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Show i Political Comment GOP PLANS WITH CARE, BUT THE CARDS ARENT DEALT YET by Norman Rosenblatt An important Republican effort going on right now is an attempt to find candidates for various county and state offices that might Just be attractive enough to make it through convention with an 80 percent vote and avoid a bitter primary Anyone You Know ? struggle. A picture of a certain kind of citizen is beginning to emerge. Hints of it come through conversations, letters to editors' columns, radio public participation shows and other equally fascinating sources. We have no idea of his number. We hope it's small. Here's the general description: 1. He wants his taxes reduced. He insists on all the services he now receives from local and state government as his right. He refuses to consider any change in the form of Republicans reason that elections are expensive enough for candidates without burdening them with a primary battle. In addition, primary scraps....such as the one that occured two years ago between Sherm Lloyd and Ernest Wilkinson hurt the party image to some degree....and dont help the candidate. Party officials express official optimism toward the success of these efforts. A selection committee, headed by lawyer Rex J. Hanson, is hard at work now to find the right candidates. But several prominent Republicans... .well esteemed in the party but not holding party office ....have expressed somedoubts in private about the outcome of this drive. Republicans are an Independent lot said one, indicating that they arent quite as conscious of organizational unity as the Democrats. The biggest chance for competition comes from within the ranks of the hard right wing, but then they may be so far out that theyll put up independent candidates. For party regulars this may be as bad as an donneybrook since it drains off some in-pa- rty of the potential vote in November. could enter the Other scene on the basis of personal disagreements or dislikes, but the GOP is trying to leave that sort of vaudeville to the Democrats. boat-rock- ers The only prominently mentioned contender for the Republicans for the 2nd God-giv- en DOUBLE TAKE government. He demands that government be close to the people.... yet he: 5. rHas no idea who most of Ms public officials are.. ..nor did he have any idea at election time. Refrains from soiling his hands in the mess" of politics. Has rarely, if ever, even attended a mass meeting. Concedes that although government must be close to the people that most public officials are basicaUy crooked at heart. Somehow it cant go both ways. . By J im Baldwin Among my parcel of incidentals this week is a note on an interestin spectacle so-cal- led in our r Heres T o Nothing Salt Lake City, some years ago, employed a fiscal consultant to do a job the auditor's office clearly was ill- This was and is no criticism of personnel equipped to do of the auditors department. and management A representative of Haskins and Sells, certified public accountants, was assigned to serve Salt Lake City on a costly, per hour basis and since the decision to retain Fred Oliver there has been an expanding tendency for the agent of Haskins and SeUs to earn Ms fees and assure continuity of employment by patting City Fathers on the back. At rates costing the city up to $9,000 per year, Mr. Oliver is retained to say and write things in praise of the status quo. Recently, Mr. Oliver stood before the city commission and defied the objectives of one city commissioner he he a continuance of told the present procedures urged Mayor what a wonderful Mayor he is (a ''truth" of which he told three other city Mayor Lee needs no reminder) what wonderful administrators they were. commissioners He was able to proclaim Caesar as being as desirable as .Caesar's-wif- e. by ignoring a police pension fund deficit and by ignoring facts of waste and inefficiency that are leading to a serious tax burden increase for the great majority of the voters, A few weeks ago Commissioner James L. Barker undertook to set an example of how to save.... starting with the police department. He agreed to try Mr. Oliver and Police Chief Knudson to effect obvious unbalance in the . brass $3-mUl- ion section. 1 Mr. Barker started with proposals to Mr. Oliver and CMef Knudson.. ..proposals he anticipated would be a starting point upon which the team would expand. The study now is completed. ...the recommendations are in. They failed. Mr. Oliver and CMef Knudson came up with less than they started with. They came up with two now less for than Mr. Barker is willing years from to settle for at once. How tragic is .the process of becoming a part of the engraved features of yesterday's government establishment. How costly it is to pay a fee, such as is paid Haskins and Sells, plus the salary paid CMef Knudson for a study that produces less than the starting minimum handed them as a basis upon wMch to proceed. Mr. Oliver has produced a 10 page report. What little there is of value in that report is swimming in the beclouded swill of useless verbosity. It is obvious from Page One through Page Ten that the two men extended their full effort toward protecting the status quo. We have the impression at The Review that Salt Lake City would do well.. ..would do Its taxpayers a greater service for the dollars spent.. ..if the City Fathers would adopt a policy of compulsory biennial changes of its with past fiscal consultants to remain fiscal consultants to city service for a period of six return ineligible for to 10 years. It's nice to be patted on the back....it's nice to be able to source as an point to the statements of a endorsement of city actions. Haskins and Sells have imposed the same face upon the scene of city government for so long, however, that Mr. Oliver no longer represents a agency. The alternative, of course, would be for Mr. Oliver to serve Salt Lake City by saving money.... not by engraving wasted expenditure on the face of the future. - non-govern- non-governm- Published every Thursday by Great Western News, Inc. Offices at 2245 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 Phone: 487-74- 01 Rosenblatt and Managing Editor -- Norman Rosenblatt Editorial Staff: Gene Townsend Jim Baldwin Advertising Manager- - Wilfred Gee Manager-Ma- e Production-Leig- h Degn Stark Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Salt Lake City under the act of March 9, 1878 h -- Phil -- -- (vs?) The People Park Bench Campaign? -- -- & While In Rome... Who's That Youngster? Pm grievin this week.... I got a real about our sad piece o skuttle-bu- tt attorney general.... ....its rack a heart-thumpe- r... up some kind o Member Utah State Press Association American Newspaper all over our state in a basement corridor, outside the Sheriffs Kennels? Could it be that office space in the corridor is part of Juddys because Ferris is the prime suspect in the crime of runnin for the GOP against Juddy, come Autumn? Wonder if Juddy could find a plush, office for Capt. Andrus if he knew Just place that cellar hallway oe contact with next Novembers voters! I think Id recall If I were Juddy how high in politics another great Rea buy named Bernard Baruch publican managed to climb while workin from a park bench how ideal a is to make Lolita. ... Here ! toe-to-t- .bound to trauma in the people. Yuh see, oura.g.,theguywhosuckered "the people into that income tax deal.... Our Phil Hansen.. ..is settin up to represent the people again. This time, its gonna be a dinger Last time twas a dooziel This uns gonna be a dinger I Phils writin up a courtroom case. sos the 'people wont have that Special Session of the State Legislature this the me set to talk over recom spring mendations of the Little Hoover bunch.... the commission that did that Job of work ordered by the state legislature because the legislators thought ft h was high time to take the wrinkles out of the government of the people. Phil is inscribin what they call a injunction . ....the idea is to take that injunction over to one of them federal Jellers.... maybe Judge Ritter. Then the friend of the people expects Judge Ritter will pucker up his bushy brows and say; Why, People, that there Governor is legistryin to call up a lature for years been now, you know, and Our Phil Just got wind of Anyway, seems that's what Phil sup to he wants a federal Judge to say that our Cal cant call up no special session to knock some o the pins out from under our Phil. Now, why would Phil be that way? Well.... like Phil keeps asayin HE represents the people. In fact, Phils got an idea that ONLY he is gonna represent the Its it people. Phils jealous....lefs face it Cal figured he represents the people, too, so Phil quit representin Cal. Now, along comes a legislature with 89 legislators, all claimin to represent Phils people. Talk about green with jealousy Anyhow.... because Phil had a touch of tough luck before the State Supreme Court in the case of the people and Phil vs. the State and Phil ....this time, our a.g. is gonna try to befuddle a federal court. Like in the tax case, our Phil stands to make a hit with the people.... plus: he gets all them headlines in the dailies.. ..and he gets a chance to upstage the County Commission on the TV News. Could even lead to another If everyone in our town was as mistrustful of his fellowman as am 1,twould be a horrid world we Hve In like the other day Mayor Lee. right out of the yonder blue....without even askin if he wants to go Mayor Lee nominates Jim Barker to represent Salt Lake City on an trip to bid for the Olympics in Rome, Italy. ' Jim Barker views that fine gesture as a fine gesture. First thing that comes to my mind: there must be something they plan to put over while Jims tossln coins in the fountain. Second thing that comes to mind: They already put something over on Jim.... cause who else wants to ride all the way to Rome in an old National Guard crate that still stinks of taothballs? Someone mentioned in County Commission meetin last Thursday that Greyhound Bus people are the lastholdouts for givin uptheir property to make way for the Taj Mahal of Salt. A lawyer feller mentioned them gray- - iS5r.roeSt.S?SasStS know somethin nobody else they might no has bothered to ask about lately one seems to consider that maybe Gray- SSS Alerirlgmmare as STatelf not aabout what ' ever that lawsuit that came un nS?7ri District Court t0 caU tte whole And? s nSxlyas ,Ssuits been gatherin moss That but I hear a few pesky propels for amendments, some of which may be aired in court in the next few days. Shades of Lolita! Have you heard the tale of the sexa- genarian (between 60 and 70 years old) on the staff of one of our towns renown- - nffim hniitrc? seems the graying Lothario on City payroll has .been chlperone for a Lolita (under 18, for sure) at luncheon a noontime or two. seems the old gent made the foolish gesture of escorting this Lolita to one of his own favorite haunts. Police and others became interested after someone suggested to Commissioner Jim Barker that it seems like some kind of an outrage Is afoot when aint amongst those who should know better can take on KUED! Meanwhile, us folks who we can always hope that the people spot Phil is consistent. If he stays consistent....hell be wrong this time, too! teen-ag- ed the very-ve- ry local likker-lokk- young into one of our er klubs. her into one of them private right in the middle of Our Downit seems, was Just too much to Taking dens town let pass unmentioned. Lolita sees nothing amiss in lunching but our in a den of likker-lokke- rs sexagenarian has been too close to Did you see what I saw? Could it be local morals for too long not to know that already the contagion has set in? that the minimum age is 21. That even before the Taj Mahal of Justice has been dedicated.. ..could it really be that the Taj Mahal of Salt is cursed with There was a fascinatin predicament the same curse. came up in County Commission meetin UP 4 L and MST 4 T, it appears, the other day showed up our lad, have made it most vivid....they ain't Pres Creer for a hefty who rolls with gonna lift a divining rod to protect their the punches. major trunk lines, which gather in Manager Marv smiled right proud of massive bundles along First South Street, him. Feller named Brock, manager of the right at the core of the site of The Pillar of Lot.. ..JS alt Lake Citys Second Great Hunter-Grang- er Improvement District, White Elephant.... .The Salt Palace. shows up to raise a question of fees Our big, will for digging up the turf. on their pudgy thumbs rock Good Mornin Mr. Jenson, says while the Taj Mahal of Salts Board of Brock, shakin hands with Marv. Good Mornin Mr. Larson, Brock High Priests and High Priestesses come to put a nice, says, shakin hands with Bill. up with and Pm afraid I dont know the comfy cacoon around them strands of name of this other feller. copper. Ohhhhh! Weve had such great hopes Never you mind, John you got the for the Taj Mahal of Salt rcany of vote sewed, for now anyhow, along the them already dissolved or- - scattered! far east bank of old Lake Bonneville. Theyll get to know you out in Hunter-Grang- er - all in proper time. ies $300-thous- Subscription $5.20 per year Committees nave oeen formed, and the has begun to inch along.... bandwagon without the official okay from the candi- activities such as this and will support the party officers in a more active fashion. Where theres smoke. in date himself. Best guess from here is that Mr. Lloyd is playing a game, determining if hes going to have any serious and troublesome competiHe Just tion from within the party. may be sizing up the final race as well... trying to decide on the chances any Republican would have against a Democratic incumbent. The strong mess in the county issue probably wont help any Republican very much for the House race. One real advantage, though, might be the traditional custom of many independents to switch parties between Presidential years. During the last few weeks MarvJ enson made a careful effort to Improve the party image and the image of county government generally. His proposals for a county manager, shared gas tax, two proposed reservoirs to help control the flood problem, a merit and other statements help system, reinforce the image. Add to this the general let-u- p in feuding among commissioners and you arrive at a total effort by Democrats to help the public forget past tribulations. The distance between proposal and action can sometimes be wide. If Mr. Jenson carries through it might be a different horse race. A response from Phil Hansen cm a speculation in this column that he would a big try for the Senate seat in 1968 laugh. Interestingly enough the attorney general did make an appearance before the Democratic State Central Committee last Saturday and apologize for not coming to their meetings before, but stating that in the future he would become more active The Reviews own Jim Baldwin stirred up a political pot or two in a front page article last week about the policies of the Utah Water and Power Board in granting interest free loans for water project development. Jim, it seems, hit a nerve on a tender subject discussed previously in whispered tones. A reapportioned legislature just might take a new look. wait-and-s- ee has Ferris Andrus, acting Captain, that is, would choose to welcome VIPs from ent Circulation Advertising Building.... City-Coun- ty way down in the cellar. It is. A division commander in Juddys Department of Deppity Dawgs, a Capt. Dep-pi- ty Dawg, has been using a park bench for an office. Who would ever believe that Capt. district Congressional seat is Sherman Lloyd, one time Congressman and 1964 contender for the Senatorial Seat now occupied by Frank Moss. and and looking I feel a subtle metamorphosis I mean, Ive taking over my mind. nevez really given it much thought before, four keys have been ....but now....WOWl I cant even pick up used). a newspaper without my All this talk prurient interests being stimulated. about SMUT...is.. is I see sex symbols leaping out at me ...well, it's sure on the editorial page. 1 try to push them arousing my curiout of my mind but they keep coming osity. And up to now back. Im losing sleep. My metabolic Id never reaUy rate has slackened. Its difficult to go much it given out in public and meet people. In every thought... now I feel I keep conversation Im involved in an almost civic duty to go to all the painterpreting smutty meanings to perfectly harmless phrases. perback and magaPrior to the campaign I zine stores and buy never did even give 'Little Orphan Anall the nudie and nie a second thought. But now I mean, books fantasy heres a little girl in a dirty red dress I can my get galavanting all over the country ALONE staying with all kinds of scurrilous little grub jy hands on and read up on and degrading characters. What am I to think??? I never even thought about all this SMUT stuff.....because I feel so inadequate about arriving at any it before. And Ill just never be able to read objective critical opinion.... cause I Steve Canyon again. Listen, youve got Just have never been stimulated to pay for bad literature. to excuse me now, as I have stacks Because of all the harping and haggand stacks of SMUT to go through. to But let me Just add one thing ling and hasselling, I am now doing in- dividual research and its not cheap. make sex the peat "taboo Is only ' to This research is costing me lots snd ,, add enticement to the inevitable.... Je-.- ,v lots of money. I feel it my duty as a , , cause every thuman being who lives to taxpayer to bill the Youth Protective puberty must explore the facts of sex.... ed Committee for the funds spent to keep why pretend, dear parents, that your myself an informed citizen. savages are sufficiently literary And you know, since Ive been reading to take their real motivation from books. (Typewriter for sale ...cheap... only anti-SM- "" half-rear- TUC MORNING .! AFTFR In Poverty Another Lesson r J Ever stop to think how youd survive everything you own were destroyed.. .if "everything you rely upon for comfort security were to dissolve? terror inherent in iverty...for thosr who have never been ManTnians are contemplated ny Civil , ? - butr would you do tomorrow if you in abject pov- - disaster should leave erty? Without an automobile - without property of your own - without posses- - tr P0 sions.J,or ?r, doing things? you do if you are left without the economic support of a family woud than those breadwinner none other rust into the same pit of impover- ishraent & which I yourself? How would you survive in a disturbed society in which what you have to offer has no value? mother of four., I know a and shes pregnant with the fifth. ghe had a fourth grade education in public school... and she attained to the sixth grade level by correspondence. This mother pays her rent feeds and clothes herself and her children, keeps her dweUing heated and with lights.. .all m $150 per month...support money. Tkty Dad taught me we had to manage with what we had. ...no matter how little we fiad, we got along, she said. But - suppose in your disaster, Dad isnt there to teach. From whom would you learn? From those who despise the poor? Theyre many.. And they're all poor teachers! From white trash? So many of them never learned to be poor. Its really not a part of their heritage. They are white trash because they have failed at being poor! This mother I know.. .she learned from mexicans (Spanish-American- learned from aagoes (Italians), sne redlearned from the She still-despis- ed skins., the American Indian. She has always lived close to the poor...and she learned how they live. T dont buy anything the kids dont need! Thats your first important lesson in poverty - buy only what the children need. Not what they cry for...what they NEED. And not what they need to develop and expand culturally. Only what they need to stay alive. 1 see a newspaper once in a while! Never buy a newspaper you may find one a few days old. You may visit once a week with someone who has a newspaper in the house and you will ghnce at parts of it. But you will not take it home with you. because the children may want more or them. You just don't bother to read daily newspaper. There is no radio. There is no television set. There is no other world but this one in which you set about to survive. Around you through your kitchen from the front porch or the window back porch you watch the mexicans, and you the dagoes and the Indians learn to cut all the comers. I only buy what wont spoil, she said. I buy dried food! Dried Beans! Dried Rice! Macaroni! Dried fruit! Raisins! so there There is no refrigerator must be nothing to spoil. they ask for meat... .4 The kids give em raisins! Her belly is big with her fifth child. ' i give em powdered milk.....Meat? stew, Maybe three times a month of meat ...bits or hamburger.. maybe somethey ask for it sometimes and times I give it to emf Theres $150 support money! Of that, $65 rent for three rooms and a bath. not for 1 buy clothes for the kids myself. I cant work now, so I dont 1166(1 clothes. A pregnant mother and three small children hard on clothes (the fourth and she child , stays with a sister) feeds them all on only $50 a month. Sometimes I can manage more than $501 we dont havo "Ihave no complaints the children money for the movies with the I the with toys play play children. This pregnant mother isnton welfare. Theres just support money for four kids and one on the way. How long could you survive in kind of a cultural vacuum? this Today she is poor and she contributes nothing to our culture except impover- ished children. If tomorrow you were to meet with disaster and be thrust into poverty tomorrow you should look out for this mother. She may be your only hope for survival in an economic disaster. Her name is Ruth! Jim Baldwin , |