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Train stop \ Plymouth, Michigan
September 26, 1992 \ 4:22 p.m.
Thank you Representative Gardner. We're on a 233-mile train
ride through the heart of America. We just passed into Michigan
and let me tell you something. Barbara and I think it's great to
be in Plymouth./ /
May I give a special welcome to John and Michelle Engler.
Mayor Robert Jones, and your great State Chairman -- Dave Doyle.
May I ask a favor, that you help me Clean House in
Washington -- by sending Bob Geake to the U.S. Congress.
This is the last stop of our journey today, and it's been a
fantastic day -- filled with incredible sights and sounds.
We've seen entire towns turned out beside the tracks -- to
say hello to our train -- "The spirit of America."
We've seen the races of young people -- fresh facco, young
faces - some waving flags, some holding signs -- all proud to be
part of America./
This election is about those young people's future -- what
kind of nation we want them to grow up in.
I want an America where every American can find a good job.
Because just as you can't build a home without a hammer, you
can't build a dream without a job.//
I want to pry open new foreign markets for our products --
so we can create good jobs for Amerlcans. Because the American
worker never retreats, we always compete. And we will win. 11
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I want to reform a logal system that is careening out of
control -- faster than a lawyer can chase an ambulance. As a
nation, we must sue each other less -- and care for each other
more.//
I want to reinvent American education -- give these young
people the very best schools in the entire world. I want to give
every parent the right to choose their children's schools ---
public, private or religious. 11
I believe we need to reform our government -- make it serve
you, not the other way around. Governor Clinton says he is the
candidate of change -- but he opposes the most important change
this year -- limiting the terms of members of Congress.
I say lets enact term limits -- and give government back to
the people.
These are the ideas I'm fighting for.
But while I'm trying to find ways to build America up --
Bill Clinton is spending his energy cutting America down. While
I'm focussing on the future - he's engaged in a deliberate
campaign of distortion.
I'm proud of my record and I'll stand by it. But if
Candidate Clinton wants to talk about the past -- that's okay.
we pulled this train in here this evoning -- to "Blow The Whistle
on Bill Clinton."
As Governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton raised and extended
the sales tax -- over and over. He taxed groceries, he taxed
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mobile homes, he doubled the tax on gasoline, and he even raised
THE TAX ON BEER
the hear.
Now, Governor Clinton wants to do to America, what he has
done to Arkansas. In this campaign, he's proposing $150 billion
in new taxes plus at least $220 billion in new spending. But
don't worry, he says, "it will all come from the rich -- the top
2% -- people who make over $200,000 a year."
Here's the truth. To got the money he needs for his plan -
- the $150 billion he's promised in new taxes -- Governor Clinton
would have to raise tax rates on every individual with over
$36,600 a year in taxable income.
These are not people who hang out on the Riviera -- these
are not the people on "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" --
these are good people who work hard all day -- and you deserve a
break. 11
But it's even worse than this. Bill Clinton has promised a
new program every time he makes a speech. But he hasn't said how
he'll pay for them. To pay for all his promises, he'll need
hundreds of billions of dollars more -- beyond the tax increases
he's already proposed. Where's he going to get the money?
Listen to a newspaper from Governor Clinton's own state, the
Pine Bluff Commercial. They said, and I quote: "If Congress
followed the example Bill Clinton set as Governor of Arkansas, it
would pass a program that hit the middle class hardest."
That's a quote from the people who know Bill Clinton best.
So if the past is any guide, Bill Clinton will go to where the
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money is -- he'll take it from you -- the middle class. Bill
Clinton says he wants to hit the rich, but the middle class will
take it on the chin. And I'm not going to let him do it.//
The middle-class doesn't need more taxes. The middlc-olass
doocn't nood an explosion of federal spending. Any way you cut
it -- Bill Clinton's ideas are wrong for America./
I offer a different vision. I believe that government today
is too big -- and spends too much of your money. ///
I believe the way to renew America -- is to give more power
to the people == not to the government. To give you more power =
to choose your schools, more power to choose affordable health
care, more power to keep your hard-earned tax dollars.
Governor Clinton wants to pull together the so-called "best
and brightest" -- all the lobbyists and economists and lawyers in
Washington -- and have them solve all of America's problems.
I offer ad different vision. A responsible government, but a
smaller government. A government that sees that not every
problem can be solved along the Potomac, but understands that the
real strength of America is right here -- in places like
Plymouth.
Travelling along the rails today, Barbara and I saw rolling
hills and golden cornfields -- vivid proof of why our great
nation is the most special place on earth.
But while America is a land of extraordinary physical
beauty, America is even more a land of extraordinary people.
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Because Americans had the courage to stand for freedom --
our children today know not the fear of nuclear weapons.
Bocause Americans had the courage to stand for freedom -+
the world today holds unprecedented opportunity. We must be
ready for it.
In this election -- I stand for freedom. 11 Freedom from big
government 11 Freedom from the erroyance of the bureaucrat. 11
Freedom from the long arm of the tax man.
I stand for these things because they are the way we can
renew America, to match our security around the world -- with a
safer and more secure America here at home.
Thank you very much. God bless the United States of
America. And now, let's 000 some fireworks.
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Train Stop \ Bowling Green, Ohio
September 26, 1992 \ 4:22 p.m.
Jennifer Grossman 202 456-6218
Thank you Representative Gardner. Barbara and I would just
like to say -- it's great to be in Bowling Green.
(We don't have a radio on the train. So I have just one
question. Who won the football game?)
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We're in the midst of a great ride -- 233 miles across CSX
Michigan and Ohio.
Now, I don't want to suggest that we're picking up some
support, but Barbara and I were looking out the window a couple
miles ago -- and we saw a bunch of COWS doing the wave.//
(If the chicken shows up. By the way -- I did see the guy
in the chicken suit. Don't worry. What's one chicken, compared
to thousands of Falcons?/ 1) I'm not sure if that Chicken is from
Oxford England or if he's the one that dumps fecal bacteria in
the Arkansas River.
This election is about your future -- what kind of America
you want to live in.
I want an America where a graduate of this great school can
find a great job. Because just as you can't build a home without
a hammer, you can't build a dream without a job. //
I have laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated plan to keep America's place as an
military superpower, an export superpower, and an economic
superpower. //
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I want to open new foreign markets for our products.
Because the American worker never retreats, we always compete.
And we will win. //
I want to reform a legal system that is careening out of
control -- faster than a lawyer can chase an ambulance. As a
nation, we must sue each other less -- and care for each other
more.//
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I'm proud that under my administration -- half the college
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students in America -- now receive some form of federal grant or 10/9/91
tuition assistance.
I want to strengthen our elementary and secondary schools -
- by giving every parent the right to choose their children's
schools -- public, private or religious. / /
But while I'm trying to find ways to build America up --
Bill Clinton insists on cutting America down. While I'm
focussing on the future -- he's engaged in a deliberate campaign
of distortion.
I'm proud of my proud of my record and I'll stand by it.
But if Candidate Clinton wants to talk about the past -- that's
okay. We pulled this train in here this afternoon -- to "Blow
The Whistle on Bill Clinton." To take a look at what really has
been going on in Arkansas.
The people of Arkansas are good and decent. Frankly, they
deserve better leadership than they have been getting.
Like all Americans -- the people of Arkansas want to take
back our streets from the lawless criminals and the lunatics. We
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must draw a line in the pavement -- and dare the crackheads and
criminals to cross it. / /
Candidate Clinton talks tough -- but in 1991, the average Tell
Arkansas criminal served just one-fifth of his sentence -- before
being let out on the street. If you ask me, one-fifth is not
good enough. / /
Compare the situation in Arkansas, to the situation in
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federal prisons. There, the average inmate serves 85 percent of
his sentence. I don't care if you beat up a teenager or try to
hijack a car. You should go to jail and serve your time. No
leniency. No compassion. And no excuses. //
But don't ask me whose tough on crime. Ask the police in
Little Rock. The cops who know Bill Clinton best -- have
endorsed me -- as the best candidate for President of the United
States. //
And by the way, I've been fighting to get strong anti-crime
legislation through the Congress -- it's stalled by the liberals
-- we must back our law enforcement officers who lay their lives
on the line for all of us. Help me take back the American
streets. Help me "Clean House!"
It's the same thing in health care. In civil rights. In
education. In protecting the environment. Governor Clinton
promises America the moon -- while the roof is falling in on
Arkansas. The U.S. deserves better. //
Now, what about the economy? Our economy has been sluggish.
We've been caught up in a world of slow growth -- most of the
European countries would trade places with us right now -- but we
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must move our economy ahead. I believe better economic times are
ahead -- if we make the right choices.
Governor Clinton wants to do for the national economy what
he has done for Arkansas. If you look at his record -- you'll
see that's not a promise. It's a threat.
As Governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton raised and extended
the sales tax -- over and over. He taxed groceries, he taxed
mobile homes, he doubled the tax on gasoline, and he even raised
the tax on beer.
Listen to Governor Clinton's hometown newspaper -- and I
quote: "In the Clinton era, the Arkansas tax system has become
stacked against the ordinary taxpayer and consumer, stacked for
the rich and special interests."
I don't want a tax system that just benefits the rich -- I
want a tax system that helps you get rich. That is the American
way. / /
Now, Governor Clinton says he has seen the light. In this
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campaign, he's proposing $150 billion in new taxes -- plus at
least $220 billion in new spending. But don't worry, he says,
"it will all come from the rich -- all the people who vacation on
the Riviera -- and make over $200,00 a year."
To get the money for his tax increases, Governor Clinton Jeren. Sharl
will have to tax every individual with over $36,600 a year in
taxable income. That's a fact. These are not people who hang
out on the Riviera -- these are not people who eat quiche --
these are good people who work hard all day, and you deserve a
break. //
But it's even worse than this. Because to pay for all his
additional spending -- Bill Clinton needs to go sock virtually
the entire middle-class in the wallet. He says he wants to hit
the rich, but the middle class will take it on the chin. I'm not
going to let him do it.
Just think about what the Clinton tax plan could mean right
here -- in Bowling Green.
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Lets say you and your wife are just out of college, working
in campus administration. You get by on $36,000 a year in
taxable income. Governor Clinton could have you give another
$600 to the tax man. I say you should use that money to pay your
bills -- not payoff some special interest. //
Now when I make these charges, here's how Governor Clinton
responds: He says, forget my record. Forget the facts. He says
-- I'm a different kind of Democrat.
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Well, listen to Bill Clinton's first political boss --
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George McGovern. George McGovern says -- and I quote -- "the
Democratic ticket is much more liberal than it sounds -- and
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they' 11 show it after the election."
I say -- the middle class doesn't need that kind of suprise.
You tell me what's so "different" about $220 billion more in
spending. You tell me what's so different about socking it to
the middle class. When it comes to the Democrats in Washington
and the middle-class -- let me quote Al Gore. He said -- and I
quote --a leopard never changes its stripes. //
Let me put it another way.
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I know Governor Clinton is concerned with his lack of
foreign policy experience. But don't worry, he's trying to catch
up. This week he was in Hollywood, seeking foreign policy advice
from -- the rock group -- U2.
(Understand, I have nothing against U2 -- in fact, they try
to call me at the White House every night during their concert.)
But the next time we face a foreign policy crisis, I'll work
with Prime Minister John Major and Boris Yeltsin. Maybe Governor
Clinton will turn for advice to those two little guys who hop
around with their clothes on backwards.
But I want to be fair. U2 is not a description of Governor
Clinton's foreign policy. U2 is a description of Governor
Clinton's economic plan for America.
You too can pay higher taxes. You too can watch inflation
eat away at your paycheck. You too can see the U.S. get used to
10 percent unemployment -- like they have in Europe.
I say forget this economic policy -- you too deserve better.
I offer America a responsible government, but a smaller
government. A government that sees that not every problem can be
solved along the Potomac, but understands that the real strength
of America is right here -- in places like Bowling Green.
Our world is filled with so much opportunity -- unlike any
we have known before.
We have stood fast for freedom -- and now the world is
embracing our ideas. In this election -- I stand for freedom. 11
Freedom from big government./ Freedom from the arrogance of the
bureaucrat. 11 Freedom from the long arm of the tax man.
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I stand for these things because they are the way we can
build a safer and more secure America. So that you can fulfill
your dreams.
Thank you very much. God bless the United States of
America.
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Presidential Remarks
Marysville Main Street
September 26, 1992
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Long version
(Thank you Barbara. Governor Voinovich. (Acknowledgements)
May I pay a special tribute to these wonderful bands. The
Monarchs, the Wildcats, and the Panthers.
Someone told that a lot of you normally wear buttons that
say -- "re-elect Barbara Bush's husband." That doesn't bother
me. I'll take my support any way I can get it. / /
I'm also told that you can still get a five cent cup of
coffee over at McCarthy's (Mc-GAR-tees) drug store. I knew we
had inflation under control -- but this is amazing.
We take this train through Marysville this morning, to
discuss what kind of America we want for our children.
I want an America that is a military superpower -- an export
superpower -- and an economic superpower. //
An America where every person who wants the dignity of work
can find it. Because just as you can't build a home without a
hammer -- you can't build a dream without a job. //
I have laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated series of steps to create here in
America -- by early in the next century -- the world's first $10
trillion economy. //
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My opponent refuses to endorse open markets and wants to
slap a tax on foreign investment -- like the Honda plant right
here in Marysville. I say free and fair trade is worth fighting
for -- because we're fighting for your jobs. //
I want to restrain spending and cut taxes -- because I
believe government is too big and spends too much of your
money. // And I want to reform our legal system -- because as a
nation, we must sue each other less -- and care for each other
more.//
These are just some of the ideas in my agenda.
But I've stopped in Marysville this morning to talk about
the most important subject in this election -- the economy.
My opponent hasn't been shy in criticizing my ideas. Over
and over, he has engaged in a campaign of deliberate distortion
and downright deceit. I'm tired of it. This train ride is
intended to "blow the whistle on Bill." I want to set the record
straight. / /
Governor Clinton says our economy is -- and I quote --
"sliding past Germany, toward Sri Lanka." Those are his exact
words.
Well, I know America had some tough times, but compare us to
the economies of Europe, where they face the high taxes and big
government that Candidate Clinton favors. We have lower
unemployment -- stronger growth. That doesn't sound like Sri
Lanka to me.//
//
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Interest rates remain at 20 year-lows, inflation is under
control, our workers are the most productive in the world. Bill
Clinton's can talk all he wants -- but that doesn't sound like
Sri Lanka to me!//
But you know, our economy could slide into disaster, if we
make the wrong choice this November. Because Governor Clinton is
promising to do for the national economy what he has done for
Arkansas. And when you look at his record you realize -- That's
not a promise -- it's a threat. //
Now, I know that you hosted the Hot Air Balloon Festival
last month. And you probably think that with a politician --
every day is a Hot Air Balloon Festival. So let me resist the
hype and hyperbole -- and stick to the facts about Governor
Clinton -- his record, and his rhetoric.
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(Listening to Governor Clinton's record might tax your
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Governor Clinton is no friend of the middle class. But
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I don't want a tax system that just benefits the rich -- I
want a tax system that helps all working people get rich. That
is the American way. //
Now, Candidate Clinton says he has seen the light. In this
campaign, he's come right out and said he wants $150 billion in
new taxes. But don't worry, he says --all the money will come
from the rich -- all those people who drive Jaguars and play
paddle tennis
We've heard this song before. Jimmy Carter sang it. Walter
Mondale sang it. Mike Dukakis sang it. But I wonder, just who
is going to end up the singing the blues?
Lets look at the facts.
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First, Governor Clinton says he'll raise this $150 billion,
Cicon:
mainly by taxing the top 2 percent of Americans -- all those
people who make over $200,000 a year.
But whoops. That's not the top 2 percent of Americans. The
IRS says the top two percent of Americans begins with taxable
income of not $200,000 -- but $60,000.) 64,800
But there's not enough money at this level, so to get the
full $150 billion -- Bill Clinton would have to tax people at
$36,000 a year. 36,6
I don't think these people are spending all their time
playing paddle tennis. Bill Clinton ought to leave your wallets
alone. //
But it's worse than this. Because Governor Clinton has made
a lot of promises in this campaign. He's called for spending
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increases of at least $220 billion. (Newsweek Magazine says the 9/7
real cost real X cost is arguably at least three times higher than
he admits.)
Now, the liberal Congress is salivating -- waiting to pass
all these new programs. Where will Governor Clinton get the
money?
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Well, listen to the folks who know Bill Clinton best X The
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quote X -- "if Congress followed the example that Bill Clinton has
set as Governor of X Arkansas, it would pass a tax program that
would hit the middle-class the hardest.
How hard would you be hit? To pay for all his promises,
Bill Clinton would have to stick the average middle-class
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American -- without about $1,500 more in taxes every year.
I don't know about you -- but to me, that's 1,500 reasons to
make sure that Bill Clinton spends next April 15th -- filing his
tax returns in the splendor and quiet of Little Rock, Arkansas. //
Think about what the Clinton plan could mean for
Marysville.
Lets say you're a forty-year-old fireman, with about $30,000
in taxable income. Governor Clinton could have you give the
government another thousands dollar a year. That money could
help you pay for your kids education -- and you should keep it in
your hands. //
or lets say you are a third grade teacher, with just $22,000
in taxable income. Governor Clinton wants you to fork over
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another $430 a year. That money could pay to fix your car. You
ought to be allowed to keep it.//
This is a fundamental issue in this election. Governor
Clinton trusts government planners to make better decisions
than you can. I believe you can invest your money, and make your
own decisions, better than any government planner.
Governor Clinton says he wants to gather the so-called "best
and brightest" -- all the economists and lawyers and lobbyists
and bring them to Washington -- to figure out how to fix all
your problems. I want to give more power and freedom to you --
because in my mind, America's best and brightest are right here -
- right here in Marysville. //
Bill Clinton's taxes are wrong for our economy. Bill
Clinton's Arkansas record is wrong for the White House. Any way
you cut it -- Bill Clinton is wrong for America. //
I know this town's slogan is the place where "the grass is
always greener." But it might as well make it the slogan for
America.
Sure we have problems, sure we face our challenges -- but
ask a European or ask an Asian -- and they'll tell you -- America
is still the place to be.
Government didn't build this great nation. People did.
People who believe in family, people who believe in hard work,
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people like you -- right here in Marysville.
My opponent offers you more government, I offer more power
to the American people. I stand before you as a leader with the
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experience, the character the ideas -- to keep the great train of
America -- rolling along to more safe and secure future.
Thanks for turning out to greet us. And god Bless the
United States of America.
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Presidential Remarks
Marysville Main Street
September 26, 1992
Revised with RZ changes
Long version
(Thank you Barbara. Governor Voinovich. (Acknowledgements)
May I pay a special tribute to these wonderful bands. The
Monarchs, the Wildcats, and the Panthers.
Someone told that a lot of you normally wear buttons that
say -- "re-elect Barbara Bush's husband." That doesn't bother
me. I'll take my support any way I can get it.//
I'm also told that you can still get a five cent cup of
coffee over at McCarthy's (Mc-GAR-tees) drug store. I knew we
had inflation under control -- but this is amazing.
We take this train through Marysville this morning, to
discuss what kind of America we want for our children.
I want an America that is a military superpower -- an export
superpower -- and an economic superpower. //
An America where every person who wants the dignity of work
can find it. Because just as you can't build a home without a
hammer -- you can't build a dream without a job.//
I have laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated series of steps to create here in
America -- by early in the next century -- the world's first $10
trillion economy. //
2
My opponent refuses to endorse open markets and wants to
slap a tax on foreign investment -- like the Honda plant right
here in Marysville. I say free and fair trade is worth fighting
for -- because we're fighting for your jobs. //
I want to restrain spending and cut taxes -- because I
believe government is too big and spends too much of your
money. // And I want to reform our legal system -- because as a
nation, we must sue each other less -- and care for each other
more.//
These are just some of the ideas in my agenda.
But I've stopped in Marysville this morning to talk about
the most important subject in this election -- the economy.
My opponent hasn't been shy in criticizing my ideas. Over
and over, he has engaged in a campaign of deliberate distortion
and downright deceit. I'm tired of it. This train ride is
intended to "blow the whistle on Bill." I want to set the record
straight. //
Governor Clinton says our economy is -- and I quote --
"sliding past Germany, toward Sri Lanka. Those are his exact
words. America has an unpleasent economy stuck sumpuher
between
Well, I know America had some tough times, but compare us to
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the economies of Europe, where they face the high taxes and big t
government that Candidate Clinton favors. We have lower
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unemployment -- stronger growth. That doesn't sound like Sri lanka
Lanka to me.//
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Interest rates remain at 20 year-lows, inflation is under
control, our workers are the most productive in the world. Bill
Clinton's can talk all he wants -- but that doesn't sound like
Sri Lanka to me!//
But you know, our economy could slide into disaster, if we
make the wrong choice this November. Because Governor Clinton is
promising to do for the national economy what he has done for
Arkansas. And when you look at his record you realize -- That's
not a promise -- it's a threat. //
Now, I know that you hosted the Hot Air Balloon Festival
last month. And you probably think that with a politician --
every day is a Hot Air Balloon Festival. So let me resist the
hype and hyperbole -- and stick to the facts about Governor
Clinton -- his record, and his rhetoric.
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taxed mobile homes, he doubled the tax on gasoline, and he raised
the tax on beer.
(Listening to Governor Clinton's record might tax your
patience. But I say -- why give him another idea?)
Governor Clinton is no friend of the middle class. But
don't take my word for it. Listen to Governor Clinton's hometown
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newspaper -- the Arkansas Gazette. I quote: "In the Clinton era,
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I don't want a tax system that just benefits the rich -- I
want a tax system that helps all working people get rich. That
is the American way. //
Now, Candidate Clinton says he has seen the light. In this
campaign, he's come right out and said he wants $150 billion in
new taxes. But don't worry, he says --all the money will come
from the rich -- all those people who drive Jaguars and play
paddle tennis
We've heard this song before. Jimmy Carter sang it. Walter
Mondale sang it. Mike Dukakis sang it. But I wonder, just who
is going to end up the singing the blues?
Lets look at the facts.
First, Governor Clinton says he'll raise this $150 billion,
mainly by taxing the top 2 percent of Americans -- all those
people who make over $200,000 a year.
But whoops. That's not the top 2 percent of Americans. The
IRS says the top two percent of Americans begins with taxable
income of not $200,000 -- but $60,000.)
But there's not enough money at this level, so to get the
full $150 billion Bill Clinton would have to tax people at
$36,000 a year.
I don't think these people are spending all their time
playing paddle tennis. Bill Clinton ought to leave your wallets
alone. //
But it's worse than this. Because Governor Clinton has made
a lot of promises in this campaign. He's called for spending
in 1991 the
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increases of at least $220 billion. (Newsweek Magazine says the
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he admits.)
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quote "if Congress followed the example that Bill Clinton has
set as Governor of Arkansas, it would pass a tax program that
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would hit the middle-class the hardest.
How hard would you be hit? To pay for all his promises,
Bill Clinton would have to stick the average middle-class
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American -- without about $1,500 more in taxes every year.
I don't know about you -- but to me, that's 1,500 reasons to
make sure that Bill Clinton spends next April 15th -- filing his
tax returns in the splendor and quiet of Little Rock, Arkansas. //
Think about what the Clinton plan could mean for
Marysville.
Lets say you're a forty-year-old fireman, with about $30,000
in taxable income. Governor Clinton could have you give the
is,
government another thousands dollar a year. That money could
help you pay for your kids education -- and you should keep it in
your hands. //
Or lets say you are a third grade teacher, with just $22,000
54
in taxable income. Governor Clinton wants you to fork over
6
another $430 a year. That money could pay to fix your car. You
ought to be allowed to keep it.//
This is a fundamental issue in this election. Governor
Clinton trusts government planners to make better decisions
than you can. I believe you can invest your money, and make your
own decisions, better than any government planner.
Governor Clinton says he wants to gather the so-called "best
and brightest" -- all the economists and lawyers and lobbyists
and bring them to Washington -- to figure out how to fix all
your problems. I want to give more power and freedom to you --
because in my mind, America's best and brightest are right here -
- right here in Marysville.//
Bill Clinton's taxes are wrong for our economy. Bill
Clinton's Arkansas record is wrong for the White House. Any way
you cut it -- Bill Clinton is wrong for America.//
I know this town's slogan is the place where "the grass is
always greener." But it might as well make it the slogan for
America.
Sure we have problems, sure we face our challenges -- but
ask a European or ask an Asian -- and they'll tell you -- America
is still the place to be.
Government didn't build this great nation. People did.
People who believe in family, people who believe in hard work,
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people like you -- right here in Marysville.
My opponent offers you more government, I offer more power
to the American people. I stand before you as a leader with the
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experience, the character the ideas -- to keep the great train of
America -- rolling along to more safe and secure future.
Thanks for turning out to greet us. And god Bless the
United States of America.
Suggested Remarks
Train Trip
Michigan-Ohio
September 23-24
(Thank you's and acknowledgements)
This campaign, like every campaign, is about a simple
question: what kind of America do we want -- for the young people
here today?
I want an America that is a military superpower -- an export
superpower -- and an economic superpower.
(An America where everyone who wants the dignity of work can
find it. Because just as you can't build a home without a
hammer, you can't build a dream without a job.) 11
I have laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a
comprehensive, integrated series of steps to create here in
America -- by early in the next century -- the world's first $10
trillion economy. //
How do we get there from here?
The past four years -- over half of our job growth has come
from selling American products outside our borders. So we need
to pry open more foreign markets and create jobs here in the U.S.
Because the American worker never retreats, we always compete.
And we will win. //
Small business is the backbone of what we call the new
American entreprenerial capitalism -- they create 2/3rds of new
jobs. Today, small businessmen and women need relief -- from
taxation, regulation and litigation //
2
I want to reform a legal system that is careening out of
control -- faster than a lawyer can chase an ambulance. As a
nation, we must sue each other less -- and care for each other
more.//
Look at all the young people with us today -- if they are
going to compete, they deserve the world's best schools. So I
want to give every parent the right to choose their children's
schools -- whether public, private, or religious.
These are some of my ideas -- some of what I'm fighting for.
But while I'm trying to find ways to build America up, Bill
Clinton insists on cutting America down. While I'm focussing on
the future, he's fixed on the past -- engaged in a deliberate
campaign of distortion.
I'm proud of my record, and I'll stand by it in November.
But if Candidate Clinton wants to talk about the past, I say okay
-- let's look at what's been going on in Arkansas. 11
Understand The people of Arkansas are decent and hard-
working. Frankly, they deserve better leadership than they've
been getting.
Arkansas people are like all Americans. We want to take
back our streets from the lawless and the looneys -- the
crackheads and the criminals. //
Candidate Clinton talks tough, but listen to this. In
Arkansas, the average criminal serves just one-fifth of his
sentence -- then he's let out on the streets.
3
(Now, I want to be completely accurate. The Arkansas
Corrections Department said this figure is misleading. They say
that the average criminal in Arkansas actually serves one-fourth
of his sentence. So instead of getting out in March -- they get
out in June. They call this progress? I'm sorry, but that is
still not good enough for America.)
Look at our federal prisons today. The average inmate
serves 85 percent of his sentence. I don't care if you beat up a
young teenager or steal a car -- you should to go to jail and
serve your time. No leniency. No compassion No excuses. 11
But don't ask me whose tough on crime. Ask the police in
Little Rock. The cops who know Bill Clinton best, have endorsed
me -- as the best candidate for President of the United States.//
(What about health care? Governor Clinton says we can't
wait four more years without a solution -- and I agree. I have a
plan that would use competition to cut costs and make health care
available to you and all your neighbors.
Governor Clinton's plan won't suprise you. He wants to get
the federal government more involved in setting prices. He wants
to put sharp surgical instruments in the hands of the same people
who gave you the House Post Office. I don't think that's a good
idea. //
But what has Governor Clinton in Arkansas? Five terms in
office, and still more than 40 percent of Arkansas workers today,
don't have health insurance with their jobs. That's higher than
Michigan. Higher than Ohio. Higher than every state but one.
4
It's the same thing in civil rights. In education. In
protecting the environment. (Governor Clinton promises America
the moon, while the roof is falling in on Arkansas.) Governor
Clinton say he wants to do to America what he has done for his
own state. And I say -- why should we let him?
But what about the economy -- the number one issue in this
campaign? I know we've had some tough times, but we're still
doing a lot better than our competitors in Europe, where they
have the high taxes and big government that Governor Clinton
advocates.
In America this week, housing starts were up -- the highest
jump in a year and a half. The Federal Reserve reported the
economy picking up some steam in most parts of the country.
Interest rates remain low, inflation is under control, the
economy is poised for a recovery -- if we make the right choice
this November. / /
But here again, Governor Clinton wants to do for the
national economy what he has done for Arkansas. And if you got a
job -- if you're in the middle class -- you ought to take those
words as a threat.
Here are the facts -- pure and simple. Governor Clinton has
more than doubled Arkansas spending since 1983 -- and he has paid
for it by raising the taxes that hurt working families most.
Governor Clinton raised and extended the sales tax -- over
and over. He taxed groceries, he taxed mobile homes, he doubled
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the tax on gasoline. He raised the tax on beer, and he even
tried to tax child care.
(It doesn't matter if the burp comes from baby or a
Budweiser -- Governor Clinton wants to slap a tax on it.)
I could say that all Governor Clinton's proposals are taxing
my patience -- but why give him another idea?)
But don't take my word. Listen to Govenor Clinton's
hometown newspaper -- and I quote: "In the Clinton era, the
Arkansas tax system has become stacked against the ordinary
taxpayer and consumer, stacked for the rich and special
interest."
I don't want a tax system that just benefits the rich -- I
want a tax system that helps all working people get rich. That
is the American way.//
Now, Candidate Clinton says he has seen the light. In this
campaign, he's proposing hundreds of billions of dollars in new
spending. But you won't pay for it, he says. All the money will
come from the rich -- all those folks who drive the Jaguars and
play paddle tennis.
Well, we've heard this before. Jimmy Carter said it.
Walter Mondale said it. Mike Dukakis said it. The liberals who
control Congress say it just every day.
But how come every time someone tries the soak the rich, the
middle class ends up take a shower? (I say, it's time to take a
towel -- and dry the middle-class off.)
6
If you take the $150 billion in taxes governor Clinton
already says he wants -- throw in a conservative estimate of all
his new spending on top of it -- the result should send a chill
down your spine.
Governor Clinton's tax and spending plans will cost the
average middle-class American -- $1,500 extra. Those are the
facts. $1,500. To me, that's 1,500 reasons -- to make sure that
Governor Clinton spends next April 15th -- filing his federal
taxes -- in the comfort and serenity of Little Rock.
Lets say your a forty-year-old fireman, with about $30,000
in taxable income. Candidate Clinton wants you to give
government another thousand dollar. That money could go to fix
your car or or pay your doctor's. I think you ought to be
allowed to keep it.
(Lets say you are a third grade teacher, with just $22,000
in taxable income. Candidate Clinton wants you to fork over
another $430 next April, I say keep it -- and take a vacation up
in Lake --).
Lets say you are an insurance salesman, with $38,000 n
taxable income. Candidate Clinton wants you to give the IRS
almost $2,000 more. I say that money could better be spent
saving for your kids education.)
This is the fundamental issue in this election. Governor
Clinton trusts government planners to invest your money better
than you can. I believe that you can invest your money, better
than any government planner.
7
Governor Clinton says he wants to gather the best and
brightest -- all the economists and lawyers and lobbyists and
bring them to Washington -- to figure out how to fix all your
problems. I want to give more power and freedom to the people of
( ) -- because the best and the brightest in America are right
here. //
Let me put it another way.
I know Governor Clinton is concerned with his lack of
foreign policy experience. But don't worry, he's trying to catch
up. This week he was in Hollywood, seeking foreign policy
advice from those doyens of diplomacy -- those Modern-Day
Metternichs -- the rock group -- U2.
(Now understand, I have nothing against U2 -- in fact they
call me at the White House every night from their concert)
But next time we face a foreign policy crisis, I'll work
with John Major and Boris Yeltsin. Maybe Governor Clinton will
turn for advice to those two little guys who hop around with
their clothes on backwards. //
But I want to be fair. U2 is not a description of Governor
Clinton's foreign policy. U2 is a description of his economic
plan for America.
U2 can pay higher income taxes. U2 can pay a new payroll
tax. U2 can watch interest rates rise, and inflation eat your
paycheck -- U2 can get used to 10 percent unemployment -- just
like they have in Europe.
8
I say forget a U2 economic policy -- we too deserve
something better in America. //
Bill Clinton's taxes are wrong for our economy. Bill
Clinton's record is wrong for the White House. Any way you cut
it -- Bill Clinton is wrong for America. //
Holidays
Yemen Arab
Revolution Day
Republic
Commemorates the 1962
revolution.
Religious Calendar
September 26
The Saints
St. Colman of Lann Elo, abbot. Also called Coarb
of MacNisse, Colman Elo. [d. 611]
St. Nilus of Rossano, abbot. Also called Nil or Nilus
the Younger. [d. 1004]
(Continues. )
Birthdates
1774
John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed), U.S.
about the folklore of the Southwest; editor
farmer; reputed planter of apple orchards
of publications of the Texas Folklore Socie-
from the Allegheny Mountains of Penn-
ty, 1922-42. [d. September 18, 1964]
sylvania to Indiana; stories of him usually
have a legendary quality and tell of his nu-
1889
Martin Heidegger, German philosopher;
merous brave and generous acts. [d. March
chief existential philosopher of the 1920s
1845]
and 1930s. [d. May 26, 1976]
1791
(Jean Louis André) Theodore Gèricault,
1891
Charles Munch, French conductor;
French Romantic painter. [d. January 26,
cofounder and conductor, Paris Philhar-
1824]
monic Orchestra, 1935-38; conductor, Bos-
1842
George Frederick Baer, U.S. lawyer, busi-
ton Symphony Orchestra, 1949-62; con-
nessman; President, Philadelphia and
ductor, Tanglewood Berkshire Music
Reading Railway Co. and Central Railroad
Center, 1951-62. [d. November 6, 1968]
Company; represented business interests
1895
George Raft (George Ranft), U.S. actor;
in the U.S. which were shaken by the up-
best known for gangster roles. [d. Novem-
start labor movement. [d. April 26, 1914]
ber 24, 1980]
1862
Arthur B(owen) Davies, U.S. painter,
1897
Pope Paul VI (born Giovanni Battista Mon-
printmaker, tapestry designer; member of
tini), pope 1963-78; noted for his efforts
the Ashcan School; led young American
toward social justice and church reunion.
artists in a revolt against the conservatism
and traditionalism of the National Acade-
[d. August 6, 1978]
my. [d. October 24, 1928]
1898
Richard Lockridge, U.S. novelist, short-
1870
Christian X of Denmark, acceded to
story writer; creator of the husband and
throne 1912; symbolized nation's resis-
wife detective team, The Norths. [d. June
tance to German occupation during World
19, 1982]
War II. [d. April 20, 1947]
George Gershwin, U.S. composer; Pulitzer
1886
Archibald Vivian Hill, British physiologist;
Prize, 1931, for Of Thee I Sing, the first mu-
Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for
sical to win the Pulitzer; wrote numerous
discoveries concerning the production of
scores for motion pictures. [d. July 11,
heat in muscles, 1922. [d. June 3, 1977]
1937)
1888
Thomas) S(tearns) Eliot, U.S.-born poet;
1902
Albert Anastasia, U.S. organized crime
noted for his original use of metrics and
figure, murderer; joined Louis Buchalter
diction; responsible for a revolution in po-
and Murder, Inc., the mob's enforcement
etry; Nobel Prize in literature, 1948. [d. Jan-
arm, 1931; extorted sweetheart contracts
uary 4, 1965]
from unions. (d. October 29, 1957]
James Frank Dobie, U.S. folklorist, educa-
1914
Jack LaLanne, U.S. physical fitness expert,
tor; known for his expertise in and writing
bodybuilder.
(Continues. )
709
St. John of Meda, layman. [d. C. 1159]
The Martyrs of North America. Commemorates 8
French Jesuit missionaries slain by Indians in North
America. [d. 1642-49]
St. Francis of Camporosso, Capuchin laybrother.
Feast formerly September 17. [d. 1866]
September 26
SS. Cosmas and Damian, martyrs; patrons of phy-
Continued
sicians, druggists, and midwives. Invoked for good
health. Feast formerly September 27. [death dates
unknown]
SS. Cyprian and Justina, martyrs. Cyprian also
called Cyprian the Magician and Cyprian of Anti-
och. [death dates unknown]
1925
Marty Robbins (Martin David Robinson),
1901
Ashanti is formally annexed by Great Brit-
U.S. singer; Grammy Award for country-
ain and placed under the administration
western hit, El Paso, 1959.
of the Gold Coast Colony.
1926
John William (Trane) Coltrane, U.S. jazz
1907
New Zealand becomes a dominion rather
musician; Jazzman of the Year, 1965; played
than a colony of Great Britain.
tenor saxophone with Dizzy Gillespie and
Miles Davis. [d. July 17, 1967]
1914
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is
established to encourage competition and
1927
Patrick O'Neal, U.S. actor; appeared in the
prevent the growth of monopolies in com-
television series, Kaz, 1978, and Emerald
merce.
Point, 1983.
1918
Battle of the Argonne, the final Allied of-
1934
Greg Morris, U.S actor; starred in the
fensive of World War I, begins.
television series, Mission Impossible, 1966-
73.
1919
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson is para-
Kent McCord, U.S. actor; starred in the
lyzed by a stroke.
1942
television series, Adam-12, 1968-75
1950
Seoul, Korea falls to U.S. troops (Korean
War).
1945
Bryan Ferry, British singer, songwriter;
lead vocalist for the rock group, Roxy
1957
West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein
Music.
premieres in New York.
1947
Lynn Anderson, U.S. singer; Grammy
1960
U.S. presidential candidates, Richard
Award for Rose Garden, 1970.
Nixon and John Kennedy confront each
1948
Olivia Newton-John, British-born singer,
other in the first televised presidential
actress; starred in the film musicals, Grease
debate.
and Xanadu; Grammy Award for Let Me Be
1962
Algerian national assembly designates Ah-
There, 1973.
med Ben Bella to form the first regular
1962
Melissa Sue Anderson, U.S. actress; known
government of Algeria.
for her role as Mary Ingalls on the television
The Beverly Hillbillies makes its television
series, Little House on the Prairie, 1973-81.
debut.
Imam Saif-al-Islam Mohammed Bin
Historical Events
Ahmed al-Badr of Yemen is overthrown in
1687
The Venetian army bombards Athens and
a military coup d'etat.
destroys the Parthenon and Propylaea.
1963
Emilio da Los Santos assumes power in
1872
The Shriners, a fraternal and charitable
the Dominican Republic after a bloodless
organization, opens its first temple.
coup d'etat.
710
The Beatified
Blessed Lucy of Caltagirone, virgin. [d. 13th
century]
Blessed Dalmatius Moner, Friar, preacher. [d. 1341]
Blessed Teresa Couderc, virgin and co-foundress
of the Congregation of Our Lady of the Retreat in the
Cenacle. [d. 1885]
1968
Hawaii Five-O makes its television debut.
1973
The Rehabilitation Act is passed by the U.S.
Congress. It prohibits discrimination
against those who are disabled.
1977
Laker Airways begins cheap trans-Atantic
flights with its 345-seat DC-10 Skytrain.
1983
Australia II defeats the U.S. yacht, Liberty, to
win the America's Cup. It is the first time
that a country other than the U.S. has won in
132 years.
1986
William Rehnquist is sworn in as chief
justice and Antonin Scalia as associate
justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Sept
Chase's Annual Events
1992
HOPE HERITAGE DAYS. Sept 25-27. Hope, IN. To promote
SMITH, WALTER WESLEY "RED": BIRTH ANNIVER-
the heritage of Hope. Parade, antiques and entertainment.
SARY. Sept 25. Pulitzer prize-winning sports columnist and
Sponsor: Heritage of Hope, Inc, Sarah E. Moore, Secy, PO Box
newspaperman for 54 years, Walter Wesley (Red) Smith was
65, Hope, IN 47246. Phone: (812) 546-6113.
born at Green Bay, WI, on Sept 25, 1905. Called the "nation's
JESSE STUART WEEKEND. Sept 25-26. Greenbo Lake State
most respected sportswriter," Smith's columns appeared in
Resort Park, Greenup, KY. A weekend dedicated to the mem-
some 500 newspapers. He died at Stamford, CT, Jan 15, 1982.
ory and works of Jesse Stuart. Speakers, films, displays, so-
STATE FAIR OF TEXAS. Sept 25-Oct 18. Fair Park, Dallas,
cials, and a trip to W-Hollow, the Jesse Stuart Homestead: Info
TX. Exposition features a Broadway musical, college football
from: Paul Verespy, Recreation Supervisor, Greenbo Lake
games, laser shows, rodeo, livestock events and traditional fair
State Resort Park, Greenup, KY 41144. Phone: (606) 473-7324.
events and entertainment including exhibits, creative arts and
KALAMAZOO AREA 3 ON 3 GUS MACKER TOURNA-
concerts. Info from: State Fair of Texas, PO Box 150009, Dal-
MENT. Sept 25-27. Kalamazoo, MI. This family oriented, non-
las, TX 75315. Phone: (214) 565-9931.
alcoholic basketball tournament attracts 100,000 people to Ka-
lamazoo over the three-day festival. Benefiting local and na-
tional charities, the Tournament features local and regional
basketbalf celebrities, food booths and vendor displays and live
entertainment and events for children and adults. Annually, the
last weekend in-September. Info from: Beth McCann, Down-
town Kalamazoo Inc, 141 E Michigan Ave, Ste 301, Kalamazoo,
MI 49007. Phone: (616) 344-0795.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S FIRST DOUBLE
HEADER. Sept 25. On Sept 25, 1882, the first major league
baseball double header was played between the Providence and
Worcester teams.
NATIONAL ONE-HIT WONDER DAY. Sept 25. Honors the
one-hit wonders of rock-n-roll. Anyone who ever had a hit single
deserves eternal remembrance. Info from: One Shot Magazine,
Steven Rosen, Editor and Publisher, 1394 S Humboldt St,
Denver, CO 80210. Phone: (303) 744-6360.
WILD WEST FILM FEST. Sept 25-27. Tuolumne County, CA.
PACIFIC OCEAN DISCOVERED: ANNIVERSARY. Sept
A Friday night gala honoring Western movie stars, followed by
25. On Sept 25, 1513, Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, a Spanish con-
two days of Western film showings, movie memorabilia mu-
quistador, stood high atop a peak in the Darien and became the
seum, live entertainment, film actor guests, arts and crafts and
first European to look upon the Pacific Ocean, claiming it as the
other family-oriented activities. A professional rodeo, BBQ and
South Sea in the name of the King of Spain.
barn dance will be held Saturday evening. Annually, the last
PACIFIC RIM WILDLIFE ART SHOW. Sept 25-27. Tacoma,
weekend in September. Info from: Tuolumne County Visitors
WA. Fine wildlife art by some of the most renowned artists from
Bureau, PO Box 4020, Sonora, CA 95370. Phone:
North America. The show offers booth sales, competition
(800) 446-1333.
works, auction pieces and informative seminars for the entire
WILLOW TRADING POST POTATO FESTIVAL. Sept 25.
family. Annually, the last Friday through Sunday of September.
Willow, AK. Competition for the largest potato sculpture made
Sponsor: Snake Lake Nature Ctr Fdtn, Bob Farrelly, Pres, PO
with whole potatoes. There will also be a free potato buffet and
Box 11225, Tacoma, WA 98411. Phone: (206) 383-3523.
live music. Info from: Willow Trading Post, PO Box 49, Willow,
RAMEAU, JEAN PHILLIPPE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY.
AK 99688. Phone: (907) 495-6457.
Sept 25. Birthday of French composer Jean Phillippe Rameau.
BIRTHDAYS TODAY
Baptised at Dijon, France, Sept 25, 1683. Called by some the
greatest French composer and musical theorist of the 18th
Michael Douglas, 48, actor, director, born at New York, NY,
century, Rameau died at Paris, France, Sept 12, 1764.
Sept 25, 1944.
REMEMBERING JAMES DEAN/FAIRMOUNT MUSEUM
Mark Hamill, 41, actor, born at Oakland, CA, Sept 25, 1951.
DAYS. Sept 25-27. Fairmount, IN. Info from: Fairmount His-
Heather Locklear, 31, actress, born at Los Angeles, CA, Sept
torical Museum, Inc, 203 E Washington St, PO Box 92, Fair-
25, 1961.
mount, IN 46928. Phone (317) 948-4555.
Scottie Pippen, 27, professional basketball player, born at Ham-
burg, AR, Sept 25, 1965.
ST. FRANCOIS RIVER RENDEZVOUS. Sept 25-27. Farm-
Juliet Prowse, 56, dancer, actress, born at Bombay, India, Sept
ington, MO. Black powder shoot, blanket traders, 1840s food
25, 1936.
booths, Native American Indian Powwow and competitive danc-
Christopher Reeve, 40, actor, born at New York, NY, Sept 25,
ing. Both modern and primitive campgrounds provided. Info
1952.
from: Farmington Chamber of Commerce, N Washington St,
Robert Walden, 49, actor, born at New York, NY, Sept 25, 1943.
Farmington, MO 63640. Phone: (314) 756-1701.
Barbara Walters, 61, journalist, born at Boston, MA, Sept 25,
SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY.
1931.
Sept 25. Russian composer born at St. Petersburg (Leningrad),
Russia, Sept 25, 1906. Died at Moscow, Aug 9, 1975.
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APPLESEED, JOHNNY: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY. Sept 26.
EVERYBODY'S DAY FESTIVAL. Sept 26. Thomasville, NC.
John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, believed to
A true hometown street festival for "everybody." Crafts, food
have been born at Leominster, MA, on Sept 26, 1774. Died at
vendors and live entertainment. Info from: Thomasville Area
Allen County, IN, Mar 11, 1847. Planter of orchards and friend
Chamber of Commerce, Box 727, Thomasville, NC 27360.
of wild animals, he was regarded as a great medicine man by the
Phone: (919) 475-6134.
Indians.
FARMER'S MARKET DAYS. Sept 26-27. Quarry Valley Farm,
BANNED BOOKS WEEK-CELEBRATING THE FREE-
Lahaska, PA. Craft show and bake sale, in conjunction with a
DOM TO READ. Sept 26-Oct 3. Brings to the attention of
working farm, which is open to the public. Petting zoos and
the general public the importance of the freedom to read and
pony rides. Spinning, weaving and cow milking demonstrations.
the harm censorship causes to our society. Sponsors: (1) Amer-
Info from: Quarry Valley Farm, Sherri L. Jamison, Owner, 2302
ican Library Assn, (2) American Booksellers Assn, (3) Ameri-
St Rd, Lahaska, PA 18931. Phone: (215) 794-5882.
can Society of Journalists and Authors, (4) Assn of American
Publishers, (5) Natl Assn of College Stores, (6) American Assn
FEAST OF THE HUNTERS' MOON. Sept 26-27. Fort Ouia-
tenon Historic Park, Lafayette, IN. Re-creation of French and
of University Presses. Info from: American Library Assn, Judith
F. Krug, Office for Intellectual Freedom, 50 E Huron St, Chi-
Indian life at mid-1700s fur trading outpost. 5,200 participants.
cago, IL 60611. Phone: (312) 280-4223.
Info from: Tippecanoe County Historical Assn, 909 South St,
Lafayette, IN 47901. Phone: (317) 742-8411.
BEATLES LAST ALBUM RELEASED. Sept 26. The Beatles'
FESTIVAL '92: FALL FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND
13th album, Abbey Road, was released in the United Kingdom
CRAFTS. Sept 26-27. Dalton, GA. Juried works of more than
on Sept 26, 1969. The album zoomed to the number one spot
200 artists and craftspersons. Indoor and outdoor exhibits.
on the record charts and stayed there for 11 weeks. It was the
last album The Beatles ever made together.
Entertainment, regional and ethnic foods, and a children's art
market. 28th annual. Info from: Creative Arts Guild, Box 1485,
BEEF-A-RAMA. Sept 26. Minocqua, WI. A thank you and fare-
Dalton, GA 30722-1485. Phone: (404) 278-0168.
well to those who have visited the area. Info from: Greater
FLATLANDERS FALL FESTIVAL WITH PRAIRIE
Minocqua Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 1006, Minocqua, WI
54548. Phone: (800) 446-6784.
SCHOONER EACE. Sept 26-27. Goodland, KS. Celebration of
end of fall harvest. Includes windwagons-race of Prairie Schoon-
CHAUTAUQUA OF THE ARTS. Sept 26-27. Madison, IN.
ers. Info from: Goodland Chamber of Commerce, 104 W 11th,
Fine artists and craftsmen gather to demonstrate and sell their
Goodland, KS 66603. Phone: (913) 899-7130.
works. Info from: Dixie McDonough, 1119 W Main St, Madison,
IN 47250. Phone: (812) 265-5080.
FORT ATKINSON RENDEZVOUS. Sept 26-27. Fort Atkin-
son, Fort Atkinson, IA. Buckskinner, military, artisans and food
COPPER MAGNOLIA FESTIVAL. Sept 26-27. Washington,
vendors depicting life on the frontier from 1840-1849. Annually,
MS. Demonstration and sale of handmade crafts, family enter-
last full weekend in September. Info from: Scot Michelson,
tainment. Annually, the last weekend in September. Info from:
Ranger, Volga River Recreation Area, Fayette, IA 52142.
Historic Jefferson College, Anne L. Gray, Historian, Box 100,
Washington, MS 39190. Phone: (601) 442-2901.
GENEVA AREA GRAPE JAMBOREE. Sept 26-27. Geneva,
OH. Grape harvest and products. 29th annual Jamboree. Annu-
DYERSVILLE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS. Sept 26-27. Beck-
ally, the last full weekend in September. Info from: Geneva
man High School, Dyersville, IA. The art and craft festival in the
Grape Jamboree, Box 92, Geneva, OH 44041. Phone:
"Farm Toy Capital of the World," near where the film Field of
(216) 466-5262.
Dreams was made. Features the Dyersville Quilt Show, with
more than 100 quilted items on display, including award winners
from the Iowa State Fair. Midwestern crafts booths, art and
crafts demonstrations, art on display and for sale, food and
GERSHWIN, GEORGE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY. Sept 26.
entertainment. Annually, the last full weekend in September.
American composer remembered for his many enduring songs
Info from: Dyersville Area Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 187,
and melodies, including: "The Man I Love," "Strike Up the
Dyersville, IA 52040. Phone: (319) 875-2311.
Band," "Funny Face," "I Got Rhythm," and the opera Porgy
ELIOT, T.S.: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY. Sept 26. Thomas
and Bess. Many of his works were in collaboration with his
Stearns Eliot, Nobel prize winner, poet, playwright and critic,
brother, Ira. Born at Brooklyn, NY, on Sept 26, 1898, he died of
was born at St. Louis, MO, on Sept 26, 1888. "There never was
a brain tumor, at Beverly Hills, CA, July 11, 1937. See also:
a time," he believed, "when those that read at all, read so many
"Gershwin, Ira: Birth Anniversary" (Dec 6).
more books by living authors than books by dead authors; there
GOLDEN LEAF FESTIVAL. Sept 26-27. Smith Haven Park,
never was a time so completely parochial, so shut off from the
Mullins, SC. Family-oriented event includes the Great Parade.
past." Eliot died at London, England, on Jan 4, 1965.
Lions Run for Sight, the Original Golden Leaf Husband Holler,
amateur auction contest, Golden Leaf car show, children's sack
rack and tot trot, crafts, music and entertainment. Annually,
the fourth weekend in September. Info from: Golden Leaf Fes-
tival Dir, PO Box 691, Mullins, SC 29574.
GOVERNOR'S INVITATIONAL FIRELOCK MATCH.
Sept 26-27. Ft Frederick State Park, Big Pool, MD. Reactivated
18th-century military units from several states in both individual
and team competition. Annually, the last full weekend in Sep-
tember. Info from: Washington County Conv and Visitors Bu-
reau, 1836-C Dual Hwy, Hagerstown, MD 21740. Phone:
(301) 842-2155.
HARVESTING THE YEARS. Sept 26-27. Fairmount Park,
Philadelphia, PA. More than 600 gardeners enter over 300 hor-
ticultural and artistic categories. Educational exhibits and sam-
ples of freshly harvested crops and homemade preserved prod-
ucts judged. Also, how-to demos and a series of special events,
including live music and a children's activity tent. Info from: The
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 325 Walnut St, Philadelphia,
PA 19106-2777. Phone: (215) 625-8250.
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KIWANIS KIDS' DAY. Sept 26. To honor and assist youth-our
POPE PAUL VI: 95TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY. Sept 26.
greatest resource. Annually, the fourth Saturday in September.
Giovanni Battista Montini, 262nd pope of the Roman Catholic
Sponsor: Kiwanis Intl, Program Dvmt Dept, 3636 Woodview
Church, born at Concesio, Italy, on Sept 26, 1897. Elected pope
Trace, Indianapolis, IN 46268.
June 21, 1963. Died at Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, Aug
MARION COUNTY COUNTRY HAM DAYS. Sept 26-27.
6, 1978.
Lebanon, KY. Country ham breakfast, served in the streets of
SEPTEMBER FEST. Sept 26-27. DeSoto Caverns Park, Chil-
Lebanon. Pokey pig run, pigasus parade and other specialties.
dersburg, AL. Regional artists and craftspeople's work. Blue-
Info from: Lebanon-Marion County Chamber of Commerce,
grass, clogging, good food and Civil War artillery campsites and
Gussie Thompson, 107A W Main St, Lebanon, KY 40033.
maneuvers. Info from: DeSoto Caverns Park, Rebecca Grevas,
Phone: (502) 692-2661.
DeSoto Caverns Pkwy, Childersburg, AL 35044. Phone:
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL: AL'S RUN. Sept 26. Milwaukee,
(205) 378-7252.
WI. 8K run or 2.5-mile walk through downtown Milwaukee,
SHAMU'S BIRTHDAY. Sept 26. Shamu was born at Sea World
named after Al McGuire, NBC basketball announcer. Net pro-
in Orlando, FL, on Sept 26, 1985, and is the first killer whale
ceeds benefit Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. 30,000 partici-
born in captivity to survive. Shamu is now living at Sea World's
pants. Annually, the last Saturday in September. Sponsor: The
Texas park.
Milwaukee Journal, Box 661, Milwaukee, WI 53201. Phone:
SINGAPORE: FESTIVAL OF THE NINE EMPEROR
(414) 224-2419.
GODS. Sept 26-Oct 4. Nine Emperor Gods Temple, Bougang.
The Nine Emperor Gods are believed to cure ailments and
bestow good fortune and longevity. Priests write charms with
their blood and sedan chairs bearing the nine gods form a
colorful procession. Info from: Singapore Tourist Promotion
Board, 333 N Michigan Ave, Ste 818, Chicago, IL 60601. Phone:
(312) 220-0099.
SINGAPORE: PILGRIMAGE TO KUSU ISLAND. Sept
26-Oct 25. Kusu Island. According to legend, a turtle once
turned itself into an island, thus saving two shipwrecked sail-
ors-a Malay and a Chinese. Chinese pilgrims journey to the
southern island of Kusu to offer food and incense. Info from:
Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, 333 N Michigan Ave, Ste
818, Chicago, IL 60601. Phone: (312) 220-0099.
TRI-STATE BAND FESTIVAL: 40TH ANNUAL. Sept 26.
Luverne, MN. Over 2,500 high school students from Minnesota,
South Dakota, Iowa and Canada; trophies awarded in four
classes. Info from: Norma De Jongh, Chamber of Commerce,
102 E Main, Luverne, MN 56156. Phone: (507) 283-4061.
MOON PHASE: NEW MOON. Sept 26. Moon enters New
Moon phase at 5:40 AM, EST.
USGA MID-AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. Sept
26-Oct 1. Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, MI. Info from: US Golf
MOUNTAIN STATE FOREST FESTIVAL. Sept 26-Oct 4.
Assn, Golf House, Far Hills, NJ 07931. Phone: (908) 234-2300.
Elkins, WV. Promotes the natural resources of the area with
emphasis on forests. Info from: Mountain State Forest Festival,
VIRGINIA RELIEF SALE. Sept 26. Augusta Expoland, Fishers-
Box 369, Elkins, WV. 26241. Phone: (304) 636-1824.
ville, VA. Sale of quilts, clocks, artwork, donated items, home-
made foods, apple butter, ready to eat foods, crafts and needle-
NATIONAL HUNTING AND FISHING DAY. Sept 26.
work, handcrafted items and plants. Organized by Mennonites
Presidential Proclamation 4682, Sept 11, 1979. Covers all suc-
ceeding years. The fourth Saturday of September of each year.
to raise money for needy people around the world. Attracts
large crowds to communities. Annually, the last Saturday in
NATIVES AND PIONEERS HERITAGE FAIR. Sept 26. Mis-
September. Info from: Jim Brennemon, PO Box 1891, Lynd-
sissippi Crafts Center, Ridgeland, MS. Arts and crafts of the
hurst, VA 22952. Phone: (703) 943-5958.
pioneer era (basket weaving, beadwork and pottery), Indian
WOOL FESTIVAL 1992. Sept 26-27. Kit Carson Park, Taos,
stickball and dances. Sponsor: Mississippi Crafts Ctr, Martha
NM. Fleeces, handspun yarns and finished wool products dis-
Garrott, PO Box 69, Ridgeland, MS 39158. Phone:
(601) 856-7546.
played and sold. Info from: Mountain and Valley Wool Assn,
Robert Donnelly, Co-coord, PO Box 2754, Taos, NM 87571.
OLD-TIME FIDDLERS' CONTEST. Sept 26-27. Payson Ro-
Phone: (505) 776-2925.
deo Grounds, Payson, AZ. Toe tappin' musical playoffs for the
state chapionships. The winners here will go to the national
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC: NATIONAL HOLIDAY. Sept
finals. Annually, the last weekend in September. Info from:
26. Commemorates proclamation of the republic on Sept 26,
1962.
Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 1380, Payson, AZ 85547.
Phone: (602) 474-3397.
PANCAKE DAY. Sept 26. Centerville, IA. Free pancakes and all
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the trimmings are served to all who attend Pancake Day. Enter-
tainment, parade and beauty pageant are highlights of the
Lynn Anderson, 45, singer, born at Grand Forks, ND, Sept 26,
event. Sponsor: Chamber of Commerce, 128 N 12th, Center-
1947.
ville, IA 52544. Phone: (515) 437-4102.
Melissa Sue Anderson, 30, actress, born at Berkeley, CA, Sept
26, 1962.
Bryan Ferry, 47, singer, songwriter, born at Durham, England,
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MEMORANDUM FOR SPEECHWRITERS/RESEARCHERS
FROM:
MICHELE NIX
SUBJECT:
WHISTLE STOP TRAIN TOUR
Next Saturday and possibly Sunday, September 26 and 27, the
President will be heading through parts of Ohio and Michigan on a
Trumanesqe whistle stop train tour. Obviously, Ohio and Michigan
are two very key states for the President this election year --
and all the big guns are weighing in on this trip to make it the
success that it needs to be. Heading up the coordination of this
tour is Jim Hooley, who was instrumental in arranging Reagan's
train tour in '84.
The train will be made up of vintage cars -- each painted a
bright color. The locomotive will be yellow. The President's car
may be blue. There will be flags draped on the cars, banners, etc.
No theme has been agreed upon.
The preadvance team rode the same train route the President
will take. From town to town, I mainly saw small houses,
businesses and farmland (cornfields, especially). I kept record
of most everything we passed -- researcher, see me for the route
view before your site. Advance will possibly try to work out props
for the President's route -- e.g., a tractor with "Bush '92"
sitting in a farm field. Hooley is encouraging all advance leads
to come up with a lot of creative color for these stops. There are
two consultants for BQ -- one for Michigan, one for Ohio -- who
will be working on the route and site color.
The goal is to win these states -- embracing these small
towns, without patronizing them. The President doesn't have to
sound folksy to understand what folksy people care about. Family
is important, no matter what kind -- parents with small children
or parents with grown children, single parents or single singles.
Traditional values. Jobs. Church. Friday football. All these
characteristics drive the people of these towns. From a few
conversations with people -- they want to know what all the
numbers, all the statistics and lofty goals, mean to them
personally, to their families. We should try to explain the
President's plan by way of grocery money, a child's classroom,
small business, the house payment, etc.
To date, the President is scheduled to stop at the following
towns: Columbus, OH; Marysville, OH; Arlington, OH; Bowling Green,
OH; Plymouth, MI; and Brighton, MI. (Additional towns are still
being considered.)
Each site will have its own advance teams, as usual; however,
a central office is being set up in Lavonia, MI (just outside of
Plymouth).
Advance Leads: Columbus -- Diane Harrison; Marysville --
Teres McManus; Arlington -- Kevin Hart; Bowling Green -- John
Horne; Plymouth -- Craig Ray; Brighton (no Lead named yet.)
COLUMBUS, OH
The President will kick off his train tour with a very low-
key event in Columbus around 8 a.m. He will make brief remarks
before an audience of 300-500 people at the TC & O Depot. (This
event is a mild kick-off. However, the true kick-off is in
Marysville, since it is the first real stop.) The historic depot
is one of the first train depots in the country. It is now
privately owned, housing a few small businesses. It mainly serves
as a center for the homeless -- operated by Volunteers of America.
We do not have confirmation yet whether the owner, who works with
the center, objects to our visit. The President will make his
remarks either in front of the center or above it, closer to the
train (researcher see me for layout of site).
The Columbus Clippers, farm team for the NY Yankees and AAA
division, recently won the International League Title. They are
big in Columbus. It was a come-from-behind, bottom-of-the-ninth
win. Researcher: I have an article about the team if you're
interested.
MARYSVILLE, OH
The Marysville event will be right off the town's Main Street.
The President will speak from the back of the train to a crowd of
approx. 5,000 people at 10:30 a.m. Researcher: you can see me
for a layout of the site. A couple landmarks: Roby Chevrolet-
Olds and a huge grain elevator. Lots of local color will be built
in. High school bands, lots o' flags.
Researcher: I picked up a local newspaper -- the Marysville
Journal-Tribune. It's a good resource for color -- high school
football, church festivals, names of townspeople, etc.
ARLINGTON, OH
The President will speak from homeplate at Arlington Park
-- a baseball field --- at approx. 1:30 p.m. A softball tournament
will be going on for the President to watch. Also he will sit down
at picnic tables with a few families and later play a game of
horseshoes. Approximately 3,000 people are expected.
The mayor says this is the centennial year of the town.
Researcher check: 1892, the village was incorporated; however, in
1984, Arlington, a town of approx. 1200 people, hosted a
sesquicentennial celebration -- possibly celebrating the first log
cabin built in 1834. In 1897, Arlington had its first newspaper,
The Arlington Gazette. In 1900, their first telephone. 1905,
their first high school graduating class.
Right across the street is a swimming pool center. Evidently,
Arlington received a federal grant of $100,000 to build it.
Researcher should check.
BOWLING GREEN, OH
The President will walk from the back of the train to a
platform built to the side. He will speak before a crowd of 3,000
to 5,000 people at approximately 4:00 p.m. The key here is a
Bowling Green University baseball game at 1:30 -- getting the
students to come over after the game or walk out early if it isn't
over by POTUS arrival. The university is one block from the site.
The University -- last year's Raisin Bowl champs -- will play
East Carolina State.
Lots o' color is being planned for this event. Check with the
Advance team for updates.
PLYMOUTH, MI
The President will speak to approx. 5,000 people at 6:30 p.m.
The event will be a torch light rally, with approx. 25 (very
responsible) people holding lit torches during the rally. (This
was done in '84.) The President will speak from a platform off one
side of the train.
The train will stop at the intersection of Starkweather and
Division Streets. To one side is Railroad Plaza and on the other,
Plymouth Yard -- both stores that sell train memorabilia and train
sets. On another corner is The Station -- a restaurant.
Advance is trying to coordinate a fireworks show -- no
confirmation yet.
BRIGHTON, MI
The President will speak from a platform to one side of the
train to an audience of 3,000 to 5,000 people. The event will
probably be Sunday morning -- around 11:30 a.m. The train would
straddle Main Street and be about twenty feet from First Street.
Erb Lumber is the biggest landmark; however, a few businesses line
Main Street farther down -- Brighton School of Ballet and Help U
Sell Realtors, to name a couple.
This event is still very sketchy. Has not been signed off on
yet. But should it go through -- looks like a good site for a lot
of color.
ASIDE: While the preadvance team was standing at this site,
a guy pulled up in his Chevy Blazer, rolled down his window and
said something along the lines of "If Bush had come here, people
would have voted for him. II He was referring to the debates. A BQ
Michigan staff member said that there's been a lot of negative
publicity about the cancelled debate in Michigan. People are upset
and the local area is somewhat offended/disappointed
Researchers, I just typed up the logistical info here. You might
want to check with me to see if I have any extra info/color for
your site.
Oct. 12 / Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984
Remarks at a Reagan-Bush Rally in Dayton, Ohio
October 12, 1984
The President. Thank you very much.
were powerless to solve problems. Do you
And thank you, your good former Governor
remember when they were telling us that
and my good friend, Jim Rhodes; the Mem-
and that we were going to have to get
bers of the Congress that you have met
along with less? [Applause] Well, we have
already here-and please, send them back
restored hope and confidence, faith and
in this election, we need them in Washing-
courage, and returned them as the birth-
ton-and all of you ladies and gentlemen.
right of every American.
It's great to be in Ohio again, and espe-
In the economy, as you have been told,
cially good to be in Dayton. I happen to
we reduced inflation by two-thirds, down to
like Ohio so much, that I decided to spend
4.2 percent for the last year. We got the
the day here. Now, as Jim told you and I'm
prime interest rate-which by 1980 was the
sure you all know, we're about to embark
highest since the Civil War-we got that
on a train trip through your State. And of
down by 40 percent. It's now down by 9
all the things we've done in this campaign,
points. We cut unneeded Federal regula-
there's nothing I've looked forward to
tions, and this alone will save consumers
more.
and businesses about $150 billion over the
We're taking the whistlestop tour of '84
next 10 years. Do you know that with a task
to demonstrate that our government is once
force cutting back on regulations, we have
again on the right track, and our national
eliminated your paperwork-government-
renewal is not going to be derailed. I'll be
required paperwork-by 300 million man-
traveling on the same train that Harry
hours a year?
Truman used in the 1948 campaign. And all
In education, we shifted the emphasis
of us who remember what he said know
from how much government spends to how
that he spoke some very blunt truths, and
much students learn. And the result is a
that's what I hope to do today.
renewed commitment to excellence and
Sometime back I made a rather big state-
scholastic aptitude test scores that are going
ment. I said that this election is the most
up again for the first time in 20 years. In
significant in half a century. And I said it
fact, this year they jumped 4 points, and
because the issues of this campaign are so
that doesn't sound like much, but it is the
clear cut and the differences in philosophy
biggest increase in 20 years.
and approach to government are so great,
Now, not everything is going up. We got
that this year America will either ratify the
tough on street crime and violent crime,
great turn that we made in 1980 or decide
and the crime rate has dropped for 2 years
to go back to the old days and the old ways.
in a row. And it's the first time it's done
Well, in some ways I think we're like the
that in a long time.
pioneers who won the West-we can stick
We've made America less dependent on
together, stand together, and move on to-
foreign oil. We deregulated the oil prices.
gether, or we can retreat in small groups
And, oh my, they said that gasoline would
from the challenges of a great new world. 1
go to $2 a gallon. Well, gasoline prices are
think we'll decide as the pioneers did.
nearly a dime less than they were since we
You know, like the pioneers, we might
took office.
remember for a few minutes the desert we
We saved the Social Security system from
had to go through to get here. We've come
collapse while benefits continued to rise.
a long way in less than 4 years. And togeth-
And this is one-let me just pause and say
er, we've put all of that old tired talk about
here-this attack, so falsely based, that it's
malaise and the age of limits behind us. We
frightening so many senior citizens unnec-
have, together, disproved two major myths,
essarily, I'm going to repeat what I said on
fairy tales, about America: that her best
a certain Sunday night recently. No one in
days were behind her and that the people
our administration has any idea of pulling
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the rug out from under the people who are
ment from using inflation to force you into
dependent on Social Security.
higher tax brackets. Now, that would mean
And there's one more item I'll mention.
an additional enormous tax increase. But
We cut tax rates by 25 percent for every
$ to solve problems. Do you
now he's pulled back from that. He says he
en they were telling us that
taxpayer in the country. Now, I want to talk
goofed the other night; he didn't mean to
about that, about taxes, because taxation is
were going to have to get
say that, according to him.
an issue with profound economic conse-
? [Applause] Well, we have
But even so, his increases wouldn't be just
and confidence, faith and
quences. We cut personal tax rates for
a hardship, they'd be like a second mort-
every taxpayer in the country to stimulate
eturned them as the birth-
gage. But the Mondale mortgage is a mort-
economic growth and boost economic ex-
merican.
gage on your future, to pay for his cam-
pansion. And to the surprise of some
my, as you have been told
paign promises And let me tell you about
people, but not to us, it worked. With lower
ation by two-thirds, down to
taxes, the economy created over 6 million
that mortgage. The payments will get
the last year. We got the
jobs in the last 21 months alone. With lower
bigger and bigger and bigger. As he puts
ate-which by 1980 was the
taxes, nearly 900,000 businesses were incor-
more heavy taxes on the people and on
he Civil War-we got that
porated in the 17-month period that ended
their businesses, the economy will slow
rcent. It's now down by 9
down and slow down and slow down. And
in May of this year. Now, that's good for all
unneeded Federal regula-
of us. But it's especially good for those who,
after that kills the recovery, he'll want to
alone will save consumers
through no fault of their own, have been
raise your taxes again and again to make up
about $150 billion over the
unemployed. You know, when you create
for it. Do you want to pay for his mistakes?
o you know that with a task
Audience. No:
just one job, when you release just one man
ck on regulations, we have
or woman from the prison of unemploy-
The President Well, my opponent says
paperwork-government
ment, then you've changed their lives for-
the deficit is the central issue; we say
vork-by 300 million man-
ever. And that's the moral element of tax-
growth is the central issue. Now, he says
ation, letting the economy bloom so that
higher taxes are the answer; we say higher
we shifted the emphasis
the poor and the disadvantaged can have a
taxes are the problem, because they kill
government spends to how
chance.
growth, kill creativity, and kill productivity.
:earn. And the result is a
Now, my opponent promises to raise your
We want to simplify the entire tax system
tment to excellence and
taxes. That's what he says. And believe
so we can bring yours and everybody's
e test scores that are going
income tax rates further down, not up. And
first time in 20 years. In
Audience. Boo-o-o!
that's why this election is about the future,
hey jumped 4 points, and
The President. all the promises he's
because it's about growth and opportunity
nd like much, but it is the
made this year, that's the one he'd keep.
for all Americans. We're talking about the
n 20 years.
I believe that the American people will
kind of America we'll create for our chil-
thing is going up. We got
resoundingly reject his call for heavy new
dren. And I think this is why-this, being
crime and violent crime,
taxes, because, unlike him, they've learned
able to imagine a better future for our
e has dropped for 2 years
from experience. They've learned that high
young people and work toward it-that's
is the first time it's done
tax rates discourage effort, investment, pro-
why so many of the young people of the
e.
duction, and enterprise. But low tax rates
country support our philosophy, and I'm
merica less dependent on
stimulate those things, and that creates jobs,
pleased to see so many of them here today.
eregulated the oil prices
and jobs are exactly what Ohio and every
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
said that gasoline would
other State needs more of.
more years!
Well, gasoline prices are
Now, let's talk about what the tax in-
The President Okay. All right. All right.
than they were since we
creases he'll need to pay for all his promises
All right, if anyone doubts the great renew-
will do to you personally. If my opponent is
al in this country, let them look at the
cial Security system from
to keep all the promises that he has made
bright and shining optimism of our young
nefits continued to rise.
in this campaign-and we've priced them
people-our high school students, college
et me just pause and say
out-he would have to increase taxes by the
students, and our young working people.
so falsely based, that it's
equivalent of $1,890 per household. That's
They are a new nation unto themselves.
ny senior citizens unnec-
more than $150 a month for every house-
And it seems to me that they understand
hold.
to repeat what I said on
and support our philosophy, because they
light recently. No one in
He started to expose more of his tax plans
are idealists.
has any idea of pulling
the other night. He said he would repeal
They believe in people. They believe that
indexing, which we passed to keep govern-
people deserve a chance, and that they can
1503
Oct. 12 / Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984
create miracles when given a chance. I'll
So tell me, are you. the good people of
tell you, there have been moving moments
the Buckeye State, going to vote for them?
and heartening moments in this campaign,
Audience. No!
but nothing, nothing that I've seen has sur-
The President. Well, I think you've
passed seeing the young people of our
country give us their support.
ready answered my next question, which
Audience. Reagan! Reagan! Reagan!
was, are you going to lend your support to
The President. Thank you very much.
the American opportunity team so that all
Thank you. And Bush.
of us together can build a better future for
I know that you don't want to go back to
our children and for America? [Applause]
the tired old past, that time of timidity and
Well, it is the choice, your choice, and it's
taxes, that moment of misfortune and mal-
the clearest, most important choice in 50
aise, that "Reign of Error." [Laughter]
years.
Let's talk a little more about that reign,
I think now I hear the train whistle
because our opponent's mistakes aren't lim-
[Laughter] You know, that train is the old
ited to tax policy. Do you remember the
U.S. One. And as I said, Harry Truman
grain embargo in which the American
spoke from the back of that train, and
farmers paid for our opponent's foreign
Franklin Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower
policy failures? [Applause] Now there's an
also spoke from it. Well, I speak from it
example both of an unfair policy and of an
because we mean to continue their tradi-
artful attempt to get around it. My oppo-
tion of a strong and vital America, and I
nent says he always opposed it. Now that's
speak from it because I think all of us this
funny, because in fact he supported it pub-
year will stay together and move forward
licly, explicitly, and enthusiastically. He
with the force of a locomotive. We're on
even questioned the patriotism of a Senator
the right track, America's best days are
in his own party for calling it what it was-
ahead, and nothing can stop us because this
a dumb idea. But it's funny that he's having
train is bound for glory.
this little memory lapse. [Laughter] As you
You know, there is a mother out there
know, the symbol of our party is an ele-
with a tiny baby on her shoulders. And I
phant, and elephants have long memories.
can't help but say, seeing that baby, that's
Your State, Ohio, would be helped by
really-there's another one!-{laughter}-
Federal enterprise zones in which the run-
that's what it's really all about, that those
down parts of a city get special help from
little babies when they begin to grow up
tax incentives aimed at getting business
will find the same golden-dream America
men and women in there to open shops and
that we found when we were babies and
run companies. Dayton, itself, has two State
growing up in this country.
enterprise zones. They were created just
Thank you all. God bless you all. Thank
more than a year ago, and they've already
you. Thank you all very much.
attracted more than a dozen new businesses
into the area. Now that, too, would create
jobs and growth and economic revitaliza-
tion for troubled areas. But the Federal en-
Note: The President spoke at 11:34 a.m. at
terprise zone bill has been held hostage by
the Old Montgomery Courthouse Mall. Fol-
the liberal Democratic leadership in the
lowing his remarks. the President went to
House of Representatives, the same people
Union Station, where he boarded the
who want to work with my opponent to
"Heartland Special" for a whistlestop tour
raise your taxes.
of Ohio.
1504
Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984 / Oct. 12
are you, the good people
going to vote for them.
Remarks by Telephone to Crewmembers on Board the Space
Shuttle Challenger
Well, I think you've
October 12, 1984
my next question. which
to lend your support
to
The President. Hello, Cripp? These phone
opportunity team so that all
was far more than I could have expected. I
calls between us seem to occur more and
build a better future for
think it was the most fantastic experience of
more frequently. We're going to start call-
for America? [Applause]
my life.
ing you the Nation's senior shuttle system-
choice, your choice. and it
The President. Well, that's wonderful.
citizen, I should say-{laughing]. Now that
important choice in 50
And Sally, Sally Ride, it didn't take you long
you've spent nearly 400 hours on board the
to get back into space. How is it the second
space shuttle, I think that could be your
time around?
I hear the train whistle
title.
Over.
know, that train is the old
Over.
as I said, Harry Truman
Astronaut Ride. It's just as much fun the
Astronaut Crippen. Thank you very
second time around.
back of that train, and
much, Mr. President. We appreciate your
and Dwight Eisenhowe
The President. [Laughing]
calling.
it. Well, I speak from
Astronaut Ride. I think it will be more
The President. Well, as you may know,
fun the third time.
to continue their tradi
today's call to you and the crew is a bit
and vital America, and
The President. Okay, you're getting to be
different. I happen to be on board a train
ecause I think all of us this
a veteran. I'd like to say hello to Canada's
right now in Dayton, Ohio. [Applause] And
together and move forward
fine astronaut. Marc, a lot's happened since
I hope you could hear that cheer from the
of a locomotive. We're on
we talked last at the White House, and with
crowd that's outside the train here.
America's best days are
all there is to do in this mission, I know that
And Dayton is where Wilbur and Orville
can stop us because this
Cripp appreciates having three strong Ca-
Wright developed and built their early glid-
nadian arms on board.
glory.
ers and airplanes. I'm told that the Wrights
Marc, how have your projects been
is a mother out there
spent about 7 years and a thousand dollars
going?
on her shoulders. And
in development costs to build their early
Over.
seeing that baby, that
aircraft, the one that flew in 1903. Well,
another one!-{laughter}
Astronaut Garneau. Well, thank you, Mr.
since the Challenger flies a little bit farther
really all about, that those
President. It's a great honor for me to be
and maybe a little faster than the original
they begin to grow up
aboard this flight. and I'm having an incred-
Wright fliers. I suppose we can justify the
golden-dream America
ible time, and it's just great to be here.
slightly higher development costs that we
when we were babies and
The President. Well, listen, to all of you.
have.
let me say congratulations and tell you how
country.
But your mission adds the most recent
God bless you all Thank
proud we are of what you're doing. I guess
chapter to a story begun by the Wright
much.
as you circle the Earth several more times,
very
brothers, and you are certainly providing
I'll be traveling by train across Ohio. So,
your share of firsts.
you have a safe landing tomorrow, and God
Kathy, when we met at the White House,
bless all of you.
I know you were excited about walking in
spoke at 11:34 a.m. at
space. Was it what you expected?
Note: The President spoke at 12:27 p.m.
Courthouse Mall. Fol-
Over.
from U.S. Car One of the "Heartland Spe-
the President went to
Astronaut Sullivan. Yes, Mr. President. It
cial" in Dayton. OH.
where he boarded the
for a whistlestop tour
Remarks During a Whistlestop Tour of Ohio
October 12, 1984
[1.] Dayton (12:30 p.m.)
telephones here, that talking to the shuttle
This sounds a little old fashioned, I know,
is kind of a party line. [Laughter]
but we could say, from an earlier day of
But I'm glad that you could all listen in.
1505
Oct. 12 Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984
Those wonderful people that are up there,
They see people merely as members of
and what they're doing, and just to give you
groups-special interests-to be coddled
some idea of the miracle that's taken place
in all this-and which if someone had his
and catered to. Well. we look at them as
individuals to be fulfilled through their own
way several years ago, we wouldn't have
had a shuttle program at all; he opposed it
freedom and creativity. My opponent and
his allies live in the past. They are celebrat.
very much-but the time that I was present
out at Edwards Air Force Base in California
ing the old and failed policies of an era that
has passed them by, as if history had
for the landing of the shuttle, they suddenly
skipped over those Carter-Mondale years.
grabbed me and hustled me up on the plat-
form. And they said, "It's, you know, get-
On the other hand, millions of Americans
ting close. It'll just be minutes now." And I
join us in boldly charting a new course for
got on the platform, and I couldn't see any-
the future. From the beginning their cam-
thing in the sky. And I said, "Well, where
paign has lived on promises. Indeed, Mr.
are they right now?" They said, "They're
Mondale has boasted that America is noth.
just over Honolulu." [Laughter] And believe
ing if it is not promises. Well, the American
me, they were on their glide path from
people don't want promises, and they don't
want to pay for his promises.
Honolulu in. And in a matter of minutes,
they landed there in California.
I think you want promise. You want op-
That's quite a miracle that we have going
portunity and workable answers. It's fitting
up there. But there are going to be a lot
that we're campaigning today on Harry
more miracles in the days ahead here in
Truman's train, following the same route he
this country of ours, thanks to people like
took 36 years and 1 day ago. He was the
you.
last Democrat that I voted for; indeed, I
So, God bless you all. And I think now
campaigned for him in 1948.
they're ready to pull out, so we'll be on
Yes, I spent a great deal of my life as a
time at the next station. Thank you.
Democrat. I respected Harry Truman's abil-
ity to stand for what he believes, his consist-
[2.] Sidney (2 p.m.)
ency of principles, and his determination to
The President. Well, ladies and gentle-
do the right thing. Mr. Truman could also
men, thank you very much. It's wonderful
make very plain the differences between
to be here in Sidney, and great to be back
himself and an opponent. And that's what
in the Buckeye State.
I'm going to try to do today.
How do you like our "Heartland Special"
Let's start with the record, the record of
here? You know, Harry Truman rode this
the administration in which Mr. Mondale
State in his whistlestop tour of 1948, and he
carried a full partnership. He-Mr. Carter,
spoke some very blunt truths. And that's
himself-said, "There wasn't a single deci-
what I'm going to do.
sion I made during 4 years in the White
We're now 3½ weeks away from election
House that Fritz Mondale wasn't involved
day, and the American people are getting
in." Well, in those 4 years they took the
the full flavor of the clear choice that's
strongest economy in the world, and they
facing them. It's a choice between two fun-
pushed it to the brink of collapse. They cre-
damentally different ways of governing and
ated a calamity of such proportions that
two different ways of looking at America.
we're still suffering the consequences of
My opponent, Mr. Mondale, offers a future
those economic time bombs.
of pessimism, fear, and limits, compared to
That was no fresh-faced, well-fed baby
ours of hope, confidence, and growth.
they left on our doorstep in January of
Now, I don't fault his intentions. I know
1981. It was a snarling economic wolf with
his intentions are good and that he means
sharp teeth. The suffering of America, the
well. But we see things differently. He sees
deep and painful recession, and the outra-
government as an end in itself, and we see
geous and frightening inflation-these
government as something belonging to the
things didn't start by accidental ignition or
people and only a junior partner in our
spontaneous combustion. They came about
lives.
1506
Administration of Ronald Reagan. 1984 / Oct. 12
ople merely as members
through the concerted mismanagement of
er. And in 1976, in that campaign, the
interests-to be coddled
an administration of which Mr. Mondale
misery index was 12.6, and they declared
Well. we look at them
was a part. and his liberal friends who con-
that Jerry Ford had no right to seek reelec-
e fulfilled through their own
trolled the Congress.
tion being responsible for that kind of a
reativity. My opponent and
They gave us five-in little more than a
misery index. 12.6.
the past. They are celebrat
year-five anti-inflation plans-five differ-
But now came the 1980 campaign, and
failed policies of an era that
ent economic plans. And with them they
they never mentioned the misery index.
em by, as if history had
managed to give us the worst 4-year record
And I don't think my opponent will men-
hose Carter-Mondaie years
of inflation in nearly 40 years. While it took
tion it in this campaign, possibly because
hand, millions of Americans
them five plans to nearly triple inflation, it's
when he left the Vice Presidency the
is charting a new course for
only taken us one to cut it down by two-
misery index was more than 20 percent,
n the beginning their cam
thirds.
and now it's only 11.6.
on promises. Indeed, Mr.
Senior citizens were driven into panic by
He's done a little slipping and sliding and
asted that America is noth
higher rents, exorbitant fuel costs, dramati-
ducking away from this record, but here in
romises. Well, the American
cally increasing food prices, and a Federal
Ohio during the primaries, Senator Gary
nt promises. and they don't
health care cost which went up, in those 4
Hart got his message through by reminding
his promises.
years, 87 percent. And they called that fair-
the Ohio voters of the true record. And I
ant promise. You want op
ness. They punished the poor and the
quote. Senator Hart said, "Walter Mondale
orkable answers. It's fitting
young who struggled as prices of necessity
may pledge stable prices, but Carter-Mon-
!paigning today on Harry
shot up faster than others. Millions of Amer-
dale couldn't cut 12-percent inflation."
following the same route he
icans led a life of daily economic terror,
"Walter Mondale," he added, "has come to
nd 1 day ago. He was the
fueled by these unrelenting costs.
Ohio to talk about jobs. But Carter-Mondale
that I voted for: indeed,
Well, let's look at interest rates. My oppo-
watched helpless as 180,000 Ohio jobs dis-
him in 1948.
nent has referred to something he calls real
appeared in the period between 1976 and
great deal of my life as €
interest rates. Well, people don't pay inter-
1980." Those are Gary Hart's words.
bected Harry Truman's abil-
est rates based on some academic smoke-
what he believes, his consist-
screen or foggy economic theory. What
Well, those disastrous consequences didn't
come about by accident. They came
PS. and his determination to
they know is that when Jerry Ford left
ng. Mr. Truman could also
office the prime rate was 6½ percent, and
through the implementation of the very
n the differences between
when Mr. Mondale left it was 21½ percent,
policies of out-of-control spending, unfair
opponent. And that's what
the highest in 120 years.
taxation, and worship of big government
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
that my opponent still supports. His philoso-
to do today.
more years!
phy can be summed up in four sentences: If
n the record, the record of
The President. All right. [Laughing]
it's income, tax it. If it's revenue, spend it.
on in which Mr. Mondale
Okay, you talked me into it. [Laughter]
If it's a budget. break it. And if it's a prom-
rtnership. He-Mr. Carter,
But in that time, the average monthly
ise, make it. [Laughter]
There wasn't a single deci-
mortgage payments more than doubled.
All this year he has lavished his campaign
ring 4 years in the White
Young people couldn't buy homes, car loans
with promises that staggered even his own
Z Mondale wasn't involved
were hard to get and expensive, the auto
Democratic opponents in the primary. Your
ose 4 years they took the
and the homebuilding industries were
own Senator Glenn was heard to say in frus-
ny in the world. and they
brought to their knees. It's little wonder
tration that Mr. Mondale, and I quote, "has
brink of collapse. They cre-
that the American people were yearning
just promised everything to everybody with
of such proportions that
for leadership back in 1980. After all this
no thought of how it's going to be paid for."
ring the consequences of
economic punishment, our opponents
And then he said, "Fritz, you cannot lead
ime bombs.
blamed you for living too well. They said
this country if you've promised everybody
fresh-faced, well-fed baby
that's what was at fault and that you had to
everything."
T doorstep in January of
sacrifice more.
But of course there is a predictable an-
arling economic wolf with
Well, I found that it's not so much that
swer by one who makes so many promises.
suffering of America, the
our opponents have a poor memory of this
His answer is higher taxes, and massive new
recession, and the outra-
ruinous past, they just have a darn good
tax increases are precisely what he pro-
ghtening inflation-these
"forgetory." And one of the things they'd
poses. A few weeks back he called his new
t by accidental ignition or
like most to forget is the misery index. Do
plans "Pay as you go." What it is, of course,
bustion. They came about
you remember that?
is nothing but the old plan: You pay, and he
That was where they added the unem-
goes. [Laughter]
ployment rate and the inflation rate togeth-
Those tax increases to pay for his prom-
1507
Oct. 12 / Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984
ises add up to the equivalent of $1,890 per
means that the old Reagan said things dif-
household. If Harry Truman had to apply a
ferently than the new Reagan is saying
motto to this radical taxing scheme, he'd
them.
have to say not "your buck stops here"-
Well, the old Mondale said that tighten-
"your buck never stops." [Laughter]
ing the budget and reducing deficits would
When the centerpiece of his economic
worsen a recession, and a new Mondale
program is backbreaking tax hikes, you can
thinks higher taxes lead to a healthy econo-
see why my opponent spends so much time
my. The old Mondale publicly supported
using outrageous scare tactics.
Jimmy Carter's wrong-headed grain embar-
Now, that's not my opponent's only tax
go, and a new Mondale claims he opposed
extravaganza. He came up with still another
it privately-awful privately; no one else
one in our debate. He said, and I quote, "As
ever heard him.
soon as we get the economy on a sound
ground as well, I would like to see the total
The old Mondale sponsored National
repeal of indexing." Now, this tax is even
Bible Week in the United States Senate:4
worse, because it would be a dagger at the
think that's fine. The new Walter Mondale
heart of every low- and middle-income tax-
says there's too much religion in politics.
And the old Mondale called the space shut-
payer in America. It would mean bone-
crushing new levies against those who can
tle a horrible waste, a space extravaganza,
least afford them.
and led the fight to kill it in the Senate.
Indexing was a reform that we passed-it
And the new Mondale praises American
goes into effect on January 1st, this coming
technological achievement.
year-to protect you from the cruel, hidden
But just when you're beginning to lose
tax, when government uses inflation to
faith, you find there is some constancy. The
force you into higher tax brackets when
old Mondale increased your taxes, and the
you've maybe just gotten a cost-of-living
new Mondale will increase them again.
pay raise trying to keep even.
You know, in our debate I got a little
Under his plan, here's what would
angry all those times he distorted my
happen to a family struggling on $10,000
record. And on one occasion I was about to
per year: By 1989 they would be paying
say to him very sternly, "Mr. Mondale, you
over 73-percent more in income taxes. For
are taxing my patience." [Laughter] And
families making $30,000 a year, this tax
then I caught myself. Why should I give
would take over $500 more in '89, nearly
him another idea? [Laughter] That's the
$900 a year more for those making $40,000,
only tax he hasn't thought about. [Laughter]
and these assume modest inflation. If we
Well, from now until November 6th,
had their higher double-digit inflation rates
we're going to make sure that the Ameri-
back, then all those tax collections would
can people know about this choice on
more than double. And we're told that he
which their future depends. We have two
misspoke, that he actually meant to say just
roads to tomorrow: We have the road of
the opposite.
fear and envy that he proposes. And on his
But on several occasions since 1982, he
road you frighten the elderly with false
has expressly proposed the repeal of index-
statements; you strive to divide Americans
ing. He's done this quite often. In politics
against each other, seeking to promote envy
they call this, sometimes, flip-flops. In this
and portray greed. Franklin Roosevelt
case-forgive me-I'm going to call it a
warned us that the only thing we had to
Fritz-flop. [Laughter]
fear was fear itself. Well, sadly and tragical-
Indexing is one example, but there are
ly, I think the only thing my opponent has
many others. Yesterday he wanted to give a
to offer is fear itself.
$200 tax break to every family dependent.
When I said the elderly citizens-being
Today he wants to raise taxes the equiva-
frightened. Again, these repeated charges
lent of $1,890 per household. You know,
that somehow we're nursing a secret plan
he's done a lot of talk lately that there's a
to undercut the people who are on Social
new and an older Reagan. And he doesn't
Security and reduce or remove their bene-
mean my age when he's talking that. He
fits—I said it on Sunday night, and I will say
1508
Administration of Ronald Reagan. 1984 / Oct. 12
Reagan said things dif
it again: There is no one in this administra-
new Reagan is saying
your party. It's true for millions of patriotic.
tion-and if there was. they wouldn't be
right-thinking Democrats throughout this
ondale said that tighten
here long-that has any intention of taking
country. Well, I say to all of you, if you are
Social Security away from those people who
reducing deficits would
here. don't be alone. Come on along with
have it and who deserve it.
and a new Mondale
us, and between the two of us, between all
We see things differently, as I said, be-
lead to a healthy econo
of us, well get this whole thing straight-
cause we see ourselves in a springtime of
publicly supported
ened out-day after tomorrow.
hope, ready to fire up our courage and de-
ong-headed grain embar.
termination to reach high and achieve all
Thank you very much. Thank you.
claims he opposed
the best. We see a life where our children
[3.] Lima (3:48 p.m.)
privately; no one else
can enjoy-at last-prosperity without infla-
tion. We see a life where they can enjoy the
The President. Thank you very much.
sponsored National
highest of creativity and go for the stars,
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
United States Senate.
not have their hopes and dreams crushed
more years!
new Walter Mondale
by politicians or taxed away by greedy gov-
The President. Well, all right. I wasn't
religion in politics
ernmentalists.
going to do it, but if you insist, okay. Four
called the space shut-
The American people are walking into
more-{laughter}. All right. Thank you all.
a space extravaganza
tomorrow unashamed. unafraid. And again,
It's great to be back in the Buckeye State
kill it in the Senate
I have to say something that I've been
-and here in Allen County and the great city
praises American
saying so often across this country, and I
of Lima.
mean it with all my heart. One of the most
You know, in this job you get to meet
beginning to lose
thrilling things is to see so many young
some important people-heads of state,
is some constancy. The
Americans present at these rallies.
prime ministers, premiers, kings, and
your taxes, and the
Let me tell you, you are what this cam-
queens. But I've always said that the best
crease them again.
paign and this election are all about.
part of this job is remembering that George
debate I got a little
There's one thing that the rest of us and the
Bush and I are working for you and nobody
he distorted my
people of my generation have to do before
else. So, I just thought that I'd drop by
occasion I was about to
we leave the scene, and that is restore this
today so you could hear a report from your
"Mr. Mondale, you
country-as I think we've begun to do-so
two hired hands in Washington.
[Laughter] And
that one day you will find the same Amer-
In 4 years here, the unemployment rate
Why should I give
ica of unlimited hope and opportunity that
in Lima has fallen 4½ percentage points.
[Laughter] That's the
we were promised and found when we
And, you know, if you'll help me send a
ought about. [Laughter]
were young that had been left to us by our
message to some Washington politicians this
until November 6th,
parents.
November. we'll get that rate down even
sure that the Ameri-
You know, I know you're ready for great
further.
about this choice on
opportunity, and I know this may gall our
You've done a great job here in Lima.
depends. We have two
opponents, but-it's time for the train to
You've got agriculture; you've got basic in-
We have the road of
move on-and I think maybe you'll all
dustry. You've got some of the new indus-
proposes. And on his
agree with me when I say just one more
tries that are opening up. You're helping
the elderly with false
line: We think we've made a good begin-
keep our defenses strong by building the
to divide Americans
ning. but you ain't seen nothin' yet. [Ap-
M-1 tank at the General Dynamics plant.
to promote envy
plause]
You've got a refinery, a chemical company:
Franklin Roosevelt
All right. Thank you very much.
The list keeps going. You're all the things a
thing we had to
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
growing America is all about.
sadly and tragical-
more years!
We're now 3½ weeks from election day.
my opponent has
The President. Thank you. Thank you. Let
and the American people are getting the
me just add a little postscript, and then I've
full flavor of the very clear choice that faces
citizens-being
got to get on that train. I know in a crowd
them. It's a choice between two fundamen-
repeated charges
this size there must be many of you who
tally different ways of governing America
nursing a secret plan
are Democrats, as I once was. And I must
and two distinct ways of looking at Amer-
who
are
on
Social
say this: You're not only welcome, but if
ica. My opponent, Mr. Mondale, offers a
remove their bene-
you are here, I think you're here because-
future of pessimism, fear, and limits, com-
night, and I will say
like happened to me once-you no longer
pared to ours of hope, confidence, and
can follow the policies of the leadership of
growth.
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Now, I don't fault his intentions. I know
he sincerely means it and feels that way. He
There was no fresh-faced. well-fed baby
sees government-as some others do-as an
lying on our doorstep on January 20 of
end in itself. And we see government as.
1981. It was a snarling economic wolf with
something belonging to the people and only
sharp teeth. The suffering of America-the
a junior partner in our lives. They see
deep and painful recession, and the outra-
people merely as members of groups, spe-
geous and frightening inflation-these
cial interests to be coddled and catered to.
things didn't start by accidental ignition or
Well, we look at them as individuals to be
spontaneous combustion. They came about
fulfilled through their own freedom and
through the complete mismanagement of
creativity.
the administration of which Mr. Mondale
My opponent and his allies live in the
was a part, and his liberal friends who con-
past. They're celebrating the old and failed
trolled the Congress.
policies of an era that has passed them by,
They gave us five-count them-just in a
and if history had skipped over-as if histo-
little more than a year-as everything was
ry, I should say, had skipped over these
going to pot-they gave us five different
Carter-Mondale years. On the other hand,
anti-inflation plans and, at the same time
millions of Americans join us in boldly
with them, managed to give us the worst 4-
charting a new course for the future.
year record of inflation in nearly 40 years.
From the beginning their campaign has
Now, while it took them five plans to nearly
lived on promises. Indeed, Mr. Mondale
triple inflation, it's only taken us one to cut
boasts that America is nothing if it isn't
it by about two-thirds.
promises. Well, the American people don't
Senior citizens were driven into panic by
want promises, I don't think. They don't
higher rents, exorbitant fuel costs, dramati-
want to pay for his promises. They want
cally increasing food costs, and Federal
promise; they want opportunity and work-
health care costs which went up a massive
able answers.
87 percent in those 4 years. And they called
And it's fitting that we're campaigning
that fairness.
today on Harry Truman's train-following
They punished the poor and the young
the same route that he took 36 years and 1
who struggled as prices of necessities shot
day ago. He happened to be the last Demo-
up faster than others. Millions of Americans
crat I voted for. [Laughter] And I cam-
led a life of daily economic terror fueled by
paigned for him in 1948. I respected his
those unrelenting costs.
ability to stand for what he believes, his
Let's look at interest rates. My opponent
consistency of principles, and his determi-
has referred to something that he calls now
nation to do the right thing.
the real interest rates. Well, people don't
Mr. Truman could also make very plain
pay interest rates on some academic smoke-
the differences between himself and his op-
screen or foggy economic theory. What
ponent. And my friends, that's just what
they know is that when Jerry Ford left
we're going to do today.
office, the prime interest rate was 6½ per-
Let's start with the record, the record of
cent. And when Mr. Mondale left office, it
an administration in which Mr. Mondale-
was 21½ percent. That was the highest in-
carried a full partnership.
terest rate in 120 years.
Mr. Carter, himself, said that
there
Average monthly mortgage payments
wasn't a single decision I made during 4
more than doubled. Young people couldn't
years in the White House that Fritz Mon-
buy homes; car loans were hard to get and
dale wasn't involved in." Well, in those 4
expensive. The automobile and homebuild-
years, they took the strongest economy in
ing industries were brought to their knees.
the world and pushed it to the brink of
It's little wonder that the American people
collapse. They created a calamity of such
yearned for leadership in 1980.
proportions that we're still suffering the
And after all this economic punishment,
consequences of those economic time
bombs.
our opponents blamed you, because you
lived too well. They told you you had to
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Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984 / Oct. 12
10 fresh-faced. well-fed
sacrifice more, that we were in an age of
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
doorstep on January 20
limits now. Well, I found out that it's not so
more years!
snarling economic wolf with
much that our opponents have a poor
The President. All right.
he suffering of America-
memory of their ruinous past; it's just that
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
recession, and the outri
they have an awfully good "forgetory."
more years!
frightening inflation-the
[Laughter] And one of the things they like
The President. Well, all this year, he has
by accidental ignition
most to forget is the misery index.
lavished his campaign with promises that
mbustion. They came about or
Now, some of you young people are too
staggered even his Democratic opponents.
omplete mismanagement
young to remember that, but in the 1976
Ohio's own Senator Glenn was heard to say
of which Mr. Mondal
campaign-8 years ago-they figured out a
in frustration that Mr. Mondale, and I
his liberal friends who
gimmick. They added up the rate of infla-
quote, "has just promised everything to ev-
tion and the rate of unemployment, and the
erybody with no thought of how it's going
total was the misery index. And at that
five-count them-just in
to be paid for." And then again, Gary Hart
time, in 76, it was 12.6. And they declared
responded and said, "Fritz, you cannot lead
they gave us five different was
a year-as everything
that the incumbent, Jerry Ford, had no
this country if you've promised everybody
and, at the same time
right to seek reelection with that kind of a
everything."
misery index.
to give us the worst
Well, 4 years later, along came the 1980
But, of course, there's a predictable
inflation in nearly 40 years.
campaign. They never mentioned the
answer by one who makes so many prom-
them five plans to nearly
misery index. And I don't think my oppo-
ises. That answer is higher taxes. And mas-
only taken us one to cut
nent will mention it in this campaign, possi-
sive new tax increases are precisely what he
thirds.
bly because it was over 20 when he left the
proposes. A few weeks back, he called his
were driven into panic by
Vice Presidency. And it's only 11.6 now.
new plan "pay as you go." But what it is, of
torbitant fuel costs. dramati
My opponent has done a very good job of
course, is nothing but the old plan. You pay,
food costs. and Federal
slipping, sliding, and ducking away from his
and he goes. [Laughter]
which went up a massive
record. But here in Ohio during the primar-
Those tax increases to pay for his prom-
4 years. And they called
ies, Senator Gary Hart got his message
ises add up to the equivalent of $1,890 per
through by reminding you, the Ohio voters,
household. If Harry Truman had to apply a
the poor and the young
of the true record. And I quote-he said,
motto to his radical taxing scheme, he
prices of necessities shol
"Walter Mondale may pledge stable prices,
would have to say that-you know that
Millions of Americans
but Carter-Mondale could not cure 12-per-
famous line, "The buck stops here." He
economic terror fueled by
cent inflation." "Walter Mondale," he
would say this time, "Your buck never
costs.
added, "has come to Ohio to talk about
stops." When the centerpiece of his eco-
interest rates. My opponent
jobs, but Carter-Mondale watched helpless
nomic program is backbreaking tax hikes,
something that he calls DOW
as 180,000 Ohio jobs disappeared in the
you can see why he spends so much time
rates. Well, people don't
period between 1976 and 1980." Now, I
using outrageous scare tactics.
on some academic smoke
didn't say that. Those are Gary Hart's
Now, that's not my opponent's only tax
economic theory. What
words.
extravaganza. He came up with still another
hat when Jerry Ford left
Those disastrous consequences didn't
one in our debate. He said, and I quote, "As
interest rate was 6½ per
come about by accident. They came
soon as we get the economy on a sound
Mr. Mondale left office,
it
through the implementation of the very
ground as well, I would like to see the total
That was the highest in
policies of out-of-control spending, unfair
repeal of indexing."
years.
taxation. and worship of big government
Now, this tax is even worse, because it
mortgage payments
that my opponent still supports.
would be a dagger at the heart of every
Young people couldn't
His philosophy can be summed up in four
low- and middle-income taxpayer in Amer-
were hard to get and
sentences: If it's income, tax it. If it's reve-
ica. It would mean bonecrushing new levies
automobile and homebuild-
nue, spend it. If it's a budget, break it. And
against those who can least afford them.
brought to their knees
if it's a promise, make it.
Indexing was a reform that we passed to
that the American people
All this year-[applause}-all-
protect you from the cruelest of taxes, the
in
1980.
Audience. 4 more years!
hidden tax when government uses inflation
this economic punishment,
The President. Thank you.
to force you into higher tax brackets just
blamed you, because you
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
because you've gotten a cost-of-living pay
They told you you had to
more years!
raise.
The President. Okay.
And under the Mondale plan, here's what
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Oct. 12 / Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984
would happen to a family struggling on
wonderful heroes of ours.
$10,000 a year. By 1989 they would be
But just when you're beginning to lose
paying over 73 percent more in income
faith. however, you find that there is some
taxes if indexing, which begins on January
constancy. The old Mondale increased your
1st, is canceled. For families making 30,000
taxes, and the new Mondale will do it again
a year, the tax would take over $500 more
in '89, nearly $900 a year more if someone
You know, in our debate, I got a little
was making 40,000. These assume modest
angry at all those times that he distorted
inflation. If we had this higher, double-digit
my record. And on one occasion, I was
tax inflation rate back, the kind that they
about to say to him very sternly, "Mr. Mon-
had, then all those tax collections would
dale, you're taxing my patience." [Laugh-
more than double what I've just told you.
ter] And then I caught myself. Why should I
Now, we're told since Sunday night that
give him another idea? [Laughter] That's
the only tax he hasn't thought of.
he misspoke, that he actually meant to just
say the opposite. But on several occasions,
Well, from now until November 6th,
on several occasions since 1982, he has ex-
we're going to make sure the American
pressly proposed the repeal of indexing.
people know about this choice on which
And he's done this quite often.
their future depends. Incidentally, when I
You know, in politics, they call that a flip-
was in school, I learned that "Thirty days
flop. In this case, you'll forgive me if I call it
hath September, April, June, and Novem-
a Fritz-flop. [Laughter]
ber." Now, I happen to realize that Novem-
Yesterday, he wanted to give a $200 tax
ber only has 6 days. [Laughter]
break to every family dependent, and today
But just when you're beginning to-well,
he wants to raise taxes the equivalent of
let me just start again and say we have two
$1,890 per household. You know, for some
roads to tomorrow. We have the road of
time, over the last several days at least, he
fear and envy that he proposes. And on this
was talking about a new Reagan and an old
road, you frighten the elderly with false
Reagan. Now, that had nothing to do with
statements. You strive to divide Americans
my age. The old Reagan was the first one.
against each other, seeking to promote envy
The new Reagan is now. And what he said
and portray greed. Franklin Roosevelt
that-well, he inspired me to do a little of
warned us that the only thing we have to
that old and new business.
fear is fear itself. Well, sadly and tragically,
The old Mondale is on record as saying
the only thing my opponent has to offer is
that the budget and reducing deficits could
fear itself.
worsen a recession; the new Mondale thinks
Well, that's the difference between us.
higher taxes lead to a healthy economy. The
We see America's best day ahead. We see
old Mondale publicly supported Jimmy
ourselves in a springtime of hope, ready to
Carter's wrong-headed grain embargo, and
fire up our courage and determination to
the new Mondale claims that he opposed it
reach high and achieve all the best. We see
privately-very privately. [Laughter] The
a life where our children can enjoy, at last,
old Mondale sponsored National Bible
prosperity without inflation. And we see a
Week in the U.S. Senate. I'm for that. The
life where they can enjoy the highest of
new Mondale says there's too much religion
creativity and go for the stars; not have
in politics.
their hopes and dreams crushed or taxed
The old Mondale called the space shuttle
away by greedy governmentalists. The
a horrible waste, a space extravaganza, and
American people are walking into tomor-
he personally led the fight in the United
row unashamed and unafraid. They're
States Senate to kill the shuttle program.
ready for this great era of opportunity.
The new Mondale praises American techno-
And I just have to say two more things
logical achievement.
here. Looking around-and when I see
I had the privilege just a little while ago
these young people in these band uniforms
from the train of calling those people that
of their respective schools, I have to tell you
are up there going around the Earth right
that all over the country, in gatherings like
now while I'm riding on the train, those
this, I have been thrilled at seeing so many
1512
Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984 / Oct. 12
ours.
voung people who are present here, be-
I want you to know how much we need
beginning
to
lose
cause. you know. they're what this cam-
him back in Washington, DC. Remember
find that there 15 som
paign and this election is all about.
Mondale
increased
that in that great program of cutting-or
your
Those of us-my generation and a few
Mondale
will
do
spending cuts and tax cuts that we put
it
again
generations in between them and mine-all
through in 1981 there were two authors'
debate,
I
got
a
littl
of us have a responsibility. All of us inherit-
names on that bill. One was a Congressman
that
he
distorted
ed an America that our parents and our
from Texas, Phil Gramm, and the other one
one
occasion.
I
was
grandparents had handed to us, in which
was your Del Latta.
sternly, "Mr." Mon-
the opportunity was unlimited. You knew,
But I thank all of you, too, for a heart-
my
patience."
[Laugh
when you were growing up, that it was all
myself. Why should
dependent on you. You could do anything
warming reception. It is great to be in
Ottawa.
[Laughter] Thaf
out there, fly as high and far as your own
thought
of.
ability would take you, and you wouldn't be
When President Harry Truman spoke to
until
November
6th
penalized for the effort. And our responsi-
the people of Ottawa during his whistlestop
sure the American
bility now, after some years of that having
tour in 1948 in this same car, he spoke
this choice on which
been taken away from us, is to be able to
these words: "We are in a campaign which
Incidentally. when
make that same promise to them-to all of
will go down as one of the most important
I
that "Thirty days
you young people-that that's the kind of
in the history of our country. And it's your
June, and Novem
America we're going to turn over to you.
campaign. It's your welfare that's at stake."
to realize that Novem-
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
Well, today we once again face an historic
Laughter]
more years!
election. And once again, it's your welfare
that's at stake.
beginning to-well
The President. All right. And because of
and say we have two
that, I'll give you a promise of something
We're now 3½ weeks from election day.
We have the road of
that'l take place in those 4 more years.
And the American people are getting the
proposes. And on this
Another thing that I think has been shame-
full flavor of the very clear choice that is
ful in political campaigning-it was in the
facing them. It's a choice between two fun-
the elderly with false
to divide Americans
1982 congressional campaigns; it is shame-
damentally different ways of governing and
ful in this campaign. And that is, for politi-
two distinct ways of looking at America. My
to promote envy
Franklin Roosevelt
cal advantage, to frighten so many of our
opponent, Mr. Mondale, offers a future of
thing we have to
senior citizens by telling them that we were
pessimism, fear, and limits, compared to
sadly and tragically
somehow nursing a secret plan to reduce or
ours of hope, confidence, and growth.
oponent has to offer is
take from them their Social Security bene-
Now, I know that his intentions are good.
fits. Well, there is no one in our administra-
I know that he's sincere in that and in what
ifference between us
tion with such a plan, and if there was one
he believes. But he sees government as an
day ahead. We see
there, he'd be gone.
end in itself. and we see government as
of hope. ready to
I just want to set the record straight. We
something belonging to the people and only
and determination to
are not going to do anything to reduce or to
a junior partner in our lives.
all the best We see
take from the people now getting Social
My opponent and his allies live in the
can enjoy, at last,
Security those benefits or to take them
past. celebrating the old and failed policies
And we see a
from the people that are anticipating them
of an era that has passed them by, as if
enjoy the highest of
when they come to their nonearning years.
history had skipped over those Carter-Mon-
the stars; not have
Now, I know this may gall our opponents,
dale years. On the other hand, millions of
crushed or taxed
but I'll conclude by saying that I think all of
Americans join us in boldly charting a new
The
you agree with us when we say: You ain't
course for the future.
overnmentalists.
walking into tomor-
seen nothin' yet.
Now, it's fitting that we're campaigning
unafraid. They're
Thank you all very much. Thank you.
today on Harry Truman's train, following
a
of
opportunity.
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
the same route that he took 36 years and 1
more years!
day ago. He was the last Democrat I voted
say two more things
when I see
The President. Thank you.
for. [Laughter] Indeed, in 1948 I cam-
these band uniforms
[4.] Ottawa (5:11 p.m.)
paigned for him.
I have to tell you
Mr. Truman could make very plain the
The President. Thank you all very much,
in gatherings like
differences between himself and his oppo-
and I thank your good Congressman Del
at seeing so many
nent. And, my friends, that's just what I'm
Latta, who introduced me here today. And
here to do today. Let us start with the
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Oct. 12 / Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984
record, the record of the administration in
punishment. our opponents blamed you, be-
which Mr. Mondale carried a full partner-
cause you lived too well. They told you
ship.
you'd have to learn to sacrifice more and
In those 4 years, they took the strongest
live with less and within economic limits.
economy in the world and pushed it to the
Well, I found that it's not so much that our
brink of collapse. They created a calamity
opponents have a poor memory of this ruin-
of such proportions that we're still suffering
ous past; they've just got a darn good "for-
the consequences of those economic time
getory. [Laughter]
bombs. That was no fresh-faced, well-fed
And one of the things they like most to
baby that they left on our doorstep in Janu-
ary of 1981. It was a snarling economic wolf
forget is the misery index, where they
added the unemployment rate and the in-
with sharp teeth.
The suffering of America-the deep and
flation rates together. And then-they did
painful recession and the outrageous and
this in 1976 in that election campaign, and
frightening inflation-these things didn't
the misery index then was 12.6. And they
start by accidental ignition or spontaneous
said that Jerry Ford, as the incumbent
combustion. They came about through the
President, had no right to seek reelection
concerted mismanagement of the adminis-
with that kind of a misery index.
tration of which Mr. Mondale was a part,
Well, then came the 1980 election. And
and his liberal friends who controlled the
they never mentioned the misery index.
Congress.
And I don't think my opponent will men-
They gave us five-in a little more than a
tion it in this campaign, possibly because it
year-they gave us five different anti-infla-
was over 20 when he left the Vice Presi-
tion programs, and then managed, with
dency, and it's now down to 11.6.
them, to give us the worst 4-year record of
You know, he's done a pretty good job of
inflation in nearly 40 years. While it took
slipping, sliding, and ducking away from
them five plans to nearly triple in inflation,
this record. But here in Ohio, during the
it's only taken us one to cut it by two-thirds.
primaries, Senator Gary Hart got his mes-
Senior citizens were driven into panic by
sage through by reminding the Ohio voters
higher rents, exorbitant fuel costs, dramati-
of the true record. And I quote, "Walter
cally increasing food prices, and a Federal
Mondale," said Senator Hart, "may pledge
health care cost which went up a massive
stable prices, but Carter-Mondale could not
87 percent in just those 4 years. And they
cure 12-percent inflation." And then he
called that fairness.
added, "Walter Mondale has come to Ohio
They punished the poor and the young
to talk about jobs. But Carter-Mondale
who struggled as prices of necessities shot
watched helpless as 180,000 jobs disap-
up faster than the others. Millions of Ameri-
peared in the period between 1976 and
cans led a life of daily economic terror
1980." Now, those are Gary Hart's words.
fueled by these unrelenting costs.
And those disastrous consequences didn't
Let's look at interest rates. My opponent
come about by accident. They came
has referred to something now that he calls
through the implementation of the very
the real interest rate, and it concerns him
policies of out-of-control spending, the very
greatly. Well, I don't think people pay in-
unfair taxation, and the worship of big gov-
terest rates on some abstract smokescreen
ernment that my opponent still supports.
or academic or foggy economic theory.
His philosophy can be summed up in four
What they know is that when Jerry Ford
sentences: If it's income, tax it. If it's reve-
left office in 1976, the prime rate was 6½
nue, spend it. If it's a budget, break it. And
percent. When Mr. Mondale left office, it
if it's a promise, make it.
was 21½ percent, the highest in 120 years.
All this year, he has lavished his campaign
Average monthly mortgage payments
with promises that staggered even his
more than doubled. Car loans were hard to
Democratic opponents. But, of course,
get and expensive. The automobile and
there is a predictable answer by one who
homebuilding industries were brought to
makes so many promises. And the answer
their knees. And after all this economic
to his promises is higher taxes. And massive
1514
Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984 / Oct. 12
our opponents blamed you,
new tax increases are precisely what he
The old Mondale said that tightening the
:ved too well. They told
proposes. A few weeks back, he called his
budget, reducing government spending.
learn to sacrifice more
xrd
new plan "pay as you go." But what it is, of
and reducing deficits could worsen a reces-
and within economic his
course, is nothing but the old plan. You pay,
sion and cause unemployment. The new
that it's not so much that
and he goes. [Laughter]
Mondale thinks higher taxes lead to a
we a poor memory of this
Those tax increases to pay for his prom-
healthy economy. The old Mondale publicly
vive just got a darn good
ises add up to the equivalent of $1,890 per
supported Jimmy Carter's wrong-headed
ghter}
household in this country. If Harry Truman
grain embargo, and the new Mondale
the things they like most to
had to apply a motto to this radical taxing
claims that he opposed it privately-very
misery index. where they
scheme, he would have to say that. "Your
privately. [Laughter] The old Mondale
hemployment rate and the to
buck never stops." [Laughter] When the
sponsored National Bible Week in the U.S.
together. And then-they did
centerpiece of his economic program is
Senate. I can go along with that. And the
n that election campaign, and
backbreaking tax hikes, you can see why
new Walter Mondale, though, says there's
idex then was 12.6. And they
my opponent spends so much time using
too much religion in politics.
Ty Ford. as the incumbe
outrageous scare tactics.
The old Mondale called the space shuttle
a no right to seek reelection
Now, that's not my opponent's only tax
a horrible waste, a space extravaganza, and
of a misery index.
extravaganza. He came up with still another
he personally led the fight in the United
came the 1980 election And
one in our debate. He said-and I quote-
States Senate to try and kill the entire shut-
nentioned the misery index
"As soon as we get the economy on a sound
tle program before it even started. The new
hink my opponent will men
ground as well, I would like to see the total
Mondale praises American technological
campaign, possibly because it
repeal of indexing."
achievement.
when he left the Vice Presi
Now, this tax is even worse. because this
Well, I just thought that was appropriate
now down to 11.6.
would be a dagger at the heart of every
today, when probaby right now-or possibly
he's done a pretty good job
low- and middle-income taxpayer in Amer-
right now, I should say, I don't know where
ng. and ducking away from
ica. It would mean bonecrushing new levies
they are-but while we're riding across
ut here in Ohio. during the
against those who can least afford them.
Ohio on this train, those young heroes of
ator Gary Hart got his mes
Indexing was a reform that we passed to
ours, male and female, are circling this
» reminding the Ohio voters
protect you from the cruel hidden tax when
Earth several times in that shuttle, which
cord. And I quote, "Walter
government uses inflation to force you into
will land tomorrow. And God bless them.
Senator Hart, "may pledge
higher tax brackets when you get a cost-of-
wherever they are.
out Carter-Mondale could not
living pay raise.
Under the Mondale plan, here's what
Audience. Reagan! Reagan! Reagan!
at inflation." And then he
Mondale has come to Ohio
would happen to a family struggling on
The President. Well, now, with all this old
jobs. But Carter-Mondale
$10,000 per year. By 1989 they would be
and new Mondale, just when you're begin-
ess as 180.000 jobs disap-
paying over 73 percent more income taxes.
ning to lose faith, finally you do find there
Now, we're told since he said that on
is some constancy. The old Mondale in-
period between 1976 and
Sunday night that he misspoke and that he
creased your taxes. And the new Mondale
nose are Gary Hart's words
actually meant to say just the opposite. But
will do it again.
sastrous consequences didn't
on several occasions since 1982, he has ex-
You know, in our debate, I got a little
by accident. They came
pressly proposed the repeal of indexing.
angry all those times that he distorted my
inplementation of the very
And he's done this quite often. In politics,
record. And on one occasion. I was about to
of-control spending, the very
you call this a flip-flop. But forgive me, I've
say to him very sternly, "Mr. Mondale.
and the worship of big gov-
decided to call it a Fritz-flop. [Laughter]
you're taxing my patience." [Laughter]
ny opponent still supports.
Indexing is one example, but there are
Then I caught myself. Why should I give
can be summed up in four
many others. Yesterday, he wanted to give
him another idea? That's the only tax he
income, tax it. If it's reve-
a $200 tax break to every family depend-
hasn't thought of. [Laughter]
it's a budget, break it. And
ent. And today he wants to raise taxes the
From now on until November 6th. we're
make it.
equivalent of $1,890 per household. Several
going to make sure that the American
he has lavished his campaign
days now out on the campaign trail, he's
people know about this choice on which
that staggered even his
talked about me as a new Reagan and an
their future depends. We have two roads to
ponents. But, of course,
old Reagan. Now, that has nothing to do
tomorrow. We have the road of fear and
ctable answer by one who
with my age, because the old Reagan was
envy that Mr. Mondale proposes. On his
promises. And the answer
when I was much younger and the new
road, you frighten the elderly with false
S higher taxes. And massive
Reagan is now. [Laughter] But I decided to
statements.
do some old and new Mondaleing.
And speaking of that, let me interrupt
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Oct. 12 / Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984
myself for a moment and say one of the
ter]-we grew up in an America where, for
things that I think has been most shameful
the most part. we just grew up automatical
in the line of political demagoguery. We
lv knowing that there was no limit to what
saw it in the congressional campaigns of
1982. and we're seeing it in this campaign,
we could accomplish. There was no ceiling
beyond which we couldn't go-that the
H
and that is when for purely political advan-
hope, the opportunity, the golden dreams
tage, falsely, their candidates go around tell-
were there for all of us and dependent on
ing our senior citizens who are dependent
us, and we could fly as high and far as our
on Social Security that we somehow have a
energy and our talent and ability would
secret plot in which we're either going to
take us.
reduce their payments or take them away
from them entirely. Well, I want you to
Then we've come to a period in recent
know that if there was anyone in my ad-
years in which limits were placed; and that
hope, we were told, was kind of shut off
ministration that even had secretly such an
idea, he'd be long gone.
that we were to expect something less.
We are not going to do anything to dou-
Well, I'm glad you're here, all you young
blecross the people dependent on Social Se-
people, because I want to tell you the re-
sponsibility that the rest of us have and
curity, or those anticipating Social Security
when they come to their nonearning years.
we're going to meet is to see that we turn
Their benefits are going to remain with
over to you the same kind of America that
them.
our parents turned over to us, where there
is hope and freedom for all.
But he strives to divide Americans against
each other, seeking to promote envy and
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
portray greed. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
more years!
warned that the only thing we have to fear
The President. All right. All right. I'm
in this country is fear itself. Sadly and trag-
willing if you are.
ically, the only thing my opponent has to
But I know that you, the American
offer is fear itself.
people, young and old, are ready for this
Well, that's the difference between us.
great new era of opportunity. And I know
We see America's best days ahead. We see
this may gall our opponents, but I think the
ourselves in a springtime of hope, ready to
people, all of you, agree with us when we
fire up our courage and determination to
tell you: You ain't seen nothin' yet.
reach high and achieve all the best. We see
Audience. U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!
a life where our children can enjoy, at last,
The President. Thank you. Thank you
prosperity without inflation. We see a life
very much. Now they tell me the train's
where they can enjoy the highest of creativ-
going to whistle, and I'm going to have to
ity and go for the stars, and not have their
leave and move on to the next stop
hopes and dreams crushed or taxed away by
Audience. No!
greedy governmentalists.
The President. Oh, I have to
The American people are walking into
tomorrow unashamed and unafraid. And,
[At this point. the President was presented
you know, I have to say-all over the coun-
with an Ottawa-Glansdorf High School T-
shirt.]
try in meetings of this kind, I have been so
thrilled and excited to see the turnout of
Thank you. Thank you all. God bless you.
young people at meetings of this kind, be-
cause
[5.] Deshler (6:12 p.m.)
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
The President. Well, thank you very
more years!
much. And I want you to know how proud I
The President. Let me just say for all of
am when your Congressman, Del Latta,
you-or to all of you, you're what this cam-
comes out here and introduces me. There
paign and what this election is all about.
were two names on that bill that cut the
People of my generation and of several gen-
cost of government and that cut your taxes
erations between mine and yours
when we started our new program in '81.
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Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984 / Oct. 12
grew up in an America where, for
part. we just grew up automatical-
And one of those two names was Congress-
man Del Latta.
of collapse. They created a calamity of such
1g that there was nc limit to what
Well, it's great to be in Deshler, home of
proportions that we're still suffering the
accomplish. There was no ceiling
the Deshler Flag and home of the Bavarian
consequences of those economic hard times.
which we couldn't go-that the
House. And it's great to see all of you here
When we got there on January 20th. that
opportunity, the golden dreams
in this Buckeye State.
was no fresh-faced, well-fed baby left on
.e for all of us and dependent on
e could fly as high and far as our
You know, in this job I have you get to
our doorstep. It was a snarling economic
meet some important people like kings and
wolf with sharp teeth. And the suffering of
id our talent and ability would
queens, and heads of state, and prime min-
America, the deep and painful recession.
isters, and so forth, but I've always said the
and the outrageous and frightening infla-
e've come to a period in recent
hich limits were placed; and that
best part of the job is remembering that
tion-these things didn't start by accidental
George Bush and I are working for you and
ignition or spontaneous combustion. They
were told, was kind of shut off
nobody else. So, I thought I'd just drop by
came about through the concerted misman-
ere to expect something less.
today, and you could have a report from
agement of the administration of which Mr.
) glad you're here, all you young
your two hired hands.
Mondale was a part, and his liberal friends
cause I want to tell you the re-
We're now 3½ weeks from election day,
who controlled the Congress.
that the rest of us have and
and the American people are getting the
They gave us five, in a little more than a
hr. to meet is to see that we turn
full flavor of the very clear choice that is
year, five-you can count them-economic
1 the same kind of America that
facing them. It's a choice between two fun-
programs they said would curb inflation and
turned over to us. where there
damentally different ways of governing and
wound up giving us the worst inflation in
freedom for all.
two distinct ways of looking at America. My
nearly 40 years. While it took them five
4 more years! 4 more years! 4
opponent, Mr. Mondale, offers a future of
plans to nearly triple inflation, it's only
pessimism, fear, and limits, compared to
taken us one to cut it by about two-thirds.
ident. All right. AB right. I'm
growth. one-ours-of hope, confidence, and
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
u are.
more years!
how that you. the American
Now, I know that he's sincere, and I
ng and old, are ready for this
know that he is well intentioned, but
The President. Thank you. Thank you. I'm
game.
'ra of opportunity. And I know
Audience. We love you, Ronnie!
i our opponents. but 1 think the
The President. Thank you.
You know, senior citizens were driven
if you, agree with us when we
but he sees government as an end in
into panic by higher rents, exorbitant fuel
ain't seen nothin' yet.
itself, and we see government as something
costs, dramatically increasing food prices,
belonging to you, the people, and only a
and Federal health care costs which in
U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.
junior partner in your lives.
those 4 years went up 87 percent. They
dent. Thank you. Thank you
My opponent and his allies live in the
called that fairness. They punished the poor
Now they tell me the train's
stle, and I'm going to have to
past. They'r celebrating the old and failed
and the young who struggled as prices of
No! love on to the next stop
policies of an era that has passed them by,
necessity shot up faster than others. Millions
as if history had skipped over the Carter-
of Americans led a life of daily economic
Mondale years. On the other hand, millions
terror, fueled by those unrelenting costs.
nt. Oh, I have to
of Americans join us in boldly charting a
Let's look at interest rates. My opponent
t. the President was presented
course, a new course for the future.
has referred to something that he calls the
wa-Glansdorf High School T-
It's fitting that we're campaigning today
real interest rate as being quite a punish-
on Harry Truman's train. And we're follow-
ment today. Well, people don't pay interest
ing the same route he took 36 years and 1
based on some academic smokescreen or
Thank you all. God bless you.
day ago. He was the last Democrat I voted
foggy economic theory. What they know is
:12 p.m.)
for. [Laughter] And I campaigned for him
that when Jerry Ford left the Presidency
in 1948. But Mr. Truman could make very
the interest rate, the prime rate was 6½
'nt. Well, thank you very
plain the differences between himself and
percent, and when Mr. Mondale left office
ant you to know how proud I
his opponent. My friends, that's just what
it was 21 1/2 percent, the highest in 120
IT Congressman. Del Latta,
we're going to do today.
years.
e and introduces me. There
Let's start with the record, the record of
Average monthly mortgage rates more
es on that bill that cut the
the administration that Mr. Mondale-in
than doubled. Car loans were hard to get
ment and that cut your taxes
which he was carried as a full partner. In
and expensive. The automobile and home-
ed our new program in '81.
those 4 years they took the strongest econo-
building industries were brought to their
my in the world and pushed it to the brink
knees. And after all this economic punish-
ment, our opponents said the trouble was
1517
Oct.: 12 / Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984
you live too well, and they told you you
with promises that staggered even
would have to sacrifice more, that we were
Democratic opponents. But, of course
now entering an era of limits, and things
there is a predictable answer by one who
would never again be as good as they once
makes so many promises. and his answer is
were.
very simple: higher taxes. And massive new
Well, I found out that it's not so much
tax increases are precisely what he pro-
that our opponents have a poor memory of
poses. A few weeks back he called his new
this ruinous past, they've just got a darn
plan "Pay as you go." Well, what it is, of
good "forgetory." [Laughter] And one of
course, is nothing but the old plan: You pay,
the things they like most to forget is the
and he goes. [Laughter]
misery index.
Those tax increases, to pay for his prom-
Now, that was the thing-and some of
ises, add up to the equivalent of $1,890 per
you young people probably won't remem-
ber, but in 1976, in the campaign, they
household. If Harry Truman had to apply
a
motto to this radical taxing scheme-let me
added the inflation rate to the unemploy-
ment rate, and it came to 12.6 percent. And
again say to the young people who perhaps
don't remember, that Harry Truman was
they said that with that kind of a misery
the one that sat in the Oval Office and said
index, Jerry Ford had no right to run for
reelection. It was so big.
that "the buck stops here." I think today,
with regard to my opponent's plans, he'd
Well, then came the 1980 campaign, and
they never mentioned the misery index.
say, "Your buck never stops." [Laughter]
And I don't think my opponent's going to
With the centerpiece of his economic
mention it in this campaign, possibly be-
program his backbreaking tax hikes, you
cause when he left the Vice Presidency it
can see why the opponent spends so much
was over 20 percent and today it's only 11.6
time using outrageous scare tactics.
percent.
Now, that's not my opponent's only tax
Audience. We in Deshler think you're the
extravaganza. He came up with still another
best! 4 more years! 4 more years! 4 more
one in our debate. He said, and I quote, "As
years!
soon as we get the economy on a sound
The President. He does a very good job of
ground as well, I would like to see the total
slipping and sliding and ducking away from
repeal of indexing." Now, this tax is even
his record. But here in Ohio, during the
worse, because it would be a dagger at the
primaries, Senator Gary Hart got his mes-
heart of every low- and middle-income tax-
sage through by reminding the Ohio voters
payer in this country. It would mean bone-
of the true record. And I quote. He, too,
crushing new levies against those who can
was a Democratic candidate. He said,
least afford them.
"Walter Mondale may pledge stable prices,
Indexing was a reform that we passed to
but Carter-Mondale could not cure 12-per-
protect you from the cruel, hidden tax,
cent inflation." "Walter Mondale," he
when government uses inflation to force
added, "has come to Ohio to talk about
you into higher tax brackets. And they do
jobs, but Carter-Mondale watched helpless
that when you only get a cost-of-living pay
as 180,000 Ohio jobs disappeared in the
raise that's supposed to keep you even with
period between 1976 and 1980."
inflation, but you find yourself paying a
Those disastrous consequences did not
higher percentage of tax.
come about by accident. They came
Now, under the Mondale plan, here is
through the implementation of the very
what would happen to a family struggling
policies of out-of-control spending, unfair
on a $10,000 per year income: By 1989
taxation, and worship of big government
they would be paying over 73 percent more
that my opponent still supports. His philoso-
in income taxes.
phy can be summed up in four sentences: If
Now, we're told that he now says he mis-
it's income, tax it. If it's revenue, spend it.
spoke the other night, that he actually
If it's a budget, break it. And if it's a prom-
meant to say just the opposite about index-
ise, make it.
ing. But on several occasions since 1982, he
All this year he has lavished his campaign
has expressly proposed the repeal of index-
1518
Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984 / Oct. 12
that staggered even his
But of course,
ing. and he's done this quite often. In poli-
you begin to lose faith in that old and new
answer by one who
tics they call this a flip-flop. But if you'll
Mondale, why then you suddenly find there
romises and his answer is
forgive me, I prefer to call it a Fritz-flop.
is some constancy. The old Mondale in-
taxes. And massive new
Well, indexing is just one example, but
creased your taxes, and the new Mondale
precisely what he pro-
there are many others. Yesterday he
will do the same thing. [Laughter]
back he called his new
wanted to give a $200 tax break to every
You know, in our debate I got a little
go." Well. what it is, of
family dependent, and today he wants to
angry some of those times when he was
but the old plan- You pay,
raise taxes the equivalent, as I've said, of
distorting my record. And on one occasion.
$1,890 per household.
I was about to say to him very sternly, "Mr.
to pay for his prom-
Now, lately in the campaign he's been
Mondale, you are taxing my patience."
equivalent of $1,890 per
talking about two Reagans. He said there
[Laughter] And then I caught myself. Why
Truman had to apply a
was a new Reagan and an old Reagan. Now,
should I give him another idea? That's the
taxing scheme-let me
that doesn't have anything to do with my
only tax he hasn't thought of. [Laughter]
age-[laughter-because he said the old
people who perhaps
Reagan was the youngest. That was me
Well, from now until November 6th,
that Harry Truman was
we're going to make sure the American
the Oval Office and said
some time ago. And then he was quoting
people know about this choice on which
here." I think today,
the new Reagan, and he says I'm saying
different things.
their future depends. And we have two
opponent's plans, he'd
roads to tomorrow. We have the road of
Audience member. You look good,
stops." [Laughter]
Ronnie! [Laughter]
fear and envy that he proposes. On his road
erpiece of his economic
The President. Thank you. [Laughter]
you frighten the elderly with false state-
kbreaking tax bikes, you
ments.
Thank you.
opponent spends so much
Well, I decided to copy him and do a
And right now I'm going to interrupt
scare
tactics.
little old and new Mondaleing myself. The
myself. I think one of the things that has
my opponent's only tax
old Mondale said that if you tightened the
made me the most angry in this campaign
came up with still another
budget and reduced deficit spending, why
and in the 1982 congressional campaign
He said and I quote, "As
you could worsen a recession and cause un-
was when we heard the political demagogu-
the economy on 2 sound
employment. And the new Mondale thinks
ery for personal, political advantage. We
would like to see the total
that higher taxes will lead to a better econ-
heard them frightening the people in this
Now. this tar is even
omy. Now, the new Mondale thinks-or the
country who have to depend on Social Se-
would be a dagger at the
old Mondale publicly supported Jimmy
curity, frightening them by telling them
and middle-income tax-
Carter's wrong-headed grain embargo, and
that we had some secret plan; that we were
It would mean bone-
a new Mondale claims he opposed it pri-
going to take their benefits away from them
against those who can
vately-very privately. [Laughter] The old
or reduce them drastically. And he's saying
Mondale sponsored National Bible Week in
it again.
reform that we passed to
the U.S. Senate, and that's not bad. Now the
Well, if there's anyone in our administra-
the cruel. hidden tax,
new Mondale says there's too much religion
tion that had any such idea, he wouldn't be
uses inflation to force
in politics. Well-
there long. I want you to know I have no
brackets. And they do
Audience. Boo-o-o!
plan. And I will absolutely battle against
get a cost-of-living pay
The President. Yes. [Laughter]
any suggestion of reducing or taking the
to keep you even with
The old Mondale called the space shuttle
benefits these people on Social Security are
find yourself paying a
a horrible waste, a space extravaganza, and
getting or those who are anticipating going
of
tax.
he personally led the campaign in the
on Social Security and expecting to get.
Mondale plan here is
Senate to kill it. Now the new Mondale
They're going to get those benefits the way
to a family struggling
praises American technological achieve-
they are.
year income: By 1989
ment. And while you and I are standing
But he strives to divide Americans against
over 73 percent more
here, and I'm riding across your State in
each other, seeking to promote envy and
this train, we know that several young men
portray greed. Franklin Roosevelt warned
that he now says be mis-
and women of ours are riding several times
that the only thing we have to fear in this
night, that he actually
around this Earth in the Challenger. And
country is fear itself. Well, sadly, tragically,
the opposite about index-
God bless those young heroes for what
the only thing my opponent has to offer is
occasions since 1982, he
they're doing.
fear itself.
the repeal of index-
Audience. You're not getting older; you're
Well, that's the difference between us.
just getting better.
We see America's best days ahead. We see
The President. But you know, just when
ourselves in a springtime of hope, ready to
1519
Oct. 12 / Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984
fire up our courage and determination to
you're all ready for this great new era
reach high and achieve all the best. We see
opportunity. And this may gall our oppo-
a life where our children can enjoy-at
last-prosperity without inflation. We see a
nents-the train's getting ready to whistle,
life where they can enjoy the highest of
and I have to move on to the next stop
a
before darkness catches
creativity and go for the stars, not have
Audience No-o-o!
their hopes and dreams crushed by-or
taxed away-by greedy politicans.
The President. I know. I wish I didn't, but
The American people are walking into
I do. And I say, it may gall our opponents,
the future unashamed and unafraid.
but I think that the people of this country
Audience. [Singing] We love you, Ronnie.
agree with us when we say, "You ain't seen
nothin' yet
Oh, yes, we do. We love you, Ronnie. We
will be true. When you're not near us,
Thank you very much.
we're blue. Oh, Ronnie, we love you.
[6.] Perrysburg (7:40 p.m.)
The President. Thank you. Thank you
very much. And now, let me say, it's
The President. Thank you all. Thank you.
mutual.
Audience 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
One of the most thrilling things in this
more years'
whole campaign. wherever I've been, and
The President. Thank you, Madame
in meetings like this, is to see the turnout of
Mayor, for those kind words, and Del Latta
young, people that come to these meetings.
for being here. And thank all of you. I must
It's so wonderful, because I want to say to
tell you, I've had a wonderful time visiting
all of you young people that my genera-
with the people of Ohio today. And I can't
tion-and several generations between
think of any finer way of ending my trip on
yours and mine-grew up in an America in
the "Heartland Special" than visiting with
which you started out knowing that there
you good people of Perrysburg.
was no limit to how high you could climb,
I've got 2 great deal to be grateful to all
how high you could fly, that is whatever
of you for. You've sent to Washington a
your own ability and energy and effort
Representative who has been a tremendous
would take you there would be no restric-
force for responsible government-the Con-
tion or penalty for it. And we just took that
gressman I just mentioned-Del Latta. It's
for granted in this country.
no coincidence that his name is on the bill
And then we came to a time when
that finally got control of Federal spending
people tried to tell us it wasn't that way.
after decades of tax and tax and spend and
that there were penalties, and that there
spend. He is a true friend of the taxpayers
were limits and so forth, and to reconcile
and a great friend to those who depend on
yourself to not doing that well.
economic progress to give them a chance at
Well, I think you are the yery reason, and
a better life.
the most important reason for this election
Well, now we're 3.1/2 weeks from election
and this campaign, because-
day, and the American people are getting
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
the full flavor of the very clear choice that
more years!
is facing them. It's a choice between two
The President. Oh, wait. I just want to tell
fundamentally different ways of governing
you-and I'm going to take the liberty, 1
and two distinct ways of looking at Amer-
think I speak for myself and those several
ica.
other generations that I mentioned out
My opponent, Mr. Mondale, offers a
here-what we're determined is that you're
future of pessimism, fear, and limits, com-
going to have the same kind of America
pared to ours of hope, confidence, and
that was turned over to us by our parents.
growth. Now. I know that his intentions are
That's what we're resolved to do and what
good, and I know that he's sincere in what
we're going to do for all of you.
he believes. But he sees government as an
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
end in itself. and we see government as
more years!
belonging to you, the people, and only a
The President. Well, all right. I know
junior partner in your lives.
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Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984 / Oct. 12
or this grea: new
My opponent and his allies live in the
Let's look at interest rates. Now, my op-
this may gall our op
past. They celebrating the old and failed
ponent has referred to something that he
getting ready to which
policies of an era that has passed them by,
calls real interest rates. Well, people don't
ove on to the next
as if history had skipped over the 4 Carter-
pay interest rates on some academic smoke-
tches
Mondale years. On the other hand, millions
screen or foggy economic theory. What
of Americans join us in boldly charting a
they know is that when Jerry Ford left
know. I wish 1 didn't
new course for the future.
office-the end of 1976-the prime interest
may gall our opponent
Now, it's fitting that we're campaigning
rate was 6½ percent. When Mr. Mondale
ie people of this country
today on Harry Truman's train, following
left the Vice Presidency it was 21½ per-
n we say. "You ain't
the same route that he took 36 years and 1
cent. the highest in 120 years.
day ago. He was the last Democrat I voted
Audience. Boo-o-o!
much.
for. I campaigned for him in 1948. Mr.
Truman could make very plain the differ-
The President. The average monthly
10 p.m.)
ences between himself and his opponent
mortgage payments more than doubled.
hank you all Thank
and, my friends, that's just what I'm going
Car loans were hard to get and expensive.
you
to do this evening.
The automobile and the homebuilding in-
e years! 4 more years!
Let us start with the record, the record of
dustries were brought to their knees. And
the administration in which Mr. Mondale
after all this economic punishment, guess
Thank you. Madame
carried a full partnership. In those 4 years,
what? Our opponents blamed you as being
nd words. and Del Latta
they took the strongest economy in the
the cause, because you lived too well.
i thank all of you I must
world and pushed it to the brink of col-
Audience. Boo-o-o!
wonderful time visiting
lapse. They created a calamity of such pro-
The President. You remember they told
Ohio today. And I can't
portions that we're still suffering the conse-
you you were going to have to sacrifice
vay of ending my trip on
quences of those economic time bombs.
more. Well, I found out that it's not so
ecial" than visiting with
You know, on that January 20th in 1981
much that our opponents have a poor
Perrysburg
that was no fresh-faced, well-fed baby that
memory for their ruinous past, they've just
leal to be grateful to all
was left on our doorstep. It was a snarling
a got a darn good "forgetory." [Laughter]
sent to Washington
economic wolf with sharp teeth. The suffer-
And you know, one of the things they'd
has been a tremendous
ing of America, the deep and painful reces-
like to forget the most is the misery index.
government-the Con
sion, the outrageous and frightening infla-
If you'll remember back in 1976, in that
ntioned-Del Latta It's
tion-these things didn't start by accidental
campaign, they put the inflation rate and
his name is on the ball
ignition or spontaneous combustion. They
the unemployment rate, added them to-
rol of Federal spending
came about through the concerted misman-
gether, and then called it the misery index.
and tax and spend and
agement of the administration of which he
It came to 12.6 percent. And they said that
friend of the taxpayers
was a part. and his liberal friends who con-
Jerry Ford had no right to seek reelection
) those who depend on
trolled the Congress. They gave us five-
with such a huge misery index.
give them a chance at
you can count them-in a little more than a
Well, 1980 came along, and they didn't
year, five different anti-inflation plans, and
mention the misery index. And I don't
½ weeks from election
then ended up giving us the worst 4-year
think my opponent will mention it in this
can people are getting
record of inflation in nearly 40 years. While
campaign, possibly because when he left
very clear choice that
it took them five plans to nearly triple infla-
office the misery index was more than 20
a choice between two
tion, it's only taken us one to cut it by
percent, and now it's down to 11.6.
ent ways of governing
nearly two-thirds.
My opponent's done a very good job of
.'S of looking at Amer-
Senior citizens were driven into panic by
slipping, sliding, and ducking away from
higher rents, exorbitant fuel costs, dramati-
this record. But here in Ohio, during the
r. Mondale. offers a
cally increasing food prices, and Federal
primaries, a Democratic candidate for the
fear, and limits. com-
health care costs which went up a massive
nomination, Senator Gary Hart, got his mes-
ope, confidence, and
87 percent. Some fairness. They punished
sage through by reminding the Ohio voters
that his intentions are
the poor and the young who struggled as
of the true record. And let me quote Sena-
it he's sincere in what
prices of necessity shot up faster than the
tor Hart. "Walter Mondale may pledge
ees government as an
other prices. Millions of Americans led a life
stable prices, but Carter-Mondale could not
e see government as
of daily economic terror, fueled by those
cure 12-percent inflation. "Walter Mon-
e people, and only a
unrelenting costs.
dale," he added, "has come to Ohio to talk
lives.
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Oct. 12 / Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984
about jobs, but Carter-Mondale watched
when government uses inflation to force
helpless as 180,000 Ohio jobs, disappeared in
you into higher tax brackets. You get a cost
the period 1976 to 1980." Well, those were
of-living pay raise that's only meant to keep
Gary Hart's words.
pace with inflation. but it pushes you into
Those disastrous consequences did not
another, higher tax bracket, and you end up
come about by accident. They came
paying a higher percentage of tax.
through the implementation of the very
Well, under his plan, what would happen
policies of out-of-control spending, unfair
to a family struggling on $10,000 per year?
taxation, and worship of big government
By 1989, they would be paying over 73
that my opponent still supports. His philoso-
percent more in income taxes. Now we're
phy can be summed up in four sentences: If
told-and he has said in these last few days
it's income, tax it. If it's revenue, spend it.
since the debate-that he misspoke, that he
If it's budget, break it. And if it's a promise,
actually meant to say the opposite. But on
make it.
several occasions since 1982, he's expressly
All this year he's lavished his campaign
proposed the repeal of indexing. He's done
with promises that staggered even his
it quite often. In politics, they call that a
Democratic opponents. But, of course,
flip-flop. Youll forgive me, I'm going to call
there is a predictable answer by one who
it a Fritz-flop.
makes so many promises. The answer is
higher taxes, and massive new tax increases
Indexing is one example, but there are
are precisely what he proposes.
many others. Yesterday he wanted to give a
A few weeks back, he called for his new
$200 tax break to every family dependent,
plan. He said it was "Pay as you go." Well,
and today he wants to raise taxes the equiv-
what it is, of course, is nothing but the old
alent of $1,890 per household.
plan: You pay, and he goes. Those tax in-
Now, for the last couple of weeks in his
creases to pay for his promises add up to
campaign he's been talking about two Rea-
the equivalent of $1,890 per household, for
gans. He says there's a new one and an old
every household in the United States.
one. And he isn't, with that last term, refer-
Now, if Harry Truman had to apply a
ring to my age-[laughter-because the
motto to his radical taxing scheme-I think
old Reagan was younger. That was back
recalling it for the younger people here
there. And the new Reagan, now, is me at
who might not recall that it was Harry
the present.
Truman who sat in the Oval Office and
But he's been doing that so much that I
said, "The buck stops here." Well, I think
decided to do some new and old Mondale-
with regard to my opponent's scheme he
ing myself. The old Mondale said tightening
would say, "Your buck never stops."
the budget and reducing deficits could
When the centerpiece of his economic
worsen a recession, increase unemploy-
program is backbreaking tax hikes, you can
ment. The new Mondale thinks higher taxes
see why my opponent spends so much time
lead to a healthy economy. The old Mon-
using outrageous scare tactics.
dale publicly supported Jimmy Carter's
Now, that's not my opponent's only tax
wrong-headed grain embargo. The new
extravaganza. He came up with still another
Mondale claims that he opposed it private-
one in our debate. He said, and I quote, "As
ly-very privately.
soon as we get the economy on a sound
Audience member. Yeah!
ground as well, I would like to see the total
Audience member. Give 'em hell, Ron!
repeal of indexing." Well, this tax is even
The President. The old Mondale spon-
worse because it would be a dagger aimed
sored National Bible Week in the U.S.
at the heart of every low- and middle-
Senate, and that's fine. But the new Walter
income earner in America. It would mean
Mondale says there's too much religion in
new, crushing tax levies against those who
politics.
can least afford them.
Audience. No way!
Indexing was a reform that we passed. It
Audience. Boo-o-o!
goes into effect on January 1st. And it's to
The President. The old Mondale called
protect you from the cruel, hidden tax,
the space shuttle a horrible waste, a space
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Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984 / Oct. 12
to
force
extravaganza, and in the United States
You
team that believes that. I tell you now, no,
get
a
cost-
Senate he personally led the fight to kill the
we will not tamper with the benefits of the
meant
to
keep
space shuttle program.
ushes
people dependent on Social Security or
you
into
Audience. Boo-o-o!
nd
those that you are expecting when you
you
end
up
The President. Now the new Mondale
come to your nonearning years.
tax.
praises American technological achieve-
You know
would
happen
ment. And well he should, because while
.000
per
year?
I've been going across Ohio on this train,
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
more years!
over
73
those brave young men and women, those
Now
we're
heroes, have been up there going around
The President. All right.
last
few
days
the world several times in the Challenger.
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
spoke,
that
he
And God bless them for what they're doing.
more years!
posite.
But
on
But with all of those switches in the
The President. Thank you.
he's
expressly
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
You know, they try to divide us with
He's
done
more years!
envy and greed. Franklin Roosevelt warned
call
that
a
The President. Thank you. Thank you
that the only thing Americans have to fear
going
to
call
very much. If you can take it. I can.
is fear itself. And sadly and tragically, the
But now, with all that talk about his in-
only thing my opponent has to offer is fear
but
there
are
and-out, old-and-new style, there-and just
itself. Now, that's the difference between
to
give
a
when you could begin losing faith, still you
us. We see America's best days as still
dependent,
find there is some constancy. The old Mon-
ahead. We see ourselves in a springtime of
the
equiv-
dale increased your taxes. And you can
hope, ready to fire up our courage and de-
count on him-the new Mondale will, too.
termination to reach high and achieve all
weeks
in
his
You know, in our debate I got a little
the best. We see a life where our children
two
Rea-
angry at all those times he distorted my
can enjoy-at last-prosperity without infla-
and
an
old
record. And on one occasion 1 was just
tion. We see a life where they can enjoy the
term,
refer-
about to say to him very sternly, "Mr. Mon-
highest of creativity and go for the stars.
-because
the
dale, you're taxing my patience." [Laugh-
not have their hopes and dreams crushed—
was
back
ter] And then I caught myself. Why should I
or taxed away-by greedy politicians. The
is
me
at
give him another idea? That's the only tax
American people are walking into America
he hasn't thought of. [Laughter]
unashamed and unafraid. They're ready for
much
that
1
But from now until November 6th, we're
this great new era of opportunity.
old
Mondale-
going to make sure the American people
And, you know, I have to interrupt
tightening
know about this choice on which their
myself again. I know it's almost time for the
leficits
could
future depends. We have two roads to to-
whistle to go and for me to leave, but-
unemploy-
morrow. We have the road of fear and envy
Audience. No-o-o!
higher
taxes
that he proposes. On his road, you frighten
The President. Yes, yes, it is.
he
old
Mon-
the elderly with false statements.
But one of the things that has just thrilled
Carter's
And let me interrupt my thought right
me more than anything in this campaign.
The
new
here to say something about that. Political
all over the country in gatherings such as
it
private-
demagoguery is unpleasant at best. But in
this, is to see the predominance of so many
the 1982 congressional elections, and now
young people. Look at them. I'm so glad
in this present election, there has been
that you're all here, because this is what I
Ron!
some cheap demagoguery, political expedi-
want to say to you young people: My gen-
ondale
ency, when he has deliberately frightened,
spon-
eration-and the several generations be-
in
the
U.S.
brought fear to elderly citizens who are de-
tween mine and yours-|laughter]-this is
Walter
pendent on Social Security for their liveli-
new
for us an election in which you, you are the
religion
hood, when he says that somehow we've
in
real meaning of this election.
got some secret plan that we're going to
There's been a period in recent years in
take those benefits away from you, or at
our life here in America when we were told
least reduce them sizably.
that opportunity wasn't the same as it used
Well, if there's anyone in my administra-
called
to be, that we couldn't have the dreams
tion that has such an idea, he's gone tomor-
that we once had.
a
space
row morning. There isn't anyone on our
Well, I'm here to tell you, the meaning of
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Oct. 12 / Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984
this election is that the people of my gen-
Audience. Yes!
eration and those several other generations
The President. With regard to the future,
I mentioned are determined that you're
you ain't seen nothin' yet.
going to have the same America when we
God bless you all. Thank you very much
turn it over to you that we had when our
parents gave it to us.
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4.
more years!
Note: The President spoke from the rear
The President. All right.
platform of U.S. Car One of the "Heartland
Audience. 4 more years! 4 more years! 4
Special" in Dayton, Ottawa, Deshler, and
more years!
Perrysburg. In Sidney and Lima, he spoke
The President. You-
near the train stations. Following the whis-
Audience. Reagan! Reagan! Reagan!
tlestop tour, the President went to Camp
The President. God bless you.
David, MD, for the weekend.
Audience. Reagan! Reagan! Reagan!
U.S. Car One is the official designation
The President. You are ready, I know, for
given the Ferdinand Magellan when the car
this great new era of opportunity. And I
was purchased by the U.S. Government in
know this may gall our opponents-I'm
1946 for the exclusive use of the President
going to say it anyway.
of the United States.
Appointment of 12 Members of the Advisory Committee for Trade
Negotiations
October 12, 1984
The President today announced his inten-
Gerald E. Kremkow. of Honolulu, HI, is president
tion to appoint the following individuals to
of the Gerald Kremkow Co. He was born Janu-
be members of the Advisory Committee for
ary 21, 1942, in Detroit, ML This is a reap-
Trade Negotiations for terms of 2 years:
pointment.
Jo Ann Doke Smith, of Micanopy, FL, is presi-
Lloyd I. Miller. of Cincinnati, OH, is president,
chief executive officer. and director of Ameri-
dent of the National Cattlemen's Association.
can Controlled Industries. Inc. He was born
She was born May 9, 1939, in Gainesville, FL.
She will succeed Samuel H. Washburn.
May 1, 1924, in Cincinnati, OH. This is a reap-
pointment.
Warren S. Chase, of New York, NY, is vice presi-
Peter C. Murphy, Jr.. of Eugene, OR, is president
dent, Bank of Boston, and currently on assign-
of the Murphy Co. He was born September 17,
ment in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He was born
1936, in Portland, OR. This is a reappointment.
February 18, 1948, in Boston, MA. This is a
reappointment.
John Roberts Opel. of Chappaqua. NY, is chief
executive officer and president of the IBM
Barbara Hackman Franklin, of Washington, DC,
Corp. He was born January 5, 1925, in Kansas
is senior fellow and director of the Wharton
City, MO. This is a reappointment.
Public Policy Fellowship, the Wharton School,
Michael S. Robertson. of Falmouth, MA, is treas-
University of Pennsylvania. She was born
urer of Falmouth Marine. Inc. He was born
March 19, 1940, in Lancaster, PA. This is a
reappointment.
July 20, 1935, in Boston, MA. This is a reap-
pointment.
Francis P. Graves, Jr., of St. Paul, MN; is owner
J. Gary Shansby. of San Francisco, CA, is presi-
and president of Graves Aviation Co. He was
dent and chief executive officer of Shaklee
born May 14, 1923, in Los Angeles, CA. This is
Corp. He was born August 25, 1937, in Seattle,
a reappointment.
WA. This is a reappointment.
Richard Edwin Heckert, of Kennett Square, PA,
Thomas C. Theobald. of Darien, CT, is vice chair-
is vice chairman of the DuPont Co. He was
man of Citibank in New York City. He was
born January 13, 1924, in Oxford, OH. This is a
born May 5, 1937, in Cincinnati, OH. This is a
reappointment.
reappointment.
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