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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box D35, folder \"Western States Republican\nConference, Seattle, WA, October 6, 1973\" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press\nSecretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. The Council donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\ndistribution 20capies to Latth orly M OFFICE COPY\nNEWS\nCONGRESSMAN\nGERALD R. FORD\nHOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER\nRELEASE\n--FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY--\nExpected at 10:30 a.m. October 6, 1973\nExcerpts from a Speech by Rep. Gerald R. Ford at the Western States Republican\nConference at the Olympic Hotel in Seattle, Washington, 10:30 A.M. PST,\nSaturday, Oct. 6, 1973.\nThere is a new spirit at work in this country today, and it promises to\nstrengthen and revitalize America.\nRepublicans call it the New Federalism.\nYou know what had been going on in this country in the past--the\nuninterrupted flow of power and decision-making from the states and local\ncommunities to the bureaucrats in Washington. There has been a mushrooming\ngrowth in funds and authority which have resulted in an overcentralized and\nbureaucratized Federal Government.\nWorst of all, much of the power--and with it the initiative and the\ncreativity--of our local government had been allowed to atrophy. And although\nthe Federal establishment was growing by leaps and bounds, it was largely failing\nin its attempts to solve some of the nation's most pressing social and\neconomic problems.\nThis is changing. Under the present Administration with its concept of\nrevenue sharing, the flow of power and resources is being reversed. It is flowing\nback to the states and local communities.\nListen now to the philosophy of the New Federalism. Instead of alienation,\npeople back home will experience the power that a real sense of purpose gives.\nInstead of the much-discussed feeling of rootlessness, they will rediscover the\nsense of community and pride of place that were once a primary source of\nAmerica's greatness.\nInstead of the \"I-just-don't-want-to-get-involved\" attitude, our people\nwill find their instincts for democratic action and obligation whetted by the\nfeeling that they can indeed exercise some real, effective control over the\nforces that shape their lives.\nWe have enacted general revenue sharing to give states and local\ncommunities more financial muscle. But something else needs to be provided if\n(more)\nDigitized from Box D35 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nPage 2\nwe are to revitalize local government the way it should be.\nWe should also enact special revenue sharing legislation which would help\nbring decision-making closer to home in the fields of education, law enforcement,\nmanpower training and urban redevelopment.\nWe must do more than simply return power and revenue to our cities and\nstates. We must also insure that, given the power and the money, they develop\nthe leadership and the decision-making machinery to use that power and money\nwisely in managing change, in reaching our great goals.\nThe key to meeting that need is local involvement, the kindling of a\ndesire on the part of people at the local level to be a part of problem-solving\nin this country, to become a part of the leadership that is always required if\nwe are to achieve our national goals.\nWhat is needed now is firm faith in the American system of government and\nin our two-party political system.\nWhat is needed now, at all levels of government, is strong Republican\nleadership aimed at getting on with the people's business.\nWe in the Congress must work together to find the answers to the questions\nthat are plaguing the American people.\nWe must find ways to stabilize our economy so that the price of food comes\ndown.\nWe must care for our elderly and our veterans.\nWe must reduce unemployment.\nWe must strengthen our foreign policy through trade, educational and\ncultural exchanges, building on the strong new base of our friendship with\nMainland China and the Soviet Union that has been a great initiative of the\nNixon Administration.\nWe must solve the energy crisis.\nWe must improve our schools and make our cities livable again.\nThere are some 30 important bills pending before the Congress. Among\nthem are reforms in trade, pensions and taxes;\ndisaster relief; and aid to the schools and communities. I urge bipartisan\nsupport for these major efforts to improve the economy and the quality of life\nin America.\nWe Republicans must look to tomorrow. We must work at the local level, the\nstate level and the national level to strengthen our Party and to work toward the\nsolution or our national problems. We must shape and structure in this country a\nnew destiny, and the leadership which will emerge to provide new solutions to the\nproblems we face.\nI think many of those solutions will come through the New Federalism, the\nmovement now afoot to decentralize the Federal Government and return dollars,\npower and decision-making to the local level.\nMeantime, don't let anyone tell you this country is stalled on dead center.\nThe wheels of progress are beginning to turn again. We are making progress toward\nfighting inflation, difficult though that may be to see. We are making progress\ntoward peace throughout the world. We are making progress toward genuine\nprosperity--prosperity without war.\nSo let us lift ourselves up and have faith and belief in ourselves--and faith\nand belief in the Republican Party. If We all work together, we can prevail. ###\nCopies to Smittle only\nO OFFICE COPY\nNEWS\nCONGRESSMAN\nGERALD R. FORD\nHOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER\nRELEASE\n--FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY--\nExpected at 10:30 a.m. October 6, 1973\nExcerpts from a Speech by Rep. Gerald R. Ford at the Western States Republican\nConference at the Olympic Hotel in Seattle, Washington, 10:30 A.M. PST,\nSaturday, Oct. 6, 1973.\nThere is a new spirit at work in this country today, and it promises to\nstrengthen and revitalize America.\nRepublicans call it the New Federalism.\nYou know what had been going on in this country in the past--the\nuninterrupted flow of power and decision-making from the states and local\ncommunities to the bureaucrats in Washington. There has been a mushrooming\ngrowth in funds and authority which have resulted in an overcentralized and\nbureaucratized Federal Government.\nWorst of all, much of the power--and with it the initiative and the\ncreativity-of our local government had been allowed to atrophy. And although\nthe Federal establishment was growing by leaps and bounds, it was largely failing\nin its attempts to solve some of the nation's most pressing social and\neconomic problems.\nThis is changing. Under the present Administration with its concept of\nrevenue sharing, the flow of power and resources is being reversed. It is flowing\nback to the states and local communities.\nListen now to the philosophy of the New Federalism. Instead of alienation,\npeople back home will experience the power that a real sense of purpose gives.\nInstead of the much-discussed feeling of rootlessness, they will rediscover the\nsense of community and pride of place that were once a primary source of\nAmerica's greatness.\nInstead of the \"I-just-don't-want-to-get-involved\" attitude, our people\nwill find their instincts for democratic action and obligation whetted by the\nfeeling that they can indeed exercise some real, effective control over the\nforces that shape their lives.\nWe have enacted general revenue sharing to give states and local\ncommunities more financial muscle. But something else needs to be provided if\n(more)\nPage 2\nwe are to revitalize local government the way it should be.\nWe should also enact special revenue sharing legislation which would help\nbring decision-making closer to home in the fields of education, law enforcement,\nmanpower training and urban redevelopment.\nWe must do more than simply return power and revenue to our cities and\nstates. We must also insure that, given the power and the money, they develop\nthe leadership and the decision-making machinery to use that power and money\nwisely in managing change, in reaching our great goals.\nThe key to meeting that need is local involvement, the kindling of a\ndesire on the part of people at the local level to be a part of problem-solving\nin this country, to become a part of the leadership that is always required if\nwe are to achieve our national goals.\nWhat is needed now is firm faith in the American system of government and\nin our two-party political system.\nWhat is needed now, at all levels of government, is strong Republican\nleadership aimed at getting on with the people's business.\nWe in the Congress must work together to find the answers to the questions\nthat are plaguing the American people.\nWe must find ways to stabilize our economy so that the price of food comes\ndown.\nWe must care for our elderly and our veterans.\nWe must reduce unemployment.\nWe must strengthen our foreign policy through trade, educational and\ncultural exchanges, building on the strong new base of our friendship with\nMainland China and the Soviet Union that has been a great initiative of the\nNixon Administration.\nWe must solve the energy crisis.\nWe must improve our schools and make our cities livable again.\nThere are some 30 important bills pending before the Congress. Among\nthem are reforms in trade, pensions and taxes;\ndisaster relief; and aid to the schools and communities. I urge bipartisan\nsupport for these major efforts to improve the economy and the quality of life\nin America.\nWe Republicans must look to tomorrow. We must work at the local level, the\nstate level and the national level to strengthen our Party and to work toward the\nsolution or our national problems. We must shape and structure in this country a\nnew destiny, and the leadership which will emerge to provide new solutions to the\nproblems we face.\nI think many of those solutions will come through the New Federalism, the\nmovement now afoot to decentralize the Federal Government and return dollars,\npower and decision-making to the local level.\nMeantime, don't let anyone tell you this country is stalled on dead center.\nThe wheels of progress are beginning to turn again. We are making progress toward\nfighting inflation, difficult though that may be to see. We are making progress\ntoward peace throughout the world. We are making progress toward genuine\nprosperity--prosperity without war.\nSo let us lift ourselves up and have faith and belief in ourselves--and faith\nand belief in the Republican Party. If We all work together, we can prevail.\n###"
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