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Editor—The Clueter:
• I muit compliment Jacob Bell on hie ability to quote out of context
and to stretch points to a ludicrous extreme. He has assailed Senator
Goldwater for his support by a member of the KKK. Admittedly, the
Klan’s public relations are not too good at present, but whom do you
suppose the Socialists, Communists, and ADA will vote for? I bring
this up merely to show the "guilt by association” tactic u'ed by Mr.
Beil. The Senator is also charged with speaking in generalities, but
it’s President Johnson who keeps mentioning a "Great Society” to be
built Whatever that means, only the President and his close friends
seem to know (at least those who aren’t in from of the investigating
committees). '
The trouble with Barry Goldwater is that he speaks in harsh
realities. In thirty years of quasi-appeasement by the West, Communism
has gained on every front It’s a rare month when one of our embassies
isn’t stoned, we aren’t insulted in the U. N. by some two-year-old na
tion, or another coup hasn’t gone leftist. The "Big 8tick” policy may
be old fashioned, but it has made the U.S.S.R. more respected than
the U. S. There is a great difference between being liked and respect
ed, and it’s about time our State Department realized that.
If Goldwater wants to let the farmers run the risk of managing
their own farms, it seems they agree with him. Despite the pressure
of the Kennedy administration, the wheat farmers in the spring of
'63 voted for a relaxation of quotas and restrictions. Surpluses and
scandals are the major result of allotments and quotas, as Billy Sol
Estes points out.
Senator Goldwater does not have the answer to every question
and he admits it. But his approach, the theory of individualism at home
and strength abroad, is much closer to the traditional American way
of life than is Johnson’s.
Signed,
Daniel Robinson
Editor, The Mercer Cluster
"But world peace is not, nor should it be, our primary concern . . .”
Such are the misguided working of John Lough's mind. He goes on to
say that we have a great land to run and Cites some of the present
administration’s programs and accomplishments.
Would Mr. Lough be so kind as to answer two questions? First,
does he actually believe that the U. S. could stay out of war if we do
not make peace our primary concern? Secondly, does he believe that
in case of war we could effectively run our great land correctly?
In Secretary Freeman’s speech to the student body, he shied away
from any discussion of foreign policy, just as have the columns in the
Clutter. But, now that we've seen the domestic accomplishment of our
"Great Society” (ugh!) as pointed out by Mr. Lough, let's look at the
great accomplishments in foreign affairs.
This Administration started off with a bang at the Bay of Pigs.
We managed to look ridiculous in the eyes of the world and left Cuba
in the hands of the Communists.
Then came Berlin. The Communists put up a wall across a city
and this administration made another strong stand. Big Deal! The
wall still stands and the people of East Berlin are still under Com
munist domination.
In 1962, there were missies in Cuba, and this administration made
another one of its so-called strong stands. Well, they really accom
plished something on this one. They pulled American missies out
of Turkey, and Cuba is still run by the Communists.
This administration is finishing up on a fine note, Viet Nam. We
have lost over 200 American lives in combat, not to mention scores
more in non-combat activities. Yet the Communists still control most
of the country, draft-exempt students still riot, and one government
after another topples.
I won’t even go into problems such as sending Indonesia several
million dollars in aid, (a project that was ramrodded by LBJ) after
its ruler told us “to take our aid and go to Hell.” I won't say anything
much about the two American field grade military officers being
kidnapped by Communists in South America within the last year. I
just think it’s a pity that American prestige abroad has sunk to such
an all time low and that the world is slowly but surely being brought
under the strong hand of Communism.
But, Mr. Lough, if you think that Americans can live and grow
in a world that is being given to the Communists, vote for LBJ, and
kiss the American way of life good-bye.
One other point that I'd like clarified, Mr. Lough. Which article of
the Constitution gives the Government the right to legislate against
hate, or love, or morality? The Government can and does legislate
away injustices, but it hasn’t and never will be able to legislate away
hate or a man's right to hate.
Although I don't agree with the constitutionality of the Civil
Rights Act, I do agree with the morality of it With this in mind, I
don’t think you could classify me as a segregationist or a Ku Klux
Klanner. I guess this means I'm not much of a conservative.
Terrell Griffin
Dear Mr. Gibson:
Although as you said in last week’s CLUSTER, extremism in the
defense of LBJ is no vice, perhaps your case would be stronger and
your bumper stickers would remain in (dace, were you not seen removing
Goldwater stickers from the windows of the College Store. There are
some of us Republican supporters who feel that if LBJ stickers
are seen throughout the post office, many of them put there by you,
we also should have our say. The Student Government and Mrs.
Maddox win take care of their own, even without your help.
Sincerely,
J. A.
Park Shop B Savo at Balks At
Third St.—Macon, Ga.
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October 30. 1964
The Meteor
Talmadge, Johnson and Vandiver; at Mercer. I960.
MERCER STUDENTS
I SING AT RALLY!
Manor freshmen. Tad Borck i
Donna Renee Collins provided |
of the official entertainment at
Democratic rally held in Mar
to welcome President Johnson
he spoke here thie week.
On special request from the lo<
Democratic headquarters. Bn
and Collins sang folksongs to
crowd assemblem to boar the Pro
dent Brock, winner of the Fist
man Talent Contest, sang “Cor
try Boy Blues,’’ plus several ot|
tunes, while Miss Collins
"Summertime” and two
Honor First
By DIANA DENTON
Fighting my way across campus to the Coo;
of students milling in the lobby of the Student Center. Mistal
who were flocking to join the Air Force after progress slips w
I had overestimated their mental capacities. This was the Yi
holding their weekly joint meeting with the Student Committee
acy and Mental Retardation
[ quickly
Citizens
for Johnso
Preservation of IUitei
Catching sight of the swastika
arm-band of my close friend and
companion, Marlene Meingott, I
quietly sneaked up behind her as
she sat cutting paper-dolls with the
machete the Party chairman had
given her the week before for use
political demonstrations and
Democratic conventions (such as
Johnson's speech in Macon).
Before I could utter a cheerful,
“Allah is Allah, and Johnson's
twice as good”, the Student Gov
ernment Gestapo began flogging
me, and with a carefree ju-jiasu
toes, placed me in my assigned seat
for the harangue—against the wall.
"Our project for this week,”
snarled the speaker, the Honorable
(they are all honorable men)
A. B. (Ab) Normal, who waa ad
mitted in the famous Scopes
monkey trial of 1928 as evidence
for the defense, "is to'teach some
illiterate to write so he can vote
for our candidate. A bus load of
Mai
Sts
volunteers will leave from
Erin Porter Hall for the
Hospital at Milledgeville' and
other will depart soon afterwa
for Wesleyan.”
“Volunteers for what—the
pital or the job?” I heard
sneer betide me, but I waa I
jumping up and down. "Can I
Can I go?*' "Sit down and i
UP!” Dr. Normal menaced. "!
one will teach you here on campia
(Continued on page S)
JIMMY GIBSON!
the joker
I have a theory about this year's election—
perhaps it's only a crazy idea, but I somehow
think that the whole country is being taken for
a ride. I have the rather uncomfortable feeling
that we are all playing the part of straight man
for the Republican party—and that the GOP is
pulling the biggest practical joke in history . . .
without cracking a smile.
The Republican party, my theory goes, is still
sore about being beaten in I960; and when it saw
that it had no chance for ’64, the GOP decided
to make sport of us all. And they have. They
must be laughing heartily about the fuss being
raised against their candidate, and they will be
overcome with mirth on November 3, when a few
million people actually vote for him. They had
hardly hoped that he would be taken seriously.
Because, as everybody knows (whether in their
hearts or heads). Barry Sundust is manifestly
unfit to be President He has said so himself, and
who could doubt a man so honest? "Frankly,” he
said, “it (the Presidency) scares the hell out of
me.” Me too. I think we should relieve his fsar
by letting him go bade to designing underwear
at the store.
And the things he says! (When his advisors will
let him talk, that is). Barry Sundust is a con
_ _ tortionist, and he likes to prove it by keeping his
feet in his mouth, as well as on both sides of the
fence. There is no need to repeat here his con
tradictions and absurd statements; the Republican
party has done it for us, and will probably have
a table in the Student Center again this week with
sheets of Barry Sundust’■ current statements.
But hurry and get yours—the belief* so dearly
and fearlessly stated in these “Position Papers”
are subject to change without notice.
“But,” the little old lady in tennis shoes ob
jects, “he's such a nice-looking young man.”
Indeed he is. With jutting jaw and fingers
stuck through his glasses. Goldwater is the epi
tome of forward looking Conservatism as be says
to a newsman in Atlanta who points a microphone
at him, "Get that damn thing out of my face!”
Now, now. Senator, you really should watch
your language a little more closely. You are not
setting a very good example for the boys and
girls, and your own morality squad may disown
you if you are not careful. Anyway, you re
member what Richard Nixon said about men
who use bad words in public. .
Well, now that I have mentioned the morality
issue, I suppose I may aa well asy this—to me
it is extremely funny that one of Barry Sundust s
many campaign organisations could actually pro
duce 120 copies of a motion picture dorignod to
thaw that America's weolmimn are due to top
less bathing suits and the twist I suppose it also
showed President Johnson drinking boar (rimtae!)
and shoring his dap (double shame It), and the
fact that Goldwater would not allow the On to
ba riwwn to no particular virtuo-ho waa, I think,
afraid ttat the people would aaa throc«h the
big Joke—and anyway, tha flaaator small
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hate to lorn the votes of all the twisters in the
nation.
“But,” chirps the little old lady, “be-s done
so much for the country.”
True. Barry Sundust, as his supporters will not
let us forget, is a remarkable man. In the field of
human anatomy alone, he has accomplished what
all the scientists in the world could never do—he
has moved the center of knowledge (and I sup
pose, of thinking) from the head to the heart And
when he loses, he may deckle that he should have
moved it even farther (”... in your liver you know
he’s right” Or ... well, I guess wa’d batter forget
it).
But despite all such magnificent achievements,
Barry Sundust is sometimes inept In fact, be
almost ruined everything for the GOP pranksters
when he chose Bill Biller for his veep. Quite a few
people. I’m sure, almost caught the joke at the
convention as they asked, “Bill Miller? Who’s
Bill Miller?” (And, in fact Miller has proved
rather poor at keeping the secret—he could hardly
keep a straight face when he insinuated that
Hubert Humphrey is unfit for the vice-presidency
because he is slightly color-blind).
And wonders never cease. Barry Sundust (ad
mittedly in a jesting mood), dropped a hint with
his proposal to float Naw England owl to aaa.
And then there is always the old joke about the
quickest way to da-leaf tha trees in Viet Nam.
And the civil-rights campaign pamphlet that he
recalled after only a weak in circulation. H>e
wonder is, of course, that tha United States
does not break out into a great belly-laugh. 4
It may happen yet. Doubt, and that giddy
feeling that you may have made a fool at your
self, is creeping into the fold of tha faithful—just
a few days ago, for instance, the Governor of
Mississippi expressed the belief that Goldwater
was either a crawfish or a crayfhh—I can’t
remember which. Either way. it sounds deroga
tory—and, coming from the wellspring at Con
servatism, it probably upsets Barry flandaat, who
does not want to be found out before November 8.
“But,” —it’s Granny in tha tetmi-pumps again
— “Why do you call him Barry Sunldri? I
thought that was orange juice."
Tha name, ma-am, is SunDUST, and it ■
Barry’s honorary Navaho Indian name they
made him a brother or a brave or something like
that—they thought ha would make a good acalper,
I guess (Will toe Rain Dance replace the twM?)
WelL the joke is still not obvious to everybody.
Dean Burch and tha boys ate probably right this
minute thinking of satahlisHtig a new national
holiday on November 4, whan they wtil jump
and shout, "Hal We looted you! Yon tho^ht 41
the time we were asrkma Hal April . . . opps.
November Fool, November Vboltr
Bat tfarir little ptaak map baohflra U% ba-
ginning to look aa though Alabama mi ‘T’aiTi T
pi—which wen always a tittle riow to catch aa—
wil be the only states to go tor Barry.
And than who wil ba laa^tog at whearf