A Year of Decision--A Decade for Progress, Republican State Central Committee Meeting, San Francisco, California, February 28, 1970

A YEAR OF DECISI'ON- -------------- ...... ----- A DECADE FOR PROGRESS ----------_-----------_._ Keynote Speech to the Republ lean State Central Committee Meeting, Hilton Hotel February 28 State - San Francisco rQ70 vy Baker Pr i est Treasurer of Cal ifornia By ,I J Thank you for a generous introduction, and Good Morning d i s t l nqu l she d I gentfemen wh-o-e-v-e-r -or • most fel low _ Repubf iam guests; ladies and AND demonstrators, whQ!y'[ you are:- is lIt with this an us vital gathered at beginning of decision months We the our be that tasks coming years.- for to in the and of formme distinguished audience to discuss the confront honor for Nation. cre a our critical State year and 3. decisions The people pol 1st his yea r chart measure Great decade T he the of s i ft-Gt- ion 0 I I y e-n-s w i I I w the wil I state dec· make Cal ifornia of " i take v ' t -e at ar the 9 e" our during the Seventies. Nineteen i I I he I n course he the th"at -U+f- e same- '1-. critical impac -fig- future OttF the Year Election truly of a a us. great time It is of our crusade fO y-eor-s. - chaf 1 n is lenge for 01 I task for government and for creative nex-t N-fltion's to continu common-sense uncommon, leadership. 5. We must crusade started gained I ast goal in the good government which i.n Cal ifornia in IQ66, for momentum year -eM wh i continue ',qt in spec i 0)1 chW'Gn i te IQ70- us Iq68 and in eJect ions ina common <'N.,. 6. rn Cal ifornia the across country, the chaf lenge for Americans the and this year is approaching decade to make time a We unprecedented progress. find have solutions been of must to problems that developing for /1, --problems that have been ( -es- - compl in icated--and 7. cases some partly caused---by unimaginative leadership of It unheeded trend that our America poses warnings financing gripped by that past. because deficit against itself is the an the now went finds inflationary Nation's 8. .... . . - problem. number L domestic It is because fiscal responsibil ity Our state must to were state ignored by previous national for pleas our administrations and devote that Country today Our time and and restoring stabi I resources ity to the -, . Cf. economy in sensible and economy government. it And is the because of national administrat·i6n peace was national with to to acknow yearning for honor that summoned the previous r-ef usrc l ledge of bring our Party about a , . . fOe change of direction previously for us. is In our confused foreign pol icy. It • not a strange role I , before, Twice our • I Party - - , gave people of the dedicated at a which _. of crisis won us peace in compassion it leadership time --unity America pJace of ..• in the needed leadership place of discord war and in-place of bitterness 12. A Lincoln ship i n t 0 century ago Abraham that d i vis ,A b I made e - the America gave - lib e r t yon d us a one Nat ion jus t i ce leader­ nation, c 0 n sec for a rat ed I _f • Seventeen Dwight IT. Eisenhower His gave us the stalemated another war. Jeadership gave America eight us to end ago, leadership that broug determined an years years renewed orderly of and peace respect progress at in the brought world, home and I'l. rf - 'restored in and de nation j ust in a as :t o-f-th-e ee a fin d we: turmoil of 0ur conf' l i ct s . uea.jties rtl__:!'leadership I /21 I feadrs our ourselves. TI od ay, ;.f.:.(.] in faith is il"J tI I:/'! moving and to solve I frustrations in a Washington host ------------------------ of , · .- 15. e We, te people, their to support efforts. We a must renewed must work national achieve the to bring commitment shining goals have establ ished for our State. about for America we and 16. must We and We revital ize must our our rural areas. work: --To educat i cities renew on --To individual bring for qual ity all. assure on about every opportunity for rewarding employment. --To enable enterprises to i nth e St at e- 's the national fami Iy farm partici'pote fully pro s per j t y prosperity. and' i n ... l8 We must ... • continue to achieve greater involvement of thff' vast private enterpise sector of a our economy in improving the qual ity of I ife in Cal ifornia and throughout the nation. ...... rq. We must give fncreasing attention to the views young and tneir role as for wei I the to them. as pr-oper I in our of the recogn i y ze present society help them future that prepare wi J I belong · . 20. We must responsibi I ity bring to a trend that fiscal re-estabf ish haft in government and th inflationary soared because the tion in Washington face up to fiscal out of control previous administra­ refused real ity. to 2 , And we must continue to demand that and government acknowfed recognize that the past economic pol icies of "tax and tax, spend and spend''' unfairly penal i z e the middle and lower income sectors of the • our working taxpayers society-­ who 22. constitute America's • prise the dynamic free of enter- economy_ Along citizens free backbone who with the senior helped shape enterprise system and our who 2J. fixed now I ive the working middle on taxpaying citizen most and rising cost of tax I me s , low it is incom who suffers the twin under excessive inc burden iving burden. and of an a 2lJ Traditional wh i ch por t y has champion of fy, lt our­ the been these is • law-abiding, tax-paying citizens. We government, st cb I not e demanded have do I r cease economy lower- taxes or. our And «e: and in a must unrelenting efforts 25. toward those goals until economic justice is achieved great majority ask nothing except of Americans from economy that for who government and eff i c i enev, 26. l'n Gal ifornia, Reagan and! e lee ted a 9 rea t to cost of meeting And de a I seeking let party Irs ot her our of fie i a 0f ways state Ish ave t OJ to mea n de v 0 ted dot ten t ion reduce thff government whfla essential me G'overnor assure publ ic you, rre e thosa ds ; · p"I: .. e f for t s are Now, have sue ce e 11 know many heard business techniques government. in of I J yOU) bringing management to the As )wi r: th administra­ about tions's progress sound din g! t;;:,. i7 - operations one publ ic responsibi I whose ity of own is to earn 2B. a maximum return state- on investments through prudent management, I too cannot strongly how governor's the future our St ct e, emphas vital economy i ze the efforts economic stabil are: ity to of 2q . Let me just cite a few examples: wh 0 of you tvro ny Grr$ 'au a state-operated bridge to get here the today must change to have one-way This switchover need for noticed tolls. el iminated two tol I the plazas which . -- ." r-e 30. \. quir-e tw ice ott e n Gj:a n t Th a t s as many • s imp lee han 9 e.' 0 we r management decision by was the one to II t a implemented present administration, of the recommendations the Governor's Vask Force Control and G_ov.ernment. Efficiency 'in on of Cost­ 31 rt w i l l taxpayers Go I i for n i s ave than more a $'527,000 annually. REDUCED TOLL COSTS These sav i n 9s tho t swal lowed state up w invisibl not are i I I in expenses. mer ely rising As a b e' other result 32. of actions by the administration, three . br i dge there to I I during the past Cal ifornia, the reductios in 30 present have been reduct ions three: years first such years. in 3-3. .... The tol I • • ...... reductions 01· ar« direct benefits to every motorist using those bridges to - commute to and from their and they are benefits that visible every day of jobs are the year. II The !tt the of more . savings That they' are a d i r-ect than 800 the Task The ..., Force result on C a I i for n i than $200 mi I I ion t of those T a x payer s government costs. . Efficiency_ ultimately wi I s ave a J'I recommendations implementation of recommendations in m 0 r e' reduced I 35. But To achieve I imits. cost ea government that tha our its "ower people demanding also requires are I efficiency has d e r s hip wit h t he C 0 U rag e determination'to resist spending proposals. in leadership Q e c._o,ur •. Our Sacramento and new present has that -_ 36. governor has had to -The veto new more than $325 mi I I i on l n spending proposals that would have to finance. required higher taxes 37. The are On results Apri I taxpayer obi these efforts becoming apparent. now rebote of on 15th, wi I I receive his state igation. Gal ifornia every a 10 percent income tax 37-A This 10 percent cut income taxes our Par y Executive II S was I e sponsored by ode r s hip Branch Legislature. in state and in i n the That re lief, that 'ad i can real istic fiscal is be the es kind and of tax gent I accompf ished· by budgeting, prudenf management and a tion to reduce the tax on the State. emen, working cit·izens determina buwden of our