14—Lancaster,Farming, Saturday, September 29, 1973
Watergate has made it
fashionable to talk about
morality in government during
the past six months. In fact, since
Watergate, some talk as if
morality in government and
politics is a new topic never
before raised as a public issue in
this country.
There was a poll released
recently that showed parents to
be very reluctant to have their
children get involved in politics.
Those results were said to be an
outgrowth of the Watergate
publicity. But political morality
is not a new issue. It’s something
that has been with us for many
years.
Perhaps a personal illustration
will help to put the subject into its
proper perspective. During the 12
years I served in the State
Legislature - which was six to 18
years prior to any mention of
Watergate - I visited our high
schools talking to about 100 senior
government classes. In everyone
of those classes I asked the same
question - “How many of you
think politics is dirty?” In every
one of those classes at least two
thirds of the students raised their
hands to indicate that they
thought politics was a dirty
business.
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That would launch me into a
“sermonette” to the effect that
they weren’t born with that at
titude. Obviously, these students
had acquired their opinion from
adults-parents, teachers and
others - meaning that society, in
general, regarded politics and
politicians as morally suspicious.
Then, I would try to distinguish
between the statements "politics
is dirty” and “there are dirty
politicians.” There is no doubt
that both major parties have had
dirty politicians, and I would
concede to the students that
maybe even the percentage of
corrupt people is higher in
politics than in other professions
because politicians are subjected
to greater temptations.
But, the fact remains that it is
not politics alone that has people
go bad. There are “foul balls” in
every job and profession in this
country. And the significant thing
is that we don’t condemn
everyone else in those jobs and
professions when one of their
number goes astray.
When a banker turns “sour,”
the public doesn’t lose faith in its
whole banking system - nor
should it. If a doctor somewhere
is sued for malpractice, people
don’t immediately lose faith in
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Rail Shortages at Grain
Elevators to be Monitored
Secretary of Agriculture Earl
L. Butz said the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) is setting
up a monitoring system to
identify areas with critical needs
for rail equipment to move grain.
Troublespots will be reported
to the Interstate Commerce
Commission (ICC), the U.S.
Department of Transportation
(DOT), and the Association of
American Railroads.
Currently, nationwide in
formation to determine areas of
greatest need for rail cars is not
available. As a result, an elevator
with grain on the ground and
more being delivered may not be
receiving any cars while other
elevators with less acute shipping
problems are receiving cars.
Given this data, government
agencies and the Association of
American Railroads can take
steps that result in a more
equitable distribution of cars
among all grain shippers.
During the past year grain
shippers have experienced a
continuing shortage of rail
equipment needed to move their
commodities. This shortage is
their own family doctor -- nor
should they.
The same kind of treatment
should be accorded to those in
government and politics. Just
because some turn “sour” does
not mean that the whole
democratic system should Hp
condemned. Condemn those who
have dishonored a public trust,
but don’t lose faith in our
governmental process.
It is important for all of us to
distinguish the difference bet
ween saying all of politics is dirty
and admitting there are some
dirty politicians. There have been
and will be politicians turn bad in
both parties. But, public con
fidence in the democratic process
must not be undermined. No
matter how dirty the politician, it
is that individual and not the
system that’s at fault. Politics is
not dirty.
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The information will be
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crop reporting district, and by
railroad. Summaries of the data
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