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Show BRACK LEE SAYS GOP, DEMOS 'SAME GANG' WITH DIFFERENT LEADERS "There's no difference between our two national political parties today," J. Bracken Lee, independent candidate for the U S Senate, told Beaver County voters last Friday, "they just have different quarterbacks." The former Utah governor, touring Southern Utah in his campaign, spoke at Minersville in the morning, at a noon luncheon meeting in Milford, and at an 8 p. m. county-wide rally in the courthouse at Beaver. 3 If 4? ' "I did believe in a two- party system, with the minor; ity party acting as watchdog over the actions of the party in power," he said, "but there's no more difference in America's Amer-ica's two-party system than there is between Communism and modern Socialism, and the people of America aren't running run-ning their government the all-powerful Washington hierarchy hier-archy is running the people." Mr. Lee called attention to the Hungary bid for freedom, "when they had a right, based on our encouragement, to expect ex-pect help from us, but all they got was 'sympathy'. . . . You don't 'avoid' war," Mr. Lee said, "you prevent it through strength." Mr. Lee said he placed the welfare of our nation ahead of any political party. "The welfare wel-fare of our nation is vital it affects everything we do, our lives, our homes, our children, our future. Our forefathers didn't believe anyone could be trusted with too much power, and I am of the same opinion. Instead of a two-party system we now have two 'gangs' alternating al-ternating at the controls, who rose to power when the American Amer-ican people allowed their Constitutional Con-stitutional protection to be taken away, starting with lifting lift-ing of the bars on unlimited taxation. "We -no longer have free dom to spend the money we earn," he said. "We get to keep enough for a bare living and the government takes the rest. The government decides whats good for us, and the people today live in fear of their government fear of bureaus with unlimited power over our very lives. And thL; system will continue until the people start vigorous protests with their votes at the polls." Mr. Lee also objected to "using your money to build the most modern steel mills in England and other countries; to open and operate metal mines all over the world, with your money, then enter into one - way 'reciprocal' trade agreements that result in importing im-porting metals, manufactured J. Bracken Lee goods, etc., mined in the mine;; and manufactured in the mills that were built with your money, to put you out of Work because the imported metals and goods can be retailed re-tailed cheaper than they can be produced here." "The United States is the only nation in the world," the former Utah governor said, "that puts the welfare of the whole world ahead of that of our own citizens." He also blasted the recent pay raises for the postal workers work-ers and military personnel because be-cause it meant "pennies for the privates and sergeants and a $400 raise for the generals. We need more little - fellow technicians but we've got so many generals they get in each other's way. And the Senators and Congressmen approved a $4 a month raise for welfare recipients, then voted themselves them-selves $10,000 a year increase in pay. They gave themselves a $2500 a year tax - free ex pense account, but the tax exemption for the little man., you and I, is only $600. They also rewarded themselves with an $18,000 a year pension which they'll receive for the rest of their lives." "It's always the same," Mr. Lee said, "a little for us and a lot for them . . . It's a pure and simple skin game which will go on until the American people rebel at the ballot box." |