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Portland Observer
Thursday. A pril 29, 1976
W e see the world
through Black eyes
Keep Bill McCoy
B ill M cC oy is th e in ­
cu m b e n t . State Senator
f o r D is tric t 8, h a v in g
b e e n a p p o in t e d a fte r
b e in g e le c te d tw ic e to
the House o f R epresen­
tatives. M cC oy has serv­
ed on th e W ays a nd
M eans C o m m itte e , w as
co - c h a irm a n o f the
H o u s e C o m m itte e o n
A g in g , a n d c u r r e n tly
ch airs the s u b co m m itte e
on d e liv e ry o f services
o f th e In te rim C o m m it­
tee on H um an Resourc­
es
A lo n g tim e reside n t
o f N orth P o rtlan d, Mc-
CSoy has h a d p r o fe s ­
s io n a l e x p e r ie n c e in
a g in g , ju v e n ile p r o b ­
lem s, v o c a tio n a l re h a b ilita tio n , c h ild care, e d u c a ­
tio n a nd w e lfa re .
He has put his e x p e rie n c e to
w o rk in the le g is la tu re , b rin g in g a concern fo r
p e o p le to the job o f w ritin g laws.
M cC oy's a d d itio n a l interests in clu d e la b o r re la ­
tions, state g o v e rn m e n t o pe ra tio n s, e q u ita b le ta x a ­
tio n , a nd e n v iro n m e n ta l p ro te ctio n .
M cC oy has p ro ve d his va lu e as a State Senator
a nd is the O b server's ch o ice fo r Senate D istrict 8.
We need Priestley
W a lly P r ie s tle y has
served as a th o rn in the
s id e o f th e e s ta b lis h ­
m e n t d u rin g his m a n y
term s in th e House o f
R e p re s e n ta tiv e s .
As
e a rly p a rtic ip a n t in th e
stru g g le fo r c iv il rights,
fo r fa rm w o rk e r's rights,
fo r an e nd to the w a r in
V ie tn a m , P r ie s tle y h as
o fte n bee n c o n sid e re d a
re b e l» A A lth o u g h h e
spends his tim e m a k in g
law s, he is th e firs t to
a d m it th a t those law s
a re n ot ju stly a p p lie d .
Priestley p ra ctices c i­
tiz e n
p a r tic ip a tio n ,
b e in g a c tiv e in the C o n co rd ia N e ig h b o rh o o d Asso­
c ia tio n . He has w a g e d w a r on p u b lic u tility rate
increases a n d a dvo cate s pro gram s th a t b e n e fit the
co m m on p e o p le . He fo u g h t to stop th e d iv is io n o f
A lb in a in to fo u r d istricts a n d has w e ll re p re sen te d
this c o m m u n ity .
O c c a s io n a lly th e so -ca lle d ra d ica l turns out to be
th e tru e se rva n t o f th e p e o p le -- a nd w e th in k this
is tru e o f W a lly Priestley. The O b server endorses
h im fo r re -e le c tio n .
Gretchen Kafoury best
G re tc h e n
K a fo u ry
s e e k s th e D e m o c r a tic
n o m i n a t i o n f o r th e
H o u se o f R e p re s e n ­
ta t iv e s .
Ms. K a fo ury,
w h o lives a t 1508 N.E.
Stanton has lo n g been
a c tiv e in c o m m u n ity
s e r v ic e .
M s. K a fo u r y
lo b b ie d at the 1971 and
1973 le g isla tu re s fo r the
passage o f consum er
p r o te c t io n la w s , a n d
e q u a l rig hts fo r w o m e n ,
m in o ritie s a n d the h a n ­
d ica p p e d .
T he m o th e r o f tw o
c h ild re n a n d a fo rm e r
e m p lo y e e o f 4-C, she is co nce rn ed a b o u t q u a lity
c h ild care as a rig h t.
She supports* stricter
re g u la tio n s on n u cle a r e n e rg y a n d th e d e v e lo p ­
m e n t o f a lte rn a te sources o f ene rg y.
G retche n K a fo u ry has p ro ve n her interest in o u r
co m m u n ity . The O b server endorses her c a n d id a c y
fo r th e House o f R epresentatives, D istrict 13.
Another Point of view
[E dito r's N o te ] S e ve ra l w ee ks a g o w e p u b lis h e d a
g u e s t e d ito ria l fro m the " A tla n ta In q u ire r," discuss­
in g J im (n y C arter's ca n d id a cy. F o llo w in g his "ethnic
p u r it y " sta te m e nt, w e w e re asked w h e th e r, w e
w o u ld " r e fu t e " th a t e d ito ria l. We a g a in re fe r to the
" I n q u ir e r ."
M ove on, Jimmy - Move on
ta k e n fro m the A tla n ta In q u ire r
For those w h o h ad b e co m e e x c ite d o ve r th e p re s i­
d e n t ia l c a m p a ig n o f fo r m e r G e o r g ia G o v e r n o r
J im m y C arter, the a g o n iz in g is g o in g to c o n tin u e fo r
a w h ile , a t least o ve r his sta te m e nt a d v o c a tin g “ e th ­
n ic p u rity ” o f n e ig h b o rh o o d s . C arter a p o lo g iz e d , but
his ch o ice o f w o rd s on “ a lie n g ro u p s " a n d "e th n ic
p u rity ” d e e p ly d is tu rb e d those w h o a re su p p o rtin g
h im v ig o ro u s ly a n d those w h o w e re on th e ve rg e o f
c lim b in g a b o a rd his p re s id e n tia l b a n d w a g o n .
O p po ne n ts, o f course, fin a lly g o t s o m e th in g to get
th e ir te eth into. They had not b ee n a b le to g e t a
fo o th o ld at o th e r stops a lo n g th e w a y .
It w as in d e e d an u n fo rtu n a te re m a rk th a t w ill
lik e ly have a te llin g e ffe c t on the re m a in in g m onths
o f C a rte r's c a n d id a c y . O n ly tim e w ill te ll. A lo t o f
p e o p le a re n 't ta lk in g because th e a g o n iz in g c o n ti­
nues. A lo t o f o thers a re ta lk in g a n d m a k in g as m uch
" h a y " as th ey can. The c o m in g p rim a rie s in o th e r
states a n d G e o rg ia 's firs t p re s id e n tia l p rim a ry on
M a y 4th a re g o in g to be q u ite re v e a lin g .
There is, h o w e v e r, n o th in g in J im m y C arte r's re ­
co rd th a t w o u ld m a rk h im a racist. H ere is a m an
w h o , a m o n g o th e r th ing s, had Blacks on his g u b e r­
n a to ria l s ta ff. H ere is a m an w h o a p p o in te d 44
Blacks to state p o sitio n s d u rin g his tim e in o ffic e .
H ere is a m an w h o se a d m in is tra tio n re c o g n iz e d
Black a c h ie v e m e n t a n d history by in c lu d in g the first
th re e p o rtra its o f Blacks in th e State C a p ito l. H ere is
a m an w h o o p e n e d up the G o v e rn o r's M a n s io n fo r
ra p sessions w ith Blacks in the m e d ia . A n d a m an
w h o p la y e d " p ic k u p " b a ll w ith Blacks w h e n he w as
a c h ild , th e o n ly w h ite in the g a m e .
A n d h ere w as a m an w h o , in his In a u g u ra l Address
as g o v e rn o r, said racism m ust be e nd ed .
N o o th e r G e o rg ia g o v e rn o r can c la im th a t k in d o f
record.
If is p u z z lin g to fig u re th a t he re a lly m e a n t the
" e th n ic p u r ity " a n d " a lie n g ro u p s " statem ents. But
a n y b o d y w h o w a tc h e d te le v is io n saw those w ords
c o m in g o u t o f the m o u th o f th e c a n d id a te .
The
G o v e rn o r g a v e his o p p o n e n ts a n in stru m e n t fo r
possible d e ra ilm e n t o f his c a m p a ig n , b ut he was
honest e n o u g h to a d m it he had m a d e a m ista ke that
he n o w lives w ith a n d m ust fo rc e fu lly e ra d ic a te .
Black p e o p le w h o have s u p p o rte d C arte r have
lik e d w h a t he has said. So have those w h o a re not
Black a n d w h o b e c a m e his supporters. O ne o f the
th in g s th e y u n d e rsto o d w as p re ju d ic e , a nd those
w h o h a v e bee n m ost v ic tim iz e d by p re ju d ic e saw
th a t th e re w as a fe a r fro m o th e r sections th a t a
S o uthe rn e r, a n d a S o uthe rn e r fro m G e o rg id , w as
s te a m in g to w a rd the W h ite House.
Som e o f us h ave been e s p e c ia lly a w a re o f this
c o m in g fro m n a tio n a l te le v is io n co m m e n ta to rs. NBC
a n d ABC, fo r instance b oth p ro je c te d C arter to co m e
in second in the W isconsin P rim ary a n d John C h a n ­
c e llo r o f NBC e s p e c ia lly seem ed to d e lig h t in the
lo o m in g loss.
He " c h e e r fu lly " asked a re p o rte r
te le v is in g liv e fro m a C arter o p p o n e n t's h e a d q u a rt­
ers, " W h y a re n 't a ll those p e o p le s m ilin g ? "
A n d te le v is io n c o m m e n ta to rs lite r a lly b e m o a n e d
th e fa c t th a t no " lib e r a ls " w o u ld be le ft w ith a shot at
th e n o m in a tio n if R ep ub lica n M o rris U d a ll fa ile d in
W isconsin. So, w h a t's a " lib e r a l" ? Black fo lk have
had e xp e rie n c e s w ith lib e ra ls b e fo re a n d lo o k at
w h a t shape th e y a re in to da y. A tla n ta Blacks th o u g h t
th e y h ad p ut th e g re a te st lib e ra ls in o ffic e w h e n
M assell b e ca m e m a y o r, but re m e m b e r w h a t h a p ­
p e n e d w h e n M assell w as c h a lle n g e d fo r the second
te rm , he d id not w in w h e n M a y n a rd Jackson set his
sights on the m a y o r's seat. H ow m uch has lib e ra lis m
b ro ug ht?
H ow m uch has J im m y C arter's c a m p a ig n been
d a m a g e d by " e th n ic p u rity "?
An a p o lo g y w o n 't erase the sting, but it has been
e x te n d e d a nd w e th in k J im m y C arte sh o u ld m ove
on w ith his c a m p a ig n . T h o u g h tfu l voters w ill re ­
cord, e v a lu a te a ll c a n d id a te s fo r th em selve s a nd ,
sh ow us th e ir d ecision s in th e c o m in g p rim a rie s .
Education and the critical voice
by Herb L. Cawtborne
It ia now time for concerned members
of the Black community to reconsider
their relationship to the public school
system.
Over the past decade we have fought to
bring significant issues to the renter
stage of education. I t was imperative
that institutions take a good look at
themselves.
We made them do this.
The angry voices of Black people
throughout the country rose up in unified
criticism of the educational establish
ment.
We underscored the rampant
racism. We decried the discriminatory
tracking, which amounted to indifference
on the part of the educational system
when it came to the development of Black
youth. W e called for modification of the
deep seated bias in curriculum. Wo railed
for a curriculum that would do less
damage to young Blacks one that would
be striped of the negative images which
were ks a rule projected.
LETTERS
Letter to the Editor,
I really don't find fault when you
accept advertisements where you can
get them. A fte r all, you are running a
newspaper.
It is important, however, that your
readers know that when Frank Ivancie's
ads show gobs of money being tossed
out of Mayor Neil Goldschmidt's office
door, that this is actually an attack on
Neil Goldschmidt's support for Social
Programs that directly affect the lives
of the Black white poor. Those of us
who are active in the community affairs
know this.
Frank Ivancie is directing his appeal
lor votes at the red necks and Archie
Bunkers among us.
This demagogic
appeal should be warning enough to all
progressive minded Portlanders, espe
cially those living in the Model Cities
area, to work for the election of Neil
Goldschmidt by a clear majority in the
May 25th primary.
gains that have been made.
And the voices of criticism should be
turned inward upon ourselves. We must
criticise those members of the community
who pray on it and drag it downward for
their own profit. We must do more to let
our children know that we expect them to
work hard. W e cannot build a strong
community in one or two generations.
The children need to know thia, because
they will be called upon to continue a
struggle that is more than 400 years old.
The angry voices of criticiam jve re
necessary.
They are still necessary
today, but the climate in which they must
be presented has changed.
The voices of criticism must be mount
ed on the foundation of cooperative
effort.
We must still challenge the
insensitive, uncommitted teacher, but we
must be willing to help the school system
identify teachers who are acceptable to
the community and who ran impart the
know ledge our ch ild ren desp erately
need. We must continue to challenge the
racist teacher, but we must be careful not
to classify the competent teacher in
u n fa ir term s and w ith o u t adequate
knowledge.
Certainly, the voice of criticisms should
step forward whenever the school system
is caught wavering on its commitment to
serve the Black community. But at the
same time members of the Black com
munity should be willing to roll up their
sleeves and do the difficult work neces
sary to help the schools maintain the
The unrelenting voice of criticism
should boldly come forth everytim e we
find Black youth negating the long
struggle that is their heritage. As John
Hope Franklin puts it. "they must never
forget that Negro fathers and mothers
made untold sacrifices in order to secure
for their children a portion of the learning
that they had been denied.”
It is time to turn the criticism inward,
for it is time once again to get our own
house in order.
RE-ELECT
COMMISSIONER CHARLES R. JORDAN
Herb Simpson
Gilcrease
(Continued from p. 1 col. 4)
order that would be beneficial to us and
the poor for a change.” This statement
was in regard to Fletcher's bringing the
first equal pay suit for women in 1969.
He explained how he had "disguised the
Philadelphia plan as a regulation. I f I
had put it in the hopper as a regulation,
they’d have filibustered it to death. And
we'd have never got it out. Why? So
they'd sue me. And once its a suit, it's
over in the Courts and legislature. The
legislative branch of government can't
do anything about it."
Fletcher ex­
plained that the Philadelphia Plan had
nothing to do with quotas. "W hat the
Philadelphia Plan called for was the
sharing of man hours of work...and if
you can get them to share the work
with you, they automatically are going
to share the money with you."
C harles Jordan has a lo n g reco rd o f service to his
c o m m u n ity .
C harles Jordan has a concern fo r the p e o p le o f P ortland
th a t goes b e y o n d p o litic a l rh e to ric .
C harles Jordan represents those in our c o m m u n ity w h o
have n eve r had a strong vo ic e in g o v e rn m e n t b e fo re .
C harles Jordan has the " g u t s " to address the h a rd
p ro b le m s o f th e 70's -- crim e, h ig h u n e m p lo y m e n t, in fla tio n
a nd ris in g e n e rg y costs.
C O M M IS S IO N E R C H A R LES R. JORDAN
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