May 23. 1974
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Portland Observer
S e c tio n _ H _ _ _
Endorsements
Governor (Democrat)
O ne o f th e m ost d if f i
cu lt
decisions
D em o
cratic voters w ill h ave to
m ake is in the race fo r
the D em ocratic n o m in a
tio n fo r g o ve rn o r. The
th re e m a jo r ca nd id ates
are a ll
w e ll-q u a lifie d
and
a re
c o n c e rn e d
a bo ut th e p e o p le o f the
state.
State Treasurer Jim
Redden impresses us as the m ost responsive o f the
candidates. He has a p ro ven reco rd in th e le g is
la tu re , as State Treasurer a nd as a p ra cticin g
a tto rn e y, ye t his a pp ro ach to th e p ro b le m s is one
o f listin g a nd e x p lo rin g a lte rn a tiv e s b e fo re m a k in g
the fin a l d e cisio n .
His interests a re b ro ad
--
e n v iro n m e n ta l p ro te ctio n , mass tra n s p o rta tio n , d e
ve lo p m e n t o f g e o th e rm a l a nd w in d ene rg y,
e m p lo y m e n t fo r a ll. His d e d ic a tio n to a ffirm a tiv e
a ction is d em on strate d by th e fa c t th a t his d e p a rt
m en t's m in o rity e m p lo y m e n t has one o f th e
greatest p ercentages o f g ro w th in state g o v e rn
m ent.
W e b e lie v e Jim Redden is a m an o f in te g rity , o
m an w h o has m ad e th e e xtra e ffo rt to listen to the
Black co m m u n ity.
Governor (Republican)
S e c re ta ry o f S ta te
C la y M y e rs o p p o s e s
State Senator V ictor A ti-
yeh fo r th e R epublican
m o n in o tio n fo r G o v e r
nor o f O reg on .
A tiy e h
is
an
e x
p e rie n ce d le g isla to r and
businessm an a n d is w e ll
q u a lifie d to serve as
g o ve rn o r.
He has not
fo u n d it necessary to
beco m e in v o lv e d m the Black c o m m u n ity , so w e
have not hod th e ' o p p o rtu n ity to d e te rm in e the
reasons fo r his stand on p a rtic u la r issues, b ut w e
th in k the consequences o f his proposals -- fo r
ca p ita l p un ish m e n t, a g a in st a b o rtio n , a ga in st
ffo rid a tio n — fe ll m ore h e a v ily on m in o ritie s and
on th e poor.
Clay M yers, on th e o the r hand, has bee n in
constant co m m u n ic a tio n w ith th e Black c o m m u n ity
and a lth o u g h w e m ig h t not a g re e w ith som e o f his
octions, he does ta ke the tim e to e x p la in his
p o sitio n .
M yers has fo r m a n y years bee n a p ro p o n e n t o f
e q u a l rig hts a n d has b ee n p e rs o n a lly in v o lv e d
He has h ire d Blacks in his d e p a rtm e n t a nd is
resp on sible fo r th e a p p o in tm e n t o f others to o the r
d epartm ents.
His personal in te g rity w as d em o n stra te d by his
u n p o p u la r vote o gam st th e n o m in a tio n o f Spiro
A g n e w fo r V ice President a t th e 1972 R epublican
N a tio n a l C on ven tion .
M yers c le a rly hos expressed m o re interest in
a nd concern fo r th e m in o rity co m m u n ity , a nd w e
b e lie v e th a t if he w e re e le c te d g o y e rn o r, his
interest w o u ld co n tin u e W e b e lie v e he w o u ld use
th e o ffic e to m a x im iz e m in o rity in v o lv e m e n t in
g o ve rn m e n t.
Court of A ppeals
Judge Jacob Tanzer is se eking e le c tio n to the
lu d g e s h ip to w h ich he was a p p o in te d by G o verno r
Tom M cC all.
Tanzer has e arn e d respect fo r his
h ard w o rk a n d com m onsense ju d g e m e n t
As the
first d ire c to r o f th e state's D ep artm en t o f H um an
Resources, Tanzer re ce ive d an in sig h t in to the
e v e ry d a y p ro b le m s c f O re g o n 's citizens. A lth o u g h
w e h ave not a lw a y s a gre e d w ith Judge Tanzer's
p o lic ie s , a n d p a rtic u la rly those in c h ild core, he is
by fa r th e m ost q u a lifie d ca n d id a te . C o m in g from
a “ lib e r a l" p h ilo so p h y th e re is p erhaps m ore
p o s s ib ility th a t Tanzer w o u ld loo k w ith e q u a l
fa irn e ss on a n y citize n th a t com es b e fo re him .
U 3 . Senate
''P r in c ip le s b e f o r e
p o litic s " is, as a lw a ys,
th e slog an o f W a yn e
M orse, w h o seeks to
retu rn to th e U nited
States Senate. A lth o u g h
m an y
w o u ld
assum e
th a t M orse, a t a ge 73, is
too o ld to retu rn to
W a sh in gton , his 24 years
in the Senate give s h im
e x p e rie n c e th a t no o the r
c a n d id a te can m atch.
Every Black person in O reg on has b e n e fite d from
M orse's service in the Senate -- his sponsorship
o f C iv il Rights Bills, his ca rryin g m ore b ills p ro
v id in g fo r fe d e ra l a id to e d u c a tio n than ever
b e fo re in the h istory o f the n a tio n , a n d each w ith a
n o n -d is c rim in a tio n rid e r; his sponsorship o f OEO,
m a n p o w e r tra in in g , a nd w e lfa re le g is la tio n , his
in v o lv e m e n t in le g is la tio n to p ro v id e a better life
fo r the a g in g , th e d isa b le d , the poor
M orse was
the first Senator to oppose the V ie tn a m w a r a nd
w as o ne o f o n ly tw o senators to vote a gainst US
in v o lv e m e n t. His reco rd o f service fo r the voter is
im p ecca b le .
M orse w a rn e d agam st m ilita ry in v o lv e m e n t in
SE Asia as he w a rn e d a ga in st the g ro w in g secrecy
in g o v e rm e n t — and, os usual, he p ro ved to be
Indorsed by:
The Oregonian
The Oregon Journal
The Portland Observer
JEWEL
f
Lansing
for County Auditor
..
O E M « RAT . . .
lans.ng tor Auditor Com m i» « .
Bon Padre» C n a irm a n ,.
Pti.up A Wtnld« C PA P o l f I
Treasurer 975 5 E Sandy
Bivd Portland Oregon WAX
rig ht.
The next 6 years a re im p o rta n t years to the
n a tio n , a nd O reg on could best serve the n atio n
a nd its fu tu re by re tu rn in g W a yn e Morse to the
Senate
As fo r age. M orse's a ge is an inve stm en t on
w h ic h the p e o p le can d ra w -
o "p o litic a l bank
a c c o u n t." There is m uch to say fo r the e le c tio n o f
y o u n g a nd n e w faces
--
b ut som etim es the
w isdo m a nd a b ility a c q u ire d th ro u g h years o f
e x p e rie n c e is in v a lu a b le a nd irre p lo c e o b le .
It is
b etter to e le ct a m an you k n o w can do the job
th an to ta ke a chance on o ne w h o te lls you he
con.
3rd Congressional District
O ne o f the m ost im
p orta n t p osition s to be
fille d is th a t o f C on
gressm an fo r the Third
District, the seat w h ich
w ill be vacated by Edith
G reen
T h e re a re
s e v e ra l
q u a lif ie d c a n d id a t e s
w ho co u ld se iv e w e ll,
but fro m a m o n g them
w e chose State Senator
V ern Cook
C ook, w h o describes h im s e lf a s. o
"C iv il L ib e rta ria n ", has served in the O regon
House o f R epresentatives a nd th e Senate fo r 20
years, a nd has a so lid record o f support o f in
d iv id u a l rights.
He is concerned a bo ut d is c rim in a tio n a nd o p
pression
--
not o n ly a g a in st m in o ritie s but
a ga in st th e poor
-- a nd his reco rd show s this
concern
W e b e lie v e Cook to be in te llig e n t,
honest, a nd o p e n -m in d e d — a m en w h o does not
c la im to have a ll o f the a n tw e rs to the p ro ble m s o f
the Black c o m m u n ity , but a m an w ho w ill a tte m p t
to fin d e q u ita b le solutions.
H arl Haas, c u rre n tly District A tto rn e y o f M u lt
n o m a h C ounty, is also w e ll q u a lifie d fo r this
p o s itio n but w e b e lie v e he is n e e de d in the
p o s itio n he n o w h olds
Hoos has b ro u g h t in
n o v a tiv e program s to th e o ffic e , p a rtic u la rly on the
areas o f ju v e n ile d e lin q u e n c y p re v e n tio n a nd
ch ild abuse a nd m C onsum er Protection
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