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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1973
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. Address 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues Watergate reveals need for a fundamental overhaul of campaign funding. Exposes that reforms must target the financing system that enabled corruption. cites Congress' inaction and suggests a clear reform direction is overdue.
The piece argues that private funding taints politics, citing oil industry influence on quotas and campaign spending. It advocates public financing funded by taxpayers, estimating 262 million yearly cost, less than $2 per voter, to end donor dependence and reduce special privileges tied to campaign gifts. It warns reform requires public pressure beyond incumbents' self interest.
Stewart Alsop argues in Newsweek that the presidency’s twilight began in 1949 when Truman gutted the White House interior. He recalls Franklin Roosevelt era visits and the House’s former atmosphere, where ghosts of Lincoln, Roosevelt, Monroe and Arthur seemed to stalk the walls, and marble replaced the past ambiance.
A critique argues that costly interior decor and presidential pageantry have turned the White House into a symbol of regal excess. It links such styling to shifts in presidential posture from citizen to ruler, suggesting Watergate might have unfolded differently if past American traditions remained.
The nation faces a choice on Nixon as Watergate fatigue grows. Indecision harms confidence in government, with decades of war and unrest feeding cynicism. The public bears responsibility to petition for redress while awaiting leaders and procedures worthy of trust. Public opinion pressures impeachment dynamics as the House and Senate hesitate.
A look at the old Vermont turkey drive as depicted in Charles Morrow Wilson’s The Great Turkey Drive. The 1824 setting shows drovers facing weather, fatigue, armed patrols, and wary turkeys, with foxes and wolves as threats and a quest to market the season’s crop.
The piece cites Mrs. Marion Curtis of Doylestown and others facing rent subsidies blocked by the administration. It argues Nixon favors reduced federal welfare, cites Hesburgh and Buchanan, notes OEO battles, and criticizes tax loopholes benefiting the rich while Congress stalls reform. It also recalls party support and a turkey industry aside.
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