering Wash-
ington today, is to be cleared up,
it can only be done by a com-
plete change of administration.
These editors do not for a mo-
ment doubt the sincerity and in-
tegrity of Adlai Stevenson, but
they have serious doubts, in fact,
they feel certain. that if he is
elected, try as he will, he will not
be able to do the over-all, thor-
ough job of house-cleaning that
is essential to saving this na-
tion for complete moral, poli-
tical and economic disintegration.
To give the Democratic Party
another four years in power dur-
ing which to further intrench it-
self could well sound the death
knell of the Republican Party
and put an end to America’s two-
party system. That is why so
many editors have temporarily
switched their allegiance to the
Republican Party. They feel, and
with good reason, that with the
demise of the opposition party,
it would not be long until free-
dom of the press would follow
is to the graveyard.
None of these editors maintains
that all of the grafters and was-
ters are contained within the De-
mocratic Party and that if elect-
ed, all of the Republicans would
be withount sin. Should the Re-
publican Party triumph at the
polls on November 4th, not many
moons will have waxed and wan-
ed until many of these same edi-
tors will again join hands with
the opposition in pointing out
flaws, as they will inevitably de-
velop ,in the administration of
the country’s affairs by the party
of the elephant.
thankful to the gentlement of
the press. They are the watch-
dogs who keep our elected re-
presentatives on their toes, and
failing this, lead the fight to de-
horse them.
Even the Democrat Party itself
is on record to the effect that it
is bad business for the nation
to maintain one political party in
power for too long a period of
time. In 1884, after the Republi-
cans had been in power for six-
teen years, the Democratic Party
platform had this to say:
‘The Government should not
always be controlled by one po-
litical party. Frequent change
of administration is as necessary
as constant recurrence to the po-
pular will.
“Otherwise, abuses grow, and
the Government, instead of be-
ing carried on for the general
All of us can be eternally | (See AMERICAN WAY Page 4)
THE MATHIS NEWS
Published every Friday in Mathis, Texas
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Bobby Helm_____________________________________Managing Editor
Entered as second-class mail matter, Jan. 21, 1945 at the post
office at Mathis, San Patricio County, Texas, under the Act of
Congress on March 3. 1879. .
NOTE: Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing op
reputation of any person, firm or corporation, which may appear
In The Mathis News will gladly be corrected as soon as it is brought
to our attention.
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