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CHESTER C. SURBER
Editor and Publisher
STEVE BALES
General Manager
PAUL FORTNEY, JR.
Managing Editor
CATHY BUEHRING
Advertising Director
ELLEN L. ALLEN
Lifestyle Editor
CAROLINE GRANATO
Circulation Manager
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WASHINGTON (NEA) On Elec-
tion night, Nov. 6, these are some of
the contests that political profession-
als will be watching closely:
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By LLOYD BENTSEN
United State* Senator
ON THE SIDELINES —
Things were looking pretty
bleak for the home team —
behind by three points, third
down and forever to paydirt
and only four little seconds left
to play.
Sound familar?
Unless you were one of the
few fans that left early last Fri-
day night, when the Sandcrabs
were down 27-30 at the two
minute warning, (or if you just
returned from a trip to Hong
Kong or something) you must
have been at Sandcrab stadium
with the restofCalhoun County.
It was a homecoming game to
remember.
In case you did just get back
from Hong Kong, the Sandcrabs
squeaked by the West Columbia
Roughnecks last Friday night
by completing a 42-yard “hail
Mary” pass play to the endzone
in front of a packed homecom-
ing crowd.
The amazing thing was they
did it on the last play of the
game, with only four seconds to
go.
The previous 47 minutes and
56 seconds of play didn’t mean
anything to the players on the
field — the whole enchilda had
boiled down to just four short
heart beats.
One team was going to come
out on top and leave happy and
joyous, the other would leave
defeated and beaten.
My son and I were walking
the sidelines during the game,
taking pictures for Monday’s
edition like we do at all the
home games.
It’s a great job!
You really get to see the game
“up close and personal” plus I
get a chance to share some
quality time with my boy — he
acts as my bag boy and keeps me
supplied with film. Only prob-
lem is he spends most of the
time with his ball boy friends,
chasing footballs and having a
good time.
I get a chance to not only
watch the game but to "feel” the
game. These kids, no make that
young men, put so much into
their efforts you can see it in
their faces — and I’m not just
Democracy is not a spectator
sport.
As Texans vote on their
future this Tuesday, Nov. 6,
don’t be caught reading about
.the results from the sidelines
and regret that you were not
one of the participants.
Each vote makes a differ-
ence. Yes, millions of people
will go to the polls on election
day, but only the vote you make
ensures that you have a say in
your government.
Consider these results from
past elections:
If one voter in every precinct
across the country had stayed
home on election day in 1960,
John F. Kennedy would not
have been elected our 35th
president. The same was true of
Harry S. Truman’s election in
1948 and Woodrow Wilson’s in
1916.
In 1962 Karl F. Rolvaag was
elected Minnesota’s governor
by a margin of 91 votes. The
closest governor’s election in
American history occurred in
1801 when David Hall was
elected governor of Delaware
by a margin of only 18 votes.
More than seven Congressional
elections have been decided by
one vote.
Of the 69,694 votes cast in
New Haven, Connecticut’s 1954
mayoral election, William
Celentano won by the switch of
a single voter. The same thing
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ties with Iran, but power-
wielding radicals have stead-
fastly opposed any improve-
ment in relations; particularly
with the U. S.
So, at first blush, it may
appear that the election results
will dictate new policies by
Rafsanjani's government, but
as welcome as such changes
may be, they won’t come easily
nor without a price.
The official Islamic Republic
News Agency said only 1.8 mil-
lion people voted in Tehran,
the Iranian capital, which has a
population of more than 10 mil-
lion. The election was reported
to have been largely boycotted,
especially in Tehran.
Leader of Iran’s so-called
pragmatists, Rafsanjani was
among key members elected to
the 83-member assembly of
experts, whose major duty is to
elect the nation’s spiritual
leader and interpret the Consti-
tution.
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happened in Huron, Ohio in
1955.
In a 1953 town council elec-
tion in University Park, Mary-
land, Walter Jeffers literally
elected himself by casting the
only vote in the contest.
Among the more colorful
tales told on Capitol Hill is the
one about the congressman
from California who was seek-
ing his party's renomination a
few years back. He and his
opponent each received 10,429
votes. In accordance with state
law, they drew lots to deter-
mine the winner and the chal-
lenger won.
The loser of that race sank
into political oblivion, the story
goes, because his secretary was
so busy on election day that she
didn’t take the time to vote.
No country or people have
been given the right to vote
without a struggle. Around the
globe this year, many people
have been discovering demo
cracy for the first time, march-
ing, hunger striking and even
revolting to gain the right to
choose their leaders, a right
that we Americans often take
for granted.
The people of Texas deserve
the best leaders they can get.
Only through voting will they
get the leaders they deserve.
The polls will be open across
deficits If his critical faculties have
been sufficiently blunted by his long
service to the Democrats on Capitol
Hill, he may even believe it But the
whole analysis is pure bunk.
Where and when, ladies and gentle-
men of the Democratic majority,
have the voters of America hounded
you for bigger and better “benefits?”
How many readers of these words
have asked a senator or representa-
tive for anything at all, let alone for
anything expensive?
The truth is that the people who de-
mand “benefits" (read money) from
But at the last split second, just*
when I knew in my heart he was
really going to catch the ball S
and make Sandcrab history I
forgot to take the picture. I went
wild with the rest of the team
and coaching staff and fans.
Cedric and Sean would have
loved it. Their parents would
have ordered copies for all
their relatives. Sorry guys, I
blew it!
At least you’ll have a memory
that will last you the rest of your
lives — way to go Sandcrabs!
Beat the heck out of the Rice-
birds tomorrow!
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• California governor — Next year
California's state legislature will
have to draw up 52 new U.S. congres-
sional districts Its next governor, ei-
ther Republican Pete Wilson or Dem-
ocrat Dianne Feinstein, will have
Significant control over the process.
As this tight race nears the finish line,
Wilson has a very slight lead in some
polls.
• Florida governor — As in Califor-
nia. the next governor of Florida is
going to hold veto power over an im-
portant redistricting. Incumbent
GOP Gov. Bob Martinez has had a
rocky first term But he has a huge
fund-raising edge over his opponent,
former Democratic U.S Sen Lawton
Chiles. Chiles, 60. has admitted to a
long history of bouts of clinical de-
pression. How much this will hurt him
is unclear. Their race is too close to
call
• New York governor — Democrat-
Although the ultimate solu-
tion to many complex problems
plaguing the troubled Middle
East hinges on actions by gov-
ernments and people there, the
results of a national election in
long-divided Iran was an
encouraging sign for the United
States, which is always trying to
restore orderly relations with
that Islamic nation.
Iranian moderates allied
with President Hashemi Raf-
sanjani’s government captured
nearly all seats on a constitu-
tional body in elections in
which many of their radical
opponents were excluded.
Rafsanjani has his hands full
trying to keep peace among
diverse political factions he
must deal with. He has encoun-
tered many perplexing prob-
lems, especially among radical
followers of the late Iranian
ruler, Khomeini.
If it were left to him, the rest
of the world would have closer
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dettes plus every student in the
stands —they all put their heart
and souls into Friday nights
during football season, espe-
cially this year.
I really feel honored to have
been part of it this season, if
only as a newsperson.
Of course, I’ve been in love
with the game every since I
played as a defensive linesman
in high school. I didn’t enjoy the
practice part but I loved the
games. I wasn’t any good either,
just big.
An elbow injury ended my
football career in my sophmore
year but I continued walking
the sidelines in my profession
— I still get a kick out of it.
Unfortunately, sometimes I
get so wrapped up in the game I
forget that I’m suppose to be an
impartial reporter just doing
my job and taking pictures of
the action.
That’s what happened during
those last four seconds against
the Roughnecks. The tension on
the sidelines was so thick you
could cut it with a butter knife.
I had my camera at the ready
when Sean Fric let lose of his
bombtowardsthe mob of’Crabs
and ‘Necks waiting in the
endzone.
I watched the whole thing
through my camera lens up to
the point that Cedric Huff just
seemed to drift back and latch
onto the already twice
deflected ball and land in
paydirt.
I don’t really know what hap-
pened. It was a great picture,
one that would have looked
spectacular on the front page.
doubt whatever where he picked up Congress, and get them, are a pushful
that lame but popular excuse for the minority who are well organized to
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lobby for what they want They are a So they blame the voters for inconsi-
mass of greedy private interests, of- tency, and indulge in the sort of self-
ten opposed to and publicly contemp- pity displayed by Matthews - and the
tuous of the values of the vast major- deficit grows.
ity of the American people. It is a corrupt and cynical dodge,
It is these avaricious, insatiable and deserves to be belted right out of
lobbies that bring constant pressure the ball park on Election Day
for new expenditures to bear upon Matthews, however, loyal to his
Congress And that brings us to the analysis, thinks he knows just what
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Rhode Island and Lynn Martin of Illi Republicans have a plan Identify complaints to the Federal Election
nois, both in their fifth terms, were congresional districts that have be- Commission Insiders are wondering
rising GOP stars in the House They come more conservative but which if voters are going to react in large
were pressured to give up safe seats
to challenge Democratic incumbents
Sen. Claiborne Pell (R I.) and Sen
Paul Simon (Ill.).
Both women have received all-out
ic Gov Mario Cuomo will win re-elec- GOP support and big funding - but
tion. The question is how big in 1988, both were trailing badly in late poll-
he collected 65 percent of the vote. If ing If both lose, the GOF will have
that drops off, it could hurt his credi- greater difficulty in the future per-
bility as a Democratic presidential suading House members to give up
contender who could defeat George seats for questionable Senate races
Bush in 1992. • North Carolina Senate — Every-
• Iowa Senate - Democratic in- body really expects incumbent GOP
cumbent Sen Tom Harkin is facing a Sen Jesse Helms to win re-election
stiff challenge from GOP Rep Tom against former Charlotte mayor Har-
Tauke in a contest that most agree has vey Gantt. The Democrat is trying to
been the best run in the nation this become only the second black U.S
year Harkin is holding a slight lead senator from the South since Recon-
and is favored to hold his seat The struction. His backers are holding out
Texas from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If The corporate community in Ameri-
you’ll be out of town on Tues- ca gave about 5 6 billion last year to
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day Nov. 6 or if you just want o mates the Counciifor Aid to Educa-
beat the crowds, you can vote tion. These figures Include company
before the election. Contact the grants to their own sponsored foun-
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of national party help.
• New York State Senate — The
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term incumbent Rep George Brown the state’s redistricting Newzlnes ’ california’s Propositions 140 and
(D-Calif .), 70, is facing GOP county su- will be drawn to accommodate two 131, and Colorado’s term-limitation
pervisor Robert Hammock fewer U.S. congressional districts. initiatives - Politicians will gauge
• Oregon's 5th District - To politi- Pennsylvania’s last redistricting in the depth of voter dissatisfaction by
cal insiders, this has been the comic- 1981 favored the GOP Insiders now whether these term-limitation mea-
relief campaign of 1990 It’s a re- see the Democrats picking up some sures pass. If they do, you can not only
match of 1988 when GOP Rep Denny State Senate seats They believe the look for other states to follow suit, but
Smith defeated his Democratic chai- whole thing may come down to for pressure on Congress to pass a
lenger Mike Kopetski bv 707 votes, whether State Sen Joe Rocks can hold term-limitation constitutional
This has been 1990's nastiest con- off the challenge of Alyson Schwartz amendment.
contest is being closely watched to hope that the large number of unde-
gauge the mood of Iowa voters. They cideds in late polls will swing to
are the first in the nation to vote dur- Gantt, and that he can get the 40 per-
ing the 1992 presidential primary cent of the white vote he will need to
season. score 1990's biggest upset.
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As the off-year congressional elec-
tions draw near, voters should realize
that they have a superb opportunity to
demolish one of the oldest canards in
modern American polities
Not long ago I happened to be
watching Chris Matthews, the young
Washington bureau chief of the San
Francisco Examiner, hold forth on
TV’s “The McLaughlin Group"
Called upon to explain Congress
chronic inability to agree on a budget,
he rolled out the aforesaid canard it s
the voters’ fault, he asserted They
want all these benefits, but then they
don’t want to pay for them
In other words, the voters are for-
ever hounding members of Congress
to vote new "benefits" for them, but
then turn out to be unwilling to sup
port the new taxes necessary to pay
for them Hence the deficits
Now. Matthews came to journalism
from the staff of former House Speak-
er Jim Wright, and there is thus no
matter of the resistance level of the needs to be done. In his column in the
average congressman Examiner, he recently laid it right on
In a democratic society, there will the line
always be people, ambitious for pub- "The liberals’ big mistake is ... that
lie office, who think that the obvious they forgot the mass of middle-class
way to win elections is to promise voters... They designed entitlement
some new benefit to the public at programs’ that sent tax dollars to the
large or, far more commonly, to few.... The smart liberal response to
some rapacious interest group, the the current anti-government anger is
bigger the better. How to pay for to recognize that the American
these benefits is, of course, never middle-class voter is asking the oldest
discussed at this stage of the question in the game of politics;
seduction ‘Whaddya do for me lately?” ,
But years later, when the bill Balderdash. American middle-
comes due, the members of ( ongress class voters are asking no such thing,
quic kly discover that voters in gener- and would reject contemptuously any
al are sharply opposed to the new tax- such brazen attempt to bribe them
es needed to pay for all these goodies, with their own tax payments.
Slowly. surely, massive public out;
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Voting is not only a right that when the worms finallv turned.
American citizens enjoy, it’s a
duty. We owe it to those who
have given their lives to defend
that right to make sure that the
dreams they died for live on
with us in our hearts, in our
minds, and at the voting booths
next Tuesday.
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