Speeches on various topics, including American politics, women's issues, the economy, Watergate, the Nixon administration, and the Democratic Party from 1973 forward [07]

That is not to say that we have not made gains...; Westwood May 17; For Watergate proves...; Good morning, fellow Democrats

6 THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE NOT MADE GAINS. I AM REMINDED OF A TIME SENATE AND CAME TO SALT CLEAR BACK WHEN LYNDON JOHNSON WAS MAJORITY LEADER OF THE HE LAKE TO MAKE A SPEECH. WAS TALKING ABOUT A TRIP HE HAD MADE TO SOME OF THE UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES, WHERE MAERICAN SOLIDIERS HAD BEEN STATIONED DURING WORLD WAR WE I I. AND 'WE OPENED WHAT HE SAID WAS, THIER EYES. WE AROUSED THEIR EXPECTATIONS. MADE MOTHERS REALIZE THAT THERE WERE PLACED IN THE WORLD WHERE CHILDREN DID NOT HAVE TO GO TO BED HUNGRY, COULD HAVE AN EDUCATION, COULD HAVE A CHCANCE TO SPEAK UP AND FOR WHAT THEY WANTED IN LIFE. THEY ARE A FORCE THAT MUST BE DEALT WITH,- ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, THAT BUT WE CAN NEVER GO BACK AND UNDO THOSE EXPECTATIONS, THE IS WHERE WOMEN ARE TODAY. IN ALL FUTURE PLANNING." FIRST BIG LONG STRUGGLE WAS FOR SUFFRAGE. WHEN IT CAME SOMEHOW EVERYONE, WavlEN AND MEN, SEEMED TO ASSUVlE THAT WOMEN HAD IT MADE--THAT THE RIGHT TO VOTE GAVE THEM WHATEVER THEY HAD BEEN LACKING IN LIFIi,AND THAT ALL ELSE WOULD REMAIN THE SAME. WE HAD THE "FLAMING" YOUTH WCXV1EN AND MEN SYNDROME IN THE TWENTIES, CELEBRATING FREEDOMS, AND SOME FREEDOMS WERE GAl NED. BUT THE WAS REALLY THE NEXT BIG STEP FORWARD, AND NEED FOR WOMEN I N JOBS I N WORLD WAR I I THEY WERE NOT COHES IVE OR LONG LASTI NG IT WAS NOT INITIATED BY WavlEN THEMSELVES--FOR THAT REASON AND FOR THE REAL NEEDS IN THE CTONTRY, NO PROTESTS WERE MADE. MORE Bur AGAIN YOU COULD NOT TURN THE CLOCK BACK. AND MORE WCXV1EN WERE \AIORKING OR WERE AWARE THAT THEY EITHER NEEDED TO OR WANTED TO HAVE ANOTHER LIFE BESIDES THE WIFE, MOTHER, HOUSEWIFE ROLE. ON THE OTHER HAND, MORE WOMEN WHO LIKED THEIR PRESENT OLE RESENTED THE WOMEN WHO WERE PUSHING FOR WE EQAULITY--FEELING THAT IT THREATENED THEM. r BELIEVE IT IS ONE I OF STILL HAVE THAT POLARIZATION, AND OUR MAJOR PROBLEMS. WI LL COME BACK TO THAT', OvER THE LAST DOZEN YEARS, AS WITH MANY OTHER GROUPS WHOSE EXPECTATIONS HAD BEEN AROUSED AND WHO WERE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO OVERCOME ruE BARRlAAS T() 1HOSE EXPECTATIONS· WOMEN , . . OF MANY PERSUAS IONS FORMED THEMSELVES I.NTO • 7 ORGANIZATIONS TO TRY TO ACHIEVE THEIR PURPOSES--AND THE WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HAD EXISTED FOR A LONG TIME POLARIZED EITHER TO AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE NEW GROUPS. FROM ''BRA-BURNERSII WHAT CAME TO BE CALLED THE ON ONE HAND, THE GROUPS WHO FELT THAT WOMEN MUST ACHIEVE ALL POSSIBLE EQUALITIES IN ONE FEEL SWOOP AND ONE COORDINATED ORGANIZATIONS--TO ALL THE MYRIAD GROUPS WHO FORMED AGAINST DISCRIMINATION "- .. - .. . IN ONE FIELD OR ANOTHER, NOW, WEAL, THE THE STATUS OF WOMEN WavlEN'S GROUPS--THE CONSUMER WavlEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS, THE BFW, THE LEAGUE, GROUPS,WE WORKED IN VARIOUS WAYS FROM PROTESTS TO COURT ACTIONS TO PUBLICITY TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS. AND LET WE MADE A LOT OF GA I NS ME QUOTE HERE FRavl A I BUT WE ALSO CAUSED OURSELVES SOME PROBLEMS STUDY OF WOMEN IN THE LABOR FORCE-- I 6 ¢ During the last six to eight years women's organizations have by the handfuls, both on the local and the national level, aimed at everything from women "taking over" to specififc injustices in specific firelds such as education, pililitics, government, and industry. sprung up To be honest about it, some of the rhetoric of the more extreme divided women further from each other--indeed, the failure of the groups equal rights maendment to date--even tho '30 states have now approved it, the arguments against it get stronger and more emotional ob Bias ,Affecting Women Found to Drop WOMEN, From Al in. some segregation jobs had diminished but that the whole "the extent of on oc- segregation by sex is large. In broad outline, this situation does not any have dramatic tween 1950.and be- 1970/' A, special analysis measi ured the oecupatlona! dis-· and of men tributions 'women in 197 .jobs in 1960 and 1970. It showed, according to the report, that there has been only a "very small change" in the dlrection of simtlarlty of jobs held by men made and women. women. Women substantial getting jobs as tial Widens with age through much of the working life." Lack of experience among one reason the gap in earnings remains so women was - had gains in accountants . .. 1960 'and 1970. Women held 38.4. per cent of the professional and technical jobs in 1960. In 1970, they had 39.9 per cent. __..".. do age' "in anything as strong a vowide, the report concluded, eational emphasis in their' and this in turn was due to" schooling-and for those the fact that women are not who do, the preparation is employed as continuously as are men. Women are apt to usually for a stereotyped 'female' occupation," it says. leave jobs to have children" Another section concluded and thus do not accumulate the years of experience that that there had' been very litmen do. tle change in the earnings men between and gap An earnings differentlal 'women working a full workof about 20 per cent still ex week. In 1971, women. were ists between men and earning about two-thtr is as women when adjustment the professional and technlcal categories there was very Iittle change between _____ not increase with like the" men's do," it same, way found. "Thus the differen women do not have and radio operators. But across the board in . Even when comparing the earnings of men and women of the same age and education the report disclosed a large gap in earnings. H... The incomes. of But it observed that from early days in school the career orientations of men and women differ. "Most women teets, elergvmen, lawyers, judges and engine-ers whQ were , life divided between home For example, "there had been only miniscule change in the proportion of fiI'ch: - the professions was high. responsibilities and work." . both of female clerical workers re­ had and operatives mained low. But the growth rate of women's earnings in cantlz," The report said it is impossible to determine how much job segregation is due to direct discrimination by employers and how much is due to cultural factors, inwoman's the eluding "voluntary adjustment to a undergone change even wider, grew largely because the earnings gap of responsibility is striking. Despite gradual gains, progress has not been sufficient to alter the picture signifi- cupationaI appear to Only Slightly The report also concluded that, "The low representation of women in positions much as men. "Differentials of this order of magnitude appear t have persisted since 1956," tht report concluded on the basis of Census and Labor ' __".-..::-+ 1 Department During periv the r But study that tlle gap disappe the men and worn the same t p< oh$l withlu me same com' .... JOWi n g Labo'r surveys. ,ne are made for education ar work experience, however ,,,he , Womell in the , ' ames institutions. or . Force, Selected 1900·72 Years, Wotnen ill1l Ia bor foree per(;ent of Women ln­ as "Iaborforc,e 4thousandS) Total labor for;oe m ;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: l; , ::::.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1972 "., ......•..... •........... I " , , .. , , ". 1 Department of Cammel"ce, Bureau ot La'bor stSlisNcs. Bureau '/ • '. of the· Census, and . 25.2 23.3 \ 24.3 25i4 U 35.7 37.8 39.3 43.4 43.8 Departme.n·f of, Percentage of Women in Several Professional' and Managerial Occupations, 191'0·70 Occupational Clergymen - j;g . "'. ".". ' soorces: ,hljar, 26;232 ", , , ' 20 .t . 24.3 29,6 28.8 30.2 32.3 3.4.0. 36.7 37.4 23,m . " 7,889 8,430 10,679 12;845 19,270 18,412 20,584 l; ::::.:::::::::.::::'::::::::::::::::::. 1960 1965 1970 18.1 22.0 29.9 20.4 5,1,14 . group .. .... ... . .. .. dW;7s En·gi"eers .. and , .... ., . .... , . ... . ' , , ... , reporters";::: : : : : : : : : :': : and 4alWyrs , . . .' i'1:Joses .. , , .. " ., .. . . 1910 0.6 1930 1.4 2.2 1940 2.4 1950 14.0 1960 2.3 1970 2.9 30.2 31.9 1.9 2M t.s 28.2 3.5 40.6 1.6 1920 and College presidents. professors, i"1'structors . . '. , .. .i.dusrIe: : iT nu:t.r.g: tenth of 1 percent: *L,.ess than , .. . 18.9 3.1 3.3 23.2 2.7 24.2 2.3 32.0 3M .4 1.2 3.5 .8 3.5 6.4 "7.1 12. 16·t 24.? 25.0 .5 1.7 6.0 1.4 3.1 5.0 2.1 2.5 4.3 4.7 3.2 4.4 6.1 6.9 4091 6.3 '1.3 \ one 1,"\ n L4 BASIC PROBL8MS WE FACE TODAY, AND I HAD TO FACE THESE IN THE MY ROLE FIRST AS COCHAIRMAN OF THE MC GOVERN CAMAPGIN AND THEN AS CHAIRMAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COf'IMITTEE, ARE THESE; L. HOW DO WE DEAL I NTELLG I ENTLY WI TH THE BACKLASH THAT HAS DEVELOPED "SorvtEHWATII SYMOATHIZERS? EVEN A1'1ONG SOME OF OUR How 2. 00 WE LOSE THE EXTR8MIST LABEL? DO WE DISPEL THE FEARS Or WOMEN WHO ONLY WANT, AT LEAST 3. How IN THEIR PRESENT TIME OF LIFE OR PRESENT CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS, TO BE IN THE TRADITIONAL WE MAKE R()LE, AND GAIN THEIR HELP INSTEAD OF THEIR WOMEN'S GROUPS, 4. How THEIR ., .. - . . CAN - PLAY? YOU BARGAIN AS MEN DO WITHOUT FEELING THAT BARGAINING? Do YOU KNOW PARLIMAMENTARY - PROCEDURE AND HOW TO USE IT FOR YOUR OWN PURPOSES, AS THEY 4. ARE . . . DO? " " . "EVEN 10RE EQUAL." - THEY ARE, GIVING AWAY MALENESS IN THE - OWN PICTURE OF WOMEN AS . -.. IN THE ROLES THEY WANT TO ... OR ARE DO WOMEN LEARN THE TECNNIQUES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO SUCCEED .. . DO OR SOME OF THEIR MORE EXTR8ME MEMBERS, REALLY DETERMINED TO DECIDE THAT ALL WOMEN MUST BE IN ... RIGHTS? TH8M UNDERTSAND THAT 1() ONE IS TRYING TO THREATEN THEIR SOME OF THE How OPPOSITION? QUOTAS MINIMLMS OR MAXIMUVlS AND HO\t DO YOU DEAL WITH THE FEELINGS . .. - . . .. -. ... ABOUT QUOTAS ATHAT ARE DESTROY ING TEtE AFF I RMATI VE ACTI ONS 5",' Bo 00 YOU DEAL WITH TRE FEELI"NG THAT - PROGRAMS? QLOTAS ARE ONLY TO ADVANCE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO OTHER QUALIFICATION THAN THAT THEY ARE WOMEN OR BLACKS OR OTHER­ WISE UNDERPRIVILIGED, AND WHAT IS MORE WITH SOME WOMEN AND MEMBERS OF OTHER UNDER­ PRIVIILGED GROUPS WHO DO USE AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONS OR QUOTAS TO ADVANCE THEMSELVES, • _ • H • FEELING THEY NEED NO QUALIFICIATIONS EXCEPT THEIR GROUP MEMBERSHIP? As I LONG AS IN CLUBS, HAVE BEEN CAUCUSES, IN IN IN DEMOCRATIC WOMEN POLITICS, PRECINCTS, HAVE BEEN THE BACKBONE, THE SPINE THAT HOLDS THE BODY OF THE PARTY TOGETHER. NEW IDEAS FADE AWAY. VISIVE, IS SOLVING NEW PROBLEMS WILL SEEM SOME OF THEM WILL ONLY BE FASHIONS, BY ALL. FOR SOME SOME BUT AND WILL QUICKLY OF THEM WILL FIT WELL AND BECOME ACCEPTED WILL BE AHEAD OF THEIR TIME, DISAPPEAR AND COME BACK RIPE. FADS, ALL WHICH BE BITTERLY DI­ IN A FEW YEARS WHEN THE TIME REALLY WORK WILL DO SO BECAUSE THEY ARE BASED ON THAT DEMOCRATIC BODY OF CONCERN PEOPLE, KNOW OUR ALL THEIR REALLY MAKES PARTY. LIKE NEW PROBLEMS, WHICH FOR ALL THE IS THE BACKBONE WE WOMEN FOR BOTH THE GLORIOUS PAST AND FUTURE OF 2_-Westw(lod, May 17 government private. matcne d an early 1970s the ecline of trut 't'ons, publc disenchantment w:th a1 l'lnst1tu Idte in lQ60s arJ the D urln 'g . ln rail 0V l The press, busiUlSS, all lost ptl h1'lC suppor t a drama ic dpcline. l'orty one percent had HarrlS fr at deal of confidence in the (xecutive branch of government b e g an the surveys, 0n1y 21 percent expr e ss ed great deal of confldence last Support for Congress fl'l L from 42 to 21 pe r cent, in those six years. Less than a fifth of Amedcans lac:;t fal1 saidthey had a great deal of in the press and televiion. And when asked tc rate different occupatlons, Americans put pol'ticians and u3ed car salesmen at the bottom of the list. It is a significant fact to which I will return that the growth of power in the executive branch paralelled this lack of trust in growth. and t he Hedi 'i.ne, of Louis Harris polls • re<.ord wh:n Yl3.r. :rust it would seem that the revelations of extensive corruption branch, etending into the arms of Justice, the F.B.I., the C..LA., institutions supposedly above politics and devoted to serving the just law for the entire country, would be t ne final blow. Why do I not believe t.h: s to be true? Why do I say it may instead be a turning point? So in the executive I say only hat it I could be wrong. We could be may be. down the path toward the end of democracy. Alistaire Cooke in the final episode of the America T.V. sertes said that we have lasted longer than any other republic, and that we now show nay of the synptoms of empire shown by other good civilizations just Qefore their dissolution--the with sex, the preoccupation fear of our neighbors, the demand for the gilded material values and for escape from reality, the wars in distant places not directly related to protecting hOll'e shores, the cynicism about others and the desire sliding to But before American politics of system I agree with all of and protect only these, and before political parties are dead, which repreeentative government is dead, I think we ancient and recent some hiHtory and the possibi1ities ourse I veSt say that would mean that our need to look at both some wich exist for healthy ('hnn. First of all, we must look at our begi.'1nings--when the men and women who came to this lountrv for all kinds of reasons and from all kinds of back­ ground joined in a majority together to overthrow the of a cynical tyranny which tayed without government representation, and served the special a monarch rather interestsalrrounding than the needs of the people it governed. We did establish a new nation, a new constitutlon, and shortly therafter, a bill of rights protecting the citizen's rights. They still exist. We set up a of checks and government halances, with three branches, anyone of which can correct the others if too arrogant or too they become corrupt. Bcause the bill of rights gave us freedom of speech and of press, we gave thp right to citizens and to the press to call attention to the wrongdo Lngs of t hos e in nub 1 i c office when Because of thi s, the necessary. press became known as the fourth estate. And fit ally, because it wac:; the only wav in which all trpse pr oces sc s could work in a free nat ion and a added d f:fth wheel, growing nation, we and politics We have we only one had other minor the mJor Ie rarty 'li< t had really than more a two party system. At times strong thil!d party and always we have But eEch time we have parties. returned to two coalitions presenting ponts of view of the country and working as balances against eacbother to xtremes. This is a reflection of our system of checks and bal ces. Oly have had orevent never political parties. re can party, elect the (\'1 I at times president, +-w( by tbe we have and his courts. a checks are in the Congress or in the settling , \ Watergat un Le s s have our do it let we is _ l the past, if we R' the and hope party r shed wat, a f out so. o-rr 0 lTlth forwa( in 1 _ do i.c ans It . des t.r oy this country ourselves as we cannot despair, th realignments 2nd reopenin renew we ° l ikew SE..', :i f the cut we of s back presidency down to size, as it S"1.01 d be, wpcre mortal rrwn and not semigods administer the laws Congress has proposed and wbere the voices of the people are listened to and not distrusted, If r,ongress aSdumes once again its strength and its and if rightful role, deep dt.spair distruc;t and cynicism. give way of ou to re , de t e rmfna t ton to par t Lc t to let the VOl c£' of the peo.ip l,e be heard and t-o the fundamentals of democracy. we shall return O:1.ce aO'ain trusted, if But contiru£'s are we to indeed doomed. n even CYfl1.ClSm and distrust of p-overnment and politics he reflected as in amirror by those who govern us, For really ou government truly reflects its people our and continues these ties and adinistrations is fear of the people's true unman judgmr..nt, fear 0F the ")0 °tical process and the other party whichled Dot onl to t.l e b 1 glary itself bu to he f?'''tTtreme se cu+Lt y l'" as ur es in their OW"1 co their se r ot co 1 ctl,n of p n.y for fccret favors for themselves, th cyn and distrt ,t n-I r or t.hewo r s t; of +ier e Ane r i ca has come and could be Lng , Yet happeu+ng still f\ T s e en free. judicial t he even of r-e r Lt s ia l 0 m 'Yf t .. '11 is most ext r dofc . f t al-c 1 share ar e 7 °11 rup coic rath I d i 't u r« pre l hav i 11 [1 is be i.ng h:', proven Cong has s , enjoy it. , f·gt staT'ld one he on s Lde dIe ill? am , ove a up of rhy i '" rv t you ann to the ne can t re Te , t h c your ch+Ld ron wi 11 divide, and there 1 tm.l t s sand . w say it is all so cor upt I And you, wlo won let wI ere T're re is n can n g n _ become it e and home, jot, . .• f it many changes to prono e, life of return Las t and pl a 'U p. 011 1 0 are cas l e r Or do you p rvf'e r t 1 iar and known? One so wonder, rever old by wo r l d wi h s l"e that the despcir nd cynicism of today. I've made mine. I w0uld nly one fighting the loss of democracy than have it die ber.ause 1 to f I gh 0 . w -f o.t--i you co not change :i t , never; have the freedom to do so. on Aud the p to ql it ano r t ern nL It is .... l ve s den. and rs works, rhe wate shed our's e cal s e r 1 E. ell' ell ( ate Onto Te all many battles to anti the y YE.a side. co r were c'lan 0 because th y facts the l,t().ptak()utgnn 1 b draT.] IT'''{ ;r}0. i7 re cyni.cal, too rogance of this admdrrt.s t.r a t.Lcn a good cour-agr-ous nowspap 'Pater. more the hal f en few a unde r th the p re.i Our Rut out of its on refu do not despair. 1 believe the neessary correctioDs are and i.nefficient. It could not be o tharw s e and p as sl vene s s has led it, and ia acting to co r rec t the ip'balC' c s nay f ce L that jllc;tice went much astray, a co rageous juc'ge in t"l b st e American pU11 ic could not t r u ly j J l a process said that- he 0 re tlhile case I Democr.acy is slow , one w _ nus t In -8- , in place and that so a broad coalition makes the decisions, or·most the rules stay home, ¥ favor change'to few a The they malES tl18 choioes. aad candidates, people give both people choosing up and delegates .. have the Republicans decisions same to make. I believe that the Democrats will choose the open party, the broad based party, our coalition in and the old come Jackson party members brought the frontierman broadened the Great Unwashed" the working for all those and people, man ones who a war Democratic policies were we "The then ca.lled, He made the future party. who party, prospered generation, through World depression, and the Vietnam war--and the Korean my and immigrants, the newly the ethnic people, Andrew disagree. they assimilated into in what traitor to the old Those who have people new who became the base of the Democratic out of the came brought and woman, called was I ,get together. no can say that the into the White House and under's broad based programs. the people Franklin Roosevelt party. organized unions, Some changing. War the cold war, II, became prosperous because of those poverty and neglect and grew out of the forget. We want are the now different a instead ones who woulsl , tiitr problems wI, I elfare world_, programs didn't tJvt (/{wJ O bl.ck, first we the were Spanish-speaking, the Indians, we C1WyVl) ,fth'se- who :p.ad,r the poor, changa Japan and ov0 the h ,I sick c "'P'i:)& friends th Japan' and China the rich above us government grants power to Germanyl)aR8?DOW gets bewildering and give. who also we somehow get welfare and the poor below us we are we world where Germany, hen we feel that we in the form of who need rebuilt and became the doors to Russia and opening help, are paying special we M.-vV 6-eA-%t'u became enemies of Russia and China and Communism -and J l .»: the cost of The allies with Russia and enemies with =,»« young work, ..... giv1hg aJ.l those peopleAA upward chance to would1like away--the Au-, " the to go we for it al.l-­ tax breaks feel is beyond or our I s I am glad I am Utah's to be here. Eastern establishment. Party is dominated by the When I humility there -- good are After reasons appearing I I But And that's I was are though recently I was should I am I knew at umped-, you tonight, quality of I did with And humbleness. this way. the Press" recently, concerned with my appearance. and that so was nice because I I I am. I had a "foghorn voice," was a "hatchetMAN." reasons. something about dealing with the "What and humble. also other asked: feel a television via "Meet learned that why means to which I wont t argue about. "petite," I also There I "grandmotherly," was was why that from viewers received many letters learned says on speaking honor of accepted the and Webster Spiro Agnew's charge that the Democratic to answer are you're press. But when I real relations with Larry O'Brien?" LO - FOR \ATERGATE PROVES TWO CONTRAD I COTORY TH I NGS AT ONCE I CYNICAL SELF INTEREST OR OUR GOVERf\MENT I AND SELF-RIEOUS PROVES THAT INEREST CAN TAKE OVER PARTS OF I8} NOT IN THIS CASE IT IT CLEAR \AlHICH WAS THE WORST, THE SELF INTERESTS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF LARGE SECRET In, CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO SERVE THE SPECIAL INTERESTS OF PEOPLE LI KE ROBERT VESCO, AND THE MILK INTERESTS, OR THE SELF-RIGHTEOUS IDEOLOGICAL INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE AROUND RICHARD NIXON WHO ESPOUSED LAW AND ORDER FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WHILE FEELING THAT THE EID OF PRESERVING THEIR VIEW OF GOVERNMENT AND THEIR MAN IN OFFICE PUT THSVl ABOVE LAW AND ORDER AND JUSTIFIED AN EANS ' t :3 f/l £I? E (J'F til E'l K T Jft;""" [1IlJol- E ,41/J1 TO ATTAIN THEIR END.. 0 5 Ct:i P I (J /v 5 --r!!__§_j_I£ 'l £' A R. o = s:1/s: '--,141 fill t!// II /v'J). I 'fJ b / I? \4ATERGATE ALSO PROVES THAT OUR SYSTSVl OF CHECKi AND BALANCES OOES /ORK, \ 1: ! 0_(J/41;r9/!//PtfL- , fl Ii-TE 0 N THOUGH SOMETIMES MORE SLOWLY THAN \"iE WOULD WI SH--THAT THE CONGRESS, '&'(.' v THE JUDICIARY, THE POLITICAL PROCESS WILL BRING TO LIGHT AND THE INJUSTICES, AID ABUSES. TvjptEJJF'!l7' e-ArfCORRECT (j HORROR THAT IS FINALLY BEING EXHIBITED BY t= TfJ t: p GaPL£ BOTH THE VOTER AND THE OFFICIALS IN BOTH PARTIES AND IN ALL OFFICES IN THIS (t\/y )2.. -r-II 'NO'HOW COUNTRY, AS ELL AS THE PRESS, SAYS REALLY THlT THINK WE FEEL ABOUT THIS GOVERMENT, :r"R) rt c: I .. , Pc.. lA?_ CYNICALLY WE MAY cF 8Ellr IN REALITY WE HAVE A VERY DEEP BELIEF SI)?'£/) tIP' IN IT WHICH RcCTS AGAINST SUCH REAL ABUSES WITH SHME AND DISGUST. AND THAT IS ALWAYS THE HOPE OF AMERICA. THE e SAME POLLS \"JHICH SHO\A/ PEOPLE AS f,z I? it A' t.A/{'/tEj;' t /fi) ALIENATED AND DISTRUSTFUL OF GOVERNMENT SHO! THEM AS MORE CONTENTED WITH THEIR I THAT MOST f.Vv1ERICANS ANY OTHER, AND THAT I THE SAME 'Fffrfl1 7'H E I)? POLLS ALSO SHOW /' ,t 1:!j -t/II T ,ALL. :wi ()Lftl(,(1rtr kt,£ A. t; !-I ((IF STILL PREFER THIS COUNTRY AND THIS SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT TO 85% OF AMERICAN VOTERS STILL BELIEVE THE CONSTITUTION TO BE THE BEST POSS IBLE BAS I S OF GOVERMENT. BoTH To Ct'r OWN LIVES AND THEIR OWN ABILITIES THAN THEY IERE IN THE PAST, EVENTHOUGH THEY WORRY ABOUT I NFLAT I ON AND OTHER PEOPLE S PROBLEMS - PARTIES AND ALL LEVELS OF GOVEN1ENT OFFICIALS ARE IN -rn e«: ") E . DEBATE AS TO v{HAT MEASURES SHOULD NOW BE TAKEN .) 111 j b f ;p- t T9. IMPOVE s J!r111 ) ._,... 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STILL IN THE 1IDDLE OF IT, - SOME REVIEW COI"MISSION ALWOULD - - , .. ,- - OF THE MADE TO THE DELEGATE PROPO?ALS ERY EEED SENATOR, CONGRESSI-1AN, GOVERNOR AUTOMATIC DELEGATES AT THE NEXT ONVENTION AND THEN I NCREASE FROM . ...__ o TO 20% THE rl SHARE OF EACH STATES DELEGATES TO BE CHOSEN BY STATE OFFICERS OR COMMITTEES FROM TI1E PARTY .Ii \ .J r" - ETC. OTHER WHICH WAS I OFFICIALS, j, r I UN}PN-LEADERS, CONTRIBUIDORS, '!I f /. PROPOSALS VOULD OT ONLY \"IITH THE SO-CALLED QUOTA SYSTEM NEVERLLY IN EXISTENCE, ALTHOUGH SOME STATES THOUGHT IT WAS, BUT S=ftt± 11: ACTIO OR REASONABLE REPRESENTATION PROPOSALS l>,'.,f :f/llI-T r,"1\_{',1,.\ r PRESENT REFORMS, sur MODIFY THEI' SLI0HTLY L f WOJJLD MAINTA)N r OST OF THE &t,'t: i/1t-c At::eIlL p ifll;; T; S Jj(OI'r1- t./f /J/1j/:,!. fo.rVflll)7IC' Ie )fer c,4(--tE1/J ARE YOU GOING TO GET INVOLVED IN WHICH WAY THE DEt-10CRATIC PARTY GOES? nR, IF j&k e WITH ANY AFFIRMATIVE I . _,. . YOU ARE REPUBLICAN, THE RIPON SOCIETY HAS A SUIT TO F TRY iN;J 1/6 c IN6 . DELEGATE APPORTIONMENT CLOSER TO ONE 1AN-ONE VOTE, AND 1'$ i TO FORCE THE WORK ON THEIR OWN DELGATE SELECTION REFORMS THEY HAVE SET UP A COMMITTEE WHICH SHOULD BE HEARI YOUR PROPOSALS. WHIT DO YOU THINK OF SOME OF THE OTHER GOING TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD on THEM? ONA PROPOSALS? YOU NATIONAL OR REGIONAL PRIMARY, OR A COMBINED CONVENTION PRIMARY SYSTSVl FOR SELECTING PRESIDENTIAL ON PRESIDENT NIXON'S ARE CANDIDATES? PRESIDENTS? OR WOULD PROPOSAL FOR A SINGLE SIX YEAR TERM FOR WE BETTER GOING THE OTHER w«. AND PUTTING NO LIMITS, SINCE LAMEDUCK PRESIDENTS NEED NOT REALLY BE RESPONSIVE TO THE VOTERS? --ilk.., INDEED, OHIO COURT DECISION ON GOVERNOR R}oDES ABILITY TO RUN FOR A THIRD TERM MAYRULE ANY RESTRICTION AS UN- CONSTITUTIONAL. SHOULD CDNGRESSMAN BE ELECTED FOR FOUR YEAR TERMS? AND IF So, hilre.. eMt /)'{'?/fr4f/;." It.ltvs -? 'D'h()ltIJ -C)?+tlh dot .be sh,,()·ht kt,1(!' SHOULD IfR BE WITH A PRESIDENT, SO HE COULD TAKE IN HIS OWN CONGRESS SO WE COULD CORRECT ANY ON STAGGERED CHECK-OFF? JUST FOR ABUSS?) TERMS? ARE OR OF POWERS YOU FOR PUBLIC MANDATORY OUT OF TAX FUNDS AS SOME PRESIDENT? How .A[L IN BETWEEN BY VOTING IN OPPOSITION IF NECESSARY, FINANCING? OPTIONAL, PROPOSE? DO YOU FEEL ABOUT CAMPAIGN SPENDING ABOUT DISCOSURE_OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS ANa OF CANDIDATES AS IN THE OOLLAR FOR ALL OFFICES OR LIMITATIONS? INTERESTS? ARE Gt.. How YOU JUST m/;ptJ L2 TALKING TO YOURSELVES ABOUT THESE AND OTHER ISSUES, OR ARE YOU LEETING YOUR PARTYOFFICIALS, YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND YOUR NEIGHBORS HEAR HOW YOU YOU GOING TO WASH YOUR HANDS OF POLITICS, SAY ARE IT'S ALL TOO DIRTY, TOO MUCH BOTHER, WE LOSE AtNWAY AND EVERY POLITICAN HAS CLAY FEET, SO WHY IF YOU DO, AND EVERYONE ELSE DOES, MAYBE NEXT TIME AND MAYBE THE ELECTION AFTER THT LO% VOTE I AND 25% IS NOT EFFICIENT, TO THE UTMOST DEGREE, PARTIES. IT IT IS NOT SWIFT, BOTHER? OF THE PEOPLE VOTE. THEN WHERE I S THERE ANY REDRESS, AN CHECK AND BALANCE, ANY COALI TI ON OF INTERESTS, ANY DEMOCRACY FEEL? DEMOCRACY? IT DOES f\DT SERVE ANY ONE INTEREST IT DOES NOT PRODUCE PERFECT OFFICEHOLDERS OR PERFECT IS JUST THE BEST BALANCE OF ALL INTERESTS, THE BEST POSSIBLE YET DEVISBJ METHOD OF COMBINING PRIVATE LIBERTY VHTH PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY-­ BUT IT WI LL ONLY ALLOW THE FREEDOM THAT ALLO/S PR IVATE LIBERTY AS LONG AS EACH CITIZEN TAKES HIS OR HER SHARE OF THAT PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY, AND CARES WHETHER WE HAVE D10CRACY OR WE DO NOT HAVE,-ENOUGH TO VOTE AT A VERY MINIUM AND ENOUGH TO BELP THE PARTIES CHOOSE THE 8FFICIALS ON WHOM WE VOTE AS A KINDERGARTEN STEP AND ENOUGH TO HELP THE PARTIES DECIDE ON THEIR PROGRAMS ADN PLATFORMS AS A GRADE SCHOOL STEP AND ENOUGH TO WORK WITHIN THOSE PARTIES TO KEEP THEM FREE AND OPEN AS THE ADULT MATURE STEP TOWARD RESTORING TRUST IN GOVERNMENT TO THOSE WHO ARE GOVERNED AS THEY DESERVE TO BE GOVERNED. J from. But each time we corrected the abuses, have again, through will all that we even more because want in the, happened to the position of efficiency periods more the executive believe now manipulation by special interests open to we free than we we and "dirty" politics home and out of stay our and survived in freedom. doomsayers who I do not agree with the to or and cynical so are apathetic thereby leave ourselves the lack of complete I believe that instead, want freedom. great scandal and upheaval before, that all of of franchise, balance of power and checks, returned restored the administrator rather than king, our us democracy had as will become involved, will look carefully and searchingly at all of those who aspire to public more will·put honesty office and 'f­ and democracy) in integritybelie 14eCtI15")1\ as prerequisites 1oJ< we u , demand of all office holders at all levels of government, our and thereby resore, the essentials of before, our I really depend constitutional form--which do not 1 lY i/() I upon whether services are performed at local, state, dominates any other level--and that at each level all and that thoroughly, whether that money is each taxpayer and state are one spent using federal properly judge or reject at the so, are our upon through an safety it with those honest and free compose it work as according we are desire they to or If the services from each city the or they per-form, that citizens so their decisions of whether the benefits of our whomy inagural address people depend the people can he said, "The essential change men apart individualists. people. or continue at as a nation we men together. all go up, or but stated intervals ---In every land there and forces that draw But democracy not upon the absence of power, system of elections. ---Government is competent trustees for the whole at work forces that drive ambitions dollar goes. every comes worth the costs. Nation and the lodging not, it else when all who are oP J explained of federal and of local moneys and programs and elect uses 'In Franklin Roosevelt's second of or 5J fctUfl always In our we all go (";1 levelpyJJ of all tax money must be made-- use and in what amounts and for what programs, both the no programs must be proposed level it is collected tax dollars for programs officials at all levels of programs same is entitled to know where they should clearly 'say can of the complete accounting a federal levels but that or (Md we as 'Vl have done 1 C) w;(lf'Hj1tIH 1 personal down, ,t. o· • [ •. ]'1(1 the :cnvo1uU_Cl,l dLv.l e Lon of a.nd the war- Each time p.l.u Lon fJsorle uho said oxe cut.Lve branch Hhich took Has f'o rmcd to J_;r=d a nd of povc r our ?1'iay 'from_ free f't'] nchi.s e could not we on But ee.ch time the executive to the pos I t.Lon of adnuru s t.rat.o.r we vr:1T nona rchy abuses, restored the __ this uh i ch ba Lance our chec'cs and kinS, t.ha.n involved of crisis time ;'J·sain, throu3h have .ra the r and its becoming such throutll live ;:). our of ma.ny of the IJOW81.'S corrected the , of arid w.l s dom just.ice to the as an without nation ho.d hc.vo vI0 o enrl of been af ter the country beGan, lias tl\(' a;:::. returned , in s urv.lved freedom. do not ;).2;ree Hi +.' I .. vdll 8.11 tha,t He even more 1)8CaUS8 lJOCOJil0 to to o pcn in .uor-o public the Iinrio'Js thereliY r8stor(;, wh i.ch do not levels -t.l'i( o it}::; "I're caref'n.Ll.y put honesty and. (tone 1)1)t, thl.-r, (10 f (111 -b).x moneys collect€'rl o.r nO'I, 'j +, and or and s ea rch.l ng integrity before, the theY'eby to t.h(-3 I at all and services are Ly .. +axpa.yer- us of in our r1e,'locy8.cy perf'o+ued at and each is ? at teach the has will (3.31)i1.'e as and f'o rm-i- 10c(:1.1, state spent one as covernr:1ent, cons t it.ut.LonaI. Ol'T democracy , ;l.t, all of those who must "be ma.de-c-whe ther- that money is fr.om each ourselves Lus t.ead t.ha t level dem.inates any othe r 1I')vcl--8.nr.l t.ha+ comes a pa thetic Lack of t.ha t all of bc Li ev e of and leave comp Lc t.e 'believe levels esserrt l.aLs cynical so uphcavo.I U-::fO!.:'8, of all office holders have 8.1'.:'13 He vl'ant freedom. scandal arid rt)(l,lly depend upon vhe the r f8t1e cal 1138 I,;e than creat i'jill look c)_r)jilan(l as more o" office s.nd vdll lole Le Ll eve man.i.pu.Ia tion by special interests involved, pr8requisi te::J nOH "dirty" po Ll.t.Lcs hone and out of uarrl. ef'f'Lc'i.ency. He ha ppon-«l sta.y dco.asa yers who tJlC r or 18ve1 same entitled to Lcvo I know , _, . t.lrrough H}'O compose a'i:, 1-wrk (_l0 one Los t , it ;:'orc(.;s amlri.t.Lono T,ie wo rk divirJecl, as of elections. system t,il1stecs t.ha+, t1rJV0 8.:':.'f:' )I?Ol')lc." T,1(;n for ap3,rt Ibn] .1.(:-;V8 that anel t11;:;,-[, cho i.co ;:':,]1U He t1 'the He c;ovcrnment people and J'o+cos Hill still no "dll find the !e' vho Le r3J.,:.)11 ty and .----In that clYd,H we conpet.en t vhcn all land t03etbr.. up, 11 of or our c us, that Goes ilith as we ;.13.!j.t1t Ls e t ere a He all C;O tha,t aga.i,n done Iuays pers ona.L our once have a 1:'8 III f(;;elins to u;--ancl. th3,t which unite res ... cc t .g every I'tcn all GO over-come lonGer be Longs thj_ns is ----Governr,!8nt But 'as a ba t Lon inc.1":' i/.i., 'll,;:l.llsts,. t.urmo l.I and trouule the1'1 :L'x,;;c fw)e hr:)l1c;!'.;t (l,jlCl a.n down, He are out of before, t 'F:;]'::' free choice. and darft draft Good Jean Westwood's opening statment Sat. morning, fellow Democrats, fellow members of the Democratic National Committee. And greetings to those interested observers Who have contributed $5 watch Work us our do, plenty of and it, so things here today national convention or by our own telling We are required to do required either by the mandate of the ••• y I will be br ief in you about the purposes of this meeting. four to coffers to be here at work. have to we each to previous decisions of this COmmittee, rules. First, will complete the Second, Third, 25 at-large members a " IS Who must elect the we membership of this committee. must elect we a permamant Executive Committee. must vote to confirm the membership of the we Charter Commission. Fourth, we must fill the vacancy in the office of Treasurer. No.. Jet ( me give you the e:gellCla You all copies of it, so usual, with Dorothy Busb's I ,741:1 as e rmve esba131i:Ms<i it. se )). Then we which will be given by have the our chaired )/1 /J pf ExecutivJ COmmittee "'i::!:'-"'1() Sha:_piro. start, as famous roll-call. The first committee report will be that of the Credentials Cottee, Marvin We will W , It hy c Report, I fine Vice-chairman Basil Patterson. r+: +0 "f1 Included in that will be the recommendations of your Executive commi ttee for the procedures for electing the at-large members of this committee, Commission. and of the Executive Committee and the Charter And the Executive COmmittee will make J.4 J Jt') w &t J If '11/ h'" y ().,;fJ.1(. to you t J. _.,_ (:u ,// "I ell" J 2 its recommendations for membership the DNe of on at-large in rules regarding voting procedures and After that, we on members our alternates. have the Resolutions Committee report from Rozelle Boyd. proceed We then Executive Committee, eight members, the l6-member Executive Committee then recommending members,and, 9 additional Regional Caucuses firtt nom'nating with the new national committee for After this is the Permanent election of to the a these 11 coming before this finally, vote of confirmation. done, have the we report of the Acting and the election Treasurer, 'Howard Welngro'W, 'Who is resigning, of a permanent Treasurer. Finally, there is New Business before t I don t think you would want did not read the newspapers or as look at you that I have been known to do both. adjourn. we chairman television, And I so point in these proceedings there will your chairman. at length on On on how I be a so development n tJ(.')--t to !'lae at the start of tge other hand, I think lowe you regard this whole matter. could be met. and that most me to comment this meeting. a brief statment You know that I went to St. Louis last weekend and spoke to the Democratic Governors' I offered to that at move I think it would not be proper fr this I will tell am aware e. some person who a Caucus, and that resign at this meeting today if certain simple conditions Those conditions specifically the national committee ••• were means agree, that the party leadership this permanent as ••• ollgomng organization, I said to the Governors, 3 1Q.. " party chairman, unscarred by the that another the could past, provide all elements of the of What leaderehip myself, at one end of the And is ttb unite. so that will unite because spectrum and Robert Strauss at the other happened in November, When its figures Who might divide this party two as new of " party. I identifie4 a th us diffeces I said that this party need great must find end, someone else behind Whom it could get together. resign Whenever I feel that this kind of happen by 110 pr,rer that the time of will do all I can to see the end of meeting. I would much consensus today_ report 60 I will be even What your committee has been up to since I took on We Miami. were top to botcom, of course," all of for the campaigning course since some ••• we candidates, solvent. preparing party' I don't know ••• for the future briefer over in from tickets, 6 quite why I And know did not! essential business of this committee to And I that it happens. You have all had my tt next our reach that necessary we by At the very latest it would have could be tomorrow. today. It leadership is consesnus It could happen to take over the reins. ready open-ended. I will It is repeat that offer today. I we said did the providing, ammunition activties, keeping This committee is in business for the future and else. iunong the things I did was to appoint nothing JO!:!1a.au: loyal and you all know his Counsel to the DNC, in And I have named John our party. of,a drafting committee on our rules, long/and Reilly ( useful sp.? ) those rules as background chairman you'll be wrestling • 4 with ( today_ All of will be us I will not dll all professionals and and 'Why it happened. on -- We the November election. each have our views of What we I will )/. they need codifying just remind all us are happened that, even though t/ \\ we lost the Presidential in Vietnam and the else. We have will definitely I think of a we new one be world, Governor than more 4more liberal just the makings of one a true thing majority feelings than had and the than its new Congress predecessor. we proceed toward the choice to say, in closing, unity Nixon emaBB dreams of. majority. majority.,j party, We We are are We not the a.re just, best able to not tt have within by being new " something in all our majority closer to old majority that an are we about the We ARE the have earned it we We that is that of purpose. any other. looks toward the future. H we as Pa.rty. And party of this country, and real peace chairman. future of the Demooratic tt one making was gains almost everywhere scored we should think about that I have us 'While Mr. Nixon race Mr. called the diversity, cope with the U majori ty a genuine challenges and opportunities ahead. All in our we have to do is to unite long and glorious past. And now to business •••• again, as we have so often Since July, have been we services to Democratic state, Our and candidates at the organizations for expanding these programs include the will support the Administration when it is First, we But will be develop Democratic National Cotmnittee local, and federal levels. specific plans we strengthening a responsible opposition. and Republican incumbents right. We will not hesitate to crack team of researchers who will a following: provide ammunition pinpoint to the failures of Democratic candidates and party spokesmen. - - Second, we plan to calIon work with officeholders ·in a diversity of Democratic opinion leaders developing issue to priorities and creative alternatives to Republican policies. Third, we will strengthen party organizations by providing technical assistance in computer utilization, financial planning, targeted and training .- ..registration drives, get-out-the-vote programs courses for party workers. Fourth, the Democratic National Committee will make available in to candidates demographic aaalysis, polling, media, campaign materials, expert counseling press, research, speech writing, fund-raising, and campaign organization. Fifth, the Democratic National Committee will coordinate policy planning and work closely with the House and the Democratic Governors' Sixth, we Seate Democratic Campaign Committees, Caucus, Mayors and other elected officials. will reach out to each of In addition to present programs, we of communication to senior citizens, our potential constituencies. will continue to open direct lines labor, consumers, farmers, educators, Seventh, essential to all of the above is the need for the Democratic National Committee to continue the end of the year At and we will have in American I am one our to develop strong financial support. debt will have been reduced to under the greatest list of small contributors ever $5 million developed history. convinced that the direction in which and that the Democratic Party can we are heading is the right look to the future with confidence. The coming period will be of one concentrating on the 3 "Rs": reevaluation, reconciliation, and rebuilding. already started with We have r . Delegate on appointments the Commission to Selection and the Charter Commission. The first is co-chaired Auto our Workers,. Leonard by Woodcock, President of the United ! City Councilwoman, Barbara Mikulski. and Baltimore should note that 'this Commission includes much more labor, ethnic, representation than its predecessor. and urban The Charter Commission will be chaired by Terry Sanford. Governor of North Carolina and present President of Duke he has broad a understanding Congresswoman-elect Yvnn I believe that that the doors to am taking John F. of this area. His Ve As a former University, Chairman is Brathwaite Burke. these Commissions will coninue the reforms which vital to the future of I I our Party while, the same of New York to as announce to yo the so time, guaranteeing political participation will be open this opportunity English at are to all Democrats. appointment of General Counsel of the Democratic National Committee. 'l Mr. English has served Democratic National the Muskie I want to as an aide to Robert Committee, and as Kennedy, a Member of the the National Political Director of campaf.gn ; also note here that the staff at the National Committee includes persons from all backgrounds in our Party.