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BARNSTABLE PATRIOT ARCHIVE PHOTO. NOVEMBER 6. 1986
MAN IN THE MASK - Believe it or not, that's a Barnstable selectman behind
the fake nose and mustache. Handing out candy at the selectmen's Halloween
party for town children on the Town Green, Hyannis, is the chairman of the
board himself, Marty Flynn.
1836
Notice to Sportsmen. For the
benefit of those who are in the
habit of scouring our woods with
dogs and hounds and 'curs of low
degree,' and driving all the deer
from the County, we publish the
Statute of the State in regard to
this matter... Such is the law. It
has frequently been broken by
Nimrods from abroad, and the
deer are rapidly becoming exter-
minated... JONATHANRAMBO,
Barnstable County
1866
The Election Tuesday. Vot-
ers of Cape Cod, your duty as
citizens of a free government is
to support the Constitution and
the Laws. Andrew Johnson, the
President of the United States,
isnow threatened by the radicals
with impeachment, the axe, and
we know not what, for standing
by them. Will you rally to his and
their support?
1896
Major S. B. Phinney of
Barnstable reached the ripe age
of 88 years last Tuesday, and the
event was celebrated by agather-
ing of relatives and friends at his
residence,andinthe interchange
of good fellowship and extension
of congratulations. The Major
reaches this milestone in better
condition than twelve months
ago, there having been a marked
improvement in his health since
that time, and he now circulates
oncemorefreelyamonghisfriends
and acquaintancesin the village,
attends church, and seems alto-
gether his old self. We heartily
congratulate him upon reaching
this milestone in so good a state
of preservation.
1916
CENTERVILLE. When making
repairs on an ice house recently,
the ladder slipped and Mr. E.S.
Whitford fell about 18 feet. He
had the presence ofmindto tryto
fall on his feet and consequently
escaped injury aside from a sore
ankle.
1926
The Preliminary SurveyReport
of the Town Planning board is
now in the hands of its Secretary,
Mrs.WalterBaker,Hyanniswhere
copies may be seen or temporar-
ily borrowed. Accompanying the
report areseveralinterestinglarge
size maps graphically showing
various conditions of the town
or recommendations for further
growth, etc. such as -Portions
of the town now poorly served by
schools, Town waterfronts and
Park possibilities, Fire Stations
and portions poorly served by
them, Bus lines and suggested
new routes, hard surfaced roads
and areas too far from any pos-
sible road, areas that should first
be sewered to prevent epidemics,
businessand whereitismisplaced
and many others.
1936
While Massachusetts joined in
the greatest Democratic victory
inthe nation'shistory,Barnstable
county voters remained firm in
Republican allegiance in last
Tuesday's election. The Demo-
cratic landslide, which swept
the nation with unprecedented
thoroughness,carried every state
in the union save two.
1946
(Editorial) The trend of the
times received a great shock
Tuesday when the Republican
Party swept the country... The
Democrats have been trying to
please small pressure groups
who have made a big noise, but
really do not control many votes
when considering the country as
a whole.
1956
Percentage-wise,voters around
town turned out well.Barnstable
Village was tops, with 93 percent
exercising their privilege, fol-
lowed in this order by Osterville,
92 percent ;West Barnstable, 91.5
percent; Marstons Mills, 91.3
percent;Centerville,90.8percent;
and Cotuit , 89.9 percent. For
some reason, however, Hyannis
South Precinct and Hyannis
North produced only 82.2 and
83.5 percent respectively of their
potentialvote.Theresultwasthat
the showing for the entire town
was 87 percent, compared to 92
percent in 1952.
1966
Afterthisnewspaper wasgivena
ratherunofficial"poll"onthe (John)
Bowes and (John) Atsalis contest
(for state representative), and a
reminderthat Mrs.SheilaBourbeau
of Barnstable , the pronounced
Independent, would garner "more
votes than you think," it became
apparent that Mr. Bowes "has it
made."Atsalissupporters told this
newspaper, "Youmay be surprised
- what about those 7,749 Inde-
pendent voters in the three towns
of the First District, Barnstable,
Yarmouth and Dennis?"
1976
Barnstablewent Democraticfor
its state house rep. for the first
time in the history of the town.
Onlythe villageof Ostervillewent
Republicaninthisonce Grand Old
Party Massachusettsstronghold.
Teacher, boat captain and 30
year old political newcomer Tom
Lynch soundly and convincingly
evicted State House Rep. Bernie
Wilber...
1986
Question: Who sent the largest
Christmas card in the world? An-
swer: it hasn't been sent yet. But
VanNorthcross intends to correct
that situation.Heintendsthat "the
people ofthe town of Barnstable"
send that card, and send it this
Christmas. And to whom? To
the people in Banrstable's sister
community in the British Isles...
Northcross, marketing director
for Puritan Clothing Co. of.Cape
Cod, headquartered in Hyannis,
and active in revitalization and
the localtrade association, wrote
(the Guinness Book of World
Records) at its headquarters in
Enfield , England.
1996
Thus ends John Doane's 12
years as county commissioner, a
run that will be remembered for
its quiet effectiveness, and an
ending just as quiet, with Doane
choosing not to campaignfor the
post, a decision that clearly cost
himthe $14,000 ayearjob... Doane
seemed to take his loss in stride.
When a reporter showed up to a
full house at the commissioners'
meeting yesterday, Doane began
to stand as if to offer his seat. Of
course he smiled and sat back
down, but the point was made.
You can have it.
EARLYFILES:
No on Question 1
Question 1 would allow cities and
townstoissuelicensesfor supermarkets
and some convenience stores to sell
wine. The campaign in favor says it's
about fair competition and consumer
convenience.
Both of these arguments have nug-
gets of truth. It would be convenient
for consumers and on the surface, the
current regulatory exclusions stifle
competition.
But the issue is really money. Chain
stores stand to makealot ofmoneywith
the addition of wine. Unfortunately, the
opposition alsodoesn't admit it's about
money.Theridiculouscampaign against
Question1focused onunder-aged drink-
ing.This allowed supporters to focus on
the sillinessofthe "no"argument rather
than what they're really out to do.
We oppose Question 1based on fair-
ness and economics.
The shop owners whose bottom lines
willbe hurt bythe passageof Question 1
built their businessesbased on asystem
that they did not create. Their invest-
ments were made withthe understand-
ingthat theirswas aregulatedindustry,
providing predictable returns.
The stores that stand to gain the
most, supermarkets and chain conve-
nience stores, already have the suppli-
ers,shelf-space and customers to start
makingmoneyonthe first day Question
1would be effective.
While electric deregulation may be a
bad example, it does show the extent
to whichexistingcompanieswithexist-
ing contracts and financial obligations
were protected when Massachusetts
opened the doors to power supply
competition.
Question 1is a calculated entry point
for corporate chainstosellalcohol.Itmay
takeanother decade,but the arguments
will come for in-store beer sales.
Itwouldbe convenient to toss abottle
or two of wine into the carriage next
to the corn flakes, but to not protect
those who built their businesses in a
regulated marketplace is wrong.
We recommend a no vote on Ques-
tion 1.
No on Question 2
Fusion voting, so-called , allows
different political parties to support
members of any party by designating
them through the primary process.
This system separates votes cast by
other political parties to be counted
as a separ ate bloc for members of
other parties. Candidates would have
to seek and agree to be on another
party's ballot.
The argument in favor of Question 2
isthat the leadingpartieswouldhaveto
pay attention to the positions of these
smallerpolitical parties to secure their
vote,thereby diversifying the platforms
to reflect a wider array of voters.
That such partieswould place some-
one from another party at the top of
their ticket may say enough.That's an
admission that the weight and quality
of their candidates and positions can-
not find a foothold with the electorate
at large on their own merits.
It's fair to say that the backers and
advocates of Question 2 lean mostly
to the left of political center.In a state
where the Democratic party holds a
super-majority of elected offices from
top to bottom, it stands to reason that
conservative voices stand to gain the
most with fusion voting.
For those looking for party balance,
maybe that's a good enough argument
to support this question, but parties
should still be able to stand on their
own.
All voters, regardless of party, have
the ability to cast their vote based on
their conscience. Question 2 doesn't
change that. It only serves to prop up
positions that can't stand on their own
accord.
We recommend a no vote on Ques-
tion 2.
No on Question 3
We're naturally suspicious of ques-
tions with no organized opposition,es-
peciallythose proposed and supported
by large segments of organized labor.
Question 3wouldallowchildcarepro-
viders to have unions represent them
in dealing with the commonwealth on
reimbursements for services. Those in
favor say it willbe cost-neutral.
Union membership costs something.
The right to organize and negotiate
state reimbursements usually doesn't
mean they'll be arguing for less.
It willcost someone somethingeven
if providers still negotiate individually
with parents.
Unions could bring standardization
to the childcare industry, but this
looks more like an attempt to find new
members for shrinking unions than a
child-first initiative.
We recommend a no vote on Ques-
tion 3.
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L •*» * BY PAULDUFFY J
How to get elected
As this political season en-
ters its last days, here are a
few things to contemplate as
you plot your final campaign
moves. No matter what office
you seek to attain or to hold,
it's not too late to learn a few
new tricks.
Shuck those party labels.
Identification with a political
partywilldoyou no good. Even
if you are attracted to the ret-
rogressive greed, self-interest
and social indifference of the
Republicans, the GOP will
only dragyou down in the end
because you were once soft
on Communism or you think
it might have taken longer
than seven days to create the
universe.
By the same token , don't
go near the Democrats ei-
ther, or you will be labeled
immediately, and with some
justification,ayogurt-brained.
tax-and-spend hypocrite with
no understanding ofAmerican
Individualism , no sense of
reality, and no program but
we-can-do-it-better confusion
and flip-flopping.
No, neither of these will do.
Instead, emulate Senator Joe
Lieberman of Connecticut ,
who isrunning as ano-longer-
a-Democrat-but-not-a-Re-
publican-either independent
with no agenda but to get
re-elected. Joe lost the Demo-
cratic primary contest for his
Senate seat not long ago, but
he's not letting party consid-
erations stand in his way. So
why should you?
Negative advertising. Avoid
it if you can and not because
it'sdestructive, dishonest and
sickening.Avoid it because us-
ingit willopen you to the same
kind of treatment. Right now
only afew people -these would
include your unfortunate fam-
ily, your two friends and your
campaign manager - know
what a dim-witted yahoo you
really are. Start slingingmud
and everyone will know.
The issues.Youwant to pay
lip service to the issues with-
out ever addressingthem.It is
best to assume that on most
issues the voters are about
evenly divided, even where
they haven'tthe foggiest grasp
of the facts. Thismeansthat if
you take aposition on anissue
half the people will support
you and half will revile you, a
net balance of zero. Issues are
a quagmire and a distraction.
As a political consideration,
issues are greatly overvalued.
Most voters, and most of the
politicians they're asked to
vote for, can't identify many
of the issues, and haven't the
resources or interest enough
to understand them anyway.
If they must be addressed at
all, issues are best dealt with
in statements like this: I want
to talk about the issuestoday,
but first let me tell you what
a pleasure it is to be here and
then let me say a few words
about what a splendid person
I am, esptftially as compared
to that weasel who's running
against me.
Personal attacks. Personal
attacks , the more vicious
the better, must be left to
your campaign aides, so they
cannot be depicted coming
directly from your mouth in
cartoon-fashionballoons,and
sothat they can be disavowed
as the misbegotten work of
overzealous underlings who
have since been punished and
cast out from the campaign.
One can't say enough for
personal attacks as effective
campaigntools,but onlythose
with asour taste of credibility.
It'sno good accusingyour op-
ponent of being a convicted
child molester when infact his
trial has not yet been held. Do
your homework.
Television ads. Surround
yourself with beautiful people
and makeit look asif they like
you and might even be related
to you. Some of the best pro-
fessional political models are
dogs, mostly labs and golden
retrievers. Make sure there's
at least one of them in your
TV entourage. The voiceover
should sayyou don'ttalk about
family values, you livk them.
Public speeches and photo
opportunities. Bend every ef-
fort to make as many public
speeches in front of as many
photographers as possible in
the final days ofthe campaign.
Speak, speak, speak, talk,
talk, talk, but never, never
say anythingthat might in the
smallest way offend even one
person. The secret of getting
elected is this: The voters
knowyouarejust another self-
serving windbag and they're
not going to votefor you; but
if they see the other guy as
an even bigger self-serving
windbag,they're goingto vote
against him.
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