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Show v The Many Mood w s s cf Will Lucca From Snow-Jo- b t To Real Snoiv About Being Banned: by Will Lucas Mrs. Norman Squires East Crystal Avenue Stenographer It definitely should be Two months Is shortened. plenty long. Wee Still 2053 A stounded! Larry Mueller Mgr., Freeds Imported Cars Cottonwood Mall Ann McDonald 5344 Cottonwood Partner, New Its Cottonwood Books It doesnt make any difference. The man with the most money wins anyway." It certainly should be. get awful sick of It. I OPINION PLEASE This week we found ourselves in the ridiculous position of sueing Secretary of State Lamont Toront for the privilege of distributing the Rocky Mountain Review in the state capitol. We say ridiculous because Mr. Torontos original reason for denying permission to install a news rack was, to us, astounding. He based the decision, as stated to us, on his personal disapproval of this newspapers editorial treatment of the book, None Dare Call It Treason. At the time, we sat back confident that Mr. Torontos viewpoint was merely a thoughtless gesture and, as Utahs second highest-rankielected official, hed alter his decision upon further consideration. When he didnt act. , we did . . embarking upon a course of action which is as distasteful to us as were sure it is to him. By refusing to budge, the complexion of his statement changed from merely a silly remark to a serious infringement of the tradition of a free press. Do you think political campaigns should be shorter as a valid source of information for state house employees. Nevertheless .this question was not at issue when Mr. Toronto used his public office to retaliate in a per -sonal disagreement. His statement about having to allow The Daily Worker is irrelevant. His remarks about denying distribution of obscene and salacious literature were not only irrelevant but hoped the action wouldnt be necessary. Later, in a press interview, Mr. Toronto said if he allowed us to install a rack he would have to issue similar permission to every weekly in Utah. Frankly, we think that would be a good idea. Utah has over 50 excellent weekly newspapers. Their display in the state capitol would be an effective boost for tourism. Representing an accurate cross-curre- nt of thought and activity around the state, they would serve snow-capp- Mrs. Afton Whltbeck 127 4th Avenue Secretary have such extensive coverage, people grow tired of It. If they cut out about six weeks of the campaign, we would be a more grateful Gerald Nlchol 5035 Wander Lane Student, University Trent Keys 4620 Highland Drive of Utah Salesman We No, lts about the right But I dont like the length. of type campaign thats been on this year." going 1 think Its too long. Campaign gets on the nerves, people get tired of It before Its over." offensive. Hes only going to be in office another two months. . . but before he leaves, wed like to see this question settled once and for all. BEN NY- - FIT MISSED NOTHING Another thing to look forto Is Jack Benny. Mr. Benny will bring his rlolln to Salt Lake City and perform with the Utah Symphony Orchestra. Its one I wont miss and I Benny-f- it do hope to see you there too. ward Is There A Shortcut On MICK RILEY TOURNAMENT The world of golf was saddened this week with the passing of Mick Riley. M lek was Mr. Golf to thousands of gol- Utahs Campaign Trail? fers all across the nation. dont think there Is any man I The winners, we suppose, thought it was a good campaign. Were not sure how the public felt but we suspect they found it tedious , dull and dreary. If this is true, there are three areas where we believe improvements (Continued from Page acrimony in politics. We could hope for some improvement, though, if the people could somehow indicate that their apathy is not toward civic duty but toward campaign diatribe. Second, as everyone seems to agree the campaigns were too long, too expensive and near the end a bit born ing. Third is the plight of the disenfranchised voter due to our antiquated election laws. There are some positive steps the state legislature might consider this Action on the last two January. problems couldbeashotofadrenilin to future campaigns. Too Long? Few states have as complicated a procedure to get candidates on the final slate as Utah. Seven months is a long time to expect vital interest from a busy citizenry. Up until 1947, we had a system requiring petition followed by a direct primary followed by the genFor purposes of eral election. condensing the procedure it might be well worth considering. The aims of greater citizen interest and Dartici-patiplus decreased cost might well be reviewed by party leaders and legislatorsto arrive at a more successful formula. The impact of a primary campaign is almost lost by November. By on Permanent registration, in one quirement. Remember the hoopla with which we welcomed Mr. Mill ion.... but he couldnt vote. 4. Eliminating the residency requirements for voting for candidates for the presidency. Special ballots plus proof of purge from the rolls of former districts could be used to accomplish this step. The League of Women Voters has done an excellent study titled, Review of Utah Election Laws and Procedures. We recommend its consideration GOP, Lets Reconsider of the most profound statements we heard election night came from Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives One Thomas Judd. He said, grinds up in' at of English Columbia University and former literary editor and motion picture critic for Nation" magazine, graduated from the University of Illinois In 1914 at the age of 20. He received his M.A. from Columbia the and his year following doctorate In 1920. He joined the Columbia faculty the same year and has been there ever since. Dr. Van Doren, who Is not only a poet, but also an author of fiction, critical and clogra-phlc- al works, won his Pultl-z- er Prize In 1940 for his collected poems published the previous year. Dr. Fred Hoyle, Plumlan Professor of Astronomy and location in each county. 2. Greatly simplified transfer pro- cedures. 3. Decreasing residency requirements to more realistic levels, perhaps 6 months state residency, 2 months county and no district re- I think when the bulk of the Republican partys strength Mississippi, its time we reorient our goals. 1) professor advancing the primary, and developing more interest in it the cause of responsive politics might well improve. The Disenfranchised Complaints about voter apathy, especially in comparison withother countries, abound. Actually, were The percentage of not that bad. voters among those registered is quite high. But our archaic registration laws disenfranchise thousands because they neglect the mobility of modern America.We propose, as mustlegis-latio- n this January, an overhaul of registration procedures, including the following changes: 1. INAL NOTE: MY congrat ulations to Mayor J. Bracken jee for being a very charm-n- g host to John Galbraith when te le came to Salt Lake to the new library. ded-.ca- Ill Uways remember Mr. story of the gnarled Gal-oralt- hs old working man who came up to Teddy Kennedy to shake his hand and the old man said, Teddy, my boy, I understand youve never done a days work In your life. Let me tell you, son, you havent missed a thing." New U President are possible. First the campaign was a rough one in some areas. It doesnt seem that all the columns , urgings and editorials in the world will eliminate ed Sno-Sho- ng We had all over and my congratulations to all the winners. mount-il- ns my thoughts can turn genUy to and skiing and moments of quiet solitude and medBelieve It or not, I received a itation among the pines. phone call from Barlow of the Brighton Ski Patrol and he already has his boards out and took a few runs down the mountain last Saturday. Nothing can take your mind who devoted more time to of politics off the snow-jo- b developing golf here In Utah snow-Jowe than re b the faster than Mick. MountIn Wasatch the getting M anys the time I would be ains. standing on the tee at the Dev Jennings, heading our first hole at Meadow Brook orSki Golf Course addressing the formed Utah newly ball . . . and I would turn ganization, is taking a travw around the around and there would be eling to Ole Mick standln there lookcountry encourage everying at my swing like a man body everywhere to play In the worlds best now here In waiting for the inevltabl&dis-aste- r. Utah. And then Id say, Watch this drive, Big Fallal" And, Warren Miller, interAnd Id take a mighty stroke nationally famous for his film and paste the ball 300 yards productions on skis, Is going to make a film on skiing In straight Into the rough. And Mick would watch It disappear Utah this winter. In the weeds and shake his head and say: Lucas, youd better take Im just wondering If the along your snake bite kit when football game between BYU you go In there to find your and the University of Utah Dali." will be antlcllmactlc now that Ill miss Mick and so will the elections are over??? thousands of other golfers. I mean, will the enthusiasm It would be a wonderful Idea be drained out of the specIf the city parks department tators after the fever of eland the county recreation deI doubt It. ectioneering?? partment would tle-l- n the Utah At least, I shall rally myGolf Association and set plans tor an annual Mick Riley Golf self to the calling of the Utes. If you listen closely during Tournament to start next year. the ball game youll hear me Id like to hear from those -of you who would favor such bursting forth in well-mo- d a project. Just write to me ilated tones urging my Lam-enlt- es to totally obliterate the at KALL radio In Salt Lake City. jcorge from the south. Now Lane Experimental philosophy at Cambridge and a visiting professor at the California Institute of Technology, Is chief exponent of the Steady-Sta- te Theory of the origin of the He views the ununiverse. iverse as a fully system with a continuing pattern of development having no beginning and no end, where space and time are both infinite. Born In Yorkshire, England, he graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge In 1936, and In 1939 was elected a Fellow of St. Johns College, Cambridge. Hoyles reputation as a cosmologlst was recognized In 1956 when he was appointed to the staff of the Mt. Wilson and Palomar Observatories In California. self-operati-ng Washington Beehive vXv Exercise Novel Right; They Voted Citizens of the Nations Capital exercised a novel right on Tuesday: they voted. It has been one of the small anomalies of American political history that residents of the seat of the national government have not been permitted a voice In determining who was to occupy the citys (and, of course, the countrys) most famous residence, at 1690 Pennsylvania Avenue. They did vote for president, once. That was In 1800 In the heated contest between, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. And at that time they r voted as residents of Maryland and Virginia, for the land which was to become the District of Columbia had not been ceded to the United States government This anomaly of long standing was partially rectified by the passage in 1961 of the 23rd amendment, giving Washington residents of one year the right to vote In presidential elections. Partially cleared up, theres the rub. For the amendment does not settle the confused, embattled question of the whole political status of the District. Many Republican and practically all Democratic politicians here are pressing for an extension of voting rights to include the right to determine the shape and content of the citys government In two words, they want home rule. They also want some formalization of the federal governments financial responsibility for the needs of the city government. On both counts they are bucking entrenched congress- ional recalcitrance. But, all things considered, politicians and citizens alike and hhppy over the new, un- familiar state of affairs. Washingtons large conof transient poltingent iticians, from Senators and to the lower Congressmen staff levels of Congress and the federal government, often watched with amused superiority the amateurish of local politicians as they prepared for Tuesdays les elections. The nomination of Barry Goldwater as Republican presidential candidate took some of the fun out of the game, as it then became surer than most things In politics that Washingtons three electoral votes would fall almost effortthe Johnson Into eolumn. For local Republicans this was an unmitigated disaster. lessly They Immediately split Into a relatively three groups: small band of Goldwater faithful and miniscule white backlash vote; an active group of defectors who almost Immediately announced for Johnson, and those who simply 'awned and stayed home. The Republican defection here was unmatched throughon out the country. estimates of Republicans who would vote for Johnson were as high as 56 percent, with 16 percent undecided. And for Democrates strug-gll- sh to build a political machine to classic city machine specifications, the Goldwater nomination was not an unmixed blessing. It gave them certain victory In a year they needed the spice of competition to yelld that big city vote. They wanted that vote to use Pre-electi- block-by-blo- ck as a lever in the coming fight with Congress over home rule. They wanted It even more, perhaps, to flout before Influential Southern Congressmen who for years have been acerbically skeptical over the political competence of the Negro. On the lighter side, It to watch Washingtonians enjoy the familiar national pastime of politics. The District Commissioners en- couraged a lot of old fashioned boop-la- h by both sides, presumably to stimulate citizens In the use of democratic reflexes so long unused. Perhaps they feared that In Washingtonians, the voting Instinct had simply died out. One hundred - sixty four years is a long time between elections. |