The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 2, 1988 Page: 4 of 28
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George Bush for President
EDITORIALS
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U.S. Senate: Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, Senate Office Building,
Washington, D.C. 20520, or: Federal Building, 300 E. 8th
St., Austin, TX 78701
Sen. Phil Gramm, Senate Office Building, P.O. Box 777,
Tyler, TX 75710
Texas House Representative: Rep. Bill Haley, P.O. Box
2910, Austin, TX 78769 Home: 110 Cora St., Center, TX
75935
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State Senator: Sen. Richard Anderson, P.O. Box 12068,
Austin, TX 75711 or: 115 N. Wellington, Marshall, TX '
75670
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prides itself on state-of-the-
nursery school art equipment and
Unai recemtly comention wisdom had * dot
the 1 988 Presidential election between
Democratic no—naa Michael Dukakis and
Republican nominee George Bush would be
close. Some still feel Dukakis could, in the final
days of the campaign, narrow the gapu
Some people think there's nothing more bor-
ing than statistics, some people pore over too
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What I thinks this mean
And wo ought to remember too stongest
intraparty opposition Dukakis faced was born
toe let while Bush met writo mid resistamce
from toe rowrereWre wring of the Repubilican
party. Furthenmor, i is an open secret some
can't abide number-crunching. well, you're ex-
cused toe week
Mr. Crump, your check is in the mat
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Nationally, only two of too last five presiden-
tial elections have been done. the elections of
1968 and 1976. These races were also dose in.
Texas. In Panola County, two of the last five
of 1976 and 1980. "5
in 1968. the Am one an Independent nominee,
George Wallace, won a plurality of the popular
vote in Panola County with 44.6 % of the total
5,947 votes cast. The Democratic party won a
plurality n Texas with 41.4% of the votes. Na-
tionally. the Republican ticket received 43.4% of
the popular vote in 1968.
In presidential elections, a candidate winning
accents) to "go call your mother
and tai
Letters policy
The Panola Watchman welcomes letters to the editor on subjects
of interest to our readers. Short letters are most likely to be chosen
for publication, but the use of any material is at the discretion of the
editor. We reserve the right to edit letters to meet space require-
ments, for clarity or to avoid obscenity, libel or Invasion of privacy.
Letters should be signed, and should include an address and
phone number for verification purposes. Addresses and phone num-
bers will not be published.
Upon request, the editor may elect to withhold the name of a
writer, but only rarely and for compelling reasons. Letters published
do not necessarily reflect the editorial policies or beliefs of this
newspaper
We are determined to bring our readers the best editorial page in
East Texas. Let us know how we’re doing. Our address is:
The Panola Watchman
P.O. Box 518
Carthage, Texas 75633
During his tenure as vice president, he has chaired
las* forces on regulatory relief on the Atlanta child
murders, on South Florida crime, on narcotics tratfick-
ing. on Japanese trade and on community assistance
in the Southwest
There's a fouryearold kid who panying story asked county resi-
dents to help identify the occasion
everybody will agree wth ma — is tost toe
people of this country hmm reached a kind of
centrist consensus.
hn not saying tosfs good or bad. rm just
saying * what I have observed.
> you want more evidence. listen to the local
and stateeide candidMaa — more often than
not irs hart to tel who'S too Democrat and
who’S the Republican.
Look. I consider myself a professional am*-
partisan. Al I want to do is maintain enough
cool dutance to continue to keep some tafia
guessing. I anybody wants to trot out a label
just cal me a " ptagwurir romantic.' I Eke that,
is descriptive, and there's not an f in L
Echorla — Advertlelng OMm. P.O. Box >11. te—w T« 75633, located •
IN W Panola. Carthage, Texas Phone 214 003-788
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For his part. the kid prides him-
self on hia ability to draw his own
bath water, and normally resists
adult help or supervision.
Ono day he came home from
the state-of-the-jargon nursery
school and appealed to his
mother in forlorn and wistful
tones: "Mama, would you run my
bath water today? I seem to have
lost al my bathroom skills."
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and the people in the picture. One
of the pictured girlgraduates (al-
though of course The Watchman
didn't know it at the time) was
Josie Neal Roberts.
In the selfsame issue of the
newspaper, Mrs. Roberta (as sho
is today—60 years latter) ap-
peared on the front page,
photographed as she and her
brother John Neal unveiled a
marker honoring their late famed
aunt, Miss Margie Neal.
terminal, demanding, "You Specifically, Martin recalls
saved? You saved?" Houseman giving the professor-
To which question one wag of a turned-student a nickel, and or-
writer replied. "Yes, but I haven't dering him (in supercilious British
been baptised yet," accents) to "go call your mother
This appears to be Curlous
Coincidence Week.
Famed film producer-director
John Houseman died on Hal-
loween—50 years to the day after
he managed to freak out the na-
tion when he produced Orson
Welles' super-scarifying radio
fantasy about invasion of Planet
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Duikakis or Mr Busth.
That is kimda somtta the poiimt. There are thiimgs
I Iike about bate camdidahes., amd tome are
tonga I dislike about hate camdiidates. Write
teem are. to be sera, top"*—* emm to
separate them, Tm mot sume etiher candidate is
quite toe ogre their oppositiom makes them out
to be. and rw qute sure a Dukkakis presiidemcy
wouild not be toe aria of the Repubilic.
George Bush has nightttuilly takem some
stands on sociall issues echich, a lew years age.
Eerie coincidence department:
LastWednenday..zhe Watchman e Know any eurtout’ touchin0'
carried an unidentified photograph funny or otherwise interesting
of the Carthage High School miscellany about Panola County
class of 1928. discovered when people? If so. call The Curious
some old newsroom files were Reporter, 693 7888 He'll be glad
being cleaned out The accom- to hear
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popular vote in three of the past fwe presidenttiall
electioms, 1972, 1980 and 1984 while toe
American independent party ana successful to-
cally in 1968 and tee emocrattic party canted
toe county in 1976. Republlicans curried Texas
in 1972. 1980 and 1964 write toe De—xrrti
curried toe state in 1968 and 1976. Natiomally.a
Repubicon was elected President in four elec-
tons, those of 1966, 1972. 1980 and in 1984.
while a Democrat vwu elected once in 1976
Texas is considered a crucial state by boto
parties. The Democrats are aware that since
Texas joined too Unted States, no Democratic
Prerdentisi nominee has ever been elected
wihout ra—yreg Tanrre Both Democrats and
Republicans are also wears the winning can-
didate in Texas has won nationaly in tour of
the past fiva stictions. Addtionally, Texas has
29 electoral votes would make too state
an attractie prize tor either party regardtecs of
other circumstances.
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U election results, there are a few politicians who
refuse to take these into consideration. It is sig-
nificant in tour of the pest five presidential elec-
ton. ths winning presidential candidate in
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brought the Republic to its lowest unemployment in
14 years Inflation, now around 4.4 percent, is 10
points below the figure the Democrats left us with in
1980 The prime rate is 12 points below the
Democrats’ unhappy legacy. Industrial growth is
vigorous the trade deficit is shrinking, and t is con
ceivable that the genial Ronald Reagan will be the
first president in the postwar period to leave office
with both inflation and unemployment at lower levels
than when he arrived.
As a consequence of the Reagan administration's
'peace through strength’ doctrine, peace is breaking
out all over. The Soviets and the* proxies are
withdrawing from Afghanistan, Southern Africa and
Cambodia The Middle East is stabilizing, and in Chile
and Nicaragua a glimmer of hope for democracy is
shining on the horizon.
Early on, this administration eschewed the then-
popular advice that strategic development of nuclear
weapons be frozen, and instead strengthened our
military. As a result, this country is enjoying its best
relationship with the Soviet Union since both nations
fought the Nazis.
Before Bush gained the nomination of his party,
many thought of him as a "pclitical hemophiliac’ who
would fade from serious contention after his first
brush with the sharp rhetorical knives of fellow
Republicans Dole, Kemp and Robertson. Bush,
however, emerged from the primaries as not only the
anointed heir to the mantle of Reaganism, but as a
savvy campaigner with a vision of his own.
George Bush is a true moderate who is not
philosophically shackled to ideas that will not work.
While he has promised to continue the economic and
defense policies of the Reagan administration, he
seems genuinely concerned about social issues fac-
ing this country. George Bush’s “kinder, gentler na-
tion" is no idle slogan — it cannot be. If the United
States is to maintain its status as the world’s
preeminent power, we must address the domestic
problems of the homeless and the hopeless. George
Bush is right when he calls on the private sector —
his “thousand points of light" — to help government
take care of this country’s walking wounded.
While the electorate has seemed fairly restless this
year, at various times trying on for size various flavors
of populism, isolationism and protectionism, it ap-
pears (if the polls can be trusted) they have finally
decided on a reliable, gray flannel president to
succeed the elegant Gipper. We expect George Bush
to be no less than competent, and we foresee no
limits to what he might achieve.
George Bush has proven himself a worthy and able
public servant. It is now time for the American people
to give him the chance to become great.
U.S. House Representative: U.S. Rep. Jim Chapman,
Room 1009, Longworth House Office Bldg., Washington,
D.C.20515
presidential election is not about ideology, but about
competence ’ Today, after an overlong and often
enerating campaign, it is finally the competence dis-
played by Vice President George Bush mat earns him
OUT endorsement
Though there is much to be liked and a iittie to be
disliked about both major candidates, ft now seems
clear mat Bush is me man best suited to lead our
Republic into the 1990s.
George Bush is a decorated war hero wvith exten-
sive experience in both private sector and pubic sen-
ice He has built a business and met a payroll He has
served in Congress, as chairman of the Republican
National Committee, ambassador to the United Na-
tions. chief of the U.S Liaison Office in China, and
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Like much, of the world today,
Panola Newspapers lives and
dies by its computers. The ongo-
ing nightmare of every writer,
composing room functionary and
bookkeeper is that a sudden
power blackout will tend into In-
finity some lengthy project on
’ which he has tolled lor hours. Earth by aliens.
The antidote is simple, I you The late gentleman seems to
remember to use it. Just enter in have had a taste for the bizarre,
the computer a simple "save" His death set Panola Newspapers
command, which duplicates in a editor Phil Martin to reminiscing
back-up file whatever is up on the ribout his law school days at
computer screen. Ths back-up to Louisiana state University. On
Impervious to natural disasters. one occasion. Houseman (who so
Last wook * rumor went out far as Curious knows, wss totally
unqualilied in legal lor.) wangled
about to be cut off while Swepco hia way into a law class where
effected some repairs. At ths Martin was s student, and actually
newspaper, assistant publisher presumed to teach it, while the
Tad Leach raced frantically from real professor sat humbly among
computer terminal to computer his students.
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somettimeswedont
None of this rearm
to make wery much di-
fierende to Mr. Cmamp. he justt keeps sending
out ha monthly reports Tm mat sure whetther he
computes stadtisttics for e—q county in Texas,
for every courty in She South, or the manion or
wthetther he peris his spate Irie seem ha byline
in enough small mewspapers to know he's tarry
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Martin, Phil. The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 2, 1988, newspaper, November 2, 1988; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1499701/m1/4/?q=deberry: accessed June 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sammy Brown Library.