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Show r VMW.WiVWi'. Review Editorials 1 7g displaced Voters by Will Lucas Extremism? Only To Defend Moderation Some wit coined a current joke around town: I for Johnson or Goldwater, so I think Ill vote no. cant It wonderful . . . Its ray birthday today? of rejoicing for the world and the west, a brief the complexities of International problems, an from respite to show me your very best,, to give me your opportunity finest . . . because deep down In your heart you know Im right when you hear me shout Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me! For the past few weeks Ive been accepting greetings from literally thousands of compassionate souls. But then Its not so amazing since I've been telling those thousands of people for the past few weeks that I was going to have a birthday soon. Isnt A decide to vote day Is no vice this is the central in the 1964 elections. question Our nation is as unfit for socialism as it is for a philosophy suitable to the agrarian economy of two or three generations ago when our problems were simple, and permitted simple solutions. We think Opinion Yes, I think politicians should be kept out of It. forth fine efforts to raise large amounts for charities, we spend millions to end disease, yet the most destructive element of living - the capacity for hate - is little considered as a problem need again to remind ourselves of the words of John Donne No man is an island; the death of any man diminishes me, for I am involved in mankind, and never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. s' s 9 birthday by bringing In a guest lecturer to discuss obscenity and answer any questions you may have concerning I I dedicated answering dirty questions. Over A Little Book Report E vldently our front page and editorial treatment of the book . None Dare Call It TreasonCl simply said, Dear Kruschev: Im Will Lucas. Im having my birthday October 22. What have you got to say about that? A message came back from the Kremlin saying, Whos Mr. Kruschev and who are Student, Trade Tech I think so. I dont like political appointments. J-- last you??? Some days Just alnt no fish. Of course, Ive received happy birthday greetings from all the political candidates In but then, this Is Utah an election year. If It wasnt an election year, It would be something to crow about. ... Dan Elton 4635 Locust Lane Mrs. Rodney Porter Vernal, Utah L. Garn Dastrup 3016 Blue Bell Drive Army officer Housewife Salesman Yes, I think they should. It would get more experienced people for a longer time. No Im against It. too much personality Theres rather than actual merit. I think so. People should be employed and given raises according to their merit. contra-versl- great number of dignified Streets stores are me celebrate my helping birthday by placing signs In their windows declaring This establishment absolutely refuses to offer any specials even If it Is Will Lucas birth- Published by Great Western News, Inc., 2265 East 4800 South, P.O. Box 17377, Salt Lake City, Utah 84117, Phone Member of Utah day State Press Association. These heartwarming signs appear In Sam Wellers Zion Book Store (Sam says hes having a run on hate books The House for the event). of Music Is celebrating because Ron Zenger was born on my birthday, too . . . some people have all the luck. A1 Hohman at his Florshelm Shoe Shop said he would probably close the doors and drape them In black today. MANAGING EDITOR JOHN B. LUNSFORD Entered as second class mat- REVIEW Of 278-286- 6. ter at the post office at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the act of March 9, 1878. Pub- lished every Thursday. SUBSCRIPTION RATE OUTSIDE CARRIER DELIVERY AREA - - - -- $5.00 per year SUBSCRIPTION RATE WITHIN CARRIER DELIVERY AREA- - - - -- $3.00 per year Washington Beehive s' 's'' 'V D. C. Ties Link Local Election Campaign By BEN FORGEY Residents of the Beehive state are apt to feel affairs in the seat of federal government are pretty remote. However, links between the Utah election campaign and the nations capital are more direct al. Rocku Mountain A We little Hol-lad- ay Main self-contr- week was a Our telephones have been busy and our post office box bull. Next week well bundle all the reactions together and tie them up into a package -Included will be a report from members of the John Birch Society. Please no more letters -youre overworking the post office. NO SALE v to All That Fuss Mr. 2864 South 2300 East evening to me! Happy birthday Happy birthday to me! Kru-sche- Richard Lieber ... a Isnt that wonderful whole I Do you think Salt Lake County employees should be on the merit c The Citizens For Decent Literature is celebrating my Mayor J. Bracken Lee, In the goodness of his kind heart, has declared It an official day of celebration. Its Will Lucas Day In Salt Lake by official proclamation . . . and, by George, It couldnt happen to a nicer guy. I mean, Its big! I received cards from Don Fullmer and Angelo Curley all the way from Kentucky!!! Wires from New York and San Francisco . . although . theres still no word from the White House. The most surprising thing v. came In my telegram to Please ? Theron T. Miller 3309 Melbourne Street Real Estate Salesman We put and PROCLAMATION Our November choice will be based on how the balance can best be achieved. Hate is the root and the substance of degenerative disease, and is the cause of intolerance, bigotry, failure and much unhappiness. Character cannot be developed without a concurrent ability to conquer hate. We need again to worry about our faith and integrity in which individual resol and a ponsibility, love of neighbor are paramount. . It a secret? Birthdays are made for shouting. 3 In this season of decision in our land, when we are expected to measure up to our responsibilities as a great and compassionate people, a feeling of depression and collective guilt is in the Utah air. The smell of cultural and moral decay is the odor of extremism as it breeds the most destructive and corroding habit of humankind - the terrible capacity to hate. . Well, whats the use of having a birthday and keeping responsible Republican pull toward reliance on individual initiative balances a Democratic tendancy toward positive governmental action in areas where individual initiative is inadequate. The resulting great debate hadone well to stabilize America for a generation. The fulcrum rides delicately though. Ballast too far in one direction or another could be disastrous for our economy and finally for our individual initiative. For the sake of stability both parties must be strong without radical orientation. The phrase may sound redundant, but we believe that extremism in the defense of moderation is a virtue. We develop conditions by our initiative, or they develop for us by the lack of initiative. Extreme conservatives or extreme liberals pose opposite ways of meeting these conditions - the greatness of our country is measured by our ability to balance these opposites. . And Keelys Cafe Is gonna have free coffee from 8 A. M. till 11 A. M. for everybody . . plus a huge birthday cake for lltUe ole me. And when I told my boss at KALL Radio that I was gonna have another birthday, he grabbed my arm hard til It went numb and said with a smile Just dont be late for work, Big Fella, or Itll be the last birthday youll have. Tls better to light one candle on Will Lucas' birthday than to curse the many years hes been around. A compromise the divergent needs of 190 million Americans. day Dally, Ive been dropping subtle hints about my day of Hints Infamy, October 22. like Wish Will Lucas a happy birthday ... Will Lucas - a leader, a worker, a Whig. And Extremism In the defense of Will Lucas birth- The quip underlies a serious problem affecting local, state and national politics. Many have decided theyre displeased with both sides; their conclusion is not to vote at all. This solution defeats the aims of democracy in any election, particularly now. The real issue this year is no different than in the past, only in sharper focus: How do we achieve the balance that will IX City Girds For Lucas Birthday Page t 22J96it ?! . Many Moods of WW Lucca MinMEIEV October .VAV,..V,V1 than many would sus- fit his candidacy. One member of this firm Is his brother, Glen Wilkinson, who can be presumed to be reporting back In addition, of regularly. course, there Is the massive GOP national headquarters to advise and consent on strat- pect. egy. While candidates for Congress scurry about the state seeking votes, they are continually glancing eastward to measure the effect of national events on their particular D. D. aides had their hands full during the past week. The arrest of a high-lev- el presidential aide last week shattered the comparative serenity which settles on the capital city during an election year. President Johnson delayed the quiet this year by refusing to let Congress quit until it had acted on bills he considered musts. But when Congress goes home the emotional center of politics shifts back to the states, counties and precincts where the battles for election must be fought. Politlcans who remain here, even those who serve with national campaign headquarters, constantly refer back to the diffused centers races. For Instance, Ernest L. Wilkinsons struggle to wrest a seat In the U. S. Senate away from Democratic lncum-baFrank E. Moss Is not being conducted entirely on local soil. While Mr. Moss has the advantage of his Washington office to keep an eye on national Issues Mr. Wilkinson also does not have to rely entirely on what he reads in the newspapers. At least two members of a Washington law firm are keeping their finger on the D. C. false, sifting events to bene- nt . of election activity. Yet, In one Important re- spect, Washington remains a true center of presidential campaign. Here Is where the major story, the one that can change the course of the election, will develop. Last week we were treated to a remarkable demonstration of this political rule. First came the shocking story of the arrest of Walter Jenkins, a White House aide and longtime friend and business associate of the President, on a morals charge. Included In the story was the damaging report that Jenkins had been arrested before, In 1959, on a similar charge. The capital had not adjusted to news of the Jenkins case when stories broke, almost simultaneously In a one-tw- o punch of unusual power, from Moscow of the deposition of Premier Khruschev and from Peking of the detonation of ld a atomic bomb by communist China. This, on a day In which high-ranki- ng low-yie- the British electorate was Labor Party leader giving Harold Wilson a slim victory In national elections, signalling a change in the guard at 10 Downing Street. In the United States, these events focussed attention on Washington. Only In St. Louis did they stop to watch the Cardinals defeat the Yankees In the final of a tense seven-gaWorld Series. The long term effects of these developments in foreign affairs are difficult to assess. They will require careful study In the calmer days after the election. But both Republicans and Democrats here seem to agree that the major crises In our foreign relations will tend to counterbalance the effects of the Jenkins case on the results of the election. The theory Is that In the presidential election at least, In developments Moscow, Peking and London will help the Incumbent president, while the disclosure of the Jenkins arrest will hurt him. me I For If the Jenkins case hits Johnson where Senator Goldwater thinks he Is most vulnerable -- - and even before this new development the Arizona Senator had been playing hard on the morality the in government theme crises In foreign relations of this government hits Gold-wat- er In his weakest spot. The paradoxical feeling of many politicians here is that the Jenkins episode might-j- ust Democrats might-h-urt running In close elections for national or high state offices more than it will damage the cause of the President. This Is because the Johnson lead is considered Insurmountable, and defections over the Jenkins Issue wont be enough to overcome It. But to Democratic politlcans looking to the Presidents power to pull them over the top, even a slight decline In the Johnson victory margin could spell vote-getti- ng disaster. Thus In Utah, the Jenkins affair bears close watching. race between For the Ernest Wilkinson, a Goldwater see-sa- w supporter, and Senator Frank Moss, a Johnson man, Is just the kind of battle which may be affected by a slight change In voter sentiment. Some Indication of how Utah conservatives feel about the Jenkins Issue can be culled from the remarks of Rober Baker, a conservative Utah Republican who Is a partner In the Washington Law firm which Includes as another partoer Glen Wilkinson, brother of the Republican senatorial candidate. Mr. BarThe the Issue in discussing ker, his Washington law office on Monday, said, This is the kind of Issue people talk about. You dont know how big It will become . . .But Utah people have been pretty sensitive about having the proper people in the right places. If they really delved Into It In connection with the Baker case to Robert reference ( a Bobby Baker, former secretary to the Senate majority soft-spok- en when President Johnson was PI majority leader) they would become concerned about It. , Barker, who has no official ties with the Wilkinson campaign, went on to say that he thought the major Issue In the senatorial and presidential races In the state was big government versus the welfare state. If he Is right, then perhaps the foreign affairs Issue will not play as Important a role In Utah as certainly it will In many other states. rate, Senator Gold-wat- er Is sure to continue sniping at the President with the morality Issue, just as Johnson will continue to wear the mantle of responsibility In foreign affaris and of responsible liberalism on the domestic scene. The outcome of the Utah Senate race, as well as other similarity dose contests throughout the nation, may well hinge on which presidential candidate Is most successful with his major campaign theme. At any i |