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While this year's state Senate and House campaigns have been
noticeably low-key, the importance of having intelligent and dedicated
state leadership cannot be overemphasized.
In the 16th District Senate race two Democratic incumbents,
Charles Vickery and Russell Walker, are being challenged by two
Republicans, Alice Ward and Charles Adams. Of these four
candidates, we believe two of them, Walker and Adams, would be
responsible and creative state senators.
In the 17th District House race, two seats are open and as far as
we are concerned the election is a foregone conclusion. Incumbent
Patricia Hunt and newcomer Joe Hackney, both Democrats, are
capable of doing outstanding jobs as House representatives. Their
opponent, Republican James Blair, literally has disappeared.
Republican Party officials have been unable to locate him.
Ths Senate Ttzce
Walker, who is seeking his fourth term, serves as chairman of the
state Democratic Party and vice chairman of the Children's Special
Needs Commission, and was the co-chairman of the Social Services
Commission. He has learned to balance carefully fiscal conservatism
and responsive government.
He supports ERA and the new generation bill (a voluntary local
program that allows each county to coordinate services for its youth),
and was given the best consumer rating in the Senate by an
independent research group. Unlike Vickery, he opposes the
abolishmen t of the intangibles tax (as do Ward and Adams) because he
believes the loss of these revenues would strain county budgets. He
does at times seem too content in justifying programs that have been
misused, such at CETA, because they are well-intentioned.
Adams is a traditional Republican in many ways. He opposes ERA
By MELANIE SILL
Morn sounded hesitant as our
telephone conversation turned to
politics.
"Your father said he won't tell you
who he's voting for," she said. "I don't
know what I'm going to do...I promise I
won't vote for Reagan, though."
Later in the conversation, just before
1 hung up, Mom tried to reassure me
that my argument against Reagan had
done some good.
'I'll vote for John Anderson, OK?"
she asked.
It wasn't OK though. 1 would have
liked to think my mother honestly
shared my confidence that Anderson
was the best candidate for president. It
disturbed me that my parents, who grew
up at the same time as Carter, Reagan
and Anderson and who had weathered
the same hardships and reveled in the
same triumphs as all three candidates,
couldn't figure out which one would
make the best president.
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Mom and Dad are like many
Americans this year pollsters say more
than in the last two presidential
elections in their uncertainty about the
candidates. Dad, who was in uniform at
the same times as Anderson, Reagan and
Carter, doesn't, like any of the three.
Since the candidates' stands on issues
differ enough to cover most available
viewpoints, the uncertainty of voters
means more than that they don't know
who to elect president. It may be that the
1980 presidential campaign has proved
just how little Americans feel their votes
are worth.
A friend's father voiced the kind of
worries shared by many of the people
who traditionally turn out to vote.
"I have some very serious
disagreements with seme of the things
Ronald Reagan stands for," he said.
"But I also have some serious
disagreements with the way things have
been for the last four years."
My parents grew up in a time when
America was always right. Through the
Depression of the 1930s and World War
II, people in the United States had little
doubt that what the government said
was true.
Then came the Korean War, the civil
rights movement, Vietnam, anti-war
protests, marijuana, Watergate, and
Abscarn. As the cloak of illusion fell
from government, as the duker uiz of
the "American way" was revci!:d.
Mom and Dad and millions Ike them
saw their confidence in government
evaporate to the point that nothing was
left but doubt.
Sociologists have call-sd those who
reached adulthood in the ISCOs the
disillusioned generation a group of
young people who have learned that few
of the values professed by the United
States government hold up in practice.
Today's young people were exposed to
more truth and less illusion than their
parents and can recognize the fallacies
of elections and government more
easily. It's our parents most of whom
are middle-age, middle class and
middle income who are really
disillusioned. And it's they who will
make up the biggest percentage of voters
Nov. 4.
I almost called my parents back to say
more about who I felt should be
president. After all, I thought, I've read
and kept up and know just what each of
these men is like. What stopped me from
calling was a sobering realization: My
parents know what the candidates are
like, and they don't trust any of them.
Melanie Sill, a senior journalism major
from Wcipahu, Hawaii, is Weekender
editor.
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By GEOFFREY MOCK
When Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tug
McGraw struck out Kansas City Royal Willie
Wilson for the final out of the 1980 World Series,
it set off a mass celebration throughout the city
of brotherly love. However, the biggest victory
party that day came not in Philadelphia, but in
(saying he supports the ER but not the A) and believes that abortion, Washington D.C., at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,
should be exercised only when the life of a mother is in danger or in "It's all over! We've got the election now,"
cases of incest or rape. He advocates fiscal responsibility even though one White House official yelled above the
he doesn't oppose state programs across the board. He calls himself clashing of champagne glasses and chants of
more conservative than liberal. Yet, his conservatism is riddled not
with convenient cliches, but with a sense of thoughtfulness and
responsibility.
A Quaker minister, Adams questions the increase in military
expenditures advocated by the Republican Party. He also suggests that
to preserve wildlife the counties should have industrial parks, like the
Research Triangle Park, rather than randomly spreading them across
the state. He is refreshing change from the traditional Republican and
Democratic choices with which we usually find ourselves faced.
Vickery we give only a weak endorsement. While he adequately
represents the interests of the University of North Carolina at the
General Assembly, numerous people have complained that he fails to
push the legislation he initiates and that his attendance record in the
Senate is poor. In fact, in 1978 Vickery's attendance record was an
issue and residents from other areas questioned his desire to serve the
entire district aggressively.
Ward, too, shows a great deal of concern for such matters as the
environment, fiscal responsibility and community needs. She has been
involved in various businesses and has shown a willingness to address
issues such as the increased highway tax she opposes and the waste of
CETA funds. In many ways she is a perfectly acceptable candidate.
Yet, she seems quick to latch on to convenient scapegoats, calling
the Hunt "political machine" inherently bad and the new generation
bill dangerous. We do not feel she offers the experience of Walker and
Vickery or the originality of Adams. So while we believe she is
sincerely interested in serving her district, we believe the other three
are superior candidates.
The House Usee
Two people and a ghost are competing for two seats in the state
House of Representatives. Patricia Hunt, a four-term incumbent, and
Joe Hackney, a Chapel Hill lawyer, are the two people; James Blair is the
ghost. Because Blair has not appeared at any campaign functions and
because letters sent to his home come back "address unknown," the
task of selecting the best representatives for the seats has become
remarkably easy. But, voters are fortunate in this case because despite
the lack of choice in the race, thz two Democrats who undoubtedly
will be elected Nov. 4 will provide responsible leadership.
Hunt has a genuine concern for health and education issues in the
state. She has backed legislation that increased the salaries of public
school teachers a move that might lead to an improvement in North
Carolina's woeful record in this area. As chairman of the Judiciary
Committee she helped rewrite the juvenile code in an effort to keep
youth in the community and not in the jails.
Hackney is making his first bid for the House and has stressed his
experience in law he served as assistant district attorney for Orange
and Chatham counties from 1971-1974. He claims that as a
representative he would work hard for tax reform and would like to
see the sales tax on food eliminated. He has served on numerous
conservation councils and encourage more extensive conservation
measures.
Both Hunt and Hackney are advocates of the ERA. Both arc
graduates of this University's law school and have pledged to represent
Carolina's interests. Beth candidates, Hunt with her experience and
thoroughness ;lnd Hackney with his enthusiasm and determination,
deserve our votes Election Day.
"four more years." "Reagan doesn't have a
chance. As the Phillies go, so goes the nation."
The official knew his history. In every
presidential election since 1952, and in nine out
of the past 10 campaigns, the Democrats have
taken the White House when the National League
won the World Series, and the Republicans have
won when the American League team was the
champion. The exception that proves the rule
came in 1948 when the American League
champion Cleveland Indians defeated the
National League Boston Braves. Republican
candidate Thomas B. Dewey seemed assured of
the presidency, but Harry Truman staged a last
minute comeback to break the trend.
The Carter campaign kept a low profile
throughout the World Series, even when
Philadelphia took an early 2-0 lead in the series.
However, Carter campaign officials left nothing-
to chance, keeping in close contact with Phillies
manager Dallas Green at all times. Baseball
observers were puzzled when Green went with
rookie pitcher Marty Bystrom in the fifth game,
instead of his ace, Steve Carlton. In fact, the
decision was made at the White House by Carter
himself. "Jimmy thought that Steve would be a
better pitcher with five days' rest," political
adviser Hamilton Jordan said. "Besides, Steve's
such a tough pitcher in Veteran's Stadium, why
waste him on the road?"
The American flag was flying low at the
Reagan headquarters. Morale was down and
campaign officials struggled to regroup. "There
is a simple solution," a high-level official said,
"but Ronnie just can't seem to find it."
The official denied that Reagan's blunder of
mistaking George Brett with Babe Ruth had any
effect on the Royals' play. "Ronnie did not say
'The Babe will put it out,' " he said. "What he
meant was Kansas City will play in the tradition
of the Babe."
The surprise of the campaign came when it was
revealed that the move to create a third major
league, long believed to be the brainchild of the
television networks, was in fact .initiated by the
independent candidate for president, John
Anderson.
What about the citizens of New York? Who are
they going to support? And Los Angeles. Los
Angeles has no representation at all."
Garth asserted that the Anderson move had
nothing at all to do with this campaign and their
motives were totally unselfish. 'It's the principle
of the thing," he said. "America deserves better
than the Royals and the Phillies." However,
sources inside the Anderson campaign concede
that Anderson privately admits an independent
will never win the presidency until there is a third
major league.
The Anderson move created a lot of bitter'
feelings in the Carter camp. "Who does he think
he is, tampering with the major leagues," one
Carter official said. "If we give in to him on this
issue, there will be no end to his demands. All he
wants to do is to give the trash teams of the
American League West a chance to make the
series. He's a closet American Leaguer.
One amazing fact about the contest was that
despite the pressure put upon the players by the
candidates, they, kept their composure
throughout,-with the" one exception of Willie
Wilson, who wilted. "I didn't let it affect me,"
fete Kose said. "Carter didn't impress cie with
his knowledge of the sport. I don't care who
wins. Personally, I was in it just for the money."
"It's not fair that America is restricted to the Geoffrey Mock, a junior history major from
two choices of Kansas City and Philadelphia," Baltimore, Md.t is a staff writer for Ths Daily
Anderson media consultant David Garth said. Tar Heel. He wishes the Orioles had made the
"The two leagues simply don't offer a choice, series.
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