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Show THE AMERICAN STATESMAN Page 4 1313 55 Friday, February 5, I960 Lee Says, Ted Guerts Not Free Man, i Metropolitan Government (Cont. from Page 1 (Continued from Pg. 1; Col, 5) who would stop him in his greedy efforts, he now attacks me because I dared to meet in my office with the four City Commissioners imOffice in I have done something terplying Founded Chicago rible. Col. 1) Closed Door kind of pressure being put upon Commissioner Guerts because of the unfortunate position which Mr. Guerts now finds himself. Mr. Guerts position has been, is now, and may continue to be one which keeps him from being a free man. He is not free so long as he stands in the position of being represented by a politically ambitious attorney such as Cal Rampton on the one side and a political ambitious Democrat attorney like Mr. Banks. He is not concerned with the fact that I had a closed door session with the Commissioners, but terribly worried that I upset his plans by stopping the employment of a purchasing agent whom he and A CASE such as the one now his political henchmen thought might be used advantageously to standing against Commissioner my detriment and to their advan- Guerts should have been settled American Committee for International Municipal placed upon Commissioner Guerts by his attorney. YOU HAVE NOW been told what seshappened at the "Closed-Doo-r sion of the City Commission. I think it is time for the public to demand that the District Attorney Banks, Cal Rampton, Mr. George Hatch and all others connected with this political squeeze-pla- y get busy, have this case tried ,and clear or convict Mr. Guerts. Then and only then can this Commission react as most of us do to good influences. We are sometimes affected by the bad. The setup I have mentioned is bad. Lets hope government, the people, will force these men to do the right thing so that the City Commission will have one less handicap in doing our job. several months ago. He should tage. While some of the City Com- either be cleared, tried, or the mission have on several occasions charges dismissed. Or, if guilty, directly and indirectly indicated convicted in fairness to him, the they would like to have such a people, and the proper functioning meeting with me, I avoided it be- of your City government As it stands now, Mr. Guerts is lieving that every man on the City a free man either as an indinot Commission should be free to do vidual or an elected City Commisthe right thing for the people withHe cannot vote on any imsioner. out pressure from me. I STILL BELIEVE in this and will portant issue without first getting David Lawrence writes in U. S. continue this same policy as I al- permission from Cal Rampton, his & World Report: By overNews orways have in the past The only attorney, who by the way has the Presidents veto of a bill exception to this will be when I dered his client in several instances riding to provide more than $1 billion for see undue influences and ulterior to change his vote, not in the inprojects, (There will be no vote on the tax or political pressures put upon a terests of Mr. Guerts or. the City, various publis works . . dramatized for the . on based how he his and but Congress politilevy). City Commissioner to force him to nation of our the or embarrass cal henchmen irresponsibility might There was an attempt at the do something against his will. y Government present-daas hands of tie this City. my Mayor Such pressures were being put Salt Lake City a few years back. Many meritorious provisions are on one Commisat least of the This was spearheaded by a proPressure in this particular bill, but contained sioners since January 4, and I am fessor at tiie University of Utah, 67 no effort or encourageprojects are included which have Through getting sick and tired of such Dr. J. D. Williams. Dr. Williams never been passed upon by the Bument on my part in any way, shape tactics. was recently In the news for reau of the Budget or given the or form. Cal Rampton told some of I CALLED this meeting in my my friends that he would influence necessary study by the Army Engiwanting to help West Jordan. He already has a progressive office to expose to the Commission Mr. Guerts to pledge he would vote neers, who usually examine in adunder at program Kearns, what was going on and to take for me to be Commissioner of Fi- vance all such proposals. The Presway Utah. them out from under those who nance. He did use this undue pres- ident pleaded in vain that these 67 al sure and influence. Mr Guerts did projects be eliminated now and exThe general pattern of attack by seem to care more about their and selfish group political promise at least one other Com- amined later. the EXPERTS is to advocate that ambitions do the than welfare missioner that he would do so. Why, then, did more than two-thirthey the city adopt the idea of governof the of this of the members of both After doing this, Mr. Rampton people city. ment by "EXPERTS. They move is It hard to believe that people and a little click of selfish politi- houses of Congress vote to enact from one city to another. The next would to such political trick- cians discovered they might be the bill anyway? Only because selfstoop step is to set up another EXPERT over all of them under the ery, but they do. They will contin- placing me in a position that would ishness apparently reigned supreme, ue to do so because this State harm their future political plans as considerations of local politics guise of Metropolitan Government and Nation could never city. into so get they forced Mr. Guerts to break seemed to replace the courage that which will coordinate the problems such mess a in manner. other his word and place himself in an statesmen ought to exhibit in dealany of the member cities. Then they me let the that Now, say City ambarrassing position with the pub- ing ' with the national interest. will apply to the State for a Home Rule Charter. This is to take Commissioners are a fine group of lic. men and will do a good job for the away what little control the State THIS STORY WAS AGAIN rehas over the communities. And public when kept from influences flected with the appointment of a there goes your last remnant of and pressures of politically ambi- City Purchasing Agent As the polielective and representative govern- tious individuals or groups. I did tical Cal and of conniving Rampton call to my office the City Comment The obvious, and next step his advisors political proceeded, is to have gigantic regional groups, missioners for the first time since compelled Mr. Guerts to make in turn headed by one of these EX- taking office. The door was closed they several promises which, on orders PERTS and there is the job com- by one of the City Commissioners. of his EVERY SATURDAY attorney, he later violated. pleted. I DID NOT make or offer to Commissioner Guerts even came The exact replica of the' Union make any deals, I never have and to my office and said that I was of Soviets in Russia. The entire I never will I told the Commis- to call his 4:45 P.M. attorney, which I did and country controlled by sioners it was the duty of each to Mr. Rampton had the unlimited officials with absolutely no local always vote his honest convictions nerve to indicate that I did not KUTV Channel 2 as to what was right and best for have the ability to support people government the people of Salt Lake City. I told who would honestly serve the peoWHO STARTED all this? It goes them of this City. they were never to vote for back to the time of President what I wanted nor for what some- ple Hear what your government is Naturally, I resented such tactics Woodrow Wilson and Edward Man-de- ll one else wanted but to do only and did the only thing I could do doing to you . . . House. But the man, in our what was and Combest than for you. . a Rather of the right meeting by calling time, who executed it is Dr. WalThen I told them the story of the mission to advise them of the unlace Stanley Sayre. Other men ac- unfair, unjust and certainly wrong due pressures, that were being tive in the movement; Dr. Lewis Levitsky Lorwin of the Institute of Economics of Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Donald R. Larsen, a "graduate of 1313 East 60th Street, and head of the Department of Government at the University of Miami, Florida; Mr. HarA ry T. Toulmln, of the Public Administration Service, 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois: in Utah, I would like to Mr. A M. Ferro is legal consultant sponsor a subscription for my Senator-Congressman. to the Utah Municipal League, Lyla I believe that he should be aware of how we Conservatives think. I proudly send firmly execuRay is secretary-treasure- r, you my five dollars for his subscription. tive director is Tom McCoy. Irresponsible Government The above mentioned organizations are united to the total job of reorganization of State and Local Governments; Revision of State Constitutions; Revision of Federal Constitution by way of treaties and Supreme Court Decisions; City Charters; County Charters; Revision and Centralization of Court and Judicial Systems and School Systems. It is apparent if you examine the job at hand in the above mentioned paragraph that to bring changes, (and as we will prove by example) would remove local control of government; develop regional government instead of City government; do away with elective and representative government We will examine in later articles, Dade County, Florida; Los Angeles County, California; New York City, New York. Why is the American Statesman opposed to such forward looking plans? Because the American Statesman believes That a government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth . . . ; "... That our present system of checks and balances is the greatest system of government created by man; that elective and representative government is the only kind of government that guarantees freedom and individual responsibility for the individual. All other systems have been tried. Yet, nowhere has government brought its people such an abundance of material goods, nowhere has freedom flourished so much, nowhere has the right of privacy, the independence of man and the right to hold property blossomed as in our country. With all of its apparent flaws the Constitution of the United States has brought more human progress than any other system of government If any improvement could be made it would be done by applying more of the methods of our Republic and its Constitution to the problem. . i po-itic- ds LEE on TV non-elect- ed SPONSOR BUT TO RETURN to the EXNext week we will cover the PERTS in the field and the men bringing of Metropolitan Governbehind these EXPERTS at 1313. ment to Dade County Florida and a little of the activities of Dr. Sayre. At this address are men who are seeking a new America; an America without a limited government, held together by a regional, appointed not unlike government (multi-Cit- y the present Soviets in Russia. Each region to be managed by an appointed EXPERT, who will appoint them? You City fathers will after you,. have approved by public vote. 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