Show the senator repo reports rt S to the people f senator arthur V walin almost dally daily disclosures of graft and political corruption in government are clear evidence of the jow low level to which our political morality ha has sunk wa we hear about the five per cc center aters nters the deep fre freezes e zes pg the e mink coats the RFC investigation favoritism influence peddling and even job gelling selling for finpnclal finqnclal gain docs does this record mean that the american people generally close their eyes to uch such things I 1 think not many government officials in this day and age apparently parently patently ly consider as quite appropriate prop riate activities which on only ory a fewkhort few abort years ago would not have been condoned wit west point dismissals the army has lust just dismissed 90 00 cadets cabets from west point for cheating on their examinations this Is a penalty that very well rna may ruin them for or life I 1 do not condone co adone ydone what these iby boys did but look at the severity of their thel punishment n ashment ishment and compare their y fate t bewith ewith with that thatt of political insiders whose morality has sunk so low they constantly use their political position for financial and personal personal ersonal gain agat wgat what happened to major general ha harry vaughn of deep freeze fame M nothing has happened to general vaughn except a continuous flow of medals bestowed ua u1 upon pon his chest by favor seeking foreign govern ments what happened to brigadier general david J crawford recently commander of the armys ardys detroit tank automotive center who diverted government property to his own use and accepted gifts from the defense contractors he had his wrist slapped by a transfer to a new post in germany ills activities wer were much worse than those of th wert point 00 90 but he uttered suffered only a transfer to a comfortable post in germany no loss ol 01 rank no d dismissal Is missal nothing the th criminal cod code the lack ot of morality in gov eminent has made itself con spiculous splcuous spicuous in repeating repenting instances it has grown own to such lengths that even t the ige criminal laws been waived in behalf of individuals the trend to waive these criminal laws was reversed recen recent t ly when the senate and the house of depr repr representatives sentatives senta tives refus cd d to a approve waiver legislation in be behalf h adrove avrove of members of the pre sidentlally sidentially appointed commis slon sion on internal security and in dividual human rights the senate acted similarly in at least two other instances when the judiciary corr committee smittee kmittee ol 01 of which I 1 am a member declined to approve waiver legislation for specific individuals I 1 these criminal laws are commonly referred to as the con flicht ihct flict omnterest of interest statutes the fundamental principle involved is that it Is not in the best in i terest of the government and the people for the government tc to employ persona persons who are pressing claims against the govern ment it Is based on the princl j pie that no one can serve two masters at the same time I 1 believe belleve the laws are sound and 1 I therefore could do nothing else but oppose those who sought special immunity from our criminal laws my feelings on this question of morality and the responsibilities of public office can best be expressed by quoting our statesmen of the past henry clay in march 1829 ln a speech at ashland kentucky tuc kyspeech ky said government Is a trust and the officers of the government are trustees and both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people john C calhoun in february 1935 said aid thevery chevery Th every essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts bestowed for the good of the country and not for or the benefit of an individual or party in my view if you u are to raise morality in public public office above the level of the market place and of the political ward we must return to the basic principles cl p 1 es of morality and ethics 0 only g 1 good conscience respect for I 1 law aa w and renewed faith in our christian heritage can clean cleak lul top the mess in which we now I 1 find ourselves harvey knight home local residents will be inter ested to know that harvey knight is back in vernal after having spent 20 months confined to the fitzsimmons general hospital in denver colo mrs knight accompanied by ty her sister mrs darrell wardle met mr knight and brought him home august 1 harvey says it surely Is wonderful to be home and chat that with all fall his old friends a again aln it Is his special wish to loank l1ank thank the many friends frlenda arlenda who visited him while he was in the hospital and for the letters cards flowers and other gifts which he received during the many months of illness |