editorial
In 4th District race
vote for Weaver
This year’s race for the 4th District seat in the House of
Representatives is not as clear-cut as it has been in the past.
In fact, Jim Weaver and his Republican challenger, Bruce
Long, share a number of political similarities.
Both are concerned about the environment and the
economy. Weaver is a long-time congressional advocate for
wilderness protection. Long, if elected, says he would fight
for a national reforestation program that would charge a
nominal fee of $1 for every 1000 board feet of public timber
sold to go towards promoting reforestation on private wood
lots. Both candidates also favor plans to simplify the federal
tax system by eliminating deductions and the complicated
rate schedule currently used.
Despite some of these similarities, and the fact that both
candidates have impressive political backgrounds, it is
Weaver and not Long who has the experience and political
strength to represent the 4th District with continued
success.
Long knows local politics well, and has the potential to
do a good job representing the 4th District. But in terms of
congressional experience and foreign policy outlook. Long
differs greatly from Weaver.
Long’s passing remark during an Emerald interview
that Argentina is a country going communist shows a clear
lack of knowledge of Latin American politics. He also favors
continued military aid to the Contras fighting to overthrow
the government of Nicaragua until “free elections” are held
by the Sandinistas. Weaver strongly opposes any aid to the
Contras.
Long has criticized Weaver as an abrasive and non
compromising politician. While it is true that legislators
must learn to compromise in order to get their own bills
passed, Weaver’s strong stand on controversial issues has
been one of his biggest assets. We feel that Long would lack
the ability to stand firm on important issues like limiting
defense spending and cutting back on U.S. military involve
ment in Central America.
In response to being called abrasive, Weaver says,“I’m
abrasive only when people are hiding the truth and not deal
ing with the issues.” He demonstrated this well when he
took a stand against the Washington Public Power Supply
nuclear power program at a time when a majority of local
politicians disagreed with him. While Long has good poten
tial to represent the 4th District, we feel that Weaver’s long
time congressional experience and his firm knowledge of
important issues facing Oregon and the nation make him the
right choice on Nov.6.
Measure 1 offers good
revisions for a recall
The bottom line with Ballot Measure 1 is this: It would
not violate the intent or the substance of Oregon’s recall
procedure.
The purpose of Measure 1 is to make the recall pro
cedure more efficient and representative as a whole. Cur
rently, the procedure states that the minimum number of
signatures on a recall petition must be equal to at least 25
percent of the most recent vote for a supreme court justice in
the jurisdiction in which the recall is being attempted.
Measure 1 would change the number to 15 percent of
the most recent recall for governor. The reason for this is
because the number of people voting for governor is usually
higher than the number voting for a supreme court justice.
Thus, the trade off is a larger voter base for a lower signature
percentage.
Measure 1 would also increase the time for a special
recall election from 20 days to 35 days. In the past, the 20
day period has proved to be too short for local election of
fices to organize an effective recall election.
There is no widely organized opposition to Measure 1
for the specific reason that it is a good idea. Vote yes on 1.
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Think first
Guess who:
1. Signed the 'first abortion
bill in America as governor.
2. Said. “The United States
has much to offer THE THIRD
WORLD WAR.”
3. Falls asleep in cabinet
meetings.
4. Has been endorsed by the
Ku Klux Klux.
5. Didn’t know heavy land
based missies were on the land.
6. Took responsibility for 262
Americans killed in Beirut and
then said. “Anyone that's ever
had their kitchen done over
knows that it never gets done as
soon as you wish it would.”
7. Promised a balanced
budget but instead gave us a
$800 billion debt. That’s $3200
per person and growing.
8. Proposed a $20 million cut
in Medicare after saying he had
no plans to do so.
9. Told school children ket
chup is a vegetable.
10. Worked to repeal the Child
Abuse and Sex Abuse Act.
11. Proposed federal housing
cuts for the elderly.
12. Cut education for nearly
everyone:
If you answered Ronald
Reagan, you’re right. But if you
still think you’re better off today
than four years ago, consider
the following:
Increase in gross national pro
duct during administration —
Carter 13.6 percent, Reagan
10.3 percent.
25 year fixed home mortgage
rate — average — Carter 10.6
percent, Reagan 13.8 percent,
Peak — Carter 14.5 percent,
Reagan 16.3 percent.
Unemployment Rate — Carter
6.4 percent, average.
Unemployed at the end of term.
7.6 million. Reagan 8.6 percent,
average. Unemployed in Sept.
8.5 million.
Poverty — Carter 13 percent
below poverty line at end of ad
ministration. Reagan 15.2 per
cent below poverty line in 1983. .
Anyone can deliver one
liners. Before you vote check
out what you’re NOT being
told.
Jennifer Jewett
Eugene
Be unselfish
People in the United States
are being challenged on Nov. 6
to be unselfish. As the
wealthiest and most powerful
nation in the world, we have a
responsibility not only to our
own people but to people
around the globe to vote.with
compassion and with respect
for human dignity. It is difficult
to look beyond our own per
sonal economic needs. Why
should we be concerned that, in
the U.S. today, more and more
people are dropping into pover
ty. most of them women and
children. Why. ail the in
dicators show that the economy
is getting stronger.
And. you say. look at how
global respect for the U.S. has
grown. But have we gained the
respect borne of trust and as a
representative of freedom, or
that of fear and envy? Are we
showing the world that we
believe in human rights for
everybody? Does this govern
ment act with stewardship for
the natural environment, for
this and future generations?
When you go to the polls to
vole, go with' compassion.'
Don’t let the world continue to
be subjected to the close
minded nationalism and
policies of fear that -have
characterized the past four
years. Don’t make the poor and
the children of Oregon bear the
brunt of property tax cuts. Be
creative. Ixiok beyond yourself.
Vote.
Diane Hollister
Graduate. Economics
Dedicated folks
last week I was passing by
the library and noticed the mar
ching band practicing on the
football field outside the music
school. It was pouring rain, and
the field was more mud than
grass. It was quite an inspira
tion to see the enthusiasm that
they all had. 1 stopped to talk to
one of them, and was surprised
to find out that the band
members put in an average of
ten hours a week working on
their show'.
At the Washington/UO game
in Seattle, even though the
Oregon team didn't win. the.
band sure did. Their half-time
show over-shadowed the much
higher-budgetted Washington
band to such a degree that I
wonder why they don’t get as
much support from their home
crowd.
It seems strange to me that
Washington’s crowd cheered
louder for our marching band
than Oregon fans do. I think it’s
time the Oregon crowd realized
what a good job the marching
band is doing.
Kevin Kendrick
Business
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