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Show Elliot Richardson: New Mugwump pa , airplanes and eiseunere. strangers volunteer to help him if he runs for President He tells them he hasnt made any decision. So they offer him their business cards for future reference He is, he says dryly, keeping ihe cards He says everything dryly, like a soft wind off the Mohave. A thoughtful man of action, his is the striking placidity of the eye of a storm He has been at the eye of a few storms recently. He negotiated the swift removal of Spiro Agnew from the line of succession, for which the nation owes him an incalculable debt. where we Imagine would be today if, instead of Gerald Ford, an indicted Agnew were waiting in the wings Richardson's diplomacy was not able to prevent the excitement of last October 20, the Saturday Night Massacre when Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox vas fired. But George F. -- WASHINGTON Mugwumps were !9lh Century reupper-cla- s formers, mostly Republicans, who became so disgusted with Republican scandals that they helped elect Grover Cleveland, a Democrat, President. If in 1976 Americans are in the mood for a Republican that President, Mugwump man there, the one spreading npe bne on french bread, has a bright future. When Elliot Richardson entered the restaurant in down- town Washington heads turned, more heads than used to turn when he was just Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, or Secretary of Defense, or Attorney General. In the eyes of a large and from Richardsons vantage growing public, nothing so be- point even that was a rather came him in government as dust-up- . Mr. gentlemanly his method of leaving it. Nixon asked Richardson to His public is growing be- fire Cox. Mr. Richardson said cause he travels a lot on a he would rather not, but declared that I fully respect vigorous speaking schedule. security concerns. Who does he think he is, anyway, Aristotle litical commodity by helping of Recashier the ) (Agnew publican regulars and by declining to stay on with Mr. Nixon's embattled On heart-thro- b No, but he is the most philosophically inclined politician on the horizon and that, too, is a problem. Stalirgrad garrison. Today the most efficient way for a Republican candidate to emphasize the distance between himself and Mr. Richardson the reasoning that has led you to conclude that the Special Piosecutor must be discharged Obviously he is not a Savonarola bent on scourging sinners. He does not breathe flames through his nostrils. And if the public views him almost alone among politicians as more sinned against than sinning, he dc s not think of himself as a victim. Almost no Republicans think of him at all. This is in spite of the fact that he became a hot po His principal interest, the he concept around which organizes most of his policy thinking, is the restoration of a sense of community in America. This is a classic Interest of intellectuals of the left and right and center, in But societies. industrialized politicians of all persuasions have failed to devise concrete policies that excite people about the promise of community. Mr. Richardson will fail, too. Mr. Nixon is by asking Richardson to drop by and give a speech. Nevertheless, it is unlikely that Republican convention delegates in 1976 will fall like wheat before the sickle of his charm. Away from a formal public forum he can charm the birds out of the trees. But as a public speaker he is a great riot control weapon. If Watts ever Richardson erupts again, should be sent in to give a speech. He can tum a passionate crowd into a lagoon of with incredible ranquility swiftness. His problem- is partly that he is a man of maddening moderation. Audiences tum out hoping he will throw red Meat at their feet, castigating Mr. Nixon. But he starts mak- His potential political a not as is strength philosopher but as a spiritual descendant of the 19th Centu-r- y Mugwumps, the if you personification of will pardor, the expression unimpeachable rectitude. If he a as runs Republican Mugwump, his supporters can dust off the slogan used by Grover Clevelands supporters: We love him for the enemies he has made. ing distinctions, for Petes sake, such as between Iegiti mate and illegitimate national Letters from our readers DESERET The Deseret News welcomes readers- contributions to the Forum. Please be as concise as possible, and include vour name and address - To publish as i ,anv letters as possible, we may condense, but will make every eftort not to change the meaning. Let ters may be addressed to Forum. DESLRhT NEWS. .14 E. 1st South, Salt Lake Citv. Utah 84110 REMEMBER THOSE YOU LOVED WITH A MEMORIAL GIF'i TO THE AMERICAN" CANCER SOCIETY rttaiMICi. SOlS&SMi The exctmen To the editor: Resign? Dont do it Dick So Senator Mills predicts President Nixon's resignation by November 1974! Another left wing ploy publicized and made to seem plausible by the leftist news media. Of course Mills and his cohorts wish the President would resign because they know that Congress does not have constitutional grounds on which to impeach him. They also know that even after all their investigations and rooting and ranting about Watergate they cannot come up with evidence to convict the President in court, so they proceed to convict him m their public opinion polls Opinion polls and the media have convicted Mr. Nixon w ithout the bother of impeachment or the expense of a court battle. ctise! Of course McGovern wants Nixon brought low. George, by his own words, let us know his level when he offered to crawl to Hanoi and beg the mercy of the merciless. Instead, the President brought our POWs home in a manner that still has his political enemies gasping. With their heads high and on their feet instead of their knees. Of would suffer. body course the Kennedys like to see the President Anything to make anylook as bad as Little Teddy looked after Chappaouiddik! Of course George Meany is his and He dissatisfied. sailhav e clear had monopoly ing since the days of FDR Nearly every whim and fancy have been yielded to all these years. Anyone who would try to balance the power would evoke the ire of the labor bosses. (It is high time those To the editor Main Street program burst into heated arguments between Mayor Gam and Mr. Schubach. After Mayor Garn left, a small group of architects tried to persuade the owners of downtown Salt Lake City to adopt their program of widening sidewalks, installing fancy showcases, water fountains, planter boxes, narrowing streets, parallel parking and south blocking off north-antraffic on South Temple Street by enlarging the base of the Brigham Young Monument d Opponents of this expensive $2.8 million V . V . ''ZZ z. protest against tins program was made also by private citizens, and ui as much as Salt Lake City does not belong to the business people A v alone, but to all taxpaying & Thurs a 0 RwNxxxl KwmI calls (ZPBiNortft) from MS To the editor For the past 15 Open cit- - Newspaper course a hit Put a little romance in your life with this big, cuddly chaise lounge sized for two. It's thick, velvety acrylic fur. plushly tufted and plur.iply foam padded... most seductively comfortable with fine hatdwood legs. Take up the chaise in Mink, Panther, or dig on the Gold. So youve been married for twenty years. ..all the more reason to get one! Ask about Collett's revolving charge ;tOth North off Ir.tcriUi project stated that they already had spoken against the program at a previous meeting and it should be killed. $88 Tues, Wed 10-1- 0 Dally, 12-- 6 Sunday Chargs H st CoUrtt't Plenty ef tree parting weeks 1 have been coordinating the America class newspaper and the Future of Man which the Deseret News has been with the University of Utah. Student response to the course has been positiv e even though some have said they have never worked so hard for any course. Comments such as the course and seminar was very stimulating, and the articles were and eyevery stimulating opening are typical of the response. 10 Frederic S Buchanan Assistant Professor. Cultural Foundations of Education VS v A4 yourself up by tearing another down. You only succeed m lowering yourself along with your victim. bosses wings were clipped!) Of course the Presidents enemies among the courts and underworld want him discounted. For the first time in many years the honest man is beginning to see a little daylight. I do not believe Richard M. Nixon to be pure, nor that all his enemies are skunks. But lets at least give him as much of a chance as we give convicted murderers and rapists! They are not convicted until tned in court. Lets at least give him credit for the good he has done. Of course the Democrat-controlle- d Congress would like to place the blame for inflation on the White House. Was there inflation before Nixon was President? Definitely! Did Johnson or his Democrat Congress try to control inflation? Show us some! Has the Congress controlled by Democrats over-spethe PresiIn dent's recommendations? many areas! So. who is to blame for inflation Let's support the President while he is President. If he is impeached he will not be President any more. If he is found guilty in the Watergate mess he will be punished. If he owes more taxes he will have to pay up. In the meantime dont convict him without a trial! The same polls that show public opinion of the President to be low shows the public opinion of the Congress to be lower. A natural law is at work here! You cannot build Keith and Erma Brimhall Kaysville Wants the public to vote on Main St. development Building, regarding the I OZZZ 26, 1974 Dont convict without a trial The recent public meeting held at the City and County zzM NEWS, TUESDAY, MARCH drawing and redraw uig is wasted taxpayers money. The $800,000 needed as the city share for this program should be spend for important matters as enlarging the police force, for better protection of all citizens, also for the street department to get all city streets in good shape and also the parks department for more recreation facilities, so badly needed in this city. izens,a suggestion was made that the citizens should vote on this matter The objection by citizens and business people to this Mam Street program are as follow s The ternlic cod to business people and citizens. Brgham Young in his wise foresight laid out Salt Lake" City with its wide streets, enjoyed today by motorists and admired by thousands of visitors. Narrowing of streets will slow traffic and force motorists to go to more convenient places, a terrific loss to the downtown business. The present City Commission was not elected to dig up the old program not wanted for the past 12 years and still opposed by citizens and downtown businessmen. If this program is forced onto the people by the City Commission it will create mistrust and the citizens will loose faith in this government. Angle parking is favored against parallel parking, as it takes about five seconds to angle-paragainst one minute to park parallel The idea of blocking all traffic going north and south passed the monument by enlarging the base again is against the wishes of all citizens k Opponents $135,000 claim already it is not to late to ask the public to vote for or against this project. This would be the only way to clear the City Commission that me spent of any responsibilities. Herman Neumann 726 W. 3rd North for This widow will worry about half-wa- y house To the editor: I understand that the s vote against the Mental Rehabilitation Center has been appealed I am a widow living in Taylorsville. I have always taken an interest m political affairs. I am a registrar Mr voting m mv district. I visited with the governor of our state m protesting the penitentiary being moved from Sugar House to our midst, and now I have lived long enough to see another menace (a mental rehabilitation center) moved in I have 17 little grandchildren and the worry of having these people moved in on us is horrifying. 1 think we have been had. Most of this planning has been done quietly since last September and we were made aware of it only these past two weeks. This spot of Taylorsville is a highly intellectual place People here are like one beautiful family, and we dont invite a change. I might add teat there are many widows living here m peace and quiet that wont know a secure feeling if this halfway house is allowed in our beautiful Mildred B. Gerrard community '920 S 1250 West three-to-on- |