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Yesterday, Roger Dickeson's and the
Nebraskan's views on the state of the
State of Nebraska were aired before the
student body. Today, we are. publishing
another article about this "Frontier" of
Nebraska.
With the permission of the Christian
Science Monitor we are reprinting the
article referred to by Dickeson: "... in
a very real sense, this still is frontier
country."
One point made in this article which
brings out the key issue in our discussion
of Nebraskaitis, or as Dickeson stated,
'World Heralditis", is that of Governor
Frank Morrison:
"Thus it is, too, that a Nebraska Gov
ernor can say (as Governor Frank Mor
rison has said to this reporter): 'There
is no point in a Governor here speaking
out for a legislative program. My voice
is no better than that of an individual
senator.' "
Nebraska's Governor can, if we draw
a proper conclusion from the above,
really do very litUe other than investigate,
and perform the ceremonial duties that
Dickeson pointed out yesterday.
Candidates always propose programs.
Their party's convention promotes a pro
gram for tbeir candidate to run on. But
what good is a program if it can not be
put into effect?
A legislature, with state senators elected
n a party ticket and in some way re
sponsible, publicly, to that party for its
program, would probably be able to im
plement these programs. But how is this
possible with the present party situ
ation? Issues are, or appear to be, nil in most
electoral contests in the state. Anyway,
if the issues are put forth, there probably
is a slim chance that tbey will be enacted
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EDITORIAL
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inte policy. The governorship in Nebraska,
if it is a position of leadership, will prob
ably end up a popularity contest this
year integrity seems the only issue
and money, money, who got the money.
Another point to make is this. The pri
mary elections are just ahead and the
21 and over students have a chance to
exercise their vote. Look carefully into the
candidates that finally get the nomina
tion. We must demand issues. We must
hear the platforms of the candidates and
how they propose to implement them.
It is easy for a candidate to stand up
and tear down a previous administration.
It is also easy for one to stand up and
say "look at the record." True, the past
is somewhat of an indication of what is
ahead. But the time is now to say what
you, the candidate, advocates for the prog
ress of Nebraska and bow to get it It
is time to quit quibbling over questions
other than those about the future of Ne
braska as a STATE.
It is time for issues, as the Monitor
staled, that have already been political
battlefields across the country, to cross
into the borders of Nebraska. It is time
to take a realistic approach toward our
problems.
True, as some have said, we are ahead
in some areas. But are we ahead in the
most vital areas? Education? Industry?
Highways? Well-qualified Leadership?
These appear, to us, more important to
Nebraska than the new "Nebraskit"
and has its place in Nebraska too!
So students of voting age, and those
who aren't far off, do something about
the state of the State. Question the can
didates pointedly, and don't let them skirt
around the issues of importance to our
future as a State.
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ka. 5 By Godfrey Sperling Jr.
Chief of l:hr Midwestern Bureaa of
Trie Christum Sc-ience Moait-
Lincoln, Neb.
To come to Nebraska is
to find that consen'atism,
is not a thunder, but a
way of life.
It is long since the day
when this area was incor
rectly written off as a
part of the great Ameri
can desert. But in a real
sense, this still is frontier
country.
The same rugged indiv
idualism that once mea
sured up to survival still
bases a philosophy that
' believes that man should
take care of himself.
Some of the liberal-conservative
battlegrounds of
say, Ohio and Indiana,
and some other Midwest
states have not even been
reached here. For exam
ple, the right-to-work con
cept (an anathema to or
ganized labor, is general
ly conceded to be a basic
light of the individual in
these parts. Indeed, H is
a part of the Constitution.
What little there is of
orgaized labor is centered
around Omaha. Its voice
is such an ineffective one
in this great grain-raising
state that not a single
significant labor - backed
bill got. out of committee
in the last session of the
Legislature.
Local Rights Stressed
What is even more dif
ficult for outsiders to
comprehend is that the
people of this state,
speaking generally, are
not just opposed to federal
government doing things
for the m they also
haven't yet reconciled
themselves to state gov
ernment doing very much
either.
The 43 legislators who
make up tbe unicameral
Nebraska Legislature are
deeply conscious of tbe
deep local-rights concept
held by tbeir constitu
ents. Thus, in part be
cause tbe nonpartisan na
ture of tbe assembly de
fies party or gubernatori
al discipline, each senator
devotes most of his atten
tion to what be feels to be
tbe needs of bis own locality.
the filter cigarette with the
unfiltered taste. You get a lot to like.
Thus it is, too, that a
Nebraska Governor can
say (as Gov. Frank Morri
son has said to this' re
porter): "There is no
point in a Governor here
speaking out for a legisla
tive program. My voice is
no better than that of an
individual senator.'
Does this approach
mean that the people of
Nebraska have, necessari
ly, found the good life?
Among those who defend
the local concept and, in
addition the emphasis on
economy, there are. critics
who say the last Legisla
ture fell short in its ap
propriations for higher
education, welfare and
public safety.
The big problem in
higher education here is
the loss cf fine facility
members ta other states
where salaries are high
er. In the mid-1940's this
problem was recognized,
and increased faculty sal
aries have helped to re
duce the numbers leaving.
In fact, by 1959 some
what of a regional parity
had been achieved. But
the last appropriation for
higher education, although
an increase over the pre-
vious one, was a paring
of the recommendation,
and is seen by many as
a loss to the state in this
battle to keep good men.
Broader Tax Base
Tbe local-state conflict
now centers on the move
for a broader tax base.
For general revenue Ne
braska still depends en
tirely upon a property
tax. Thus, while neighbor
ing states are debating
whether to increase Ms
sales or income taxes or
both), Nebraska still is
only slowly moving to
ward one. or probably a
combination of both, of
these new taxes.
But here again some
understanding is needed.
Some of the senators wbo
oppose tbe new tax base
at this time are very con
scious that tbe property
tax is reaching a point,
in many areas, where it T
cannot go any higher. i
But there is feeling here i
that more efficiency and
savings at the level of lo
cal government (also de
pendent upon the property
tax) should be achieved
before a move to new
taxes is made.
Thus, until a few years
ago there were some 6,000 j
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school districts in Nebras- .
ka; now there are about
4,000, said to be the most
of any state in the United
States. The "Little Red
Schoolhouse" concept still
holds here; a school dis
trict can mean a single
school, and a single prin
cipal, and often a single
teacher.
Consolidation would
mean more efficiency,
less tax dollars spent,
less leaning on the
property tax. But the spir
it of independence is such
here that a voluntary ap
proach is being relied on
in a contrast to Iowa,
which is doing it by leg
islation). Voluntary action '
could take years.
Township maintenance
of roads also is quite ex-
pensive, with much dupli
cation. If this could be
done at the county level,
less machinery and men
would be necessary. B t
again voluntary action
makes such consolidation
slow.
Said one observer of
this problem: "Think
what federal aid to educa
tion might do to Nebras
ka. It could well help sup
port and maintain an ar
chaic and expensive sys
tem." Perhaps, in coming leg
islative session, a broad
ened tax provision may
be tied to consolidation
compliance upon the part
of the localities (that
is, "no consolidation, no
money." But new taxes
pose new problems too in
this state.
Strange Alliance
Tbe sales tax, often
backed by business inter
ests in other states, is op
posed by many business
men in tbe powerful Om
aha area. Businessmen
there get a windfall of
business from people in
Iowa wbo shop across tbe
border in Nebraska to
avoid the Iowa sales tax.
Thus Omaha's business
and labor join hands in
opposition to tbe sales tax
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a strange alliance, in
deed. Further, there is the us
ual resistance to the in
come tax, coming from
businessmen and others.
Nebraskans now are
keenly conscious that they
are losing population, los
ing many of their youth
to other states. Thus, lit
tle by little, tbe frontier lo
calities are turning to
their state government,
with acceptance of state
spending for better rec
reation, for better schools,
for programs to bring in
new industry.
Conservatism in Nebras
ka does not necessarily
mean an "absence of prog
ress. For instance, Ne
braska now is engaged in
an ambitious, state-financed
program to find
new uses for agricultural
products.
A new state - supported
program to develop rec
reation areas and state
parks has been enacted.
Soil and water conserva
tion projects, with much
of the work locally fi
nanced, are springing
up in all parts of the state.
Nearly every town of
any size now has an ac
tive industrial develop
ment organization and
many are starting to pro
mote the tourist attrac
tions of their localities.
Thus, the frontier con
cept is changing here,
but the way of doing
things in Nebraska still
is a long journey from the
eastern seaboard or, for
that matter, parts of its
own Midwest
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