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Editorial
October 22, 1956
The Augusta Courier
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
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Editorial from Wrightsville Headlight praises Georgia Lt. Gov. Ernest Vandiver for his leadership on segregation, criticizing the 1954 Supreme Court decision as tyrannous and infringing on Bill of Rights, while endorsing him as future governor.
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VANDIVER—A MAN TO WATCH
(From the Wrightsville Headlight, Wrightsville, Ga.)
Keep your eye on Ernest Vandiver, Georgia's present lieutenant-governor. He will very likely be a future governor of Georgia.
Lt. Gov. Vandiver stood before the Dublin Rotary Club Friday and calmly discussed the South's gravest problem—segregation. In a positive, yet sane and intelligent manner, he convinced that group that he is well-qualified to lead the State through the swelling tempest.
Branding the Supreme Court's May 1954 decision as "tyrannous" the young leader called attention to the fact that only two of "the nine politicians" had previous judicial training.
"They have ruthlessly infringed upon the great reservoir of rights given to the people in the Bill of Rights," Vandiver charged.
"I deplore violence and mob rule," he asserted, "and we have enacted legislation in Georgia that will prevent such a situation arising."
Charging that the Court should have gone through Congress to have the necessary legislation enacted, that the Fourteenth Amendment was not legally adopted, that the Court overruled previous decisions of separate but equal facilities, that the court had no real knowledge of the South's problem, and that Lincoln and Jefferson, founders of the two political parties, advocated separate but equal facilities, Vandiver took real and convincing issue with the Supreme Court.
We hail Ernest Vandiver for his qualities of leadership and his attitude toward our great problem. Keep your eye on this man.
(From the Wrightsville Headlight, Wrightsville, Ga.)
Keep your eye on Ernest Vandiver, Georgia's present lieutenant-governor. He will very likely be a future governor of Georgia.
Lt. Gov. Vandiver stood before the Dublin Rotary Club Friday and calmly discussed the South's gravest problem—segregation. In a positive, yet sane and intelligent manner, he convinced that group that he is well-qualified to lead the State through the swelling tempest.
Branding the Supreme Court's May 1954 decision as "tyrannous" the young leader called attention to the fact that only two of "the nine politicians" had previous judicial training.
"They have ruthlessly infringed upon the great reservoir of rights given to the people in the Bill of Rights," Vandiver charged.
"I deplore violence and mob rule," he asserted, "and we have enacted legislation in Georgia that will prevent such a situation arising."
Charging that the Court should have gone through Congress to have the necessary legislation enacted, that the Fourteenth Amendment was not legally adopted, that the Court overruled previous decisions of separate but equal facilities, that the court had no real knowledge of the South's problem, and that Lincoln and Jefferson, founders of the two political parties, advocated separate but equal facilities, Vandiver took real and convincing issue with the Supreme Court.
We hail Ernest Vandiver for his qualities of leadership and his attitude toward our great problem. Keep your eye on this man.
What sub-type of article is it?
Constitutional
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Segregation
Ernest Vandiver
Supreme Court
Bill Of Rights
Fourteenth Amendment
Separate But Equal
Georgia Politics
What entities or persons were involved?
Ernest Vandiver
Supreme Court
Dublin Rotary Club
Georgia
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Endorsement Of Ernest Vandiver's Stance On Segregation And Criticism Of Supreme Court
Stance / Tone
Supportive Of Segregation And States' Rights, Critical Of Federal Overreach
Key Figures
Ernest Vandiver
Supreme Court
Dublin Rotary Club
Georgia
Key Arguments
Supreme Court's May 1954 Decision Is Tyrannous
Only Two Justices Had Judicial Training
Court Infringed On Bill Of Rights
Deplores Violence And Mob Rule, Georgia Has Preventive Legislation
Court Should Have Gone Through Congress
Fourteenth Amendment Not Legally Adopted
Court Overruled Separate But Equal Facilities
Court Lacks Knowledge Of South's Problems
Lincoln And Jefferson Advocated Separate But Equal