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Anderson calls for third party
By Stasia Scarborough
Of Ihe Emerald
If the Independent Party is to
become a major force in
American politics, it will be due
to its reliance on a grass-roots
base and not on a single issue or
sectional differences, said John
Anderson on Tuesday.
Anderson, the chair of the na
tional Independent Party, was
that party’s presidential can
didate in 1980 and is now “ab
solutely dedicated’’ to see the
party become a viable alter
native to the current two-party
system, he said.
To do that, Anderson has
dropped out of the national
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political scene — with the
exception of a two-month
campaign stint for Mon
dale and Ferraro — to
build interest in his party.
In an interview Tues
day, Anderson said that ,
the key to building the
party is to elect represen
tatives at the local and
congressional levels and
not to run a candidate for
president every four years
without the support at the
local level.
“Without anything
below the top, providing
the essential pillars of
support, the third party
will never come into be
ing,” he said.
The basic element of the
Independent party will be
younger voters. Anderson
said, but not because
older voters are not
dissatisfied with the cur
rent parties or party
structure.
“The myth of the two
party system is tne largest
obstacle facing the creation of a
strong Independent Party,
especially with older voters, he
said.
The myth, he added, is the
belief that there should be only
two national parties.
“There’s nothing foreordain
ed, nothing in the stars, that
says you can have only two par
ties, but some people really act
that way," Anderson said.
Yet Anderson said he is not
trying to create a third party by
destroying the remaining two.
In fact, he said the goal of
developing the Independent
Party is to create stronger party
indentification among voters,
no matter what party they
belong to.
Party identification has been
declining since the turn of the
century Anderson said, with
voters basing their decisions
more on personalities than on
issues or political philosophy.
He used the issue of criticism
over Mondale’s speaking style
as an example of how much the
issue of personality has come to
dominate people’s decision
making.
"We should be voting on the
basis of party, not because of the
timbre of his voice, hut because
he was wholly a servant of a
party,” Anderson said.
Stronger parties, without the
emphasis on personalities,
would make the political pro
cess stronger and more respon
Former presidential candidate John
Anderson takes time to endorse the
Mondale/Ferraro ticket.
sive. Anderson said, because it
would force politicians to vote
along philosophical lines.
People belong to particular
parties but don't really know .
why. he said.
"1 would like to see them jqll
parties) become truly strong
parties and strong proponents,
of a particular public
philosophy, so people could say
I'm a Democrat, and I know '
why I’m a Democrat.”
Anderson, a 10-term
Republican representative from
Illinois, is keeping his options
open for a political future in the
Independent Party. He won't
comment on his political ambi
tions until after the current elec
tion. he said.
"I cherish any future ambi
tions for myself, but I'm quite
sincere in saying my chief goal
is really to see the concept and .
idea of a strong new party take
hold,” he said.
Anderson said that he doesn’t
regret his failed attempt for the
presidency in 1980 because he
hears people everyday tell him
they appreciated the chance to
vote for someone other than the "
two established party
candidates.
But if the new party is to take
hold, Anderson said, it will de
pend on more than one person
trying to organize it, or being its
one and only candidate.
"I can’t keep running for
president forever. I don't want
to be another Harold Stassen.”
U.S. retired naval officer
speaks against violence
A retired U.S. Navy admiral
will discuss the prospects for
abandoning “the concept of
violent resolutions of disputes"
at a Eugene luncheon today
from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Rear Admiral Eugene Carroll
spent 37 years in the Navy
before his retirement in 1982.
From-1977 to 1979. Carroll serv
ed on General Alexander Haig's
staff as director of military
operations for all U.S. forces in
Europe and the Middle East.
He also served as a planner
for naval operations at the Pen
tatgon. His duties included
planning U.S. strategies for
nuclear and conventional wars.
Carroll will speak at the Black
Angus Restaurant. 2133
Franklin Blvd. The luncheon is
$5.75 per person. Admission
and coffee only are $1.
The talk is sponsored by the
University Arms Control Forum
and other Eugene
organizations.
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