Show Dr Ernest L. L Wilk Wilkinson rison stopped at the Sanpete County Court House Wednesday Sept 30 on a tour through southern Utah communities In addressing addressing addressing address address- ing the group of citizens assembled assembled as as- assembled as- as in Manti ManU Dr Wilkinson Wilkin Wilkin- son Republican candidate for United States Senator expressed ex- ex expressed expressed ex ex- pressed his views on a number number number num num- ber of important campaign is is- sues On the question of legislative legislative legisla legisla- tive apportionment Dr Wilkinson Wilkinson Wilkinson Wil Wil- Wil- Wil kinson pledged that if he were sent to the US U.S. Senate he would use his energy to amend the Constitution to ride over-ride the decision of the Supreme Court on the apportionment apportionment issue He feels that the plan of equal representatives representatives tives in the Senate and population population population lation controlled representatives representatives tives in the House originated under the Constitution in the Federal government and is the pattern followed by 49 of the 50 states If this pattern pattern pattern pat pat- tern is good enough for the Federal government it should be good enough for the states he pointed out Explaining it further Dr Wilkinson said this plan is based on a system of checks and balances and the government government government govern govern- ment was set up purposely with checks and balances so the majority cant can't overcome the minority A pure democracy democracy democracy demo demo- cracy is a society where the majority can do as it pleases pleases' regardless of the rights of the minorities ours is a Republican can form of government not nota a pure democracy The Constitution Constitution Constitution Con Con- which created a re re- Continued on page five WILKINSON Continued from page one public Is what we need to per per- Other Issues discussed by Or Dr Wilkinson were those of ofa ofa a bill to increase wages of senators from to 30 and the foreign aid bill Regarding the first issue he said dedication is more important important im im- port nt than money received and salaries should not be based on moneys that can be filched out of the public purse With regard to for foreign ign aid he said We have done a disservice disservice dis service by giving money to avert communism We are ruining the whole political fabric of these countries We have not stopped communism Money has been used by governments governments governments gov gov- gov- gov to perpetuate themselves themselves themselves them them- selves in power He the then n listed the three minion million dollars spent by Halle for a private yacht the three million million mil mil- lion Ilon spent to build a WhiteHouse White Whit WhiteHouse e House in Algeria and the eight t billion to France He said h he te e was opposed to wasteful extravagant extravagant ex foreign aid Dr Wilkinson mentioned the enormous sn and urged Th the s sale of r- r 19 OO private businesses operated by bythe bythe bythe the government to private individuals individuals individuals in in- that they might be put back on the tax rolls roIls He urged the abandonment of subsidies and putting business back to normal on its own steam He stated that the federal debt was now for every man woman and child In the United States and cited the rule of Augustus Caesar When he came the people were free and inde inde- pendent When he left the streets were paved with gold and the people were in slav slay ery cry Regarding Civil Rights Dr Wilkinson said I III am in favor of Civil Rights but I am not in favor of the bill as it was passed y Congress It is much beyond Civil Rights |