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...Faubus Motives...
Basically, Faubus is probably not a dedicated segregationist. He is seen by many as opposed to integration now simply because it is the best issue which a politician can have in the South today...
...Governor has been very successful and there is no reason to believe that his luck will run out in the near future. There is some speculation that Faubus can be personally linked to the outbreak of violence which occurred around Central High School on Monday. If this could be done, he would be seriously discredited, but for the present the governor can say, "I told you so," and basically law abiding citizens of Arkansas agree that until he was relieved of his power there was no violence, although there was of course no integration...
Those who think Arkansas failed will oppose Faubus when he seeks a third term as Governor next year. A few others will be against him because they feel he is not forceful enough on the race issue, and will support an ardent segregationist such as State Attorney General Bruce Bennett. But at present it appears that Faubus will be able to pose successfully as the tragic hero of a long battle for states and constitutional rights...
Perhaps also Faubus has unwittingly aided the cause of integration, not only in Arkansas but in the entire South. Most Southern governors have studiously avoided a showdown with the federal government, because few people seriously contend that the power of the United States can be thwarted by a single state or group of states...