EDITORIAL OCA’s third party doomed to lailure Once again, the OCA has shown its true colors. Led by power-hungry Lon Mahon, the OCA has left the Or egon Republican Party after realising its attempts to set the party's agenda wero failing. Mabon and company were not interested in being team-players and helping Republicans win elections. Rtf her, they were interest ed only in seeing the furthering of their own ultra-con servative agenda. Oregon Republicans should be overjoyed that this destructive, minority element has been removed from die party. Not that all is well. Should Mabon successfully organize his proposed American Heritage Party, it is likely that the AHP will enter Al Mobley into the November senatori al election. Mobley, for those who don’t recall, was the OCA sponsored candidate who cost ^PfllWIOy IrM OCA’m success In Springfield, with tfmpmnagnd Measure 20-08, has gone to Km coMecthre head. then Attorney General Dave Frohmeyer the gubernato rial election, splitting the Republican vote and sending Barbara Roberts to the state's highest office with only a plurality. For Sen. Bob Packwood. Oregon's Republican sena tor running for reelection. Mobley's candidacy could mean trouble. If enough Republicans follow the OCA and support Mobley, the election could be hunded to Democratic challenger Lcs Aucoin. The wisdom and logic that led Mabon and the OCA to drop the only source of power and access to main stream politics is unclear. Apparently, the OCA's suc cess in Springfield, with the passage of Measure 20-08. has gone to its collective head. The chances of an OCA sponsored candidate winning a major political office art! slim and none. And slim just went out the door. What the OCA has succeeded in proving is its abil ity to create divisions among Oregonians. Its "us v. them’’ mentality, bordering on paranoia, has divided the Republican Party, the citizens of Springfield, the gay and straight community and religious groups. Oregon Republicans should tukc this opportunity to clear their name and publicly renounce the OCA and its destructive agcnda.Tomorrows leaders must be flexible in their positions, rather than confined by rigid ideologies. For this reason, more than any other, the OCA and the American Heritage Party are doomed to foil. Oregon Daily Emerald fix.INI < HI C.ON iUO) The Oregon Oa*y EmmU a pubOahaa dally Monday through Friday dunng tha tctxxx yaar and Tuaaday are) Thureday dunng tha aummar by tha Oregon DaCy t'maretd Pubaareng Co Inc . al tha Urwaracy ol Oregon. I ugana. Oregon Tha Cmarak) oparaia. mdapandontiy (X tha Uwraraty arch oftcaa al SuCa 300 ol lha Elb Memorial Union are) a a mambar ol lha Aaaooaiad Preaa Tha t mar aid ta pnvaM proparty Tha urcaaCil removal or uaa ol papar* a pro, arm atxaby Mar Eddara Tim Nad. Oaralyn Irappn OrapMoa EdMor Jan Paalay EMortal Edbor Martin Tartar MgM Edbar Pa Molach Technician: Todd Wane Srtaam Banyan. Jana M*. Garen Oh. Sarah Quabnan. Carhartna Royta. (%ggy MoGmn. Hamper Kapiy Carbona. Stparvaaor . - —* ija a. , *a.. _ -* .. - rt , . , aw-a aa a. - a ■ - are I-^ ingno wn««, nojupnn unnwor nacy MHcnaB. jmynnm imno Oanarat Manager Ju Otaptm XnxMlWt_Kuril AOfrttJnq_HI 043 COMMENTARY Plan would end hunger by 1995 By Bob Pack wood All of us are touched deep ly when wo see pictures of starving children in Af rica, or in Central America. Wn're haunted by their eyos. and horrifiod by the statistics showing how many millions of children die. Wo don't often enough stop to think about all of the chil dren who go hungry here In tho United Stales. Recently a group of medical leaders, advocacy groups and others announced the Medford Declaration to End Hunger in tho United Stales. This Declara tion sets forth a plan to end childhood hunger by 1995. and to achieve economic self-reli ance for most households by the year 2000. I've recently met with CEOs, and I'm pleased with the private sector involve ment. 1‘ve long felt that a pub lic/privata effort is the way to solve this problem. Tho Declaration suggests that by working with programs like the Womon, Infants and Chil dren program (WIC). food stamps, and school lunches, we can cut back on childhood hun ger In the next two years. Tho Declaration also calls for ex pansion of Meals on Whools, and better access to child care and |ob training programs. The endorsers of the Declaration also support the Mickey Leland Childhood Hungor Relief Act, a bill I co-sponsored oarlfer this year. That bill would expand tho food slump program, pro viding assistance (o low-in come families and the working poor. Tho Mickey Leland hill especially helps children. I do have one concern Bbout the Mickey Leland bill; we need to find a way to fund those important programs that help our nation's children without driving up the deficit oven further. In fact, tho bill passed out of the Agriculture Committee on tho condition that before the full Senate can consider it, wo nood to provide for tho bill's funding. I'm now looking for a way to fund the bill, but believe me, 1 support what it alms to do and I won't give up until I find a way to take care of this very important bill. In the meantime, many of us support this Declaration and we are willing to fight to make it a reality. Wo can reach every needy child with the school lunch and breakfast programs. Wo can start with tho six mil lion poor youngsters who often begin their day with no food. We can fully use tho WIC pro gram to help make sure poor mothers do not give birth to un dernourished babies — helping four million more youngsters who are now at risk. Finally, wo can expand the food stamps that help unemployed house holds make It through these tough times. Today we have peace In this world. We have tried for so long to have a peaceful world, Sen Bob Packwood wn need to use this window of opportunity to achiove a now goal — tho abolishment of hun gnr horo at homo. If wo abolish hunger horo at homo, we can increase tho competitiveness of our work force. If we abolish hunger here at home, wo can have more productive, healthi er young adults tomorrow. If we abolish hunger hero at home, we can make a dent In crime In our cities. Now is tho time for us to act. These have been tough times for a lot of Oregonians. I want to do everything I can to help those Oregonians — and their families — in the coming year. Doing something to help their children Is the place to be gin. Sen. Bob I’ackwood (K-Ore j Is an Incumbent seeking re election to the U.S. Senate. Ituasndttoloe mb p£Pot; auvouR A»oes HAVE