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. XVIII No. 3
Elections
Today we are holding a mock
election for the student body' in
the lounge of the Otto F. Behrend
Science Building to see how our
opinions compare to those of the
real voters tomorrow.
After signing of a clean cam
paign pact, it looked as if we
could watch a political campaign
with a minimum of mud-slinging.
But despite the pact, the candi
dates for Pennsylvania's guber
natorial seat muddied each other.
The current Newsweek Maga
zine, in a spotlight report of
the campaigns throughout the coun
try, credited Democrat Milton
Shapp with having the best-heeled
glossiest campaign in the country.
Incumbent Raymond Shafer is
aware of this, and has countered
by criticizing the amount of
Shapp's own funds that have been
spent. They also attach Shapp's
plan for free Higher education in
Pennsylvania as being impractical,
short-sighted, r-idiculous, et
cetera, ad infinitumiland ad nauseum.
Mock
Behrend Campus
Likewise, Mr.. Shapp attacks Lt.
Governor Shafer's platform plank on
labor, contending that Sha4er's voting
record as a state senator lias in oppo
sition to his present stance. Shapp
attacks the present administration
for failure to bring about better in
surance controls,•losing big business
that had been in Pennsylvania, and
numerous other things (also ad nauseum.)
But even under all the mud-slinging,
all the campaigning, and all the promises
there are many truths. The question is,
though, will all the voters take the
time to sit down, find all the facts,
and evaluate them for that they are worth.
Many of us who are as yet unable to
vote have spoken to those of voting age,
asking what they thought of the candi
dates. Unfortunately, too often we get
answers like: "I don't know. They're
both pretty bad. Maybe I won't even
vote." These people have failed to
take the campaign and their rights as
citizens seriously. They haven't tried
to find any truths, but when the election
is over, they are the ones likely to
complain about the new governor in office.
Whether Shapp and Staisey or Shafer
and Bi . oderick are elected in the real
election, we hope that students will
take this Mock election seriously.
And hopefully, our
old enough to vote will
tomorrow. ,r'C\
November 7, 19.6
students who are
vote wisely