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PORTLAND POLICE
MEMORIAL
PORTLAND
OF
CITY
OREGON
1851
PORTLAND POLICE
Commemorating those Portland Police Officers
who gave their lives in the performance
of their official duties.
Commemoration Ceremony
Memorial Coliseum
Sunday, May 20, 1990
IN MEMORIAM
Prelude:
Martin Luther King Jr. School Choir
Directed by Kathryn Giffert
THOMAS G. O'CONNER
National Award Winning
Woodrow Wilson High School Band
CHARLES F. SCHOPPE
Directed by Greg Mc Kelvey
ALBERT W. MOE
Welcome and Introduction:
Master of Ceremonies
Paul Linnman
JAMES R. WHITE
RALPH H. STAHL
Presentation of Colors:
United States Marine Corps Color Guard
JAMES C. GILL
National Anthem:
Wilson High School Band
JOHN J. McCARTHY
Invocation:
Chaplain Gregory A. Kammann
Portland Police Bureau
JEROME PALMER
ROBERT E. DRAKE
Musical Offering:
Karen Howells
Rod Lucich
CHARLES M. WHITE
Greetings from Chief:
Chief Richard D. Walker
PHILLIP R. JOHNSON
JAMES A. HINES
Welcoming Remarks:
Secretary of State Barbara Roberts
ROY E. MIZNER
Mayor J.E. Bud Clark
VERNON J. STROEDER
Commemoration of
Fallen Officers:
Father James E. Harvey
ROGER L. DAVIES
Retired Sergeant Earl C. Johnson
ROBERT P. MURRAY
ROBERT R. FERRON JR.
Retired Officer Stanley W. Harmon
STEPHEN M. OWENS
Musical Offering:
Karen Howells
Rod Lucich
DENNIS A. DARDEN
Entrance of Presidential Party:
"Hail To The Chief"
DAVID W. CROWTHER
Wilson High School Band
STANLEY D. POUNDS
Presidential Address:
The Honorable George Bush
President of the United States of America
Retirement of Colors:
United States Marine Corps Color Guard
Concluding Remarks:
Paul Linnman
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Portland, Oregon)
For Immediate Release
May 20, 1990
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
IN PORTLAND POLICE MEMORIAL CEREMONY
Memorial Coliseum
Portland, Oregon
4:35 P.M. PDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Chief Walker. And I just want
to repeat what I told you -- I've been looking forward very much to
being here today, pay my respects to so many. And thank you for
doing the introduction. Wonderfully brief -- a wonderfully brief
introduction. (Laughter.)
And let me just say what a pleasure it is to have Bill
Bennett with me. He is our leader in the federal government, all
across the federal government in the fight against narcotics. And in
my view he is doing not only a job of sacrifice, but an outstanding
job for our country. And we ought to be very, very grateful to him.
(Applause.)
And also, one of our great congressemen is here --- Denny
Smith, one of the people I count on in Washington in our efforts to
fight crime. And also, Secretary of State Roberts; and Attorney
General Frohnmayer, my great friend who is doing a fine job in this
law enforcement field --- has been for years. Out front long before
its time.
And Mayor Clark, and friends, relatives, and all of us
who are admirers of Portland's Finest. It's a privilege to be with
you and to officially dedicate a monument that embodies integrity,
sacrifice, and above all, courage -- just plain courage. Qualities
that define the essence of law enforcement officers and of the United
States of America as well.
In the Bible we read, "Greater love hath no man than
this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." The men we
salute today laid down their lives for us. We meet today to thank
them on behalf of every American.
There will be 21 names on the Portland Police Memorial.
Names like McCarthy, Owens, Palmer. They ranged in age from 26 to
68. Yet their story eclipses mere stone and masonry, as striking as
they are. Each life was precious; each life very, very precious
indeed. Each loss, searing and individual. They left behind fathers
and mothers and children and wives.
The first to give his life, Thomas O'Connor, died in
1867. He was shot in a saloon, trying to break up a brawl. Like
other cops of his day, his task was to civilize society. Six years
ago, Stanley Pounds became Portland's last police officer killed in
the line of duty. He knew, as we do, that our task must be to defend
civility through America's system of law.
Achieving this will require character to rival these 21
policemen who gave of themselves and their lives. Cops who knew that
in a job where one sees -- too often -- man's inhumanity to man, one
could also prove man's fidelity to honor. They, like the disabled
law enforcement officers here, are heroes of the Great Pacific
Northwest. We must salute them, remember them. But how?
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- 2 -
First, in the most elemental sense, by recalling what
they stood for -- and against as well. They were men of peace,
fighting crime. They stood for good against evil. They knew that
black and white hats were not Hollywood fiction. They despised the
cruelty of thugs who brutalize America's quiet, gentle, decent
people.
Second, we can honor them by enacting laws which free our
country from the fear of crime and drugs. When we ask what kind of a
society the American people deserve, our answer is a nation in which
law-abiding citizens are safe and feel safe. We must reject those
who soft-pedal the need to be hard on crime. (Applause.)
One year ago this week, I stood on Capitol Hill before a
group of law enforcement officials and announced my comprehensive
package to combat violent crime. One year later, Congress has
addressed part of the problem by providing the new federal troops we
asked for -- new agents to arrest violent criminals; new prosecutors
to convict them; and new prisons to hold them. But our job isn't
finished; it's just begun.
So today, I call on the United States Congress to pass
the major part of the Violent Crime Act -- legislation that will back
up our new lawmen with new laws. Laws that are fair, fast, and
final. Fair -- an exclusionary rule designed to punish the guilty
and not good cops who've acted in good faith. (Applause.) Fast --
we need habeas corpus reforms to stop the frivolous appeals that are
choking our courts. And final -- fair, constitutionally sound death
penalty provisions. (Appause.)
I hope by now the country knows my belief; I hope you
know my belief. For anyone who kills a law enforcement officer, no
legal penalty is too tough. And that goes for drug kingpins who
threaten a federal witness, a juror, or a judge. We want Congress to
enact the steps needed to expand the death penalty -- not sometime,
not someplace, but across our great country, America. And I mean
now. (Applause.)
The Violent Crime Act will achieve these reforms. And
yet for the past year it's gathered dust in the House. Spawned weak
imitations in the Senate. America deserves better. And so do the
163 police officers who died last year. And tomorrow, the Senate
begins debate on our crime legislation. And I call on it to honor
the memory of police, both living and dead.
Now, I know some say there are reasons for crime. And I
say there's never an excuse. And, yes, we support programs for
rehabilitation and recovery -- we should. We support education, the
goal of which is to keep people off drugs and away from crime. And
we support counseling and other steps to prevent crime. But we
cannot and we must not neglect law enforcement. When it comes to
understanding, I say let's have a little more understanding and
caring for the victims of crime, and certainly for our law
enforcement officers. (Applause.)
And that is why our Violent Crime Act is based on three
principles. Criminals must understand that if they commit crimes,
they will be caught. And if caught, they will be prosecuted. And if
convicted, they will be punished. By taking hoods off the streets,
we can -- and must -- take back the streets.
Already, we've acted administratively to ensure no deals
when criminals use a gun. Our Violent Crime Act goes still further.
Remember, it does no good to send law troops into battle wearing
handcuffs. And so I urge the Senate and, in coming weeks, the House
to act quickly and build America up by opposing those who would tear
America down. Together, let's pass this bill and help win our war on
crime. (Applause.)
Yet, I was talking to the Attorney General coming in
here. Our war on the federal level alone isn't going to get the job
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- 3 -
done -- can't be won on the federal level alone. Here in this great
state, here in Oregon, as elsewhere, you know that crime is personal,
it's not remote. And so led by Denny Smith, your outstanding
Congressman, you founded Oregonians Against Crime, a citizens'
crime-fighting group of 115,000 law-abiding Oregonians. We can honor
the heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest by doing nationally what
you're doing locally.
Oregonians Against Crime successfully passed the
anticrime initiative that requires repeat, violent career criminals
to serve their full sentences behind bars. No parole. No temporary
leave. No time off for good behavior. No weekend passes.
(Applause.) None of this mumbo-jumbo which blames the failings on
the TV, or on the schools, or other scapegoats of society for the
evil of certain individuals.
This initiative, supported by close to one million -- one
million Oregonians -- the highest vote total in this state's history
-- led the Oregon legislature last year to pass a full slate of
anticrime legislation -- from more prison cells to tougher
sentencing. You have shown the way. And every state in our country
should follow. So I call on all legislatures to boost local law
enforcement. Through new prosecutors, police and new prisons. And
by toughening crime laws at the state level, including the death
penalty for the killing of local enforcement officers. (Applause.)
This brings me then to the final way we can honor the
heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest. We must tell their story to
generations yet unborn. Like the story of two men who are with us
today. One is Sergeant Earl Johnson, shot and blinded while trying
to cover his fellow officers. The other, Stanley Harmon, shot by a
drug addict, now a paraplegic. To you -- to your colleagues: A
grateful nation salutes you. (Applause.)
Nothing we can say here can equal the sacrifice of
Americans like these. What we can do is ensure that that sacrifice
was not in vain. so let us honor the men of this memorial, acting
not through words, but deeds, to ensure a future as great as America
herself.
This memorial will be a monument to a nation that is
right-minded and resolute -- a people at once unafraid and free.
It's my great privilege to now open the tribute to the greatest
heroes any country could have -- the Portland Police Memorial. God
bless them, and God bless the United States of America.
Thank you all very, very much. (Applause.)
END
4:50 P.M. PDT
(Smith/Blessey)
May 17, 1990
6 P.M.
POLICE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL
PORTLAND, OREGON
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1990
4:30 P.M.
Dr. Bennett, Attorney General Frohnmayer, Secretary of State
Roberts, Mayor Clark, Chief Walker, Congressman Smith, friends,
relatives, and admirers of Portland's finest.
It is a privilege to be with you -- and to officially
dedicate a monument that embodies integrity, sacrifice, and above
all, courage. Qualities that define the essence of law
enforcement officers -- and of the United States of America. //
In the Bible we read, "Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends." The men we salute
today laid down their lives for us. We meet today to thank them
on behalf of every American. //
There will be twenty-one names on the Portland Police
Memorial. Names like McCarthy, Owens, Palmer. They ranged in
age from 26 to 68. Yet their story eclipses mere stone and
masonry -- as striking as they are. Each life was precious; each
loss, searing and individual. They left behind fathers, mothers,
children, wives.
The first to give his life, Thomas O'Connor, died in 1867.
He was shot in a saloon, trying to break up a brawl. Like other
cops of his day, his task was to civilize society. Six years
ago, Stanley Pounds became Portland's last cop killed in the line
2
of duty. He knew -- as we do -- that our task must be to defend
civility through America's system of law.
Achieving this will require character to rival these twenty-
one policemen who gave of themselves, and their lives. Cops who
knew that in a job where one sees -- too often -- man's
inhumanity to man, one could also prove man's fidelity to honor.
// They -- like the disabled law enforcement officers here --
are heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest. We must salute them,
remember them. But how?
First, in the most elemental sense, by recalling what they
stood for -- and against. They were men of peace, fighting crime.
They stood for good against evil. They knew that black and white
hats were not Hollywood fiction. They despised the cruelty of
thugs who brutalize America's quiet, gentle, decent people.
Second, we can honor them by enacting laws which free our
country from the fear of crime and drugs. When we ask what kind
of a society the American people deserve, our answer is a Nation
in which law-abiding citizens are safe and feel safe. We must
reject those who soft-pedal the need to be hard on crime. //
One year ago this week, I stood on Capitol Hill before a
group of law enforcement officials and announced my comprehensive
package to combat violent crime. One year later, Congress has
addressed part of the problem by providing the new Federal troops
we asked for: New agents -- to arrest violent criminals. New
prosecutors -- to convict them. And new prisons -- to hold them.
3
But our job isn't finished -- it's just begun. So today I
call on the Congress to pass the major part of the Violent Crime
Act. Legislation that will back up our new lawmen with new laws
-- laws that are fair, fast, and final. // Fair -- an
exclusionary rule designed to punish the guilty -- and not good
cops who have acted in good faith. Fast -- we need habeas
corpus reforms to stop the frivolous appeals that are choking our
courts. And final -- fair, constitutionally sound death penalty
provisions.
You know my belief: For anyone who kills a law enforcement
officer -- no legal penalty is too tough. And that goes for drug
kingpins who threaten a Federal witness, juror, or judge. // We
want Congress to enact the steps needed to expand the death
penalty. Not some time. Not some place. But across America --
now. ///
The Violent Crime Act will achieve these reforms. Yet for
the past year it has gathered dust in the House -- and spawned
weak imitations in the Senate. America deserves better. So do
the 163 police officers who died last year. Tomorrow, the Senate
begins debate on our crime legislation. I call on it to honor
the memory of police both living and dead. //
Now, I know: Some say there are reasons for crime. I say:
There is never an excuse. // Yes, we support programs for
rehabilitation and recovery. We support education -- the goal of
which is to keep people off of drugs and away from crime. We
support counseling and other steps to prevent crimes. But we
4
cannot -- we must not -- neglect law enforcement. When it comes
to understanding, I say let's have a little more understanding
and caring for the victims of crime and certainly for our law
enforcement officers.
That's why our Violent Crime Act is based on three
principles. Criminals must understand that if they commit
crimes, they will be caught. If caught, they will be prosecuted.
And if convicted, they will be punished. By taking hoods off the
streets, we can -- and must -- take back the streets. //
Already, we have acted administratively to ensure no deals
when criminals use a gun. Our Violent Crime Act goes still
further. Remember: It does no good to send law troops into
battle wearing handcuffs. So I urge the Senate -- and in coming
weeks, the House -- to act quickly and build America up by
opposing those who would tear America down. Together, let's pass
this bill -- and help win our war on crime.
Yet our war cannot be won on the Federal level alone. Here
in Oregon, as elsewhere, you know that crime is personal, not
remote. So, led by your outstanding Congressman, Denny Smith,
you've founded "Oregonians Against Crime" -- a citizens' crime-
fighting group of 115,000 law-abiding Oregonians. We can honor
the heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest by doing, nationally,
what you are doing locally. //
"Oregonians Against Crime" successfully passed the anti-
crime initiative that requires repeat, violent career criminals
to serve their full sentences behind bars. No parole. No
5
temporary leave. No time off for "good behavior." No weekend
passes. None of the mumbo-jumbo which blames the failings of TV,
schools, or the other scapegoats of society for the evil of
certain individuals.
This initiative, supported by close to one million
Oregonians -- the highest vote total in this State's history --
led the Oregon Legislature last year to pass a full slate of
anti-crime legislation -- from more prison cells to tougher
sentencing. // You have shown the way -- and every State should
follow. So I call on all legislatures to boost local law
enforcement. Through new prosecutors, police, new prisons. And
by toughening crime laws at the State level -- including the
death penalty for the killing of local enforcement officers.
This brings me to the final way we can honor the heroes of
the Great Pacific Northwest. We must tell their story to
generations yet unborn. Like the story of two men who are with
us today. One is Sergeant Earl Johnson -- shot and blinded while
trying to cover his fellow officers. // The other, Stanley
Harmon, was shot by a drug addict and is now a paraplegic. To
you -- to your colleagues: A grateful Nation salutes you. //
Nothing we say here can equal the sacrifice of Americans
like these. What we can do is ensure their sacrifice was not in
vain. So let us honor the men of this memorial: Acting not only
through words, but deeds, to ensure a future as great as America
herself.
4.
6
This memorial will be a monument to a Nation that is right-
minded and resolute -- a people at once unafraid and free. It is
my great privilege to now open the tribute to the greatest heroes
any country could have -- the Portland Police Memorial. God
bless them, and God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
Document No. 141225SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
5/17/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PORTLAND POLICE MEMORIAL
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
BENNETT
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 16, 1990
1990 MAY 16 PM 8:18
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON cw
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
PORTLAND POLICE MEMORIAL REMARKS
I. SUMMARY
On Sunday, May 20, at 4:30 p.m., you will address about
1,500 people at a ceremonial groundbreaking of the Portland
Police Memorial in the Portland Coliseum. Dr. Bennett,
Congressman Denny Smith, Mayor Bud Clark, Attorney General
Frohnmayer, Secretary of State Barbara Roberts, and Chief of
Police Walker will accompany you.
II. DISCUSSION
The attached remarks (9 minutes, speechcards) hail the
courage of those police officers who have risked and lost their
lives in the line of duty. The text also calls on the Senate and
House to pass the Violent Crime Control Act.
(Smith/Blessey)
May 16, 1990
5 P.M.
POLICE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL
PORTLAND, OREGON
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1990
4:30 P.M.
Dr. Bennett, Attorney General Frohnmayer, Secretary of State
Roberts, Mayor Clark, Chief Walker, Congressman Smith, friends,
relatives, and admirers of Portland's finest.
It is a privilege to be with you -- and to officially
dedicate a monument that embodies integrity, sacrifice, and above
all, courage. Qualities that define the essence of law
enforcement officers -- and of the United States of America. //
In the Bible we read, "Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends." The men we salute
today laid down their lives for us. We meet today to thank them
on behalf of every American. //
There will be twenty-one names on the Portland Police
Memorial. Names like McCarthy, Owens, Palmer. They ranged in
age from 26 to 68. Yet their story eclipses mere stone and
masonry -- as striking as they are. Each life was precious; each
loss, searing and individual. They left behind fathers, mothers,
children, wives.
The first to give his life, Thomas O'Connor, died in 1867.
He was shot in a saloon, trying to break up a brawl. Like other
cops of his day, his task was to civilize society. Six years
ago, Stanley Pounds became Portland's last cop killed in the line
2
of duty. He knew -- as we do -- that our task must be to defend
civility through America's system of law.
Achieving this will require character to rival these twenty-
one policemen who gave of themselves, and their lives. Cops who
knew that in a job where one sees -- too often -- man's
inhumanity to man, one could also prove man's fidelity to honor.
// They -- like the disabled law enforcement officers here --
are heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest. We must salute them,
remember them. But how?
First, in the most elemental sense, by recalling what they
stood for -- and against. They were men of peace, fighting crime.
They stood for good against evil. They knew that black and white
hats were not Hollywood fiction. They despised the cruelty of
thugs who brutalize America's quiet, gentle, decent people.
Second, we can honor them by enacting laws which free our
country from the fear of crime and drugs. When we ask what kind
of a society the American people deserve, our answer is a Nation
in which law-abiding citizens are safe and feel safe. We must
reject those who soft-pedal the need to be hard on crime. //
One year ago this week, I stood on Capitol Hill before a
group of law enforcement officials and announced my comprehensive
package to combat violent crime. One year later, Congress
deserves our thanks for providing the new Federal troops we asked
for: New agents -- to arrest violent criminals. New prosecutors
-- to convict them. And new prisons -- to hold them.
3
But our job isn't finished -- it's just bequn. So today I
call on the Congress to pass the major part of the Violent Crime
Act. Legislation that will back up our new lawmen with new laws
-- laws that are fair, fast, and final. // Fair -- an
exclusionary rule designed to punish the guilty -- and not good
cops who have acted in good faith. Fast -- we need habeas
corpus reforms to stop the frivolous appeals that are choking our
courts. And final -- fair, constitutionally sound death penalty
provisions.
You know my belief: For anyone who kills a law enforcement
officer -- no legal penalty is too tough. And that goes for drug
kingpins who threaten a Federal witness, juror, or judge. / / We
want Congress to enact the steps needed to expand the death
penalty. Not some time. Not some place. But across America --
now. ///
The Violent Crime Act will achieve these reforms. Yet for
the past year it has gathered dust in the House -- and spawned
weak imitations in the Senate. America deserves better. So do
the 163 police officers who died last year. Tomorrow, the Senate
begins debate on our crime legislation. I call on it to honor
the memory of police both living and dead. //
Now, I know: Some say there are reasons for crime. I say:
There is never an excuse. That's why our Violent Crime Act is
based on three principles. Criminals must understand that if
they commit crimes, they will be caught. If caught, they will be
prosecuted. And if convicted, they will be punished. By taking
4
hoods off the streets, we can -- and must -- take back the
streets. 11
Already, we have acted administratively to ensure no deals
when criminals use a gun. Our Violent Crime Act goes still
further. Remember: It does no good to send law troops into
battle wearing handcuffs. So I urge the Senate -- and in coming
weeks, the House -- to act quickly and build America up by
opposing those who would tear America down. Together, let's pass
this bill -- and help win our war on crime.
Yet our war cannot be won on the Federal level alone. Here
in Oregon, as elsewhere, you know that crime is personal, not
remote. So, led by your outstanding Congressman, Denny Smith,
you've founded "Oregonians Against Crime" -- a citizens' crime-
fighting group of 115,000 law-abiding Oregonians. We can honor
the heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest by doing, nationally,
what you are doing locally. //
"Oregonians Against Crime" successfully passed the anti-
crime initiative that requires repeat, violent career criminals
to serve their full sentences behind bars. No parole. No
temporary leave. No time off for "good behavior." No weekend
passes. None of the mumbo-jumbo which blames the failings of TV,
schools, or the other scapegoats of society for the evil of
certain individuals.
This initiative, supported by close to one million
Oregonians -- the highest vote total in this State's history --
led the Oregon Legislature last year to pass a full slate of
5
anti-crime legislation -- from more prison cells to tougher
sentencing. // You have shown the way -- and every State should
follow. So I call on all legislatures to boost local law
enforcement. Through new prosecutors, police, new prisons. And
by toughening crime laws at the State level -- including the
death penalty for the killing of local enforcement officers.
This brings me to the final way we can honor the heroes of
the Great Pacific Northwest. We must tell their story to
generations yet unborn. Like the story of two men who are with
us today. One is Sergeant Earl Johnson -- shot and blinded while
trying to cover his fellow officers. // The other, Stanley
Harmon, was shot by a drug addict and is now a paraplegic. To
you -- to your colleagues: A grateful Nation salutes you. //
Nothing we say here can equal the sacrifice of Americans
like these. What we can do is ensure their sacrifice was not in
vain. So let us honor the men of this memorial: Acting not only
through words, but deeds, to ensure a future as great as America
herself.
This memorial will be a monument to a Nation that is right-
minded and resolute -- a people at once unafraid and free. It is
my great privilege to now open the tribute to the greatest heroes
any country could have -- the Portland Police Memorial. God
bless them, and God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
Blussey's Aes
(Smith/Blessey)
May 15, 1990
5 P.M.
1990 MAY 15 PM 8: 19
POLICE
Dr. Bennett, A.G. Fronmeyer, PRESIDENTIAL Sect. of REMARKS: St. Barboro PORTLAND, POLICE MEMORIAL OREGON
Moyor Bud Clork, Chief Wolker, Congressmon Denny Smith, friends of the Police officers
Roberts SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1990
It is a privilege to be with you -- and to officially
dedicate a monument that embodies integrity, sacrifice, and above
all, courage. Qualities that define the essence of law
enforcement officers -- and of the United States of America. //
In the Bible we read, "Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends." The men we salute
today laid down their lives for us. We meet today to thank them
on behalf of every American. //
There are twenty-one names on the Portland Police Memorial. x
will be
Names like McCarthy, Owens, Palmer. They ranged in age from 26
to 68. Yet their story eclipses mere stone and masonry -- as
striking as they are. Each life was precious; each loss, searing
and individual. They left behind fathers, mothers, children,
wives.
The first to give his life, Thomas O'Connor, died in 1867.
He was shot in a saloon, trying to break up a brawl. Like other
cops of his day, his task was to civilize society. Six years
ago, Stanley Pounds became Portland's last cop killed in the line
of duty. He knew -- as we do -- that our task must be to defend
civility through America's system of law.
To achieve this will require character to rival these
twenty-one policemen who gave of themselves, and their lives.
2
Cops who knew that in a job where one sees -- too often -- man's
inhumanity to man, one could also prove man's fidelity to honor.
// They -- like the disabled law enforcement officers here --
are heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest. We must salute them,
remember them. But how?
First, in the most elemental sense, by recalling what they
stood for -- and against. They were men of peace, fighting crime.
They stood for good against evil. They knew that black and white
hats were not Hollywood fiction. They despised the cruelty of
thugs who brutalize America's quiet, gentle, decent people.
Second, we can honor them by enacting laws which free our
country from the fear of crime and drugs. When we ask what kind
of a society the American people deserve, our answer is a Nation
in which law-abiding citizens are safe and feel safe. We must
reject those who soft-pedal the need to be hard on crime. //
One year ago this week, I stood on Capitol Hill before a
group of law enforcement officials and announced my comprehensive
package to combat violent crime. One year ago this week, I
called on the Congress to pass that package. I said: We need
new laws -- to punish hoods. New agents -- to arrest them. New
prosecutors -- to convict them. And new prisons -- to hold them.
Today, one year later, the Congress is still asleep -- even
as violent criminals are awake and stalking the streets. In the
last 12 months, 56 policemen have been killed. Yet our crime
package is being watered down in the Senate -- and gathering dust
in the House. America deserves better. I call on the Congress
3
to build America up by opposing those who would tear America
down. Wake up, pass that bill, and help win our war on crime. //
Now, I know: Some say there are reasons for crime. I say:
There is never an excuse. That's why our crime proposals are
based on three principles. Criminals must understand that if they
commit crimes, they will be caught. And if caught, they will be
prosecuted. And if convicted, they will do time. By taking hoods
off the streets, we can -- and must -- take back the streets.
Accordingly, we propose to change the rules of the game. We
puaC
want Congress to pass our 1990 National Drug Control Strategy.
That means spending over 10 and a half billion dollars in FY 1991
for education, treatment, interdiction, and enforcement. We also
want mandatory time for all firearms offenses. And an
exclusionary rule designed to protect the truth and punish the
guilty -- not the good cops who have acted in good faith.
Already, we have acted administratively to ensure no deals
when criminals use a gun. Our legislation goes still further.
It provides habeas corpus reforms to stop the frivolous appeals
that are choking our courts. And for the most heinous crimes --
you know my promise. For anyone who kills a law enforcement
officer -- no legal penalty is too tough. We want Congress to
enact the steps needed to implement the death penalty. Not some
time. Not some place. But across America -- now. //
Yet our work cannot be on the Federal level alone. Here in
Oregon, as elsewhere, you know that crime is personal, not
remote. So you've founded "Oregonians Against Crime" -- a
institutive
4
citizens' crime-fighting group of 115,000 law-abiding Oregonians.
We can honor the heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest by doing,
nationally, what you are doing locally. //
"Oregonians Against Crime" successfully passed the anti-
crime initiative that requires repeat, violent career criminals
to serve their full sentences behind bars. No parole. No
temporary leave. No time off for "good behavior." No weekend
passes. None of the mumbo-jumbo which blames the failings of TV,
schools, or other staples of society for the evil of certain
individuals.
This initiative, supported by close to one million
Oregonians -- the highest vote total in this State's history --
led the Oregon Legislature last year to pass a full slate of
anti-crime legislation -- from more prison cells to tougher
sentencing. // You have shown the way -- and every State should
follow. So I call on all legislatures to boost local law
enforcement. Through new prosecutors, police, new prisons. And
by toughening crime laws at the State level -- especially the
death penalty for the killing of local enforcement officers.
This brings me to the final way we can honor the heroes of
the Great Pacific Northwest. We must tell their story to
generations yet unborn. Like the story of two men who are with
us today. One is Sergeant Earl Johnson -- shot and blinded while
trying to cover his fellow officers. 11 The other, Stanley
Harmon, was shot by a drug addict and is now a paraplegic. To
you -- to your colleagues: A grateful Nation salutes you. 11
5
Nothing we say here can equal the sacrifice of Americans
like these. What we can do is ensure their sacrifice was not in
vain. So let us honor the men of this memorial: Acting not
through words, but deeds, to ensure a future as great as America
herself.
This memorial will be a monument to a Nation that is right-
minded and resolute -- a people at once unafraid and free. It is
my great privilege to now open the tribute to the greatest heroes
any country could have -- the Portland Police Memorial. God
bless them, and God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
Document No. 141225
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
05/15/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
3:00 pm Wednesday 05/16
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL, PORTLAND, OREGON
(05/15 5:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
У
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
BENNETT
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 05/16, with a copy to my
office. Thanks.
RESPONSE: no comment
62 : I'd 91 MAY 06
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
May 15, 1990
5 P.M.
1998 MAY 15 PM 8: 19
POLICE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL
PORTLAND, OREGON
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1990
It is a privilege to be with you -- and to officially
dedicate a monument that embodies integrity, sacrifice, and above
all, courage. Qualities that define the essence of law
enforcement officers -- and of the United States of America. //
In the Bible we read, "Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends." The men we salute
today laid down their lives for us. We meet today to thank them
on behalf of every American. //
There are twenty-one names on the Portland Police Memorial.
Names like McCarthy, Owens, Palmer. They ranged in age from 26
to 68. Yet their story eclipses mere stone and masonry -- as
striking as they are. Each life was precious; each loss, searing
and individual. They left behind fathers, mothers, children,
wives.
The first to give his life, Thomas O'Connor, died in 1867.
He was shot in a saloon, trying to break up a brawl. Like other
cops of his day, his task was to civilize society. Six years
ago, Stanley Pounds became Portland's last cop killed in the line
of duty. He knew -- as we do -- that our task must be to defend
civility through America's system of law.
To achieve this will require character to rival these
twenty-one policemen who gave of themselves, and their lives.
2
Cops who knew that in a job where one sees -- too often -- man's
inhumanity to man, one could also prove man's fidelity to honor.
// They -- like the disabled law enforcement officers here --
are heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest. We must salute them,
remember them. But how?
First, in the most elemental sense, by recalling what they
stood for -- and against. They were men of peace, fighting crime.
They stood for good against evil. They knew that black and white
hats were not Hollywood fiction. They despised the cruelty of
thugs who brutalize America's quiet, gentle, decent people.
Second, we can honor them by enacting laws which free our
country from the fear of crime and drugs. When we ask what kind
of a society the American people deserve, our answer is a Nation
in which law-abiding citizens are safe and feel safe. We must
reject those who soft-pedal the need to be hard on crime. //
One year ago this week, I stood on Capitol Hill before a
group of law enforcement officials and announced my comprehensive
package to combat violent crime. One year ago this week, I
called on the Congress to pass that package. I said: We need
new laws -- to punish hoods. New agents -- to arrest them. New
prosecutors --- to convict them. And new prisons -- to hold them.
Today, one year later, the Congress is still asleep -- even
as violent criminals are awake and stalking the streets. In the
last 12 months, 56 policemen have been killed. Yet our crime
package is being watered down in the Senate -- and gathering dust
in the House. America deserves better. I call on the Congress
3
to build America up by opposing those who would tear America
down. Wake up, pass that bill, and help win our war on crime. //
Now, I know: Some say there are reasons for crime. I say:
There is never an excuse. That's why our crime proposals are
based on three principles. Criminals must understand that if they
commit crimes, they will be caught. And if caught, they will be
prosecuted. And if convicted, they will do time. By taking hoods
off the streets, we can -- and must -- take back the streets.
Accordingly, we propose to change the rules of the game. We
want Congress to pass our 1990 National Drug Control Strategy.
That means spending over 10 and a half billion dollars in FY 1991
for education, treatment, interdiction, and enforcement. We also
want mandatory time for all firearms offenses. And an
exclusionary rule designed to protect the truth and punish the
guilty -- not the good cops who have acted in good faith.
Already, we have acted administratively to ensure no deals
when criminals use a gun. Our legislation goes still further.
It provides habeas corpus reforms to stop the frivolous appeals
that are choking our courts. And for the most heinous crimes --
you know my promise. For anyone who kills a law enforcement
officer -- no legal penalty is too tough. We want Congress to
enact the steps needed to implement the death penalty. Not some
time. Not some place. But across America -- now. //
Yet our work cannot be on the Federal level alone. Here in
Oregon, as elsewhere, you know that crime is personal, not
remote. So you've founded "Oregonians Against Crime" -- a
4
citizens' crime-fighting group of 115,000 law-abiding Oregonians.
We can honor the heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest by doing,
nationally, what you are doing locally. //
"Oregonians Against Crime" successfully passed the anti-
crime initiative that requires repeat, violent career criminals
to serve their full sentences behind bars. No parole. No
temporary leave. No time off for "good behavior." No weekend
passes. None of the mumbo-jumbo which blames the failings of TV,
schools, or other staples of society for the evil of certain
individuals.
This initiative, supported by close to one million
Oregonians -- the highest vote total in this State's history --
led the Oregon Legislature last year to pass a full slate of
anti-crime legislation -- from more prison cells to tougher
sentencing. // You have shown the way -- and every State should
follow. So I call on all legislatures to boost local law
enforcement. Through new prosecutors, police, new prisons. And
by toughening crime laws at the State level -- especially the
death penalty for the killing of local enforcement officers.
This brings me to the final way we can honor the heroes of
the Great Pacific Northwest. We must tell their story to
generations yet unborn. Like the story of two men who are with
us today. One is Sergeant Earl Johnson -- shot and blinded while
trying to cover his fellow officers. // The other, Stanley
Harmon, was shot by a drug addict and is now a paraplegic. To
you -- to your colleagues: A grateful Nation salutes you. //
5
Nothing we say here can equal the sacrifice of Americans
like these. What we can do is ensure their sacrifice was not in
vain. So let us honor the men of this memorial: Acting not
through words, but deeds, to ensure a future as great as America
herself.
This memorial will be a monument to a Nation that is right-
minded and resolute -- a people at once unafraid and free. It is
my great privilege to now open the tribute to the greatest heroes
any country could have -- the Portland Police Memorial. God
bless them, and God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
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Road Document
No. 141225
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
05/15/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 3:00 pm Wednesday 05/16
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL, PORTLAND. OREGON
(03/15 5:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
PINKERTON
>
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
BENNETT
A
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
office. Thanks.
Winston by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 05/16, with a copy to my
RESPONSE:
Please see comments
5/16/90 9 € Ed 91 MAY 06
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
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(Smith/Blessey)
May 15, 1990
5 P.M.
1998 MAY 15 PM 8: 19
POLICE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL
PORTLAND, OREGON
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1990
It is a privilege to be with you -- and to officially
dedicate a monument that embodies integrity, sacrifice, and above
all, courage. Qualities that define the essence of law
enforcement officers -- and of the United States of America. 11
In the Bible we read, "Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends." The men we salute
today laid down their lives for us. We meet today to thank them
on behalf of every American. 11
There are twenty-one names on the Portland Police Memorial.
Names like McCarthy, Owens, Palmer. They ranged in age from 26
to 68. Yet their story eclipses mere stone and masonry -- as
striking as they are. Each life was precious; each loss, searing
and individual. They left behind fathers, mothers, children,
wives.
The first to give his life, Thomas O'Connor, died in 1867.
He was shot in a saloon, trying to break up a brawl. Like other
cops of his day, his task was to civilise society. Six years
ago, Stanley Pounds became Portland's last cop killed in the line
of duty. He knew -- as we do -- that our task must be to defend
civility through America's system of law.
To achieve this will require character to rival these
twenty-one policemen who gave of themselves, and their lives.
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2
Cops who knew that in a job where one sees -- too often -- man's
inhumanity to man, one could also prove man's fidelity to honor.
11 They -- like the disabled law enforcement officers here --
are heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest. We must salute them,
remember them. But how?
First, in the most elemental sense, by recalling what they
stood for -- and against. They were men of peace, fighting crime.
They stood for good against evil. (They knew that black and white
?
hats were not Hollywood fiction.
They despised the cruelty of
thugs who brutalize America's quiet, gentle, decent people.
Second, we can honor them by enacting laws which free our
country from the fear of crime and drugs. When we ask what kind
of as society the American people deserve, our answer is a Nation
in which law-abiding citizens are safe and feel safe. Fe must
reject those who soft-pedal the need to be hard on crime. 11
One year ago this week, I stood on Capitol Hill before a
group of law enforcement officials and announced my comprehensive
package to combat violent crime. One year ago this week, I
called on the Congress to pass that package. I said: We need
new laws -- to punish hoods. New agents -- to arrest them. New
prosecutors -- to convict them. And new prisons -- to hold them.
Today, one year later, the Congress is still asleep -- even
as violent criminals are awake and stalking the streets. In the
last 12 months, 56 policemen have been killed. Yet our crime
package is being watered down in the Senate -- and gathering dust
in the House. America deserves better. I call on the Congress
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I call congress on 3 to
to
to build America up by opposing those who would tear America
down. pass that bill, and help win our war on crime. 11
Now, I know: Some say there are reasons for crime. I say:
There is never an excuse. That's why our crime proposals are
based on three principles. Criminals must understand that if they
commit crimes, they will be caught. And if caught, they will be
prosecuted. And if convicted, they will do time. By taking hoods
off the streets, we can -- and must -- take back the streets.
To do that, along with ovr
Accordingly, we propose to change the rules of the game. He crime
waire urge Congress to pass our 1990 National Drug Control Strategy.
package,
That means spending over 10 and a half billion dollars in FY 1991
for education, treatment, interdiction, and enforcement. We also
want mandatory time for all firearms offenses. And an
exclusionary rule designed to protect the truth and punish the
guilty -- not the good cops who have acted in good faith.
Already, we have acted administratively to ensure no deals
crime
when criminals use a gun. Our legislation goes still further.
It provides habeas corpus reforms to stop the frivolous appeals
that are choking our courts. And for the most heinous crimes --
position.
you know my promise. For anyone who kills a law enforcement
officer -- no legal penalty is too tough. We want Congress to
enact the steps needed to implement the death penalty. Not some
time. Not some place. But across America -- now. 11
Yet our work cannot be on the Federal level alone. Here in
Oregon, as elsewhere, you know that crime is personal, not
remote. So you've founded "Oregonians Against Crime" -- a
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4
citizens' crime-fighting group of 115,000 law-abiding Oregonians.
We can honor the heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest by doing,
nationally. what you are doing locally. 11
"Oregoniane Against Crime" successfully passed the anti-
crime initiative that requires repeat, violent career criminals
to serve their full sentences behind bars. No parole. No
temporary leave. No time off for "good behavior." No weekend
passes. None of the mumbo-jumbo which blames the failings of TV,
schools, or other staples of society for the evil of certain
individuals.
This initiative, supported by close to one million
Oregonians -- the highest vote total in this State's history --
lad the Oregon Legislature last year to pass a full slate of
anti-crime legislation -- from more prison cells to tougher
sentencing. 11 You have shown the way - and every State should
follow. So I call on all legislatures to boost local law
enforcement. Through new prosecutors, police, new prisons. And
by toughening crime laws at the State level -- especially the
death penalty for the killing of local enforcement officers.
This brings me to the final way we can honor the heroes of
the Great Pacific Northwest. We must tell their story to
generations yet unborn. Like the story of two men who are with
us today. One is Sergeant Earl Johnson -- shot and blinded while
trying to cover his fellow officers. 11 The other, Stanley
Harmon, was shot by a drug addict and is now a paraplegic. To
you -- to your colleagues: A grateful Nation salutes you. 11
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5
Nothing we say here can equal the sacrifice of Americans
like these. What we CAR de is ensure their sacrifice was not in
vain. So let us honor the men of this memorial: Acting not
through words, but deads, to ensure a future as great as America
herself.
This memorial will be a monument to a Nation that is right-
minded and resolute -- a people at once unafraid and free. It is
my great privilege to now open the tribute to the greatest heroes
any country could have - the Portland Police Memorial. God
bless them, and God bless the United States of America.
Document No. 141325/
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
05/15/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
3:00 pm Wednesday 05/16
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL, PORTLAND, OREGON
(05/15 5:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
\
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
BENNETT
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 05/16, with a copy to my
office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
OK S.R
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
May 15, 1990
5 P.M.
1999 MAY 15 PM 8: 19
POLICE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL
PORTLAND, OREGON
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1990
It is a privilege to be with you -- and to officially
dedicate a monument that embodies integrity, sacrifice, and above
all, courage. Qualities that define the essence of law
enforcement officers -- and of the United States of America. //
In the Bible we read, "Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends." The men we salute
today laid down their lives for us. We meet today to thank them
on behalf of every American. //
There are twenty-one names on the Portland Police Memorial.
Names like McCarthy, Owens, Palmer. They ranged in age from 26
to 68. Yet their story eclipses mere stone and masonry -- as
striking as they are. Each life was precious; each loss, searing
and individual. They left behind fathers, mothers, children,
wives.
The first to give his life, Thomas O'Connor, died in 1867.
He was shot in a saloon, trying to break up a brawl. Like other
cops of his day, his task was to civilize society. Six years
ago, Stanley Pounds became Portland's last cop killed in the line
of duty. He knew -- as we do -- that our task must be to defend
civility through America's system of law.
To achieve this will require character to rival these
twenty-one policemen who gave of themselves, and their lives.
2
Cops who knew that in a job where one sees -- too often -- man's
inhumanity to man, one could also prove man's fidelity to honor.
// They -- like the disabled law enforcement officers here --
are heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest. We must salute them,
remember them. But how?
First, in the most elemental sense, by recalling what they
stood for -- and against. They were men of peace, fighting crime.
They stood for good against evil. They knew that black and white
hats were not Hollywood fiction. They despised the cruelty of
thugs who brutalize America's quiet, gentle, decent people.
Second, we can honor them by enacting laws which free our
country from the fear of crime and drugs. When we ask what kind
of a society the American people deserve, our answer is a Nation
in which law-abiding citizens are safe and feel safe. We must
reject those who soft-pedal the need to be hard on crime. //
One year ago this week, I stood on Capitol Hill before a
group of law enforcement officials and announced my comprehensive
package to combat violent crime. One year ago this week, I
called on the Congress to pass that package. I said: We need
new laws -- to punish hoods. New agents -- to arrest them. New
prosecutors -- to convict them. And new prisons -- to hold them.
Today, one year later, the Congress is still asleep -- even
as violent criminals are awake and stalking the streets. In the
last 12 months, 56 policemen have been killed. Yet our crime
package is being watered down in the Senate -- and gathering dust
in the House. America deserves better. I call on the Congress
3
to build America up by opposing those who would tear America
down. Wake up, pass that bill, and help win our war on crime. //
Now, I know: Some say there are reasons for crime. I say:
There is never an excuse. That's why our crime proposals are
based on three principles. Criminals must understand that if they
commit crimes, they will be caught. And if caught, they will be
prosecuted. And if convicted, they will do time. By taking hoods
off the streets, we can -- and must -- take back the streets.
Accordingly, we propose to change the rules of the game. We
want Congress to pass our 1990 National Drug Control Strategy.
That means spending over 10 and a half billion dollars in FY 1991
for education, treatment, interdiction, and enforcement. We also
want mandatory time for all firearms offenses. And an
exclusionary rule designed to protect the truth and punish the
guilty -- not the good cops who have acted in good faith.
Already, we have acted administratively to ensure no deals
when criminals use a gun. Our legislation goes still further.
It provides habeas corpus reforms to stop the frivolous appeals
that are choking our courts. And for the most heinous crimes --
you know my promise. For anyone who kills a law enforcement
officer -- no legal penalty is too tough. We want Congress to
enact the steps needed to implement the death penalty. Not some
time. Not some place. But across America -- now. //
Yet our work cannot be on the Federal level alone. Here in
Oregon, as elsewhere, you know that crime is personal, not
remote. So you've founded "Oregonians Against Crime" -- a
4
citizens' crime-fighting group of 115,000 law-abiding Oregonians.
We can honor the heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest by doing,
nationally, what you are doing locally. //
"Oregonians Against Crime" successfully passed the anti-
crime initiative that requires repeat, violent career criminals
to serve their full sentences behind bars. No parole. No
temporary leave. No time off for "good behavior." No weekend
passes. None of the mumbo-jumbo which blames the failings of TV,
schools, or other staples of society for the evil of certain
individuals.
This initiative, supported by close to one million
Oregonians -- the highest vote total in this State's history --
led the Oregon Legislature last year to pass a full slate of
anti-crime legislation -- from more prison cells to tougher
sentencing. // You have shown the way -- and every State should
follow. So I call on all legislatures to boost local law
enforcement. Through new prosecutors, police, new prisons. And
by toughening crime laws at the State level -- especially the
death penalty for the killing of local enforcement officers.
This brings me to the final way we can honor the heroes of
the Great Pacific Northwest. We must tell their story to
generations yet unborn. Like the story of two men who are with
us today. One is Sergeant Earl Johnson -- shot and blinded while
trying to cover his fellow officers. // The other, Stanley
Harmon, was shot by a drug addict and is now a paraplegic. To
you -- to your colleagues: A grateful Nation salutes you. //
5
Nothing we say here can equal the sacrifice of Americans
like these. What we can do is ensure their sacrifice was not in
vain. So let us honor the men of this memorial: Acting not
through words, but deeds, to ensure a future as great as America
herself.
This memorial will be a monument to a Nation that is right-
minded and resolute -- a people at once unafraid and free. It is
my great privilege to now open the tribute to the greatest heroes
any country could have -- the Portland Police Memorial. God
bless them, and God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 16, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM:
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL MS TO THE PRESIDENT
NELSON LUND
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Police Memorial, Portland,
Oregon
At the request of James W. Cicconi, Counsel's office has reviewed
the captioned draft remarks. Our comments follow.
(1) Page 2, bottom 2 paragraphs. There is a problem here.
Congress has already provided money for new agents, new
prosecutors, and new prisons in response to the Administration's
proposals. These two paragraphs therefore need to be reworked to
focus on Congress' failure to enact other portions of the
President's crime bill.
(2) Page 3, second full paragraph. I do not believe that the
Administration has proposed mandatory time for all firearms
offenses. I believe it would be accurate to say instead:
"We have also proposed new mandatory sentences for firearms
offenses."
(3) Page 3, third full paragraph. I think this paragraph could
be misleading. I suggest the following rewrite:
"Already, we have taken steps to curb the use of plea
bargaining when criminals use a gun. We also want
legislation providing habeas corpus reforms to stop the
frivolous appeals that are choking our courts. And for the
most heinous crimes including the murder of a law
enforcement officer -- you know my promise --- no legal
penalty is too tough. I want Congress to enact the steps
needed to implement the death penalty. Not some time. Not
some place. But now.
(4) Page 4, second full paragraph, next to last line. I
recommend replacing the word "especially" with the word
"including."
Counsel's office appreciates having had the opportunity to review
these draft remarks.
CC: James W. Cicconi
Document No. 141225
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
05/15/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
3:00 pm Wednesday 05/16
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL, PORTLAND. OREGON
(05/15 5:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
BENNETT
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 05/16, with a copy to my
office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
noon 5/16
onnep-
Please 82 21d VATOS changes on Page 3.
on Daniel Came,
James W. Cicconi
Jean Bulestrien
Assistant to the President
# 176, ast 2992
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
May 15, 1990
5 P.M.
1999 MAY 15 PM 8: 19
POLICE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL
PORTLAND, OREGON
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1990
It is a privilege to be with you -- and to officially
dedicate a monument that embodies integrity, sacrifice, and above
all, courage. Qualities that define the essence of law
enforcement officers -- and of the United States of America. //
In the Bible we read, "Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends." The men we salute
today laid down their lives for us. We meet today to thank them
on behalf of every American. //
There are twenty-one names on the Portland Police Memorial.
Names like McCarthy, Owens, Palmer. They ranged in age from 26
to 68. Yet their story eclipses mere stone and masonry -- as
striking as they are. Each life was precious; each loss, searing
and individual. They left behind fathers, mothers, children,
wives.
The first to give his life, Thomas O'Connor, died in 1867.
He was shot in a saloon, trying to break up a brawl. Like other
cops of his day, his task was to civilize society. Six years
ago, Stanley Pounds became Portland's last cop killed in the line
of duty. He knew -- as we do -- that our task must be to defend
civility through America's system of law.
To achieve this will require character to rival these
twenty-one policemen who gave of themselves, and their lives.
2
Cops who knew that in a job where one sees -- too often -- man's
inhumanity to man, one could also prove man's fidelity to honor.
// They -- like the disabled law enforcement officers here --
are heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest. We must salute them,
remember them. But how?
First, in the most elemental sense, by recalling what they
stood for -- and against. They were men of peace, fighting crime.
They stood for good against evil. They knew that black and white
hats were not Hollywood fiction. They despised the cruelty of
thugs who brutalize America's quiet, gentle, decent people.
Second, we can honor them by enacting laws which free our
country from the fear of crime and drugs. When we ask what kind
of a society the American people deserve, our answer is a Nation
in which law-abiding citizens are safe and feel safe. We must
reject those who soft-pedal the need to be hard on crime. //
One year ago this week, I stood on Capitol Hill before a
group of law enforcement officials and announced my comprehensive
package to combat violent crime. One year ago this week, I
called on the Congress to pass that package. I said: We need
new laws -- to punish hoods. New agents -- to arrest them. New
prosecutors -- to convict them. And new prisons -- to hold them.
Today, one year later, the Congress is still asleep -- even
as violent criminals are awake and stalking the streets. In the
last 12 months, 56 policemen have been killed. Yet our crime
package is being watered down in the Senate -- and gathering dust
in the House. America deserves better. I call on the Congress
3
to build America up by opposing those who would tear America
down. Wake up, pass that bill, and help win our war on crime. //
Now, I know: Some say there are reasons for crime. I say:
There is never an excuse. That's why our crime proposals are
based on three principles. Criminals must understand that if they
commit crimes, they will be caught. And if caught, they will be
be punished
prosecuted. And if convicted, they will1 By taking hoods
off the streets, we can -- and must -- take back the streets.
Accordingly, we propose to change the rules of the game. We
want Congress to pass our 1990 National Drug Control Strategy.
That means spending over 10 and a half billion dollars in FY 1991
for education treatment, drug interdiction, and
criminal justice We
also
want mandatory time for all firearms offenses. And an
exclusionary rule designed to protect the truth and punish the
guilty -- not the good cops who have acted in good faith.
Already, we have acted administratively to ensure no deals
when criminals use a gun. Our legislation goes still further.
It provides habeas corpus reforms to stop the frivolous appeals
that are choking our courts. And for the most heinous crimes --
you know my promise. For anyone who kills a law enforcement
officer -- no legal penalty is too tough. now We want Congress to
expand
for Drug Kingpins
enact the steps needed to implement the death penalty Not some who
threaten
a
time. Not some place. But across America -- now. //
Federal
Yet our work cannot be on the Federal level alone. Here in
witness
Oregon, as elsewhere, you know that crime is personal, not
juror,
or
remote. So you've founded "Oregonians Against Crime" -- a
judge.
4
citizens' crime-fighting group of 115,000 law-abiding Oregonians.
We can honor the heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest by doing,
nationally, what you are doing locally. //
"Oregonians Against Crime" successfully passed the anti-
crime initiative that requires repeat, violent career criminals
to serve their full sentences behind bars. No parole. No
temporary leave. No time off for "good behavior." No weekend
passes. None of the mumbo-jumbo which blames the failings of TV,
schools, or other staples of society for the evil of certain
individuals.
This initiative, supported by close to one million
Oregonians -- the highest vote total in this State's history --
led the Oregon Legislature last year to pass a full slate of
anti-crime legislation -- from more prison cells to tougher
sentencing. // You have shown the way -- and every State should
follow. So I call on all legislatures to boost local law
enforcement. Through new prosecutors, police, new prisons. And
by toughening crime laws at the State level -- especially the
death penalty for the killing of local enforcement officers.
This brings me to the final way we can honor the heroes of
the Great Pacific Northwest. We must tell their story to
generations yet unborn. Like the story of two men who are with
us today. One is Sergeant Earl Johnson -- shot and blinded while
trying to cover his fellow officers. // The other, Stanley
Harmon, was shot by a drug addict and is now a paraplegic. To
you -- to your colleagues: A grateful Nation salutes you. //
5
Nothing we say here can equal the sacrifice of Americans
like these. What we can do is ensure their sacrifice was not in
vain. So let us honor the men of this memorial: Acting not
through words, but deeds, to ensure a future as great as America
herself.
This memorial will be a monument to a Nation that is right-
minded and resolute -- a people at once unafraid and free. It is
my great privilege to now open the tribute to the greatest heroes
any country could have -- the Portland Police Memorial. God
bless them, and God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 16, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Police Memorial, Portland
Oregon
We have reviewed the attached draft and have a few
comments. As you know, Senator Mitchell spoke on the Senate
floor characterizing the Vice President's remarks as incomplete
and inaccurate.
For that reason, I propose that the President's remarks at
page 2 be made more positive in tone. Perhaps the President
could state that he is encouraged that the Senate will commence
debate on the difficult issues of substantive criminal justice
reform such as the death penalty, exclusionary rule, habeas
corpus reform, etc. on Monday, the 21st. He could add that
he hopes the House will follow suit soon. Finally, he could
state that he shares the VP's frustration that the 101st
Congress is coming to a close and that Congress may not have
left sufficient time in the session for a thoughtful and
comprehensive bill of substantive criminal justice reform.
If you have any questions or we can help in any other way,
please let me know
CC: James W. Cicconi
Document No. 141225
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
05/15/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
3:00 pm Wednesday 05/1
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL. PORTLAND. OREGON
(05/15 5:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
BENNETT
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 05/16, with a copy to my
office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
May 15, 1990
5 P.M.
1998 MAY 15 PM 8: 19
POLICE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL
PORTLAND, OREGON
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1990
It is a privilege to be with you -- and to officially
dedicate a monument that embodies integrity, sacrifice, and above
all, courage. Qualities that define the essence of law
enforcement officers -- and of the United States of America. //
In the Bible we read, "Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends." The men we salute
today laid down their lives for us. We meet today to thank them
on behalf of every American. //
There are twenty-one names on the Portland Police Memorial.
Names like McCarthy, Owens, Palmer. They ranged in age from 26
to 68. Yet their story eclipses mere stone and masonry -- as
striking as they are. Each life was precious; each loss, searing
and individual. They left behind fathers, mothers, children,
wives.
The first to give his life, Thomas O'Connor, died in 1867.
He was shot in a saloon, trying to break up a brawl. Like other
cops of his day, his task was to civilize society. Six years
ago, Stanley Pounds became Portland's last cop killed in the line
of duty. He knew -- as we do -- that our task must be to defend
civility through America's system of law.
To achieve this will require character to rival these
twenty-one policemen who gave of themselves, and their lives.
2
Cops who knew that in a job where one sees -- too often -- man's
inhumanity to man, one could also prove man's fidelity to honor.
// They -- like the disabled law enforcement officers here --
are heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest. We must salute them,
remember them. But how?
First, in the most elemental sense, by recalling what they
stood for -- and against. They were men of peace, fighting crime.
They stood for good against evil. They knew that black and white
hats were not Hollywood fiction. They despised the cruelty of
thugs who brutalize America's quiet, gentle, decent people.
Second, we can honor them by enacting laws which free our
country from the fear of crime and drugs. When we ask what kind
of a society the American people deserve, our answer is a Nation
in which law-abiding citizens are safe and feel safe. We must
reject those who soft-pedal the need to be hard on crime. //
One year ago this week, I stood on Capitol Hill before a
group of law enforcement officials and announced my comprehensive
package to combat violent crime. One year ago this week, I
called on the Congress to pass that package. I said: We need
new laws -- to punish hoods. New agents -- to arrest them. New
prosecutors -- to convict them. And new prisons -- to hold them.
Today, one year later, the Congress is still asleep -- even
as violent criminals are awake and stalking the streets. In the
last 12 months, 56 policemen have been killed. Yet our crime
package is being watered down in the Senate -- and gathering dust
in the House. America deserves better. I call on the Congress
reference
3
to build America up by opposing those who would tear America
down. Wake up, pass that bill, and help win our war on crime. //
Now, I know: Some say there are reasons for crime. I say:
There is never an excuse. That's why our crime proposals are
based on three principles. Criminals must understand that if they
commit crimes, they will be caught. And if caught, they will be
prosecuted. And if convicted, they will do time. By taking hoods
off the streets, we can -- and must -- take back the streets.
Accordingly, we propose to change the rules of the game. We
want Congress to pass our 1990 National Drug Control Strategy.
That means spending over 10 and a half billion dollars in FY 1991
for education, treatment, interdiction, and enforcement. We also
want mandatory time for all firearms offenses. And an
exclusionary rule designed to protect the truth and punish the
guilty -- not the good cops who have acted in good faith.
Already, we have acted administratively to ensure no deals
when criminals use a gun. Our legislation goes still further.
It provides habeas corpus reforms to stop the frivolous appeals
that are choking our courts. And for the most heinous crimes --
you know my promise. For anyone who kills a law enforcement
E
officer -- no legal penalty is too tough. We want Congress to
enact the steps needed to implement the death penalty. Not some
time. Not some place. But across America -- now. //
Yet our work cannot be on the Federal level alone. Here in
Oregon, as elsewhere, you know that crime is personal, not
remote. So you've founded "Oregonians Against Crime" -- a
4
citizens' crime-fighting group of 115,000 law-abiding Oregonians.
We can honor the heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest by doing,
nationally, what you are doing locally. //
"Oregonians Against Crime" successfully passed the anti-
crime initiative that requires repeat, violent career criminals
to serve their full sentences behind bars. No parole. No
temporary leave. No time off for "good behavior." No weekend
passes. None of the mumbo-jumbo which blames the failings of TV,
schools, or other staples of society for the evil of certain
individuals.
This initiative, supported by close to one million
Oregonians -- the highest vote total in this State's history --
led the Oregon Legislature last year to pass a full slate of
anti-crime legislation -- from more prison cells to tougher
sentencing. 11 You have shown the way -- and every State should
follow. So I call on all legislatures to boost local law
enforcement. Through new prosecutors, police, new prisons. And
by toughening crime laws at the State level -- especially the
death penalty for the killing of local enforcement officers.
This brings me to the final way we can honor the heroes of
the Great Pacific Northwest. We must tell their story to
generations yet unborn. Like the story of two men who are with
us today. One is Sergeant Earl Johnson -- shot and blinded while
trying to cover his fellow officers. // The other, Stanley
Harmon, was shot by a drug addict and is now a paraplegic. To
you -- to your colleagues: A grateful Nation salutes you. //
5
Nothing we say here can equal the sacrifice of Americans
like these. What we can do is ensure their sacrifice was not in
vain. So let us honor the men of this memorial: Acting not
through words, but deeds, to ensure a future as great as America
herself.
This memorial will be a monument to a Nation that is right-
minded and resolute -- a people at once unafraid and free. It is
my great privilege to now open the tribute to the greatest heroes
any country could have -- the Portland Police Memorial. God
bless them, and God bless the United States of America.
#
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(05/15 5:00 p.m. draft)
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ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN N/C
ROGICH NC
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST N/C
WINSTON
FITZWATER
BENNETT
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 05/16, with a copy to my
office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
May 15, 1990
5 P.M.
1990 MAY 15 PM 8: 19
POLICE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL
PORTLAND, OREGON
(steph's names)
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1990
It is a privilege to be with you -- and to officially
dedicate a monument that embodies integrity, sacrifice, and above
all, courage. Qualities that define the essence of law
enforcement officers -- and of the United States of America. //
In the Bible we read, "Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends." The men we salute
today laid down their lives for us. We meet today to thank them
on behalf of every American. //
will be
There are twenty-one names on the Portland Police Memorial.
Names like McCarthy, Owens, Palmer. They ranged in age from 26
to 68. Yet their story eclipses mere stone and masonry -- as
striking as they are. Each life was precious; each loss, searing
and individual. They left behind fathers, mothers, children,
wives.
The first to give his life, Thomas O'Connor, died in 1867.
He was shot in a saloon, trying to break up a brawl. Like other
cops of his day, his task was to civilize society. Six years
ago, Stanley Pounds became Portland's last cop killed in the line
of duty. He knew -- as we do -- that our task must be to defend
civility through America's system of law.
To achieve ing this will require character to rival these
twenty-one policemen who gave of themselves, and their lives.
2
Cops who knew that in a job where one sees -- too often -- man's
inhumanity to man, one could also prove man's fidelity to honor.
// They -- like the disabled law enforcement officers here --
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remember them. But how?
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First, in the most elemental sense, by recalling what they
stood for -- and against. They were men of peace, fighting crime.
They stood for good against evil. They knew that black and white
hats were not Hollywood fiction. They despised the cruelty of
thugs who brutalize America's quiet, gentle, decent people.
Second, we can honor them by enacting laws which free our
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of a society the American people deserve, our answer is a Nation
in which law-abiding citizens are safe and feel safe. We must
reject those who soft-pedal the need to be hard on crime. //
One year ago this week, I stood on Capitol Hill before a
group of law enforcement officials and announced my comprehensive
package to combat violent crime. One year ago this week, I
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new laws -- to punish hoods. New agents -- to arrest them. New
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commit crimes, they will be caught. And if caught, they will be
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crime initiative that requires repeat, violent career criminals
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passes. None of the mumbo-jumbo which blames the failings of TV,
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anti-crime legislation -- from more prison cells to tougher
sentencing. // You have shown the way -- and every State should
follow. So I call on all legislatures to boost local law
enforcement. Through new prosecutors, police, new prisons. And
by toughening crime laws at the State level -- especially including the
death penalty for the killing of local enforcement officers.
This brings me to the final way we can honor the heroes of
the Great Pacific Northwest. We must tell their story to
generations yet unborn. Like the story of two men who are with
us today. One is Sergeant Earl Johnson -- shot and blinded while
trying to cover his fellow officers. // The other, Stanley
Harmon, was shot by a drug addict and is now a paraplegic. To
you -- to your colleagues: A grateful Nation salutes you. //
5
Nothing we say here can equal the sacrifice of Americans
like these. What we can do is ensure their sacrifice was not in
vain. So let us honor the men of this memorial: Acting not
through words, but deeds, to ensure a future as great as America
herself.
This memorial will be a monument to a Nation that is right-
minded and resolute -- a people at once unafraid and free. It is
my great privilege to now open the tribute to the greatest heroes
any country could have -- the Portland Police Memorial. God
bless them, and God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
Document No. 141225
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
05/15/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
3:00 pm Wednesday 05/16
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL, PORTLAND, OREGON
(05/15 5:00 p.m. draft)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
BENNETT
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
Winston by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 05/16, with a copy to my
office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
see comments from Justice.
Thanks.
Hells williamson
5-16-90 Ed 91 AAY 06
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
May 15, 1990
5 P.M.
1999 MAY 15 PM 8: 19
POLICE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL
PORTLAND, OREGON
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1990
It is a privilege to be with you -- and to officially
dedicate a monument that embodies integrity, sacrifice, and above
all, courage. Qualities that define the essence of law
enforcement officers -- and of the United States of America. //
In the Bible we read, "Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends." The men we salute
today laid down their lives for us. We meet today to thank them
on behalf of every American. //
There are twenty-one names on the Portland Police Memorial.
Names like McCarthy, Owens, Palmer. They ranged in age from 26
to 68. Yet their story eclipses mere stone and masonry -- as
different choice word
striking as they are. Each life was precious; each loss, searing
and individual. They left behind fathers, mothers, children,
wives.
The first to give his life, Thomas O'Connor, died in 1867.
He was shot in a saloon, trying to break up a brawl. Like other
cops of his day, his task was to civilize society. Six years
ago, Stanley Pounds became Portland's last cop killed in the line
of duty. He knew -- as we do -- that our task must be to defend
civility through America's system of law.
To achieve this will require character to rival these
twenty-one policemen who gave of themselves, and their lives.
2
Cops who knew that in a job where one sees -- too often -- man's
inhumanity to man, one could also prove man's fidelity to honor.
// They -- like the disabled law enforcement officers here --
are heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest. We must salute them,
remember them. But how?
First, in the most elemental sense, by recalling what they
stood for -- and against. They were men of peace, fighting crime.
They stood for good against evil. They knew that black and white
hats were not Hollywood fiction. They despised the cruelty of
thugs who brutalize America's quiet, gentle, decent people.
Second, we can honor them by enacting laws which free our
country from the fear of crime and drugs. When we ask what kind
of a society the American people deserve, our answer is a Nation
in which law-abiding citizens are safe and feel safe. We must
reject those who soft-pedal the need to be hard on crime. //
One year ago this week, I stood on Capitol Hill before a
group of law enforcement officials and announced my comprehensive
package to combat violent crime. One year ago this week, I
called on the Congress criminals. to pass that package. I said: We need tough
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last 12 months, 56 policemen have been killed. Yet our crime
Key justice
reforms
package is being watered down in the Senate -- and gathering dust
+penalties.
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in the House. America deserves better. I call on the Congress
those.
Harawooding
Congress acted on a small part
of the package and fell asleep
3
to build America up by opposing those who would tear America
down. Wake up, pass that bill, and help win our war on crime. //
Now, I know: Some say there are reasons for crime. I say:
There is never an excuse. That's why our crime proposals are
based on three principles. Criminals must understand that if they
commit crimes, they will be caught. And if caught, they will be
criminals
prosecuted. And if convicted, they will do time. By taking hoods
off the streets, we can -- and must -- take back the streets.
Accordingly, we propose to change the rules of the game. We
want Congress to pass our 1990 National Drug Control Strategy.
That means spending over 10 and a half billion dollars in FY 1991
for education, treatment, interdiction, and enforcement. We also
most (notall)
want mandatory time for all firearms offenses. And an
more morephasis
exclusionary rule designed to protect the truth and punish the
exclus on rule the
quilty -- not the good cops who have acted in good faith.
Already, we have acted administratively to ensure no deals
when criminals use a gun. Our legislation goes still further.
lead. State Federal
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that are choking our courts. And for the most heinous crimes --
NO, not in
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enact the steps needed to implement the death penalty. Not some
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& locals
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4
citizens' crime-fighting group of 115,000 law-abiding Oregonians.
We can honor the heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest by doing,
nationally, what you are doing locally. //
"Oregonians Against Crime" successfully passed the anti-
crime initiative that requires repeat, violent career criminals
to serve their full sentences behind bars. No parole. No
temporary leave. No time off for "good behavior." No weekend
passes. None of the mumbo-jumbo which blames the failings of TV,
new word
schools, or other staples of society for the evil of certain
individuals. Good peace to mention values" inspirational
feelings the
This initiative, supported by close to one million
President has.
Oregonians -- the highest vote total in this State's history --
led the Oregon Legislature last year to pass a full slate of
anti-crime legislation -- from more prison cells to tougher
sentencing. // You have shown the way -- and every State should
follow. So I call on all legislatures to boost local law
enforcement. Through new prosecutors, police, new prisons. And
by toughening crime laws at the State level -- especially the
death penalty for the killing of local enforcement officers.
This brings me to the final way we can honor the heroes of
the Great Pacific Northwest. We must tell their story to
generations yet unborn. Like the story of two men who are with
us today. One is Sergeant Earl Johnson -- shot and blinded while
trying to cover his fellow officers. // The other, Stanley
Harmon, was shot by a drug addict and is now a paraplegic. To
you -- to your colleagues: A grateful Nation salutes you. //
5
Nothing we say here can equal the sacrifice of Americans
like these. What we can do is ensure their sacrifice was not in
vain. So let us honor the men of this memorial: Acting not
through words, but deeds, to ensure a future as great as America
herself.
This memorial will be a monument to a Nation that is right-
minded and resolute -- a people at once unafraid and free. It is
my great privilege to now open the tribute to the greatest heroes
any country could have -- the Portland Police Memorial. God
bless them, and God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
General DOJ comments
1. Points that should be stressed:
1.) death penalty
2.) habeas corpus
3.) exclusionary rule reform
2. woh at the Kansas city speech the President correct.
made -- Had good emphasis factually
3. the Violent crimes Bill is to be debated on monday
in consress. want them to be able to pull out
facts to take to the floor during debate -the
President's words. Because of that we need to
make sure the facts are exactly Correct.
4. any questions on substance, you can call
brace mastalli at Justice
633-4601.
Thanks - Holy Williamas
mastro
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Transcription of the President's
comments on cover page:
We need some better language to this
effect --:
We support programs for rehabili-
tation and recovery. We support
education -- the goal of which is
to keep people off of drugs and
away from crime. We support
counseling and other steps to
prevent crimes; but we cannot, we
must not neglect law enforcement.
When it comes to understanding --
I say let's have a little more
understanding and caring for the
victims of crime and certainly for
our law enforcement officers -
remarks
5/18 - TX GOP
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
Fundraiser
5/17/90
5/20 - Portland
THE WHITE HOUSE
Police Memorial
WASHINGTON
1930 MAY 16 PM 8: 19
May 16, 1990
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
CURT SMITH CS
SUBJECT:
PORTLAND POLICE MEMORIAL REMARKS
I. SUMMARY
On Sunday, May 20, at 4:30 p.m., you will address about
1,500 people at a ceremonial groundbreaking of the Portland
Police Memorial in the Portland Coliseum. Dr. Bennett,
Congressman Denny Smith, Mayor Bud Clark, Attorney General
Frohnmayer, Secretary of State Barbara Roberts, and Chief of
Police Walker will accompany you.
II. DISCUSSION
The attached remarks (9 minutes, speechcards) hail the
courage of those police officers who have risked and lost their
lives in the line of duty. The text also calls on the Senate and
House to pass the Violent Crime Control Act.
better
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to this effect
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(Smith/Blessey)
May 16, 1990
5 P.M.
POLICE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL
PORTLAND, OREGON
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1990
4:30 P.M.
Dr. Bennett, Attorney General Frohnmayer, Secretary of State
Roberts, Mayor Clark, Chief Walker, Congressman Smith, friends,
relatives, and admirers of Portland's finest.
It is a privilege to be with you -- and to officially
dedicate a monument that embodies integrity, sacrifice, and above
all, courage. Qualities that define the essence of law
enforcement officers -- and of the United States of America. //
In the Bible we read, "Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends." The men we salute
today laid down their lives for us. We meet today to thank them
on behalf of every American. //
There will be twenty-one names on the Portland Police
Memorial. Names like McCarthy, Owens, Palmer. They ranged in
age from 26 to 68. Yet their story eclipses mere stone and
masonry -- as striking as they are. Each life was precious; each
loss, searing and individual. They left behind fathers, mothers,
children, wives.
The first to give his life, Thomas O'Connor, died in 1867.
He was shot in a saloon, trying to break up a brawl. Like other
cops of his day, his task was to civilize society. Six years
ago, Stanley Pounds became Portland's last cop killed in the line
2
of duty. He knew -- as we do -- that our task must be to defend
civility through America's system of law.
Achieving this will require character to rival these twenty-
one policemen who gave of themselves, and their lives. Cops who
knew that in a job where one sees -- too often -- man's
inhumanity to man, one could also prove man's fidelity to honor.
// They -- like the disabled law enforcement officers here --
are heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest. We must salute them,
remember them. But how?
First, in the most elemental sense, by recalling what they
stood for -- and against. They were men of peace, fighting crime.
They stood for good against evil. They knew that black and white
hats were not Hollywood fiction. They despised the cruelty of
thugs who brutalize America's quiet, gentle, decent people.
Second, we can honor them by enacting laws which free our
country from the fear of crime and drugs. When we ask what kind
of a society the American people deserve, our answer is a Nation
in which law-abiding citizens are safe and feel safe. We must
reject those who soft-pedal the need to be hard on crime. //
One year ago this week, I stood on Capitol Hill before a
group of law enforcement officials and announced my comprehensive
package to combat violent crime. One year later, Congress has addressed
part of the problem by
deserves our thanks for providing the new Federal troops we asked
for: New agents -- to arrest violent criminals. New prosecutors
-- to convict them. And new prisons -- to hold them.
3
But our job isn't finished -- it's just begun. So today I
call on the Congress to pass the major part of the Violent Crime
Act. Legislation that will back up our new lawmen with new laws
-- laws that are fair, fast, and final. // Fair -- an
exclusionary rule designed to punish the guilty -- and not good
cops who have acted in good faith. Fast -- we need habeas
corpus reforms to stop the frivolous appeals that are choking our
courts. And final -- fair, constitutionally sound death penalty
provisions.
You know my belief: For anyone who kills a law enforcement
officer -- no legal penalty is too tough. And that goes for drug
kingpins who threaten a Federal witness, juror, or judge. // We
want Congress to enact the steps needed to expand the death
penalty. Not some time. Not some place. But across America --
now. ///
The Violent Crime Act will achieve these reforms. Yet for
the past year it has gathered dust in the House -- and spawned
weak imitations in the Senate. America deserves better. So do
the 163 police officers who died last year. Tomorrow, the Senate
begins debate on our crime legislation. I call on it to honor
the memory of police both living and dead. //
Now, I know: Some say there are reasons for crime. I say:
There is never an excuse. That's why our Violent Crime Act is
based on three principles. Criminals must understand that if
they commit crimes, they will be caught. If caught, they will be
prosecuted. And if convicted, they will be punished. By taking
4
hoods off the streets, we can -- and must -- take back the
streets. //
Already, we have acted administratively to ensure no deals
when criminals use a gun. Our Violent Crime Act goes still
further. Remember: It does no good to send law troops into
battle wearing handcuffs. So I urge the Senate -- and in coming
weeks, the House -- to act quickly and build America up by
opposing those who would tear America down. Together, let's pass
this bill -- and help win our war on crime.
Yet our war cannot be won on the Federal level alone. Here
in Oregon, as elsewhere, you know that crime is personal, not
remote. So, led by your outstanding Congressman, Denny Smith,
you've founded "Oregonians Against Crime" -- a citizens' crime-
fighting group of 115,000 law-abiding Oregonians. We can honor
the heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest by doing, nationally,
what you are doing locally. //
"Oregonians Against Crime" successfully passed the anti-
crime initiative that requires repeat, violent career criminals
to serve their full sentences behind bars. No parole. No
temporary leave. No time off for "good behavior." No weekend
passes. None of the mumbo-jumbo which blames the failings of TV,
schools, or the other scapegoats of society for the evil of
certain individuals.
This initiative, supported by close to one million
Oregonians -- the highest vote total in this State's history --
led the Oregon Legislature last year to pass a full slate of
5
anti-crime legislation -- from more prison cells to tougher
sentencing. // You have shown the way -- and every State should
follow. So I call on all legislatures to boost local law
enforcement. Through new prosecutors, police, new prisons. And
by toughening crime laws at the State level -- including the
death penalty for the killing of local enforcement officers.
This brings me to the final way we can honor the heroes of
the Great Pacific Northwest. We must tell their story to
generations yet unborn. Like the story of two men who are with
us today. One is Sergeant Earl Johnson -- shot and blinded while
trying to cover his fellow officers. // The other, Stanley
Harmon, was shot by a drug addict and is now a paraplegic. To
you -- to your colleagues: A grateful Nation salutes you. //
Nothing we say here can equal the sacrifice of Americans
like these. What we can do is ensure their sacrifice was not in
vain. So let us honor the men of this memorial: Acting not only
through words, but deeds, to ensure a future as great as America
herself.
This memorial will be a monument to a Nation that is right-
minded and resolute -- a people at once unafraid and free. It is
my great privilege to now open the tribute to the greatest heroes
any country could have -- the Portland Police Memorial. God
bless them, and God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 16, 1990
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON cw
FROM:
CURT SMITH CS
SUBJECT:
PORTLAND POLICE MEMORIAL REMARKS
I. SUMMARY
On Sunday, May 20, at 4:30 p.m., you will address about
1,500 people at a ceremonial groundbreaking of the Portland
Police Memorial in the Portland Coliseum. Dr. Bennett,
Congressman Denny Smith, Mayor Bud Clark, Attorney General
Frohnmayer, Secretary of State Barbara Roberts, and Chief of
Police Walker will accompany you.
II. DISCUSSION
The attached remarks (9 minutes, speechcards) hail the
courage of those police officers who have risked and lost their
lives in the line of duty. The text also calls on the Senate and
House to pass the Violent Crime Control Act.
(Smith/Blessey)
May 16, 1990
5 P.M.
POLICE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: POLICE MEMORIAL
PORTLAND, OREGON
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1990
4:30 P.M.
Dr. Bennett, Attorney General Frohnmayer, Secretary of State
Roberts, Mayor Clark, Chief Walker, Congressman Smith, friends,
relatives, and admirers of Portland's finest.
It is a privilege to be with you -- and to officially
dedicate a monument that embodies integrity, sacrifice, and above
all, courage. Qualities that define the essence of law
enforcement officers -- and of the United States of America. //
In the Bible we read, "Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends." The men we salute
today laid down their lives for us. We meet today to thank them
on behalf of every American. //
There will be twenty-one names on the Portland Police
Memorial. Names like McCarthy, Owens, Palmer. They ranged in
age from 26 to 68. Yet their story eclipses mere stone and
masonry -- as striking as they are. Each life was precious; each
loss, searing and individual. They left behind fathers, mothers,
children, wives.
The first to give his life, Thomas O'Connor, died in 1867.
He was shot in a saloon, trying to break up a brawl. Like other
cops of his day, his task was to civilize society. Six years
ago, Stanley Pounds became Portland's last cop killed in the line
2
of duty. He knew -- as we do -- that our task must be to defend
civility through America's system of law.
Achieving this will require character to rival these twenty-
one policemen who gave of themselves, and their lives. Cops who
knew that in a job where one sees -- too often -- man's
inhumanity to man, one could also prove man's fidelity to honor.
// They -- like the disabled law enforcement officers here --
are heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest. We must salute them,
remember them. But how?
First, in the most elemental sense, by recalling what they
stood for -- and against. They were men of peace, fighting crime.
They stood for good against evil. They knew that black and white
hats were not Hollywood fiction. They despised the cruelty of
thugs who brutalize America's quiet, gentle, decent people.
Second, we can honor them by enacting laws which free our
country from the fear of crime and drugs. When we ask what kind
of a society the American people deserve, our answer is a Nation
in which law-abiding citizens are safe and feel safe. We must
reject those who soft-pedal the need to be hard on crime. //
One year ago this week, I stood on Capitol Hill before a
group of law enforcement officials and announced my comprehensive
package to combat violent crime. One year later, Congress
deserves our thanks for providing the new Federal troops we asked
for: New agents -- to arrest violent criminals. New prosecutors
-- to convict them. And new prisons -- to hold them.
3
But our job isn't finished -- it's just begun. So today I
call on the Congress to pass the major part of the Violent Crime
Act. Legislation that will back up our new lawmen with new laws
--- laws that are fair, fast, and final. // Fair -- an
exclusionary rule designed to punish the guilty -- and not good
cops who have acted in good faith. Fast -- we need habeas
corpus reforms to stop the frivolous appeals that are choking our
courts. And final -- fair, constitutionally sound death penalty
provisions.
You know my belief: For anyone who kills a law enforcement
officer -- no legal penalty is too tough. And that goes for drug
kingpins who threaten a Federal witness, juror, or judge. // We
want Congress to enact the steps needed to expand the death
penalty. Not some time. Not some place. But across America --
now. ///
The Violent Crime Act will achieve these reforms. Yet for
the past year it has gathered dust in the House -- and spawned
weak imitations in the Senate. America deserves better. So do
the 163 police officers who died last year. Tomorrow, the Senate
begins debate on our crime legislation. I call on it to honor
the memory of police both living and dead. //
Now, I know: Some say there are reasons for crime. I say:
There is never an excuse. That's why our Violent Crime Act is
based on three principles. Criminals must understand that if
they commit crimes, they will be caught. If caught, they will be
prosecuted. And if convicted, they will be punished. By taking.
1
4
hoods off the streets, we can -- and must -- take back the
streets. //
Already, we have acted administratively to ensure no deals
when criminals use a gun. Our Violent Crime Act goes still
further. Remember: It does no good to send law troops into
battle wearing handcuffs. So I urge the Senate -- and in coming
weeks, the House -- to act quickly and build America up by
opposing those who would tear America down. Together, let's pass
this bill -- and help win our war on crime.
Yet our war cannot be won on the Federal level alone. Here
in Oregon, as elsewhere, you know that crime is personal, not
remote. So, led by your outstanding Congressman, Denny Smith,
you've founded "Oregonians Against Crime" -- a citizens' crime-
fighting group of 115,000 law-abiding Oregonians. We can honor
the heroes of the Great Pacific Northwest by doing, nationally,
what you are doing locally. //
"Oregonians Against Crime" successfully passed the anti-
crime initiative that requires repeat, violent career criminals
to serve their full sentences behind bars. No parole. No
temporary leave. No time off for "good behavior." No weekend
passes. None of the mumbo-jumbo which blames the failings of TV,
schools, or the other scapegoats of society for the evil of
certain individuals.
This initiative, supported by close to one million
Oregonians -- the highest vote total in this State's history --
led the Oregon Legislature last year to pass a full slate of
5
anti-crime legislation -- from more prison cells to tougher
sentencing. // You have shown the way -- and every State should
follow. So I call on all legislatures to boost local law
enforcement. Through new prosecutors, police, new prisons. And
by toughening crime laws at the State level -- including the
death penalty for the killing of local enforcement officers.
This brings me to the final way we can honor the heroes of
the Great Pacific Northwest. We must tell their story to
generations yet unborn. Like the story of two men who are with
us today. One is Sergeant Earl Johnson -- shot and blinded while
trying to cover his fellow officers. // The other, Stanley
Harmon, was shot by a drug addict and is now a paraplegic. To
you -- to your colleagues: A grateful Nation salutes you. //
Nothing we say here can equal the sacrifice of Americans
like these. What we can do is ensure their sacrifice was not in
vain. So let us honor the men of this memorial: Acting not only
through words, but deeds, to ensure a future as great as America
herself.
This memorial will be a monument to a Nation that is right-
minded and resolute -- a people at once unafraid and free. It is
my great privilege to now open the tribute to the greatest heroes
any country could have -- the Portland Police Memorial. God
bless them, and God bless the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
POLICE MEMORIAL / PORTLAND, OREGON
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1990 / 4:30 P.M.
THANK YOU BILL FOR THAT INTRODUCTION. IT'S ALWAYS
A PLEASURE TO BE WITH THE MAN WHO IS so ABLY DIRECTING
OUR BATTLE AGAINST DRUG USE IN THIS COUNTRY. AND OF
COURSE, CONGRESSMAN DENNY SMITH -- ONE OF THE PEOPLE I
COUNT ON IN WASHINGTON IN OUR EFFORTS TO FIGHT CRIME.
SECRETARY OF STATE ROBERTS, ATTORNEY GENERAL
FROHNMAYER, MAYOR CLARK, CHIEF WALKER, CONGRESSMAN
SMITH, FRIENDS, RELATIVES, AND ADMIRERS OF PORTLAND'S
FINEST.
- 2 -
IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO BE WITH YOU -- AND TO
OFFICIALLY DEDICATE A MONUMENT THAT EMBODIES INTEGRITY,
SACRIFICE, AND ABOVE ALL, COURAGE. QUALITIES THAT
DEFINE THE ESSENCE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS -- AND
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. //
IN THE BIBLE WE READ, "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS
FRIENDS."
- 3 -
THE MEN WE SALUTE TODAY LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR US.
WE MEET TODAY TO THANK THEM ON BEHALF OF EVERY
AMERICAN. //
THERE WILL BE TWENTY-ONE NAMES ON THE PORTLAND
POLICE MEMORIAL. NAMES LIKE MCCARTHY, OWENS, PALMER.
THEY RANGED IN AGE FROM 26 TO 68. YET THEIR STORY
ECLIPSES MERE STONE AND MASONRY -- AS STRIKING AS THEY
ARE.
- 4 -
EACH LIFE WAS PRECIOUS; EACH LOSS, SEARING AND
INDIVIDUAL. THEY LEFT BEHIND FATHERS, MOTHERS,
CHILDREN, WIVES.
THE FIRST TO GIVE HIS LIFE, THOMAS O'CONNOR, DIED
IN 1867. HE WAS SHOT IN A SALOON, TRYING TO BREAK UP A
BRAWL. LIKE OTHER COPS OF HIS DAY, HIS TASK WAS TO
CIVILIZE SOCIETY.
- 5 -
SIX YEARS AGO, STANLEY POUNDS BECAME PORTLAND'S LAST
COP KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. HE KNEW -- AS WE DO --
THAT OUR TASK MUST BE TO DEFEND CIVILITY THROUGH
AMERICA'S SYSTEM OF LAW.
ACHIEVING THIS WILL REQUIRE CHARACTER TO RIVAL
THESE TWENTY-ONE POLICEMEN WHO GAVE OF THEMSELVES, AND
THEIR LIVES. COPS WHO KNEW THAT IN A JOB WHERE ONE
SEES -- TOO OFTEN -- MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN, ONE COULD
ALSO PROVE MAN'S FIDELITY TO HONOR. //
- 6 -
THEY -- LIKE THE DISABLED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HERE
-- ARE HEROES OF THE GREAT PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WE MUST
SALUTE THEM, REMEMBER THEM. BUT HOW?
FIRST, IN THE MOST ELEMENTAL SENSE, BY RECALLING
WHAT THEY STOOD FOR -- AND AGAINST. THEY WERE MEN OF
PEACE, FIGHTING CRIME. THEY STOOD FOR GOOD AGAINST
EVIL. THEY KNEW THAT BLACK AND WHITE HATS WERE NOT
HOLLYWOOD FICTION. THEY DESPISED THE CRUELTY OF THUGS
WHO BRUTALIZE AMERICA'S QUIET, GENTLE, DECENT PEOPLE.
- 7 -
SECOND, WE CAN HONOR THEM BY ENACTING LAWS WHICH
FREE OUR COUNTRY FROM THE FEAR OF CRIME AND DRUGS.
WHEN WE ASK WHAT KIND OF A SOCIETY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
DESERVE, OUR ANSWER IS A NATION IN WHICH LAW-ABIDING
CITIZENS ARE SAFE AND FEEL SAFE. WE MUST REJECT THOSE
WHO SOFT-PEDAL THE NEED TO BE HARD ON CRIME. //
ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK, I STOOD ON CAPITOL HILL
BEFORE A GROUP OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND
ANNOUNCED MY COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE TO COMBAT VIOLENT
CRIME.
- 8 -
ONE YEAR LATER, CONGRESS HAS ADDRESSED PART OF THE
PROBLEM BY PROVIDING THE NEW FEDERAL TROOPS WE ASKED
FOR: NEW AGENTS -- TO ARREST VIOLENT CRIMINALS. NEW
PROSECUTORS -- TO CONVICT THEM. AND NEW PRISONS -- TO
HOLD THEM.
BUT OUR JOB ISN'T FINISHED -- IT'S JUST BEGUN. So
TODAY I CALL ON THE CONGRESS TO PASS THE MAJOR PART OF
THE VIOLENT CRIME AcT.
- 9 -
LEGISLATION THAT WILL BACK UP OUR NEW LAWMEN WITH NEW
LAWS -- LAWS THAT ARE FAIR, FAST, AND FINAL. //
FAIR -- AN EXCLUSIONARY RULE DESIGNED TO PUNISH THE
GUILTY -- AND NOT GOOD COPS WHO HAVE ACTED IN GOOD
FAITH. FAST -- WE NEED HABEAS CORPUS REFORMS TO STOP
THE FRIVOLOUS APPEALS THAT ARE CHOKING OUR COURTS. AND
FINAL -- FAIR, CONSTITUTIONALLY SOUND DEATH PENALTY
PROVISIONS.
- 10 -
You KNOW MY BELIEF: FOR ANYONE WHO KILLS A LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER -- NO LEGAL PENALTY IS TOO TOUGH.
AND THAT GOES FOR DRUG KINGPINS WHO THREATEN A FEDERAL
WITNESS, JUROR, OR JUDGE. // WE WANT CONGRESS TO ENACT
THE STEPS NEEDED TO EXPAND THE DEATH PENALTY. NOT SOME
TIME. NOT SOME PLACE. BUT ACROSS AMERICA -- NOW. ///
THE VIOLENT CRIME AcT WILL ACHIEVE THESE REFORMS.
YET FOR THE PAST YEAR IT HAS GATHERED DUST IN THE HOUSE
-- AND SPAWNED WEAK IMITATIONS IN THE SENATE.
- 11 -
AMERICA DESERVES BETTER. So DO THE 163 POLICE OFFICERS
WHO DIED LAST YEAR. TOMORROW, THE SENATE BEGINS DEBATE
ON OUR CRIME LEGISLATION. I CALL ON IT TO HONOR THE
MEMORY OF POLICE BOTH LIVING AND DEAD. //
Now, I KNOW: SOME SAY THERE ARE REASONS FOR CRIME.
I SAY: THERE IS NEVER AN EXCUSE. // YES, WE SUPPORT
PROGRAMS FOR REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY. WE SUPPORT
EDUCATION -- THE GOAL OF WHICH IS TO KEEP PEOPLE OFF OF
DRUGS AND AWAY FROM CRIME.
- 12 -
WE SUPPORT COUNSELING AND OTHER STEPS TO PREVENT CRIME.
BUT WE CANNOT -- WE MUST NOT -- NEGLECT LAW
ENFORCEMENT. WHEN IT COMES TO UNDERSTANDING, I SAY
LET'S HAVE A LITTLE MORE UNDERSTANDING AND CARING FOR
THE VICTIMS OF CRIME AND CERTAINLY FOR OUR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. ///
THAT'S WHY OUR VIOLENT CRIME ACT IS BASED ON
THREE PRINCIPLES. CRIMINALS MUST UNDERSTAND THAT IF
THEY COMMIT CRIMES, THEY WILL BE CAUGHT.
- 13 -
IF CAUGHT, THEY WILL BE PROSECUTED. AND IF CONVICTED,
THEY WILL BE PUNISHED. BY TAKING HOODS OFF THE
STREETS, WE CAN -- AND MUST -- TAKE BACK THE STREETS.
//
ALREADY, WE HAVE ACTED ADMINISTRATIVELY TO ENSURE
NO DEALS WHEN CRIMINALS USE A GUN. OUR VIOLENT CRIME
Act GOES STILL FURTHER. REMEMBER: IT DOES NO GOOD TO
SEND LAW TROOPS INTO BATTLE WEARING HANDCUFFS.
- 14 -
So I URGE THE SENATE -- AND IN COMING WEEKS, THE
HOUSE -- TO ACT QUICKLY AND BUILD AMERICA UP BY
OPPOSING THOSE WHO WOULD TEAR AMERICA DOWN. TOGETHER,
LET'S PASS THIS BILL -- AND HELP WIN OUR WAR ON CRIME.
YET OUR WAR CANNOT BE WON ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL
ALONE. HERE IN OREGON, AS ELSEWHERE, YOU KNOW THAT
CRIME IS PERSONAL, NOT REMOTE. So, LED BY YOUR
OUTSTANDING CONGRESSMAN, DENNY SMITH, YOU'VE FOUNDED
"OREGONIANS AGAINST CRIME" -- A CITIZENS' CRIME-
FIGHTING GROUP OF 115,000 LAW-ABIDING OREGONIANS.
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WE CAN HONOR THE HEROES OF THE GREAT PACIFIC NORTHWEST
BY DOING, NATIONALLY, WHAT YOU ARE DOING LOCALLY. //
"OREGONIANS AGAINST CRIME" SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THE
ANTI-CRIME INITIATIVE THAT REQUIRES REPEAT, VIOLENT
CAREER CRIMINALS TO SERVE THEIR FULL SENTENCES BEHIND
BARS. No PAROLE. No TEMPORARY LEAVE. No TIME OFF FOR
"GOOD BEHAVIOR." No WEEKEND PASSES.
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NONE OF THE MUMBO-JUMBO WHICH BLAMES THE FAILINGS OF
TV, SCHOOLS, OR THE OTHER SCAPEGOATS OF SOCIETY FOR THE
EVIL OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
THIS INITIATIVE, SUPPORTED BY CLOSE TO ONE MILLION
OREGONIANS -- THE HIGHEST VOTE TOTAL IN THIS STATE'S
HISTORY -- LED THE OREGON LEGISLATURE LAST YEAR TO PASS
A FULL SLATE OF ANTI-CRIME LEGISLATION -- FROM MORE
PRISON CELLS TO TOUGHER SENTENCING. // You HAVE SHOWN
THE WAY -- AND EVERY STATE SHOULD FOLLOW.
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So I CALL ON ALL LEGISLATURES TO BOOST LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT. THROUGH NEW PROSECUTORS, POLICE, NEW
PRISONS. AND BY TOUGHENING CRIME LAWS AT THE STATE
LEVEL -- INCLUDING THE DEATH PENALTY FOR THE KILLING OF
LOCAL ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
THIS BRINGS ME TO THE FINAL WAY WE CAN HONOR THE
HEROES OF THE GREAT PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WE MUST TELL
THEIR STORY TO GENERATIONS YET UNBORN. LIKE THE STORY
OF TWO MEN WHO ARE WITH US TODAY.
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ONE IS SERGEANT EARL JOHNSON -- SHOT AND BLINDED WHILE
TRYING TO COVER HIS FELLOW OFFICERS. // THE OTHER,
STANLEY HARMON, WAS SHOT BY A DRUG ADDICT AND IS NOW A
PARAPLEGIC. To YOU -- TO YOUR COLLEAGUES: A GRATEFUL
NATION SALUTES YOU. //
NOTHING WE SAY HERE CAN EQUAL THE SACRIFICE OF
AMERICANS LIKE THESE. WHAT WE CAN DO IS ENSURE THEIR
SACRIFICE WAS NOT IN VAIN. So LET US HONOR THE MEN OF
THIS MEMORIAL: ACTING NOT ONLY THROUGH WORDS, BUT
DEEDS, TO ENSURE A FUTURE AS GREAT AS AMERICA HERSELF.
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THIS MEMORIAL WILL BE A MONUMENT TO A NATION THAT
IS RIGHT-MINDED AND RESOLUTE -- A PEOPLE AT ONCE
UNAFRAID AND FREE. IT IS MY GREAT PRIVILEGE TO NOW
OPEN THE TRIBUTE TO THE GREATEST HEROES ANY COUNTRY
COULD HAVE -- THE PORTLAND POLICE MEMORIAL. GOD BLESS
THEM, AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND NOW, CHIEF WALKER, LET US LOOK AT THE MODEL.
# # #
Memorandum for
The President of the United States
Working Families in Peril:
The Timber Supply Crisis in Oregon
Introduction
Current federal agency proposals threaten to seriously reduce
the timber supply on which much of Oregon's economy is based,
destroying dozens of timber-dependent towns in Oregon and robbing
thousands of working Oregon families of a future in our state.
Timber: Oregon's Economic Base
One-third of America's lumber and plywood is produced in
Oregon and Washington -- 20% from Oregon alone. Half of that
production comes from timber grown on federal lands managed by the
Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) and the Bureau of Land
Management (Department of Interior).
The timber industry dominates the industrial base in most of
Oregon. There are more than 250 wood processing plants in Oregon,
and one-fourth of all jobs in the state (over 250,000) are created
by the timber industry. In dozens of small rural communities
timber production provides the entire economic base. Through
property taxes and federal timber receipt payments the timber
industry supports public schools and county government in every
part of the state.
The future of the timber industry and these many timber-
dependent communities depends on a continuous, stable and adequate
supply of logs. Federal lands have for decades supplied a large
share of these logs (currently over four billion board feet per
year in Oregon alone), and must continue to do so to preserve these
communities and protect the economic base of the state.
The Oregon Timber Supply Crisis
There are three major issues threatening Oregon's federal
timber supply:
1. Northern Spotted Owl: the proposal by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service to list the northern spotted owl under the
Endangered Species Act.
2. Ancient Forests: proposals to set aside vast tracts of
forest lands for protection of so-called "ancient forests."
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3. Forest Plans: proposals for Forest Plans (required under
federal law) for individual national forests which substantially
reduce timber supply.
Impacts
These proposals, if adopted, would devastate much of the
Oregon economy, leaving thousands of families jobless, homeless and
without a future. Entire towns would disappear along with the
sawmills which support them.
The recent federal agency biologists' proposal for a spotted
owl management plan would eliminate 1.2 billion board feet of
federal timber per year in Oregon, destroying 20,000 jobs through-
out the state. If the spotted owl is listed under the Endangered
Species Act further restrictions on federal, state and private
lands would destroy thousands more jobs.
Proposed federal forest plans would eliminate another 700
million board feet of federal timber in Oregon, destroying 12,000
additional jobs.
Ancient forest proposals could effectively eliminate all
harvesting of federal timber in Oregon, destroying over half the
jobs in the forest products industry.
The Solutions
There is no single solution to all these problems. But there
are separate solutions to each of them -- available to the
Executive Branch of Government under existing law -- which can
reduce or even avoid job losses in Oregon without sacrificing
environmental values.
1.
An evidentiary hearing on the spotted owl listing proposal.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has never in its history
made a decision as momentous as the pending spotted owl listing
proposal. There has been and is great controversy over the
scientific basis for this decision. Federal agency biologists have
based recommendations on biased and inaccurate data reviewed in
secret, behind-closed-door meetings.
The people of Oregon deserve a listing decision based on
open, fair procedures -- permitted under the Endangered Species Act
-- which can employ the traditional legal tools of fact-finding,
including cross-examination of witnesses in an open forum. A
request for such an "evidentiary hearing" is presently under
consideration by the Secretary of the Interior. A six-month delay
in the listing decision, permitted by law, would be required to
complete the hearing. This delay would also allow consideration
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of new spotted owl surveys presently being conducted on one million
acres of private and state timber land in Oregon.
An evidentiary hearing will assure the most accurate, reliable
listing decision possible. There is a good chance such hearing
would lead to a decision not to list the owl. Even if the owl is
ultimately listed, such a hearing would make the decision more
acceptable to affected citizens.
2.
Convene the Endangered Species Exemption Committee if the owl
is listed.
If the owl is listed, the Cabinet-level Endangered Species
Exemption Committee can vote to permit federal timber sales to
proceed which would otherwise be prohibited by law. The committee
functions best if a federal agency requests such an exemption. If
the Departments of Agriculture and Interior are directed to ask the
committee for exemptions for their timber sale programs, massive
short-term job losses could be reduced or avoided while further
research is conducted to find ways to protect the spotted owl and
maintain forest production.
3.
Postpone the completion of pending forest plans until the
spotted owl issue is resolved.
The spotted owl listing decision will change the fundamental
land management assumptions on which all the Forest Services's
pending forest plans are based. Completing the forest plans before
the owl issue is resolved will needlessly remove lands from timber
production without coordinating these set asides with necessary owl
protection decisions. Governor Goldschmidt last week called on the
Forest Service to halt most Oregon forest plans until the owl issue
is resolved.
The Forest Service should be directed to postpone the
completion of its Pacific Northwest forest plans, and to continue
operations under its existing plans, until the spotted owl issue
is resolved.
4.
Amend Forest Service regulations to require the Forest Service
to consider community stability as an important factor when
it completes the forest plans.
Current Forest Service regulations require the Forest Service
to give the highest priority in preparing forest plans to protec-
tion of wildlife and other non-commodity values. The needs of
people are secondary, and commodity production is permitted only
to the extent it does not conflict with values to which the Forest
Service has assigned a higher priority.
The Forest Service should be required to amend its regulations
to require that the needs of people be given equal weight to the
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needs of wildlife. The Forest Service should be required to assure
that its forest plans provide a minimum level of timber production
which assures the stability of timber-dependent communities.
5. Amend Forest Service regulations to limit wildlife protection
to steps required by the Endangered Species Act.
Forest Service regulations currently require the agency to
afford wildlife even broader protection than is called for by the
Endangered Species Act. The recent agency biologists' spotted owl
proposal was based on this regulation, not on any statute.
Forest Service regulations should be amended to bring the
agency's policy in line with the Endangered Species Act. A
coordinated federal wildlife management policy will lead to better
wildlife protection and better balance between the needs of
wildlife and the needs of people.
6.
Support pending log export legislation.
The Senate and a House committee have passed legislation
restricting the export of state and federal logs. A conference
committee is meeting next week to reconcile differing proposals in
the two bills. The legislation is supported by the environmental
community and much (but not all) of the timber industry.
Enactment of this pending legislation will make a small but
significant contribution to increasing domestic log supply in order
to partially (by no more than 10%) counteract the effects of
proposed reductions in federal timber supply. Presidential
approval of this legislation when enacted by Congress will
contribute to the overall solution to the Oregon timber supply
crisis.
Conclusion
Prompt and effective action by the Executive Branch of
Government can reduce or eliminate the Oregon timber supply crisis.
May 20, 1990
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