10 1 ae Solid South-Solid in'60? Vol. VI1, No. 2 3tr4&tvn Dat MAGA SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1960 Continued from Page Seven election of the uncommitted slate of presidential electors. Idle Sen. Stennis silently supports this, while campaigning Sen. James 0. Eastland reluctantly mentions Kennedy once in a while. - In spite of all this, however, tradition runs thick and segrega- tion is not pressing issue. These factors should help offset the op- position of political bigwigs. LIKEWISE, in Alabama, also sol- idly Democratic in the past, there is little political uneasiness. Although Ike and Nixon have been popular in industrial centers such as Birmingham and Mobile,. the large Negro and rural votes are still sticking largely with tradi- tion. Negroes here have also been pressing for more integration, and in this Kennedy benefits. Arkansas and North Carolina, though worlds apart on the inte- gration problem, are really two states with the same outlook, Ar- kansas, behind the sure re-elec- tions of Gov. Orval Faubus and Sen. John B. McClellan, is still upset with the Administration for sending the troops into Little Rock. Therefore, they definitely discount Ike as an ally. Faubus has fallen in with the Kennedy campaign reasonably well and so has McClellan, thereby giving the Democrats the push they need in this normally Democratic state. There are not many Negroes in Arkansas,. so their vote will not register any great protest in any way. The Democrats need not ap- peal for Negro votes and therefore the rest of the citizens find the Democrats "safe" as usual. The Litle Rock issue will do the GOP' no good for the same reason, NORTH CAROLINA, the historic "valley of humility between two mountains of conceit (Virginia and South Carolina) ", will con- tinue to go against the Republi- can tide in the two "mountain" states. There is a large Negro popula- tion in North Carolina, but Inte- gration has been taking place smoothly and swiftly. The Repub- licans are waging a noisy guber- natorial race, but it isn't likely to turn out to be much more than just noise. "Things are pretty smooth in North Carolina," said a Winston- Salem shopkeeper. "Our men in Congress are good men. They'll keep Kennedy in line. No sense in changing horses now. We're in no trouble. We've always. been Demo- cratic, and the Democrats are good for -us." However, Kennedy's Catholicism is stirring up some uneasiness. "If Kennedy weren't a Catholic, I wouldn't hesitate to say he'd really win big. But as it is I don't know," said one Democratic Party leader. "I'm normally a Democrat," said a worker in Charlotte. "But I used to live in Italy, and I saw how the Catholics run things there. We can't have that." Re- ligious sentiment could overpower the widespread satisfaction in North Carolina. WHEN ALL is said and done, there are assets and liabilities on both sides. No longer is there something disrespectful about vot- ing Republican. More and more Southerners are turning to it every year. The Democrats may still count their strong points. Tradition is probably their greatest asset. Peo- ple can't vote one way for one hundred years and give it all up overnight. Political fence-mending and a retreat from their extreme liberalism can still save the South for the Democrats. Also, Johnson in the number two spot Is encouraging to many Southerners. They feel that he can keep Kennedy in line, and that he will watch out for the states' rights. Johnson, whose Southern accent is much thicker in Biloxi than in Buffalo, is a long time Southern partisan and they simply find it hard to believe that he7 has deserted them. The Negro's bid for equality al- so helps the Democrats. The Ne- gro generally views the Republi- cans as a party of inaction, es- pecially in a drastic situation, such as forcing integration. The states' rights policies of the GOP would leave integration up to the in- dividual states and the Negro ob- Jects to this. A 0, THE Southern Negro, like the poor white,' is of the low- est income brackets. He therefore looks on Democratic welfare plans with more sympathy than the less free-spending programs of the Republicans. However, as the industrializa- tion in the South increases, the influx of management types tends to lean to the GOP. There is very little labor union power in the South, and business capitalizes on this politically. Yet, Southerners do not trust Jack Kennedy. They feel he will force integration upon them be- fore they are ready. They don't look upon Nixon as a strict inte- grationist, and they feel he will not be quite so pressing in his de- mands upon them. No Democratic leaders outside of those elected in the Southern states have much appeal in the South. However, many Northern and Western Republicans do. Sen. Goldwater and GOP National Chairman Sen. Thruston B. Mor- ton of Kentucky have spent long hours in the South in this cam- paign, and they have received good receptions. MENTION O names such as the late Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio and the late Sen. Arthur Vanden- burg of Michigan invokes cheers from Southern crowds, and GOP campaigners are using these tac- tics to the fullest. There is a gen- eral feeling in many places that "LBJ can't hold on to Kennedy. Nobody can. It looks as though the Democrats have sold us out after all these years." Many Southern newspapers are endorsing Republicans openly now, instead of just refusing to endorse Democrats. Southern publishers tend to be more influential than their Northern counterparts, and thus they wield political power. In short, there's a lot of Repub- lican talk, but the results remain to -be seen. Nonetheless, no mat- ter what the outcome of the 1960 election may be, one thing is cer- tain. The South will no longer lend a deaf ear to the Republicans. One sign which may serve as a weathervane is the size of the stay-at-home vote this year. This is hard to estimate, because it will be used by good Democrats who don't like to admit they won't suport Kennedy. But it will be an expression of opinion ... an ex- pression of dissent. The next step is to vote against the Democrats. Nixon's strength will depend a lot on how many of these stay-at- home votes he can get out. Ken- nedy's will depend on how many stay at home. "It'll be funny to vote Republi- can, but I'm going to do it," said one Southerner. "You know, the Southern Democrats and the Re- publicans are two minorities fight- ing the same enemy. When we join forces we win; when we don't, we lose. It's the old story. United we stand-Divided we fall." stand:- Divided e falla ElIec f t , t 7 3 \ <:..: f ' ,.>.' 6 3 FI> Donkey or Elephant, before and after you vote, you surely will wont to shop for your gifts at John Leidy. JOHN LEIDY .... Phone NO 8-6779 0 601 East Liberty I ? M, Assume Your Responsibility . 0.0 4 in the I 7 .JE i FT .T -J -M..m November 8th and 9th STUDENT GOVERNMENT COUNCIL