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unalterably opposed to politics of the sort that places
personal interest above the public interest, and that is
what we have seen here today. I would like it very clear, it clearly understood
that I am the son of an elected Democratic official in this
State. If I am not mistaken, I believe he is the oldest
elected Democratic official in this State, so I was born
into a family of Democrats. I am a registered Democrat and I probably undoubtedly will die a Democrat, but I say this
because I want this perfectly understood before I read the
next statement. I want to read a statement that Governor Agnew
released to the public press and to the people of this
State within the last hour:
This Constitutional Convention has earned the
respect and admiration of students of government all over
this nation. It is indeed unfortunate that its recent
deliberations have been more involved with present day poli-
tics and personalities than in the drafting of a sound,
workable document of government for future generations.
This is of grave concern to me and I am sure it will be to |