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A Republic or Democracy

Dear Editor: I was extremely interested in a letter to the Editor of the MailJournal (Supplement, June 30. . 1976), when a correspondent raised the question, "What is the United States, a Republic or a Democracy?” Its author, one Richard L. Minarik, r 1 San Pierre, Indiana, proceeds to argue that the United States Republic. Having researched, written and published material on democracy since 1942, I cannot agree with, nor accept the reasoning and conclusions of this gentleman. In.disagreeing with Minarik, I x am hopeful that a friendly discussion will not degenerate into a “Tis,” “Taint.” affair. For I am mindful, too, of the dictum of Mr. Justice Oliver Wendall Holmes, in reminding two ad vocates arguing certain fine points before the United States Supreme Court, that for all of their refinements and niceties about terms, they were really only “shoveling smoke If one is speaking primarily of "forms of government, what Minarik says, in a restricted f sense, is probably true But the story does not end there. Our Constitution is more than a form; it contains a spirit, which is essence of our free, open and democratic society. It is true, that our founding fathers did distrust the people of their period. There were no public schools, nor was there compulsory education at this time. So these fears were perhaps justified, as illiteracy was widespread. But one man disagreed Thomas Jefferson, with his ideas of democracy, stands as a "Tower of Strength.” in his faith in the common n(an Jefferson placed unlimited trust in the honesty of the people, he had a great belief in their common sense He believed that much was to be won by appealing to the reason of the voters, and that through education, ignorance could be eliminated In more than 16,000 letters written on various subjects. Jefferson fought for liberty, justice and democracy. In addition. we have his great state papers — Notes on Virginia. A Summary View of the Righto of British Americans. The Declaration of Independence, his Draft of the Kentncky Resolutions, and the Statute for Religious Freedom. These great papers are shot through with Jeffersons philosophy of democracy Many of his ideas are in practice today, as away of life for the American people What we really see today is an x evolutionary process of government Many democratic concepfes *have evolved from our original Constitution, through congressional action, by judicial review in Supreme Court decisions, through executive orders, and by laws enacted through/iocal governments, such as school boards, city councils, and so on Think of the many innovations made in government in the last 300 years Our political structure is constantly changing Among these changes are woman suf frage, the direct election of United States Senators, the enactment of prohibition and its repeal (because \ people demanded it),’ suffrage for 18year olds And the landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court tn Topeka vs School Board (granting Negroes equal educational opportunities), is surely in line with democratic process. So is tw Civil Rights Act of 1965 ’ We should be mindful of several other landmarks of American democracy — home rule, the initiative, referendum and recall, the city manager plan for local governments, direct primaries, the direct election of school boards, city councilmen. governors, state legislators and so on. What would the founding

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fathers think of voters going into a polling booth and seeing citizens selecting men of their choice for the two highest offices in the land. Mirny of these innovations were enacted because of the pressure of public opinion. The will of the people is quickly felt by those who control the processes of government. They usually act according to the wishes of the people. In colonial times the masses were often considered to be the “Hoi Polloi”. ignorant and illiterate. Very little information was disseminated. Today people are highly literate. Widespread information is gained through public libraries, magazines, newspapers, radio, and television. People became knowledgeable and informed. Our free society flourishes under these conditions ' Democracy in America has not always been successful. On certain occasions, we have witnessed crooked work by high public officials Examples are plentiful in Grant's administration. Fraud in the Veteran’s administration, the shenanigans of the “Ohio Gang” and Tea Pot Dome in Harding’s administration sent certain officials to prison We managed to Survive the ignominy of Watergate, a crooked scandal that toppled and disgraced a President and Vice President erf the United States The recent sex scandals in Washington, D C. by high government officials has somewhat shattered, our credulity These were all serious challenges of democracy. Yet the nation remains intact, and we hope that men with rectitude of character will guide us over the shoals. We no longer fear a democracy of the people, whom Alexander Hamilton called “a great big beast.” Sir Winston Churchill once stated, “democracy is the worst form of government with the possible exception of all others." The term democracy has been used in Supreme Court decisions, in Congressional legislation, in great state papers and in outstanding speeches in Congress Democracy is not to be feared in the handsof the people; rather it is to be cherished and i nourished by all Americans In this 200th anniversary of our birth as a nation, it behooves us to heed the ideas of that great exponent of democracy — Thomas Jefferson Charles Merriam, former head of the political- science department at the University of Chicago, states: "Democracy is not a mere form, a mere mechanism, as some seem to think, to be worshipped as an idol. Democracy is a spirit, and attitude toward our fellowmen, a mode of political cooperation through which the human personality may find the finest and richest expression of human values The form is not the end; it is a meagjs toward an end — the happiness of mankind Joseph C. Baumgartner 21160 West Wagar Circle Cleveland. Ohio 44116 A word for the Glory Barn I wish to say a word for the Glory Barn in North Webster Although hot a parti of this assembly, 1 feel that the thousands of incidents of good that have come from these Bible students should not be discounted because there have* been mistakes made. I have highly educated friends that are being greatly blessed through this line of thought and I know a Syracuse boy who turned from a downhill kind of life to a sane, productive life as a regular attendant at the Gkry Barn. Noone who has availed himself of first hand accounts of

miraculously changed lives through reading personal experiences of this “charismatic renewal” religion could ever discount it. The bookstores can supply “Nine O’clock in the Morning” by Dennis J. Bennett, an Episcopalean minister; “The Taste of New Wine” by Keith Miller; “Gateway to Power”, by Wesley E. Smith, formerly of North Webster, now an evangelist living in Boynton Beach, Fla., and dozens more. They are thrilling and inspiring reading. - Charismatic renewal isn’t a new thought — it’s deep fervent thought. Followers of this dedication are encouraged to stay within their own church denomination and it has been proved that one or two inspired members can lift an entire congregation — whatever church they attend. I met Wesley Smith mentioned above in Florida in a bookstore on the beach called "Books by the Sea”, and that is where I learned to appreciate the people and their thought. His account in his book as a school teacher in a big city of dealing with a class of 18 to 20 black, leather jacketed high school dropouts and how the Gideons furnished the boys with Bibles and how Wes helped the boys to learn to use them is a thrilling, heartwarming true story, and the books contain much more Don’t be too harsh. There’s much to be said in their behalf. Josephine Waltz Syracuse 'We're against' Dear Editor: We are against the changing of the name of Syracuse to Wawasee. If there are those that want a town of that name let them go out to the big lake and incorporate I was born here in 1909 and am still living here where we raised our family. Our son still lives here. My father and mother. Eston E. McClintic and Blanche (Searfoss) came to Syracuse fright years before my birth. F In the Syracuse cemetery .1 have great-grandmothers and fathers, one brother and great aunts and uncles, besides my father and mother. Why let money be the sole purpose of our lives’’ Why change the town for the sake of the lake people’s pleasure? My husband came here 50 years ago and we say too many things have been changed that we should have saved for their historic value. My son and I both graduated from good old Syracuse high!! Citizens speak out against this move. Sincerely. Elizabeth I. Bassett Harold M. Bassett James H Bassett Linda L. Emely (Bassett) P S. Taxpayers do you realize what it would cost extra fa* this change? Property owner point of view Dear Editor: 1 have read your editorial on last week’s Page One and compliment you on (1) taking a stand on a controversial issue and (2) stating the stand well. May I have your attention for a few minutes to pass along thoughts that might influence your thinking in the future’’ Let me emphasize that there is no more firm believer in the rights of the individual than the ■undersigned. A conservative philosophically as well as politically, I rue the geometric proliferation of rules and regulations made for the majority (and sometimes not even for the majority) that fail to protect the minority. 1 feel as you must that free enterprise and the survival of the system that has made America great are threatened by political and social trends that have been headed in their current direction for many years. Yet I cannot do anything in the world but stand up and hollar. “Hey. wait a minute," when Chester Elder and Don Byrd are compared with Washington. Jefferson. Franklin and Lincoln First let ’s address the issue of wetlands Wetlands, of course, are nature’s storehouse of water; that is why they are wet. Naturally there are not equallywet at all seasons, but that is immaterial. And quite obviously some wetlands in our lakes have already been filled and are being dwelled upon by persons who are protesting the actions of Messrs. Byrd and Elder, but that does not address the merits of the case. If we need X acres of wetlands to keep the ecological system that is our lakes going, and some of this acreage has already been lost, it is all the more reason to preserve what is left I am not concerned for the value of my property in my or my kids’ lifetime should all the wetlands be ravaged. But I am

concerned with Ipiankind, and I wonder if we have really studied the kind of earth we are leaving our descendants: if the ecological systems that are our lakes are swept away, what kind of lives will they have? And do we care? A lake is like a living creature, and I feel it is no more proper to add channels here, and filled areas there, than it would be to amputate a limb from a human being in one spot and graft it on to another. The limb might live, but I daresay that the life of the creature would be abridged. Zero growth? I’m no more for it than you are. But controlled growth, yes. and I speak as an individual even more than as an officer of a group that is dedicated to the orderly growth and development of Indiana’s largest natural lake. I cannot sympathize with developers who cry that they have paid taxes on land and thus have the right to develop it with regard for no one else. Mr. Elder has had his land for less than two years, and he is certainly intelligent enough to know its nature and how it fits into Wawasee. Mr. Byrd bought an area in 1971 that had been offered to, and accepted by, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources by a group of individuals who wanted to make it a dedicated wetlands area. He outbid them. I can draw parallels to the filling activity which both men carried on at night and on week ends, when authorities are less likely to be on duty and courts are in adjournment, to a surgeon who wishes to amputate now, even though the life of the patient is not in danger. My query to them is, “what’s the hurry?” Editor, you and I both know the taxes on that land are not eating them up that fast. And we both know that there would be no problem in raising money to purchase, even locally, the wetlands portions of their tracts. I findit significant that they have never suggested this option. Mr. Byrd is a speculator: he bought some land, the nature of which he aa.nits knowing since 1955, and is piqued because he has aroused criticism of others in the community in developing it. How easy he would find financing a development on that part of his land that is not wetlands if he would join forces with the people who care about Wawasee! And profitable, too; he is not that short of land that is developable without ever dumping a yard of fill in the wetlands. I feel that the same thing applies to Mr. Elder. Yet, even after the pending rules have been read to them they have not gone after changes in those rules, but they have ignored them. That is why I feel a little ill when Mr. Elder hollars about his rights being trampled/for he seems to say his rights are more important than anyone’s rights, and that is not so. I agree that the wetlands should be owned by the state. Are you willing to push for funding to get it done? I am. I hope they are left when the funding becomes available, for the sake of my children and your children and grandchildren-to-be. If they are gone there will no longer be a Wawasee Lake with walleye pike and bass and crappies and turtles and weeds and trees and frogs, and game birds and herons living nearby. And that, my friend, would be a shame. Wiley (Bill) Spurgeon President Wawasee Property Owners Association Report — (Continued from page 1) about 100 feet are under consideration for future resurfacing. Jean Treesh made a motion to reimburse John Martin for installing the pier at the park. The motion was seconded by Al Miller who remarked that Martin has “Done many things for this community above and beyond the call of duty.” Board members passed the motion unanimously to pay Martin SBO Miller discussed the possibility of businesses donating funds for the park's upkeep. Names of people who are interested in serving on the park board were brought before the town board A representative from the Catholic church, Mrs. Dorothy Williams, Jim Felkner and D. G. Seely were named. Dr. T. A. Miller will also contact several other persons to organize a seven member board, which he believes will be better than a five member board. Miller told the board that Mrs. Jim Todd of Goshen again wishes to remodel the scout cabin and keep it up in return for its use as a summer home. Miller added that he has thought that if the town would make a trailer pad and well at the park, an individual could move in his or her mobile home to live there rent free “We’d be money ahead.” These were several possible solutions to the vandalism problem at the site. Melvin Jordan reported that security lighting at the park is out. John Martin said he will

contact NIPSCo right away. The board also discussed drafting a letter to gasoline stations stating that personal cars are not to be filled on the town’s account. A bill from Michiana Area Council of Government (MACOG) for $126 for the year was presented to the board. Members decided to send MACOG a letter asking them to send a representative to talk with the board about assistance, funding and grants. A claim voucher will also be enclosed. “I’m really not excited with what I’ve seen,” commented Miller. “We need more first hand information.” Margie Brooks asked the board what she should do with individuals who do not pay their ; water bills or late charges. Some pay their bills but not the two dollar late charge she said. Also discussed was the possibility to turning off their water and when. Attorney Reed will check any existing policies on the matter. Umbaugh — (Continued from page 1) department. Umbaugh took additional finance courses at the University of Notre Dame. In 1954 he left the bank to start Umbaugh American Chemicab Company, Inc., in Valparaiso. His company originated “prescription blend" fertilizer for the agricultural industry After developing four anhydrous ammonia distribution points in Indiana and Illinois, he sold the company to Standard Oil of Indiana. He moved to Marion to become vice president and general manager of Bell Fibre Corporation for the purpose of reorganizing that company. B“ll, Fibre is a leading paper company’ with corrugated box plants in Indiana. Illinois and Michigan. He moved to Syracuse in 1968 and purchased Barth, Inc., at Milford. Since that time. Barth, Inc., has grown from 12 employees to 130 and is a leading manufacturer of motor homes. The new director is a past member of the board of directors of the Lakeland youth center, a member of the Syracuse town plan commission and a member of the board of directors of the Wawasee Property Owners Association. Log hits car of* Syracuse woman A car driven by Barbara J. Vitaniemi of Syracuse was struck Wednesday. July 7, by a log which fell from a semi-tractor trailer traveling north of US 33 southeast of Goshen in front of Midwest Marina. The driver of the semi apparently did not know he lost the log and it struck the Vitaniemi woman’s car for he traveled on north without stopping.

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Summer Migroht Education program assists children adapt to school

“When someone asks them a question in Spanish and they answer in English,” remarked Nancy Nelson, “You’re really confused by then.” Nelson is the Lakeland Community schools reading specialist who works in the migrant summer education program at Milford elementary school. The program lasts for six weeks and ’will continue through August 1. “We work on maybe two specific skills.” says Nelson. Instructed skills in the program are individualized studies in math, reading and developemental skills. Nelson said that she can see improvement in the two specific areas in the majority of those enrolled. The program’s purpose is to help Spanish speaking children make an easy transition into the Lakeland schools in the fall. Before, Nelson said with the bilingual mix, the local students didn’t get to make advancements. Through the summer program “They (migrant students) are ready to fit right into the classroom and we can work everyone at the same level,’’ she expressed. Nelson estimated that all of the 35 students will go into the school system, with one possible exception. Children’s activities at the school are scheduled. The first activities are the opening Morganthaler graduates at Sheppard AFB WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Airman Michael J. Morganthaler, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Morganthaler, Jr., of r 1 Syracuse, has graduated at Sheppard AFB, Texas, from the US Air Force missile facilities specialist course conducted by the air training command. Airman Morganthaler, who learned to operate and maintain missile support equipment, is being assigned to Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz . for duty with a unit of the strategic air command. The airman is a 1975 graduate of Wawasee high school. Burglar takes money Money was taken from mobile homes owned by Dorothy M. Raysten and Ellen M. Comby on CR 29 north of Syracuse. Someone entered and took $46 from the Comby residence and S2O from the Raysten residence.

exercises, which are exercises done to music. From 8:15 to 9 a.m. language in groups is done, followed by a snack of milk and cookies. Then at 9:20 to 10:20 reading skills are practiced before a 20 minute break. Math is done from 10:40 to 11:30 when its time for an hour break for a “typical type A” lunch and play. Dick Roose instructs the children in the afternoons in recreation, crafts and social skills before they are dismissed at 3 p.m. “We have one or two of the little ones who don’t speak any English,” said Nelson. But the Speedy Educational Developement for Youth (SEDY) aides and their supervisor Lydia Garza help. The SEDY aides who conduct the group lessons must qualify and are paid for their work. Aide® in the program are Rachael Morris, Arnold Garza, Julie Garza, Mary Bell Chavez, Ana Gonzales. Linda Garza and Irene Aguirre. This morning free dental

Area youths may be tried on second degree murder charges

Phillip Buhrt, 17, r 1 Syracuse; and John G. Shock, 16, r 1 Pierceton, accused of the shooting and resulting death of Leland Atteberry. may be,tried on second degree mufder charges. jThe Whitley county grand jury reviewing the case recommended that prosecutor John Whiteleather. Jr. pursue second degree murder charges against the two. The decision stems from a statute which only allows grand juries to indict juveniles on first degree murder charges, or premeditated murder. Such a recommendation depends on whether Whitley circuit court judge Edward J. Meyer fulfills Whiteleather’s request to waive the youths case from juvenile court into circuit court. Second degree murder under the statute pertains to a situation where “whosoever purposely and maliciously but without premeditation” kills an individual. If a jury tries the case they have two choices of verdicts: imprisonment in the state prison for life or imprisonment in the state prison for not less than 15 years nor more than 25 years. ’Juvenile charges against the pair were to be filed early this week by the Whitley county probation department. If Whiteleather’s request is granted for a waiver that the youths be tried as adults in circuit court, second degree charges will be filed in circuit court.

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treatments, check-up and flouride treatments were given to the children from a mobile unit. The children in the summer -migrant education program have gone on several field trips. This afternoon the group will visit the South Bend airport. Other tours have been to the Mermaid Festival and Scottsdale Mall, where a lady demonstrated how she makes tacos and told how she began her own business. To finance the program the state allocated federal money. The program has been provided through the school system for the past six years. And local migrant people who have moved can still participate in the program for five years. Concerning the program participants. Nelson said, “I can see a big change in them. Some of the older ones I think we’ve broadened them.” And as for the developemental and social skills taught “These are some of the things you work with them,” Nelson explained. “An you hope it will stick with them.”

After a similar waiver for the original charges of assault and battery with intent to kill, Buhrt was released on SI,OOO bond to his parents. Shock was contained n)'the Whitley county jail since his arrest but has been transferred to the Sol Wood Detention center, Fort Wayne. Buhrt and Shock were arrested along with a 15 year old Leesburg youth after an investigation into the shooting of Atteberry, from New Haven, while riding on US 30 near Columbia City. Atteberry was found several hours later and taken to Parkview hospital. Fort Wayne, where he remained paralyzed from the neck down until his death June 23. No charges have been made against the Leesburg youth, who was released in the custody of his parents.

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