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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
4
The Independent faces a real dilemma of choice between Eisenhower and Stevenson. He will weigh foreign policy, Korea, and the parties' claims of competence, seeking clear answers beyond campaign rhetoric. The voter will favor the candidate who provides straight, decisive direction for a new America.
Columnist Roscoe Drummond argues Eisenhower and Stevenson face a choice between national alert and complacent ease. He accuses both parties of glossing over core issues, warns of political opportunism, and urges repudiation of communist insinuations while stressing the danger of relying on material gains amid Soviet atomic threat.
The piece casts Joe Smith as a central Democratic weapon in the campaign, denouncing GOP efforts to present a united front. It warns that Democrats will portray Smith as silencing the little man and mock Republicans for stage managed events and conformity. It likens Smith to a test of Republican nonconformity and loyalty.
The piece notes a strong parallel between Truman at Chicago and Nixon, both favored by party professionals yet alienating independent voters with campaign excesses. It suggests Truman was dumped by a Stevenson landslide, while it doubts a similar fate for Nixon in San Francisco.
A political discourse contrasts Republican and Democratic eras with war and peace, then shifts to a Southern town where Sam, a Black man, seeks education for his children. Neighbors and the white community deny equality, repeating promised aid while withholding resources and urging segregation.
A critical review argues The Philosophy of Revolution frames Nasser as a rising force rivaling communism and warns the West to read the work to grasp his influence. It contends U S diplomacy must adapt to counter Nasser's sway across Muslim and Arab regions.
Police Chief James Orr argues for higher wages for officers and a broader city program including a sewage disposal system a swimming pool for colored children an enlarged community building and better streets. He warns the 1956 57 budget lacks funds and implies a municipal tax increase may be required.
Senator John Williams charges the Wheeling Downs track in West Virginia is operated by government funds through William G. Lias amid reported tax claims and deportation efforts. He calls for accountability from Attorney General Brownell and notes Lias earns 35000 yearly as alleged government employee.
A town tale centers on Sam living in a back-yard house at 109 Liberty St. He notices his meals differ from the family table and asks to share the same food as his siblings John Ann and Bill. After years of polite discussion, progress remains slow.
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