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Show 9 Page Four FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1960 THE SALT LAKE TIMES the salt lake PULSEj non-existe- nt in communist coun-tries, and in our nation this right must be safe guarded if we are to survive in the cold war. But I cannot see how invectives and insinuations can be misconstrued as free discussion when such charges are directed against the private life of an individual without proof. J. Bracken Lee, a conserva-tive, has opposed our candidate simply because he is a conserva-tive and Mr. Barlocker is a lib-eral. This is to be expected. It is a difference in philosophies, a right of every American. This writer knows of no smears orig-inating in Mr. Lee's office. Mr. Lee, as a citizen, has the right to believe as he pleases, and so do we. We believe this smear technique will fail because prog-ress will not be stopped on the 8th of November. By BOB niCKS Immediately after the pri-maries in September I wrote in this space that the reactionary forces in control of the state would stop at nothing, not even a smear campaign to retain them-selves in office. This prediction has been verified to the fullest extent. Not only has Bill Bar-locker been the object of their barbs and spleen, but his family too, has had to undergo mental anguish because of the type of smear techniques which the op-position has employed. The GOP seems to indulge in a smile and smear technique. The invective so viciously used in this campaign will remain as a disgrace upon the state no mat-ter who wins. Gov. Clyde has no issues to stand on; it may be he doesn't condone the type of cam-paign conducted on his behalf. However this may be, certain things are being conducted on his behalf which he should either repudiate immediately or else insist that his supporters refrain from any such tactics in the fu-ture. These charges and counter charges are those of desperate men who know they are fighting a losing battle. Time and again Barlocker has asked to meet him in open discussion of the issues, time and again the Governor has failed to meet this challenge. As a liberal Democrat, I have a healthy respect for an honest, conservative, Republican. For years I believed George Clyde was such a conservative. But now I have my doubts. -a- -, if. r ' Freedom of discussion is the very bulwark of our society; Liberals and Conservatives can do more than call each other I names. The right to disagree is j THE SALT LAKE TIMES Combined with The Salt Lake Mining & Legal News FearleSS Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah I i , Entered at the postoffice at Salt Lake City as second independent class matter August 23, 1923 under the act of March 8, lleWSpaper 7U gouth West Temple- - Telephone EM I " GLENN BJORNN, Publisher j Subscription Price $3.00 per year in advance "This publication is not owned or controlled by any party, clan, clique, faction or corporation." Volume 40 . : .Number 24 the-LE- ASED GRAPEVINE v r Dilworth S. Woolley, chairman of the Citizens Advisory Com-mittee on City Planning and Capital Improvements, this week was taken on a tour of the Salt Lake County jail by. Sheriff George W. Beckstead. Mr. Wool-le- y inspected the third floor, where space is to be provided for a temporary City Jail. The Utah Taxpayers Associa-tion this week made known its opposition to Amendment No. 2, which will be voted upon at the Tuesday election. It would pro-vide tax exemption for certain types of property. Peter W. Billings, Salt Lake attorney, has been named gen-eral counsel for the Utah Bank-ers Association. He succeeds G. A. Marr, who served the group for some 40 years. L. Brent Goates, assistant ad-ministrator for the Latter-da- y Saints Hospital, has been named chairman of the Salt Lake Coun-ty Heart Fund drive. Possibilities of setting up a night police court in Salt Lake City were "shelved" until some future time by the Salt Lake City Commission this week. The commission approved moving the traffic court, traffic bureau and related facilities to the re-modeled Kiwanis-Fel- t Boys and Girls Club. The Utah State Board of Edu- (cation voted unanimously to op-pose the Constitutional Amend-ment No. 2 which will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot. A recent opinion by Attorney General Walter L. Budge pointed out the amendment would threaten the tax base of Utah's schools as well as that of local and state governments. The Board was in sympathy with the original pur-pose of the amendment which provided assistance for widows and orphans of the war dead, but said this could not be done under the present amendment without opening the gates to wholesale tax exemptions. W. C. Cole, chairman of the board, said: "Be-cause of the need for increased quality in our educational pro-gram as well as increases in en-rollment, it would be undesir-able to jeopardize the financial structure of our educational system until further considera tion can be given." f Stanley C .Clark, seaman in the Navy, 1718 Herbert Ave., is serving aboard the radar picket ship USS Interpreter operating out of San Francisco, Calif. A unit of the Pacific Air De-fense Radar System, the Inter-preter was recently commanded by the Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Arleigh Burke for the crew's exemplary performance and devotion to duty while on station. Marine Pvt. Virgil E. Norton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Verald N. Norton of 2420 E. 3000 South, completed recruit training re-cently at the Marine Corp Re-cruit Depot. During the rifle range phase, study and practice is devoted to to M-- l rifle, the Browning auto-matic rifle and the .45 calibre pistol. Be Sure to Vote Tuesday (Continued from Page One) of kings or the modern heresy of the dictatorship of the prole-tariat. Our Declaration of Independence expresses the greatest emancipation of humanity from the thraldom of ignorance and slavery in all history. The idea that governments derive their powers by consent of the governed is the foundation of our voting system. Every time we cast a bollot, we affirm our faith in the works of our Founding Fathers. , j Before this election, read the Declaration again analyze your rights and duties under the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and then vote as if Washington and Jefferson were watching beside you in the voting booth. Then you will vote wisely to protect "the Flag and the Republic for which it stands." News Preview I Under either Kennedy or! I Nixon, the U. S. Navy plans j to study proposals for newi I U.S. Navy fleets in the Baltic I land Indian Ocean . . . Cy- - i prus will oppose the British I j stockpiling of nuclear weap-- i j ons on the Mediterranean isle j ! . . . The U.S. Secret Service! j says it will need increased ap- - j propriations to provide ade- - i quate body guard protection j ( !for either Kennedy or Nixon! , . . . President Eisenhower is j prepared to bring either Ken- - j j nedy or Nixon into close per- - j , j sonal confidence in the transi-- 1 j tion period before inaugura-- ( j tion. Nixon, Not Kennedy, Downgrades America The Republican candidate for President keeps telling us how well off we are under the Republicans. He tells us, "You never had it so good." But in the next breath he tells us that we can't afford to do those things in America that everybody knows we need to do. He says we can't afford to do what this great country should be doing in education, in programs for the aging, in medical care, in housing, in development of our natural resources. It is Mr. Nixon not Mr. Kennedy who is downgrading America. It is Mr. Nixon not Mr. Kennedy who is selling America short. Mr. Nixon talks of America's limitations. Mr. Kennedy speaks of her boundless possibilities. Mr. Nixon talks of what we can't do. Mr. Kennedy speaks of what we can do. Mr. Nixon says we are doing well enough. Mr. Kennedy says we can do far, far better. We agree we are well off; we have the most productive economy the world has ever seen. But we assert and here we differ from Mr. Nixon that we can, and ought to, put our great productivity to work to meet the needs of our people, not ignore them. If we are well off, as we are, then why can't we assure every American boy and girl the chance for an education up to the very limit of his abilities. Mr. Nixon says we can't afford to. Mr. Kennedy says we can. ' The Soviet Union is putting twice as high a share of its national income into education as we are. They have been graduating twice as many scientists and engineers. As an American, it pains us to say this, but it is true that many a bright child born in the Soviet Union has a better chance for a college education than many a bright child born in the United States, if that child happens to be born on the wrong side of the tracks. government continuity in emergencies such as an enemy attack. Constitutional Amendment No. 1 might seem to be a routine piece of business as it appears on the ballot but behind its simple language is a message of urgent importance. If adopted on November 8, this amendment would be our assurance that our state government can be prepared with emer-gency authority to operate effectively during and after enemy attack if the worst ever happens. Thus, when you vote on the "survival amendment," you will be acting on a proposal that has won the approval of both political parties. It calls for no expenditures. It's a common sense proposal to bring Utah's constitution up to date to provide the following: 1. Continues leadership and authority in executive, legis-lative and judicial positions. 2. Minimize the chance of unlawful assumption of author-ity in such an emergency. 3. Re-establi-sh normal government functions and services if enemy bombs and missiles destroy our normal government sites. 4. Preserve civil government and thus minimize the possible need for martial law. This simple but urgent amendment to our constitution will authorize the Legislature to provide tines of succession in key public offices in such an emergency, and adopt such-othe- meas-ures as are needed to insure post attack continuance of civil government. No one likes to reflect on the possibility of this country being attacked. But we must be realistic. Our nation is now threatened by Soviet Rusia and Red China. Attacks could come without , warning. While most of us might not, for one reason or another, be far along on our family fallout shelter planning, all of us will want to see our elected leaders given the emergency author-ity that they would need to preserve order if an attack occurs. We would critically need our government to serve us then and fasti! Nuclear Age Legislation When the voters of Utah go to the polls Tuesday, there will be many important issues in their hands. Among them will be the selection of a new President, Vice President, members of Congress and State and local officials. Amid the campaign excitement of the approaching I960 election, some voters might overlook what actually is one of the most vital items on the ballot. This is a decision on Constitutional Amendment No. 1, a proposal to amend our State's constitution. Constitutional Amendment No. 1 will authorize the Legislature to provide for |