Page 2 University Daily Kansan Tuesday, Oct. 14, 1982
One Man's Opinion
Bv ROGER VARRINGTON
A writer for the New Yorker magazine has been following the presidential campaigns from the whistle-stop trains of both Gen. Eisenhower and Gov. Stevenson. In two recent articles, one concerning each candidate, he has unveiled some rather remarkable things regarding the candidates and how they have been received in various cities.
Stevenson's contempt for the campaign rulebook as compared to Eisenhower's obsession for the traditional method of political campaigning is a new and attractive insignia which many of his hearers are choosing to follow.
Every schoolboy can give a fairly accurate history of the career of Gen. Eisenhower but there are few adults who are acquainted with the figure of Gov. Stevenson. When listeners to his speeches hear his "talk sense" approach to the campaign issues they experience a feeling which the writer describes as similar to a layman discovering a master artist.
From this writer's viewpoint the election appears to hinge for a large part on enough people hearing Eisenhower and being disappointed and enough hearing Stevenson and being encouraged.
Short Ones
That FACTS endorsement for a "little Hoover commission" to study administrative reorganization of the All Student Council sounds fine, but we wonder if vacuum cleaners would be sufficient for the job.
The opposite seems to be the case with Gov. Stevenson. In his article following a week with the governor's entourage, the correspondent tells of very quiet parades through cities where most of the people did not even recognize the candidate. But, says the writer, those who go to the speeches at the end of a Stevenson parade come away with a unique feeling of personal discovery.
Then the thought arises: Would a commission running around with vacuum cleaners help to clear up the foggy air of the usual ASC meeting?
In an article about the Eisenhower tour, the New Yorker correspondent advances the theory that the enormous crowds which the newspapers report flocking to Ike parades are interested in merely seeing the man and not in hearing his political ideas. The general's parade route is always crowded with people cheering wildly, he says, but the site for his speeches at the end of the parade are usually noticeably short of people.
by Dick Bibler
A recent full-page ad in the Kan-
Little Man on Campus
Arn Man Loses But . . .
Little Cause to Worry In Kansas GOP Split
Topeka Lawyer Charles Rooney, Gov. Arn's opposition in the Kansas gubernatorial race has been making a big noise of what he calls "statehouse corruption," and has criticized the Republican's $115 million increase in state spending during the governor's year and a half in office.
Recently Mr. Rooney repeated a charge that Gov. Arn received $10,000 for living expenses during his campaign in 1950 and challenged
san discussed the organization of a campus political party. And a thousand freshmen learned that a "Gesundheit!" isn't prepared after hearing the word: "Pachacamac."
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That mysterious crew, Pachac- mac, has, according to its president, a "sounding board which is called the Inner Circle." Is this the board that sounds off on whisper level among Greeks every time the circle is to meet?
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A FACTS man tells us of a new movie soon to be released entitled "I Was a Pachacamac Spy"
Gov. Arn to make public the details of his finances during the last 10 years.
As the Democrats were hurling "corrupt" charges at the GOP, certain Republicans were uncovering copies of a form letter sent to postal clerks throughout the state by Kenneth Anderson, Democratic national committeeman for Kansas, urging them to contribute money—"anything from $25 to $250" for campaign expenses.
McCarthy Logic Says End Justifies Means
Republican comments which followed ranged from "we do it, too, but usually get more money," to Presidential Candidate Dwight Eisenhower's statement, when told of the incident: "A Republican would be fired for such an act."
On Oct. 27 one of the most controversial figures in politics, Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R.-Wis.) will address the nation over radio and television.
Many might not like the methods used by Sen. McCarthy but the results are the most important thing. The fact remains it wasn't until Sen. McCarthy's speech at Wheeling, W.Va., on Feb. 9, 1950 that the public became aware of the danger of Communists in the State Department.
Alger Hiss, State Department official, was later convicted of perjury when he denied Communist association. Many argue that it wasn't Sen. McCarthy who convicted Hiss, but the evidence submitted by Whittaker Chambers which led to his conviction.
Sen. McCarthy's speech should be followed with keen interest. He has said that he would speak on the "background" of Democratic Presidential Candidate Gov. Adlai Stevenson.
This is true. However, this shouldn't hurt Sen. McCarthy as his job is only to point out the danger, not to convict the Communists.
"Even the Democrats won't want him afterwards" was the phrase used by Sen. McCarthy.
The GOP has demanded that Mr. Rooney reveal his record and has insisted he is a "parcel of the Truman-Pendergast crowd, who has sought to draw Kansas into the messy Fair Deal ring."
The overwhelming victory of Sen. McCarthy in Wisconsin proved that the people not only wanted more "McCarthyism" but that they demand the senator should increase his efforts in this cause.
Some people might demand silence from Sen. McCarthy but they should remember what Abraham Lincoln said, "To sin by silence when they should protest, makes cowards of men."
-Dave Webb.
The race for lieutenant governor has been lively because of an accusation made by Lt. Gov. Fred Hall that Gov. Arn's "palace guards" were trying to purge him from the ranks.
However, Lt. Gov. Hall was reelected by a good majority in the primary despite Gov. Arn's support of State Sen. Wayne Ryan for the office. Some observers look at the lieutenant governor's victory as an indication that people in Sunflower state are tired of complete administration dominance.
Gov. Arn and company reportedly have looked at Mr. Hall with disfavor because of his use of his job partly as a stepping stone to higher ground—perhaps running for governor or trying for a congressional seat in 1954.
Despite the fact that Gov. Arn now must run for office along with the man he didn't underwrite for the primary, it still looks like the usual tough sledding for the Kansass Democrats come November.
Phil Newman
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Dorms Inadequate For Independents
The University is in dire need of men's and women's upperclass independent housing.
With the exception of the two freshman dormitories-North College and Corbin-dormitories at KU are in sad shape. And even these dorms are crowded.
For the student who does not pledge a sorority or fraternity, the only two alternatives are dormitory housing or a room in a private dwelling. By the end of rush week, all of the former are filled, and only the undesirable private rooms are left.
only the undesirable private rooms.
Because of the surprisingly large enrollment this fall, all dormitories are crowded, which is understandable under the circumstances. But in the 10-year building plan outlined by Chancellor Murphy, which will cost Kansas taxpayers $12½ million, not a single penny has been designated for University housing.
has been designated for University housing. The taxpayers of Kansas are the parents of University students. They are not going to be satisfied with a new fine arts and dramatics building, or a third story on Haworth hall annex while their sons and daughters reside in degenerate housing.
The freshmen of last year already are complaining of the inadequate facilities and crowded conditions in their new homes. Their position is understandable. No one cares to move from a large room for two into a small room for four. Yet four students and their possessions are crowded into the space and only two bathtubs and two stools are provided for 28 people.
Men are even in a worse fix for there is no University housing for them other than Oread hall, which serves no meals.
True, conditions cannot change overnight, but the University should at least publicly recognize the need and devote some time and money to the solution of the problem.
Inadequate upperclassmen living conditions for independent men and women are a disgrace to the University and to the state of Kansas from a public relations standpoint. A problem exists and the University must do something about it.-Mary Cooper.
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