Martin opens fire on McCall,The King’
Victor Atiyeh
By CHRIS NORMAN
Of the Emerald
Discarding the Marques of
Queensbury rules, Roger Martin
lashed out at Tom McCall Friday
in his opening remarks during the
second of three joint Republican
gubernatorial debates.
Martin, a Lake Oswego state
representative who is considered
the underdog in the three-way
Republican bid — Victor Atiyeh,
McCall, Martin — for the
governor’s post, directed an at
tack at front-running McCall be
fore a packed house in the EMU
Ballroom. The next debate is set
for Wednesday in Medford.
‘‘Oregon cannot afford a walk
down memory lane,” Martin said
amid boos and hisses from the
audience. “Tom has a right to
enjoy his golden years, but not at
the expense of Oregon. Unlike
Tom McCall, I don’t believe
Oregon needs a king.”
McCall ignored Martin’s com
ments until he said, “I was a col
lege professor at Oregon State
(University), as well as
governor...and king...” His re
sponse drew laughter and ap
plause from the audience.
Atiyeh, however, made a point
to stand above "image battle" and
said he feels he’ll benefit from the
sniping.
In Martin’s two-minute remarks,
punctuated by audience boos, he
said, “I don’t support Tom’s in
terest in building a bureaucratic
empire in Salem — that's not the
issue today. Unlike Tom McCall,
I’m not preoccupied with national
titles or beauty contests. If Tom
wants to be Oregon’s ambas
sador, fine. That approach may
have been popular centuries ago
in 1966, but it’s not popular
today."
When the candidates responded
to questions from a three-member
panel, they revealed nothing new
in their positions on various issues
from what they said a week earlier
in the first debate in Portland.
•Herbicides — None of the
candidates said forestry herbicide
use should be banned, but each
warned about potential safety
Photos by Ana Maria B««
Roger Martin
problems. Marlin said herbicides
should undergo independent test
ing, “but banning is not the an
swer.” Atiyeh suggested the "ex
perts” should set up ‘‘buffer
zones’’ to protect rivers and peo
ple. McCall said political decisions
shouldn’* overrule what should be
a scientific judgment. ,
• Higher education — All the
candidates expressed dissatisfac
tion with the budgeting method for
higher education. Atiyeh said
higher education should develop
its own goals and hold down tui
tion. He also applauded the Legis
lature for not politically punishing
higher education because of the
turbulent ’60s. McCall agreed with
Atiyeh’s suggestion and said
“we’ve got to get the most bang
out of the buck." Martin criticized
Gov. Bob Straub because of the
“terrible beating” he has given
higher education with the esti
mated $5 million underfunding.
He said although higher education
is often the “favorite whipping boy
of the Legislature,” he promised
no tuition increases.
• On a related higher education
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topic,McCall said better budgeting
methods are needed, such as
zero-base budgeting, “not just the
same old flim-flam.” Martin said a
program budgeting formula is
needed, not a plan based on the
student population. Atiyeh said he
would stress giving education to
those students who want an edu
cation.
• Timber— Martin said a Til
lamook Burn reforestation plan
would provide a valuable resource
and possibly 500 new jobs, but
has not been managed properly.
He blamed poor forest manage
ment on the federal government
and said the next governor would
have to take a “tough stand”
against the federal government.
Atiyeh said he agreed with Martin
and said “Oregon is at the cruel
hands of the Eastern politicans.”
Rather than federal management
of Oregon forests, he prefers local
experts to run the show. McCall
mirrored the earlier remarks, but
felt a new Secretary of Agriculture
is necessary, "not one from the
flatlands of Kansas or Iowa. We
need a fighting SOB who knows
how to grow trees.”
• Abortion — Atiyeh said he
opposes unrestricted abortions,
but would uphold the laws of
Oregon which provide funding for
welfare recipients. He, however,
supports restrictions on the num
bers of abortions women can
have. McCall emphasized he had
supported the 1969 bill legalizing
abortions, but he supports
Atiyeh’s restrictions. Martin said
he opposes abortion funding, but
said, “We need a better job of
counseling young women. The
state of Oregon has not given any
alternatives to abortion.”
• Gay rights — In a surprisingly
brief statement, McCall said he
has never denied anyone’s civil
rights. But Martin received boos
from the audience when he said
he would veto any bill that would
take away the power of a school
board to fire a gay teacher. Atiyeh
said he would make ‘no recom
mendation for a law on the sub
ject.”
• Field Burning — Martin said
he would support the extention of
open field burning. But, he added,
the attitude of grass seed growers
have changed because they know
their livelihood depends on local
air quality. Atiyeh said he supports
the field burning because he
found no alternatives feasible. But
he will “beef up research of other
alternatives.” Martin said if the
grass seed growers were forced
to stop burning, they would pick up
their industry and leave.
• Energy and nuclear power
— None of the candidates sup
ported a ban on nuclear power,
but all stressed the importance of
energy alternatives. Atiyeh said
he would emphasize energy con
servation incentive programs and
push for solar energy research.
He also blamed the federal gov
ernment for “dragging their heels”
on the nuclear waste disposal
problem. Martin agreed with
Atiyeh’s comments on the waste
problem, and predicted “history
will repeat itself and get back to
smaller generating plants.”
McCall also stressed conserva
tion and other energy alternatives,
rather than relying on nuclear
power.
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