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Show Page 2 THE SIGNPOST October 11, 1968 The Democratic View By Joe Heinzman Laws are rules by which a society is kept in order. The major question in regard to law and order is: who should maintain law and order and at what levels of government? Vice President Humphrey has outlined a course for action called the five point program for assuring order. 1. Tougher riot laws. 2. More support for the police. 3. Registration of all firearms.4. A massive federal, state, local campaign against drug traffic. 5. Broad based councils for civil peace. There are areas of law which are formally reserved for the states. For instance, the health, safety, and welfare of the people is provided for by the state. It is indeed necessary that there be laws governing drug traffic and the people who distribute the drugs. Governor Rampton vetoed a marijuana bill this year because he had good reason to believe that it was unconstitutional.The law was considered unconstitutional by Governor Rampton and by several lawyers. Had the bill not been vetoed and had it been declared unconstitutional by the court then Utah would be void of a law of any kind that could curb the marijuana traffic. This law was a campaign gimmick that could have caused Utah to suffer greatly because of a narrow minded desperate Republican Party whose candidate for Governor can't make a speech without throwing muck at Governor Rampton. It is in the line of duty that the state must protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizenary and it is always necessary to veto poor legislation in order to preserve some protection afforded the citizens by the present law. NOW TIME EBncB FAMILY RESTAURANTS 2132 WASHINGTON BLVD. - OGDEN ALSO SALT LAKE - PROVO - 60ISE TWIN FALLS - LAS VEGAS - RENO A f mm J ?' Mi. x f. .? my' ... , t" "- ""-p X --- v.- , i Have yon seen the pig around campus lately? He's not hard to locate, just follow the trail of litter he leaves behind, and sooner or later you'll run into him. In fact you'll run into quite a few of these pigs who insist that the garbage cans are badly over used so they try to alleviate the problem by misplacing their refuse on lawns, in halls, under desks, in fountains, under cars, in bushes, on tables, behind chairs, under rugs, and hundreds of other places not designated for garbage collection centers. Sure would be nice if some of these pigs would save their trash and take it to some other campus that really needs it. Next time you see the pig, tell him to save his dixie cups cause the South is going to rise again, and if by chance the pig gets away before you get a chance : to talk to him, it might be a good idea to pick up what ever it was he left behind and give it a gentle shove into the nearest refuse container. (Photo by John Shupe, WSC photo lab) DEMOCRATS The Weber State College Young Democrats wish to bring to the attention of the student body the candidacy of two faculty members to state office. Mr. Rod Julander, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Philosophy is the Democratic candidate for the state legislature from Legislative District 8, which includes Hooper, Kanesville, Roy and Riv-erdale.Mr. Brian Florence, Political Science and Police Science instructor, is the Democratic candidate for the state legislature from Legislative District 3, which is in the central part of Ogden from Wall 'to Monroe. The W. S. C. Young Democrats wholeheartedly endorse these candidates. IS THE TO - Letters To The Editor Dear Editor: The articles published concerning the political views of the political clubs on campus were very enlightening. The writer of the democratic view, however, although great on philosophical ideas, was small on any real valid solutions to the civil rights problems he proposed. He wrote useless phrases and ideas, none of which were realistic or practical.The present administration of our country (I assume we can still say "our country") has made little advanced studies in solving the problems, but on the whole has complicated it and cluttered it up with laws that in reality destroy civil rights. Legislation will not change the mind of people, but only bitter them against those who the legislature is protecting.As an interesting treatise on philosophical problems which confront us today, it was a beautifully written article, but as an article to support Hubert H. Humphrey or to entice people to support them or him and the Democratic party. The Republican opinion on the other hand was well written, realistic, informative, and to the point. He stated many solid facts, solutions and ideas which should create much support for him, his views, and his candidates. It is elating to have such people of this caliber to represent our political parties. Much can be learned from reading these articles about the caliber of people in each of the parties. I hope such articles will be frequent. I am sure we can all gain from reading sucharticles. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SOMEBODY GOOFED! Weber State Signpost Published weekly by the Associated Students of Weber State College during fall, spring and winter quarters. Entered as 2nd class mail at the Ogden, Utah, Post Office. Mailing address: Weber State College, 3750 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, Utah. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the studentbody or the administration. Editor-in-Chief Mike Parker Business Manager Dennis Heiner Assistant Editor Marion Johnson Copy Editor Peggy Jo Parker Sports Editor Kent Call Feature Editor Marilyn Larsen Theatre Editor Kathleen Walk Photography WSC Photo Lab and Alan Bell Reporters Carmen Rodriguez, Dave Anderson, Barbara Vellinga, John Hinz, Darlene Rogers, Ruby Tibbets, Dan Choate, Don Hurlburt, Bryon Warfield-Graham, Ken Ladd, Dave Reece, and Chet Watson. Republican Opinion By Denny Osborn In the last seven years, crime in the United States has risen 88 per cent, while our national population has risen only 10 per cent. Drew Pearson, the famous Washington columnist, last week revealed that in the past few years, he has forbidden his wife to walk on the streets of Washington, D.C. for fear that she would be robbed or harmed in some way. The Johnson administration claims that the war on poverty is 'a war against crime and a war against disorder." Yet, while aid to the poor increases, so does crime increase. Richard Nixon has suggested some of these causes. (1) Crime pays. (2) Organized crime is not being properly prosecuted. (3) Our local police departments are too small and inefficient. (4) Our Police forces need upgrading. Only one in eight crimes results in conviction and punishment today. Crime will continue to increase until crime is made unprofitable. Double the conviction rate, and crime will be cut. Here, the courts must help. We agree, the courts must protect individual rights, but too often, the courts judges and juries have been too soft on the guilty. Organized crime is soaking America for billions of dollars a year. Yet, since the Johnson-Humphrey team took office, the number of man hours spent investigating by members of the Organized Crime Section of the Department of Justice decreased between 50 and 75 per cent from the Kennedy administration.Mr. Nixon has suggested that the present system of 40,000 police agencies with 420,000 employees is too inefficient to adequately solve our law and order problems. He goes on to suggest that if the federal government would provide grants to the states for training and equipping state wide police departments, as well as aiding and enlarging local police forces the citizen would be better protected.In short, crime will decrease only when (1) crime is made unprofitable, (2) war is made on organized crime in an adequate manner, (3) local police departments are enlarged, and (4) when police pay and training is upgraded. |