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Show The Paper That Dares To Take A Stand Page 6 ThV Utah Independent August 26, 1976 Continued from pace THEY HOW 1 YOTE gressmen within each House; the man, Jones, Karth, Landrum, Mills, Building 20510. Western Union will telegrams latest Conservative Index score; T. Morgan, Mosher, Randall, Rees; send your political-opinio- n Sultwo dollars (up to fifteen words) at and, the cumulative figure earned Schneebeli, Stephens, Stuckey, members R. Five and hundred of one a cost or at Taylor. each, sixty over the course of the Congress since livan, have h Ninety-Fourtof the of all to Members dollars Congress 1975. Congress. convened in early it The votes included such issues as died, three have resigned, two are Their Mailgrams (up to one hundred the abolition of the House Internal running for governor, and nineteen words) are $2.55 each. Western Unions the toll-fre- e number is (800) Security Committee; the huge deficit House incumbents are running forVirKen Hechler Unlike the weather, people can afBudget and increases in the Debt Senate. Delaware) fect politics by going to work on the limit; federal aid to New York City; ginia) and Pierre du Pont (R. are bucking for the guberna- issues. Too few have been willing to tax money for abortions; automatic Congressional pay raises; vital de- torial slots; looking for Senate jobs do so. The U.S. Chamber of Comfense projects; and, forced bussing are Representatives Bell, Conlan, merce in its annual poll found that Esch, Green, Hayes, Heinz, Litton, eighty-seve- n for racist purposes. percent of businessmen The top ten Congressmen, who Matsunaga, McCollister, Melcher, it queried described the impact of most consistently voted for more in- Mink, OHara, Peyser, Riegle, Sar- government regulation of business Some dividual responsibility, greater fru- banes, James Stanton, Steelman, S. as generally harmful. ninety-thre- e percent viewed debiligality, less government control, and a Steiger, and Symington. and For races these upcoming strong national defense, were led by tating government regulation as sethe even others remember, and, Lawrence rious or very serious; sixty-eigDemocrat Representative face difficult Patton McDonald (Georgia), fol- best incumbents percent feared Big Government bucanConservative fights lowed by nine outstanding Republireaucracy would get bigger. They for will be didates perlooking cans: Steven Symms and George your knew the problem, but were unwilling Hansen of Idaho with 99s; James sonal efforts to educate their con- to commit themselves, on the issues, Collins of Texas (99); Philip Crane stituents on the issues at the precinct to support candidates eager to deof Illinois (99); Sam Steiger of Ari- level, your financial help, and your fend Free Enterprise. Forty-thre- e zona (97); John Rousselot of Cali- vote. Every single vote you effect percent of the members of the fornia (96); Robert Bauman of can be important. For example, the Chamber of Commerce surveyed had Maryland (93); Del Clawson of Cali- disputed New Hampshire Senate race never volunteered to help with a poli257-222- 1. Code: Del Clawson 9 367 244 326 Mark Hannaford Jim Lloyd George Brown Shirley Pettis Jerry Patterson Chokes Wiggins Andrew Hinshaw Last 90 0 9 Cum. 92 0 10 16 3 137 40 45 353 9 2 112 54 Z 52 63 -- 2 6 57 69 (D.-We- st -- ht re-electi- on n when officials tical campaign. Excuses ranged from fornia (92); and, Bill Archer of in 1974 was Texas (92). The Conservative Index couldnt, or wouldnt, determine apathy to no time, with a high shows that the Congressional delega- whether one candidate won by ten percentage admitting to never even tion from Idaho is the most Conser- votes or lost by two. In our Centennial having contributed financially to a vative, with an average cumulative year, one hundred years ago, Ruther- candidate or politically educational score of 99. New Mexico places next ford Hayes defeated Samuel Tilden cause. Pressed by concerned Ameriat 77, followed by Nebraska (62), for the Presidency by one electoral canists, however, many will break Alaska (61), Mississippi (61), and vote after a special commission voted their bad habits and get involved. Arizona (60). The most Liberal eight to seven in Hayes favor to If the Conservative people of this decide of the election. One from Hawaii (0), disputed delegations came country are to receive proper repreMassachusetts (4), and Rhode Island the commissioners who gave Presi- sentation, it is obviously going to be e (8). The most radical member of the dent Hayes the victory was necessary for activists to educate a himself House, as shown by his votes, is Congressman who had them on the issues and motivate Minnesota Representative Donald been elected by the margin of a them to go to work to fight for their Fraser, for years the President of single vote. freedom. There could be no better As election time Americans for Democratic Action. nears, Members year than 1976 in which to get the Back to the Americanists. The of Congress become more sensitive to United States once more moving leading scores for the Conservative public pressure.. They and their ahead as a constitutional Republic. cause in the U.S. Senate were G.O.P. staffers do - read mail from their The place to begin is with the ConSenators Jesse Helms (North Caro- constituents. Committee Chairmen, gress. William P. Hoar can be HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: lina, 96); Dewey Bartlett (Oklahoma, who must also be 89); Barry Goldwater (Arizona, 89); powerfully influenced by constituCumulative Index Paul Fannin (Arizona, 85); Clifford ents for or against the reporting to Rank Last Cum. CodeHansen (Wyoming, 85); and, William the floor of basic legislation. 54 ALABAMA Average: Directness and brevity in commuScott (Virginia, 85). Dead last in the Senate went to Birch Bayh, the em- nicating your position help; and so barrassing Indiana Democrat, with a too do courtesy, the precision with score of minus six. It was Bayh, it which you present your case, timelimay be recalled, who during the Viet- ness, and being specific in requesting nam War blocked the effort of pa- information or explanation. Neattriotic students at Purdue who ness also counts. Nor is it productive wanted to donate blood to American to dredge up' a list of all your disservicemen wounded in combat. In agreements with the lawmaker. 1974, Bayh was bought with Choose your most effective argument, make your point, and conclude $170,949.53 from Big Labor. The Upper Chambers most Con- in a friendly way. Congratulate your servative delegation was that of Ari- legislator on voting correctly whenzona (87), followed by Virginia (83), ever possible. And, in discussing a Oklahoma (78), Nebraska (76), and bill, always attempt to use the proper North Carolina (71). Most radical name and number of the legislation. delegation in the Senate fell to Iowa These things can get mighty conin a close finish with Minnesota fusing. Last year, for instance, the and South Dakota, Illinois, and U.- S. Senate considered a motion to Massachusetts, all with a cumulative table a motion to reconsider a vote mark of one. to table an appeal of a ruling that a It is apparent that there will be a point of order was not in order large number of new faces in the against a motion to table another Congress next year, but whether they point of order against a motion to are Liberal or Conservative will be bring to a vote the motion to call up determined by the education cam- the resolution to institute a rules paigns of concerned activists. At this change. Even Teddy Kennedys writing, however, eight Senators have momma didn't know what to tell announced their retirements. They her boy to do on that one. are: Fannin, Fong, Hart, Hruska, Information about the status of Pastore, Mansfield, Hugh Scott, and all federal legislation may be ob2 Symington. And these twenty-si- x Rep- tained by telephoning (202) resentatives are stepping down: Al- in Washington. And the number of bert, Biester, Daniels, Downing, the Congressional switchboard, Evins, Gude, Haley, Hubert, through which you can reach any Henderson, Hungate, Hutchinson, Jar- - office on Capitol Hill, is (202) Of course your Representative re-ru- one-vot- re-elect- (-- 2), (-- 1) 225-177- Esh-lema- n, 224-312- 1. Eight and Nine, with details on each bill also maintains one or more offices voted upon, are still available postpaid from right in your District. Letters may be The Review Of The News, Belmont, Massa- addressed to The Honorable John chusetts 02178 at five for one dollar. Dr. MedHouse Office Building, Washford Evans discusses a number of the issues Doe, or to The Honfrom the Index" in his article beginning on ington, D.C. 20515 orable Robert Roe, Senate Office page thirty-nine. Martha Keys Larry Winn Gamer Shriver 302 93 JoeShubitz H6 KENTUCKY Average: 35 Carroll Hubbard William Natcher Romano Mazzoli Gene Snyder Tim Carter John Breckinridge 112 . 65 54 50 125 161 211 40 40 29 70 42 0 138 269 10 52 51 48 37 20 77 44 10 |