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~., Pennsylvania has now) would shift a large block of independent profes POLITICS: REPORTS' sional and managerial voters into Democratic primaries. Such legislation RULE 29 would formalize the anti-Watergate two-party statewide registration and sentiments of independent voters and thus to lock into the Democratic Party be a disaster for the GOP. The Mis sissippi GOP has already successfully "For the first time in my life, I agree a long-tenn national majority. In ad blocked such legislation. with the Ripon Society," said Missis dition to this effect between the par ties, the effect within the Democratic One Auspitz statement drew an an sippi GOP State Chainnan darke Reed noyed response from Ray Bliss, the on April 27 before Subcommittee Four Party is to throw off balance the Wal lace forces which in the North are subcommittee chainnan. Auspitz's re (on delegate selection of the Repub ference to "fears of state party lead lican Party's Rule 29 Committee). heavily dependent on blue-collar inde pendents." ership that an increase in Republican Reed was commenting on testimony strength will upset control of party To counter this trend, said Auspia. presented by Josiah Lee Auspitz, for machinery" prompted Bliss to reply "The GOP should oppose provisions mer president of the Ripon Society. that such statements were not based designed to restrict voter participation Auspitz had told the committee that on fact. Indeed, said Bliss, such "bad in the primaries or to lock in a given rules promulgated by the Democratic publicity" statements had "always ir faction and lock others out. It should National Committee were threatening ritated him about Ripon." welcome and recruit Democrats and in to prompt significant changes in state In their testimony before Subcom dependents into its ranks regardless of laws which would upset Republican mittee Four, three representatives of their social status, and it should press delegate selection procedures. Said the National Women's Political Caucus for state laws which enable it to do Auspitz: (Vice Chairs Bobbie Greene Kilherg so. This is not merely in the current "This poses four kinds of problems and Audrey Colom and Treasurer Republican interest, but in the interest for us as Republicans. First; where Betsy Griffith Deardourff) noted that of a vigorous two-party system. Par Democratic rules are in conflict with voters "are turned off by the image ties ought to have to earn the support ours or with state law, there is a prob of the party and sense that only white, of their adherents. If they are respon lem of legalIty. Second, where Demo middle-aged, middle-class males are sive to their constituents, they will not cratic rules have the effect of using really welcome. Each of us in this need lock-in rules to maintain a cap the delegate selection process to pro hearing was probably at the 1972 con tive audience." mote their own partisan interests, this vention, and we can all recall the ma poses a problem of Republican polit Auspitz also pointed out that Dem jority composition of that delegate ical strategy. Third, where their rules ocratic rules called for proportional body. It was white, Anglo-Saxon, Pro are badly drawn and encourage slop representation of voter choices re testant, and male, which - while per py state legislation, and a frivolous ceiving more than 15 percent of the haps secure to some in i.ts homogenei presidential selection process, ¢is poses primary vote. This low percentage will ty - is not what present nor future a problem of general public policy. eliminate "the role of the delegate se election victories are made of. Why Fourth, since these preceding three lection process in paring down the list must we - who are women, Black, problems call for a decisive Repub of serious (presidential) contenders to Spanish-surnamed American, native lican response, there is a procedural two or three." The result may well be American, Asian American, ethnic problem: By what agency can the the increased probability of a broker American, young or old - fight to GOP respond to the Democratic rules ed convention. get in the front door?" They com in between conventions?" Subsequent to Auspitz's testimony, plained that when the NWPC at Auspitz wasparticu1arly critical of the FORUM has found that- changes tempted to get a member appointed a Democratic rule restrictingparticipa in the election laws of states like to the Rule 29 Committee, "The tion in the delegate selection process Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, feeling was conveyed to us by some to "Democratic voters." "Its effect is Texas, and Michigan to institute state that we were not sufficiently a part of to move state parties toward formal wide two-party registration (such as the party hierarchy, that somehow we

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Contents are copyrighted l "D.c. Conbibuting Editors: Clillord BrownJ Glenn Gerstell. William A. © 1974 by the Ripon Society. me. Conespondenc:e addresBeii to the ICc.3\sch. Daniel J. SwllUnger. JosiCih ldHI Auspitz. Richard W. Rahn. Editor is welcomed. John A. Rehfuss. Thomas A. Sar_gent. Richard Cleveland. Mark m pul:Ilishing this magazine the RiP9n SocIety seeks to provide Frazier. Peter Berg. and William K. Woods. a forum for fresh ideas. well-researched prOposals and for a IIJllrI.t of critic:ism. innovation, and Independent 'tli!nking within the Ita TecludClll Edlton Evelyn LaBan ~Ucan Parly. Articles do not n8ceascmly represent the ~ Ali: LesUe Morrill and Annie Greene of the National. Governing Board or the EditOrial Board of the Ripon Society. unless they are explicitly so labelled. Stall Asal:l1aBb Nelson ldnlet 2 were not 'reliable,' and that we might sought and won the presidency of this the race. Already announced for the even be 'radical: " year's state constitutional convention, Democratic nomination are State Sen The NWPC representatives point which convened May 8. ate Vice President Harry V. Spanos, a ed out that they have never "asked The "issue" in the gubernatorial liberal Democratic representative from for quotas and we are not asking for campaign is bound to be Thomson a Republican district, State Rep. Hugh quotas now. We are asking that good and his foot-in-mouth approach to the J. Gallen, a former Democratic state faith and affirmative efforts be made governorship. In a Boston Globe poll chairman who is now a Democratic to provide women and other under which asked voters to assess the pos national committeeman, and former represented groups with an equal sible performance of prospective gu State Sen. Richard Leonard. chance to participate and compete in bernatorial candida:tes, 41 percent of The cast of candidates for the Sen the party process." The NWPC pre those interviewed said Thomson would ate seat being vacated by Cotton ap sented a model affirmative action plan be "below average/very poor." Thom pears more certain. Earlier this year which would stress "educational" ef son did considerably worse than u.S. it appeared that Cotton might recon forts to involve minorities in the dele Rep. James O. Cleveland (R) in a sider his retirement decision at the be gate selection process. hypothetical gubernatorial race against hest of party leaders who wanted to The need for a better distribution Manchester Mayor Sylvio DuPuis, a avert a clash over his successor. Cot of information on delegate selection popular Democratic moderate. Geve ton did not change his mind, how was also stressed by Pittsburgh GOP land, however, is expected to again ever, and u.S. Rep. Louis Wyman (R) City Committeewoman Eithne Hartnett seek re-election to his 2nd C.D. seat. has a one-on-one clash with former and Common Cause official Thomas J. Thomson's tempests have raged Gov. Wesley Powell, a perennial can Mader. Said Mader, "Too often the throughout his gubernatorial term. didate who enjoys the blessings of local, state, or national party officials They have included opposition to a Union-Leader publisher William Loeb. are the only ones who know and un gay student organization at the Uni Loeb did not want Cotton to retire, derstand the delegate selection proc versity of New Hampshire, investiga partly because he detests Wyman (de ess. For active participation in the tion of tax returns of political op spite Wyman's conservative bent). party, it is important that all Repub ponents, advocacy of a coastal oil re The 1st C.D. congressman should have licans, all citizens, are provided the finery to be built by Aristotle Onassis, little trouble defeating Powell, despite necessary information about how one opposition to a federal grant: for a the Union-Leaders diatribes. Powell can become a delegate." state legal aid program, a niggardly was the unsuccessful 1972 Republican At the conclusion of the subcom attitude toward improving scandalous nominee against Sen. Thomas J. Mc mittee meeting, Mary Louise Smith, facilities at the state mental hospital, Intyre. An aide to the Senate Ap co-chairman of the Republican Na and spurious attacks on welfare cheat propriations Committee resigned to tional Committee, and Carla Coray, ing. run for Cotton's seat but later drop Hawaii GOP state chairman, were as ped out. signed the task of defining "endeavor" In the eyes of the Union-Leader, however, Thomson can do no wrong. in Rule 32c: "Each state shall en So far, the Democratic candidates to deavor to have equal representation In a May 15 editorial, publisher Loeb succeed Cotton have been uninspiring. of men and women in its delegation warned, "In the coming campaign in Dartmouth College Professor Law to the Republican National Conven New Hampshire, you are going to rence Radway has chosen to walk tion." Such a definition would be a see every dirty false accusation made around the state to promote his can key element in a potential challenge against Gov. Thomson that (journal didacy. Radway, a former state rep to a state delegation based on Rule ists) can think of in their filthy little resentative, will be opposed by for 32. II minds." mer Insurance Commissioner John Loeb, whose own journalistic clean Durkin and Nashua engineer Carmen liness has often been questioned, rail Chico. Manchester Mayor DuPuis is NEW HAMPSHIRE ed against the media as "mad with also a possible candidate for either power, and like anyone with uncon the Senate or Wyman's House seat. trolled power, they apparently have no Sen. Norris Cotton (R) is retiring The two most prominent Republi morals or restraint as to how to use this year, but the other old names will can choices for Wyman's job are both that power." Loeb cautioned that the be active in Republican primaries members of the Governor's Council: media was out to do the same job on this year: Nixon, Thomson, Wyman, conservative John Bridges, son of Thomson as it did on Nixon, who, by Powell, etc. former Sen. Styles Bridges, and mod the way, is a "very poor President" It will, however, be State Senate erate Robert Whalen. A former GSA in Loeb's eyes. President David Nixon (R) chal official, Dave Banks, is also entered lenging Gov. Meldrim Thomson (R), Meanwhile David Nixon has called in the race. Announced Democratic rather than the traditional New Hamp on Thomson to support the GOP ticket candidates include Sylvia Chaplain, shire primary between Thomson and regardless of who wins the September chairperson of the, New Hampshire former Gov. Walter Peterson. The primary. Advisory Committee to the U.S. Civ progressive Peterson, who defeated Whether Nixon wins or loses, Dem il Rights Commission, and former Thomson in 1970 but lost to the mav ocrats have a good shot at victory in Manchester City Prosecutor Norman

erick book publisher in 1972, instead November; especially if DuPuis enters , D'Amours. • 0,

O' 3 Perk. Glenn will do relatively well in rural. and other Republican areas which Perk could have taken for POLITICS: PEOPLE granted in a race against Metzenbaum. Former Gov. John J. Rhodes will have an even harder time against • The block of progressive Republicans in the Senate 'incumbent Gov. John J. Gilligan. Unknown primary may be strengthened if State Sen. Terry Miller (R opponents of both Rhodes and Perk chalked up about Alaska) replaces Sen. Mike Gravel (D). Gravel is one third .of the votes against their better-known op probably the most vulnerable Democrat up for re ponents, a poor November omen for the nominees. The election. The number of conservative Republicans in Republicans should still have a good opportunity to the Senate, however, is almost sure to drop this year retain two congressional seats from which GOP incum as a result of retirements and projected defeats. bents are retiring. State Rep. Thomas N. Kindness will be the Republican candidate for U.S. Rep. Walter • The vote in the House Democratic Caucus to Powell's 8th C.D. post, and State Rep. George Mastics refer the Bolling plan for House reorganization to the won the GOP nomination for U.S. Rep. William Min caucus's own reform committee almost certainly dooms shall's seat from the 23rd C.D. the reform package this year. The anti-reform vote came on a secret ballot, allowing many Democratic • Unless Vermont Republicans develop a sudden members to cloak their views on the subject in anonymi affinity for an unknown,House Speaker Walter "Peanut" ty. Nevertheless, the opposition to the Bolling plan was Kennedy will be the Republican candidate against a curious coalition of House moguls such as Wayne Gov. Thomas Salmon (D) this year. Kennedy's only Hays of Ohio and Wilbur Mills of Arkansas with fire opponent for the nomination is Westford farmer Harry brand liberals such as Philip Burton of California and Montague; other anticipated opponents have not ma Frank Thompson of New Jersey as well as an as terialized. Former Gov. Deane Davis (R) has recon sortment of lobbies which covered the political spec sidered his earlier decision to endorse a primary can trum. The vote demonstrated the Democrats' inordinate didate; GOP leaders' intervention in the 1972 primary willingness to sacrifice productivity to the protection was a contributing factor in Salmon's victory that year. of power bases. If the reform vote was not doomed by the unwillingness (until the last minute) of House • Two Kentucky Republicans have created a mini Speaker Carl Albert to use his muscle to support the uproar in that state's politics by asserting that a ''very Bolling plan, then it was certainly killed by the secret prominent Kentucky Democrat" contacted them in early ballot. The Bolling plan, which would have reorganized March and urged them to form a GOP gubernatorial committee jurisdiction and provided for Republican mi ticket in 1975. The purpose: to block Lt. Gov.' Julian nority committee staffing, was endorsed by the House Carron, a Democrat, from winning election through Republican Policy Committee. a coalition of Republicans and anti-Carroll Democrats. The two Republicans, State Reps. Larry Hopkins and • Montana's 1st C.D., which is Democratic is Raymond Overstreet, were urged by the mystery man represented by a Republican: U.S. Rep. Richard' G. to run for governor and lieutenant governor, respec Shoup. The 2nd C.D., which is normally Republican tively. Former Democratic State Chairman J. R. Miller, is represented by a Democrat: U.S. Rep. John Melcher: a }l5>litical foe of Carroll, has denied that he was the Both may be vulnerable this year. Former U.S. Rep. mystery man. Arnold Olsen (D), 57, is again trying to oust Shoup, but he must face a primary against two younger Dem • A recent poll conducted for the Orlando Sen ocrats, aged 26 and 32. Ironically, despite his narrow tinel Star showed 38 percent of the Republicans ques margins against Olsen in the past two elections, Shoup tioned favoring the renomination of Sen. Edward might face a tougher race against the younger Demo Gurney (R-Fla.), while 22 percent preferred U.S. Rep. crats. In the 1st C.D., two Republicans, 26-year-old Lou Frey and 21 percent Public Service Commissioner Sam Kitzenberg and State Sen. John McDonald, have Paul Hawkins. The rest were undecided. The poll, taken filed against Melcher. As teetotalers, they may be able before Gurney's early May indictment on failure to re to take subtle advantage of Melcher's arrest last year port over $100,000 in campaign contributions, showed on a drunk driving charge. The young Kitzenberg has him trailing five announced Democratic candidates for portrayed himself in a Lincoln mold - perhaps to con his seat. Other Republicans are also now showing in trast himself with McDonald's relatively recent con terest in Gurney's seat, including three Republican state version to the Republican Party. McDonald's rural legislators: State Sen. David McClain of Tampa, State recognition allows him the edge, particularly in a race Rep. R. Eugene Tubbs of Merritt Island, and State against Melcher, whose veterinarian background has Sen. Russen Sykes of West Palm Beach. Like President been useful in corraling rural votes. The election may Nixon, Gurney has had troubles with the press. He be important if Sen. Mike Mansfield (D) decides to and newsmen engaged in a shoving and pushing con step down in 1976 at the age of 73; In that case, test when Gurney attended a tourism conference in Or Melcher might well face Gov. Thomas Judge (D) in lando shortly after the state indictment. Commenting a Senate primary with the winner contesting Attorney on her son's misdemeanor indictment, Gurney's 88-year General Robert Woodabl (R) in the general election. old mother said (in Waterville, Maine where she liyes): "He's a northerner, and the southerners don't like him • Ohio Democrats lost no time kissing and making in their business. 1. never wanted him to be a politician. up after John Glenn defeated Sen. Howard M. Metzen They're a pretty rotten crowd, and I expected that baum (D) in the Ohio Senate primary. Unquestiona something like this would happen. Politics .will always bly, Metzenbaum would have~n an. easi~ cm:npaign . be like that." Gurn.ey's indictment was eventually dis-, ~c:l.' ..... '. target for the GOP nominee, plevelandMayor ~ph "Grand Plan" in favor of one that employment or spending problems. will be successful and speedy. Grand Consequently, the public no longer COMMENTABY: plans only work with a million dol looks for help from political parties. lars, 25 full-time staffers, and an Many Republicans feverishly backed a POLITICS ample quota of time. In Massachu bitter campaign in 1972 to defeat a setts, the GOP State Committee has a graduated income tax. Although they healthy debt, employs two people, and won the referendum, they won nothing has a critical election in five months. for the party. The same party lead More imperative than a Grand Plan ers ignored two Republican governors' are one or two successful programs, plans to reorganize state government Spare no matter how modest, which will in to make it more effective and efficient. ject party members with a little hope They lost the issue and an oppor and enthusiasm. Modest plans are tunity to demonstrate their party's The more likely to be successful, and suc competence to a doubting public. cess is contagious. . Discipline 3: Organize for candi Volunteers who participate in one dates where resources count most. Rod successful program probably will work Chances are that the efforts of one on another. For example, the Mas volunteer will have more impact on sachusetts GOP Platform Committee the outcome of a state legislative race And for this June's convention embarked than the same effort in a statewide con on statewide hearings more than a test. Moreover, party strength is de year ago. The results may be contro termined by the number of its lower Spoil .versiaI and are certainly modest, but level office holders. Thus, if a state the GOP will adopt a platform which party finds itself outnumbered in the 'has excited participating volunteers legislature, that is where the thrust like Ripon members Robert Stewart of its presumably finite resources The and Martha Reardon. should be directed. The Arkansas GOP In comparison, the failure of the has slowly learned this painful lesson ambitious statewide Legislative Unity in its post-Rockefeller era. Similarly in Party Walk this spring left a residue of Massachusetts, agreement finally seems despair. The necessary volunteer en to exist on the critical importance of thusiasm for door-to-door canvassing legislative races. This development in by Peter Berg simply could not be realized. large part is due to House Minority Discipline 2: Major Problem areas Leader Frank Hatch, who in 1972 or only. Sta:te parties across the country ganized a program to assist House can Last November for the .first time, are vainly tearing themselves apart didates in "winnable" seats. The plans more voters identified themselves as over issues such as abortion, busing, were modest, well-conceived and suc independents than as either Democrats gun control, the death penalty, welfare cessful within their intended scope, or Republicans (according to a study fraud, marijuana, and pornography. thereby creating enthusiasm for the based on what people said they were, Bitter intra-party fighting continues de same program this year. The fault for rather than on misleading registration spite the impossibility of partisan con the GOP's 1972 loss of seats was not figures) . America's two-party system sensus on these issues and the grow Hatch's, but that of the state GOP or has never been weaker. ing public impatience with leaders who ganizations (other than the Women's For the GOP, state parties face an use them as a smokescreen to obscure Federation and Ripon) that decided uncertain and gloomy future as they more serious social issues. to let Hatch's "supplementary" fund convene to endorse candidates and Parties are in disfavor because they ing, research, and campaign consul platforms for the fall elections. Over have avoided commitment to major so tant serve the entire slate of candi coming Watergate is their chore - a cial problems. Unemployment as high dates. thankless one - but it can be done as 12 percent persists in several Mas 1974, of necessity, will be a if party leaders and activists adhere to sachusetts cities and if it were reduced, building year for the entire Republi three simple disciplines in the coming benefits (over and above employment) can Party. After the 1972 cham months. would be felt in the areas of crime pionship and the ensuing disastrous These disciplines involve (1) un· . prevention, welfare, alcoholism, and political season, little more can be ex dertaking only programs with a high racial equality. Similarly, sta:te spend pected. Getting the GOP team back likelihood of success, (2) restricting ing has not been controlled with a -in shape will take discipline if the party attention to major issues, and resulting loss of private-sector pobs, morale and enthusiasm of party work (3) marshaling all organizational re lower quality of state services, and ad ers is to be lifted. Simultaneously, the sources "behind candidates who will ,ditionaI hardships for inflation-plagued ,"three disciplines" will. help rebuild make, the maximum use of them. " taxpayers. Yet, neither Massachusetts the party's image in the minds of voters Discipline 1 : IJkelihood of' SIlC political-party .has indicated mpre than who hive aban.doned the GOP as a ce.r.r.'Sta~cp~~' mus.t throw out the ,. a tqken int~resf m.:, (:\l1'm.g 'either un- "lpsing" team~ ,'. 5 " of the laws is rendered into reality. formation relevant to the public busi I propose: ness. In addition, the same disclosure COMMENTARY: (1) that the President of the United rules should apply to the President and States shall report annually to Con Vice President and candidates for those CONGBESS gress on the steps he has taken to im offices; that each house clarify its rules plement laws and resolutions passed on the use of material affecting na by Congress during its last session; tional security; that Congress itself en that he and the heads of the execu act legislation to define with precision tive departments - the secretaries of the term "national security" and set AD the Cabinet - shall respond to ques standards for the classification and de tions proffered by a Joint Select Com classification of government documents. mittee chosen by both houses of the (6) That Congress strengthen the Congress. Freedom of Information Act to en Exereise (1) That the President of the United courage a more complete disclosure of Representatives reply on behalf of and dissemination of all information Congress, in an equivalent joint ses relating to government activity that is PrOllr8ll1 sion, to the President's State of the not circumscribed by new guidelines Union message with a congressional embracing precisely defined considera State of the Union message; that such tion of national security. reply be based on a congressional res (7) That Congress prohibit the use For olution that is to include a congres of electronic surveillance, prohibit all sional assessment of legislative priori wiretaps without court order; that Con ties and a statement of intent as to gress protect the right of privacy, so the manner in which Congress will cherished by Americans, which has re deal with those priorities; that such cently been threatened by the increased CODgress reply include congressional recommen use of computers, data banks, and the dations to the President as to which exchange of confidential information by Jacob Javits action he might take to deal with the within the government. specific national agenda recommended I am fully aware that these pro by Congress. posals are far-reaching and controver As the presidential figure grows in (3) That Congress shall vote itself sial. They comprise the very essentials grandeur, the congressional presence "satisfied" or "unsatisfied" with regard of the way we govern ourselves; but diminishes even in its vision of itself. to executive action in implementing the I believe that now is the time to con The Republic takes on the trappings laws passed by Congress, that a vote cern ourselves with essentials. of empire, and the senators pay court of "unsatisfied" shall be accompanied to the great: elected Caesar. It is time Some will note the element of risk: by a resolution directing such steps as to temper the drama; it is time for that the ultimate effect of these meas are necessary to comply with congres the interaction of equals. ures will be determined only by long sional design. I propose that a series of measures application. I believe that we are about be considered as an overall legislative (4) That Congress establish by to celebrate two hundred years of risk design to make Congress do the work law legislative liaison oversight offices taking on behalf of great achievement it is obligated to do and to assure within each congressional committee to and that the strengthening of the re that the executive branch is respon serve as a continuing link with the public is worthy of risk. sive to its constitutional obligations executive department or offices over Others will contend that these pro and also to the restrictions imposed which the committee has legislative posals appear to shift the balance of on it by that Constitution. I propose oversight, analogous to the liaison governmental power from the presi that Congress reestablish itself as a offices of the respective government dency to the Congress. I believe, how truly coordinate branch of the United departments with the Congress. These ever, that these measures only re States government. new offices will implement congres store the constitutional process to that Before this session of Congress ad sional intent as to legislation passed state in which they were intended to journs, I shall introduce with other by Congress and will serve as the function, and that if we are to survive senators legislation designed to assure relevant committee's arm in its efforts and prosper as a republic, Congress the reform of national institutions: a to see that such legislation is effective must reassume its role as a coequal National Institutions Act to assure that ly transmuted into functioning law and branch of government. By reforming Congress takes the initiative in estab regulation. our institutions today we shall save lishing the legislative needs of the (5) That each house of Congress them tomorrow. country; that the President and his strengthen its rules so as to require In his recent book, The Anguish of agents are encouraged to see to their a complete disclosure of the financial Change, public opinion analyst Loui· constitutional obligations "that the laws assets and liabilities of each member Harris wrote that "the public is fa be faithfully executed;" and that exec and candidate for membership in the more sophisticated, far more concern utive accountability for that exeQlnon Congress as well as income tax in- ed, and far more advanced, than the

6 leadership believed." Harris said that although "there were those who ad mitted no flaws in the system . . . the shape of the future deeply concerned and would be shaped by the 85 per cent who wanted desperately to find orderly change. The changes they want ed were not always clearly spelled out. It was always easier to say what was wrong than how to right it. People were convinced, however, that change could be found." I believe that Lou Harris is right about the sophistication and the con cern of the American people, and I believe that the American people are right about the need for orderly change. Let us begin to make those changes in the way we govern our selves. Let us begin to build for the future-now. 1'1 CONTRIBUTORS Peter Berg ("Spate the Rod and Spoil the Party") is president of the Boston-Cambridge Chapter. The article by Sen. Jacob Javits ("An Exercise Program for Con- gress") is excerpted from a speech he delivered April 27 to a conference sponsored by the NeW York·· Ripon Chapter~

• "Dem List Bates Who's Naughty And Nice," by Fred Hillman. Newark Star·Ledger, May 5, 1974. "New DULY NOTED: POLITICS Jersey Democrats apparently are determined to make President Nixon the central issue in their campaign to unseat Republican congressional incumbents this year, • ''Tax Aid to the Poor - Reconsidered," by Richard whatever the status of the President may be by No P. Natban. Wall Street Journal, April 24, 1974. " •.• re vember. To that end, the Democratic State Committee is gardless of politics, an NIT (Negative Income Tax) is the in the final stages of preparing a detailed, first-of-its wrong social policy in 1974 for anyone sincerely interest kind ;research pa~age on the Nixon record for Demo ed in helping the poor," argues Nathan, a senior fellow cratic candidates who will be running against the six at the Brookings Institution who was an active pro incumbent congressmen in New Jersey - Hunt, Sand ponent of the ill-fated Family Assistance Plan. One rea man, Forsythe, Widnall, Rinaldo, and MarazIti. Put simply, son, says Nathan, is because the federal food stamp pro the thrust of the package is to wed those incumbents gram is "the single most important welfare change in as tightly as they can be with Nixon policies over the America since the passage of the Social Security Act past eight years - not so much on the question of Water of 1935. Food stamps today provide more aid to working gate 'but on the old standby 'bread-and-butter' issues the poor families than they would have received had Presi Democrats feel are still their strongest suit this year." dent Nixon's Family Assistance Plan been enacted in 1972 when it died in the 92nd Congress." On top of the • "The New Fooerallsm.: Can the States Be Trusted?" political difficulties of enacting an NIT at this time, ar by Daniel J. Elazar. The Public Interest, Spring, 1974. gues Nathan, an "incremental strategy" of attacking wel- Reviewing criticism of the New Federalism and .renewed . fare problems would probably be more productive. Such local self-government, Elazar concludes, "It is not a ques a strategy would include expanded unemployment insur tion of whether the federal government shall abdicate ance, national AFDC benefit levels, and more jobs for its role in domestic poliey; that would be as impossible unemployed heads of families. as it is undesirable. The growing demand of Americans today is rather that the federal role be adjusted to ac • "Dunn Refuses To Sign Paper To Ax EBA." Mem· commodate the goal of local self-determination ... I do phis Press-ScJmitar, May 3, 1974. It doesn't affect the not doubt, that, some places, greater local r~sponsibility outcome, but Gov. Winfield Dunn has refused to sign a for making and administering public policy will engender resolution withdrawing the Tennessee Legislature's rati results that liberals and persons whose concern for a fication of the proposed Equal Rtgbts Amendment for particular program is unmodified by other interests will women. An aide indicated Thursday the governor would find disagreeable. In other places, the result will be just have vetoed the rescissIon measure if he could. Two years as disturbing to conservatives and to those whose op ago, Dunn signed Tennessee's resolution to ratify the pro position to particular programs is untempered by any posed 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He re other interests. This is the price of democraey . . Today turned the 1974 resolution to rescind the ratification un there is no justification for thinking that the states and signed to Secretary of State Joe C. Carr. Although Ne localities, either in principle or in practice, are less able braska has also rescinded approval of the ERA Amend to do the job than the federal government. In fact, there ment, the actions of the two states are of questionable is some reason to believe that, even with their weaknellses, legality. Approval of five more states is stlll required to they will prove better able to restore public confidence ratify the Amendment. in America's politleaI inStitutions;" . 7 I Edward Land, founder· of Polaroid I George C. Lodge. Harvard Business School Professor • I Clarence Lo;1g unlc:lentiJled I John Love. fOrmer Colorado governor BUST TRE TRUST 3 Mayor Richard Lugar (Ind1cuiapolla) I Malcolm McLane, former mayor of Concord. New Hampshire. I U.S. Rep. Richard Mallqry (Vermont) 2 Gov. TIioll1CXS Meskill (Connecticut) I J. Irwin Miller industrialist BOSTON - When the FORUM first published the 8 Gov. William Milliken (Mic~) I i\ogers c. B. Morton (Interior Secretary) "Bust the Candidate Trust Pol~" it may have omitted one I Ralph Nader. all-purpose consuxner-person 2 Richard Ogilvie. former Ulinols governor name - Elliot Richardson's - which should have been 8 Sen. Robert Packwood (Oregon) 2 Robert Pennoyer. New York 1aWy.er included on the original list of Trust members (which in I Russell Petersen. former coDUDerce secret!JI'Y 2 Russell Peterson, chairman. Council on EnvirolUDental Quality cluded Howard Baker, Jr., John Connally, Gerald Ford, 2 U.S. Rep. Albert Qu1e (Minnesota) Charles Percy, Ronald Reagan, and Nelson Rockefeller). 2 U.S. Rep. Thomas Ra1lsback (Illbiols) I U.S. Rep. John J. Rhodes (Arizona) After the results were tabulated for the first round of 5 Gcv. Robert R~ (Iowa) I David Rockelell8r, chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank balloting in the po~ former Attorney General Richardson 2 Gov. Frcmcls Sa!vent (Massachusetts) I Attorney General Willknn Saxbe clearly led with 60 ballots from 100 voters. I George Schultz, former secretqry of treasury I Robert SlmJ)!lOD, chairman of conauxner Product Safety Commlasfon The purpose of the poll, however, was to encourage 6 Sen. Richard Schweiker (Pennsylvania) consideration of Republican presidential possibilities who 3 W1lI.Iam ScrcmtOD, former governor of PellDllylvan!a I Perry Swisher. former POCCItello, Idaho city councibncm have been ignored in most national media analysis. Per I Sen. Robert Taft (Ohio) 2 U.S. Atty. James Thom.p8(!D (llllDols) haps more important than the individual vote tallies were 2 Gov. M8ldrhn ThODlBOn (New Hampshire) 2 Sen. StroDI Thurmond (South Carolina) the number of names submitted by FORUM readers. Over 3 U.S. Atty. RIchard Thornburgh (PennsylVania) 2 Sen. Jolm Tower (Texas) 80 names were suggested (see below). It is significant 2 RWIS8Il Train, adDibJIstrator EnviroDmental Protection on 5 Sen. Lowell Welcker (Connecticut) that readers concentrated politicians: there were few I U.S. Rep. Charles Whalen (Ohio) votes for prominent businessmen or intellectuals. Only I U.S. Rep. W'llliaIIl Whitehurst (VllvInicr) I U.S. ReP. Edward Young (South CaroliDa) two women - White House Counselor Anne Armstrong (2) and U.S. Rep. Margaret Heckler (1)-received votes. High tallying Republicans included Illinois U.S. Rep.· 10hn Anderson (27); Massachusetts,