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The original documents are located in Box 7, folder "Republican Legislative Agenda, September 1975" of the White House Special Files Unit Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE NEWSLETTER 300 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Number 11 Washington, D.C. 20515 94th Congress, First Session September 1975 SKYLINE of Kansas City, Mo., in this night photo, shows approved the recommendation of the Site Selection Com- an area that will become familiar to delegates and others mittee and set the dates for August 16-19. For more on the during the Republican National Convention of Bicen- city and a picture of its Kemper Arena where the tennial-year 1976 held there. The National Committee has convention will be, see page 3. By GOP House Members GERALD ORD LIBRARY LEGISLATIVE PLAN UNVEILED A major legislative program agreed assume the function of the great revenues with a systematic reduction upon by House Republicans and their tinkerer, but can, and should, help of the public debt. The public debt Policy Committee was made public promote prosperity. It can best do this must be restructured. Trust fund sur- September 8. It shows the world - by not hindering the course of com- pluses, which by statute can only be and the voters - some of the specifics merce, by minimizing regulation, by invested in government obligations, of what they would do as the majority allowing the time-tested laws of supply tend to distort the real picture and party in Congress. and demand to work with maximum should not be included in considering About 15 members attended the freedom, by encouraging healthy com- the overall public debt ceiling We press conference in the Capitol at petition and the enforcement of anti- propose that the limit of the public which the plan was announced. They trust laws that protect the consumer debt be set concurrently with the included House GOP Leader John J. and fledgling businesses. adoption of the Federal Budget. Rhodes; Rep. Bob Michel, Republican PUBLIC DEBT GOVERNMENT REFORM Whip; Rep. John B. Anderson, Repub- lican Conference Chairman, and Rep. During the past 40 years excessive In recent years, an entrenched, bur- Barber B. Conable Jr., Policy Com- appropriations by Democrat- geoning bureaucracy has developed in mittee Chairman. controlled Congresses have created the Federal Government. Federal Here are excerpts of the program: massive deficits and forced the Federal agencies have proliferated and become Government to borrow heavily. This fragmented, inefficient, duplicative PRIVATE ENTERPRISE competition with the private sector and wasteful. Regulatory agencies have Our 200-year-old system of private has caused interest rates to rise and, as overstepped their authority in the pro- enterprise, working within a free and a result, funds for private capital in- mulgation of rules and regulations. competitive economy, has produced vestment which are needed to create They have usurped authorities which the highest living standard in the new jobs have become scarce and rightfully belong to the States, and world. This private sector production expensive. Massive deficits will re- ultimately to the people. Return of has been and is the only creator of our kindle double-digit inflation and pre- power to the States, as well as strict national wealth, with government vent the expansion of business needed Congressional oversight of agency merely redistributing wealth it has to pull our economy out of the re- compliance with the letter and spirit acquired through taxation Any cession of the law, are urgently needed to broader effort by government to con- The Budget Committees of the preserve personal liberty, improve ef- trol or direct our huge trillion-and-a- Congress, in conjunction with the Ex- ficiency, and eliminate waste. We rec- half-dollar economic machine could be ecutive Branch, must establish spend- ommend a bipartisan commission be a disaster. Government should not ing priorities consistent with Federal (Continued on page 5) Digitized from Box 7 of the White House Special Files Unit Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Newsletter Analysis SINAI PLAN TO CLEAR AS IT IS? Defending the interium peace agreement between Egypt installations, a process to "begin within two weeks from the and Israel, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger spent the signature of the protocol with the introduction of the entire first week of his Mideast return reassuring various necessary technicians, and completed no later than eight Congressional committees and diplomatic correspondents weeks after it begins." that stationing U.S. civilians in the Sinai is in no way The U.N. mandate shall be extended annually. analgous to the American entrance in Vietnam. Administra- The parties establish a joint commission to "consider tion Reason No. 1: The 150 to 200 American monitors any problem arising from this agreement and to assist the will be civilians, limited to a technical surveillance role in U.N. Emergency Force in the execution of its mandate." the 20-mile stretch bounded by the Mitla and Gidda Passes; Israeli nonmilitary cargoes shall be permitted through No. 2: They will be in the United Nations buffer zone the Suez Canal. between the two armies, accompanied by thousands of Within the areas of limited forces and armaments, United Nations personnel; and, No. 3d The technicians will limitations shall be: eight standard infantry battalions, 75 serve an impartial role between the two sides - at the tanks, 72 artillery pieces, both parties agreeing not to request of the two sides. Further, the United States has station or locate in the area weapons which can reach the protected itself in written agreement by the unilateral right other side. to withdraw such personnel "if it concludes that their Beyond areas of limited forces and armaments, limita- safety is jeopardized or that continuation of their role is no tions shall be: no antiaircraft missiles within 10 miles of longer necessary." designated boundaries, neither side to station or locate in Bowing to doubters, Kissinger agreed in Senate hearings the area weapons which can reach the other side. U.N. to support forthcoming legislative proposals to require troops may conduct inspections to insure maintenance of withdrawal of the American presence "in the event of agreed limitations. hostilities." As negotiated, the existing agreement leaves the Aerial reconnaissance missions by the United States sensitive withdrawal decision to President Ford. over the areas covered by the agreement shall continue Rep. William S. Broomfield, ranking Republican of the following the same procedures already in practice, ordi- House International Relations Committee, said the GOP narily one mission every seven to 10 days. expects the accord to receive sanction by Congress virtually Not more than 200 U.S. civilian technicians shall be as it is. Siding with the President, Broomfield indicated he stationed in five early-warning sites, previously described. would support an American presence in the Sinai because "The significance of the agreement," Kissinger told KEMPER ARENA in Kansas City, "I am convinced that it is indispenable to the success of the reporters, "is that it defuses tensions in the area and, if it is Mo., site of the 1976 Republican accord. The alternative to this agreement, in my opinion, is implemented properly, will open a door to general peace in National Convention, is pictured above Kansas City in B a return to confrontation in the area and the distinct the area." while a hockey game was in progress. possibility of renewed warfare. The risks for the United The crucial test of that belief, according to area experts, Population: (1973 estimates): Kansas City, Mo States are tolerable; a refusal to take them would be will come at the end of November when Syrian President The Debt-ocratic metropolitan statistical area, consisting of Cass, Cla irresponsible and contrary to our national interests." Assad must decide whether to renew the United Nations Ray Counties in Missouri, and Johnson and Wyando Kissinger's Congressional appearances coincided with observer force on the Golan Heights. Kicking out the troops Convention? 1,323,800. discussions between Egypt and Israel on a number of would signal a return to the war of attrition waged between House GOP Leader John J. Transportation: Kansas City International Airport, protocols for implementation of the agreement. It is the Syria and Israel in 1974, but the hope is that Assad would Rhodes and his Democratic 1972, is served by eight scheduled airlines with Administration's hope that Congress will approve deploy- not want to take on the full brunt of Israeli forces. counterpart, Majority Leader arrivals and departures daily. The city has 12 trunk ment of American technicians within the projected two- Thomas P. O'Neill, had a brisk passenger trains and 176 freight trains arriving week negotiating period, since Israel has said it would not debate September 10 on the Highway network centering on the city includes si implement the agreement unless that approval is given. House floor partly on party Federal routes. The Metro, the bus system for the Soviet officials boycotted the brief ceremonial signing in REPUBLICAN principles, partly on choice of basic fare in Kansas City, Mo., of 40 cents. Geneva September 4. The agreement heightens American CONGRESSIONAL national convention sites for Climate (mean data for August): temperature, 79.8 influence in the Mideast by, among other things, licensing COMMITTEE 1976. Quipped Rhodes, in the 3.77 inches. the continued operation of a strategic early-warning station NEWSLETTER high point of exchange: at Um Khushaibb by the Israelis and granting Egypt the Religion: Greater Kansas City Area includes more It is perhaps appropriate right to build one of its own nearby. Roughly 10 Americans over 69 denominations. The Newsletter is published monthly while Congress is in that the party that ran New would be assigned to each major installation, in what Under session by the Public Relations Division of the National Republican Congressional Committee, 300 New Jersey York into the hole should meet Media: Area has four daily newspapers: Kansas Secretary of State Joseph Sisco called a "custodial" role. Ave., SE, Washington, D.C. 20515. Telephones (all area there amid the governmental Kansas City Kansan, Independence Examiner, and ( The essential American job would be the manning of three code 202): Executive Director, 225-1832; Art Depart- ruins of their operation. The six TV stations are: ABC (KMBC), channel 9; CB small tactical early-warning stations in the Mitla and Gidda ment, 225-1813; Broadcast Services, 225-1806; Cam- paign, 225-1816; Public Relations, 225-1800. city's dilemma is illustrated by NBC (WDAF), channel 4; KQTV, channel 2; educa Passes. In support of these, the proposal calls for the Committee Chairman the fact that the Statue of KCPT, channel 19, and KBMA (UHF), channel 41 establishment of three unmanned electronic sensor fields at Rep. Guy Vander Jagt of Michigan Liberty is now holding a tin cup. stations and 15 FM stations. AP, UPI and Reut both ends of each pass close to roads leading to and from Executive Director: Steven Stockmeyer: Public Relations The Democrats should feel right bureaus there. the American watch teams. Director: L. David LeRoy; Contributing Editors: Sandy at home. They have run Uncle Bass, Ed Blakely, Shirley M. Hartman. Recreation: Kansas City, Mo., maintains 113 park The highlights of the package: Sam a half-trillion in hock, and including Swope Park, second-largest city park in The parties shall continue to observe cease-fire on Permission to use material in this publication is granted they have made New York into team (American Football Conference) is Kansas Cit land, sea and air, and refrain from all military or para- with or without credit to the committee. The Newsletter sad city. Perhaps, in all honesty, is sent to contributors of $25 or more, of which $2.50 is (American League Baseball), Kansas City Royals military actions against one another. since the purveyors of fiscal ir- All military forces shall withdraw behind lines created for a one-year subscription. Second-class postage paid at Basketball Association), Kansas City Kings. Hoc Washington, D.C. When changing address, please send us responsibilities will be gathering League), Kansas City Scouts. Harry S. Truman Sp in the agreement, creating a buffer zone in which United both old and new. IMPORTANT: Include old address there - they should really call Nations Emergency Forces will continue to function as twin stadiums. City is noted for jazz, outdoor label from Newsletter. this the Debt-ocratic Con- on thick Midwestern steaks. Harry S. Truman Li under the Egyptian-Israeli Agreement of January, 1974. vention." Independence, are only 10 miles from downtown K Egypt will reassume control of Abu Rudeis oilfields and 2 RCC Newsletter/September 1975 RCC Newsletter/September 1975 Why a GOP from page 1 Legislative GOP PROGRAM: LOTS OF SPECIFICS established to review present govern- curity and a high standard of living for We believe the Federal Government Program? '76 REPUBLICANA mental performance, administrative all Americans is a comprehensive na- must meet its commitments to finding Features return to BASICS costs, proliferating federal programs; tional policy that will produce an solutions and facilities to help meet without expensive OPTIONS redefine national goals and recom- adequate supply of energy for an their needs. Needed is "catastrophic" By Rep. John J. Rhodes Wide-track stance insures mend legislative revisions to enhance expanding economy. health insurance that will cover the House Republican Leader BROAD SUPPORT the capability of government to meet We believe the current lack of medical needs of those who experience the challenges of the coming direction by the Democrat majority in long, serious illnesses. We support a A Congressional minority, in my GOP Congressmen decade Congress poses grave economic peril nutritional supplement system and a judgment, has two main responsi- proudly present the TAX REFORM for the future. comprehensive program of nutrition bilities. The first is to do what it can LEGISLATIVE VEHICLE of the FUTURE We propose that all Federal regu- education for needy older citizens. to improve the program of the ma- The past four decades have seen lations, programs and policies that Inadequate housing and transportation jority. Despite a 2-to-1 numbers dis- Promotes DEFENSIVE Democrat Congresses increase the tax directly affect energy be reviewed, must receive our undivided attention advantage, House Republicans have driving while protecting the REPUBLICANA) burden on the average working Ameri- FREE SPIRIT in all of use and ineffective programs be eliminated and affirmative action. labored to fulfill this duty with can not only through additional taxes or replaced. Goes farther, but with the approval of built-in in- HEALTH CARE definite success. Because of a President does We propose a windfall profits tax who is adamant in his desire to hold COSTS LESS to operate. more, equities and loopholes. program with a plowback provision to There is an urgent need to review the line against large Federal expendi- We propose that Congress begin encourage reinvestment of energy Federal involvement in health care. tures, and a Republican Congressional work immediately on revision of Fed- earnings and eliminate windfall pro- Not only Government spending, but minority willing and able to back him eral taxation: fits. regulations and guidelines have had up, the Nation has been spared some to simplify tax preparation We propose that Congress' com- great impact on national health-care truly bad legislation. -Newsletter cartoon by Harvey Simon to discourage tax evasion prehensive energy package provide delivery. At the same time, we have not been to bring equity to the tax system strong legal authority to allow de- Under our present system, we have " insensitive to the legitimate needs of And while it's custom-designed for you, to provide incentives for eco- velopment of natural resources with one of the best health-care delivery the country and have remained willing there's plenty of room for your friend." nomic growth. full recognition of the need to provide programs in the world. There are some to compromise in the interests of safeguards for the protection of the gaps that need filling to assure our getting things done. For example, lection of legislative specifics. select energy committee. In addition, a WELFARE REFORM environment. people the quality of services nation- while the so-called "jobs bill" was in Secondly, since we do not have the Republican Congress would look We believe that society has the We propose that Congress provide wide that we are capable of providing. the main poorly conceived, it did votes, there is no way that we can toward the private sector to carry the We believe that our nation needs a responsibility to assist those who can- incentives for exploration and develop- contain some badly needed provisions enact this program at the present time. ball as far as development of new not provide for themselves. The pres- ment of more American-owned oil and National Health Policy, which would for summer jobs for young people. What is important is that we articulate energy sources is concerned. Among ent welfare system falls far short of natural gas. A full-scale effort must be balance health systems supply and Most House Republicans voted to sus- our basic goals to the American people other things, we would establish a this goal due to mismanagement and made to develop our oil-shale re- demand with financing. In addition tain President Ford's veto of the bill so that they can come to understand windfall profits tax to protect the abuses. The $5.2 billion food-stamp there is a need for emphasis on educa- sources. and then voted for a compromise that what it is we stand for. The specifics consumer against possible "rip-offs" as program has grown 14,203 percent in We propose that Congress require tion, environmental improvement, encompassed nearly all of the can come later on. well as a plowback provision to en- the past decade. Recipients have in- that new Federal structures, where better housing and nutritional gains, summer-jobs-for-youth proposals. This The House GOP program represents courage reinvestment of energy-related creased from 500,000 in 1965 to practical, be heated and cooled with all of which affect the general health compromise was signed by the Presi- our best recent effort to take a profits. nearly 20 million, and under present solar systems. of the American public dent. realistic look at where America should The chief purpose of this exercise is regulations an estimated 57 million We propose a stepped-up program SOCIAL SECURITY-RETIREMENT The second responsibility of a Con- strive to go during the coming critical to provide the American people with a people are eligible for coal gasification, geothermal and gressional minority is to strive to years. We recognize, for example, that rationale for electing a Republican Controlling inflation is the most We propose Congressional action: nuclear power production. become the nucleus of a new majority. the transition from a deficit of $80 Congress next year. The people are important way to insure the retire- to provide adequate living stand- A strong program of research and In order for this to happen, it takes billion to a balanced budget in the apparently disenchanted with the past ment security earned by American ards for the truly needy development should be continued for more than simply saying "no" to space of one year is impractical. How- and recent performance of Congress, workers. Congress must give top pri- to eliminate ineligible recipients the fusion process to unlock the un- things. It is incumbent upon any ever, we feel that balance could and as well they should be. According to ority to maintaining the integrity of from the welfare rolls limited potential of the hydrogen minority seeking majority status to should - be achieved within a three- the polls, public confidence in the the Social Security trust funds and to establish effective regulations atom. give the people a positive notion of year period. Congress has slipped to its lowest must revise retirement programs to to prevent future welfare fraud We propose that Congress provide what it would attempt to accomplish, Some of the proposals are inno- point in history. It is only logical and more nearly meet the needs of older to strengthen and enforce work practical incentives: had it the votes. vative. To help provide retirement fair that the party that controls Con- Americans. Adequate funding that will requirements 1 - for conservation of energy by It was with this in mind that I income security, for example, we have gress be held accountable for Con- provide benefits in constant value to provide educational and voca- the public established a mechanism early this called for an expanded Keogh-type dollars should be assured from a self- gress's poor record. The Democratic tional incentives to allow recipients to 2 to increase the utilization of year to put together a legislative pro- plan which would provide special tax Party has run Congress for 20 straight adjusting formula of contributions by become self-supporting waste materials in energy production gram for House Republicans. incentives for workers to invest volun- years (and 38 of the last 42 years). employees and employers. Unlimited to increase penalties for welfare 3 for production by industry of The document is purposely general. tarily in a private retirement fund that But Republicans cannot expect the outside earnings should be allowed fraud to discourage abuses more energy-efficient products. Early in our deliberations, the 33- would supplement both Social Se- people to give us control of Congress without benefit penalties. to coordinate Federal reforms member drafting committee faced a curity and company pension plans. wholly on the basis of the poor record All Americans deserve the oppor- with State and social welfare agencies procedural decision: whether to pre- This is no greater failure of the of the Democrats. Public dis- OLDER AMERICANS tunity to provide their own additional to strengthen State and local ad- pare a detailed legislative package con- Democratic Congress than in the appointment with the failure of Con- ministrative functions Many older Americans live on rela- retirement security. The Individual Re- ducive to immediate implementation energy area. Congress has been strug- gressional Democrats to act on key to transfer administration of the tively fixed, limited incomes, and in- tirement Account (IRA) has extended or to put together a more general gling in vain since December of 1973 issues should only serve to make the food-stamp program from the Depart- flation has hurt them cruelly. The this opportunity to an additional seg- statement of principles which could to enact a comprehensive energy bill. voters receptive to a potential alterna- ment of our working force. We pro- ment of Agriculture to HEW rapidly rising cost of living is caused in serve as a framework for specific bills The major roadblock to energy success tive. By developing a legislative pro- to tighten eligibility requirements substantial measure by the profligate pose that Congress expand this later on. is an insane maze of overlapping com- gram of our own, House Republicans for food stamps. spending of the Federal Government. Keogh-type supplemental retirement We opted for the latter course. In mittee jurisdictions. A Republican have demonstrated to the people that To protect the purchasing power of plan to make it available to all ENERGY the first place, few people would take Congress would end this internal con- the income and savings of our older workers. there is a desirable alternative. It is to the time to read a voluminous col- fusion by establishing one joint or elect a Republican Congress in 1976. The key to future economic se- people we must stop inflation, (continued on page 6) 4 RCC Newsletter/September 1975 RCC Newsletter/September 1975 5 from page 5 OLSEN BIDS GOP PROGRAM HAS FOR HOUSE LOTS OF SPECIFICS Republicans will seek another vic- EDUCATION pecially those that prey on young boys tory in this year's special Congres- and girls. sional elections when voters of the 5th We insist that Congress review, eval- uate and consolidate the more than We propose Congress enact man- District of Tennessee go to the polls 400 Federal education programs and datory minimum sentences for persons November 25 to elect a new member assign priorities to those that are effec- convicted of Federal crimes involving of the House of Representatives. tive. Federal support to reduce finan- violence, use of firearms, trafficking in Bob Olsen, a 43-year old former hard drugs and habitual offenses television newsman in Nashville, has cial barriers to students in post- ILLEGAL ALIENS filed for the Republican nomination secondary education and to encourage and will be the nominee of the party vocational education and job training, An estimated 10 million citizens of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Re- as he is the lone filer. compensatory education for the dis- foreign countries now live illegally in publican National Senatorial Com- PRESIDENT FORD speaks to guests -staff photo by Bob Brockhurst Olsen completed his law degree at advantaged, and special education for the United States and actively com- mittee is Mrs. Glee Gomien, recently at Capitol Hill Club reception, joined Vanderbilt University this year and is the physically and mentally handi- pete with American workers for avail- named to the post by Committee on the dais by Vice President and Mrs. GOP HUMOR awaiting the results of his bar exam. capped should supplement resources able jobs. Congress must insist on Chairman Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska. Nelson Rockefeller, Mrs. Ford and The vacancy resulted from the res- provided by State and local programs. enforcement of existing laws which She had been assistant director since Charles Marck, reception chairman. BOOK COMING ignation, effective August 14, of the Administration of educational pro- establish a legal yearly entry rate, 1969. She joined the Senate campaign Vice chairman of the event was Libby seven-term Democrat incumbent grams is the responsibility of State increased border control and more unit that year after the death of Powell. The Republican National Richard Fulton, who had earlier been government and local institutions, and effective apprehension and deporta- Senate GOP Leader Everett M. Dirk- Committee plans to publish a elected mayor of Nashville. The dis- Federal intrusion cannot be tion of people living illegally in the sen, whom she had served for years as book, "Republican Humor," trict is composed of three counties in allowed United States. Social Security require- executive secretary and later as execu- early in 1976, it announced last middle Tennessee, the largest of which ments for all workers must be enf- tive assistant. Stevens also named Purchase of week. Said National Chairman is Davidson County, the location of MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY orced and participation by illegal William L. Collins as the Committee's Mary Louise Smith: "We hope Nashville, the State capital. HANDICAPPED aliens in federally funded welfare pro- director of political activities. Collins joined the staff last March after work- Its Building this will bring a little levity to While the Republican primary will grams must be stopped. the political scene." not be contested, the Democrats will Those among us who are handi- DEFENSE ing for Rep. Lawrence Hogan of Mary- Is Club's Plan Co-authored by Stephen J. capped face difficult challenges every have a four-man primary struggle on land from 1971 to 1974 and managing Skubik and Hal E. Short and day while trying to cope with a physi- The first, and major, responsibility October 9 and it is expected to be the Congressional campaign of John cal environment designed for the act- of government is to provide for the The President and Mrs. Ford and published by Acropolis Books hotly contested. In a district where 61 Burcham in Maryland last fall. The ivities of the non-handicapped. We common defense. Recent world events Vice President and Mrs. Rockefeller Ltd. of Washington, the 196- percent of the 1972 Presidential vote two have their work cut out for them: have demonstrated that until we can exchanged pleasantries and friendly page book will appear in Janu- believe that strong efforts should be went to Richard Nixon, this Congres- there are 33 Senate seats up in 1976, made to assist the handicapped to safely disarm, we must continue to of which 11 are now held by Repub- quips with guests from 50 States in ary. It will sell for $4.95 in soft sional race will be worth watching. improve our military capability to licans. what was billed as "one of the high- cover, and the RNC will receive function in our society - to have access to education, medical care, eco- defend the United States and honor lights of the fall social season in royalties. President Ford has written nomic security, equal treatment from our commitments to free-world na- Washington" September 10. the foreword which notes: our institutions, improved transporta- tions. A strong military is essential to Award Goes The occasion was a $1,000-per- "When we are able to look at tion and protection from ex- the balance of power on which our couple fund-raising reception staged ploitation safety rests. Congress must con- To Hanrahan by the National Republican Club of the brighter side that lies just CRIME tinue to provide adequate funding to Capitol Hill, the party's national social below the surface of our neigh- sustain volunteer manpower levels, Former Rep. Robert P. Hanrahan club. The approximately $90,000 in bor's face, we Americans are at our best." A fundamental responsibility of equip our forces and conduct vital of Illinois, now Deputy Assistant Sec- net proceeds, said reception chairman One of Vice President Rocke- government is to protect the lives and research and development. retary of HEW for Education, received Charles Marck, will go solely toward property of its citizens. We believe the It is also the imperative responsi- the "Friend of Lithuania" award of starting to buy the building from its feller's favorite jokes submitted thrust of justice must be to protect the the Knights of Lithuania at their 1975 owners and to reducing outstanding for "Republican Humor" is his bility of Congress to eliminate frills law-abiding citizen against the crimi- and waste and to ensure a lean, national convention held in August in obligations, and will not in any way be quip that "The best part about nal. efficient and mobile military to meet New York City. considered a political or political cam- being Vice President is presiding To combat crime: paign contribution. over the Senate. Where else the challenges of the 1970's. The award recognizes the leadership We support the continuance of Hanrahan gave, while a GOP member In a short speech which Mrs. Ford could I have Barry Goldwater Federal grants to States, cities and AGRICULTURE jestingly offered to deliver, President addressing me as 'Mr. Presi- of the House, to the successful move dent??" towns to strengthen local law enforce- Overregulation by the Government to gain freedom for Simas Kudirka. Ford expressed gratitude to the na- JAN BARAN has joined the staff of ment. must not be allowed to hamper the tionwide group, many of whom Many of the stories have a Kudirka, a Lithuanian sailor serving the Republican Congressional Com- We support court-system reform most vital and efficient segment of our on a Soviet vessel, jumped ship off traveled long distances for the chance sharp partisan tone. Rep. Guy to increase efficiency, eliminate ex- society - agriculture. Production of Martha's Vineyard in 1970 and made to shake his hand. Mr. Ford thanked Vander Jagt of Michigan tells mittee as its attorney specializing in cessive case loads, reverse the present food and fiber satisfies not only our it to a U.S. Coast Guard vessel that them for "decontolling their wallets" one about the time Chicago problems relating to the new campaign practice of "turnstile justice" and keep domestic needs, but is also the key- picked him up. The Coast Guard, on behalf of the Club, which he Mayor Richard Daley, the Late law. He will advise Republican House the criminal off the streets. stone of our export program and our however, permitted Soviet sailors to himself had frequented only a few Sen. Everett Dirksen and Presi- incumbents, candidates and staffs on We support reform of our penal balance of payments. Agriculture poli- come aboard and forcibly retrieve him. dent Lyndon Johnson were try- the complicated compliance pro- times in its new location. system to correct the failure of our cies should be designed to operate He spent the next four years in prison, "I think the future of this club is ing to make a tough political cedures the law entails. Baran, 27, decision, and decided to take a graduated from the Vanderbilt Uni- present policies of punishment and within the free-market system but was released and came to the U.S. extremely important to the Repub- rehabilitation. Federal estate and gift-tax provisions vote by secret ballot. The result: versity law school in 1973. He served after Hanrahan, President Ford and lican family," the President told out- "One for Dirksen, one for John- on the staff of Gov. Winfield Dunn of We support redoubled efforts should be reviewed and reformed in others pressed claims for American of-towners. "And by the Republican against the hard-drug traffic to arrest, order to preserve the ability of families citizenship for him deriving from his family, I mean that encompasses son and 28 votes for Mayor Tennessee in 1971 and 1972, and has Daley." done campaign work in that State and prosecute, and convict pushers es- to retain ownership of farm land. mother. everybody in the Republican Party." in Maine. 6 RCC Newsletter/September 1975 RCC Newsletter/September 1975 7 WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION? Have you seen recently a copy of early October, and staffers report the something known as The Republican chances are "very good" that the Creed?-T.L., Washington, D.C. Administration-favored version will From time to time over the years, reach the Senate floor for probable the Newsletter has published a creed passage by mid-November. which always seems to attract much interest. We think it should be called A How does Russia pay for its huge Republican Creed rather than The purchases of grain? Does she pay in: Republican Creed, since we know of (1) manufactured goods? (2) raw no official status for it. Also, its materials? (3) precious metals?- author is unknown to us. A.S., Davenport, lowa. Here it is in full: According to the Department of Agriculture, the U.S.S.R. does not use I AM A REPUBLICAN BECAUSE any of the above mentioned items to pay for its grain. It pays cash, and the .I believe that faith in individual deals are made between private com- people is the only true foundation of panies and the Russian Government. our national strength. The Soviets did once receive a Govern- .I believe that our national sta- ment loan from the U.S. to help pay bility can stem only from the basic How near do you believe the U.S. for part of the sales. We loaned them constitutional principles that unite us. is to converting our measurements 549 million dollars (about 460 million .I believe that free enterprise and to the metric system?-L.D., Arl- in fiscal 1973 and 89 million in fiscal encouragement of individual incentive ington, Va. 1974). As of Aug. 28, 1975, the have given this Nation an economic Since the early days of the Repub- Russians had repaid about 344 million system second to none on earth. lic, the United States has repeatedly dollars in principal and about 54.3 .I believe, as Lincoln did, that considered going metric and now, the proper function of government is on the eve of the Bicentennial, it looks million in interest. The loan-making to do for the people only those things like we may be going to make it policy, by the way, is no longer in effect. that have to be done, but cannot be official. On September 5, a bill pro- done by individuals for themselves. posing a national policy of voluntary I believe that sound economic Where can the coins shown in the conversion to metric over the next growth can be generated only by several years passed the House by a July, 1975, Newsletter be purchased? sound money and avoidance of infla- vote of 300 to 63. The conversion act I would appreciate any information tionary deficits. calls for the establishment of an inde- if it is available.-A.F.F., Plymouth, I believe in equal rights and Mich. pendent United States Metric Board, equal justice for all, regardless of race, broadly representative of American The new Bicentennial coins, dated creed or color. society, to perform three major func- 1776-1976, and whose backs celebrate .I believe Americans have an in- tions: 1) to develop a program of scenes for the observance, are now available at most banks. The half- ternational kinship with peoples every- planning and coordinating the use of where who seek the extension of the metric system; (2) to conduct dollar and quarter have been distri- freedom and human rights. research and submit recommendations buted, and the dollar will make its .I believe that Americans have an to the President and the Congress; and appearance within the next month. If enduring capability of making hard (3) to conduct a program of public these coins are wanted in sets, they decisions unflinchingly when the se- education at all levels in order to may be inquired about and obtained, curity of the Nation and our free- familarize the American people with along with any desired information the meaning of metric terms and mea- about them, from: world allies is threatened by aggres- sion. sures in their daily lives. Bureau of the Mint .I believe the party is a party of Supporters were quick to point out 55 Mint Street vision, retaining those things from the that though many U.S. industries are San Francisco, Calif. 94175 past that are worth retaining and now well into the early stages of always receptive to new ideas in the metric conversion, the process is task of building a better America. taking place in an entirely un- .I believe our mission is to win coordinated fashion and that, in fact, Got a question that's been on merit as we appeal to all segments the U.S. is the only major non-metric bothering you? Send it to of the population - not as separate country in the world which has not "What's Your Question," GOP groups but as part of the whole, with formed an official mechanism for co- Newsletter, 300 New Jersey equal but never superior claims on the ordinating a change to the metric Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. progress we can generate. system. 20515. Priority will be given to Finally, I believe that only The House bill now joins two answering questions of general through the Republican Party can Senate-introduced measures for con- interest to a political audience. these ideals become active and success- sideration by the Senate Commerce No questions can be answered by ful principles of government. Committee. Hearings are scheduled in mail. Y FRY 315E MR. & MRS. EDWARD F. FRY 5315 FIRST ST. N.W. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20011 RCC Nowsletter/September 1975 MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 25, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: JIM CONNOR FROM: DONALD RUMSFELD Attached is the Republican Legislative Agenda that Congressman Rhodes and his group presented to the President yesterday. If you have not already done so, please have it staffed out and prepare a report for the President indicating what the Rhod es proposal was and then briefly what we are doing and then whether or not what we are not doing is an area that we probably ought to look into. In other words, are there initiatives in here that we ought to consider undertaking. MEMORANDUM To: Rumsteld THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Ste H doe From: MAX F September 8, 1975 got Reft free MEMORANDUM FOR: MAX FRIEDERSDORF FROM: DON RUMSFELD I would like a copy of the Republic Legislative Agenda that they published today for the House Republicans. Thanks. Su attached THE WHITE HOUSE ACTION MEMORANDUM WASHINGTON LOG NO.: Date: September 25, 1975 Time: FOR ACTION: CC (for information): Phil Buchen -Jack Marsh -Jim Cannon Bill Seidman Max Friedersdorft Brent Scowcroft Jim Lynn Frank Zarb FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY DUE: Date: Wednesday, October 1 Time: 12 Noon SUBJECT: Republican Legislative Agenda "A Program for Progress" 9/8/75 FORD s LIBRARY GERALD ACTION REQUESTED: For Necessary Action X For Your Recommendations Prepare Agenda and Brief Draft Reply X For Your Comments Draft Remarks REMARKS: We have been requested to prepare a report for the President on the Republican Legislative Agenda presented to him by the Republican Leadership. This report should cover: 1) What is being proposed. 2) What are we doing in the areas mentioned in report. 3) What are we not doing that we should be looking into In other words, any initiatives in the report we should consider undertaking? Domestec Counal asked for extension to 10/3 - promised now for marsh - no comments wed 10/15 PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED. If you have any questions or if you anticipate a Jim Connor delay in submitting the required material, please For the President telephone the Staff Secretary immediately. Democrats Win By Standing For Nothing; Republicans Risk Losses By Being Right September 23, the Chicago Tribune carried the following column by Chicago Tribune, Sept. 23. 1975 Michael Kilian. The RNC Communi- Michael Kilian cations Division saw need for a re- sponse. It follows: Dear Mr. Kilian: Why the Republicans Your column of September 23 is the type of analysis for which we almost always lose were braced in the wake of the New Hampshire election. Well, what should we do with the Re- Business and America are not neces- It is to be expected that political publican Party? Should we take it out sarily bad things. Even the Democrats pundits throughout the land who ig- behind the barn and shoot it, or let it need business to provide jobs for Demo- nored Republican victories in Cali- linger on a while in all its wretched pain cratic voters and to provide taxes for fornia and Louisiana special elections and misery? Democratic Great Society programs. would jump at the opportunity to cite It cannot linger on too much longer. And, the American Way is certainly New Hampshire as a death knell. One As last week's special election in New preferable to, say, the French Way or factor not underlined in your column, Hampshire attests, it is now about as the Yugoslavian Way. however, is the impact of hordes of viable a political force as its onetime wonder boy, Harold Stassen [or was it But these things hardly enable the labor political operatives who were Charles Stassen?]. Soon it must go the typical Republican to cope with the poured into the state to help in the ignominious way of the Federalists, the Democrats, who have no typical candi- voter turnout operation. Three Whigs, the Free-Soilers, and the Anti- date and whose only political philosophy thousand was one reporter's esti- Masons. is "to win!" mate. One Durkin worker boasted It has been more than 20 years since For example, in a black ghetto con- more than 1,200 telephones in opera- the Republicans last controlled Con- gressional district, the Democratic can- tion on election day, as opposed to gress. There was talk of their recaptur- didate is likely to be a mod black whose ing the Senate in 1970 [much like the campaign slogan is "Down with Whitey!" less than 400 by Republicans. Tele- talk you used to hear about the Confed- phones equate directly into voter Yet, down in George Wallace's reddish erates recapturing the South], but they neck of the woods; the Democratic turnout statistics on election day. couldn't even manage to defeat Sen. What labor did was legal under the Vance Hartke. Gads. standard bearer is likely to have a polit- 1974 campaign spending law. The And it has gotten steadily worse. With ical philosophy of "segregation now, segregation forevah!" Republican National Committee par- or without Watergate, war, peace, reces- sion, or happy times, the Republicans In big states like New York, Demo- ticipated to the fullest extent that is have kept losing and losing. cratic leaders love big budget deficits. legal, but labor unions have an ad- The New Hampshire thing was like a In backwoods states like Wisconsin, vantage under the law that permits last futile game in a Chicago Cubs or Democratic leaders hate budget deficits. them (and corporations, should they San Diego Padres baseball season- In working-class districts, Democratic be so organized) a unique leeway in made all the more depressing by the candidates quickly learn to love George realization that the next season is going Meany and hate Gore Vidal and Bella effort and manpower to influence a to be even worse. Abzug. In New York's Greenwich Vil- federal election. This may not have There is, of course, a reason for this lage, Democrats do just the opposite. been the sole reason for the Durkin Republican decline: the typical Republi- And, in the ethnic neighborhoods, Re- victory, but its net effect on the out- can candidate. publican candidates pushing the Ameri- come was massive. True, there are some shrewd left-wing can Way are forever being steamrol- Nonetheless, your observations re- Republicans like Charles Percy who get lered by Democrats pushing the Polish, Italian, and Israeli Ways. garding the party's future admittedly along by passing themselves off as well- could have merit even without New dressed Democrats-and zany right-wing Indeed, the Democratic Party is the Republicans like Barry Goldwater who only party which is both fervently for Hampshire. You envision a demise of and against detente, forced school bus- survive by running in states where the the party because it stands for some- ing, tobacco subsidies, and homosexuals Gun Reigns Supreme. thing while Democrats, as you phrase in the military. If it has any national But most Republican candidates come it, recruit candidates whose only party slogan, it's: "Whoever you are, from a similar mold. Wherever you go we're with you!" political philosophy is to win!" I in the country you find them the same- But, tho this will entirely cleanse the think you're right. middle class and not overly brilliant Congress of all Republicans, there still If Republican victories require that mopes like Gerald R. Ford who espouse may be hope for the G. O.P. philosophy, I for one, prefer to sus- the virtues of cleanliness, thrift, loyalty, Every four years, as they did in 1968 football, reverence, decency, George S. tain the losses. Most Republicans and 1972, all those disparate Democrats Patton, and free enterprise. will have to gather together and try to feel it is far more important to be No matter where they're running, arrive at a consensus choice for a Presi- right and to stand for something than their political philosophies and campaign dential candidate. it is just to win. I agree with that slogans are invariably the same: Hur- That means the Republicans can at philosophy, and I hope if the day ray for business and the American Way. least keep the White House. [Continued on page 13] First Monday 11 Coalitions: Ford Tells RNC $2 million.) The President has spoken at party fund raisers "from Cuyahoga Kilian County, Ohio, to Newport, Rhode Republican Party Building [Continued from page 10] Island," she said. Education: Favor development of Winning Edge Priority Of '76 "President Ford has done more quality day care centers, locally con- than any other single individual in trolled and administered. Vigorous organizing and adherence 1975 to lift our spirits, to restore our to basic principles can build a stronger sense of mission, and to get the Re- Mentally and physically handi- With a base of about 20 per cent of Republican Party all across the publican Party back on the road to capped: Strong efforts to help the the vote nationwide, Republicans can country, President Ford told members victory," Mrs. Smith said. handicapped function in society. often win only by building coalitions of of the Republican National Committee disparate groups, including people Crime: Federal grants to help last month at a reception at the White The National Committee meeting, who aren't generally thought of as House. strengthen local law enforcement, attended in person or by proxy by 148 Republican prospects. Such a coali- court and penal reform, mandatory "I would hope that every Republi- of the 152 members, approved the minimum sentences for certain fed- tion can often be the winning edge for can state organization could enter selection of Kansas City as the site of a Republican candidate. 1976 with a balanced budget and eral crimes, including use of firearms. the 1976 National Convention. They some money in the bank so we can go also elected William McManus of Illegal aliens: Border control and That will be the topic of three sem- out and work together for the party Washington, D.C., as treasurer. Mc- law enforcement to stop the flood of inars this month designed for Repub- and the principles for which we Manus is a retired telephone company persons entering the country illegally. licans working with such groups as stand," the President said. executive. senior citizens, young people, labor He noted that some 50 million Defense: Continued strong na- union members, blacks, women, eth- Americans of voting age are unreg- Mrs. Smith announced that she has tional defense. "We deplore the atti- nics and Hispanics. Entitled "The istered and said millions of them could appointed Jeremiah Milbank, Jr. as tude that the military budget repre- Winning Edge Seminars," they will be signed up as Republicans. chairman of the Republican Natonal sents a readily available source of Taking the government to the people at the local level has been a basic credo of the Repub- explore various techniques of political Finance Committee. Milbank, who federal money which can be diverted lican Party since its inception. The Republicans of Iowa have just finished a two-month organization intended to increase the The President's own party-building held the position previously in 1969- to other programs without dangerous Republican vote. effort was pointed up by National 72, is an industrialist from Greenwich, program of implementing this philosophy--a case of putting their money where their consequences." Chairman Mary Louise Smith, who Conn. He succeeds Dr. Oliver C. mouths are-with a statewide tour of the Republican Van. The Van, a 9-passenger Club Wagon manned by county chairmen, party officials and area legislators and filled with in- Among the topics are the Republi- said that Mr. Ford has raised about Carmichael of South Bend, Ind., who Agriculture: Reliance on the free formational brochures, "opinionnaires" and registration materials, traveled more than can National Committee's overall $1.7 million for the national and served as both treasurer and finance market system and removal of barriers 4,000 miles, visited all of lowa's 99 counties and some 120 communities. lowa State Chair- plan for winning in 1976, delegate se- state parties. (The figure is now over chairman. to family farm ownership. man John C. McDonald described the Van as "an effort to show that the Republican lection for the National Convention, Party is the party of the people and the party of opportunity." coalition-building, communications by listening, involvement of volunteers and targeting. Progress This entire process has engendered cal realist. I realize that despite all I an insidious corruption of the political have said, a lot of people will be CMC Delayed To Include Data Members of the RNC's Washing- [Continued from page 11] system that gives us a system of gov- elected to Congress because they of- On Campaign Act, FEC Rulings ton staff will conduct most of the ses- ernment frantically doing "patch- fer a lot of special groups, big and sions. Audrey Rowe Colom, chair of comes that I accept the other view, work" operations to meet suddenly little, favored treatment or something the National Women's Political Caucus circumstances or my conscience force perceived crises, rather than govern- for nothing. They will adapt their The opening date for the Republi- The College will run in 17 weekly ing effectively and providing perm- sessions held in Washington begin- and a Republican from the District of me out of the political arena. In my rhetoric and their philosophy to what- can National Committee's Campaign Columbia, will speak on coalitions. own terms, "win at any cost" philoso- anent solutions. It has failed at prob- ever is expedient at the time. A Management College has been pushed ning in January with 12 students in each class. It is designed for the seri- Either Republican National Chairman phy represents real corruption. lems with committees, bureaus, benevolent Democrat party will em- back about eight weeks to allow time Mary Louise Smith or Co-Chairman forms, paperwork and money in brace them all, demagogue about an for shaping the program to fit the lat- ous managers of Republican sena- Richard D. Obenshain will address Much of what you say is directly on amounts too staggering for the aver- "all-embracing philosophy," and con- est twists in the federal campaign law. torial, congressional, gubernatorial or each luncheon session. target. It points up the bedrock age American to even comprehend. tinue as the champions of the muddled other statewide campaigns. Full tui- causes of what is wrong with politics The end result is that the working, bureaucracy produced by Great Soci- The College will begin after the tion scholarships will be offered to the The seminars will be held Oct. 6 in and government in this country today. producing, taxpaying American has eties and New Frontiers. first of the year instead of Nov. 9 as persons who qualify for the course. the San Francisco Hilton; Oct. 8 in the taken it on the chin time and time Hopefully, they will be as inef- previously announced. RNC Execu- Seminars on public relations and Chicago Sheraton; and Oct. 10 in the For 38 of the past 42 years, Demo- again, and will continue to until a fective as the 94th Congress. tive Director Eddie Mahe, Jr. ex- research scheduled for Denver on Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington. crats have dominated Congress. To- Congress with a different philosophy Fortunately, there are likely to be plained that the delay will permit Col- November 12-14 and Washington on Anyone who has not registered for day's federal government is their replaces the present menagerie. fewer of them. lege planners to take into account the November 19-21 have been postponed a seminar may register at the hotel unique legacy. It's a government Government has an inherent re- Your article adequately captures latest interpretations of the cam- until early next year, National the day it is held. The fee is $14.75, whose spending has given us infla- sponsibility to protect its citizens the spirit and integrity of the Demo- paign reform law, especially the re- Committee officials said, because of which covers registration and lunch. tion; a government that is not trusted against foreign enemies, punish crat party. I hope it is widely read. cent decisions of the Federal Election conflicts with previously scheduled by the people; and a government that Commission. events. The seminars will cover crimes, and provide a system to pro- (Certainly, I shall help in circulating in many instances just plain doesn't campaign communications and press tect the individual against concen- it.) You suggest appropriately that work. It is a government which, fol- trated power from government, big the national Democrat slogan should relations as well as issue and opposi- He added that the College will make Quote! lowing the philosophy you so well de- tion research. How to target media for labor and big business. Given this be, "Whoever you are, we're with use of a model campaign, complete scribe, has sought to buy off every test, our current Democrat-designed you.'' maximum effect will be one of the with carefully designed voting, demo- Des Moines Register, Sept. 15, unique special interest group that and orchestrated government is a I guess that's pretty good politics. major objectives of the seminars. graphic and media characteristics. 1975, Charles Grassley: came down the pike, and which has miserable failure in fact an embar- It is certainly bad Democracy. The process through which students Further information on the seminar "You can lead a Democrat featured greedy, ambitious politicians rassment. Sincerely, will be expected to make decisions and the College is available from the to Washington, but you can't buying their success with the dollars based on the model data will be great- Training and Programs Division of make him think." of American taxpayers. They have More than a dozen years in poli- ly affected by the FEC rulings, he said. the RNC. been terribly wrong. tics, however, has made me a politi- Youar Bilp 12 First Monday 13 Bentsen's Balancing Act Is Getting Tricky; Trouble In Texas And No National Support Relax, Unwind "It Is Our Unwritten Rule" Harris Survey shows him re- It would be suicide in Texas to be ceiving only 2 per cent of Demo- totally against oil, just as it would be crat and Independent vote. poison on the national level to be tot- On a storybook isle nestled in the cussion on delegate selection to the ally for it. So Bentsen took the easy Michigan Mackinac Straits, one of the National Convention, candidate re- The odds appear to be increasing way out and came up with a comprom- nation's more unusual political events cruitment and the important role that Sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas may ise that seems to favor the little guys took place recently as more than 850 fall flat on his face in his effort to run these groups can play in the party's of the oil business, although some of Republicans gathered to attend the success next year. both for re-election and for the Demo- the "independents" are pretty large 10th Biennial Mackinac Island Re- crat nomination for President. corporations. publican Leadership Conference. With his national support close to The Conference, held Septem- the vanishing point and his sources of Bentsen's amendment also may have something to do with the fact ber 19-21, is a different blend of poli- money drying up, Bentsen seems un- tics, recreation and plain old-fashioned able to carry out the delicate balanc- that he has received thousands of dol- fun. According to State Chairman Bill lars in campaign contributions from ing act needed to appeal to voters out- McLaughlin, "It is our unwritten but side Texas without losing support in persons associated with independent his home state. oil companies. He himself has inter- very strict rule that everyone is to re- Bill McLaughlin lax, have a ball, unwind." ests in firms that either drill for oil or Eroded support in Texas could be provide allied services. The Conference, traditionally held in off years, is not only one of the doubly fatal. Losing the Texas Demo- Another oil bill provides an embar- rare experiences in political gather- crat Presidential primary to Gov. rassing example of Bentsen oppor- ings but it also provides an unusual George Wallace or, even worse, to a liberal, would wreck whatever thin Sen. Lloyd Bentsen tunism. He voted to support Presi- opportunity for Michigan Republicans hopes Bentsen has of actually winning dent Ford's veto of a bill restoring oil to gather together for a weekend of camaraderie and relaxation before the enough delegate votes to mean some- price controls, and told potential sup- thing at the national convention. Ali- so bad even Bentsen supporters fav- porters later that a major reason for hard tasks of an election year begin. ored a "self-destruct" clause render- his vote was that the State of Texas Wandering through the elegant Transportation Mackinac Style enating too many Texans could also cost him re-election to the Senate, ing it null and void after 1976. would reap as much as $200 million in Grand Hotel, conference site and A well-attended discussion of the increased tax revenues if oil produc- focal point of the historic island, one which Bentsen appears to view as a Jerry Roe Federal and State election laws started sort of fall-back position. A vicious The legislature also thoughtfully tion went up. He may have a hard feels the spirit and enthusiasm that off the weekend which also featured Democrat primary battle (and Texas tacked on an amendment allowing time explaining that in say, New characterize this tremendous con- addresses by James Lynn, Director of Bentsen to run for re-election to the Hampshire, when there's snow on the ference. The "Grand," host of many Democrats specialize in vicious prim- the Office of Management and Bud- U.S. Senate at the same time he is aries) could either defeat Bentsen or ground and heating oil costs more. important visitors and conferences in Some of the more hardy Michigan get, Mary Louise Smith, National running for President. its 88-year history, stands proudly leave him stunned and bleeding to Republicans braved a Sunday morning Committee Chairman and Governor Bentsen's drive for support out- with its famous white-pillared porch face the Republican candidate. drizzle to participate in the dedication William Milliken. The primary bill and Bentsen's side Texas seems to be stuck in low surveying the small, picturesque of a state historical marker commem- manueverings in support of it out- As Conference Director Jerry Roe As long as Bentsen could avoid mak- gear. The Harris Survey last month island noted for its horse-drawn car- orating the 1943 Mackinac Confer- ing any hard choices, he carried off raged Texas liberals, who responded puts it, "The real purpose of the Con- showed him as the first or second riages and abundance of bicycles. No ence. It was at this conference, the by meeting to plan ways to defeat ference is to give Republicans the op- the balancing trick pretty well. The choice of a grand total of 2 per cent of motor driven vehicles are allowed on Post War Advisory Council, appointed him in both the senatorial and presi- portunity to hear prominent speakers, folks back home liked him well Democrat and independent voters. A Mackinac. by Republican National Chairman dential primaries. The State's estab- meet other Republicans and get new enough, except for the liberals, who Gallup Poll in May showed that only It is this rustic setting and the dis- Harrison Spengler, drew up a foreign ideas and to build enthusiasm." have never forgiven him for beating lishment, on the other hand, is cool- 15 per cent of Democrats had ever tinct feeling of stepping back in time ing toward Bentsen because of his policy plank for the 1944 Party plat- On all three counts, the Mackinac Sen. Ralph Yarborough, and the hard- heard of Lloyd Bentsen. that draws Michigan Republicans to form. This platform cleared the way support of the Voting Rights Act, a Republican Leadership Conference core Wallace people, who don't like punitive piece of legislation loathed by The Senator also seems to be hav- Mackinac every two years. This year's for later Republican congressional succeeds with ease. It is a trip into the anybody who runs against their man conference, under the direction of on his Deep South turf. But then Bent- ing trouble raising money outside his support of the United Nations and the Southern state officials. He voted to past that builds a sense of teamwork home state. He has qualified for fed- Chairman McLaughlin and Jerry Roe, North Atlantic Treaty Organization. and mission. sen began moving to nail down the include Texas in the act, despite im- Texas delegate votes. He did it by pressive arguments by state voting of- eral matching funds by raising $5,000 Executive Director of the Michigan pushing hard for a bill in the Texas ficials that no discrimination exists in in contributions of no more than $250 Party, sported not only Governor Bill Milliken's Tennis Tournament and Lt. Bentsen claims to have no ideological blinders, legislature to provide for what their state. The vote was an obvious in each of 20 states, but the great approaching each issue on its merits. Governor Jim Damman's Touch Foot- [Continued from page 14] bulk of his money has been raised in That is precisely what bothers many amounts to a winner-take-all primary, bid for black and liberal support be- which is specifically banned by Demo- yond the Lone Star State, but so far Texas. Approximately 95 per cent of ball game, but also the Senator Bob posted the staggering total of $220,300 people about Bentsen. He seems to Griffin Golf Tournament and State in contributions on Dec. 31, the very crat Party rules. the only noticeable effect has been his contributions of $500 or more come lack a guiding philosophy, blowing rumbles of repressed fury from the from Texas. That is because his Senator Dick Allen's Bike Rally. last day before the new law took ef- with the wind of public opinion, un- The effective winner-take-all prim- friends back home had been contri- Undertaking more serious business, fect. steadied by the ballast of principle. statehouse in Austin. ary was obscured by awarding dele- buting in bundles of $1,000 at a crack. the State Central Committee met to Bentsen tries to get people to see He is indeed a contrast to Morris gates on the basis of vote by state sen- A typical Bentsen compromise was nominate Peter Fletcher to succeed Bentsen scrambled to raise money his opportunism as pragmatism. His Udall on the one hand and George ate districts, but opponents easily saw his amendment repealing the oil de- late last year because contributions Creighton Holden as Michigan Na- hopes of winning the Democrat nom- Wallace on the other, but there is through the deception and fought the pletion allowance for major oil com- before Jan. 1, 1975, didn't fall under tional Committeeman as well as to ination for President are founded on little evidence that the people prefer bill. Bentsen pulled out the stops to panies while retaining it for small the new campaign reform law. It must hear from several Republicans con- his belief that the people are tired of the lukewarm to the hot or the cold. It get it passed, personally telephoning "independent" oil firms, the differ- have seemed to Bentsen that Christ- sidering possible bids in the '76 Mich- ideological division and will support seems likely that Lloyd Bentsen will legislators to promise jobs and favors ence measured by the amount of oil mas 1974 came several days late--he igan Senate race. The Black Council, a candidate who brings a cool, almost suffer next year the same fate as be- in exchange for their votes. The bill is they produce. Nationalities Council and Youth Coun- detached attitude of pragmatism to fell that other great pragmatic cen- [Continued on page 15] cil, also meeting, centered their dis- the problems of government. He trist--Edmund Muskie. 14 First Monday 15 Bob Olsen Announces Candidacy For Tennessee Special Election Fifth District Republicans in to finish his studies at Vanderbilt and Tennessee have what they consider received his law degree in May 1975. the best chance in many years to gain "I became turned on to the prob- a seat in the United State Congress, a lems of the consumer in 1970 and I seat that has not been occupied by a consider this opportunity to run for Republican since before the turn of the Congress a way to further my com- century. Their candidate, former tele- mitment. As Congressman from the vision newsman and consumer advo- Fifth District I would be able to use cate Robert J. "Bob" Olsen, has a strong appeal to not only the Repub- "As Congressman. would be lican voters, but also to a sizeable able to use the influence of the group of independents as well as con- office to continue helping servative and moderate Democrat people." voters. The race is a special election set for Nov. 5, to fill the vacancy left by the the influence of the office to continue resignation of former Congressman helping people," Olsen said. Robert J. "Bob" Olsen Richard Fulton, a Democrat, who was elected Mayor of Nashville in August. Four major Democratic hopefuls failed to come out of the shadows and Olsen will be unopposed in the prim- are jockeying for their party's nomina- is given little chance of winning. ary. tion. At this point observers say Metro Olsen, 44, is a former television Tax Assessor Clifford Allen is leading. All of the Democrat candidates are newscaster who began his television However, some believe Allen's dem- trying to disassociate themselves from career in Columbus, Miss., in 1959 agogic campaign has peaked and he's the administration of Democratic after serving for five years in the U.S. going down hill. Former U.S. At- Governor Ray Blanton. Blanton is Marine Corps. The candidate went to torney Gilbert Merritt has taken Allen under investigation by a Federal Their schools are witness to riots, strikes and turmoil; we ask, what has happened to discipline? Nashville, Tenn. in 1960 when he be- on directly and is thought by some to Grand Jury. gan his work as a television an- be running second. His strong liberal nouncer. In 1970 Olsen was named di- identification makes it unlikely he'll Whichever Democrat is the nomi- rector of Action News, a feature de- win. If Allen fades fast enough, the nee, he will have to handle a liberal Republicans It's Question signed to solve consumer problems. most likely to come on is state legis- identification. Olsen's success will He became deeply involved with the lator Mike Murphy. Murphy, too, is come from staking his rightful claim problems of consumers and later considered a liberal, but he is mod- early to those conservative and mod- entered Vanderbilt University Law erating his positions in an effort to erate voters from the Democratic School intent on making a career of win. The fourth candidate, District Party as well as Republicans and consumer affairs. Olsen left tele- Attorney General Tom Shriver, has many independents. First Republican National Committee Monday 310 First Street, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003 POSTMASTER: Send Form 3579 to above address. Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Fry 5315 First St NW Washington, D. C. 20011 Republicans NFRW Offer Picks Hutar As President "Program OFFICIA! The opening volley of the 1976 cam- For Progress" paigns may have been heard last month in Dallas as the Republican Party's superstars attacked Democrat A congressional minority, in my judgment, has two main fall profits tax to protect the consumer against possible "rip- irresponsibility and called for restor- responsibilities: The first is to do what it can to improve the offs" as well as a plowback provision to encourage reinvest- ing freedom to the individual. program of the majority; the second responsibility is to ment of energy-related profits. Among the speakers at the 18th Bi- strive to become the nucleus of a new majority. In order for The chief purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate to the ennial Convention of the National Fed- this to happen, it takes more than simply saying "no" to American people why they should elect a Republican Con- eration of Republican Women were things. It is necessary for any minority seeking majority gress next year. The people are apparently disenchanted President Ford, Vice President Rocke- status to show what it would attempt to accomplish, had it with the past and present performance of Congress, as well feller, Sens. Barry Goldwater and the votes. they should be. According to the polls, public confidence in John Tower, Gov. Kit Bond of Mis- It was with this in mind that House Republicans decided the Congress has slipped to its lowest point in history. It is souri, Republican National Chairman to break with tradition this year and come out with a pro- only logical and fair that the party that controls Congress Giving proof to the adage that it's "not quantity but quality that counts," Republicans won Mary Louise Smith, Mississippi Re- both the team and individual competition in the "King of Capitol Hill" contest held on gram of our own for the future. This "Program for Pro- be held accountable for Congress' poor record. The Demo- publican Chairman Clarke Reed, and Sept. 20 and 21 to raise funds to benefit the District of Columbia's Special Olympics. Two gress" is aimed at providing the American people with a cratic Party has run Congress for 20 straight years (and 38 former Govs. Ronald Reagan of Cali- governors, 17 U.S. Senators and 25 Congressman competed in 13 athletic events for the solid notion of what they could expect from a Republican of the last 42 years). Common sense alone dictates the need fornia and John Connally of Texas. title. Republicans scored victories in the bike race [above], swimming relay and tie-break- Congress. It is also meant to let them know that they have a for a change. They struck a common note: gov- ing tug-of-war. Rep. H.J. Heinz, III [R-Pa.], 36, was named the "King" after scoring 10 choice as far as congressional leadership is concerned. But we cannot expect the people to give us control of Con- ernment spends too much money try- points in the swimming competition. Rep. Robin L. Beard, Jr. [R-Tenn.], [center] was a Republicans stand in stark contrast to the policies and per- gress wholly on the basis of the poor record of the Demo- ing to do too many things and doing member of the winning bicycle team and won his heat in the swimming competition. formance of past and present Democratic Congresses. Dur- crats. Public disappointment with the failure of congres- them badly. The theme is expected to ing nearly 40 straight years of Democrat control of the legis- sional Democrats to act on key issues should only serve to be important in 1976. quality education than by forced bus- lative branch, the Federal budget has gone through the roof. make the voters receptive to a potential alternative. By de- ing," Ford said. The NFRW later ap- Massive deficits were created, forcing the Government to veloping a legislative program of our own, House Republi- proved a resolution opposing compul- borrow heavily. This borrowing has caused interest rates to cans have demonstrated to the people that there is a desir- sory busing and calling for "quality go up, limiting the amount of money available to individual able alternative. It is to elect a Republican Congress in 1976. education opportunities for all." citizens and restricting funds which private industry needs The President was full of optimism for capital investments necessary to create new jobs. A Re- for the party's future. He predicted publican-controlled Congress would reverse this dangerous that 1976 will be "a year all Republi- trend of fiscal irresponsibility. We have committed our- cans and independents will remember selves to achieving balance in no more than three years after and Democrats may never forget." In This Issue gaining control of Congress. Another result of the years of Democratic Congressional The Honorable John J. Rhodes, [R-Ariz.] Ford also rejected gloomy pre- control is the unwieldy Federal bureaucracy. Congress has Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives dictions about the future of the Re- On the cover Re-establishing a enacted program after program with almost no oversight to public itself. sense of order and responsibil- determine how these programs are functioning after they are in place. A Republican Congress would establish a special First "I've had it with that attitude," he ity in our society must begin Monday declared. "I did not take the sacred with the beginning--our children. bipartisan commission to review present government per- Republican National Committee 310 First Street, SE oath of office to preside over the de- formance and national goals and recommend legislation re- Washington, D.C. 20003 cline and fall of America." RNC Chairman Mary visions to make government more responsive. In addition, a Louise Smith discusses her Republican majority would dedicate its first year entirely to FIRST MONDAY, Vol. 5, No. 10 Published monthly by the The convention elected Pat Hutar first year in office. 4 legislative oversight. We would review all that Congress has Republican National Committee and mailed to all contribu- of Glenview, III., as its president to done in the past and redirect the operations of government tors of at least $15, of which $5 is for subscription to FIRST take office in January. She has been toward efficiency and economy. MONDAY per annum. When changing address, please send First Vice President of the Federation us both the old and the new. NEWSPAPER. Second class Big Labor a major factor in Many of our proposals are innovative. To help provide re- postage paid at Washington, D.C. since 1973 and a Republican activist New Hampshire Senate tirement income security, for example, we have called for a Pat Hutar since 1955. Hutar is a leading mem- race. 6 plan which would provide special tax incentives for workers Mary Louise Smith Chairman ber of the U.S. Commission on the Ob- to invest voluntarily in a private retirement fund that would Richard D. Obenshain Co-Chairman President Ford called for a third servance of the International Women's supplement both Social Security and company pension plans. Jeremiah Milbank, Jr. Chairman century of American independence in Year and is a former co-chairman of Dates changed for Cam- This proposal would not only provide greater retirement se- Republican National Finance Committee which "the individual, not the govern- the Young Republican National Fed- paign Management College curity, it would aid in the critical area of capital formation. Norman Bishop ment, makes personal decisions." eration and a former Assistant Chair- to accomodate new cam- There is no greater failure of the Democrat Congress than Director of Communications The President received what the man of the Republican National Com- paign laws, 12 in the energy area. Congress has been struggling in vain J. Bruce Hildebrand Editor mewspapers called "wild cheering" mittee. since December of 1973 to enact a comprehensive energy Richard Lobb Joseph Wiedenmayer III and "waves of applause" when he Betty Heitman of Baton Rouge, La., bill. The major roadblock to energy success is an insane maze Reporter Chief Photographer criticized the busing of children ord- former president of the Louisiana Fed- Sen. Lloyd Bentsen strad- of overlapping committee jurisdictions. A Republican Con- Bill Fleishell Design Elizabeth Burke Art ered by federal judges to achieve racial eration and currently the state's Re- dies the fence in an effort gress would end this internal confusion by establishing one Pam Pitzer Production balance in the public schools. publican National Committeewoman, to gain votes. 14 joint or select energy committee. We would establish a wind- "There is a better way to achieve was elected first vice president. First Monday 3 Chairman Ends First Year and being party chairman are not mu- Both the Site Committee and the Na- phasis on youth, blacks, ethnics, Democrats think the nation's prob- tually exclusive. The emphasis now is tional Committee were unanimous in labor--on a broad range of special lems can be solved by more govern- turning to my role as chairman and Predicts Victory In 1976 the decision. It was a difficult choice groups and not just where the con- ment, more money, more regulation. some of our efforts here are begin- because there were many good cities, vention is concerned but in overall As long as the Democrats control the ning to show concrete results. Obvi- but Kansas City came out on top in participation within our party. It is the Congress, the personalities may Republican National Committee upgraded our communications divis- ously, I have not done this by myself. terms of facilities and concrete plans. responsibility of Republican leaders in change, but the direction will remain Chairman Mary Louise Smith cele- ion. In short, we've focused our en- My staff here has been superb--Re- That coupled with the built-in advant- every state to encourage wider par- the same. We need a new approach to brated the anniversary of her first year tire program for 1975 on helping state publicans across the country have ages of a Midwest location in the ticipation than we have ever had be- problem solving--a different rationale. in office on Sept. 16. In a First Mon- and local Republican organizations praised their work. And I must give a central time zone, less travel for dele- fore. Millions of Americans will be Republicans can and will provide that day interview she discussed the strengthen themselves. great deal of credit to members of the gates, and good old-fashioned hos- watching the convention on television, new approach. Party's new momentum, its new pro- Q. What remains to be done in National Committee, members of Con- pitality tipped the balance. and I want to make it clear to them grams and the future of the GOP. 1975? gress with whom I've worked very Q. When will you actually begin through what they see and hear that A. Currently, more than half the closely, other elected officials Re- convention planning? the Republican Party represents them. Q. Looking back over your first year as Republican chairman, what do you states are holding identification and publicans at every level who have A. It's under way now--remember, Q. What is your assessment of Re- registration drives in an effort to reach given me assistance and strong sup- the convention is less than a year publican chances in 1976? see as your most significant achieve- ment? millions of potential Republicans who port. away. In just a few months, the dele- A. There is no question that we can A. We've established a new mo- can't vote because they aren't reg- Last month, the Republican Na- gate selection process will begin. And achieve a significant Republican mentum. Let me add that this ac- istered. In the future, we will hold tional Committee chose Kansas City there is a point I want to make here. victory in 1976. Many top candidates complishment is not mine alone--we special voter group seminars, public as the 1976 convention site. Were It is very important to the Republican already have come forward, and we're relations and research seminars, and see renewed vigor and enthusiasm in there any major disagreements over Party that the delegates be a good working nationwide to identify others. Republican organizations across the our Campaign Management College the choice? representative cross-section. I want Republican organizations in the pre- country. We're back on the track and for persons who will be managing fed- A. No. There was open discussion; our 1976 convention to reflect this cincts, the counties, the states, all moving again. eral or top-level state campaigns. there was thoughtful questioning; party in the very broadest terms. We have started earlier and have been Q. Republicans were pretty dis- Q. If we may ask you a personal there were certainly differences of need far more women serving as con- working harder than is normally the couraged a year ago. What created opinion--but no major disagreements. vention delegates--we need to put em- case in a non-election year. In addi- question. in the announcements of tion, we've seen an historic change in this momentum? your election as chairman, you were attitude across this country that is A. President Ford's leadership is a often referred to as a 'grandmother going to make the voters much more major force. As Time Magazine said, from Iowa. A column in the Wash- receptive to Republicans. he has "restored the presidency to ington Post last month called you the American people." But our mo- Q. What exactly do you mean by a the ablest political organizer the mentum also is a result of the work of "change in attitude?" Republcians have had at their helm the party, of dedicated Republicans A. The American people are in- since the storied days of Ray C. everywhere who have responded and creasingly concerned about big, im- Bliss.' What caused this change in have literally pulled our party up by its personal government; too much attitude? bootstraps. The National Committee spending and too little problem solv- programs have definitely had an ef- A. Initially the emphasis was on the ing; too much government regulation fect. We've held an extensive series of fact I am a woman--there never had and government intrusion into organizational seminars all across the been a woman chairman and this people's lives. These are the same country. We've increased our field hadn't been dealt with before. I'm things Republicans have always been force to make professional advice still a grandmother from Iowa, per- concerned about. And the perform- available to state and local Republi- haps at first it wasn't realized that I ance of the Democrat-controlled Con- can organizations. We've greatly ex- had been active in politics all my adult gress makes it clear that the Demo- panded our research capabilities and life, and that being a grandmother crats are not in tune with these con- cerns. FORD Q. Do you expect this to automat- ically benefit the Republican Party? A. No, definitely not. One of the big challenges facing us is to let the people in know where the Republican Party stands what we want for America how we propose to achieve it. We must talk about the Republican concept of TOP government. The Republican Party is squarely in the mainstream of public JOBS opinion, but in too many cases, the public doesn't know it. FOR WOMEN Q. You talked earlier of a "signifi- cant Republican victory. Isn't that a little optimistic with the Democrats still so much in the majority? A. That's just the point. They are in the majority, and they are not solv- ing the problems. Take the Congress Chairman Mary Louise Smith reviews first year with First Monday Editor J. Bruce Editorial cartoon by Ed Fischer of the as an example. After nearly 40 years Hildebrand. Omaha World-Herald. of Democrat control, it is clear that the 4 First Monday 5 Big Labor: HHH Both For And Against able prices," Humphrey said. "In- stead we have an Agriculture Secre- tary whose philosophy is sell, sell, A Major Factor Big Grain Sales To Soviets sell as long as there's gold on the Russians' plate." In N.H. Election Sen. Hubert Humphrey of Minne- dispatch, Humphrey told the National "I'm going to watch the Secretary sota, long noted for his willingness to Association of Development Organiza- like a suspected burglar in these next talk endlessly on any and all sides of tions meeting in Duluth, Minn., few months to make sure he doesn't This is a first-hand report on the an issue, now can't seem to make up that "for once I agree" with Butz, who let our crop go to the Russians, New Hampshire special election his mind whether he favors selling had said the U.S. could easily afford jeopardizing our people and our Sept. 16, prepared especially for First American wheat to the U.S.S.R. and to sell the Soviets millions of tons of humanitarian commitments,' he told Monday by George Young, Campaign whether the domestic price of grain wheat. the Journal. should be held down, judging from The Senator noted that the U.S. can Consultant to Louis Wyman. In yet another comment, this one his published statements. export 900 million bushels of wheat, made in Paris while he was on the way The result of the New Hampshire In a period of about a month, eat 800 million and still have 300 mil- to Stockholm, Humphrey said he op- special senate election is disappoint- Humphrey said he favored the sales lion left over. He admitted that the posed the high-handed boycott ing. However, before we jump to too and agreed with Agriculture Secre- wheat sales would raise prices slight- slapped on grain shipments by Labor many conclusions about its meaning tary Earl Butz; said he would watch ly, but went on to say: "They should baron George Meany. for next year, we should carefully ex- Butz "like a suspected burglar" to be raised. It costs a farmer about $3 The reason Humphrey crosses him- amine the reasons for the defeat. keep him from supposedly selling the a bushel to raise wheat, so when prices self up so much is obvious, of course. whole crop to the Soviets; then said he drop to that level or below he is sub- They grow wheat in Minnesota. They After living with the Wyman cam- was willing to "sell anything to sidizing the rest of us. The farmer don't grow it on Wall Street or in paign for six intensive weeks and an- Louis Wyman campaigns in Rockingham County during final days of his effort to win Russia." deserves a fair return on his labor and Washington. alyzing the research data both during U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire. Humphrey favored the sales in his investment." It is the kind of game Democrat and since the election, I have these home state of Minnesota, where agri- The Associated Press story report- candidates, both announced and un- conclusions: The "old politics" has no clearer ex- does so by communicating to its own culture is important; attacked Butz in ing his remarks in Duluth was printed announced are playing all the time. First--the New Hampshire special ample in the public mind than what is membership. This loophole is big Washington, where "Hump" is in the morning papers. On the very And it is one reason why people are tells us what's happening in New called Watergate. Our candidate was enough to steal this entire U.S. Con- being spoken of as a possible candi- same day, the Wall Street Journal fed up with politics in general, and Hampshire but cannot be projected as labeled with Watergate in last fall's gress. date for President (yawn); and said he quoted Humphrey as bitterly attack- with the Democrat-controlled Con- a national bellwether for next year. election by the New Hampshire press Labor reportedly has 47,000 union would sell anything to the Russians in ing Secretary Butz. gress in particular, and why no one, Second--Although former Con- and a vicious advertising campaign. households in New Hampshire. They Paris, where, perhaps, he thought no "The first duty of the government is in Washington, Minnesota or Paris be- gressman Wyman would have made Its impact could not be erased. It was mailed these households as much as one was listening. to protect its own people by making lieves much of what our government the best senator and certainly repre- kept alive by the fact that the special four times, in order to build up Durkin According to an Associated Press sure they have enough food at reason- says. sents what America needs, too many prosecutor's office would not close the and tear down Wyman. Labor sent people perceived him as an example of Wyman file and a staggering blow was organizers to New Hampshire to help the "old politics" and voted against struck by that office when it recalled Shriver register new voters, to set up phone nedy Lawford; and Jean Kennedy with the directorship of the Peace him for that reason. Mr. Wyman to testify before a grand banks, to organize an absentee ballot Smith. Third--the new campaign spending Sets Sail Corps. He finally established some- jury in the middle of the special drive, and finally to get out their votes. The big man was missing. The thing of an identity of his own in 1972 law has given big labor the balance of election. They did all this very well. Senator from Massachusetts didn't at- by accepting the post of second mate power in any federal election in which My estimate is that labor put at To Nowhere tend the announcement or lend his on George McGovern's Titanic. But they wish to exercise it. least $100,000 worth of campaign name to the committee. But he dom- Shriver seems determined to abandon New Hampshire is a different politi- My estimate is that labor put at service into the Durkin effort which inated the proceedings nonetheless. his own identity and link himself again cal environment. Many important least $100,000 worth of cam- was not counted as part of the legal Liberal Democrats who have de- Poor Shriver was bombarded with to the Kennedys. In his announcement factors in the election are unique to paign service into the Durkin spending limit. They can and will be spaired of getting the real thing now questions about whether he would be he unabashedly claimed "the legacy" that state. However, there are some effort. doing this next year in races which have a discount Kennedy in the Presi- a stalking horse for Ted. It might be of John F. Kennedy and treated the attitudes which surfaced very promin- they wish to target. dential race--R. Sargent Shriver, assembled press to a speech that was ently which I believe we Republicans No review of the New Hampshire courtier and former employee of the vaguely New Frontier-ish on do- must keep in mind for next year's cam- I am convinced that Mr. Wyman is special election would be fair if it did Kennedy clan. mestic policy and distinctly isolation- paign. I believe that New Hampshire's innocent. Too many voters in New not applaud the fine effort put forth ist in foreign affairs. Shriver appar- electorate is angry at "the old poli- Hampshire, however, are convinced by our candidate, his wife, and the "I am fortified by my family," Shriver said in making his announce- Sargent ently has forgotten that JFK was a tics," feels that "corporate America" that innocent or guilty he represents Republican Party of New Hampshire. firm internationalist, and in fact got Shriver and "big labor" can rightfully be the kind of "old politics" they want to Nobody quit. ment last month, leaving it unclear us into Vietnam. blamed for much of the nation's high change. Lou Wyman is a fine American and whether he was referring to his own Shriver also called in general terms prices and economic trouble. New his loss is our loss. Republicans in family or that of the Kennedy's. Pre- for an even bigger government role Hampshire voted against all three of As for the role of organized labor-- New Hampshire worked very hard. sumably he meant the latter, because in the marketplace, stamping him as these perceived evils--but ironically watch out my fellow Republicans. This They identified their vote and turned they turned out in force to help draw just another conventional Democrat. and unfortunately for our country, new "reform" campaign spending it out better than it had ever been done press to the announcement. Mrs. more accurate to think of Shriver as The public desire for another such they thought Wyman represented two law has given the big labor bosses the before in that state. In fact, Wyman re- Shriver, nee Eunice Kennedy, was merely holding the horses, or perhaps candidate was shown in a Harris Sur- out of the three. Durkin, on the other balance of power. The Wyman com- ceived 3,000 votes more in the special there, of course, along with Ethel warming the seat. vey released the day after Shriver an- hand was definitely bought by big out- mittee and the Durkin committee were election than he got last fall. That kind Kennedy and two of her sons. Ken- For Sarge Shriver, nice man and nounced. It showed him the first of-state labor. He accepted transfers to permitted by law to raise and spend of work would have won most specials. nedys also dominate the Shriver for loyal American that he is, has no choice of a total of 2 per cent of Demo- his campaign of over $150,000 direct- $150,000 each on their campaigns. The final results, however, show that President Committee; included are existence apart from the Kennedys. crats and independents, ranking ahead ly from union "educational" funds. They both did this. Under section 610 a stifling issue and organized labor Joan Kennedy, wife of Senator Ted; After he married into the family, they of fellow liberal Morris Udall, but well He said publicly that he was proud of of the new law, labor has no restriction provided the Durkin campaign with Rose Kennedy, widow of Old Joe and gave him a job managing the Mer- behind Senator John Glenn and Gov- the support. The big labor issue lost on what it can raise and spend in sup- advantages which could not be over- family matriarch; Jacqueline Kennedy chandise Mart in Chicago. He helped ernor Reuben Askew--who aren't even him votes. port of its candidates, so long as it Onassis, widow of JFK; Patricia Ken- come. JFK get elected and was rewarded running, and likely shouldn't. 6 First Monday 7 The Kemper Arena will be a little Showcase City In Heartland To Host Convention; tight. Guest seating will be limited and the alternate delegates will not be Vast Logistics, More Delegates On Small Budget able to sit on the floor, although that is due partly to having 911 more dele- gates and 911 more alternates than in The vast hall is a mass of moving hu- years. Many of the expensive trim- 2,259 alternates will share Kansas 1972. But it is a large and handsome manity, filling the seats and choking mings will be gone. The party is re- City's Kemper Arena with thousands facility that will be prepared for a con- the aisles as the chairman bangs for stricted by federal law to spending no of guests (among them Congressmen, vention without extraordinary trouble. order, the network anchormen sit up more than $2 million on the conven- Senators, Governors and other digni- There will also be a few problems straight, the band strikes up a tune, tion, and is forbidden to accept many taries not serving as delegates), staff with hotel rooms. A total of 15,755 the spotlights coalesce with glaring of the free services both parties used persons and communications tech- hotel rooms are available, but some intensity on the podium as a hugely to take and which held down the cost. nicians, and an army of 6,000 or so 1,300 of them are in Topeka, Kansas, amplified voice announces, "Ladies For example, the 1972 convention in members of the media, from motor- an hour's drive away. That is actually and gentlemen, the next President of Miami Beach used so many cycle couriers to network anchormen. not much worse than Miami Beach, the United States The nominee "freebies," ranging from cars to cop- About 6,000 telephones will be where some delegations stayed in emerges to the thunderous cheers of iers, that the same convention held rigged up in the hall and in supporting hotels "up the beach" an hour or facilities, requiring hundreds of miles more from the hall. (And surely it is of telephone cables and scores of better than New York City at rush switchboards, a telephone system hour.) equivalent to that serving a city of It is too early for persons seeking 30,000 persons. The jungle of cables election as delegates to worry about needed to wire the phones will be where they may stay; the room alloca- overlaid by the false flooring upon tions won't be made until next year. which the delegates' chairs will be But the intention is to house as many placed. as possible in rooms close to the hall, The television networks will roll in and spread everybody else around. KC is second only to Rome in the number of public fountains. their huge vans crammed with equip- Kansas City is famous for its ment, anchor booths will be built so fountains (nearly 50 of them-- ready under way. The Executive Com- Committeeman for Wisconsin and Cronkite, Chancellor et al can gaze second only to Rome), its cleanliness, mittee of the Committee on Arrange- convention manager. He is vice chair- down at the tumult, a huge camera its good food (especially, of course, ments and media representatives will man of the Committee on Arrange- stand will be erected facing the pod- steak), good shopping, one of the meet this month. The official Call of ments, of which Republican National ium, and the technicians will check out world's newest and best airports (KC the Convention will be issued in De- Chairman Mary Louise Smith is the minicams to bring you the floor International), and cultural at- cember and another meeting of the chairman. action live, up close and in color. The tractions, including the Nelson Gallery arrangements committee is set for A major factor in the selection of "pencil press" will arrive toting their with its paintings by Rembrandt and February. The party will open an of- Kansas City as the convention site portable typewriters and looking for Reubens. A flourishing night life fice in KC on Feb. 1 to coordinate was the city's eagerness to have the places to put them and the freelancers should provide relaxation for dele- planning in the host city. convention. KC boosters think that will turn up looking desperately for a gates after each evening session. In overall charge of convention hosting a national political convention story to pay for the trip. Planning for the Convention is al- planning is Ody J. Fish, National will mark their city's formal entry into the big leagues. They went all-out to get the convention and impressed party officials. To quote from the re- port of the Site Committee: "Kansas City is clean, attractive, entertaining Kansas City skyline seen from across Missouri River. and the support of the people there to the nation's Republicans in conven- today would probably cost more than have the convention and to do any- tion assembled. $3 million. thing possible to help make it work, is That scene next August will seem But a less expensive convention truly great." the pinnacle of glory to the nominee will be very much in the nation's mood Besides, Republicans will be out and the opening gun of the campaign of restraint and in the party's busi- there in the heartland of America, do- to the millions watching on television. nesslike and purposeful tradition. A ing their business in an exciting, truly There is no extravaganza on earth like special party committee called earlier liveable city, while the Democrats the nominating convention of an this year for "simplicity and restraint" meet in New York, where their party American political party; it is part con- in operating the convention. While the has run the local government billions vention, part rally, part media event. Republican Party is opposed to the of dollars into the red and papered It doesn't just happen; it is put to- over the deficit with short-term bor- concept of public financing of con- gether over many months so that when ventions, the National Committee rowing until they can't borrow any the delegates arrive they will be more. That contrast reveals a real has authorized Chairman Mary Louise housed and fed and bused back and Smith to seek the $2 million in federal difference in party philosophies. It forth to transact the party's business funds because otherwise, $2 million ought to be worth at least a million squarely in the nation's electronic eye. in GOP funds which could be spent to votes. The 1976 Republican National Con- elect Republicans would go to the vention in Kansas City, Missouri, will convention instead. First things first. be substantially different from any The logistics of a convention are Huge modern sports arena will hold convention the party has held in recent staggering. Some 2,259 delegates and 1976 Convention. 8 First Monday 9 balanced budget immediately. The current deficit is America's Future caused largely by a drop-off in tax revenues and increased The GOP Program FORD LIBRARY is SERVID unemployment compensation, both attributable to the re- cession. Tax reform is also tied to limiting government spending, the Republicans note, because taxes must be high as long as spending is. The fact that Republicans tend to deal with the root "The past four decades have seen Democrat Con- causes of national problems, while the Democrats fool gresses increase the tax burden on the average working around with the symptoms, was never more clearly il- American, not only through additional taxes but also with lustrated than by the Republican Legislative Agenda un- the approval of built-in inequities and loopholes. The veiled by the GOP Congressional leadership last month. Democrats continue to give lip service to meaningful tax The program goes to the bottom of national concerns reform but produce only false promises which deceive the and suggests substantive changes where warranted and American taxpayer. The only way to cut federal taxes for adherence to basic, guiding principles throughout. American wage earners is to reduce total federal ex- The 15-point Agenda, subtitled "A Program penditures," the report says. for Progress," was drafted by a task Goals of true tax reform would be to simplify tax force of 33 House Republicans and preparation, discourage evasion of taxes, bring approved by the full House equity to the system and provide incentive for Republican Confer- economic growth, it adds. ence. The Billions are spent every year on public wel- Agenda was fare and the Republicans agree that aid should the special pro- be given to those who, because of age or ill- ject of House ness, need help, but "the present welfare Republican system falls far short of this goal due to mis- Leader John J. management and abuses." The Republi- Rhodes of Arizona, cans call for eliminating ineligible recipi- who felt that House ents from the rolls, strengthening and en- Republicans needed forcing work requirements, tightening to show the country eligibility for the food stamp program what they would do if they controlled Con- A For Programess of and transferring it from the Depart- ment of Agriculture to the Depart- gress. (See editorial ment of Health, Education and comment on page 2.) Welfare. "Democrats have con- The Congress basic goals In the energy field, the report trolled both Houses of Con- says, "We believe the current gress for 38 of the past 42 lack of direction by the Demo- years and must bear the re- crat majority in Congress poses sponsibility for failure of the grave. economic peril for the federal government to meet future." The Republicans the needs of America," the attack the Democrats' Agenda states. "single-minded em- "We believe that the vast ma- phasis on unrealistically jority of Americans prefer a life of regulated prices" freedom in thought and action" and which prevent the "truly competitive free enterprise," development of adequate it says. supplies. They suggest relying The world's highest standard of liv- mainly on private industry but also ing has been achieved through the free urge a windfall profits tax coupled with a plow- enterprise system, the House Republi- back provision to encourage reinvestment of energy cans point out, and argue that "Govern- earnings and assure consumers that energy companies ment should not assume the function of the aren't making unfair profits. great tinkerer, but can, and should, help promote pros- The Republicans also addressed concerns closer to perity." It can do so by eliminating unnecessary regula- home. They pointed out that the elderly who live on fixed tion and "encouraging healthy competition," the report incomes are hurt the most by the relentless price infla- says. tion engendered largely by government spending. Vast spending by the Democrat Congress over the past "To protect the purchasing power of the income and 40 years has created a huge federal government debt, and savings of our older people, we must stop inflation" the the Republicans call for a better system of managing the report says, and also backs health insurance to cover cata- current debt as well as reaching a balanced budget "with- strophic illness among the elderly. in three years." The elderly would also benefit from Republican rule be- "We recognize the fact that the transition from a deficit cause the Republicans would repeal the outdated limita- of $80 billion to a balance between revenue and expendi- tions on outside earnings by Social Security recipients. tures in one year, although desirable, is not feasible," the Other points in the GOP program: report says in explaining why it refrained from calling for a [Continued on page 13] 10 IHL WHITE HOUSE ACTION MEMORANDUM WASHINGION LOG NO.: Date: September 25, 1975 Time: FOR ACTION: CC (for information): Phil Buchen Jack Marsh Jim Cannon Bill Seidman Max Friedersdorf Brent Scowcroft Jim Lynn Frank Zarb FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY DUE: Date: Wednesday, October 1 Time: 12 Noon SUBJECT: Republican Legislative Agenda "A Program for Progress" 9/8/75 GERALD FORD LIBRARY ACTION REQUESTED: For Necessary Action X For Your Recommendations Piepare Agenda and Brief Draft Reply X For Your Comments Draft Remarks REMARKS: We have been requested to prepare a report for the President on the Republican Legislative Agenda presented to him by the Republican Leadership. This report should cover: 1) What is being proposed. 2) What are we doing in the areas mentioned in report. 3) What are we not doing that we should be looking into In other words, any initia tives in the report we should consider undertaking? PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED. If you have any questions or if you unticipate a dulay in submitting the required molerial, please Jim Connor telephone the Secretary immediately. For the President R.FORD LIBRARY REPUBLICAN LEGISLATIVE AGENDA: A PROGRAM FOR PROGRESS SEPTEMBER 8, 1975 REPUBLICAN LEGISLATIVE AGENDA: A PROGRAM FOR PROGRESS The principal mission of government must be to provide its citizens the freedom to pursue opportunities to create and maintain the type of life each of them desires. We believe that the vast majority of Americans prefer: -- A life in which freedom of thought and action of the individual as a member of society is preserved and protected. Government's duty is to defend its people against aggressors from without and subversive and criminal elements from within. -- A life lived in an economic climate in which truly competitive free enterprise predominates. Government's role is to foster and further free enterprise, while maintaining protection for society and individuals against unfair advantage taken by predatory interests. -- A life in which all people have a full opportunity for success. Society and government have joint responsibility to make programs and facilities available to train individuals in marketable skills, so they may become productive members of the free enterprise system. -- A life that promotes and strengthens individual and family responsibility. Our youth should be given every opportunity to be exposed to the positive values of our American heritage. -- A life in which assistance is available to the needy, disabled, aged and handicapped, but in which able-bodied and able-minded persons are expected to work and produce. -2- Our present society has not yet fully achieved these goals, but it has proved that it has the ability to do so -- that it offers the FORD best hope yet devised by man to realize the fulfillment of the American dream. We intend to hasten it toward its goal by prodding it where it needs prodding, by adjusting it where it needs adjusting, but all the while nurturing and protecting it against those who would destroy it. Government will play an important role, but must refrain from competing with and from putting strains and pressures on free enterprise which would damage the entire system and thus lead to eventual failure. The essence of our American system is choice. Our nation grew strong under the concept of freedom of our people to choose the course of government. To choose well, there must be recognizable programs to be weighed in the balance. As a responsible minority, seeking to become a nucleus of a majority, we believe our obligation is to move our government better to serve the people. There are certain principles which guide a Republic year in and year out. The policies any government should follow must be dictated by the particular time in which those guidelines will be operative. We believe that at this time in our history it is essential the role of government be diminished, and emphasis placed on the encouragement of individual enterprise. 1 Congress must come to grips with the realities of federal spending in a peacetime economy and not allow the federal government to be the primary cause of inflation. We believe the Congress through the Budget Committee has the responsibility to curb excessive federal deficit financing, and work with the Executive Branch to establish national priorities consistent with federal revenues. -3- We recognize the fact that the transition from a deficit of $80 billion to a balance between revenue and expenditures in one year, although desirable, is not feasible. We would expect to effect it within three years. During that time, it would be necessary for us to forego additional programs to be financed through the public sector and concentrate on improving, consolidating and in certain cases eliminating by intensive legislative oversight and amendment existing ineffective or unnecessary programs. 2 We believe a commission should be established to study the operations of our government departments and agencies and recommend necessary 3 reforms. In addition, our national transportation system must be reviewed and necessary legislative remedies enacted which will provide a balanced and adequate transportation system for the country. Since its beginning in 1913, the federal income tax system has grown into a hodgepodge of conflicting regulations, inconsistencies, and inequities. Our tax system needs immediate reform, the kind of reform that would require every American to pay a fair share, no more or no less. We must avoid incentive-destroying tax levels which slow 4 the growth of the economy and prevent the creation of new jobs. We stand for full employment and believe every American who is willing and able to work has a right to expect and an obligation to pursue opportunities to earn a living. Because massive federal make-work programs offer no hope to the jobless for long-range future security, we endorse stimulation of free enterprise to generate productive jobs that will last and pay a decent wage. We favor automatically extended unemployment benefits coupled with intensive manpower training to tide workers over periods of unemployment. Much of the added expense for expanded manpower training can be defrayed by purging the bloated welfare FORD -4- LIBRARY rolls of the many ineligibles, by rooting out welfare fraud and by strengthening work requirements. Moreover, to help channel assistance where it is really needed, we favor a drastic revision of the run-away 5 food stamp program. One of the great challenges of our time is our need to become independent in energy production. We believe that energy independence should be reached mainly through the efforts of private enterprise. Tax incentives will be needed to assist in prodigious capital formation to invest in new and expanded facilities. The direct federal role should be limited to appropriate participation in research and development of 6 new energy sources. We believe older Americans are especially deserving of attention and concern. They are faced with loss of income security from inflation and the spectre of financial disaster from major illnesses. The greatest contribution Congress can make is to assume leadership in an all-out effort to reduce inflation to protect the buying power of retirement dollars. Because of spiraling costs for medical care and health services, we feel a health insurance program offering protection 7 against the financial ravages of catastrophic illnesses is needed. The entire area of health care must be examined in order to establish a national health policy. Federal involvement in health care is extensive, with fragmented, categorical programs and pervasive regulations and guidelines. In order to address the complex questions involved in this issue, we have established a Task Force on Health with the Republican 8 Research Committee. -5- We regard it as imperative to preserve the integrity of the Social Security Trust Fund financed by employee-employer contributions and to adjust benefit payments to sustain purchasing power in constant dollars. We will actively support incentives to expand the individual retirement 9 program of every American. Education of our nation's young people is a state responsibility, 10 a local function and a federal concern. The mentally and physically handicapped must be afforded opportunities 11 that will allow them to function as useful members of our society. It is a major responsibility of government to protect the lives and property of its citizens and insure the domestic tranquility. Justice must be as concerned with protecting the rights of the victim of crime as assuring the rights of the accused. At the same time, we must consider legislation to assure American citizens that they will not be subject to arbitrary or unjustified surveillance by government 12 agents and to protect citizens' rights-to-privacy. An estimated 10 million residents of foreign countries now live illegally in the United States and actively compete with American workers for available jobs. Existing laws which establish a legal yearly entry 13 rate must be strengthened and strictly enforced. In this nuclear age, we live in a still-perilous world. Until disarmament becomes a reality it is necessary that we continue intensive negotiations. There is no acceptable alternative to an American defense 14 second to none. -6- Efficient production of food and fiber is to the credit of the American farmer and must be encouraged to meet domestic and world needs 15 without undue government interference. Democrats have controlled both Houses of Congress for 38 of the past 42 years and must bear the responsibility for failure of the federal government to meet the needs of America. Loosely written legislation by Congress has created a maze of contradictory and duplicative controls. Congress must provide constant oversight of federal operations and regulatory agencies to insure that legislative intent is carried out and to determine the need for corrective legislation. The positions and attitudes reflected here are presented as guidelines, not as a definitive, all-inclusive program for America. In fact, we recognize the omission of many areas of concern, not from a lack of interest, but because our positions have become well-known through our legislative actions or through our party platforms. We attempt to point in the directions in which we would intend to lead our country, were we to become the nucleus of a majority in Congress. We believe it is incumbent upon Congress to respond in these ways to the people who must pay for government, and we believe the people must and will see to it that the Congress does so respond. 1 - Private Enterprise Our two-hundred year old system of private enterprise, working within a free and competitive economy, has produced the highest living standard in the world. This private sector production has been and is the only creator of our national wealth with government merely redistributing wealth it has acquired through taxation of private enterprise and individual citizens. Any broader effort by government to control or direct our huge trillion-and-a-half dollar economic machine could be a disaster. Government should not assume the function of the great tinkerer, but can, and should, help promote prosperity. It can best do this by not hindering the course of commerce, by minimizing regulation, by allowing the time-tested laws of supply and demand to work with maximum freedom, by encouraging healthy competition and the enforcement of anti-trust laws that protect the consumer and fledgling businesses. We believe that solutions to our dual economic problems of inflation and recession lie in returning decision-making to the people through the forces of supply and demand in the marketplace. People themselves can best decide what to produce, sell, and buy, and at what price levels. No government agency is as capable of making these decisions as are the people through the voluntary exchange of goods and services. There is already ample machinery within the federal government and in the private sector to protect the consumer from exploitation. We applaud the Ford Administration's effort to orient existing regulatory and administrative agencies toward consumer protection. We propose that federal estate and gift tax laws be revised to encourage private ownership of Small Business. 2- Public Debt During the past 40 years excessive appropriations by Democrat controlled Congresses have created massive deficits and forced the federal government to borrow heavily. This competition with the private sector has caused interest rates to rise and as a result funds for private capital investment which are needed to create new jobs have become scarce and expensive. Massive deficits will rekindle double- digit inflation and prevent the expansion of business needed to pull our economy out of the recession. More inflation will further weaken our economic system, and jeopardize the financial security of all Americans. Congress must exercise fiscal restraint, consolidate existing programs, eliminate duplication and waste and thereby reduce the volume and expense of government. The Budget Committees of the Congress, in conjunction with the Executive Branch, must establish spending priorities consistent with federal revenues with a systematic reduction of the public debt. The public debt must be restructured. Trust fund surpluses, which by statute can only be invested in government obligations, tend to distort the real picture and should not be included in considering the overall public debt ceiling. The present system of establishing a debt ceiling has become meaningless. Debt ceiling increases have been manipulated and irresponsibly used as a vehicle for non-fiscal legislation. We propose that the limit of the public debt be set concurrently with the adoption of the Federal Budget. FORD 3- Government Reform In recent years, an entrenched, burgeoning bureaucracy has developed in the federal government. Federal agencies have proliferated and become fragmented, inefficient, duplicative and wasteful. Regulatory agencies have overstepped their authority in the promulgation of rules and regulations. They have usurped authorities which rightfully belong to the States, and ultimately to the people. Return of power, to the States, as well as strict Congressional oversight of agency compliance with the letter and spirit of the law, are urgently needed to preserve personal liberty, improve efficiency, and eliminate waste. We recommend a bipartisan commission be established to review present governmental performance, administrative costs, proliferating federal programs, redefine national goals and recommend legislative revisions to enhance the capability of government to meet the challenges of the coming decade. This recommendation emphasizes the failure of the Democrat Congress to provide effective oversight of federal operations and regulatory agencies to insure that legislative intent is carried out and to determine the need to amend loosely written legislation that has created a maze of contradictory and duplicative controls, rules and regulations which hamper business and harass the citizen. As a majority we would dedicate the next Republican Congress to legislative oversight -- to redirecting the operations of government toward efficiency and economy. 7 4- Tax Reform The past four decades have seen Democrat Congresses increase the tax burden on the average working American not only through additional taxes but with the approval of built-in inequities and loopholes. The Democrats continue to give lip service to meaningful tax reform but produce only false promises which deceive the American taxpayer. The only way to cut federal taxes for American wage earners is to reduce total federal expenditures. "Tax gimmicks" are not a solution but only offer benefits to special interest groups. We propose that Congress begin work immediately on revision of federal taxation: -- to simplify tax preparation -- to discourage tax evasion -- to bring equity to the tax system -- to provide incentives for economic growth. 5- Welfare Reform We believe that society has the responsibility to assist those who cannot provide for themselves. The present welfare system falls far short of this goal due to mismanagement and abuses. The $5.2 billion Food Stamp Program has grown 14,203% in the past decade. Recipients have increased from 500,000 in 1965 to nearly 20 million, and under present regulations an estimated 57 million people are eligible. Present law has established lax eligibility standards allowing persons with adequate incomes to participate in the program. This massive program has bypassed the real intent of Congress to provide help only for the needy. We call attention to the fact that the bill for welfare is mainly borne by the American worker. To meet its responsibility to the American taxpayer and the truly needy, Congress must take immediate steps to reform the welfare system. We propose Congressional action: -- to provide adequate living standards for the truly needy -- to eliminate ineligible recipients from the welfare rolls -- to establish effective regulations to prevent future welfare fraud -- to strengthen and enforce work requirements -- to provide educational and vocational incentives to allow recipients to become self-supporting -- to increase penalties for welfare fraud to discourage abuses -- to coordinate Federal reforms with state and social welfare agencies -- to strengthen state and local administrative functions -- to transfer administration of the Food Stamp Program from the Department of Agriculture to HEW -- to tighten eligibility requirements for food stamps. 6- Energy The key to future economic security and a high standard of living for all Americans is a comprehensive national policy that will produce an adequate supply of energy for an expanding economy. We believe the current lack of direction by the Democrat majority. in Congress poses grave economic peril for the future. Their single- minded emphasis on unrealistically regulated prices today, fails to lay the groundwork necessary for future expanded energy supplies. Constructive action now by the Congress could help assure our people and our industries an ample supply of reasonably priced energy for the years ahead. -- We propose that all federal regulations, programs and policies that directly affect energy, be reviewed, and ineffective programs be eliminated or replaced. Our energy challenge must essentially be solved by private industry. We believe that unreasonable regulatory and tax policies have hampered development and lessened investment in research, plants and equipment needed for maximum energy production. -- We propose a windfall profits tax program with a plowback provision to encourage reinvestment of energy earnings and eliminate windfall profits. Energy development has been hampered by excessive and often frivolous litigation, endless hearings, studies, commissions and reports. -- We propose that Congress' comprehensive energy package provide strong legal authority to allow development of natural resources with full recognition of the need to provide safeguards for the protection of the environment. FORD LIBRESS During the period of 1970-1974, our yearly imports of foreign oil rose from 483 million barrels to 1.2 billion barrels, while during the same period domestic production fell from 3.5 billion barrels to 3.2 billion barrels per year. Our nation cannot afford continued dependence on foreign oil. -- We propose that Congress provide incentives for exploration and development of more American-owned oil and natural gas. A full scale effort must be made to develop our oil shale resources. Our nation must develop alternative energy sources. Congress should provide incentives and opportunities to accelerate research, discovery and delivery of untapped resources. Immediate emphasis should be given to development of economical solar energy systems for homes and industry. -- We propose that Congress require that new federal structures, where practical, be heated and cooled with solar systems. An essential part of a national energy program must be development of all available forms of energy. -- We propose a stepped-up program for coal gasification, geo-thermal and nuclear power production. -- A strong program of research and development should be continued for the fusion process to unlock the unlimited potential of the Hydrogen atom. Conservation of energy depends on more efficient utilization by industry and individuals. -- We propose that Congress provide practical incentives: 1- for conservation of energy by the public 2- to increase the utilization of waste materials in energy production 3- for production by industry of more energy efficient products. 7- Older Americans Many older Americans live on relatively fixed, limited incomes and inflation has hurt them cruelly. The rapidly rising cost of living is caused in substantial measure by the profligate spending of the federal government. To protect the purchasing power of the income and savings of our older people we must stop inflation. We believe the federal government must meet its commitments to finding solutions and facilities to help meet their needs. Needed is "catastrophic" health insurance that will cover the medical needs of those who experience long, serious illnesses. We support a nutritional supplement system and a comprehensive program of nutrition education for needy older citizens. Inadequate housing and transportation must receive our undivided attention and affirmative action. 8- Health Care There is an urgent need to review Federal involvement in health care. Not only government spending, but regulations and guidelines have had great impact on national health care delivery. Under our present system, we have one of the best health care delivery programs in the world. There are some gaps that need filling, to assure our people the quality of services nationwide that we are capable of providing. We believe that our nation needs a National Health Policy, which would balance health systems supply and demand with financing. In addition there is a need for emphasis on education, environmental improvement, better housing and nutritional gains, all of which affect the general health of the American public. A National Health Policy would determine broad goals and priorities for medical care, preventive practices, and dispersal of facilities to be within reach of our people. We believe the present combination of private and public health care financing can be extended and improved. The present system suffers from fragmentation, and we believe a National Health Policy should bring together all vital health functions into a practical and workable program to provide better health care for all our citizens. 8- Health Care There is an urgent need to review Federal involvement in health care. Not only government spending, but regulations and guidelines have had great impact on national health care delivery. Under our present system, we have one of the best health care delivery programs in the world. There are some gaps that need filling, to assure our people the quality of services nationwide that we are capable of providing. We believe that our nation needs a National Health Policy, which would balance health systems supply and demand with financing. In addition there is a need for emphasis on education, environmental improvement, better housing and nutritional gains, all of which affect the general health of the American public. A National Health Policy would determine broad goals and priorities for medical care, preventive practices, and dispersal of facilities to be within reach of our people. We believe the present combination of private and public health care financing can be extended and improved. The present system suffers from fragmentation, and we believe a National Health Policy should bring together all vital health functions into a practical and workable program to provide better health care for all our citizens. 9- Social Security - Retirement Controlling inflation is the most important way to insure the retirement security earned by American workers. Congress must give top priority to maintaining the integrity of the Social Security Trust Funds and must revise retirement programs to more nearly meet the needs of older Americans. Adequate funding that will provide benefits in constant value dollars should be assured from a self-adjusting formula of contributions by employees and employers. Unlimited outside earnings should be allowed without benefit penalties. All Americans deserve the opportunity to provide their own additional retirement security. The Individual Retirement Account (IRA) has extended this opportunity to an additional segment of our working force. We propose that Congress expand this Keogh-type supplemental retirement plan to make it available to all workers. Our proposal would provide tax incentives allowing workers to invest voluntarily in a private retirement fund that would supplement both Social Security and company pension plans. In addition to providing greater retirement security this plan will provide investment funds needed to build a stronger American economy and to aid in capital formation. 10- Education We insist that Congress review, evaluate and consolidate the more than 400 federal education programs and assign priorities to those that are effective. Federal support to reduce financial barriers to students in post-secondary education and to encourage vocational education and job training, compensatory education for the disadvantaged, and special education for the physically and mentally handicapped should supplement resources provided by state and local programs. Administration of educational programs is the responsibility of state government and local institutions, and federal intrusion cannot be allowed. We favor the development of quality day care services, locally controlled and administered, with the requirement that the recipients of these services pay their fair share of the costs according to their ability. In the education and training of children there is no substitute for parental discipline. We believe in the parents' right to make fundamental decisions regarding the care, development and education of their children. ll-Mentally and Physically Handicapped Those among us who are handicapped face difficult challenges every day while trying to cope with a physical environment designed for the activities of the non-handicapped. We believe that strong efforts should be made to assist the handicapped to function in our society -- to have access to education, medical care, economic security, equal treatment from our institutions, improved transportation and protection from exploitation. Federal programs should be reviewed to ensure that all that can be done is being done to help the handicapped become more fully integrated into our social and economic life. 12-Crime A fundamental responsibility of government is to protect the lives and property of its citizens. We believe the thrust of justice must be to protect the law-abiding citizen against the criminal. To combat crime: -- We support the continuance of federal grants to States, cities and towns to strengthen local law enforcement. -- We support court system reform to increase efficiency, eliminate excessive case loads, reverse the present practice of "turnstyle justice" and keep the criminal off the streets. -- We support reform of our penal system to correct the failure of our present policies of punishment and rehabilitation. -- We support redoubled efforts against the hard drug traffic to arrest, prosecute, and convict pushers -- especially those that prey on young boys and girls. -- We propose Congress enact mandatory minimum sentences for persons convicted of federal crimes involving violence, use of firearms, trafficking in hard drugs and habitual offenses. Prevention is the long-term solution to crime. Effective crime prevention depends on strengthening community ties and encouraging individual participation in community decisions establishing moral and ethical standards. We recognize, however, that a healthy fear of swift and sure punishment is not without effectiveness in crime prevention. 13-Illegal Aliens FORD Life. An estimated 10 million citizens of foreign countries now live illegally in the United States and actively compete with American workers for available jobs. Congress must insist on enforcement of existing laws which establish a legal yearly entry rate, increased border control and more effective apprehension and deportation of people living illegally in the United States. Social Security requirements for all workers must be enforced and participation by illegal aliens in federally funded welfare programs must be stopped. 14-Defense The first, and major, responsibility of government is to provide for the common defense. Recent world events have demonstrated that until we can safely disarm, we must continue to improve our military capability to defend the United States and honor our commitments to Free World Nations. A strong military capability is essential to the balance of power on which our safety rests. To be successful in negotiations with foreign nations we must deal from a position of strength. Preparedness cannot be a sometime policy. Responsibility for the common defense, for maintaining our military capability, our honor and commitments, rests with Congress. We deplore the attitude that the military budget represents a readily available source of federal money which can be diverted to other programs without dangerous consequences. Congress must continue to provide adequate funding to sustain volunteer manpower levels, equip our forces and conduct vital research and development. It is also the imperative responsibility of Congress to eliminate frills and waste, and to ensure a lean, efficient and mobile military to meet the challenges of the 1970's. 15-Agriculture Overregulation by the government must not be allowed to hamper FORD LIBRAS the most vital and efficient segment of our society -- agriculture. Production of food and fiber satisfies not only our domestic needs, but is also the keystone of our export program and our balance of payments. Agriculture policies should be designed to operate within the free market system with full recognition of the unique production and marketing problems faced by farmers and ranchers. In addition, applicable federal estate and gift tax provisions should be reviewed and reformed in order to preserve the ability of families to retain ownership of farm land.

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Ford Presidential Library.\nREPUBLICAN\nCONGRESSIONAL\nCOMMITTEE\nNEWSLETTER\n300 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.\nNumber 11\nWashington, D.C. 20515\n94th Congress, First Session\nSeptember 1975\nSKYLINE of Kansas City, Mo., in this night photo, shows\napproved the recommendation of the Site Selection Com-\nan area that will become familiar to delegates and others\nmittee and set the dates for August 16-19. For more on the\nduring the Republican National Convention of Bicen-\ncity and a picture of its Kemper Arena where the\ntennial-year 1976 held there. The National Committee has\nconvention will be, see page 3.\nBy GOP House Members\nGERALD ORD LIBRARY\nLEGISLATIVE PLAN UNVEILED\nA major legislative program agreed\nassume the function of the great\nrevenues with a systematic reduction\nupon by House Republicans and their\ntinkerer, but can, and should, help\nof the public debt. The public debt\nPolicy Committee was made public\npromote prosperity. It can best do this\nmust be restructured. Trust fund sur-\nSeptember 8. It shows the world -\nby not hindering the course of com-\npluses, which by statute can only be\nand the voters - some of the specifics\nmerce, by minimizing regulation, by\ninvested in government obligations,\nof what they would do as the majority\nallowing the time-tested laws of supply\ntend to distort the real picture and\nparty in Congress.\nand demand to work with maximum\nshould not be included in considering\nAbout 15 members attended the\nfreedom, by encouraging healthy com-\nthe overall public debt ceiling\nWe\npress conference in the Capitol at\npetition and the enforcement of anti-\npropose that the limit of the public\nwhich the plan was announced. They\ntrust laws that protect the consumer\ndebt be set concurrently with the\nincluded House GOP Leader John J.\nand fledgling businesses.\nadoption of the Federal Budget.\nRhodes; Rep. Bob Michel, Republican\nPUBLIC DEBT\nGOVERNMENT REFORM\nWhip; Rep. John B. Anderson, Repub-\nlican Conference Chairman, and Rep.\nDuring the past 40 years excessive\nIn recent years, an entrenched, bur-\nBarber B. Conable Jr., Policy Com-\nappropriations by Democrat-\ngeoning bureaucracy has developed in\nmittee Chairman.\ncontrolled Congresses have created\nthe Federal Government. Federal\nHere are excerpts of the program:\nmassive deficits and forced the Federal\nagencies have proliferated and become\nGovernment to borrow heavily. This\nfragmented, inefficient, duplicative\nPRIVATE ENTERPRISE\ncompetition with the private sector\nand wasteful. Regulatory agencies have\nOur 200-year-old system of private\nhas caused interest rates to rise and, as\noverstepped their authority in the pro-\nenterprise, working within a free and\na result, funds for private capital in-\nmulgation of rules and regulations.\ncompetitive economy, has produced\nvestment which are needed to create\nThey have usurped authorities which\nthe highest living standard in the\nnew jobs have become scarce and\nrightfully belong to the States, and\nworld. This private sector production\nexpensive. Massive deficits will re-\nultimately to the people. Return of\nhas been and is the only creator of our\nkindle double-digit inflation and pre-\npower to the States, as well as strict\nnational wealth, with government\nvent the expansion of business needed\nCongressional oversight of agency\nmerely redistributing wealth it has\nto pull our economy out of the re-\ncompliance with the letter and spirit\nacquired through taxation\nAny\ncession\nof the law, are urgently needed to\nbroader effort by government to con-\nThe Budget Committees of the\npreserve personal liberty, improve ef-\ntrol or direct our huge trillion-and-a-\nCongress, in conjunction with the Ex-\nficiency, and eliminate waste. We rec-\nhalf-dollar economic machine could be\necutive Branch, must establish spend-\nommend a bipartisan commission be\na disaster. Government should not\ning priorities consistent with Federal\n(Continued on page 5)\nDigitized from Box 7 of the White House Special Files Unit Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nNewsletter Analysis\nSINAI PLAN TO CLEAR AS IT IS?\nDefending the interium peace agreement between Egypt\ninstallations, a process to \"begin within two weeks from the\nand Israel, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger spent the\nsignature of the protocol with the introduction of the\nentire first week of his Mideast return reassuring various\nnecessary technicians, and completed no later than eight\nCongressional committees and diplomatic correspondents\nweeks after it begins.\"\nthat stationing U.S. civilians in the Sinai is in no way\nThe U.N. mandate shall be extended annually.\nanalgous to the American entrance in Vietnam. Administra-\nThe parties establish a joint commission to \"consider\ntion Reason No. 1: The 150 to 200 American monitors\nany problem arising from this agreement and to assist the\nwill be civilians, limited to a technical surveillance role in\nU.N. Emergency Force in the execution of its mandate.\"\nthe 20-mile stretch bounded by the Mitla and Gidda Passes;\nIsraeli nonmilitary cargoes shall be permitted through\nNo. 2: They will be in the United Nations buffer zone\nthe Suez Canal.\nbetween the two armies, accompanied by thousands of\nWithin the areas of limited forces and armaments,\nUnited Nations personnel; and, No. 3d The technicians will\nlimitations shall be: eight standard infantry battalions, 75\nserve an impartial role between the two sides - at the\ntanks, 72 artillery pieces, both parties agreeing not to\nrequest of the two sides. Further, the United States has\nstation or locate in the area weapons which can reach the\nprotected itself in written agreement by the unilateral right\nother side.\nto withdraw such personnel \"if it concludes that their\nBeyond areas of limited forces and armaments, limita-\nsafety is jeopardized or that continuation of their role is no\ntions shall be: no antiaircraft missiles within 10 miles of\nlonger necessary.\"\ndesignated boundaries, neither side to station or locate in\nBowing to doubters, Kissinger agreed in Senate hearings\nthe area weapons which can reach the other side. U.N.\nto support forthcoming legislative proposals to require\ntroops may conduct inspections to insure maintenance of\nwithdrawal of the American presence \"in the event of\nagreed limitations.\nhostilities.\" As negotiated, the existing agreement leaves the\nAerial reconnaissance missions by the United States\nsensitive withdrawal decision to President Ford.\nover the areas covered by the agreement shall continue\nRep. William S. Broomfield, ranking Republican of the\nfollowing the same procedures already in practice, ordi-\nHouse International Relations Committee, said the GOP\nnarily one mission every seven to 10 days.\nexpects the accord to receive sanction by Congress virtually\nNot more than 200 U.S. civilian technicians shall be\nas it is. Siding with the President, Broomfield indicated he\nstationed in five early-warning sites, previously described.\nwould support an American presence in the Sinai because\n\"The significance of the agreement,\" Kissinger told\nKEMPER ARENA in Kansas City,\n\"I am convinced that it is indispenable to the success of the\nreporters, \"is that it defuses tensions in the area and, if it is\nMo., site of the 1976 Republican\naccord. The alternative to this agreement, in my opinion, is\nimplemented properly, will open a door to general peace in\nNational Convention, is pictured above\nKansas City in B\na return to confrontation in the area and the distinct\nthe area.\"\nwhile a hockey game was in progress.\npossibility of renewed warfare. The risks for the United\nThe crucial test of that belief, according to area experts,\nPopulation: (1973 estimates): Kansas City, Mo\nStates are tolerable; a refusal to take them would be\nwill come at the end of November when Syrian President\nThe Debt-ocratic\nmetropolitan statistical area, consisting of Cass, Cla\nirresponsible and contrary to our national interests.\"\nAssad must decide whether to renew the United Nations\nRay Counties in Missouri, and Johnson and Wyando\nKissinger's Congressional appearances coincided with\nobserver force on the Golan Heights. Kicking out the troops\nConvention?\n1,323,800.\ndiscussions between Egypt and Israel on a number of\nwould signal a return to the war of attrition waged between\nHouse GOP Leader John J.\nTransportation: Kansas City International Airport,\nprotocols for implementation of the agreement. It is the\nSyria and Israel in 1974, but the hope is that Assad would\nRhodes and his Democratic\n1972, is served by eight scheduled airlines with\nAdministration's hope that Congress will approve deploy-\nnot want to take on the full brunt of Israeli forces.\ncounterpart, Majority Leader\narrivals and departures daily. The city has 12 trunk\nment of American technicians within the projected two-\nThomas P. O'Neill, had a brisk\npassenger trains and 176 freight trains arriving\nweek negotiating period, since Israel has said it would not\ndebate September 10 on the\nHighway network centering on the city includes si\nimplement the agreement unless that approval is given.\nHouse floor partly on party\nFederal routes. The Metro, the bus system for the\nSoviet officials boycotted the brief ceremonial signing in\nREPUBLICAN\nprinciples, partly on choice of\nbasic fare in Kansas City, Mo., of 40 cents.\nGeneva September 4. The agreement heightens American\nCONGRESSIONAL\nnational convention sites for\nClimate (mean data for August): temperature, 79.8\ninfluence in the Mideast by, among other things, licensing\nCOMMITTEE\n1976. Quipped Rhodes, in the\n3.77 inches.\nthe continued operation of a strategic early-warning station\nNEWSLETTER\nhigh point of exchange:\nat Um Khushaibb by the Israelis and granting Egypt the\nReligion: Greater Kansas City Area includes more\nIt is perhaps appropriate\nright to build one of its own nearby. Roughly 10 Americans\nover 69 denominations.\nThe Newsletter is published monthly while Congress is in\nthat the party that ran New\nwould be assigned to each major installation, in what Under\nsession by the Public Relations Division of the National\nRepublican Congressional Committee, 300 New Jersey\nYork into the hole should meet\nMedia: Area has four daily newspapers: Kansas\nSecretary of State Joseph Sisco called a \"custodial\" role.\nAve., SE, Washington, D.C. 20515. Telephones (all area\nthere amid the governmental\nKansas City Kansan, Independence Examiner, and\n(\nThe essential American job would be the manning of three\ncode 202): Executive Director, 225-1832; Art Depart-\nruins of their operation. The\nsix TV stations are: ABC (KMBC), channel 9; CB\nsmall tactical early-warning stations in the Mitla and Gidda\nment, 225-1813; Broadcast Services, 225-1806; Cam-\npaign, 225-1816; Public Relations, 225-1800.\ncity's dilemma is illustrated by\nNBC (WDAF), channel 4; KQTV, channel 2; educa\nPasses. In support of these, the proposal calls for the\nCommittee Chairman\nthe fact that the Statue of\nKCPT, channel 19, and KBMA (UHF), channel 41\nestablishment of three unmanned electronic sensor fields at\nRep. Guy Vander Jagt of Michigan\nLiberty is now holding a tin cup.\nstations and 15 FM stations. AP, UPI and Reut\nboth ends of each pass close to roads leading to and from\nExecutive Director: Steven Stockmeyer: Public Relations\nThe Democrats should feel right\nbureaus there.\nthe American watch teams.\nDirector: L. David LeRoy; Contributing Editors: Sandy\nat home. They have run Uncle\nBass, Ed Blakely, Shirley M. Hartman.\nRecreation: Kansas City, Mo., maintains 113 park\nThe highlights of the package:\nSam a half-trillion in hock, and\nincluding Swope Park, second-largest city park in\nThe parties shall continue to observe cease-fire on\nPermission to use material in this publication is granted\nthey have made New York into\nteam (American Football Conference) is Kansas Cit\nland, sea and air, and refrain from all military or para-\nwith or without credit to the committee. The Newsletter\nsad city. Perhaps, in all honesty,\nis sent to contributors of $25 or more, of which $2.50 is\n(American League Baseball), Kansas City Royals\nmilitary actions against one another.\nsince the purveyors of fiscal ir-\nAll military forces shall withdraw behind lines created\nfor a one-year subscription. Second-class postage paid at\nBasketball Association), Kansas City Kings. Hoc\nWashington, D.C. When changing address, please send us\nresponsibilities will be gathering\nLeague), Kansas City Scouts. Harry S. Truman Sp\nin the agreement, creating a buffer zone in which United\nboth old and new. IMPORTANT: Include old address\nthere - they should really call\nNations Emergency Forces will continue to function as\ntwin stadiums. City is noted for jazz, outdoor\nlabel from Newsletter.\nthis the Debt-ocratic Con-\non thick Midwestern steaks. Harry S. Truman Li\nunder the Egyptian-Israeli Agreement of January, 1974.\nvention.\"\nIndependence, are only 10 miles from downtown K\nEgypt will reassume control of Abu Rudeis oilfields and\n2\nRCC Newsletter/September 1975\nRCC Newsletter/September 1975\nWhy a GOP\nfrom page 1\nLegislative\nGOP PROGRAM: LOTS OF SPECIFICS\nestablished to review present govern-\ncurity and a high standard of living for\nWe believe the Federal Government\nProgram?\n'76 REPUBLICANA\nmental performance, administrative\nall Americans is a comprehensive na-\nmust meet its commitments to finding\nFeatures return to BASICS\ncosts, proliferating federal programs;\ntional policy that will produce an\nsolutions and facilities to help meet\nwithout expensive OPTIONS\nredefine national goals and recom-\nadequate supply of energy for an\ntheir needs. Needed is \"catastrophic\"\nBy Rep. John J. Rhodes\nWide-track stance insures\nmend legislative revisions to enhance\nexpanding economy.\nhealth insurance that will cover the\nHouse Republican Leader\nBROAD SUPPORT\nthe capability of government to meet\nWe believe the current lack of\nmedical needs of those who experience\nthe challenges of the coming\ndirection by the Democrat majority in\nlong, serious illnesses. We support a\nA Congressional minority, in my\nGOP\nCongressmen\ndecade\nCongress poses grave economic peril\nnutritional supplement system and a\njudgment, has two main responsi-\nproudly present the\nTAX REFORM\nfor the future.\ncomprehensive program of nutrition\nbilities. The first is to do what it can\nLEGISLATIVE VEHICLE\nof the FUTURE\nWe propose that all Federal regu-\neducation for needy older citizens.\nto improve the program of the ma-\nThe past four decades have seen\nlations, programs and policies that\nInadequate housing and transportation\njority. Despite a 2-to-1 numbers dis-\nPromotes DEFENSIVE\nDemocrat Congresses increase the tax\ndirectly affect energy be reviewed,\nmust receive our undivided attention\nadvantage, House Republicans have\ndriving while protecting the\nREPUBLICANA)\nburden on the average working Ameri-\nFREE SPIRIT in all of use\nand ineffective programs be eliminated\nand affirmative action.\nlabored to fulfill this duty with\ncan not only through additional taxes\nor replaced.\nGoes\nfarther,\nbut with the approval of built-in in-\nHEALTH CARE\ndefinite success. Because of a President\ndoes\nWe propose a windfall profits tax\nwho is adamant in his desire to hold\nCOSTS LESS to operate. more,\nequities and loopholes.\nprogram with a plowback provision to\nThere is an urgent need to review\nthe line against large Federal expendi-\nWe propose that Congress begin\nencourage reinvestment of energy\nFederal involvement in health care.\ntures, and a Republican Congressional\nwork immediately on revision of Fed-\nearnings and eliminate windfall pro-\nNot only Government spending, but\nminority willing and able to back him\neral taxation:\nfits.\nregulations and guidelines have had\nup, the Nation has been spared some\nto simplify tax preparation\nWe propose that Congress' com-\ngreat impact on national health-care\ntruly bad legislation.\n-Newsletter cartoon by Harvey Simon\nto discourage tax evasion\nprehensive energy package provide\ndelivery.\nAt the same time, we have not been\nto bring equity to the tax system\nstrong legal authority to allow de-\nUnder our present system, we have\n\"\ninsensitive to the legitimate needs of\nAnd while it's custom-designed for you,\nto provide incentives for eco-\nvelopment of natural resources with\none of the best health-care delivery\nthe country and have remained willing\nthere's plenty of room for your friend.\"\nnomic growth.\nfull recognition of the need to provide\nprograms in the world. There are some\nto compromise in the interests of\nsafeguards for the protection of the\ngaps that need filling to assure our\ngetting things done. For example,\nlection of legislative specifics.\nselect energy committee. In addition, a\nWELFARE REFORM\nenvironment.\npeople the quality of services nation-\nwhile the so-called \"jobs bill\" was in\nSecondly, since we do not have the\nRepublican Congress would look\nWe believe that society has the\nWe propose that Congress provide\nwide that we are capable of providing.\nthe main poorly conceived, it did\nvotes, there is no way that we can\ntoward the private sector to carry the\nWe believe that our nation needs a\nresponsibility to assist those who can-\nincentives for exploration and develop-\ncontain some badly needed provisions\nenact this program at the present time.\nball as far as development of new\nnot provide for themselves. The pres-\nment of more American-owned oil and\nNational Health Policy, which would\nfor summer jobs for young people.\nWhat is important is that we articulate\nenergy sources is concerned. Among\nent welfare system falls far short of\nnatural gas. A full-scale effort must be\nbalance health systems supply and\nMost House Republicans voted to sus-\nour basic goals to the American people\nother things, we would establish a\nthis goal due to mismanagement and\nmade to develop our oil-shale re-\ndemand with financing. In addition\ntain President Ford's veto of the bill\nso that they can come to understand\nwindfall profits tax to protect the\nabuses. The $5.2 billion food-stamp\nthere is a need for emphasis on educa-\nsources.\nand then voted for a compromise that\nwhat it is we stand for. The specifics\nconsumer against possible \"rip-offs\" as\nprogram has grown 14,203 percent in\nWe propose that Congress require\ntion, environmental improvement,\nencompassed nearly all of the\ncan come later on.\nwell as a plowback provision to en-\nthe past decade. Recipients have in-\nthat new Federal structures, where\nbetter housing and nutritional gains,\nsummer-jobs-for-youth proposals. This\nThe House GOP program represents\ncourage reinvestment of energy-related\ncreased from 500,000 in 1965 to\npractical, be heated and cooled with\nall of which affect the general health\ncompromise was signed by the Presi-\nour best recent effort to take a\nprofits.\nnearly 20 million, and under present\nsolar systems.\nof the American public\ndent.\nrealistic look at where America should\nThe chief purpose of this exercise is\nregulations an estimated 57 million\nWe propose a stepped-up program\nSOCIAL SECURITY-RETIREMENT\nThe second responsibility of a Con-\nstrive to go during the coming critical\nto provide the American people with a\npeople are eligible\nfor coal gasification, geothermal and\ngressional minority is to strive to\nyears. We recognize, for example, that\nrationale for electing a Republican\nControlling inflation is the most\nWe propose Congressional action:\nnuclear power production.\nbecome the nucleus of a new majority.\nthe transition from a deficit of $80\nCongress next year. The people are\nimportant way to insure the retire-\nto provide adequate living stand-\nA strong program of research and\nIn order for this to happen, it takes\nbillion to a balanced budget in the\napparently disenchanted with the past\nment security earned by American\nards for the truly needy\ndevelopment should be continued for\nmore than simply saying \"no\" to\nspace of one year is impractical. How-\nand recent performance of Congress,\nworkers. Congress must give top pri-\nto eliminate ineligible recipients\nthe fusion process to unlock the un-\nthings. It is incumbent upon any\never, we feel that balance could and\nas well they should be. According to\nority to maintaining the integrity of\nfrom the welfare rolls\nlimited potential of the hydrogen\nminority seeking majority status to\nshould - be achieved within a three-\nthe polls, public confidence in the\nthe Social Security trust funds and\nto establish effective regulations\natom.\ngive the people a positive notion of\nyear period.\nCongress has slipped to its lowest\nmust revise retirement programs to\nto prevent future welfare fraud\nWe propose that Congress provide\nwhat it would attempt to accomplish,\nSome of the proposals are inno-\npoint in history. It is only logical and\nmore nearly meet the needs of older\nto strengthen and enforce work\npractical incentives:\nhad it the votes.\nvative. To help provide retirement\nfair that the party that controls Con-\nAmericans. Adequate funding that will\nrequirements\n1 - for conservation of energy by\nIt was with this in mind that I\nincome security, for example, we have\ngress be held accountable for Con-\nprovide benefits in constant value\nto provide educational and voca-\nthe public\nestablished a mechanism early this\ncalled for an expanded Keogh-type\ndollars should be assured from a self-\ngress's poor record. The Democratic\ntional incentives to allow recipients to\n2 to increase the utilization of\nyear to put together a legislative pro-\nplan which would provide special tax\nParty has run Congress for 20 straight\nadjusting formula of contributions by\nbecome self-supporting\nwaste materials in energy production\ngram for House Republicans.\nincentives for workers to invest volun-\nyears (and 38 of the last 42 years).\nemployees and employers. Unlimited\nto increase penalties for welfare\n3 for production by industry of\nThe document is purposely general.\ntarily in a private retirement fund that\nBut Republicans cannot expect the\noutside earnings should be allowed\nfraud to discourage abuses\nmore energy-efficient products.\nEarly in our deliberations, the 33-\nwould supplement both Social Se-\npeople to give us control of Congress\nwithout benefit penalties.\nto coordinate Federal reforms\nmember drafting committee faced a\ncurity and company pension plans.\nwholly on the basis of the poor record\nAll Americans deserve the oppor-\nwith State and social welfare agencies\nprocedural decision: whether to pre-\nThis is no greater failure of the\nof the Democrats. Public dis-\nOLDER AMERICANS\ntunity to provide their own additional\nto strengthen State and local ad-\npare a detailed legislative package con-\nDemocratic Congress than in the\nappointment with the failure of Con-\nministrative functions\nMany older Americans live on rela-\nretirement security. The Individual Re-\nducive to immediate implementation\nenergy area. Congress has been strug-\ngressional Democrats to act on key\nto transfer administration of the\ntively fixed, limited incomes, and in-\ntirement Account (IRA) has extended\nor to put together a more general\ngling in vain since December of 1973\nissues should only serve to make the\nfood-stamp program from the Depart-\nflation has hurt them cruelly. The\nthis opportunity to an additional seg-\nstatement of principles which could\nto enact a comprehensive energy bill.\nvoters receptive to a potential alterna-\nment of our working force. We pro-\nment of Agriculture to HEW\nrapidly rising cost of living is caused in\nserve as a framework for specific bills\nThe major roadblock to energy success\ntive. By developing a legislative pro-\nto tighten eligibility requirements\nsubstantial measure by the profligate\npose that Congress expand this\nlater on.\nis an insane maze of overlapping com-\ngram of our own, House Republicans\nfor food stamps.\nspending of the Federal Government.\nKeogh-type supplemental retirement\nWe opted for the latter course. In\nmittee jurisdictions. A Republican\nhave demonstrated to the people that\nTo protect the purchasing power of\nplan to make it available to all\nENERGY\nthe first place, few people would take\nCongress would end this internal con-\nthe income and savings of our older\nworkers.\nthere is a desirable alternative. It is to\nthe time to read a voluminous col-\nfusion by establishing one joint or\nelect a Republican Congress in 1976.\nThe key to future economic se-\npeople we must stop inflation,\n(continued on page 6)\n4\nRCC Newsletter/September 1975\nRCC Newsletter/September 1975\n5\nfrom page 5\nOLSEN BIDS\nGOP PROGRAM HAS\nFOR HOUSE\nLOTS OF SPECIFICS\nRepublicans will seek another vic-\nEDUCATION\npecially those that prey on young boys\ntory in this year's special Congres-\nand girls.\nsional elections when voters of the 5th\nWe insist that Congress review, eval-\nuate and consolidate the more than\nWe propose Congress enact man-\nDistrict of Tennessee go to the polls\n400 Federal education programs and\ndatory minimum sentences for persons\nNovember 25 to elect a new member\nassign priorities to those that are effec-\nconvicted of Federal crimes involving\nof the House of Representatives.\ntive. Federal support to reduce finan-\nviolence, use of firearms, trafficking in\nBob Olsen, a 43-year old former\nhard drugs and habitual offenses\ntelevision newsman in Nashville, has\ncial barriers to students in post-\nILLEGAL ALIENS\nfiled for the Republican nomination\nsecondary education and to encourage\nand will be the nominee of the party\nvocational education and job training,\nAn estimated 10 million citizens of\nEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Re-\nas he is the lone filer.\ncompensatory education for the dis-\nforeign countries now live illegally in\npublican National Senatorial Com-\nPRESIDENT FORD speaks to guests\n-staff photo by Bob Brockhurst\nOlsen completed his law degree at\nadvantaged, and special education for\nthe United States and actively com-\nmittee is Mrs. Glee Gomien, recently\nat Capitol Hill Club reception, joined\nVanderbilt University this year and is\nthe physically and mentally handi-\npete with American workers for avail-\nnamed to the post by Committee\non the dais by Vice President and Mrs.\nGOP HUMOR\nawaiting the results of his bar exam.\ncapped should supplement resources\nable jobs. Congress must insist on\nChairman Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska.\nNelson Rockefeller, Mrs. Ford and\nThe vacancy resulted from the res-\nprovided by State and local programs.\nenforcement of existing laws which\nShe had been assistant director since\nCharles Marck, reception chairman.\nBOOK COMING\nignation, effective August 14, of the\nAdministration of educational pro-\nestablish a legal yearly entry rate,\n1969. She joined the Senate campaign\nVice chairman of the event was Libby\nseven-term Democrat incumbent\ngrams is the responsibility of State\nincreased border control and more\nunit that year after the death of\nPowell.\nThe Republican National\nRichard Fulton, who had earlier been\ngovernment and local institutions, and\neffective apprehension and deporta-\nSenate GOP Leader Everett M. Dirk-\nCommittee plans to publish a\nelected mayor of Nashville. The dis-\nFederal intrusion cannot be\ntion of people living illegally in the\nsen, whom she had served for years as\nbook, \"Republican Humor,\"\ntrict is composed of three counties in\nallowed\nUnited States. Social Security require-\nexecutive secretary and later as execu-\nearly in 1976, it announced last\nmiddle Tennessee, the largest of which\nments for all workers must be enf-\ntive assistant. Stevens also named\nPurchase of\nweek. Said National Chairman\nis Davidson County, the location of\nMENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY\norced and participation by illegal\nWilliam L. Collins as the Committee's\nMary Louise Smith: \"We hope\nNashville, the State capital.\nHANDICAPPED\naliens in federally funded welfare pro-\ndirector of political activities. Collins\njoined the staff last March after work-\nIts Building\nthis will bring a little levity to\nWhile the Republican primary will\ngrams must be stopped.\nthe political scene.\"\nnot be contested, the Democrats will\nThose among us who are handi-\nDEFENSE\ning for Rep. Lawrence Hogan of Mary-\nIs Club's Plan\nCo-authored by Stephen J.\ncapped face difficult challenges every\nhave a four-man primary struggle on\nland from 1971 to 1974 and managing\nSkubik and Hal E. Short and\nday while trying to cope with a physi-\nThe first, and major, responsibility\nOctober 9 and it is expected to be\nthe Congressional campaign of John\ncal environment designed for the act-\nof government is to provide for the\nThe President and Mrs. Ford and\npublished by Acropolis Books\nhotly contested. In a district where 61\nBurcham in Maryland last fall. The\nivities of the non-handicapped. We\ncommon defense. Recent world events\nVice President and Mrs. Rockefeller\nLtd. of Washington, the 196-\npercent of the 1972 Presidential vote\ntwo have their work cut out for them:\nhave demonstrated that until we can\nexchanged pleasantries and friendly\npage book will appear in Janu-\nbelieve that strong efforts should be\nwent to Richard Nixon, this Congres-\nthere are 33 Senate seats up in 1976,\nmade to assist the handicapped to\nsafely disarm, we must continue to\nof which 11 are now held by Repub-\nquips with guests from 50 States in\nary. It will sell for $4.95 in soft\nsional race will be worth watching.\nimprove our military capability to\nlicans.\nwhat was billed as \"one of the high-\ncover, and the RNC will receive\nfunction in our society - to have\naccess to education, medical care, eco-\ndefend the United States and honor\nlights of the fall social season in\nroyalties.\nPresident Ford has written\nnomic security, equal treatment from\nour commitments to free-world na-\nWashington\" September 10.\nthe foreword which notes:\nour institutions, improved transporta-\ntions. A strong military is essential to\nAward Goes\nThe occasion was a $1,000-per-\n\"When we are able to look at\ntion and protection from ex-\nthe balance of power on which our\ncouple fund-raising reception staged\nploitation\nsafety rests. Congress must con-\nTo Hanrahan\nby the National Republican Club of\nthe brighter side that lies just\nCRIME\ntinue to provide adequate funding to\nCapitol Hill, the party's national social\nbelow the surface of our neigh-\nsustain volunteer manpower levels,\nFormer Rep. Robert P. Hanrahan\nclub. The approximately $90,000 in\nbor's face, we Americans are at\nour best.\"\nA fundamental responsibility of\nequip our forces and conduct vital\nof Illinois, now Deputy Assistant Sec-\nnet proceeds, said reception chairman\nOne of Vice President Rocke-\ngovernment is to protect the lives and\nresearch and development.\nretary of HEW for Education, received\nCharles Marck, will go solely toward\nproperty of its citizens. We believe the\nIt is also the imperative responsi-\nthe \"Friend of Lithuania\" award of\nstarting to buy the building from its\nfeller's favorite jokes submitted\nthrust of justice must be to protect the\nthe Knights of Lithuania at their 1975\nowners and to reducing outstanding\nfor \"Republican Humor\" is his\nbility of Congress to eliminate frills\nlaw-abiding citizen against the crimi-\nand waste and to ensure a lean,\nnational convention held in August in\nobligations, and will not in any way be\nquip that \"The best part about\nnal.\nefficient and mobile military to meet\nNew York City.\nconsidered a political or political cam-\nbeing Vice President is presiding\nTo combat crime:\npaign contribution.\nover the Senate. Where else\nthe challenges of the 1970's.\nThe award recognizes the leadership\nWe support the continuance of\nHanrahan gave, while a GOP member\nIn a short speech which Mrs. Ford\ncould I have Barry Goldwater\nFederal grants to States, cities and\nAGRICULTURE\njestingly offered to deliver, President\naddressing me as 'Mr. Presi-\nof the House, to the successful move\ndent??\"\ntowns to strengthen local law enforce-\nOverregulation by the Government\nto gain freedom for Simas Kudirka.\nFord expressed gratitude to the na-\nJAN BARAN has joined the staff of\nment.\nmust not be allowed to hamper the\ntionwide group, many of whom\nMany of the stories have a\nKudirka, a Lithuanian sailor serving\nthe Republican Congressional Com-\nWe support court-system reform\nmost vital and efficient segment of our\non a Soviet vessel, jumped ship off\ntraveled long distances for the chance\nsharp partisan tone. Rep. Guy\nto increase efficiency, eliminate ex-\nsociety - agriculture. Production of\nMartha's Vineyard in 1970 and made\nto shake his hand. Mr. Ford thanked\nVander Jagt of Michigan tells\nmittee as its attorney specializing in\ncessive case loads, reverse the present\nfood and fiber satisfies not only our\nit to a U.S. Coast Guard vessel that\nthem for \"decontolling their wallets\"\none about the time Chicago\nproblems relating to the new campaign\npractice of \"turnstile justice\" and keep\ndomestic needs, but is also the key-\npicked him up. The Coast Guard,\non behalf of the Club, which he\nMayor Richard Daley, the Late\nlaw. He will advise Republican House\nthe criminal off the streets.\nstone of our export program and our\nhowever, permitted Soviet sailors to\nhimself had frequented only a few\nSen. Everett Dirksen and Presi-\nincumbents, candidates and staffs on\nWe support reform of our penal\nbalance of payments. Agriculture poli-\ncome aboard and forcibly retrieve him.\ndent Lyndon Johnson were try-\nthe complicated compliance pro-\ntimes in its new location.\nsystem to correct the failure of our\ncies should be designed to operate\nHe spent the next four years in prison,\n\"I think the future of this club is\ning to make a tough political\ncedures the law entails. Baran, 27,\ndecision, and decided to take a\ngraduated from the Vanderbilt Uni-\npresent policies of punishment and\nwithin the free-market system\nbut was released and came to the U.S.\nextremely important to the Repub-\nrehabilitation.\nFederal estate and gift-tax provisions\nvote by secret ballot. The result:\nversity law school in 1973. He served\nafter Hanrahan, President Ford and\nlican family,\" the President told out-\n\"One for Dirksen, one for John-\non the staff of Gov. Winfield Dunn of\nWe support redoubled efforts\nshould be reviewed and reformed in\nothers pressed claims for American\nof-towners. \"And by the Republican\nagainst the hard-drug traffic to arrest,\norder to preserve the ability of families\ncitizenship for him deriving from his\nfamily, I mean that encompasses\nson and 28 votes for Mayor\nTennessee in 1971 and 1972, and has\nDaley.\"\ndone campaign work in that State and\nprosecute, and convict pushers es-\nto retain ownership of farm land.\nmother.\neverybody in the Republican Party.\"\nin Maine.\n6\nRCC Newsletter/September 1975\nRCC Newsletter/September 1975\n7\nWHAT'S YOUR QUESTION?\nHave you seen recently a copy of\nearly October, and staffers report the\nsomething known as The Republican\nchances are \"very good\" that the\nCreed?-T.L., Washington, D.C.\nAdministration-favored version will\nFrom time to time over the years,\nreach the Senate floor for probable\nthe Newsletter has published a creed\npassage by mid-November.\nwhich always seems to attract much\ninterest. We think it should be called A\nHow does Russia pay for its huge\nRepublican Creed rather than The\npurchases of grain? Does she pay in:\nRepublican Creed, since we know of\n(1) manufactured goods? (2) raw\nno official status for it. Also, its\nmaterials? (3) precious metals?-\nauthor is unknown to us.\nA.S., Davenport, lowa.\nHere it is in full:\nAccording to the Department of\nAgriculture, the U.S.S.R. does not use\nI AM A REPUBLICAN BECAUSE\nany of the above mentioned items to\npay for its grain. It pays cash, and the\n.I believe that faith in individual\ndeals are made between private com-\npeople is the only true foundation of\npanies and the Russian Government.\nour national strength.\nThe Soviets did once receive a Govern-\n.I believe that our national sta-\nment loan from the U.S. to help pay\nbility can stem only from the basic\nHow near do you believe the U.S.\nfor part of the sales. We loaned them\nconstitutional principles that unite us.\nis to converting our measurements\n549 million dollars (about 460 million\n.I believe that free enterprise and\nto the metric system?-L.D., Arl-\nin fiscal 1973 and 89 million in fiscal\nencouragement of individual incentive\nington, Va.\n1974). As of Aug. 28, 1975, the\nhave given this Nation an economic\nSince the early days of the Repub-\nRussians had repaid about 344 million\nsystem second to none on earth.\nlic, the United States has repeatedly\ndollars in principal and about 54.3\n.I believe, as Lincoln did, that\nconsidered going metric and now,\nthe proper function of government is\non the eve of the Bicentennial, it looks\nmillion in interest. The loan-making\nto do for the people only those things\nlike we may be going to make it\npolicy, by the way, is no longer in\neffect.\nthat have to be done, but cannot be\nofficial. On September 5, a bill pro-\ndone by individuals for themselves.\nposing a national policy of voluntary\nI believe that sound economic\nWhere can the coins shown in the\nconversion to metric over the next\ngrowth can be generated only by\nseveral years passed the House by a\nJuly, 1975, Newsletter be purchased?\nsound money and avoidance of infla-\nvote of 300 to 63. The conversion act\nI would appreciate any information\ntionary deficits.\ncalls for the establishment of an inde-\nif it is available.-A.F.F., Plymouth,\nI believe in equal rights and\nMich.\npendent United States Metric Board,\nequal justice for all, regardless of race,\nbroadly representative of American\nThe new Bicentennial coins, dated\ncreed or color.\nsociety, to perform three major func-\n1776-1976, and whose backs celebrate\n.I believe Americans have an in-\ntions: 1) to develop a program of\nscenes for the observance, are now\navailable at most banks. The half-\nternational kinship with peoples every-\nplanning and coordinating the use of\nwhere who seek the extension of\nthe metric system; (2) to conduct\ndollar and quarter have been distri-\nfreedom and human rights.\nresearch and submit recommendations\nbuted, and the dollar will make its\n.I believe that Americans have an\nto the President and the Congress; and\nappearance within the next month. If\nenduring capability of making hard\n(3) to conduct a program of public\nthese coins are wanted in sets, they\ndecisions unflinchingly when the se-\neducation at all levels in order to\nmay be inquired about and obtained,\ncurity of the Nation and our free-\nfamilarize the American people with\nalong with any desired information\nthe meaning of metric terms and mea-\nabout them, from:\nworld allies is threatened by aggres-\nsion.\nsures in their daily lives.\nBureau of the Mint\n.I believe the party is a party of\nSupporters were quick to point out\n55 Mint Street\nvision, retaining those things from the\nthat though many U.S. industries are\nSan Francisco, Calif. 94175\npast that are worth retaining and\nnow well into the early stages of\nalways receptive to new ideas in the\nmetric conversion, the process is\ntask of building a better America.\ntaking place in an entirely un-\n.I believe our mission is to win\ncoordinated fashion and that, in fact,\nGot a question that's been\non merit as we appeal to all segments\nthe U.S. is the only major non-metric\nbothering you? Send it to\nof the population - not as separate\ncountry in the world which has not\n\"What's Your Question,\" GOP\ngroups but as part of the whole, with\nformed an official mechanism for co-\nNewsletter, 300 New Jersey\nequal but never superior claims on the\nordinating a change to the metric\nAvenue, S.E., Washington, D.C.\nprogress we can generate.\nsystem.\n20515. Priority will be given to\nFinally, I believe that only\nThe House bill now joins two\nanswering questions of general\nthrough the Republican Party can\nSenate-introduced measures for con-\ninterest to a political audience.\nthese ideals become active and success-\nsideration by the Senate Commerce\nNo questions can be answered by\nful principles of government.\nCommittee. Hearings are scheduled in\nmail.\nY FRY 315E\nMR. & MRS. EDWARD F. FRY\n5315 FIRST ST. N.W.\nWASHINGTON, D. C. 20011\nRCC Nowsletter/September 1975\nMEMORANDUM\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 25, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nJIM CONNOR\nFROM:\nDONALD RUMSFELD\nAttached is the Republican Legislative Agenda that\nCongressman Rhodes and his group presented to the\nPresident yesterday. If you have not already done so,\nplease have it staffed out and prepare a report for the\nPresident indicating what the Rhod es proposal was and\nthen briefly what we are doing and then whether or not\nwhat we are not doing is an area that we probably ought\nto look into. In other words, are there initiatives in\nhere that we ought to consider undertaking.\nMEMORANDUM\nTo: Rumsteld\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSte H doe\nFrom: MAX F\nSeptember 8, 1975\ngot Reft free\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nMAX FRIEDERSDORF\nFROM:\nDON RUMSFELD\nI would like a copy of the Republic Legislative Agenda\nthat they published today for the House Republicans.\nThanks.\nSu attached\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nACTION MEMORANDUM\nWASHINGTON\nLOG NO.:\nDate:\nSeptember 25, 1975\nTime:\nFOR ACTION:\nCC (for information):\nPhil Buchen\n-Jack Marsh\n-Jim Cannon\nBill Seidman\nMax Friedersdorft\nBrent Scowcroft\nJim Lynn\nFrank Zarb\nFROM THE STAFF SECRETARY\nDUE: Date:\nWednesday, October 1\nTime:\n12 Noon\nSUBJECT:\nRepublican Legislative Agenda\n\"A Program for Progress\"\n9/8/75\nFORD s LIBRARY GERALD\nACTION REQUESTED:\nFor Necessary Action\nX For Your Recommendations\nPrepare Agenda and Brief\nDraft Reply\nX For Your Comments\nDraft Remarks\nREMARKS:\nWe have been requested to prepare a report for the President\non the Republican Legislative Agenda presented to him by the\nRepublican Leadership. This report should cover:\n1) What is being proposed.\n2) What are we doing in the areas mentioned in report.\n3) What are we not doing that we should be looking into\nIn other words, any initiatives in the report we should\nconsider undertaking?\nDomestec Counal asked for\nextension to 10/3 - promised\nnow for\nmarsh - no comments\nwed 10/15\nPLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.\nIf you have any questions or if you anticipate a\nJim Connor\ndelay in submitting the required material, please\nFor the President\ntelephone the Staff Secretary immediately.\nDemocrats Win By Standing For Nothing;\nRepublicans Risk Losses By Being Right\nSeptember 23, the Chicago Tribune\ncarried the following column by\nChicago Tribune, Sept. 23. 1975\nMichael Kilian. The RNC Communi-\nMichael Kilian\ncations Division saw need for a re-\nsponse. It follows:\nDear Mr. Kilian:\nWhy the Republicans\nYour column of September 23 is\nthe type of analysis for which we\nalmost always lose\nwere braced in the wake of the New\nHampshire election.\nWell, what should we do with the Re-\nBusiness and America are not neces-\nIt is to be expected that political\npublican Party? Should we take it out\nsarily bad things. Even the Democrats\npundits throughout the land who ig-\nbehind the barn and shoot it, or let it\nneed business to provide jobs for Demo-\nnored Republican victories in Cali-\nlinger on a while in all its wretched pain\ncratic voters and to provide taxes for\nfornia and Louisiana special elections\nand misery?\nDemocratic Great Society programs.\nwould jump at the opportunity to cite\nIt cannot linger on too much longer.\nAnd, the American Way is certainly\nNew Hampshire as a death knell. One\nAs last week's special election in New\npreferable to, say, the French Way or\nfactor not underlined in your column,\nHampshire attests, it is now about as\nthe Yugoslavian Way.\nhowever, is the impact of hordes of\nviable a political force as its onetime\nwonder boy, Harold Stassen [or was it\nBut these things hardly enable the\nlabor political operatives who were\nCharles Stassen?]. Soon it must go the\ntypical Republican to cope with the\npoured into the state to help in the\nignominious way of the Federalists, the\nDemocrats, who have no typical candi-\nvoter turnout operation. Three\nWhigs, the Free-Soilers, and the Anti-\ndate and whose only political philosophy\nthousand was one reporter's esti-\nMasons.\nis \"to win!\"\nmate. One Durkin worker boasted\nIt has been more than 20 years since\nFor example, in a black ghetto con-\nmore than 1,200 telephones in opera-\nthe Republicans last controlled Con-\ngressional district, the Democratic can-\ntion on election day, as opposed to\ngress. There was talk of their recaptur-\ndidate is likely to be a mod black whose\ning the Senate in 1970 [much like the\ncampaign slogan is \"Down with Whitey!\"\nless than 400 by Republicans. Tele-\ntalk you used to hear about the Confed-\nphones equate directly into voter\nYet, down in George Wallace's reddish\nerates recapturing the South], but they\nneck of the woods; the Democratic\nturnout statistics on election day.\ncouldn't even manage to defeat Sen.\nWhat labor did was legal under the\nVance Hartke. Gads.\nstandard bearer is likely to have a polit-\n1974 campaign spending law. The\nAnd it has gotten steadily worse. With\nical philosophy of \"segregation now,\nsegregation forevah!\"\nRepublican National Committee par-\nor without Watergate, war, peace, reces-\nsion, or happy times, the Republicans\nIn big states like New York, Demo-\nticipated to the fullest extent that is\nhave kept losing and losing.\ncratic leaders love big budget deficits.\nlegal, but labor unions have an ad-\nThe New Hampshire thing was like a\nIn backwoods states like Wisconsin,\nvantage under the law that permits\nlast futile game in a Chicago Cubs or\nDemocratic leaders hate budget deficits.\nthem (and corporations, should they\nSan Diego Padres baseball season-\nIn working-class districts, Democratic\nbe so organized) a unique leeway in\nmade all the more depressing by the\ncandidates quickly learn to love George\nrealization that the next season is going\nMeany and hate Gore Vidal and Bella\neffort and manpower to influence a\nto be even worse.\nAbzug. In New York's Greenwich Vil-\nfederal election. This may not have\nThere is, of course, a reason for this\nlage, Democrats do just the opposite.\nbeen the sole reason for the Durkin\nRepublican decline: the typical Republi-\nAnd, in the ethnic neighborhoods, Re-\nvictory, but its net effect on the out-\ncan candidate.\npublican candidates pushing the Ameri-\ncome was massive.\nTrue, there are some shrewd left-wing\ncan Way are forever being steamrol-\nNonetheless, your observations re-\nRepublicans like Charles Percy who get\nlered by Democrats pushing the Polish,\nItalian, and Israeli Ways.\ngarding the party's future admittedly\nalong by passing themselves off as well-\ncould have merit even without New\ndressed Democrats-and zany right-wing\nIndeed, the Democratic Party is the\nRepublicans like Barry Goldwater who\nonly party which is both fervently for\nHampshire. You envision a demise of\nand against detente, forced school bus-\nsurvive by running in states where the\nthe party because it stands for some-\ning, tobacco subsidies, and homosexuals\nGun Reigns Supreme.\nthing while Democrats, as you phrase\nin the military. If it has any national\nBut most Republican candidates come\nit, recruit candidates whose only\nparty slogan, it's: \"Whoever you are,\nfrom a similar mold. Wherever you go\nwe're with you!\"\npolitical philosophy is to win!\" I\nin the country you find them the same-\nBut, tho this will entirely cleanse the\nthink you're right.\nmiddle class and not overly brilliant\nCongress of all Republicans, there still\nIf Republican victories require that\nmopes like Gerald R. Ford who espouse\nmay be hope for the G. O.P.\nphilosophy, I for one, prefer to sus-\nthe virtues of cleanliness, thrift, loyalty,\nEvery four years, as they did in 1968\nfootball, reverence, decency, George S.\ntain the losses. Most Republicans\nand 1972, all those disparate Democrats\nPatton, and free enterprise.\nwill have to gather together and try to\nfeel it is far more important to be\nNo matter where they're running,\narrive at a consensus choice for a Presi-\nright and to stand for something than\ntheir political philosophies and campaign\ndential candidate.\nit is just to win. I agree with that\nslogans are invariably the same: Hur-\nThat means the Republicans can at\nphilosophy, and I hope if the day\nray for business and the American Way.\nleast keep the White House.\n[Continued on page 13]\nFirst Monday\n11\nCoalitions:\nFord Tells RNC\n$2 million.) The President has spoken\nat party fund raisers \"from Cuyahoga\nKilian\nCounty, Ohio, to Newport, Rhode\nRepublican\nParty Building\n[Continued from page 10]\nIsland,\" she said.\nEducation: Favor development of\nWinning Edge\nPriority Of '76\n\"President Ford has done more\nquality day care centers, locally con-\nthan any other single individual in\ntrolled and administered.\nVigorous organizing and adherence\n1975 to lift our spirits, to restore our\nto basic principles can build a stronger\nsense of mission, and to get the Re-\nMentally and physically handi-\nWith a base of about 20 per cent of\nRepublican Party all across the\npublican Party back on the road to\ncapped: Strong efforts to help the\nthe vote nationwide, Republicans can\ncountry, President Ford told members\nvictory,\" Mrs. Smith said.\nhandicapped function in society.\noften win only by building coalitions of\nof the Republican National Committee\ndisparate groups, including people\nCrime: Federal grants to help\nlast month at a reception at the White\nThe National Committee meeting,\nwho aren't generally thought of as\nHouse.\nstrengthen local law enforcement,\nattended in person or by proxy by 148\nRepublican prospects. Such a coali-\ncourt and penal reform, mandatory\n\"I would hope that every Republi-\nof the 152 members, approved the\nminimum sentences for certain fed-\ntion can often be the winning edge for\ncan state organization could enter\nselection of Kansas City as the site of\na Republican candidate.\n1976 with a balanced budget and\neral crimes, including use of firearms.\nthe 1976 National Convention. They\nsome money in the bank so we can go\nalso elected William McManus of\nIllegal aliens: Border control and\nThat will be the topic of three sem-\nout and work together for the party\nWashington, D.C., as treasurer. Mc-\nlaw enforcement to stop the flood of\ninars this month designed for Repub-\nand the principles for which we\nManus is a retired telephone company\npersons entering the country illegally.\nlicans working with such groups as\nstand,\" the President said.\nexecutive.\nsenior citizens, young people, labor\nHe noted that some 50 million\nDefense: Continued strong na-\nunion members, blacks, women, eth-\nAmericans of voting age are unreg-\nMrs. Smith announced that she has\ntional defense. \"We deplore the atti-\nnics and Hispanics. Entitled \"The\nistered and said millions of them could\nappointed Jeremiah Milbank, Jr. as\ntude that the military budget repre-\nWinning Edge Seminars,\" they will\nbe signed up as Republicans.\nchairman of the Republican Natonal\nsents a readily available source of\nTaking the government to the people at the local level has been a basic credo of the Repub-\nexplore various techniques of political\nFinance Committee. Milbank, who\nfederal money which can be diverted\nlican Party since its inception. The Republicans of Iowa have just finished a two-month\norganization intended to increase the\nThe President's own party-building\nheld the position previously in 1969-\nto other programs without dangerous\nRepublican vote.\neffort was pointed up by National\n72, is an industrialist from Greenwich,\nprogram of implementing this philosophy--a case of putting their money where their\nconsequences.\"\nChairman Mary Louise Smith, who\nConn. He succeeds Dr. Oliver C.\nmouths are-with a statewide tour of the Republican Van. The Van, a 9-passenger Club\nWagon manned by county chairmen, party officials and area legislators and filled with in-\nAmong the topics are the Republi-\nsaid that Mr. Ford has raised about\nCarmichael of South Bend, Ind., who\nAgriculture: Reliance on the free\nformational brochures, \"opinionnaires\" and registration materials, traveled more than\ncan National Committee's overall\n$1.7 million for the national and\nserved as both treasurer and finance\nmarket system and removal of barriers\n4,000 miles, visited all of lowa's 99 counties and some 120 communities. lowa State Chair-\nplan for winning in 1976, delegate se-\nstate parties. (The figure is now over\nchairman.\nto family farm ownership.\nman John C. McDonald described the Van as \"an effort to show that the Republican\nlection for the National Convention,\nParty is the party of the people and the party of opportunity.\"\ncoalition-building, communications by\nlistening, involvement of volunteers\nand targeting.\nProgress\nThis entire process has engendered\ncal realist. I realize that despite all I\nan insidious corruption of the political\nhave said, a lot of people will be\nCMC Delayed To Include Data\nMembers of the RNC's Washing-\n[Continued from page 11]\nsystem that gives us a system of gov-\nelected to Congress because they of-\nOn Campaign Act, FEC Rulings\nton staff will conduct most of the ses-\nernment frantically doing \"patch-\nfer a lot of special groups, big and\nsions. Audrey Rowe Colom, chair of\ncomes that I accept the other view,\nwork\" operations to meet suddenly\nlittle, favored treatment or something\nthe National Women's Political Caucus\ncircumstances or my conscience force\nperceived crises, rather than govern-\nfor nothing. They will adapt their\nThe opening date for the Republi-\nThe College will run in 17 weekly\ning effectively and providing perm-\nsessions held in Washington begin-\nand a Republican from the District of\nme out of the political arena. In my\nrhetoric and their philosophy to what-\ncan National Committee's Campaign\nColumbia, will speak on coalitions.\nown terms, \"win at any cost\" philoso-\nanent solutions. It has failed at prob-\never is expedient at the time. A\nManagement College has been pushed\nning in January with 12 students in\neach class. It is designed for the seri-\nEither Republican National Chairman\nphy represents real corruption.\nlems with committees, bureaus,\nbenevolent Democrat party will em-\nback about eight weeks to allow time\nMary Louise Smith or Co-Chairman\nforms, paperwork and money in\nbrace them all, demagogue about an\nfor shaping the program to fit the lat-\nous managers of Republican sena-\nRichard D. Obenshain will address\nMuch of what you say is directly on\namounts too staggering for the aver-\n\"all-embracing philosophy,\" and con-\nest twists in the federal campaign law.\ntorial, congressional, gubernatorial or\neach luncheon session.\ntarget. It points up the bedrock\nage American to even comprehend.\ntinue as the champions of the muddled\nother statewide campaigns. Full tui-\ncauses of what is wrong with politics\nThe end result is that the working,\nbureaucracy produced by Great Soci-\nThe College will begin after the\ntion scholarships will be offered to the\nThe seminars will be held Oct. 6 in\nand government in this country today.\nproducing, taxpaying American has\neties and New Frontiers.\nfirst of the year instead of Nov. 9 as\npersons who qualify for the course.\nthe San Francisco Hilton; Oct. 8 in the\ntaken it on the chin time and time\nHopefully, they will be as inef-\npreviously announced. RNC Execu-\nSeminars on public relations and\nChicago Sheraton; and Oct. 10 in the\nFor 38 of the past 42 years, Demo-\nagain, and will continue to until a\nfective as the 94th Congress.\ntive Director Eddie Mahe, Jr. ex-\nresearch scheduled for Denver on\nSheraton-Park Hotel in Washington.\ncrats have dominated Congress. To-\nCongress with a different philosophy\nFortunately, there are likely to be\nplained that the delay will permit Col-\nNovember 12-14 and Washington on\nAnyone who has not registered for\nday's federal government is their\nreplaces the present menagerie.\nfewer of them.\nlege planners to take into account the\nNovember 19-21 have been postponed\na seminar may register at the hotel\nunique legacy. It's a government\nGovernment has an inherent re-\nYour article adequately captures\nlatest interpretations of the cam-\nuntil early next year, National\nthe day it is held. The fee is $14.75,\nwhose spending has given us infla-\nsponsibility to protect its citizens\nthe spirit and integrity of the Demo-\npaign reform law, especially the re-\nCommittee officials said, because of\nwhich covers registration and lunch.\ntion; a government that is not trusted\nagainst foreign enemies, punish\ncrat party. I hope it is widely read.\ncent decisions of the Federal Election\nconflicts with previously scheduled\nby the people; and a government that\nCommission.\nevents. The seminars will cover\ncrimes, and provide a system to pro-\n(Certainly, I shall help in circulating\nin many instances just plain doesn't\ncampaign communications and press\ntect the individual against concen-\nit.) You suggest appropriately that\nwork. It is a government which, fol-\ntrated power from government, big\nthe national Democrat slogan should\nrelations as well as issue and opposi-\nHe added that the College will make\nQuote!\nlowing the philosophy you so well de-\ntion research. How to target media for\nlabor and big business. Given this\nbe, \"Whoever you are, we're with\nuse of a model campaign, complete\nscribe, has sought to buy off every\ntest, our current Democrat-designed\nyou.''\nmaximum effect will be one of the\nwith carefully designed voting, demo-\nDes Moines Register, Sept. 15,\nunique special interest group that\nand orchestrated government is a\nI guess that's pretty good politics.\nmajor objectives of the seminars.\ngraphic and media characteristics.\n1975, Charles Grassley:\ncame down the pike, and which has\nmiserable failure in fact an embar-\nIt is certainly bad Democracy.\nThe process through which students\nFurther information on the seminar\n\"You can lead a Democrat\nfeatured greedy, ambitious politicians\nrassment.\nSincerely,\nwill be expected to make decisions\nand the College is available from the\nto Washington, but you can't\nbuying their success with the dollars\nbased on the model data will be great-\nTraining and Programs Division of\nmake him think.\"\nof American taxpayers. They have\nMore than a dozen years in poli-\nly affected by the FEC rulings, he said.\nthe RNC.\nbeen terribly wrong.\ntics, however, has made me a politi-\nYouar Bilp\n12\nFirst Monday\n13\nBentsen's Balancing Act Is Getting Tricky;\nTrouble In Texas And No National Support\nRelax, Unwind\n\"It Is Our Unwritten Rule\"\nHarris Survey shows him re-\nIt would be suicide in Texas to be\nceiving only 2 per cent of Demo-\ntotally against oil, just as it would be\ncrat and Independent vote.\npoison on the national level to be tot-\nOn a storybook isle nestled in the\ncussion on delegate selection to the\nally for it. So Bentsen took the easy\nMichigan Mackinac Straits, one of the\nNational Convention, candidate re-\nThe odds appear to be increasing\nway out and came up with a comprom-\nnation's more unusual political events\ncruitment and the important role\nthat Sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas may\nise that seems to favor the little guys\ntook place recently as more than 850\nfall flat on his face in his effort to run\nthese groups can play in the party's\nof the oil business, although some of\nRepublicans gathered to attend the\nsuccess next year.\nboth for re-election and for the Demo-\nthe \"independents\" are pretty large\n10th Biennial Mackinac Island Re-\ncrat nomination for President.\ncorporations.\npublican Leadership Conference.\nWith his national support close to\nThe Conference, held Septem-\nthe vanishing point and his sources of\nBentsen's amendment also may\nhave something to do with the fact\nber 19-21, is a different blend of poli-\nmoney drying up, Bentsen seems un-\ntics, recreation and plain old-fashioned\nable to carry out the delicate balanc-\nthat he has received thousands of dol-\nfun. According to State Chairman Bill\nlars in campaign contributions from\ning act needed to appeal to voters out-\nMcLaughlin, \"It is our unwritten but\nside Texas without losing support in\npersons associated with independent\nhis home state.\noil companies. He himself has inter-\nvery strict rule that everyone is to re-\nBill McLaughlin\nlax, have a ball, unwind.\"\nests in firms that either drill for oil or\nEroded support in Texas could be\nprovide allied services.\nThe Conference, traditionally held\nin off years, is not only one of the\ndoubly fatal. Losing the Texas Demo-\nAnother oil bill provides an embar-\nrare experiences in political gather-\ncrat Presidential primary to Gov.\nrassing example of Bentsen oppor-\nings but it also provides an unusual\nGeorge Wallace or, even worse, to a\nliberal, would wreck whatever thin\nSen. Lloyd Bentsen\ntunism. He voted to support Presi-\nopportunity for Michigan Republicans\nhopes Bentsen has of actually winning\ndent Ford's veto of a bill restoring oil\nto gather together for a weekend of\ncamaraderie and relaxation before the\nenough delegate votes to mean some-\nprice controls, and told potential sup-\nthing at the national convention. Ali-\nso bad even Bentsen supporters fav-\nporters later that a major reason for\nhard tasks of an election year begin.\nored a \"self-destruct\" clause render-\nhis vote was that the State of Texas\nWandering through the elegant\nTransportation Mackinac Style\nenating too many Texans could also\ncost him re-election to the Senate,\ning it null and void after 1976.\nwould reap as much as $200 million in\nGrand Hotel, conference site and\nA well-attended discussion of the\nincreased tax revenues if oil produc-\nfocal point of the historic island, one\nwhich Bentsen appears to view as a\nJerry Roe\nFederal and State election laws started\nsort of fall-back position. A vicious\nThe legislature also thoughtfully\ntion went up. He may have a hard\nfeels the spirit and enthusiasm that\noff the weekend which also featured\nDemocrat primary battle (and Texas\ntacked on an amendment allowing\ntime explaining that in say, New\ncharacterize this tremendous con-\naddresses by James Lynn, Director of\nBentsen to run for re-election to the\nHampshire, when there's snow on the\nference. The \"Grand,\" host of many\nDemocrats specialize in vicious prim-\nthe Office of Management and Bud-\nU.S. Senate at the same time he is\naries) could either defeat Bentsen or\nground and heating oil costs more.\nimportant visitors and conferences in\nSome of the more hardy Michigan\nget, Mary Louise Smith, National\nrunning for President.\nits 88-year history, stands proudly\nleave him stunned and bleeding to\nRepublicans braved a Sunday morning\nCommittee Chairman and Governor\nBentsen's drive for support out-\nwith its famous white-pillared porch\nface the Republican candidate.\ndrizzle to participate in the dedication\nWilliam Milliken.\nThe primary bill and Bentsen's\nside Texas seems to be stuck in low\nsurveying the small, picturesque\nof a state historical marker commem-\nmanueverings in support of it out-\nAs Conference Director Jerry Roe\nAs long as Bentsen could avoid mak-\ngear. The Harris Survey last month\nisland noted for its horse-drawn car-\norating the 1943 Mackinac Confer-\ning any hard choices, he carried off\nraged Texas liberals, who responded\nputs it, \"The real purpose of the Con-\nshowed him as the first or second\nriages and abundance of bicycles. No\nence. It was at this conference, the\nby meeting to plan ways to defeat\nference is to give Republicans the op-\nthe balancing trick pretty well. The\nchoice of a grand total of 2 per cent of\nmotor driven vehicles are allowed on\nPost War Advisory Council, appointed\nhim in both the senatorial and presi-\nportunity to hear prominent speakers,\nfolks back home liked him well\nDemocrat and independent voters. A\nMackinac.\nby Republican National Chairman\ndential primaries. The State's estab-\nmeet other Republicans and get new\nenough, except for the liberals, who\nGallup Poll in May showed that only\nIt is this rustic setting and the dis-\nHarrison Spengler, drew up a foreign\nideas and to build enthusiasm.\"\nhave never forgiven him for beating\nlishment, on the other hand, is cool-\n15 per cent of Democrats had ever\ntinct feeling of stepping back in time\ning toward Bentsen because of his\npolicy plank for the 1944 Party plat-\nOn all three counts, the Mackinac\nSen. Ralph Yarborough, and the hard-\nheard of Lloyd Bentsen.\nthat draws Michigan Republicans to\nform. This platform cleared the way\nsupport of the Voting Rights Act, a\nRepublican Leadership Conference\ncore Wallace people, who don't like\npunitive piece of legislation loathed by\nThe Senator also seems to be hav-\nMackinac every two years. This year's\nfor later Republican congressional\nsucceeds with ease. It is a trip into the\nanybody who runs against their man\nconference, under the direction of\non his Deep South turf. But then Bent-\ning trouble raising money outside his\nsupport of the United Nations and the\nSouthern state officials. He voted to\npast that builds a sense of teamwork\nhome state. He has qualified for fed-\nChairman McLaughlin and Jerry Roe,\nNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization.\nand mission.\nsen began moving to nail down the\ninclude Texas in the act, despite im-\nTexas delegate votes. He did it by\npressive arguments by state voting of-\neral matching funds by raising $5,000\nExecutive Director of the Michigan\npushing hard for a bill in the Texas\nficials that no discrimination exists in\nin contributions of no more than $250\nParty, sported not only Governor Bill\nMilliken's Tennis Tournament and Lt.\nBentsen\nclaims to have no ideological blinders,\nlegislature to provide for what\ntheir state. The vote was an obvious\nin each of 20 states, but the great\napproaching each issue on its merits.\nGovernor Jim Damman's Touch Foot-\n[Continued from page 14]\nbulk of his money has been raised in\nThat is precisely what bothers many\namounts to a winner-take-all primary,\nbid for black and liberal support be-\nwhich is specifically banned by Demo-\nyond the Lone Star State, but so far\nTexas. Approximately 95 per cent of\nball game, but also the Senator Bob\nposted the staggering total of $220,300\npeople about Bentsen. He seems to\nGriffin Golf Tournament and State\nin contributions on Dec. 31, the very\ncrat Party rules.\nthe only noticeable effect has been\nhis contributions of $500 or more come\nlack a guiding philosophy, blowing\nrumbles of repressed fury from the\nfrom Texas. That is because his\nSenator Dick Allen's Bike Rally.\nlast day before the new law took ef-\nwith the wind of public opinion, un-\nThe effective winner-take-all prim-\nfriends back home had been contri-\nUndertaking more serious business,\nfect.\nsteadied by the ballast of principle.\nstatehouse in Austin.\nary was obscured by awarding dele-\nbuting in bundles of $1,000 at a crack.\nthe State Central Committee met to\nBentsen tries to get people to see\nHe is indeed a contrast to Morris\ngates on the basis of vote by state sen-\nA typical Bentsen compromise was\nnominate Peter Fletcher to succeed\nBentsen scrambled to raise money\nhis opportunism as pragmatism. His\nUdall on the one hand and George\nate districts, but opponents easily saw\nhis amendment repealing the oil de-\nlate last year because contributions\nCreighton Holden as Michigan Na-\nhopes of winning the Democrat nom-\nWallace on the other, but there is\nthrough the deception and fought the\npletion allowance for major oil com-\nbefore Jan. 1, 1975, didn't fall under\ntional Committeeman as well as to\nination for President are founded on\nlittle evidence that the people prefer\nbill. Bentsen pulled out the stops to\npanies while retaining it for small\nthe new campaign reform law. It must\nhear from several Republicans con-\nhis belief that the people are tired of\nthe lukewarm to the hot or the cold. It\nget it passed, personally telephoning\n\"independent\" oil firms, the differ-\nhave seemed to Bentsen that Christ-\nsidering possible bids in the '76 Mich-\nideological division and will support\nseems likely that Lloyd Bentsen will\nlegislators to promise jobs and favors\nence measured by the amount of oil\nmas 1974 came several days late--he\nigan Senate race. The Black Council,\na candidate who brings a cool, almost\nsuffer next year the same fate as be-\nin exchange for their votes. The bill is\nthey produce.\nNationalities Council and Youth Coun-\ndetached attitude of pragmatism to\nfell that other great pragmatic cen-\n[Continued on page 15]\ncil, also meeting, centered their dis-\nthe problems of government. He\ntrist--Edmund Muskie.\n14\nFirst Monday\n15\nBob Olsen Announces Candidacy\nFor Tennessee Special Election\nFifth District Republicans in\nto finish his studies at Vanderbilt and\nTennessee have what they consider\nreceived his law degree in May 1975.\nthe best chance in many years to gain\n\"I became turned on to the prob-\na seat in the United State Congress, a\nlems of the consumer in 1970 and I\nseat that has not been occupied by a\nconsider this opportunity to run for\nRepublican since before the turn of the\nCongress a way to further my com-\ncentury. Their candidate, former tele-\nmitment. As Congressman from the\nvision newsman and consumer advo-\nFifth District I would be able to use\ncate Robert J. \"Bob\" Olsen, has a\nstrong appeal to not only the Repub-\n\"As Congressman. would be\nlican voters, but also to a sizeable\nable to use the influence of the\ngroup of independents as well as con-\noffice to continue helping\nservative and moderate Democrat\npeople.\"\nvoters.\nThe race is a special election set for\nNov. 5, to fill the vacancy left by the\nthe influence of the office to continue\nresignation of former Congressman\nhelping people,\" Olsen said.\nRobert J. \"Bob\" Olsen\nRichard Fulton, a Democrat, who was\nelected Mayor of Nashville in August.\nFour major Democratic hopefuls\nfailed to come out of the shadows and\nOlsen will be unopposed in the prim-\nare jockeying for their party's nomina-\nis given little chance of winning.\nary.\ntion. At this point observers say Metro\nOlsen, 44, is a former television\nTax Assessor Clifford Allen is leading.\nAll of the Democrat candidates are\nnewscaster who began his television\nHowever, some believe Allen's dem-\ntrying to disassociate themselves from\ncareer in Columbus, Miss., in 1959\nagogic campaign has peaked and he's\nthe administration of Democratic\nafter serving for five years in the U.S.\ngoing down hill. Former U.S. At-\nGovernor Ray Blanton. Blanton is\nMarine Corps. The candidate went to\ntorney Gilbert Merritt has taken Allen\nunder investigation by a Federal\nTheir schools are witness to riots, strikes and turmoil; we ask, what has happened to discipline?\nNashville, Tenn. in 1960 when he be-\non directly and is thought by some to\nGrand Jury.\ngan his work as a television an-\nbe running second. His strong liberal\nnouncer. In 1970 Olsen was named di-\nidentification makes it unlikely he'll\nWhichever Democrat is the nomi-\nrector of Action News, a feature de-\nwin. If Allen fades fast enough, the\nnee, he will have to handle a liberal\nRepublicans It's Question\nsigned to solve consumer problems.\nmost likely to come on is state legis-\nidentification. Olsen's success will\nHe became deeply involved with the\nlator Mike Murphy. Murphy, too, is\ncome from staking his rightful claim\nproblems of consumers and later\nconsidered a liberal, but he is mod-\nearly to those conservative and mod-\nentered Vanderbilt University Law\nerating his positions in an effort to\nerate voters from the Democratic\nSchool intent on making a career of\nwin. The fourth candidate, District\nParty as well as Republicans and\nconsumer affairs. Olsen left tele-\nAttorney General Tom Shriver, has\nmany independents.\nFirst\nRepublican National Committee\nMonday\n310 First Street, S.E.\nWashington, D.C. 20003\nPOSTMASTER: Send Form 3579 to above address.\nMr. & Mrs. Edward F. Fry\n5315 First St NW\nWashington, D. C. 20011\nRepublicans\nNFRW\nOffer\nPicks Hutar\nAs President\n\"Program\nOFFICIA!\nThe opening volley of the 1976 cam-\nFor Progress\"\npaigns may have been heard last\nmonth in Dallas as the Republican\nParty's superstars attacked Democrat\nA congressional minority, in my judgment, has two main\nfall profits tax to protect the consumer against possible \"rip-\nirresponsibility and called for restor-\nresponsibilities: The first is to do what it can to improve the\noffs\" as well as a plowback provision to encourage reinvest-\ning freedom to the individual.\nprogram of the majority; the second responsibility is to\nment of energy-related profits.\nAmong the speakers at the 18th Bi-\nstrive to become the nucleus of a new majority. In order for\nThe chief purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate to the\nennial Convention of the National Fed-\nthis to happen, it takes more than simply saying \"no\" to\nAmerican people why they should elect a Republican Con-\neration of Republican Women were\nthings. It is necessary for any minority seeking majority\ngress next year. The people are apparently disenchanted\nPresident Ford, Vice President Rocke-\nstatus to show what it would attempt to accomplish, had it\nwith the past and present performance of Congress, as well\nfeller, Sens. Barry Goldwater and\nthe votes.\nthey should be. According to the polls, public confidence in\nJohn Tower, Gov. Kit Bond of Mis-\nIt was with this in mind that House Republicans decided\nthe Congress has slipped to its lowest point in history. It is\nsouri, Republican National Chairman\nto break with tradition this year and come out with a pro-\nonly logical and fair that the party that controls Congress\nGiving proof to the adage that it's \"not quantity but quality that counts,\" Republicans won\nMary Louise Smith, Mississippi Re-\nboth the team and individual competition in the \"King of Capitol Hill\" contest held on\ngram of our own for the future. This \"Program for Pro-\nbe held accountable for Congress' poor record. The Demo-\npublican Chairman Clarke Reed, and\nSept. 20 and 21 to raise funds to benefit the District of Columbia's Special Olympics. Two\ngress\" is aimed at providing the American people with a\ncratic Party has run Congress for 20 straight years (and 38\nformer Govs. Ronald Reagan of Cali-\ngovernors, 17 U.S. Senators and 25 Congressman competed in 13 athletic events for the\nsolid notion of what they could expect from a Republican\nof the last 42 years). Common sense alone dictates the need\nfornia and John Connally of Texas.\ntitle. Republicans scored victories in the bike race [above], swimming relay and tie-break-\nCongress. It is also meant to let them know that they have a\nfor a change.\nThey struck a common note: gov-\ning tug-of-war. Rep. H.J. Heinz, III [R-Pa.], 36, was named the \"King\" after scoring 10\nchoice as far as congressional leadership is concerned.\nBut we cannot expect the people to give us control of Con-\nernment spends too much money try-\npoints in the swimming competition. Rep. Robin L. Beard, Jr. [R-Tenn.], [center] was a\nRepublicans stand in stark contrast to the policies and per-\ngress wholly on the basis of the poor record of the Demo-\ning to do too many things and doing\nmember of the winning bicycle team and won his heat in the swimming competition.\nformance of past and present Democratic Congresses. Dur-\ncrats. Public disappointment with the failure of congres-\nthem badly. The theme is expected to\ning nearly 40 straight years of Democrat control of the legis-\nsional Democrats to act on key issues should only serve to\nbe important in 1976.\nquality education than by forced bus-\nlative branch, the Federal budget has gone through the roof.\nmake the voters receptive to a potential alternative. By de-\ning,\" Ford said. The NFRW later ap-\nMassive deficits were created, forcing the Government to\nveloping a legislative program of our own, House Republi-\nproved a resolution opposing compul-\nborrow heavily. This borrowing has caused interest rates to\ncans have demonstrated to the people that there is a desir-\nsory busing and calling for \"quality\ngo up, limiting the amount of money available to individual\nable alternative. It is to elect a Republican Congress in 1976.\neducation opportunities for all.\"\ncitizens and restricting funds which private industry needs\nThe President was full of optimism\nfor capital investments necessary to create new jobs. A Re-\nfor the party's future. He predicted\npublican-controlled Congress would reverse this dangerous\nthat 1976 will be \"a year all Republi-\ntrend of fiscal irresponsibility. We have committed our-\ncans and independents will remember\nselves to achieving balance in no more than three years after\nand Democrats may never forget.\"\nIn This Issue\ngaining control of Congress.\nAnother result of the years of Democratic Congressional\nThe Honorable John J. Rhodes, [R-Ariz.]\nFord also rejected gloomy pre-\ncontrol is the unwieldy Federal bureaucracy. Congress has\nMinority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives\ndictions about the future of the Re-\nOn the cover Re-establishing a\nenacted program after program with almost no oversight to\npublic itself.\nsense of order and responsibil-\ndetermine how these programs are functioning after they are\nin place. A Republican Congress would establish a special\nFirst\n\"I've had it with that attitude,\" he\nity in our society must begin\nMonday\ndeclared. \"I did not take the sacred\nwith the beginning--our children.\nbipartisan commission to review present government per-\nRepublican National Committee\n310 First Street, SE\noath of office to preside over the de-\nformance and national goals and recommend legislation re-\nWashington, D.C. 20003\ncline and fall of America.\"\nRNC Chairman Mary\nvisions to make government more responsive. In addition, a\nLouise Smith discusses her\nRepublican majority would dedicate its first year entirely to\nFIRST MONDAY, Vol. 5, No. 10 Published monthly by the\nThe convention elected Pat Hutar\nfirst year in office.\n4\nlegislative oversight. We would review all that Congress has\nRepublican National Committee and mailed to all contribu-\nof Glenview, III., as its president to\ndone in the past and redirect the operations of government\ntors of at least $15, of which $5 is for subscription to FIRST\ntake office in January. She has been\ntoward efficiency and economy.\nMONDAY per annum. When changing address, please send\nFirst Vice President of the Federation\nus both the old and the new. NEWSPAPER. Second class\nBig Labor a major factor in\nMany of our proposals are innovative. To help provide re-\npostage paid at Washington, D.C.\nsince 1973 and a Republican activist\nNew Hampshire Senate\ntirement income security, for example, we have called for a\nPat Hutar\nsince 1955. Hutar is a leading mem-\nrace.\n6\nplan which would provide special tax incentives for workers\nMary Louise Smith Chairman\nber of the U.S. Commission on the Ob-\nto invest voluntarily in a private retirement fund that would\nRichard D. Obenshain Co-Chairman\nPresident Ford called for a third\nservance of the International Women's\nsupplement both Social Security and company pension plans.\nJeremiah Milbank, Jr. Chairman\ncentury of American independence in\nYear and is a former co-chairman of\nDates changed for Cam-\nThis proposal would not only provide greater retirement se-\nRepublican National Finance Committee\nwhich \"the individual, not the govern-\nthe Young Republican National Fed-\npaign Management College\ncurity, it would aid in the critical area of capital formation.\nNorman Bishop\nment, makes personal decisions.\"\neration and a former Assistant Chair-\nto accomodate new cam-\nThere is no greater failure of the Democrat Congress than\nDirector of Communications\nThe President received what the\nman of the Republican National Com-\npaign laws,\n12\nin the energy area. Congress has been struggling in vain\nJ. Bruce Hildebrand Editor\nmewspapers called \"wild cheering\"\nmittee.\nsince December of 1973 to enact a comprehensive energy\nRichard Lobb\nJoseph Wiedenmayer III\nand \"waves of applause\" when he\nBetty Heitman of Baton Rouge, La.,\nbill. The major roadblock to energy success is an insane maze\nReporter\nChief Photographer\ncriticized the busing of children ord-\nformer president of the Louisiana Fed-\nSen. Lloyd Bentsen strad-\nof overlapping committee jurisdictions. A Republican Con-\nBill Fleishell Design\nElizabeth Burke Art\nered by federal judges to achieve racial\neration and currently the state's Re-\ndies the fence in an effort\ngress would end this internal confusion by establishing one\nPam Pitzer Production\nbalance in the public schools.\npublican National Committeewoman,\nto gain votes.\n14\njoint or select energy committee. We would establish a wind-\n\"There is a better way to achieve\nwas elected first vice president.\nFirst Monday\n3\nChairman Ends First Year\nand being party chairman are not mu-\nBoth the Site Committee and the Na-\nphasis on youth, blacks, ethnics,\nDemocrats think the nation's prob-\ntually exclusive. The emphasis now is\ntional Committee were unanimous in\nlabor--on a broad range of special\nlems can be solved by more govern-\nturning to my role as chairman and\nPredicts Victory In 1976\nthe decision. It was a difficult choice\ngroups and not just where the con-\nment, more money, more regulation.\nsome of our efforts here are begin-\nbecause there were many good cities,\nvention is concerned but in overall\nAs long as the Democrats control the\nning to show concrete results. Obvi-\nbut Kansas City came out on top in\nparticipation within our party. It is the\nCongress, the personalities may\nRepublican National Committee\nupgraded our communications divis-\nously, I have not done this by myself.\nterms of facilities and concrete plans.\nresponsibility of Republican leaders in\nchange, but the direction will remain\nChairman Mary Louise Smith cele-\nion. In short, we've focused our en-\nMy staff here has been superb--Re-\nThat coupled with the built-in advant-\nevery state to encourage wider par-\nthe same. We need a new approach to\nbrated the anniversary of her first year\ntire program for 1975 on helping state\npublicans across the country have\nages of a Midwest location in the\nticipation than we have ever had be-\nproblem solving--a different rationale.\nin office on Sept. 16. In a First Mon-\nand local Republican organizations\npraised their work. And I must give a\ncentral time zone, less travel for dele-\nfore. Millions of Americans will be\nRepublicans can and will provide that\nday interview she discussed the\nstrengthen themselves.\ngreat deal of credit to members of the\ngates, and good old-fashioned hos-\nwatching the convention on television,\nnew approach.\nParty's new momentum, its new pro-\nQ. What remains to be done in\nNational Committee, members of Con-\npitality tipped the balance.\nand I want to make it clear to them\ngrams and the future of the GOP.\n1975?\ngress with whom I've worked very\nQ. When will you actually begin\nthrough what they see and hear that\nA. Currently, more than half the\nclosely, other elected officials\nRe-\nconvention planning?\nthe Republican Party represents them.\nQ. Looking back over your first year\nas Republican chairman, what do you\nstates are holding identification and\npublicans at every level who have\nA. It's under way now--remember,\nQ. What is your assessment of Re-\nregistration drives in an effort to reach\ngiven me assistance and strong sup-\nthe convention is less than a year\npublican chances in 1976?\nsee as your most significant achieve-\nment?\nmillions of potential Republicans who\nport.\naway. In just a few months, the dele-\nA. There is no question that we can\nA. We've established a new mo-\ncan't vote because they aren't reg-\nLast month, the Republican Na-\ngate selection process will begin. And\nachieve a significant Republican\nmentum. Let me add that this ac-\nistered. In the future, we will hold\ntional Committee chose Kansas City\nthere is a point I want to make here.\nvictory in 1976. Many top candidates\ncomplishment is not mine alone--we\nspecial voter group seminars, public\nas the 1976 convention site. Were\nIt is very important to the Republican\nalready have come forward, and we're\nrelations and research seminars, and\nsee renewed vigor and enthusiasm in\nthere any major disagreements over\nParty that the delegates be a good\nworking nationwide to identify others.\nRepublican organizations across the\nour Campaign Management College\nthe choice?\nrepresentative cross-section. I want\nRepublican organizations in the pre-\ncountry. We're back on the track and\nfor persons who will be managing fed-\nA. No. There was open discussion;\nour 1976 convention to reflect this\ncincts, the counties, the states, all\nmoving again.\neral or top-level state campaigns.\nthere was thoughtful questioning;\nparty in the very broadest terms. We\nhave started earlier and have been\nQ. Republicans were pretty dis-\nQ. If we may ask you a personal\nthere were certainly differences of\nneed far more women serving as con-\nworking harder than is normally the\ncouraged a year ago. What created\nopinion--but no major disagreements.\nvention delegates--we need to put em-\ncase in a non-election year. In addi-\nquestion. in the announcements of\ntion, we've seen an historic change in\nthis momentum?\nyour election as chairman, you were\nattitude across this country that is\nA. President Ford's leadership is a\noften referred to as a 'grandmother\ngoing to make the voters much more\nmajor force. As Time Magazine said,\nfrom Iowa. A column in the Wash-\nreceptive to Republicans.\nhe has \"restored the presidency to\nington Post last month called you\nthe American people.\" But our mo-\nQ. What exactly do you mean by a\nthe ablest political organizer the\nmentum also is a result of the work of\n\"change in attitude?\"\nRepublcians have had at their helm\nthe party, of dedicated Republicans\nA. The American people are in-\nsince the storied days of Ray C.\neverywhere who have responded and\ncreasingly concerned about big, im-\nBliss.' What caused this change in\nhave literally pulled our party up by its\npersonal government; too much\nattitude?\nbootstraps. The National Committee\nspending and too little problem solv-\nprograms have definitely had an ef-\nA. Initially the emphasis was on the\ning; too much government regulation\nfect. We've held an extensive series of\nfact I am a woman--there never had\nand government intrusion into\norganizational seminars all across the\nbeen a woman chairman and this\npeople's lives. These are the same\ncountry. We've increased our field\nhadn't been dealt with before. I'm\nthings Republicans have always been\nforce to make professional advice\nstill a grandmother from Iowa, per-\nconcerned about. And the perform-\navailable to state and local Republi-\nhaps at first it wasn't realized that I\nance of the Democrat-controlled Con-\ncan organizations. We've greatly ex-\nhad been active in politics all my adult\ngress makes it clear that the Demo-\npanded our research capabilities and\nlife, and that being a grandmother\ncrats are not in tune with these con-\ncerns.\nFORD\nQ. Do you expect this to automat-\nically benefit the Republican Party?\nA. No, definitely not. One of the big\nchallenges facing us is to let the people\nin\nknow where the Republican Party\nstands what we want for America\nhow we propose to achieve it. We must\ntalk about the Republican concept of\nTOP\ngovernment. The Republican Party is\nsquarely in the mainstream of public\nJOBS\nopinion, but in too many cases, the\npublic doesn't know it.\nFOR\nWOMEN\nQ. You talked earlier of a \"signifi-\ncant Republican victory. Isn't that a\nlittle optimistic with the Democrats\nstill so much in the majority?\nA. That's just the point. They are\nin the majority, and they are not solv-\ning the problems. Take the Congress\nChairman Mary Louise Smith reviews first year with First Monday Editor J. Bruce\nEditorial cartoon by Ed Fischer of the\nas an example. After nearly 40 years\nHildebrand.\nOmaha World-Herald.\nof Democrat control, it is clear that the\n4\nFirst Monday\n5\nBig Labor:\nHHH Both For And Against\nable prices,\" Humphrey said. \"In-\nstead we have an Agriculture Secre-\ntary whose philosophy is sell, sell,\nA Major Factor\nBig Grain Sales To Soviets\nsell as long as there's gold on the\nRussians' plate.\"\nIn N.H. Election\nSen. Hubert Humphrey of Minne-\ndispatch, Humphrey told the National\n\"I'm going to watch the Secretary\nsota, long noted for his willingness to\nAssociation of Development Organiza-\nlike a suspected burglar in these next\ntalk endlessly on any and all sides of\ntions meeting in Duluth, Minn.,\nfew months to make sure he doesn't\nThis is a first-hand report on the\nan issue, now can't seem to make up\nthat \"for once I agree\" with Butz, who\nlet our crop go to the Russians,\nNew Hampshire special election\nhis mind whether he favors selling\nhad said the U.S. could easily afford\njeopardizing our people and our\nSept. 16, prepared especially for First\nAmerican wheat to the U.S.S.R. and\nto sell the Soviets millions of tons of\nhumanitarian commitments,' he told\nMonday by George Young, Campaign\nwhether the domestic price of grain\nwheat.\nthe Journal.\nshould be held down, judging from\nThe Senator noted that the U.S. can\nConsultant to Louis Wyman.\nIn yet another comment, this one\nhis published statements.\nexport 900 million bushels of wheat,\nmade in Paris while he was on the way\nThe result of the New Hampshire\nIn a period of about a month,\neat 800 million and still have 300 mil-\nto Stockholm, Humphrey said he op-\nspecial senate election is disappoint-\nHumphrey said he favored the sales\nlion left over. He admitted that the\nposed the high-handed boycott\ning. However, before we jump to too\nand agreed with Agriculture Secre-\nwheat sales would raise prices slight-\nslapped on grain shipments by Labor\nmany conclusions about its meaning\ntary Earl Butz; said he would watch\nly, but went on to say: \"They should\nbaron George Meany.\nfor next year, we should carefully ex-\nButz \"like a suspected burglar\" to\nbe raised. It costs a farmer about $3\nThe reason Humphrey crosses him-\namine the reasons for the defeat.\nkeep him from supposedly selling the\na bushel to raise wheat, so when prices\nself up so much is obvious, of course.\nwhole crop to the Soviets; then said he\ndrop to that level or below he is sub-\nThey grow wheat in Minnesota. They\nAfter living with the Wyman cam-\nwas willing to \"sell anything to\nsidizing the rest of us. The farmer\ndon't grow it on Wall Street or in\npaign for six intensive weeks and an-\nLouis Wyman campaigns in Rockingham County during final days of his effort to win\nRussia.\"\ndeserves a fair return on his labor and\nWashington.\nalyzing the research data both during\nU.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire.\nHumphrey favored the sales in his\ninvestment.\"\nIt is the kind of game Democrat\nand since the election, I have these\nhome state of Minnesota, where agri-\nThe Associated Press story report-\ncandidates, both announced and un-\nconclusions:\nThe \"old politics\" has no clearer ex-\ndoes so by communicating to its own\nculture is important; attacked Butz in\ning his remarks in Duluth was printed\nannounced are playing all the time.\nFirst--the New Hampshire special\nample in the public mind than what is\nmembership. This loophole is big\nWashington, where \"Hump\" is\nin the morning papers. On the very\nAnd it is one reason why people are\ntells us what's happening in New\ncalled Watergate. Our candidate was\nenough to steal this entire U.S. Con-\nbeing spoken of as a possible candi-\nsame day, the Wall Street Journal\nfed up with politics in general, and\nHampshire but cannot be projected as\nlabeled with Watergate in last fall's\ngress.\ndate for President (yawn); and said he\nquoted Humphrey as bitterly attack-\nwith the Democrat-controlled Con-\na national bellwether for next year.\nelection by the New Hampshire press\nLabor reportedly has 47,000 union\nwould sell anything to the Russians in\ning Secretary Butz.\ngress in particular, and why no one,\nSecond--Although former Con-\nand a vicious advertising campaign.\nhouseholds in New Hampshire. They\nParis, where, perhaps, he thought no\n\"The first duty of the government is\nin Washington, Minnesota or Paris be-\ngressman Wyman would have made\nIts impact could not be erased. It was\nmailed these households as much as\none was listening.\nto protect its own people by making\nlieves much of what our government\nthe best senator and certainly repre-\nkept alive by the fact that the special\nfour times, in order to build up Durkin\nAccording to an Associated Press\nsure they have enough food at reason-\nsays.\nsents what America needs, too many\nprosecutor's office would not close the\nand tear down Wyman. Labor sent\npeople perceived him as an example of\nWyman file and a staggering blow was\norganizers to New Hampshire to help\nthe \"old politics\" and voted against\nstruck by that office when it recalled\nShriver\nregister new voters, to set up phone\nnedy Lawford; and Jean Kennedy\nwith the directorship of the Peace\nhim for that reason.\nMr. Wyman to testify before a grand\nbanks, to organize an absentee ballot\nSmith.\nThird--the new campaign spending\nSets Sail\nCorps. He finally established some-\njury in the middle of the special\ndrive, and finally to get out their votes.\nThe big man was missing. The\nthing of an identity of his own in 1972\nlaw has given big labor the balance of\nelection.\nThey did all this very well.\nSenator from Massachusetts didn't at-\nby accepting the post of second mate\npower in any federal election in which\nMy estimate is that labor put at\nTo Nowhere\ntend the announcement or lend his\non George McGovern's Titanic. But\nthey wish to exercise it.\nleast $100,000 worth of campaign\nname to the committee. But he dom-\nShriver seems determined to abandon\nNew Hampshire is a different politi-\nMy estimate is that labor put at\nservice into the Durkin effort which\ninated the proceedings nonetheless.\nhis own identity and link himself again\ncal environment. Many important\nleast $100,000 worth of cam-\nwas not counted as part of the legal\nLiberal Democrats who have de-\nPoor Shriver was bombarded with\nto the Kennedys. In his announcement\nfactors in the election are unique to\npaign service into the Durkin\nspending limit. They can and will be\nspaired of getting the real thing now\nquestions about whether he would be\nhe unabashedly claimed \"the legacy\"\nthat state. However, there are some\neffort.\ndoing this next year in races which\nhave a discount Kennedy in the Presi-\na stalking horse for Ted. It might be\nof John F. Kennedy and treated the\nattitudes which surfaced very promin-\nthey wish to target.\ndential race--R. Sargent Shriver,\nassembled press to a speech that was\nently which I believe we Republicans\nNo review of the New Hampshire\ncourtier and former employee of the\nvaguely New Frontier-ish on do-\nmust keep in mind for next year's cam-\nI am convinced that Mr. Wyman is\nspecial election would be fair if it did\nKennedy clan.\nmestic policy and distinctly isolation-\npaign. I believe that New Hampshire's\ninnocent. Too many voters in New\nnot applaud the fine effort put forth\nist in foreign affairs. Shriver appar-\nelectorate is angry at \"the old poli-\nHampshire, however, are convinced\nby our candidate, his wife, and the\n\"I am fortified by my family,\"\nShriver said in making his announce-\nSargent\nently has forgotten that JFK was a\ntics,\" feels that \"corporate America\"\nthat innocent or guilty he represents\nRepublican Party of New Hampshire.\nfirm internationalist, and in fact got\nShriver\nand \"big labor\" can rightfully be\nthe kind of \"old politics\" they want to\nNobody quit.\nment last month, leaving it unclear\nus into Vietnam.\nblamed for much of the nation's high\nchange.\nLou Wyman is a fine American and\nwhether he was referring to his own\nShriver also called in general terms\nprices and economic trouble. New\nhis loss is our loss. Republicans in\nfamily or that of the Kennedy's. Pre-\nfor an even bigger government role\nHampshire voted against all three of\nAs for the role of organized labor--\nNew Hampshire worked very hard.\nsumably he meant the latter, because\nin the marketplace, stamping him as\nthese perceived evils--but ironically\nwatch out my fellow Republicans. This\nThey identified their vote and turned\nthey turned out in force to help draw\njust another conventional Democrat.\nand unfortunately for our country,\nnew \"reform\" campaign spending\nit out better than it had ever been done\npress to the announcement. Mrs.\nmore accurate to think of Shriver as\nThe public desire for another such\nthey thought Wyman represented two\nlaw has given the big labor bosses the\nbefore in that state. In fact, Wyman re-\nShriver, nee Eunice Kennedy, was\nmerely holding the horses, or perhaps\ncandidate was shown in a Harris Sur-\nout of the three. Durkin, on the other\nbalance of power. The Wyman com-\nceived 3,000 votes more in the special\nthere, of course, along with Ethel\nwarming the seat.\nvey released the day after Shriver an-\nhand was definitely bought by big out-\nmittee and the Durkin committee were\nelection than he got last fall. That kind\nKennedy and two of her sons. Ken-\nFor Sarge Shriver, nice man and\nnounced. It showed him the first\nof-state labor. He accepted transfers to\npermitted by law to raise and spend\nof work would have won most specials.\nnedys also dominate the Shriver for\nloyal American that he is, has no\nchoice of a total of 2 per cent of Demo-\nhis campaign of over $150,000 direct-\n$150,000 each on their campaigns.\nThe final results, however, show that\nPresident Committee; included are\nexistence apart from the Kennedys.\ncrats and independents, ranking ahead\nly from union \"educational\" funds.\nThey both did this. Under section 610\na stifling issue and organized labor\nJoan Kennedy, wife of Senator Ted;\nAfter he married into the family, they\nof fellow liberal Morris Udall, but well\nHe said publicly that he was proud of\nof the new law, labor has no restriction\nprovided the Durkin campaign with\nRose Kennedy, widow of Old Joe and\ngave him a job managing the Mer-\nbehind Senator John Glenn and Gov-\nthe support. The big labor issue lost\non what it can raise and spend in sup-\nadvantages which could not be over-\nfamily matriarch; Jacqueline Kennedy\nchandise Mart in Chicago. He helped\nernor Reuben Askew--who aren't even\nhim votes.\nport of its candidates, so long as it\nOnassis, widow of JFK; Patricia Ken-\ncome.\nJFK get elected and was rewarded\nrunning, and likely shouldn't.\n6\nFirst Monday\n7\nThe Kemper Arena will be a little\nShowcase City In Heartland To Host Convention;\ntight. Guest seating will be limited and\nthe alternate delegates will not be\nVast Logistics, More Delegates On Small Budget\nable to sit on the floor, although that\nis due partly to having 911 more dele-\ngates and 911 more alternates than in\nThe vast hall is a mass of moving hu-\nyears. Many of the expensive trim-\n2,259 alternates will share Kansas\n1972. But it is a large and handsome\nmanity, filling the seats and choking\nmings will be gone. The party is re-\nCity's Kemper Arena with thousands\nfacility that will be prepared for a con-\nthe aisles as the chairman bangs for\nstricted by federal law to spending no\nof guests (among them Congressmen,\nvention without extraordinary trouble.\norder, the network anchormen sit up\nmore than $2 million on the conven-\nSenators, Governors and other digni-\nThere will also be a few problems\nstraight, the band strikes up a tune,\ntion, and is forbidden to accept many\ntaries not serving as delegates), staff\nwith hotel rooms. A total of 15,755\nthe spotlights coalesce with glaring\nof the free services both parties used\npersons and communications tech-\nhotel rooms are available, but some\nintensity on the podium as a hugely\nto take and which held down the cost.\nnicians, and an army of 6,000 or so\n1,300 of them are in Topeka, Kansas,\namplified voice announces, \"Ladies\nFor example, the 1972 convention in\nmembers of the media, from motor-\nan hour's drive away. That is actually\nand gentlemen, the next President of\nMiami Beach used so many\ncycle couriers to network anchormen.\nnot much worse than Miami Beach,\nthe United States The nominee\n\"freebies,\" ranging from cars to cop-\nAbout 6,000 telephones will be\nwhere some delegations stayed in\nemerges to the thunderous cheers of\niers, that the same convention held\nrigged up in the hall and in supporting\nhotels \"up the beach\" an hour or\nfacilities, requiring hundreds of miles\nmore from the hall. (And surely it is\nof telephone cables and scores of\nbetter than New York City at rush\nswitchboards, a telephone system\nhour.)\nequivalent to that serving a city of\nIt is too early for persons seeking\n30,000 persons. The jungle of cables\nelection as delegates to worry about\nneeded to wire the phones will be\nwhere they may stay; the room alloca-\noverlaid by the false flooring upon\ntions won't be made until next year.\nwhich the delegates' chairs will be\nBut the intention is to house as many\nplaced.\nas possible in rooms close to the hall,\nThe television networks will roll in\nand spread everybody else around.\nKC is second only to Rome in the number of public fountains.\ntheir huge vans crammed with equip-\nKansas City is famous for its\nment, anchor booths will be built so\nfountains (nearly 50 of them--\nready under way. The Executive Com-\nCommitteeman for Wisconsin and\nCronkite, Chancellor et al can gaze\nsecond only to Rome), its cleanliness,\nmittee of the Committee on Arrange-\nconvention manager. He is vice chair-\ndown at the tumult, a huge camera\nits good food (especially, of course,\nments and media representatives will\nman of the Committee on Arrange-\nstand will be erected facing the pod-\nsteak), good shopping, one of the\nmeet this month. The official Call of\nments, of which Republican National\nium, and the technicians will check out\nworld's newest and best airports (KC\nthe Convention will be issued in De-\nChairman Mary Louise Smith is\nthe minicams to bring you the floor\nInternational), and cultural at-\ncember and another meeting of the\nchairman.\naction live, up close and in color. The\ntractions, including the Nelson Gallery\narrangements committee is set for\nA major factor in the selection of\n\"pencil press\" will arrive toting their\nwith its paintings by Rembrandt and\nFebruary. The party will open an of-\nKansas City as the convention site\nportable typewriters and looking for\nReubens. A flourishing night life\nfice in KC on Feb. 1 to coordinate\nwas the city's eagerness to have the\nplaces to put them and the freelancers\nshould provide relaxation for dele-\nplanning in the host city.\nconvention. KC boosters think that\nwill turn up looking desperately for a\ngates after each evening session.\nIn overall charge of convention\nhosting a national political convention\nstory to pay for the trip.\nPlanning for the Convention is al-\nplanning is Ody J. Fish, National\nwill mark their city's formal entry\ninto the big leagues. They went all-out\nto get the convention and impressed\nparty officials. To quote from the re-\nport of the Site Committee: \"Kansas\nCity is clean, attractive, entertaining\nKansas City skyline seen from across Missouri River.\nand the support of the people there to\nthe nation's Republicans in conven-\ntoday would probably cost more than\nhave the convention and to do any-\ntion assembled.\n$3 million.\nthing possible to help make it work, is\nThat scene next August will seem\nBut a less expensive convention\ntruly great.\"\nthe pinnacle of glory to the nominee\nwill be very much in the nation's mood\nBesides, Republicans will be out\nand the opening gun of the campaign\nof restraint and in the party's busi-\nthere in the heartland of America, do-\nto the millions watching on television.\nnesslike and purposeful tradition. A\ning their business in an exciting, truly\nThere is no extravaganza on earth like\nspecial party committee called earlier\nliveable city, while the Democrats\nthe nominating convention of an\nthis year for \"simplicity and restraint\"\nmeet in New York, where their party\nAmerican political party; it is part con-\nin operating the convention. While the\nhas run the local government billions\nvention, part rally, part media event.\nRepublican Party is opposed to the\nof dollars into the red and papered\nIt doesn't just happen; it is put to-\nover the deficit with short-term bor-\nconcept of public financing of con-\ngether over many months so that when\nventions, the National Committee\nrowing until they can't borrow any\nthe delegates arrive they will be\nmore. That contrast reveals a real\nhas authorized Chairman Mary Louise\nhoused and fed and bused back and\nSmith to seek the $2 million in federal\ndifference in party philosophies. It\nforth to transact the party's business\nfunds because otherwise, $2 million\nought to be worth at least a million\nsquarely in the nation's electronic eye.\nin GOP funds which could be spent to\nvotes.\nThe 1976 Republican National Con-\nelect Republicans would go to the\nvention in Kansas City, Missouri, will\nconvention instead. First things first.\nbe substantially different from any\nThe logistics of a convention are\nHuge modern sports arena will hold\nconvention the party has held in recent\nstaggering. Some 2,259 delegates and\n1976 Convention.\n8\nFirst Monday\n9\nbalanced budget immediately. The current deficit is\nAmerica's Future\ncaused largely by a drop-off in tax revenues and increased\nThe GOP Program\nFORD LIBRARY is SERVID\nunemployment compensation, both attributable to the re-\ncession.\nTax reform is also tied to limiting government spending,\nthe Republicans note, because taxes must be high as long\nas spending is.\nThe fact that Republicans tend to deal with the root\n\"The past four decades have seen Democrat Con-\ncauses of national problems, while the Democrats fool\ngresses increase the tax burden on the average working\naround with the symptoms, was never more clearly il-\nAmerican, not only through additional taxes but also with\nlustrated than by the Republican Legislative Agenda un-\nthe approval of built-in inequities and loopholes. The\nveiled by the GOP Congressional leadership last month.\nDemocrats continue to give lip service to meaningful tax\nThe program goes to the bottom of national concerns\nreform but produce only false promises which deceive the\nand suggests substantive changes where warranted and\nAmerican taxpayer. The only way to cut federal taxes for\nadherence to basic, guiding principles throughout.\nAmerican wage earners is to reduce total federal ex-\nThe 15-point Agenda, subtitled \"A Program\npenditures,\" the report says.\nfor Progress,\" was drafted by a task\nGoals of true tax reform would be to simplify tax\nforce of 33 House Republicans and\npreparation, discourage evasion of taxes, bring\napproved by the full House\nequity to the system and provide incentive for\nRepublican Confer-\neconomic growth, it adds.\nence.\nThe\nBillions are spent every year on public wel-\nAgenda was\nfare and the Republicans agree that aid should\nthe special pro-\nbe given to those who, because of age or ill-\nject of House\nness, need help, but \"the present welfare\nRepublican\nsystem falls far short of this goal due to mis-\nLeader John J.\nmanagement and abuses.\" The Republi-\nRhodes of Arizona,\ncans call for eliminating ineligible recipi-\nwho felt that House\nents from the rolls, strengthening and en-\nRepublicans needed\nforcing work requirements, tightening\nto show the country\neligibility for the food stamp program\nwhat they would do if\nthey controlled Con-\nA For Programess of\nand transferring it from the Depart-\nment of Agriculture to the Depart-\ngress. (See editorial\nment of Health, Education and\ncomment on page 2.)\nWelfare.\n\"Democrats have con-\nThe Congress basic goals\nIn the energy field, the report\ntrolled both Houses of Con-\nsays, \"We believe the current\ngress for 38 of the past 42\nlack of direction by the Demo-\nyears and must bear the re-\ncrat majority in Congress poses\nsponsibility for failure of the\ngrave. economic peril for the\nfederal government to meet\nfuture.\" The Republicans\nthe needs of America,\" the\nattack the Democrats'\nAgenda states.\n\"single-minded em-\n\"We believe that the vast ma-\nphasis on unrealistically\njority of Americans prefer a life of\nregulated prices\"\nfreedom in thought and action\" and\nwhich prevent the\n\"truly competitive free enterprise,\"\ndevelopment of adequate\nit says.\nsupplies. They suggest relying\nThe world's highest standard of liv-\nmainly on private industry but also\ning has been achieved through the free\nurge a windfall profits tax coupled with a plow-\nenterprise system, the House Republi-\nback provision to encourage reinvestment of energy\ncans point out, and argue that \"Govern-\nearnings and assure consumers that energy companies\nment should not assume the function of the\naren't making unfair profits.\ngreat tinkerer, but can, and should, help promote pros-\nThe Republicans also addressed concerns closer to\nperity.\" It can do so by eliminating unnecessary regula-\nhome. They pointed out that the elderly who live on fixed\ntion and \"encouraging healthy competition,\" the report\nincomes are hurt the most by the relentless price infla-\nsays.\ntion engendered largely by government spending.\nVast spending by the Democrat Congress over the past\n\"To protect the purchasing power of the income and\n40 years has created a huge federal government debt, and\nsavings of our older people, we must stop inflation\" the\nthe Republicans call for a better system of managing the\nreport says, and also backs health insurance to cover cata-\ncurrent debt as well as reaching a balanced budget \"with-\nstrophic illness among the elderly.\nin three years.\"\nThe elderly would also benefit from Republican rule be-\n\"We recognize the fact that the transition from a deficit\ncause the Republicans would repeal the outdated limita-\nof $80 billion to a balance between revenue and expendi-\ntions on outside earnings by Social Security recipients.\ntures in one year, although desirable, is not feasible,\" the\nOther points in the GOP program:\nreport says in explaining why it refrained from calling for a\n[Continued on page 13]\n10\nIHL WHITE HOUSE\nACTION MEMORANDUM\nWASHINGION\nLOG NO.:\nDate:\nSeptember 25, 1975\nTime:\nFOR ACTION:\nCC (for information):\nPhil Buchen\nJack Marsh\nJim Cannon\nBill Seidman\nMax Friedersdorf\nBrent Scowcroft\nJim Lynn\nFrank Zarb\nFROM THE STAFF SECRETARY\nDUE: Date:\nWednesday, October 1\nTime:\n12 Noon\nSUBJECT:\nRepublican Legislative Agenda\n\"A Program for Progress\"\n9/8/75\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\nACTION REQUESTED:\nFor Necessary Action\nX\nFor Your Recommendations\nPiepare Agenda and Brief\nDraft Reply\nX\nFor Your Comments\nDraft Remarks\nREMARKS:\nWe have been requested to prepare a report for the President\non the Republican Legislative Agenda presented to him by the\nRepublican Leadership. This report should cover:\n1) What is being proposed.\n2) What are we doing in the areas mentioned in report.\n3) What are we not doing that we should be looking into\nIn other words, any initia tives in the report we should\nconsider undertaking?\nPLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.\nIf you have any questions or if you unticipate a\ndulay in submitting the required molerial, please\nJim Connor\ntelephone the Secretary immediately.\nFor the President\nR.FORD LIBRARY\nREPUBLICAN LEGISLATIVE AGENDA:\nA PROGRAM FOR PROGRESS\nSEPTEMBER 8, 1975\nREPUBLICAN LEGISLATIVE AGENDA:\nA PROGRAM FOR PROGRESS\nThe principal mission of government must be to provide its citizens\nthe freedom to pursue opportunities to create and maintain the type of\nlife each of them desires. We believe that the vast majority of\nAmericans prefer:\n-- A life in which freedom of thought and action of the individual\nas a member of society is preserved and protected. Government's\nduty is to defend its people against aggressors from without\nand subversive and criminal elements from within.\n-- A life lived in an economic climate in which truly competitive\nfree enterprise predominates. Government's role is to foster\nand further free enterprise, while maintaining protection for\nsociety and individuals against unfair advantage taken by\npredatory interests.\n-- A life in which all people have a full opportunity for success.\nSociety and government have joint responsibility to make programs\nand facilities available to train individuals in marketable\nskills, so they may become productive members of the free\nenterprise system.\n-- A life that promotes and strengthens individual and family\nresponsibility. Our youth should be given every opportunity\nto be exposed to the positive values of our American heritage.\n-- A life in which assistance is available to the needy, disabled,\naged and handicapped, but in which able-bodied and able-minded\npersons are expected to work and produce.\n-2-\nOur present society has not yet fully achieved these goals, but\nit has proved that it has the ability to do so -- that it offers the\nFORD\nbest hope yet devised by man to realize the fulfillment of the American\ndream. We intend to hasten it toward its goal by prodding it where it\nneeds prodding, by adjusting it where it needs adjusting, but all the\nwhile nurturing and protecting it against those who would destroy it.\nGovernment will play an important role, but must refrain from\ncompeting with and from putting strains and pressures on free enterprise\nwhich would damage the entire system and thus lead to eventual failure.\nThe essence of our American system is choice. Our nation grew\nstrong under the concept of freedom of our people to choose the course\nof government. To choose well, there must be recognizable programs to\nbe weighed in the balance. As a responsible minority, seeking to\nbecome a nucleus of a majority, we believe our obligation is to move\nour government better to serve the people.\nThere are certain principles which guide a Republic year in and\nyear out. The policies any government should follow must be dictated\nby the particular time in which those guidelines will be operative.\nWe believe that at this time in our history it is essential the\nrole of government be diminished, and emphasis placed on the encouragement\nof individual enterprise. 1\nCongress must come to grips with the realities of federal spending\nin a peacetime economy and not allow the federal government to be the\nprimary cause of inflation. We believe the Congress through the Budget\nCommittee has the responsibility to curb excessive federal deficit\nfinancing, and work with the Executive Branch to establish national\npriorities consistent with federal revenues.\n-3-\nWe recognize the fact that the transition from a deficit of\n$80 billion to a balance between revenue and expenditures in one year,\nalthough desirable, is not feasible. We would expect to effect it\nwithin three years. During that time, it would be necessary for us\nto forego additional programs to be financed through the public sector\nand concentrate on improving, consolidating and in certain cases\neliminating by intensive legislative oversight and amendment existing\nineffective or unnecessary programs.\n2\nWe believe a commission should be established to study the operations\nof our government departments and agencies and recommend necessary\n3\nreforms.\nIn addition, our national transportation system must be\nreviewed and necessary legislative remedies enacted which will provide\na balanced and adequate transportation system for the country.\nSince its beginning in 1913, the federal income tax system has\ngrown into a hodgepodge of conflicting regulations, inconsistencies,\nand inequities. Our tax system needs immediate reform, the kind of\nreform that would require every American to pay a fair share, no more\nor no less. We must avoid incentive-destroying tax levels which slow\n4\nthe growth of the economy and prevent the creation of new jobs.\nWe stand for full employment and believe every American who is\nwilling and able to work has a right to expect and an obligation to\npursue opportunities to earn a living. Because massive federal make-work\nprograms offer no hope to the jobless for long-range future security,\nwe endorse stimulation of free enterprise to generate productive jobs\nthat will last and pay a decent wage. We favor automatically extended\nunemployment benefits coupled with intensive manpower training to tide\nworkers over periods of unemployment. Much of the added expense for\nexpanded manpower training can be defrayed by purging the bloated welfare\nFORD\n-4-\nLIBRARY\nrolls of the many ineligibles, by rooting out welfare fraud and by\nstrengthening work requirements. Moreover, to help channel assistance\nwhere it is really needed, we favor a drastic revision of the run-away\n5\nfood stamp program.\nOne of the great challenges of our time is our need to become\nindependent in energy production. We believe that energy independence\nshould be reached mainly through the efforts of private enterprise.\nTax incentives will be needed to assist in prodigious capital formation\nto invest in new and expanded facilities. The direct federal role should\nbe limited to appropriate participation in research and development of\n6\nnew energy sources.\nWe believe older Americans are especially deserving of attention\nand concern. They are faced with loss of income security from inflation\nand the spectre of financial disaster from major illnesses. The\ngreatest contribution Congress can make is to assume leadership in an\nall-out effort to reduce inflation to protect the buying power of\nretirement dollars. Because of spiraling costs for medical care and\nhealth services, we feel a health insurance program offering protection\n7\nagainst the financial ravages of catastrophic illnesses is needed.\nThe entire area of health care must be examined in order to establish\na national health policy. Federal involvement in health care is extensive,\nwith fragmented, categorical programs and pervasive regulations and\nguidelines. In order to address the complex questions involved in this\nissue, we have established a Task Force on Health with the Republican\n8\nResearch Committee.\n-5-\nWe regard it as imperative to preserve the integrity of the Social\nSecurity Trust Fund financed by employee-employer contributions and to\nadjust benefit payments to sustain purchasing power in constant dollars.\nWe will actively support incentives to expand the individual retirement\n9\nprogram of every American.\nEducation of our nation's young people is a state responsibility,\n10\na local function and a federal concern.\nThe mentally and physically handicapped must be afforded opportunities\n11\nthat will allow them to function as useful members of our society.\nIt is a major responsibility of government to protect the lives\nand property of its citizens and insure the domestic tranquility.\nJustice must be as concerned with protecting the rights of the victim\nof crime as assuring the rights of the accused. At the same time, we\nmust consider legislation to assure American citizens that they will\nnot be subject to arbitrary or unjustified surveillance by government\n12\nagents and to protect citizens' rights-to-privacy.\nAn estimated 10 million residents of foreign countries now live\nillegally in the United States and actively compete with American workers\nfor available jobs. Existing laws which establish a legal yearly entry\n13\nrate must be strengthened and strictly enforced.\nIn this nuclear age, we live in a still-perilous world. Until\ndisarmament becomes a reality it is necessary that we continue intensive\nnegotiations. There is no acceptable alternative to an American defense\n14\nsecond to none.\n-6-\nEfficient production of food and fiber is to the credit of the\nAmerican farmer and must be encouraged to meet domestic and world needs\n15\nwithout undue government interference.\nDemocrats have controlled both Houses of Congress for 38 of the\npast 42 years and must bear the responsibility for failure of the\nfederal government to meet the needs of America. Loosely written\nlegislation by Congress has created a maze of contradictory and duplicative\ncontrols. Congress must provide constant oversight of federal operations\nand regulatory agencies to insure that legislative intent is carried out\nand to determine the need for corrective legislation.\nThe positions and attitudes reflected here are presented as\nguidelines, not as a definitive, all-inclusive program for America.\nIn fact, we recognize the omission of many areas of concern, not from\na lack of interest, but because our positions have become well-known\nthrough our legislative actions or through our party platforms. We\nattempt to point in the directions in which we would intend to lead our\ncountry, were we to become the nucleus of a majority in Congress. We\nbelieve it is incumbent upon Congress to respond in these ways to the\npeople who must pay for government, and we believe the people must\nand will see to it that the Congress does so respond.\n1 - Private Enterprise\nOur two-hundred year old system of private enterprise, working\nwithin a free and competitive economy, has produced the highest living\nstandard in the world. This private sector production has been and is\nthe only creator of our national wealth with government merely redistributing\nwealth it has acquired through taxation of private enterprise and individual\ncitizens. Any broader effort by government to control or direct our\nhuge trillion-and-a-half dollar economic machine could be a disaster.\nGovernment should not assume the function of the great tinkerer, but\ncan, and should, help promote prosperity. It can best do this by not\nhindering the course of commerce, by minimizing regulation, by allowing\nthe time-tested laws of supply and demand to work with maximum freedom,\nby encouraging healthy competition and the enforcement of anti-trust\nlaws that protect the consumer and fledgling businesses. We believe\nthat solutions to our dual economic problems of inflation and recession\nlie in returning decision-making to the people through the forces of\nsupply and demand in the marketplace. People themselves can best decide\nwhat to produce, sell, and buy, and at what price levels. No government\nagency is as capable of making these decisions as are the people through\nthe voluntary exchange of goods and services. There is already ample\nmachinery within the federal government and in the private sector to\nprotect the consumer from exploitation. We applaud the Ford Administration's\neffort to orient existing regulatory and administrative agencies toward\nconsumer protection. We propose that federal estate and gift tax laws be\nrevised to encourage private ownership of Small Business.\n2- Public Debt\nDuring the past 40 years excessive appropriations by Democrat\ncontrolled Congresses have created massive deficits and forced the\nfederal government to borrow heavily. This competition with the private\nsector has caused interest rates to rise and as a result funds for\nprivate capital investment which are needed to create new jobs have\nbecome scarce and expensive. Massive deficits will rekindle double-\ndigit inflation and prevent the expansion of business needed to pull\nour economy out of the recession. More inflation will further weaken\nour economic system, and jeopardize the financial security of all\nAmericans. Congress must exercise fiscal restraint, consolidate existing\nprograms, eliminate duplication and waste and thereby reduce the volume\nand expense of government.\nThe Budget Committees of the Congress, in conjunction with the\nExecutive Branch, must establish spending priorities consistent with\nfederal revenues with a systematic reduction of the public debt. The\npublic debt must be restructured. Trust fund surpluses, which by statute\ncan only be invested in government obligations, tend to distort the real\npicture and should not be included in considering the overall public\ndebt ceiling. The present system of establishing a debt ceiling has\nbecome meaningless. Debt ceiling increases have been manipulated and\nirresponsibly used as a vehicle for non-fiscal legislation. We propose\nthat the limit of the public debt be set concurrently with the adoption\nof the Federal Budget.\nFORD\n3- Government Reform\nIn recent years, an entrenched, burgeoning bureaucracy has\ndeveloped in the federal government. Federal agencies have proliferated\nand become fragmented, inefficient, duplicative and wasteful.\nRegulatory agencies have overstepped their authority in the promulgation\nof rules and regulations. They have usurped authorities which\nrightfully belong to the States, and ultimately to the people.\nReturn of power, to the States, as well as strict Congressional\noversight of agency compliance with the letter and spirit of the law,\nare urgently needed to preserve personal liberty, improve efficiency,\nand eliminate waste. We recommend a bipartisan commission be established\nto review present governmental performance, administrative costs,\nproliferating federal programs, redefine national goals and recommend\nlegislative revisions to enhance the capability of government to meet\nthe challenges of the coming decade. This recommendation emphasizes\nthe failure of the Democrat Congress to provide effective oversight of\nfederal operations and regulatory agencies to insure that legislative\nintent is carried out and to determine the need to amend loosely written\nlegislation that has created a maze of contradictory and duplicative\ncontrols, rules and regulations which hamper business and harass the\ncitizen.\nAs a majority we would dedicate the next Republican Congress to\nlegislative oversight -- to redirecting the operations of government\ntoward efficiency and economy.\n7\n4- Tax Reform\nThe past four decades have seen Democrat Congresses increase\nthe tax burden on the average working American not only through additional\ntaxes but with the approval of built-in inequities and loopholes. The\nDemocrats continue to give lip service to meaningful tax reform but\nproduce only false promises which deceive the American taxpayer.\nThe only way to cut federal taxes for American wage earners is to reduce\ntotal federal expenditures. \"Tax gimmicks\" are not a solution but only\noffer benefits to special interest groups.\nWe propose that Congress begin work immediately on revision of\nfederal taxation:\n-- to simplify tax preparation\n-- to discourage tax evasion\n-- to bring equity to the tax system\n-- to provide incentives for economic growth.\n5- Welfare Reform\nWe believe that society has the responsibility to assist those\nwho cannot provide for themselves. The present welfare system falls\nfar short of this goal due to mismanagement and abuses. The $5.2 billion\nFood Stamp Program has grown 14,203% in the past decade. Recipients\nhave increased from 500,000 in 1965 to nearly 20 million, and under\npresent regulations an estimated 57 million people are eligible.\nPresent law has established lax eligibility standards allowing persons\nwith adequate incomes to participate in the program. This massive\nprogram has bypassed the real intent of Congress to provide help only\nfor the needy. We call attention to the fact that the bill for welfare\nis mainly borne by the American worker. To meet its responsibility to\nthe American taxpayer and the truly needy, Congress must take immediate\nsteps to reform the welfare system. We propose Congressional action:\n-- to provide adequate living standards for the truly needy\n-- to eliminate ineligible recipients from the welfare rolls\n-- to establish effective regulations to prevent future welfare fraud\n-- to strengthen and enforce work requirements\n-- to provide educational and vocational incentives to allow\nrecipients to become self-supporting\n-- to increase penalties for welfare fraud to discourage abuses\n-- to coordinate Federal reforms with state and social welfare agencies\n-- to strengthen state and local administrative functions\n-- to transfer administration of the Food Stamp Program from the\nDepartment of Agriculture to HEW\n-- to tighten eligibility requirements for food stamps.\n6- Energy\nThe key to future economic security and a high standard of living\nfor all Americans is a comprehensive national policy that will produce\nan adequate supply of energy for an expanding economy.\nWe believe the current lack of direction by the Democrat majority.\nin Congress poses grave economic peril for the future. Their single-\nminded emphasis on unrealistically regulated prices today, fails to lay\nthe groundwork necessary for future expanded energy supplies.\nConstructive action now by the Congress could help assure our people\nand our industries an ample supply of reasonably priced energy for the\nyears ahead.\n-- We propose that all federal regulations, programs and policies\nthat directly affect energy, be reviewed, and ineffective\nprograms be eliminated or replaced.\nOur energy challenge must essentially be solved by private industry.\nWe believe that unreasonable regulatory and tax policies have hampered\ndevelopment and lessened investment in research, plants and equipment\nneeded for maximum energy production.\n-- We propose a windfall profits tax program with a plowback\nprovision to encourage reinvestment of energy earnings and\neliminate windfall profits.\nEnergy development has been hampered by excessive and often frivolous\nlitigation, endless hearings, studies, commissions and reports.\n-- We propose that Congress' comprehensive energy package provide\nstrong legal authority to allow development of natural resources\nwith full recognition of the need to provide safeguards for the\nprotection of the environment.\nFORD LIBRESS\nDuring the period of 1970-1974, our yearly imports of foreign oil\nrose from 483 million barrels to 1.2 billion barrels, while during the\nsame period domestic production fell from 3.5 billion barrels to\n3.2 billion barrels per year. Our nation cannot afford continued\ndependence on foreign oil.\n-- We propose that Congress provide incentives for exploration\nand development of more American-owned oil and natural gas.\nA full scale effort must be made to develop our oil shale\nresources.\nOur nation must develop alternative energy sources. Congress should\nprovide incentives and opportunities to accelerate research, discovery\nand delivery of untapped resources. Immediate emphasis should be given\nto development of economical solar energy systems for homes and industry.\n-- We propose that Congress require that new federal structures,\nwhere practical, be heated and cooled with solar systems.\nAn essential part of a national energy program must be development\nof all available forms of energy.\n-- We propose a stepped-up program for coal gasification, geo-thermal\nand nuclear power production.\n-- A strong program of research and development should be continued\nfor the fusion process to unlock the unlimited potential of the\nHydrogen atom.\nConservation of energy depends on more efficient utilization by\nindustry and individuals.\n-- We propose that Congress provide practical incentives:\n1- for conservation of energy by the public\n2- to increase the utilization of waste materials in energy production\n3- for production by industry of more energy efficient products.\n7- Older Americans\nMany older Americans live on relatively fixed, limited incomes\nand inflation has hurt them cruelly. The rapidly rising cost of\nliving is caused in substantial measure by the profligate spending\nof the federal government. To protect the purchasing power of the\nincome and savings of our older people we must stop inflation.\nWe believe the federal government must meet its commitments to\nfinding solutions and facilities to help meet their needs. Needed is\n\"catastrophic\" health insurance that will cover the medical needs of\nthose who experience long, serious illnesses. We support a nutritional\nsupplement system and a comprehensive program of nutrition education\nfor needy older citizens. Inadequate housing and transportation must\nreceive our undivided attention and affirmative action.\n8- Health Care\nThere is an urgent need to review Federal involvement in health\ncare. Not only government spending, but regulations and guidelines\nhave had great impact on national health care delivery.\nUnder our present system, we have one of the best health care\ndelivery programs in the world. There are some gaps that need filling,\nto assure our people the quality of services nationwide that we are\ncapable of providing.\nWe believe that our nation needs a National Health Policy, which\nwould balance health systems supply and demand with financing. In\naddition there is a need for emphasis on education, environmental\nimprovement, better housing and nutritional gains, all of which affect\nthe general health of the American public.\nA National Health Policy would determine broad goals and priorities\nfor medical care, preventive practices, and dispersal of facilities\nto be within reach of our people. We believe the present combination\nof private and public health care financing can be extended and improved.\nThe present system suffers from fragmentation, and we believe a National\nHealth Policy should bring together all vital health functions into a\npractical and workable program to provide better health care for all\nour citizens.\n8- Health Care\nThere is an urgent need to review Federal involvement in health\ncare. Not only government spending, but regulations and guidelines\nhave had great impact on national health care delivery.\nUnder our present system, we have one of the best health care\ndelivery programs in the world. There are some gaps that need filling,\nto assure our people the quality of services nationwide that we are\ncapable of providing.\nWe believe that our nation needs a National Health Policy, which\nwould balance health systems supply and demand with financing. In\naddition there is a need for emphasis on education, environmental\nimprovement, better housing and nutritional gains, all of which affect\nthe general health of the American public.\nA National Health Policy would determine broad goals and priorities\nfor medical care, preventive practices, and dispersal of facilities\nto be within reach of our people. We believe the present combination\nof private and public health care financing can be extended and improved.\nThe present system suffers from fragmentation, and we believe a National\nHealth Policy should bring together all vital health functions into a\npractical and workable program to provide better health care for all\nour citizens.\n9- Social Security - Retirement\nControlling inflation is the most important way to insure the\nretirement security earned by American workers. Congress must give\ntop priority to maintaining the integrity of the Social Security Trust\nFunds and must revise retirement programs to more nearly meet the needs\nof older Americans. Adequate funding that will provide benefits in\nconstant value dollars should be assured from a self-adjusting formula\nof contributions by employees and employers. Unlimited outside\nearnings should be allowed without benefit penalties.\nAll Americans deserve the opportunity to provide their own\nadditional retirement security. The Individual Retirement Account (IRA)\nhas extended this opportunity to an additional segment of our working\nforce. We propose that Congress expand this Keogh-type supplemental\nretirement plan to make it available to all workers. Our proposal\nwould provide tax incentives allowing workers to invest voluntarily in\na private retirement fund that would supplement both Social Security\nand company pension plans. In addition to providing greater retirement\nsecurity this plan will provide investment funds needed to build a\nstronger American economy and to aid in capital formation.\n10- Education\nWe insist that Congress review, evaluate and consolidate the more\nthan 400 federal education programs and assign priorities to those\nthat are effective. Federal support to reduce financial barriers to\nstudents in post-secondary education and to encourage vocational\neducation and job training, compensatory education for the disadvantaged,\nand special education for the physically and mentally handicapped should\nsupplement resources provided by state and local programs. Administration\nof educational programs is the responsibility of state government and\nlocal institutions, and federal intrusion cannot be allowed.\nWe favor the development of quality day care services, locally\ncontrolled and administered, with the requirement that the recipients\nof these services pay their fair share of the costs according to their\nability.\nIn the education and training of children there is no substitute\nfor parental discipline. We believe in the parents' right to make\nfundamental decisions regarding the care, development and education\nof their children.\nll-Mentally and Physically Handicapped\nThose among us who are handicapped face difficult challenges\nevery day while trying to cope with a physical environment designed\nfor the activities of the non-handicapped. We believe that strong\nefforts should be made to assist the handicapped to function in our\nsociety -- to have access to education, medical care, economic\nsecurity, equal treatment from our institutions, improved transportation\nand protection from exploitation.\nFederal programs should be reviewed to ensure that all that can\nbe done is being done to help the handicapped become more fully\nintegrated into our social and economic life.\n12-Crime\nA fundamental responsibility of government is to protect the\nlives and property of its citizens. We believe the thrust of justice\nmust be to protect the law-abiding citizen against the criminal.\nTo combat crime:\n-- We support the continuance of federal grants to States, cities\nand towns to strengthen local law enforcement.\n-- We support court system reform to increase efficiency, eliminate\nexcessive case loads, reverse the present practice of\n\"turnstyle justice\" and keep the criminal off the streets.\n-- We support reform of our penal system to correct the failure\nof our present policies of punishment and rehabilitation.\n-- We support redoubled efforts against the hard drug traffic to\narrest, prosecute, and convict pushers -- especially those that\nprey on young boys and girls.\n-- We propose Congress enact mandatory minimum sentences for persons\nconvicted of federal crimes involving violence, use of firearms,\ntrafficking in hard drugs and habitual offenses.\nPrevention is the long-term solution to crime. Effective crime\nprevention depends on strengthening community ties and encouraging\nindividual participation in community decisions establishing moral and\nethical standards. We recognize, however, that a healthy fear of swift\nand sure punishment is not without effectiveness in crime prevention.\n13-Illegal Aliens\nFORD Life.\nAn estimated 10 million citizens of foreign countries now live\nillegally in the United States and actively compete with American\nworkers for available jobs. Congress must insist on enforcement of\nexisting laws which establish a legal yearly entry rate, increased\nborder control and more effective apprehension and deportation of people\nliving illegally in the United States. Social Security requirements\nfor all workers must be enforced and participation by illegal aliens\nin federally funded welfare programs must be stopped.\n14-Defense\nThe first, and major, responsibility of government is to provide\nfor the common defense. Recent world events have demonstrated that\nuntil we can safely disarm, we must continue to improve our military\ncapability to defend the United States and honor our commitments to\nFree World Nations. A strong military capability is essential to the\nbalance of power on which our safety rests. To be successful in\nnegotiations with foreign nations we must deal from a position of\nstrength. Preparedness cannot be a sometime policy. Responsibility\nfor the common defense, for maintaining our military capability, our\nhonor and commitments, rests with Congress. We deplore the attitude\nthat the military budget represents a readily available source of\nfederal money which can be diverted to other programs without dangerous\nconsequences. Congress must continue to provide adequate funding to\nsustain volunteer manpower levels, equip our forces and conduct vital\nresearch and development.\nIt is also the imperative responsibility of Congress to eliminate\nfrills and waste, and to ensure a lean, efficient and mobile military\nto meet the challenges of the 1970's.\n15-Agriculture\nOverregulation by the government must not be allowed to hamper\nFORD LIBRAS\nthe most vital and efficient segment of our society -- agriculture.\nProduction of food and fiber satisfies not only our domestic needs,\nbut is also the keystone of our export program and our balance of\npayments. Agriculture policies should be designed to operate within\nthe free market system with full recognition of the unique production\nand marketing problems faced by farmers and ranchers. In addition,\napplicable federal estate and gift tax provisions should be reviewed\nand reformed in order to preserve the ability of families to retain\nownership of farm land."
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