Show Letters to to the editor Folks this Is how It happen happen- ed You see there was this here radical he wasn't a John Bircher who looked at the list of candidates for city council and saw to his dismay that two of them he did not care to vote for because of their records and of the other four he did not know who to vote for because because be because be- be cause of their Identical vagueness vagueness vagueness vague vague- ness on the Issues especially zoning The election therefore except for lor the zoning Issue had little meaning for lor him Just Justa a dutiful trip to the polls to say miney moe moo and vote for some run of 01 the mill can can- In short he was In a amess amess amess mess and there are undoubtedly those who will say he still Is One day the radical looked at a copy of the ManU Mantl Messenger Messenger Messen Messen- ger and In It he read a magnificent magnificent magnificent cent article by a local citizen clUzen against all of 01 the bull of zoning He said to himself There Is a man I want to vote for It gave him a new purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose to go to the polls After all every ballot provides space for write It Is as American as basketball and Chevrolets There were three parties when Woodrow Wilson was elected president and hardly anyone but Democrats will ever say Yes but that was different Likewise there were three parties parties parties par par- ties when Abraham Lincoln was elected president Mr Lincoln himself was the third party candidate and hardly anyone but Republicans will ever say Yes but that was different So the radical went to his radical buddy and said I got two excellent write Radical two Is third a party specialist Mention write-in write to him and he Is ready to go at atthe atthe atthe the drop of a hat Eventually he said You know I have been thinking about putting a sign up here In my window Radical one replied We Ve better have his permission first A subsequent phone call to the prospective candidate secured se secured secured se- se cured his permission and the movement was underway There were other good men to call to the cause Besides the radicals didn't want to stand the poor guy up alone A second candidate was secured and a third John Bircher declined Now you dont don't just put up candidates without working for their election The radicals managed to obtain space on their groups group's planned flyer to let the townspeople know there was a wider choice A write-in write campaign usually faces almost odds However It had some right strong points going for It and given another week to work there could have been two great big surprises on the city council And folks to a phrase this Is no bull either Robert C. C Keller |