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Only one man has even been able to appeal to all these groups and find support almost everywhere in the state--Orvil Faubus. Even a sharp critic admits that he is "the most successful politician who has ever come out of the state of Arkansas"; and with his retirement, announced two weeks ago, a real power vacuum has been created...
...Faubus' success was due both to his political genius and to the vast economic resources of W. R. ("Witt") Stevens, one of the all-time great back-room boys, and Arkansas' political eminence grise. Both Faubus and Stevens are masters of the possible--Faubus slipped only once, on the issue that made his national reputation, and Stevens has never slipped (not even in the bath-tub, they say). Like Faubus, Stevens rose to power from backwoods obscurity, and the two men were influential in making each other's fortunes. Stevens has financed Faubus' career, while Faubus has consistently done...
...Faubus' political genius is in the best American tradition--he is a great reconciler of conflicting interests. He won the support of businessmen by policies designed to encourage an influx of industry (keeping unions weak, and taxes low); he attracted the state's labor force, by increasing the minimum wage (from 50 to 75 cents); and his brief performance as a stemmer of the "black tide" gained him the hearts and votes of the right wing...
...Faubus is no segregationist--or any other "ist," except when it's opportune. At one time or another, he has sought to convince almost everybody that what was nearest their hearts was nearest his. He has succeeded brilliantly but his success will not out-live him. He has already lost favor with the business community, which took a heavy loss in the three years after "Little Rock." There will be no Faubus "dynasty," to rival the Talmadges and the Longs...
During his seven years as Governor, Orval Faubus in many ways has racked up a respectable record. With the help of Winthrop Rockefeller's Arkansas Industrial Development Commission, he has brought unprecedented industrial growth to the state, increased teachers' pay, built new schools and hospitals, raised average old-age welfare payments from $32 to $60 a month. He is plainly proud of such achievements. Said he, in a farewell television speech to the people of Arkansas: "We have done many good things and made much progress together." It seemed a pity, therefore, that he would be longer remembered...