33698 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 10, 1973 the relief of Blase A. Bonpane to the Court of 313. BY THE SPEAKER: A memorial of erally assisted code enforcement program; to Claims; to the Committee on the Judiciary. the Legislature of the State of California, the Committee on Banking and Currency. relative to the Rural Electrification Admin­ 315. Also, memorial of the Legislature of istration; to the Committee on Agriculture. the State of California, relative to increasing MEMORIALS funds under the Federal-State partnership Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials 314. Also, memorial of the Legislature of program; to the Committee on Education and were presented and referred as follows: the State of California, relative to the fed- Labor. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN vVALK brary Company building; and Philosophical THE CASE FOR PRIVATE FINANCING OF hall, the seat of the American Philosophical CAMPAIGNS Society, initiated by Franklin in 174:3 and (By Bill Frenzel) HON. JOSHUA EILBERG which he served as President for more than The crisis of non-confidence in govern­ OF PENNSYLVANIA 20 years. ment, specifically the Watergate mess, has The walking tour will conclude at Inde­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES given great thrust to proposals for public pendence Hall, where Franklin served as a financing of federal elections. The popu­ Tuesday, October 9, 1973 member of the Pennsylva,nia Assembly, as lar image of such plans is that they wm President of the ~·upreme Executive Council Mr. EILBERG. Mr. Speaker, on Sun­ magically purify elections and relieve elected of Pennsylvania, as a member of the Second officials of any and all pressures and taints of day, October 14, the people of Philadel­ Continental Congress, and of the Constitu­ "dirty money." phia will relive the historic day when tional Convention. Franklin helped draft and I (and everybody else) warmly embrace the Benjamin Franklin arrived in our city. signed both the Declaration of Independence purification of elections, but public fi nanc­ The "Benjamin Franklin Walk" will in 1776 and the United States Constitution ing is neit her a magic nor an exclusive means consist of a free walking tour to the in 1787 ... to move u s toward better elections. The final note of the commemorative The same goals we all seek- open, honest Franklin home, his church and first events will take place at 3 p.m., when Mr. printing shop, and numerous other sites and clean elections-can be achieved more and Mrs. Franklin will attend the Super easily and effectively by writing responsible which bear the mark of Benjamin Sunday festivities at Logan Circle. Conveyed rules into a system of private financing. Franklin. by horse-drawn carriage, they will be offi­ Before I start spending t he taxpayers' At this time I enter into the RECORD cially welcomed to Super Sunday on the steps money, I want to be assured: (a) the plan a statement by the city of Philadelphia of the Franklin Institute by the President wm give us the desired result; (b) there is no describing the events planned for the of the Institute Ji.nd other Super Sunday of­ easier way to get the same result ; and (c) "Benjamin Franklin Walk": ficials. it does no harm. I am persuaded that public financing brings no benefits that cannot be BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WALK otherwise achieved, and, to the contrary, On a fair Sunday morning in October, THE CASE FOR PRIVATE FINANCING carries serious risks, some known and some 1723, a homeless, hungry young man of 17 OF CAMPAIGNS as yet unforeseen. landed at colonial Philadelphia's Market Some of the known risks are: Street wharf and walked into American (1) Under publicly-financed systems, chal­ history ... HON. JACK F. KEMP lengers will be at the mercy of incumbents. At noon on Sunday, October 14., 1973-250 OF NEW YORK No wonder members of Congress like public years later-Philadelphia will re-create Ben­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES financing. It's a self-protection scheme. jamin Franklin's historic arrival by boat Guess who controls the election appropria­ from the Delaware River and h is initial walk Tuesday, October 9, 1973 tions? That's right--the incumbent s dol up Market Street. Appropriat ions can always be set low enough The boat bringing Franklin will dock near Mr. KEMP. Mr. Speaker, it is generally to inhibit any strong political contest. Public Market Street, where a reception committee, conceded that the primary positive out­ financing would guarantee equal expenses composed of representatives of the numer­ growth of Watergate will be the reforma­ when studies show that non-incumbents ous institutions he founded, wm greet him. tion of campaign financing, campaign must spend more merely to establish their The young Franklin, wearing colonial spending, and campaign practices. I hope identity against incumbents. The identity of garb, will then lead a free walking tour of and expect that will be the case. The lack an incumbent is already strongly established the homes, churches, shops and historic of an effective campaign contribution by the advantages of the frank, access to buildings which stm echo with his pres­ media and general public visibility. ence. Tourists and Philadelphians are in­ monitoring system, the legality of inor­ (2) Federal financing schemes prohibit, or vited to take part in this "Ben Franklin dinately large campaign contributions restrict, private contributions. This. uncon­ Walk," which wlll begin at Market St. and which often are the precursors of graft stitutionally denies a long-enjoyed right of Delaware Ave. and corruption, and the unethical activ­ free speech. To let one person contribute his Re-living that day, a colonial-costumed ities which have taken place in cam­ time and labor to a campaign and not let baker's-boy wm be on hand to sell Frank­ paigns, all demand that Congress help another person, perhaps handicapped, make lin "three great puffy rolls" and a young cleanse the election process as Congress­ his contribution financially, is the rankest woman, also in colonial dress, will portray kind of discrimination. Deborah Read, Franklin's future wife. Ac­ man BILL FRENZEL of Minnesota said (3) Private financing has been one of the cording to Franklin's Autobiography, Debo­ recently: traditional ways of determining the popu­ rah was standing in the doorway of her fa­ I (and everybody else) warmly embrace larity and attractiveness of any candidate. ther's h ome at 318 Market Street and saw the purification of elections. In a country where we finance the arts, our him walking by that first day in town. charities and much of our education pri­ In addition to the guides portraying Ben­ How true that is. vately, we have naturally supported elections jam in Franklin and Deborah Read, other However, an awareness of the present in the same way. Other nations with a history colonial costumed guides also will lead problem has prompted some to conclude and tradition of publicly-financed elections groups on the walking tour which wm in­ that the best way to alleviate it would are simply not comparable. clude a visit to Franklin Court, the site of be to develop a system of public cam­ Many people want to support candidates Franklin's home when he participated in paign financing. The reasoning stems and parties. Their enthusiasm helps enliven the writing of the Declaration of Independ­ from the misimpression that campaign campaigns and increases voter participation. ence. Usually closed to the public because (4) Public financing would inevitably re­ of the current archeological excavation and wrongdoing, impropriety, and illegality sult in unexciting elections which would research being done at the site, Franklin is caused by the fact that U.S. campaigns cause lower voter turnouts. Candidates would Court will be opened especially for ihe "Ben are financed privately. Public financing no longer need to have very broad support Franklin Walk" participants. it is hoped will remedy the condition. to get campaign money. We would have scads The walking tours will also visit Christ Aside from the fact that such an of candidates. The more candidates per race, Church, where the Franklin family had a argument incorporates some question­ the more drab the election and the more the pew; the site of Franklin's first printing able reasoning, I do not think the case incumbents' chances for victory. Amateur shop; the First Bank of the United States nights are fun, but when minor candidates which contains an exhibit of the artifacts for cleansing the campaign process with­ depress the public interest, the only winner recently discovered at Franklin Court; Car­ in the framework of private financing has is the incumbent. penters' Hall, where the American Philo­ been given a thorough airing. Fortunate­ (5) All of these disadvantages are achieved sophical Society and the Library Company ly, my friend and colleague from Min­ at the taxpayers' expense. The beleaguered (both founded by Franklin) first met; Li­ nesota, Mr. BILL FRENZEL, made the taxpayer will see his money supporting can­ brary Hall, the replica of the original Li• case recently. I insert it at this point: didates in whom he had no positive interest October 10, 1973 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 33699 or to whom he may object most violently. is perhaps the most tragic and the great­ literally thousands of hours of his time­ The taxpayer will stand helpless while dozens est threat to her very existence. continuing down to the present, since he of candidates, who would not have enough Accordingly, I have this day cospon­ still spends an estimated 10 to 20 hours a support to enter a privately-financed elec­ week helping out at Big Brother head­ tion, happily use up his hard-earned money.