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Show r Paul Harvey Politically Speaking Politics And Personalities cralic opponent Cecil Andrus By TAIL HARVEY in .'.ieir race for governor, Vice President Spiro what other purpose would criticism It has been established by tnere be for it? news d ci the' New the man himself that a politia this space Irepoitcdin media cal poll has been taken in be- couple was of days ago that the half of Gov. Don Samuelson. poll showed 43 percent for more effective before he But, as he also told his press Samuelson, 39 percent for Anconference, it was "complete- drus and 18 percent undecidbegan naming names. Then ly confidential. ed his very valid Although the governor said Since then I have heard indie that the poll, commissioner from other sources that the to by certain of his backers, did poll really was the reverse of began sound petulnot "test the strength be- that 43 percent for Andrus ant. tween himself and his Demo- - and 39 percent for SamuelNow Im son. Harvey aware that the It is a private poll and the governor is correct when he said it was confidential, but so much has leaked out it 53 and 49 percent. Some top ranking Republiought to be made public to cans say they understand the correct the record. Perhaps didnt do the governor poll after made it can be public Obviously, it was any good. election. the iKdqoakters or it not to his advantage My colleague on the Lewis- would have been leaked all ton Tribune, Bill Hall, wrote over the state Instant Installation by this time. a piece and said the poll told his press The In Stock Size governor Every presumably the same one the poll was limitconference showed a four point spread Satisfaction Guaranteed ed to a determination of isbetween Samuelson and An- sues. How the people fed drus with the latter on the about issues could HANSEN GLASS tell the high end of the score. Hall governor whether he is on the AND PAINT not learned the had he said right or wrong track and Ph. percentage points. There is could be detrimental to his a four point spread between campaign. The poll could establish that he is on the wrong side of the educational, environmental and taxation issues. Most polls not only "test between and the strength among candidates, but also they establish the major issues and how the people feel about them. The governor said he was not bbout to divulge what the poll said about the issues behe did not want to cause Most children find it hard to keep up divulge anything to his opponWith the pace in education. It is fius ; ent. He probably is correct, lose oil for ond them soon especially if Andrus happens they Irnting i to be on the right side of some at the issues. But most of us would like know what a cross section to : A new method of tutoring, designed ' ; of the people believes are the and tested by us proves that in most major issues, and their rela, cases our students cctrh up in just Each of us tive position. weeks. probably would be surprised. Responsible, comp e t e n t G'jtrrcntced Results polls are expensive. ObviousAEVta.MJTM ly, the firms which purchased SEAuiNv the poll for Samuelson hardly t want to make it public if it FREE! 'CicgryciSu with this doesn't do anything for the candidate. Perhaps a qualified pollster will someday develop a public poll in Idaho, selling his wares to the news media or other interested persons and groups. Until then, Idahoans will have to get along with aU of the rumors that surround private polls. By JOHN CORLETT Statesman Staff Writer Ag-ne- long-overdu- e York-base- tment ' 852-10-67 . - , , i - I f- --AtV I ; to bo redefined. way to bring an American feet There is not going to be any its to audience Legion victory for us in Indochina, I cheering is to call Sen. a sunshine patriot. military or otherwise. We justified our initial and But when the applause dies and the audience and the continuing presence there, down saying that the South Vietspeaker have both sat namese must be free to again is Agnew any taller, governor Fulbright any smaller, or choose their own ment. They have. Whatever vice versa? You know, the trouble with the merits of (he Saigon govrhetoric which impugns the ernment, they did vote for patriotism of a United States and elect it. senator is that when a real Not by any stretch of the Communist or other revolu- imagination is it up to us Ful-brig- tionary comes along, ywfr warnings have lost their meaning. The other day Agnew let himself say that the Administration does not need advice on ending the Indochina war the from the Harrimans, Vances and Cliffords. lie said we are not going to heed the counsels of "a Kennedy, a McGovern, a or an OBrien. In all, Agnew named six Democrats and New Yorks Mayor Lindsay as individuals whose views are unworthy of consideration. Well, after a third of a century on the news beat I keep the trying to understand that freof persuasion politics quently degenerates into a personal popularity contest. I know that Americans are more inclined to choose sides for and against individuals than for or against issues. If Agnew says it, its right! Or, to others, the converse may be true. And those years have shattered any illusions about the santimoniousness of our elected leaders. You and I have seen the Congress expose and depose some of its own clayfooted lawmakers. But this exasperating involvement in Indochina has everybody so uptight that what should be orderly debate now is erupting into a cacophony of And what scares me name-callin- g. is that the rhubarb might result in more recalcitrance and stubbornness over here while the casualties and the cost over there go on and on and on. Two Republican senators whom Mr. Agnew did not name Hatfield and Javits are quite as prominent Doves as are those Democrats whom the Vice President did identify. Thus confirming that the politics of personalities is based on something less than reason. Maybe its the categories, Doves and Hawks, which need -- s It used to be just fast and easy. Now direct dialing saves you money -- as much as $1.95 on compared a call out-of-sta- te Even more on some calls. Dial direct and save. It's the cheap- est way. Check the chart. Rain (plus tai) H mnlnwin one call, ol laaaar dlaUncai. Whan on mail not aaallabla, dlracl-- d laird inoa ana Hlthln lha contl nanlal UJ. aacagl I Mountain Beil v v;Vy r' fadlltlaa a VOL. IX NO. OCTOBER 27 Lewiston, Utah 15, 1970 indeiinitdy to perpetuate it. We will get out. Inevitably, Indochina will remain in ferment. None of us likes to accept and admit a mistake. But let's not force another generation of young Americans to pay with their lives for our wounded FERTILIZE NOW! pride. RIVERDALE BRIEFS Ful-brig- ht '1 'V ht Mr. and Mrs. John C. Vater-lau- s had as weekend visitors their son Rodney and family of Clinton, Ut. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Packer and son Jess of West Jordan spent a few days last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marve Packer. Last Friday Paul J. Hansen of Grace spent the day with his mother, Mrs. Nell Hansen. Mrs. Lyle Bosen and son Gregory of Granger visited over the weekend with her husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Bosen. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henderson enjoyed a visit last week with close friends, Mr. and Mrs. Deloy Christensen of Iona. A week ago Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henderson had as their dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Craig Seam-on- s and daughter Wendy of Provo, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Umbel and children, Sandra and Richard, of Preston, and their daughter, Laurine Keller, and friend, Jan Rippy, students at BYU, who were here over the weekend. A week ago Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Kerry Campbell and family enjoyed a visit with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gerber and six children, and a brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bennett of Kaysville. Mrs. Marve Packer and her mother, Mrs. Nell Ilansen, went to Mink Creek last Monday and called on Mrs. Claude Keller. Joseph, Douglas and Debbie Campbell went roller skating Friday in Logan with the 1 group from Preston. Debbie was awarded a pin for her achievements. 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