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Show The Paper That Dares To Take A Stand Page 10 The Utah Independent April 22, 1976 cott Report POLITICAL NEW By Paul Scott Washington: The red rose is becoming as important a political symbol in the 1976 Presidential and Congressional races as the wearing of the green during the early 1960s. The of the symbol mushrooming anti-aborti- on SYMBOL need to end the suicidal population control policies of the administration. 'Texans understand that one will soon be out of the cattle business if there was a massive killing of the calves and that the country will be in trouble if the the Ford-Rockefel- ler movement in the U.S., the wearing massive killing of 1 .2 million of our of the red rose is being urged by future citizens a year continues for leaders for all candidates very long." pro-lif- e That down to earth thinking is a Constitutional . supporting Amendment to protect the right to why the red rose, now the state life of the unborn from the moment flower of New York, North of conception. Dakota, and Iowa, is beginning to Plans are underway by these bloom as the new political-morright to life groups to deliver red symbol of our times. CARTER AND STRAUSS roses to the pro-licandidates in There is no love lost between every city in which they campaign to show the organization's strong former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, the Democratic Presidepolitical backing. Pro-lif- e advocates here ntial front rummer, and contend that through their phone Democaratic National Chairman tree campaigning, which included Robert Strauss. This truth was highlighted at a hundreds of long distance calls, for former California Governor private meeting of Carter and Ronald Reagan in North Carolina Strauss here following the that they were able to swing an es- Gridiron dinner at which the timated five percent of the vote to former was one of the principal Reagan. That was the margin that speakers. Carter charmed the elite Reagan, a strong supporter of a of the Washington press with his Constitutional Amendment, mild wit and approach. needed for victory in that strategic According to a source in the state. room with the two Democrats, Carter verbally blistered Strauss In the Wisconsin primary for failing to return his long diswhere Reagan did little cam- tance calls to the Democratic officials say that National Committee paigning, pro-lif- e headquarters. had Reagan followed through on Pointing out that he was the their suggestion and wore a red current Democratic front runner. rose during his nationally televised Carter told Strauss that he should address, he would have had a good at least receive the courtesy of chance to win that primary where having his calls returned since they one out of every three voters was involved convention Catholic. arrangements. Reagan was told that the In withstanding Carters aswearing of the rose would have Democrats to sault, Strauss replied that he was encouraged pro-licross over and vote for him thus swamped in making arrangements wiping out the 10 percent margin for the partys New York ConvenA solid tion and was treating all candidates by which Ford won. life for vote the same. to Republican right Aides of Carter say privately Reagan helped him increase his margin of the vote ffom forty to that one of the first actions of their forty-fiv- e percent during the candidate, if he wins the closing days of that campaign. nomination, will be to seek a new After agreeing to wear a red chairman for the party. rose in his lapel, Reagans aides forgot to have one for him when he FLASHES taped his half hour TV campaign POLITICAL appearance which appeared Cornelia Wallace, wife of Governor George nationally and was shown widely Alabamas Wallace is opposed to her hus husthroughout Wisconsin. The result was that more than band running as a third-part- y Democrats 27,000 of the pro-lif- e record eighteen voted in their own primary and for members of the House are giving Eileen McCormack, the New York up their seats this year to run for mother and pro-licandidate who the S enate. The old record was 16 is running to highlight the issue. in 1970.. ..Republicans are THE TEXAS PLOY Progathering information concerning life leaders are now urging Reagan campaign contributions that the to wear both a fresh red and yellow late Howard Hughes made to rose each day while campaigning in Senator Hubert Humphrey (D. the strategic May 1 Texas primary. Minn.) when he ran for the The red rose is designed to Presidency in 1968. They want to vote in be ready in case Humphrey should bring out the large pro-lif- e Texas while the yellow rose is to win the nomination....Senator symbolize (Yellow Rose of Texas) Frank Church (D. Ida.) in his camReagan's ties to that state and its paign for the Democratic PresidenAs one of Reagan's tial nomination plans to deliver a people. series of speeches linking President backers notes: With all that living space in Ford to the efforts to coverup the Texas, where could there be a more Watergate scandal of the Nixon symbolic state for Reagan to stress Administration. . al fe fe can-didate...- .A fe - i God is our refuge and strength, a very present Psalms 46:1 help in trouble. C0NSndeX T,VE CLICHES OF SOCIALISM When a devotee of private property, free market, limited government principles states his position, he is inevitably confronted with a barrage of socialistic cliches. Failure to answer these has effectively .silenced many a spokesman for freedom. Here are suggested answers to some of the most persistent of the Cliches of Socialism." These are not the only answers or even the best possible answers; but they may help you or others to develop better explanations of the ideas on liberty' And, why not? Threats pf Continued from page 9 withholding of federal and state offunds were made, but the city TENNESSEE write Baker to ficials were determined Brock their own rules even it it meant TRY AS paying their own bills. Bentsen Illustrations abound of grants Tower units of from aid in larger Jake Qarn la a of the and to smaller, government Republican Sencontrols that accompany the ator from Utah. grants. Federal Aid for Education, Ho earned a 75 in debated brought Congress, hotly percent This la forth the usual arguments that hia first tarm control need not go with the aid. In the Senate. But we have had long experience with aid for education, and the evidence is conclusive. There is no reason to think it would be any different. What local school board has not been faced with the rules laid down by the state regarding education and certification of teachers, choice of text books, questions, of transportation of pupils, tenure of teachers, building programs, curriculums, days of use. ttttttt fZZM tttttt Aftt are the only effective displacement for the empty that promises of socialism. Federal aid Is all right if it doesnt bring federal control. One might think that this tired, old cliche would have been laid to rest long ago. But whenever a proposal is made for a new way to hand out federal funds to states or local units of government, some is certain to say: But spoil-spo- rt we dont want control along with the money. And advocates of the new legislation will say: You wont get federal control; we have written the bill in such a way that control of the funds will stay with the local unit. In the early days of farm programs, farmers were told that federal subsidies for this and that didnt mean they would have to submit to federal controls. Fortunately, this unsound theory was tested in the United States Supreme Court. In 1942, in the case of Wickard vs. Filburn, the Court opined: It is hardly lack of due process for the government to regulate that which it subsidizes. Who would deny that the regulation of that which is sub- attendance, examination of students, and a host of others? Is there no federal or state regulation of the school lunch program where Clifford surplus food is involved? la a Hansen Republican Can you imagine a from WySenator multibillion-dolla- r federal oming. Ho got 75 highway program with no Thia la of engineering percent hia second term specifications, location, in the Senate. and so forth and so on? regulation signboards, Or federal or state housing? Why shouldnt rules and established be regarding nationality, race, and inOr come of the renters? government contracts? When a government contracts with private firms for the manufacture of its many requirements, it would seem proper for it to write any sidized is sound fiscal policy? It specifications it pleases with regard would seem to be the height of to wages and hours of the workers. A classic example of how conirresponsibility for any unit of is our government, or other organization trols accompany grants for that matter, to hand out money treatment of the American Indians. Who can imagine what the status without control over its expenThis principle applies of the Indian would be today, had diture. whether the subsidy is from federal he gained the freedom exercised by to state, federal to local, or state to other Americans the freedom to local units of government. The be responsible- for himself? ward of the question here discussed is not Instead, he has been a for decade after whether such subsidies should be government decade controls accompanying made, but rather, whether we can handouts. expect control to accompany the The solution to what many grants. The Newburgh relief case in feel is too much federal or state the summer of 1961 is an excellent control of our daily lives is not to example of the principle. Officials be found in trying to write laws that of the Hudson River city of would, in effect, make these units Newburgh in New York concluded of government irresponsible in that their welfare costs were getting their fiscal affairs. Sound fiscal out of hand. The citys share of policy requires control by the unit these costs was greater than the of government that makes the cost of police protection and funds available. Whether or not it almost as much as the cost of fire is a proper function of government to make such funds available, is protection and public works. quite another story and cannot be Some families were receiving welfare payments each month in considered here. The principle involved is not excess of the take-hom- e pay of unlike that which governs the some city employees with compafinances of a family. So long as the families. rable-sized So, it seemed logical for the father supplies the son with spenit is proper for the city to have a look at the rules and ding money, regulations under which welfare father to have something to say even though payments were being made. The about the spending, decision was to draw up their own the son may be saying or at least rules and regulations a new code thinking: Boy, will I be glad when I get to earning my own money and to cover the handing out of welfare funds. This decision ran straight can spend it as I wish! The solution is so simple and into the principle we are discussing. obvious that it hardly needs It seems that, of the total amount under stating. If we dont want state or of money distributed certain of our acNewburghs welfare program, federal control of more than half came from federal tivities, we must not have state or and state grants. Wit the funds federal financing of them. W. M. Curtiss came rules and regulations for their regulations . - - . The man who is not permitted to own is owned. -- George Santayana i Ever politician ask a campaigning what he's done for America recently? WYOMING McGee tttttttZ Ztt Hansen Index The Conservative first appeared in the March 31, 1976 issue of The Review Of The News (Belmont, Massachusetts 02178) and is reprinted by permis- sion of the publisher. THE PRESIDENT STRANGE VISION Isnt it a little strange that has set himself up as a Gerald Ford DIVINE FORECASTER by gazing six months into the future and predicting we will have an epidemic of swine flu? We wonder what part Nelson Rockefeller played in the Presidents VISION which brings to mind Rockefellers population control plot. First to receive the shots will be the elderly and the young. Everyone in the United States will be expected to subject themselves to these shots. With all the mind befuddling, paralyzing drugs and poisons the C.I.A. and the K.G.B. (Soviet Secret Police) have in their possession how can one be sure he is getting a swine flu shot? Perhaps some people still trust Rockefeller, Kissinger and their puppet Gerald Ford. WE DO NOT. Courtesy Remember me? Im the person who goes into a restaurant, sits down and patiently waits while the waitresses finish their visiting before taking my order. Im the person who-goeinto a department store and stands quietly while the s clerks finish their little chit-cha- t. Im the person who drives into a service station and never blows the horn, but lets the attendant take his time. You might say Im the good guy or gal. But do you know who else I am? Im the customer who never comes back! 20 76 |