University Daily Kansan
Thursday, February 21, 1980
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Anderson's new politics ask frank, blunt questions
By ELLEN REID GOLD Special to the Kansan
John Anderson, a congressman from Iowa, is still picturing in his shoreline cafe that the large cheese gathering at Landers' Restaurant outside Hanoi. He and Anderson talked to about 60 people on Wednesday.
He identified himself as a "republican with new ideas, who is trying to broaden the Republican Party.
"We must include many people who haven't identified with us in the past because our views have been too narrow." Anderson said.
His approach has attracted to his campaign as many Independents and Democrats as Republicans.
The question is: What do John Anderson's new politics involve?
First, by taking stands different from those of other candidates, Anderson has portrayed himself as a principled person.
THIS WAS MOST clearly demonstrated Monday night at the Concord meeting of the Gun Owners of New Hampshire Association. This group, Anderson advocated the license this month.
"We license automobiles," he said,
"which are dangerous weapons. Why can't we license guns so that criminals, mental
incompetents and other unsuitable persons
can't obtain a gun?"
Because of this stand, Anderson was vigorously booed by the audience.
Another Anderson proposal was to levy a 50 cent a gallon tax on gasoline. Many economic remedies are abstract, such as the tax on gasoline; but the rate of government spending below the rate of inflation." But the 50 cent tax in concrete and easy to understand. Americans are 'imbued with the idea that higher prices will increase their income; they may not personally care for the tax.
AND NOT EVERYONE realizes that Anderson contemplates an extensive schedule of tax credits along with the gas tax. Businesses that have high gasoline expenses will not pass through the increased most advantaged kind of tax deduction.
Second Anderson takes politically sophisticated stands. Consider his views on nuclear power and registration for the draft
He emphasizes the problem of waste disposal from nuclear reactors. He says that existing reactors must comply with existing safety standards, but that he would not permit a reactor to continue proper disposal of radioactive waste can be assured. He admits that this is, in effect, a
moratorium on the construction of new nuclear plants.
Although this is not the "No-nuces" slogan of Gov. Jerry Brown, it will attract some of the non-nuclear constituency. It will also be an acceptable political compromise.
THE SECOND AREA involves registration for the draft, which he opposes. And he says that the problem of whether
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women should go into combat is a military—not a congressional—decision. Anderson said the military should determine "appropriate classification of person."
He forges an extreme emergency if reclassification becomes necessary, but maintains that it would be a military decision.
Later, Anderson delivered an old-fashioned stem-winder to an overflow audience of 1,500 at Dartmouth College. He opened with a sharp attack on Republican George Bush. He noted that Bush says he should vote against the Panama Canal Treaty.
"Despite his credentials as an am-
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Ronald Reagan joined George Bush and the rest of the Republican presidential hopeful last fall as he announced his criticism of President Carter's policy for money
The League of Women voters sponsored the 90-minute debate. A panel of journalists asked questions. A candidate was given two options, either all others or others was allowed one vote to compete.
The candidates offered assorted proposals to deal with inflation at home and spent more time agreeing than arguing during a debate. The new New Hampshire presidential primary
REAGAN CONFRENTOED his rivals for the first time. He said the United States must signal the Soviet Union that "there are threats from Russia," and the Russian adventurer continues. He said one such signal would be new weapons systems so potent that the Russians" would not dare attack him.
Bush--who shares top billing with Reagan in the New Hampshire public opinion poll) said he thought the Russians were confused by Obama's push for 1976 campaign to cut defense spending and
The debate drew a capacity crowd of 1,200-275 of them reporters.
Debate gives Republican hopefuls chance to attack Carter policies
"I hear talk about Little Me and Big Moe and I don't know who is his," he said. His mouth was full of laughter, his phrase "Big Moe" to describe the lead he gained by winning the two early Republican candidates.
Sen. Howard Baker recalled Theodore Roosevelt's admonition to "walk softly and carry a big stick," and accused Carter of "cutting the stick in two."
IN ECONOMIC BUSH said he would in UN inflation by holding the growth of federal spending to zero, tax should be amended so that people would not be thrust into higher bricklets when they need them.
Dole said it was time to go beyond similistic answers.
was doing so until the current crises over hostages in Iran and Soviet troops in Afghanistan were ended.
Baker said he didn't favor the latter change because it would lead "inflation to feed on itself."
Reagan said the government was causing inflation and end it. He said that on his first day as president he would freeze the
Sen. Robert Dole of Kansas needed the others, saying at one point that all he heard was cannaim momentum, not issues.
ANDERSON SAID that SBAH had opposed his proposal, but now supported a SALT III Treaty. *The* Supreme Court derson said, "he now thinks we should go on SALT III. This is a diplomatic game of hop-
bassador," Anderson said, "and despite his claim to expertise in the area of foreign affairs, apparently he could not see that to reject the recommendation for negotiation at 13 years under four administration, could have done damage to Latin American relations."
Anderson scoffed at the idea that the Republicans who are offering to cut taxes, balance the budget and increase defense spending can keep their promises.
"I want to know how such miracles are wrought. I want to know how such miracles are made," he said.
Rep. John Anderson of Illinois said the Carter administration's voluntary wage and price guidelines were being violated even before "the ink was dry."
"What we need is a president who can lead the team and stand there like a Dutch boy plugging the hole in the dike," he said, in reference to Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Manure.
hiring of federal employees. He said he then would seek to reduce taxes by at least 30 percent over a three-year period.
He repeated a question that candidates and the public are beginning to ask: Is Middle East oil so vital that we have to go to war?
SIX OF THE seven debaters agreed that the nation's military budget should be increased *t* signal the Russians that the U.S. would not tolerate further Russian expansion.
None of the candidates who advocated more defense spending offered specific dollar proposals. however
"We need to abandon our reckless consumption," he said, "before calling on men and women to fight and die for that oil in the Persian Gulf."
Reagan and Bush will meet again in a debate Saturday night in Nashua.
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"Although Donehouse shows me begging rides from college students," he said, "tonight I came to Dartmouth in my own van.
IN CONCLUSION, Anderson said he was optimistic about the New Harnsheim race.
"We have an excellent opportunity of being one of the top three places in New Hamshire."
Ellen Red Gold is an assistant professor of speech and drama at the University of Kansas. She is in New Hampshire doing political campaigns. The rhetoric of political campaigns.
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