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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 6, 1978)
opinion ours An Emerald wish list for 1978 election During the past two weeks the Emerald has pre sented its endorsements of candidates in contested races and issues that voters will face on Tuesday’s general-election ballot. These endorsements include the following: U S. Senate :Mark Hatfield (R) U.S. Representative—4th DistrictiJim Weaver (D) Governor: Bob Straub (D) Labor Commissioner: Mary Roberts (D) State Senate—20th District: George Wingard (R) State Senate — 21st District: Edward Fadeley (D) State Senator—22nd District: Ted Kulongoski (D) State Representative—39th District: Grattan Ke rens (D) State Representative—40th District: Don Chalmers (D) State Representative—41st District: Mary Burrows (R> OFFICES State Representative — 42nd District: Nancie Fadeley (D) State Superintendent, Public Instruction: Ruth McFarland Lane County Commissioner—East Lane District:Robert Smith Lane County Commissioner—West Lane District: No endorsement Lane County Commissioner—Springfield District: Bill Morrissette Lane County Assessor: Ken Bylund Eugene City Councilor—Ward 6: Eric Haws BALLOT MEASURES, statewide and county Measure 1—Appellate judges appointive post, sub ject to voter approval for re-election: Yes Measure 2 — Authorizes Senate confirmation of governor’s appointments: Yes Measure 3 — Vehicle Registration and Fee In crease: No Measure 4 — Shortens Formation Procedures for People’s Utility Districts: Yes Measure 5 — Authorizes, regulates practice of den ture technology : Yes Measure 6 — Limitations on property taxes: No Measure 7 — Prohibits state expenditures, pro grams or services for abortion: No Measure 8 — Requires death penalty for murder under specific conditions: No Measure 9— Limitations on public utility rate base (prohibits including construction or acquisition costs for projects not in operation): Yes Measure 10— Land use planning, zoning constitu tional amendment (eliminates enforcement power of statewide goals and guidelines by Land Conserva tion and Development Commission):No Measure 11 — Reduces property tax payable by homeowners and renters: Yes Measure 13 — Shall the county assessor serve by appointment rather than election?: No Proposition to recall Commissioner Weinstein: Yes Frohnmayer better The Emerald has seriously misperceived the real qualifications of the candidates for Dist. 40 representative in not endorsing Dave Frohnmayer. In that race, qualifica tions are the only substantive issue. Frohnmayer is hardly a party-line Repub lican, and has stood on the right side of every major environmental and consumer issue brought before the legislature. He is regarded as one the most honest and forth right legislators in both parties. But what he posseses that truly sets him far ahead of challenger Chalmers is the fact that he has the intelligence and savvy to actually get things done in the legislature. The Oregon house has its share of screeching zealots who will fight to the death for some particularly admirable goal. The only problem is that they achieve no thing, and frequently alienate other legis lators who might well support a more ra tional argument for the same issue. Don Chalmers has never held a post out side the University community. His major accomplishments have been in taking pot shots at Frohnmayer, not in his role as a legislator, but in his job as legal advisor to the University president (a role he is leaving in December in any event). Since Chalmers has failed to show any leadership in anything other than the arena of student politics, and he attacks the in cumbent on grounds totally unrelated to his integrity or efficiency as a legislator, voters would be making a poor choice if they select Chalmers. Frohnmayer represents much-needed progressive, rational, and perhaps most importantly, effective leadership, regard less of party labels. McFarland for SPI Oregon has the opportunity to elect to public office a person of truly exceptional qualifications. Such a person is Ruth McFarland, candidate for State Superin tendent of Public Instruction. Ruth McFarland's experience covers the whole range of educational levels. She has Page 4 Section A been a grade school teacher, a high school teacher, a community college teacher. Dr. McFarland’s background includes a master’s degree in biology from the Univer sity of Oregon, and a Ph.D in genetics from the University of Oregon as well. She is currently an instructor in biological sciences at Mt. Hood Community College. Ruth McFarland has always been deeply involved in her community as a member of Multnomah County Economic Advisory Committee, as chair of the sub-committee on Energy and the Environment, as a former president of the League of Women Voters. She has also been active in the American Association of University Women, and in Business and Professional Women. Among her priorities, Ruth McFarland stresses: effective leadership, and com munication for education with the Oregon legislature; reduction of administrative waste by reducing ratio of administrators to teachers; consistency in high school and graduation competencies, throughout Oregon; review of textbooks to adjust readability levels; encouragement of teacher training curriculum which will turn out teachers who can teach. Dorothy Lee per Lane County co-ordinator, Ruth McFarland for State Superintendent Committee 2760 Agate St., Eugene Bain for assessor In the primary election I defeated Com missioner ARCHIE WEINSTEIN for the post of Precinct Committee-person. De spite objections from people who said I shouldn’t challange a fellow Democrat, I felt the truth should be known and I was elected overwhelmingly. Now I’d like to tell you about another county politician. KEN BYLUND is a politi cal opportunist. When the special interest favoring tax Measure 6 was popular, he supported it. Now he doesn’t. KEN BYLUND and ARCHIE WEINSTEIN used to get along. Now that they don't, KEN BYLUND plays up to the anti-Weinstein people. Even when it was unpopular, BILL BAIN opposed Measure 6. BILL BAIN’S service on the Lane County Environmental Health Council shows he holds the public interests above those of certain private interests that tried to block the council’s work. For reform in county government vote for BILL BAIN as County Assessor. Rich Rice senior, mathematics 11,6 both flawed Your banner headline “Tax cut measures should spare budget” (ODE, Nov. 1) is mis leading, naive, and irresponsible. Higher education has been the traditional whipping-child for Oregon's troglodyte Legis lature and is likely to come under even grea ter attack if either measure 6 or 11 is passed by the voters. A public gutting of the Univer sity would be just the right public relations tool for politicos frightened by the tax revolt. As Chancellor Lieuallen himself admits “Under 6, we wonder What will the Legisla ture do?’.. there’ll be a real cat and dog fight" and the most likely underdog is higher education. As to the Chancellor’s prediction that “quality education will be maintained and necessary improvements made,” one has to wonder how to maintain a condition which does not currently exist due to exist ing underfunding. Perhaps he has hired Pollyanna as a budget analyst. How can students, faculty, and staff pro tect themselves from further damage? Solid votes against both six and eleven and for state and national candidates who will support education (Weaver, Fadeley, Bur rows, Chalmers, etc.) are our best hopes for adequate future support As to the tax re volt, let's properly redirect it toward the megabucks military and nuclear power de velopment programs, which are a major cause of both inflation and unemployment. James Dwyer library staff ASUO endorsements We would like to take this opportunity to urge that all eligible students vote in the general election, Tuesday November 7th. And when they do vote to support the re election bids of congressman Jim Weaver and Governor Bob Straub. Congressman Weaver and Governor Straub have earned the support of every student. Both are champions of the envi ronment and strong proponents of alterna tive evergy sources, and energy conserva tion. Weaver and Straub have been consis tent supporters of higher education, equit able tax relief, expanded renters-rebates, and increased wilderness area. Their stands on the state ballot measures are identical with those of the ASUO: yes on 4, 5, 9 and no on 6, 7, 10. Most distressing of all, is the tremendous amount of money the special interests are pouring into the campaigns of their Repub lican opponents. Just about every "right wing" political action committee in the na tion is flooding money into the Lausmann campaign, as are the timber industry, oil companies, and the Republican National Committee. If you want government by the special interests; then by all means vote for Atiyeh and Lausmann, but if you want the kind of independent and progressive leadership that Oregon is known for, then cast your ballots for Bob Straub and Jim Weaver. Remember that if you are not registered to vote you can still do so up until the polls dose on election day. This can be done at the Lane County elections Div. 175 W 8th, downtown. Ramon Herrera Junior, journalism Jeff Warren senior geography Monday. November 6,1978 vOa.'J ratAt wl
