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Show e s new It will returned to its original condition when individuals and buMnesses succeeded or failed on their own efforts and foreign governments settled their own affairs without U S involvement he told a couple of us reporters at luncheon, to pry loose the thousands of bureauc- ratic tentacles whuh have intruded into practically every facet of American personal and business life - (Cm! Aemonautics Board and ICC (In- terstate commerce which Commission' he believes are com pletelv useless for any purpose except t plunder the taxpayer, A planned economy' means politicians do the public property' means property iu the planning funds of politicians, '''monetary policy' means 'welfare federal Reserve Bank counterfeiting", a state means more welfare for the state statesman is a politician so smooth he can get awav with taxation is theft s a practical matter this would require a sharp tav reduction because even the pervaive police power of the federal government would be incapable f squeezing two or three thousand dollars out of the average wage earner in one lump sum he notes If you haven't guessed it by this time. MacBnde the Libertarian Partys candidate for I' S president, and an interesting fellow he is o! y suv - n his book of Princeton and Harvard is a Fulbnght Scholar who served m the in of Theie is no doubt that Howe is Ihe lover-bothe unions' His rating i even better than Mosss. He and Moss should rate high with unions as they voted (or the Common Situs Bill which would have given the unions sweeping powers even though Governor Hampton. Jake Gam and Gunn Mcjlay opposed it But the ACA. which stresses the Gov eminent balance its budget, and the National Chamber, which fights to eliminate government interference and waste, have quite the opposite view. Even though Howe's record with them is not as bad as that of Moss, it is next low . certainly not "excellent " It is somewhere in the poor category The notion that we" constitute the government that the government is responsive to "our" needs exists with "our" consent is ricidulous Mac Bride oi graduate made it" from Indiana! it, s ' 70-7- h Politicians are a gamey breed whose promises arc worthless and whose only competence is in compelling, prohibiting, frequently stealirg selling favors and occasionally kissing babies hor starters he would eliminate the payroll withholding feature, leaving it up to the taxpayer to p at the end of the ' cur gislature and has rating is based upon one's point Business for June, 1976 pages the ratings are shown for all senators and congressmen Those doing the ratings are the ACA conserva(Americans for Constitutional Action tive, the ADA (Americans for Democratic Action liberal', COPE (Committee for Political Education or ihe Unions', and the NCC (National Chamber of The number below represents the Commerce' percentage of effectiveness A congressman's of view In Nations In his booklet, Roger provides an interesting glossary of political definitions For instance the federal government is -- y Mematicalh restored to its proper ard limited function a' perceived bv the Founding Fathers. Roger says, the income tax could be proportionately phased out ! Mr Aridy Jacobs Jr., Democratic congressman from Indiana, advises us, the people of Utah, in the July 6th Forum to support Allan Howe as his manner is inspiring, he has faculty for reason, and his congressional record has been excellent " and and n, Sieves foster coiporatc ermont State this the Hus would eventually solve today's major problems of inflation, unemployment, high taxes, governmental bankruptcy and all the rest. MacBnde monupolv and abet union featherbedding You can tell perfectly well whether you are or ai not part of the government," he says "If you have the power to tax. arrest, judge, command, or live off your neighbor, you arc it you are on the receiv mg end. you re not the world of business and entertainment He has also written three books the latest of which is "A New Dawn for America The Libertarian hallenge " Most voters will find it difficult to swallow the whoie Libertarian package, hut the party does have sonu thing to sell and Roger MacBnde is an engaging uli sman The "New Dawn. ' as MacBnde env lsions it is an mel ica completely fire of ilitei fell Inc in personal 7 Howe's record To the editor. The theory- of Roger and his party is that noninterference by government would unharness dynamic productive forces of the free market give full rein to traditional Yankee vigor uvenuitv But he believes it can hie done gradually by lopping off at the outsf-- i Mich agencies as the CAB The our readers A4 JULY 13, 1976 DESERET NEWS, TUESDAY, In other words, he said, the nation would be take years, tKhtiv.'! eflMor mm iives, business actn ities and foreign governments Roger SiacBnde wisely concedes that the colossal Rome which the lederal government bas become cannot be un built in a day Letters from P Harmon 2748 Sherwood Drn c -- Ford is better7 To the editor. It is becoming increasingly evident, by the growing support for Ronald Reagan, that there is a need for better education of the Republican Party members. The Republicans have an incumbent President who has restored honesty, openness, and decency to the office of "President of the United States This is Gerald Ford He has brought the countrys economy back to life and has shown his political guts" in his handling of the Mayaguez incident, and by vetoing harmful legislation such as the Common Situs Picket Bill Why do the Republicans for Reagan ignore this and choose a candidate whose only real contribution can be that of splitting the party to insure a v ictory for the socialist Jimmy Tarter' Mr Reagan exploded upon us with the Panama Canal issue He went so far Panama Canal is just as to say territory as sovereign .Alaska." when m fact no treaty has ever granted the U S complete We have been paying an sovereignty annual use fee of $2 3 million to Panama Mr Reagan thinks we must retain our "possession" using lorce if necessary-- He insists that ' the Latin American countries have a respect for macho. as if anyone likes to be pushed around Mr. Reagan also chooses to misresent other facts For example he said, The government in Washington is spending some $7 million every minute 1 talk to you." If that were true the federal budget would be $3 fo lS d - trillion Actuallv the spending rate is closer to $700,000 per minute This i Mill a great deal of money bul it is a far c ry from $7 million Ford is the only candidate, from any political party, who has been subjected to a disection of his political and private life to ensure America that he has no skeletons in his closet This disection. if v ou remember, took place in the period his selection for the Vice Presidential vacancy and his being '.worn in There are other aspects of this Presidential campaign that must be ionMdered. and one is the crossover Mr Reagan received many votes demuc ratic votes m the latter stages of the primaries after it was evident Carter was going to win his party's nomination Why Because they know After all. no' ( a; tei t aii beat Reagan too many people are going to change their poliliial views from liberal to conservative overnight Those crossover votes Mr Reagan is so proud of c unnot lx- - counted on come Nov ember When the chaff is removed and the two Republicans are bared, the choice is between a man whose strong points are exaggeration, misrepresentation and the ability to stir emotions on fivial issues, and an incumbent Presi d nt w ho has pro' e his strength under Mrc-and who is honest and open in his To any logical and .idminMration informed delegate there only one " i hoice Stephen T C.errard v8 East Vine St Decoying isn't lying To the editor The letter m Forum appearing m your paper on July 7. 1976. written by Rulon R Price, disturbed me Using decoys to enforce laws against prostitution has nothing to do with ' lying" or Were American Airlines. Doing what we do best. deceiving " It is a long established legally and morally acceptable practice of law enforcement to use undercover individuals to enforce the law. Would Air Price eliminate plain clothes floorwalkers m stores Should all narcotics agent' wear, say. a bright orange shirt as a tip off" when they are trying to break narcotics selling operations Should police always turn on their sirens when they are approaching a place of business when responding to a burglar alarm so that they wont be "deceiving the burglar into thinking that they arent coming answers lo these questions arc The police decoy method is no duferent The obvious Ronald G George Bountiful They're all Democrats To the editor seems to me that the media is pacing up one important point about tile current sex scandals that are rocking Congress The following people have been accused of sexual misconduct .Allan Howe. Wayne Hays. Kenneth Gray. Harry Byrd. Charles A'amk. Joe Waggonner Jr . and Mike Gravel All of these men are members of the US Congress Bui the point that no one is making is that none of these men are Republicans I am not saying that this makes all It Democrats dirty That idea is absurd The vast majority of Democrats are good, decent men and women But when Watergate was fiai Hlg, 1 heard many jH'ople say that all Republicans are dirty This is just as absurd, but they said it anyway, and got away with it I hope that the current scandal, if it does nothing else worthwhile, wil! remind people that it isnt the party you iR'long to that matters so much What matters is how decent the individual is Douglas Christensen Redmond The U.S. is still a republic Tu the editor Now nobody has more nonstops to Chicago than American. 4 nonstops ca erv da . ( We also hac lots of connec- - 4 Airline Passengers Association names American "No.! choice for cs' 7s tions going East from Chicago.) 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And the oAcrrid- ing reason was siruse When a country becomes so large as we hav e become, it would be impossible for the people to assemble in an eflort to decide every issue that needs a decision Therefore, we elect our represen ta'ives to do jii't that We would never get the job done as a democracy W'e hardly get it done with our representatives. since there are so many of them Will you pass the word along m your newspaper editing that we are a republic and not a demtx raev DESERET NEWS and why 'sxAx A VfS bothered , me. Speech after speech referred to our government as a democracy, when in fact it is not a democracy, but a republic It is a democracy when the people vote and decide on the issues it is a republic w hen the people elect people to represent them, and then they decide the issues airline would you - , .Ns s . ent xure conducted by the Airline Passen luggage racks, you don't domestic air A In a recent independ-,As(T v -- Well. now. the Jooth birthday party is over and what a glorious ev ent it was I he best birthday 1 ever attended May the patriotism continue for hundreds of wars to come. One thing, howev cr. that teady the next morning 12 exposure roll S9 T v ' ; wbi I re Vinuu i jj'rfivt-- ' AwKt.aion is an - ,:t 't m mrn'SU'h p o vev- - him .orv '- - (Sr one? ?ri!c AVA. b''V 2 's IkiUmv, Ter 7'tit 2945 So, Stats 4S5-60- 42 V |