Show Personal Integrity is an election year and politics are going to be running hot and heavy from now until the general election in We expect and in our democratic system of government it is rightly so that we as citizens get to know the candidates we will elect to represent us in the federal and state OVERSHADOWED THE highlights of an election year is the present session of our United Slates Congress where all now in will attempt to improve their position at the through their legislative President Eisenhower's budget will come in for considerable comment by these as will certain bills that will tend to reduce the popularity of those candidates seeking CONGRESS IS AWARE of what's being but how do you this program UTAH'S Henry who has announced that he will not be a candidate for re-election is aware of the situation and points up a few problems m a recent letter to citizens of the HERE is WHAT hk has to say about one particular situation OF CONGRESS face the choice of being statesmen and solving problems they have carried over from last year or playing to the galleries this election year and just sweeping the important legislative issue under the rug which might cost them THE STORAGE cost of wheat alone exceeds million every day The congressional leadership must do more than harp at Secretary Benson and block his recommendations for sound farm The most powerful critics of Secretary Benson have been in control of the Agriculture Committees in Congress for six During this time they have blocked the kept the old program practically in force and made the public believe that the Benson program is the cause of all the Whether Congress will face reality here remains to be SOME MAY NOT AGREE with Congressman Dixon's reaction to Secretary Benson's critics that is a matter of of personal as citizens we should be conscious enough of what our government legislators are doing to vote for them on the basis of their forcefulness and effectiveness in congress With the election coming up we should consider our own representatives to congress and make sure we select men who are forceful enough to legislate according to their not according to how many votes it will bring Ir on County Record |