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THE VOICE _PUHUSHED WEEKLY _ “Dedicated to the promotion of the cultural, social and spiritual life of a great people.** Elhert Sawyer Publisher and Editor Business Address 2235 8 Street Box SOU 2-4085 U No Answer Can 5-7508 Maxine Sawyer Advertising and Business Manager Dorothy Green Office Secretary Mrs. Joe Green Circulation Manager _ Member of the Associated Negro Press and Nebraska Press Association Entered as Second Class Matter. June 9. 1947 at the Poet Office at Lincoln. Nebraska, under the Act ol March 3. 1879. 1 year subscription ~ T *2.50 dingle copy ... .. .tOe _Out of Stats 1 year Subscription *3.50—Single Copy 100 EDITORIALS The views expressed in these columns are those of the writer and not necessarily a reflection of the policy of The Voice —Pub. Two-Party System The two-party political system is essential if we are to have rea sonably efficient and honest gov ernment—and government which is responsive to the will of the people. There is considerable dif ference of opinion as to just how healthy that system is today. Thus, Farm Journal says in its' January issue, “High among the1 several fortunate results from the election must be counted the( strengthening of the two-party' system in government. The Demo cratic party retains a strong rep resentation in Congress. Neither House nor Senate will be over whelmingly one-sided . . . The administration *will be subjected to constant scrutiny by Democrats | in House and Senate who, as critics, will be performing their proper minority functions . . , J “We properly rejoice that this election has so strengthened the two-party system—one to admin ister the government, and another always vigilant and aggressively ready to take over.” A somewhat less sanguine view is taken by Herbert Hoover in an article in a recent issue of This Week. In his opinion the Num ber 1 reform needed in our democratic process “is the resto ration of a real two-part system.” Mr. Hoover does not believe we have that kind of a system now. For a century and a half, he writes, the dominant elements in both parties have held “to that interpretion of Liberalism which meant more and not less liberty for the individual.” He adds, “To day, ideological differences smash around like a loose cannon on the decks of both our political par ties.” What, then, is Mr. Hoover’s sug-j gestion? He believes, in essence, that we should have a party of the left and a party of the right. The leftist party would be the Democratic party, and those who held its views would belong to it •nd run for office under its label, flte Tightest party would be the Republican party, and the views pf its members and candidates would follow that philosophy. Un less this happens, Mr. Hoover feels, the democratic process will be wrecked on the rocks of “con spiring futile fractions” and the two parties “will be on the road to a place where the people can have Over 30 to Choose From Many Are 1 -Owner Car* See Them At 1641 “O” St. 2-3050 Ask for RIP or GENE USED CARS RIP VAN WINKLE .no authority in the ballot box or in the government.” He observes that many European governments have cracked up because of the multitude fractional political par ties. A godd current example of the dangers of fractionalism is France, where it has not been possible to form effective govern ment at all. In any event, It is obvious that both parties contain many anach ronisms. To take but two exam pies, the view of Senator Morse; of Oregon, who now calls himself' ,an “Independent Republican” are 'much more in accord with the official position of the Democratic party than that of the GOP— while those of Senator Byrd of Virginia, who holds office as a Democrat, are very much like those of President Eisenhower and in some instances are of a more conservative nature. This is the ‘case, to some degree, with many men in both branches of Congress. I Many students of our political system hold that a reshuffling of our parties, such as Mr. Hoover advocates, is the only sound and workable solution. -] Sen. John Adams 1 Bill Unopposed Senator John Adams Bryan Statue Bill L. B. 20 has been passed to general file after a pub lic hearing which found no one in opposition. The bill would curb the power of the governor from removing without consent of the jLegislature any monuments or ob jects of art now or later to be | allocated places about the build ing. Air of the bill is to keep the Bryan statue on the Capitol grounds. The statue was placed 1 on the grounds on a temporary 1 basis and ex-Governor Val Pe 'terson made an effort to have it moved, since tnen tne "tireat j Commoner” has been the subject of much controversy. Regarding Senator Adams bill Where Your Furniture Dollar Buys More 1532 O Street SHURTLEFF'S Your Friendly Furniture Store -r Capitol News By Melvin Paul St&tehouse Correspondent The Nebraska Press Association LINCOLN — Governor Robert B. Crosby went before the Legis lature this week to recommend that it appropriate $166,379,614 to operate the government of the state of Nebraska for the next two years. The figure is about $4^ mil lion less than recommended by ex-Gov. Val Peterson and about $7 million less than was appro priated for the current biennium. Perhaps the significant totals for most tax-paying Nebraskans is the amount to be spent from the General Fund, supported prin cipally by state tax money. Here are the comparisons: All Fund General Fund Current Appropria tions ..$173,383,571 $58,081,519 Asked by State Agen cies ... 173,908,666 61,918,553 ■ Suggested by ePter ( son _ 170,830,874 59,241,814 Suggested by j Crosby 166,37$,614 54,765,554; Jolt Gov. Crosby’s budget message! contained a rude jolt for the counties. He proposed legislation shifting from the state to the counties the $1 million a year tab ' for health services payments. “The cost of health services has been mounting rapidly during re cent years,” the legislators were told. “At the centralized level of state government it has been im- j possible to exercise an effective control over the amounts paid for 1 nursing home service, hospital service, nurses, drugs, doctors and so forth. Local financial re- ' sponsibility should supply effec- , tive local control.” The scheme, Crosby said, en abled him to trim $2 million from ' Peterson’s budget. Crosby stressed ^ that his recommendations for s :he following was lifted from ^ Dean Pohlenz’s column in The Lancoln Journal: ; “If you’re looking for irony, 1 you’ll find it in this situation: The Legislature’s only Negro mem ber, Sen. John Adams of Omaha, is the author of a bill intended to keep the bronze statue of William Jennings Bryan right where it is on the steps in front of the Cap itol. But here’s what the Great Commoner himself wrote to his memoirs: “I Was Born A Mem ber of the Greatest of All Races— the Caucasian Race and have min gled in my veins English, Irish and Scotch. One has only to consider the limitations upon one’s oppor tunities imposed by race to under-, stand the incalculable benefit of having the way opened betwen the child and the stars.” Gillett Poultry FRESH DRESSED POULTRY QUALITY EGGS Phone 2-2001 528 No. 9th DONLEY-STAHL CO. 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Keeping these ceilings in effect simply means maintain ing another useless bureau in existence.” I Senator Griswold, who made the j formal introduction of the bill Ion the floor of the Senate, said ‘This amendment will reassure raisers of cattle, sheep, and hogs that they may plan without the worry of being unduly hampered by arbitrary price ceilings and grading requirements. Keeping price ceilings on livestock at this time does nothing to contribute to the stability of prices, as the mar ket price for live cattle .is far be low the OPS ceiling price." subsistence payments totals the same as Peterson’s. He said he thinks every assistance recipient should be allowed to live decently and if the present state ceiling is not high enough, it should be raised. A bill has already been in troduced to boost the ceiling to $70 a month. * * * More Jolts There were more jolts in Crosby's message — two stiff ones 1 for the town of Milford where are located the State Trade School and the Home for Un-wed Mothers. Crosby proposed cutting both, agencies off with no appropria tion. He said he had voted for es tablishing the trade school when he was a legislator himself in > 1941 but now “I think the need for the school is behind us.” Of th^ Home for Unwed: Mothers, he said, “I do not think: that Nebraska taxpayers are so' affluent that they should indulge themselves in this exceptional ac tivity.” . > Nebraska U. From a dollar standpoint, Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee Q. Is a diamond the only really “correct” stone for an engagement ring? A. While the diamond is the conventional symbol of “the sin 'gleness and durability of love,” it is by no means the only “cor rect” stone. Sometimes the girl’s birthstone is used in the ring, or some other stone of her prefer ence. Q. Are the members of the be reaved family expected to return all calls of condolence? A. No; this type of visit is never returned, nor should it be ex pected. Q. -What would'be an appro prite toast for the father of a bride-elect to propose in an nouncing her engagement at a dinner party? A. “I proposed to drink to the health of Mary and the young man she has decided to add per manently to our family, James Martin.” Q. When a man is escorting a woman and another man offers her a seat in a public conveyance or picks up something she has dropped, isn’t he supposed to lift his hat to that man? A. If he has any sense of cour tesy, he does. Q. How should one eat olives at the table? A. Unless a special fork or spoon is provided, one may take the olive with the fingers. Eat around the pit, then place the pit on the side of the plate. Q. Is it proper for a woman to rise when another woman leaves the room? A. It is a nice thing to do when the woman leaving is much older, but it is not necessary otherwise. Crosby’s recommendation on the University Of Nebraska was the same as Peterson’s: An additional $2 million in General Fund money over its current appropriation of $12.5 million. The University had asked $16,356,000. But there was one significant difference. Peterson said he was recommending the additional $2 million to enable the University to continue its present program and left up to the Legislature the question of whether more money was to be spent for expansion. Crosby’s message indicated he thought no money should be spent for such things as cost-of-living salary increases and the addi tional 42 million should go for the College of Medicine and for agri cultural research. SPECIAL! 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