REMARKS OF SENATOR HUBERT H. HUMPHREY
AL HOFSTEDE BREAKFAST
Minneapolis , Minnesota
March 26, 1977
It's good to be with you this morning and to be able
to share with you this fine breakfast and feeling of friendship
and comradarie.
Most of you have known me for many years and know that I
don't particularly enjoy speaking in the morning. Mornings
are for waking up, getting organized and slowly moving into
the day. But when my good friend Al Hofstede asked me to
join you and asked me to make some remarks, I just couldn't
say no.
Al has been a friend of mine for years .
I have watched
him move forward and advance in government and in the knowledge
of government.
Al served as my Campaign Manager during the last
re-election in 1976. And although my campaign was cut short
in October, Al and I did have the opportunity to work and
travel together all across Minnesota for the six months from
April through September.
Those were good months .
It not only gave me a chance
once again to get around to every part of this beautiful
state of ours, but it also gave me the chance to visit on
a regular basis and a personal basis with this fine man,
Al Hofstede.
Make no mistake about it, Al is concerned. He is
committed, always seeking solutions; energetic and compassionate.
I know this all too well . As we traveled around this
state and this great city of ours, Al was there at my elbow.
He knew what was happ ening.
He explained complex issues to me and brought to my
attention the concerns of every segment of society on various
problems . He preached to me of ills that were affecting our
city and proposed to me many good and realistic solutions.
And, let me say something else about Al. If you ever
want to talk about a man who is fiscally responsible, who
understands the value of the dollar and who knows how to
get the most out of a dollar -- this man, Al Hofstede , is
all that.
Oh, yes, my campaign for re-election was well financed.
So were other campaigns that I have run over the years . But
in every one of them I always seemed to end up in debt, to
be scrambling near the end to find sufficient funds.
Al Hofstede managed a campaign for me that ended up in
the black. That's my kind of campaign manager!
I am not the easiest man to keep in line when it comes
to campaigning. I want to do everything and be everywhere.
And , I don ' t always like to think about the cost.
But, Al was there -- oh, so ever, ever watchful of what
was happening .
He organized a superb campaign, kept watch over the flow
of funds and ended my campaign with a surplus.
That surely is a sign of a man of fiscal integrity.
-2But, enough about Al and me. What about Al and you?
What about Al and this city of Minneapolis?
Well, let me tell you this.
In 1974 and 1975, hardly
a week went by that Al Hofstede wasn't on the phone to me
or my office. Occasionally, he would drop in to visit me
in my office either here in Minneapolis or down in Washington .
And he \'Tasn ' t just contacting me. He was doing the
same with Senator Mondale , Congressman Fraser, with the
Secretary of HUD or the Secretary of Labor -- he was making
us all aware on a week by 't'leek basis of the city of
Minneapolis .
And, believe me, he didn't just call to pass the time of
day. He called with demands, with ideas, with programs, with
an insistence to get what was best for the city of Minneapolis .
Al came to Washington to testify before committees of
Congress. He was listened to. His advice was sought, and
on numerous occasions colleagues of mine in the Senate would
come up to me and say, "Who is this young man, this Hayor
from Minneapolis , who has such remarkable ideas and such a
vast knowledge of what is needed in our cities?"
In the mid-70's, vre in Congress passed what is known
as a Community Development Block Grant system.
It was a
system in which government .,..,ould give to the cities and
states a lump sum of money to be used as local government
best saw fit.
Let me tell you that Al Hofstede was down there in
Washington telling us that such a proposal lacked one
element -- the element of citizen participation. So it
got written into the law. Local governments still have the
decision as to how to spend the money, but it was to be
done with the participation of citizen advisory committees.
And, I might mention that Minneapolis was the first major
city to send its report to Washington .
What a difference. Several years ago we had a mayor
out front working and demanding and assuring citizen
participation. Contrast that to the situation today, where
in Minneapolis neighborhood elections that participation
has dropped for the second straight year, ,..lith only
984 people participating in the election of members to the
City's Citizen Advisory Committees. That's one good reason
why we need Al Hofstede 's leadership again.
I recall shortly after Al left office and went to work
with a local bank, that I picked up a newspaper and read
about a Minneapolis bank announcing full disclosure of
lending practices and the outlawing of "redlining." As I
read the article, I thought to myself, what a good and
responsible move for a bank to make. How progressive,
how citizen-oriented.
Then I realized that the bank was the very same bank
in which our former mayor, Al Hofstede, had gone to work .
How quickly he moved that bank into recognizing its
responsibilities to the community.
But I ought not to have been surprised.
For, Al's
record while he was mayor was surely one of getting
government and private institutions to recognize their
community responsibility to the people.
I recall Al 's leadership and support of major programs,
especially in the field of housing, that were of benefit
to the citizens and to the neighborhoods in Minneapolis .
-3Programs such as the Home ~¥nership Program. And,
innovative programs to maintain our neighborhoods, such
as the Urban Homestead Program and the Spot Renewal Program,
not to mention his support of the Local Loan and Grant
Program for rehabilitation of housing.
WithAl 's leadership as Mayor of Minneapolis, the
State Capitol saw and heard from Al as he pushed increased
tax credits for renters, as well as the senior citizen
tax freeze and the circuit breaker on residential
property taxes.
Al's concern for housing and for neighborhoods is
important
particularly when "VoTe realize what is
happening in our society today.
A study earlier this month, which I am sure you have
read about, indicates that the cost of an average home is
going up in the 1980's to an astronomical $78,000. Even
today, only 27 percent of American families can afford a
home priced at $44,000. That's a drop-off from the 47 percent
of American families who could afford the median new home
price of $23,000 just seven years ago.
This is a problem -- a serious one, one which must
be met. As vTe face that problem and that future, \'le
need people with ideas, people with vision, people like
Al Hofstede who kno"VoTS housing, knows the city, knm.,s the
neighborhoods, and who can get something done.
That same report showed that there was an out
migration of people from the metropolitan areas to the
country. That's going to mean that many cities are
going to wind u p with a housing surplus as well as serious
financial problems .
Al Hofstede recognized that danger early in his first
term as mayor, and he vmrked long, hard hours to find
solutions.
And what else do vTe hear in the news these days?
Again , just earlier this very same month, the National
Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice, Standards and
Goals predicted a possible recurrence of urban riots.
It advised police agencies to continue contingency
preparations for civil disorders.
I don't recall that we had any civil disorders while
Al Hofstede was mayor. We didn't because Al, as mayor,
demonstrated a strong will to improve public safety and
to achieve decent law enforcement . Al set up the Police
Precinct Advisory Committees when he was mayor , t hat
brought both law enforcement and citizens together to work
for mutual solutions to neighborhood problems. He set forth
a goal of minority recruitment in the Police Department.
Al Hofstede has been concerned about achieving
solutions to neighborhood problems in the area of law
enforcement. He has shown by his past actions his
determination to have a safe city.
When Al was mayor , our law enforcement in this city
protected our elderly -- our law enforcement was sensitive
to the concerns and the fears of our minorities -- our law
enforcement gave priority to the protection of lives, homes
and property of our citizens.
I can go on and on about Al Hofstede, about his programs
that he had for the city, about his visions for keeping
Minneapolis number one. And, most of you know and recognize
what his successes have been, what his programs have been
and you look to the vision of this man to aid this city. '
-4But, let me remind you of one of the successes which
Al didn't have.
On November 4, 1975, Al didn't have success at the
polls. On November 4, 1975, hopes and dreams and aspirations
of a city and its young mayor and its party went down in
defeat.
And we have nobody to blame but ourselves. The people
didn't turn Al out of office. The people didn't reject the
programs and the visions of Al Hofstede.
It's just that we
Democrats failed to vote.
We cannot afford to let that happen again.
Let me remind you that Minneapolis, after many years
of trying -- beginning way back when I was mayor -- now
has produced charter reform.
Let me tell you what that means. That means that the
next mayor of this city is going to have budgeting and
planning power.
The policy making power is going to be reflected in
the office of the mayor and the man who holds that position .
That means that it is vitally important to know that the
man who is in that mayor's office is somebody who knows city
government.
It is important to know that the man who sits as mayor
of Minneapolis recognizes the intricacies of a city's
involvement with Federal and State government -- recognizes
the cooperation which must exist with the State Legislature
and recognizes above all the limits and responsibili ties
of executive power.
Let there be no mistake about it, Al Hofstede is the man
we want to see in that mayor's chair.
I speak to you today as Democrats. You are Democrats
who are concerned about our city and about our government.
You are Democrats who believe and know that our party has
the will, the knowledge and the desire to make government
work .
Oh, no, we don't have all the virtues -- I know that.
But our philosophy of government, our concern for the
people, the compassion that we express -- that is the type
of government that we want for our city. So, as Democrats
we must work to assure that we have in office people who reflect
those concerns that we have.
Let me remind you that when Al Hofstede became mayor,
we held 12 of the 13 seats in the f.1inneapolis City Council.
Today we only hold 9 of those seats -- although it is
still a majority. But we know that a least two of those
Democratic aldermen are not going to seek their seats again,
and we hear rumor that some other Democratic aldermen may also
not be back.
So it is important that we , as Democrats, unite behind
a strong mayoral candidate to assure that our hopes
and our concerns -- that our philosophy as Democrats
are -ma intained in this city.
Oh, yes, I know that Al Hofstede is not the only
Democrat seeking the office of mayor. And, I personally
know most of the other candidates and find them to be good
and decent people. As a matter of fact, I have supported
two of those other candidates for the offices which they
presently hold .
-5But I believe we are all in agreement that we need a
candidate who can win in a general election this year against
the opposition. we-ffiust put forth and endorse our strongest
candidate, a man whose record of past achievements and wfiose
vision for the future gives us pride and great hope.
We need as mayor of this great city of ours your
good friend and my good friend, Al Hofstede.
# # # # #
RE 1 KS OF
SENATOR HBE T H. HIMPHqE
L H FSTEDE
INNE POLl
1 RCH
~
BREAK F~S T
MINNE OTA
26 ., 1977
IT' S GOOD TO BE
ITH YOU THI S MORN I NG AND TO BE AB LE
TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS FI NE BREAKFAST AND FEE LI NG OF FR I ENDSH I P
AND Cot<1ARADAR I E
I
MosT OF YOU HAVE KNOIN ME FOR MANY YEARS AND KNOW THAT I
D~
Lf"oR~
PART! c uL AR L v ENJOY sPEAK 1 NG 1N THE MORN 1 NG •
1NGS
ARE FOR WAK I NG UP J GE TTI NG ORGAN IZED AND SLO 'LV MOV I NG INTO
..,
THE DAY 0 .UT
HEN MY GOOD FRIEND AL
OFSTEDE ASKED ME T
1
JO I N YOU AND ASKED ME TO MAKE Sot1E REMARKS } I J UST COU LDN T
SAY NO .
~~
L HAS BEEN A FRI END OF MI NE FOR YEARs./.J HAVE
~ATCHED
HI M MOVE FOR1ARD AND ADVANCE I N GOVERNMENT AND I N THE KNOWLEDGE
OF GOVERNMENT,
-2AL SERVED AS MY CAMPAIG
RE-ELECTION IN
1976.
r~ANAGER DU ING THE LAST
AND ALTHOUGH MY CAMPAIGN WAS CUT SHORT
L AND I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AND
IN 0CTOBE ~
TRAVEL TOGETHER ALL ACROSS r~ I NNESOTA FOR THE SIX MONTHS FROM
P IL THROUGH
EPTEMBER .
~ THOSE WERE GOOD MONTHs (
IT NOT ONLY GAVE ME A CHANCE
ONCE AGAI N TO GET AROU ND TO EVERY PART OF THIS BEAUTIFUL
STATE OF
OURS~
BUT IT ALSO GAVE ME THE CHA NCE TO VISIT ON
A REGULAR BASIS AND A PERSO NAL BASIS WITH THIS FI NE
MAN ~
, .L HoFsTEDE .
-
~ ~AKE
NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT,
LIS
CO. CERNED ~HE
IS
COMMITTED) AL AYS SEEKI NG SOLUTIO NSj ENERGETIC AND COMPASSIO ATE .
-3I KNO
THIS ALL TO
ELL ,
S WE TRAVEL ED A OUND THIS
STATE AND THIS GREAT CITY OF OURSJ
E KNE
L wAs
-r;rf!i.E'AT
~w
..
ELBow.
HAT WAS HAPPENING,
HE EXPLAINED CO MPLEX ISSUES TO ME AND BROUGH T TO MY
ATTENTION THE CONCE RNS OF EVERY SEGMENT OF SOCIETY ON VARIOUS
PRO LEMS ,
HE PREACHED TO ME OF ILLS THAT ERE AFFECTING OUR
CITY AND PROPOSED TO ME MANY G 0
AND REALISTIC S LUTIO NS,
ANDJ LET ME SAY SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT .L.
IF YOU EVE R
WANT TO TALK ABOUT A MAN WHO IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE ) WHO
UNDERSTANDS THE VALUE OF THE DOLLAR AND
~HO
KNOIS HO
TO
GET THE MOST OUT OF A DOLLAR -- THIS MAN J AL HO FSTEDE ) IS
ALL THAT.
-4HJ YESJ MY CAMPAIG N FOR RE-ELECTION WAS WE LL FI NANCED.
So WERE OTHER CAMPAIG NS THAT I HAVE RUN OVER THE YEARS.
BuT
IN EVERY ONE OF THEM I ALWAYS SEEMED TO END UP IN DEBTJ TO
BE SCRAMBLING NEAR THE END TO FIND SUFFICIENT FUNDS.
AL Ho FSTEDE MANAGED A CAMPAIG N FO
THE BLACK.
ME T AT ENDED UP I N
THAT's MY KIND OF CAMPAIGN MANAGER!
I AM NOT THE EASIEST MAN TO KEEP I N LINE WHEN IT COMES
TO CAMPAIGNI NG .
I
ANT TO DO EVERYTHING AND BE EVERYWHERE .
ND , I DON'T ALWAYS LIKE TO THI NK ABOUT THE COST.
Bur, AL WAS THER E -- 0
AS HAPPENING .
J
SO EVER, EVER
ATCHFUL OF
~HA T
-5-
~ HE ORGANIZED A SUPERB CAMPAIGN,
KEPT
ATC
OVER THE FLO
OF FU NDS AND ENDED MY CAMPAIG N WITH A SURPLUS ,
~ THAT SURELY IS A SIG N OF A MAN OF FISCAL I NTEG RITY,
HAT A OUT AL AND THIS CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS?
~;ELL,
A EEK
0 MY
LET ME TELL YOU T IS,
lN
1974
AND
ENT BY THAT AL Ho FSTED E WASN ' T ON THE
OFFICE,~ OCCASIONALLY,
1975,
HA DLY
HONE TO ME
HE WOULD DROP I N TO VISIT ME
IN MY OFFICE EITHER HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS OR DOWN IN ASHINGTON .
~AND
HE
~ ASN'T JUST CO NTACT! IG ~.~E
WAS DOING THE
S ME WITH SENATOR MONDALEJ CoNGRESSMAN FRASERJ WITH THE
SECRETARY OF HUD OR THE SECRETARY OF lABOR -- HE WAS MAKING
-
...
-·81 1tiJ-
.
US ALL AWARE ON A WEEK BY ~~ EEK BAS IS OF THhCITY OF r·11NNEAPOLIS.
AtJ INS ISTE NC
L
L CAME TO
CoNGRESS.
L
HE
\~ASH I NGTON TO TEST! FY BE FORE COMMITTEES
lAS
u
STENED To
L
H1s
OF
ADVICE WAS souGHT, AND
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS COLLEAGUES OF MI ~ E IN THE SENATE WOU LD
CO E UP TO ME AND SAYJ "WHO IS THIS YOUNG MAN ~ THIS
AYOR
FROM r'1 I NNEAPOLI s ~ /HO HAS SUCH REMARKA LE IDEAS AND SUCH A
VAT KNOJLEDG
OF WHAT IS NEEDED IN UR CITIEs?"
-7IN THE MID- 70's) WE I N Co GRESS PASSED ~HAT IS KNO N
AS A CoMMUN I TV DEVELOPME T BLOC K GRA T SYSTEt1 .-L.,I T •A A
SYSTEM I N HI CH GOVERNMENT fOU LD GIVE TO THE CITI ES AND
STATES A
SAW FIT
StJM
LU M ~ OF
MO EY TO BE USED AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT BEST
I
LET ME TELL YOU THAT AL OFSTEDE \AS DOWN THERE IN
r ASH I NGTON TELLING US THAT SUCH A PROP SAL LAC KED ONE
ELEMENT -- THE ELEMENT OF CITIZE PARTICIPATI
GOT RITTEN INTO THE LA
DE CI SI ON AS TO HO
DONE
~ ITH
·~CAL
N~O
IT
G VERNMENTS STILL HAVE THE
TO SPEND THE MONEY J BUT IT WAS TO BE
THE PARTICIPATION OF CITIZ EN ADVIS RY COMM ITTEES .
AND ) I MI GHT MENTI ON THAT ~ I NNEA POL I
CITY TO SEND ITS REPORT TO : ASHI NGTON .
WAS THE FI RS T MAJO R
-8' HAT A DI FFERENCE,
SEVERAL YEAR
AGO
E HAD A MAYOR
OUT FRONT WORK I NG AND DEMAND I NG AND ASSUR I NG CI TI ZEN
PART ICI PATI ON ,
CONTRAS T THAT TO THE SIT UATI ON TODAY1 WHE E
IN MINNEAPO LI S NE I GHBORHOOD ELECTI ONS THAT PARTI CI PATI ON
HAS DROPPED FOR THE SECOND STRA I GHT YEAR 1 WITH ONLY
98LJ PEOP LE PART ICI PATI NG I N THE ELECT ION OF MEMBERS TO THE
..
CITY' S CITI ZEN ADVI SORY CoMM ITTEES .
W Y WE NEED
THAT ' s ONE GOOD REASON
L HO FSTEDE ' s LEADERSH I P AGA I N.
~I
-9RECALL S 0 TLY AFTER AL LEFT OFFICE AND
ENT TO WORK
WITH A LOCAL BAN:, THAT I PICKED UP A NEWSPAPER AND READ
ABOUT A 1INNEAPOLIS BANK A NOUNC I NG FULL DISC LOSURE OF
LEND I NG PRACTICES AND THE OUTLAWING 0 F " REDLIN I NG, "~ S I
READ THE ARTICL~ I THOUGHT TO MYSELF 1
RESPONSI BLE M VE FOR A BANK TO MAKE .
HAT A GOOD AND
HovJ PROGRE SI VE ~
HOW CITIZEN- ORIENTED .
~EN
I REALI ZED THAT THE BANK AS THE VERY SAME BANK
IN HICH OUR FORMER MAYOR ~
L HOFSTEDE ~ HAD GONE TO
~How QU-IC KLY HE MOVED THAT BANK I NTO RECOGN IZI NG ITS
RESPONS IBILITIES TO THE COMMUNI TY.
ORK .
-10BuT I OUGHT NOT TO HAVE BEEN SURP RIS ED ,
RECORD WH ILE HE
Fo R ~ AL' s
AS MAYOR WAS SURE LY ONE OF GE TTI NG
GOVERNMEN T AND PR IVATE INS TITUTI ONS T RE COGN IZ E THE I R
COMMUN ITY RESPON SI ILITY TO THE PEOP LE,
I RECALL AL' S LEADERSH I P AND SUPPOR T OF MAJ OR
ESPEC IALLY I N THE FI ELD OF
HOUS I NG ~
P RO GRAMS ~
THAT ERE OF BENE FIT
TO THE CITI ZENS AND TO T E NE I GHBORHOODS I N M1 NEAPOLI S •
L
PROGRAMS su cH AS THE HoME
Owr ERSH I P
INNOVA TIVE PROGRAMS TO MA I NTAIN OUR
PROGRAM .
ANo,
NE I GHBORHOODS ~
AS THE URBAN HOMES TEAD PROGRAM AND THE
SUCH
POT RENEWA L PROGRAM ~
NOT TO MENTIO N HIS SUPPOR T OF THE LOCAL LOAN AND GRANT
PROG AM FOR REHAB ILITATI ON OF HOU l NG ,
-11' ITH
L's LEADERSHIP AS ~ AYOR OF MINNEAPOLIS , THE
LAS HE PUSHED INCREASED
TATE CAPITOL SA/ AND HEARD FROr
T X C EDITS FOR RENTERS/
AS
ELL AS THE SE lOR CITIZE N
TAX FREEZE AND THE CIRCUIT BR AKER ON RESIDENTIAL P OPERTY TAXES,
~ L' s CONCERN FOR HOUSING AND F R NEIGHBORHOODS IS
I PORTANT -- PARTICULARLY
HEN WE REALIZE WHAT IS
~~
HAPPEN I NG I N OUR SOCIETY TODAY,
A STUDY EARLIER THIS MONTH WH ICH I AM SURE YOU HAVE
1
READ ABOUT 1 IND ICATES THAT THE COST OF AN AVERAGE HOME IS
GOING UP I N THE 1980 ' s TO AN AST ONOMICAL $78, 00
TODAY 1 ONLY 27 PERCENT OF AMER ICA
HOME PRICED AT
$44,0QQ ,~THAT ' s
- ~VEN
FAMILIES CA N AFFORD A
A DROP- OFF FROM THE 47 PERCENT
OF A ERICAN FAMILIES WHO COULD AFFORD THE MEDIAN NE
- __________
AGO,
PRICE OF $23 , 000 JUST SEVEN YEARS ._
HOME
-12IS A PROBLEt1 -- A ER I OUS ONE J ONE
BE MET.
E
NEED PEOPLE
LIKE
L HoFsTEDE
CITYJ
KNOWS THE
-
MIGRATION OF PEOPLE FROM THE METROPOLITAN AREAS TO THE
COU NTRY.
THAT'S GOING TO MEAN THAT MAY CITI SA E
GOING TO fiND UP WITH A HOUSING SURPLUS AS
~E LL
AS SERIOUS
FINANCIAL PROBLE S.
~ AL HOFSTEDE
RECOGN I ZED THAT DANGER EARLY I N HIS FIRST
TERM AS MAYORJ AND HE
OL TIO S,
ORKED LO
GJ
HARD H URS TO Fl D
AND A/HAT ELSE
GOALS PRED ICTED A POSS I
~ RECURRENCE OF URBAN RIOTS ,
CE AGENC I ES TO CONTINUE CONTIN
E ~ CY
P PARAT I ONS FOR CIVIL DISORDERS ,
I DON'T RECALL THAT WE HAD ANY CIVIL DISORDERS WH ILE
L
H0 FSTEDE
WAS
MAYOR ~ E DIDN 'T
B CAUSE
L, AS M:YOR,
DEMONSTRATED A STRONG WILL TO IMPROVE PUBLIC S FETY AND
2.._ L SET~ T E Pou CE
TO ACH I EVE DECENT LA q ENFORCEMENT
PRECI NCT ADVISORY COMM ITTEES WHEN HE
AS MAYORJ THAT
BROU HT BOTH LAW ENFORCEME NT AND CITIZENS TOGETHER TO · ORK
FOR MUTUAL SOLUTIONS TO NE I GHBORHOOD
PROBLEMS~E
SET FORTH
THE AREA OF LA
ENFORCEMENT .
HIS
DETERMI ATION TO HAVE A SAFE CITY .
WAS
EN AL ~ MAYOR/ OUR LA
PROTECTED OUR ELDERLY -- OUR LA
ENFORCEMENT IN THIS CITY
ENFORCEMENT WAS SENSITIVE
TO THE CONCERNS AND THE FEARS OF OUR MINO !TIES -- OUR LAW
...
ENFORCErENT GAVE PRIORITY TO THE PROTECTION OF LIVES1 HOMES
AND PROPERTY OF OUR CITIZENS .
-I
CAN GO ON AND ON A OUT
L HoFSTEDE1 ABOUT HIS PROG AMS
THAT HE HAD FOR THE CITY 1 A OUT HIS VISIO NS FOR KEEPING
.· I NNEAPOLIS NUM ER ONE .
AND1 MOST OF YOU KN01 AND RECOG IZE
HAT HIS SUCCESSES HAVE BEEN 1
HAT HIS P OG AMS HAVE BEE
AND YOU LOOK TO THE VISI N OF THIS MA
TO AID THIS CITY.
1
-15B ur ~ LET ME REMIND YOU OF ONE OF THE SUCCESSES WH ICH
AL DIDN'T
HAVE,
ON NOVEM ER 4J 197 5 ~ AL DIDN ' T HAVE SUCCESS AT T E
POLLS,
ON ~ OVEMBER 4 ~ 1975~ HOPES AND DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS
OF A CITY AND ITS YOUNG MAY R AND ITS PARTY
ENT DOWN I N DEFEAT .
ND WE HAVE NOBODY TO BLAME BUT OURSELVES ,
DIDN' T TURN L OUT OF OFFICE ,
THE PEOPLE
THE PEOPLE DIDN ' T REJECT THE
PROGRAMS AND THE VISIONS OF AL HO FSTEDE .
IT ' S JUST THAT WE
DEMOCRATS FAILED TO VOTE.
VE CANNOT AFFORD TO LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN ,
LET ME REMIND YOU THAT MI NNEAPOLISJ AFTER M NY YEARS
OF TRYI NG - - BEG I NN I NG lAY BACK
AS PRODUCED CH RTER REFORM ,
HEN I
AS MAY R -- NOW
-16LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THAT MEANS .
NEXT MAYOR OF
T~IS
THAT MEANS THAT THE
CITY IS GOING TO HAVE BUDGETI NG AND
PLA NI NG POWER ,
L
THE POLICY MAKING POWER IS GOING TO BE REFLECTED I N
THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND THE MAN WHO HOLDS THAT POSITION .
(
THAT MEANS THAT IT IS VITALLY I MPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THE
MAN
HO IS I N THAT MAYOR's OFFICE IS SOMEBODY •HO KNOWS CITY
GOVERNMENT.
~
!T IS IMPORTANT TO KNO
THAT THE MAN
HO SITS AS MAYOR
OF MI NNEAPOLIS RECOGNIZES THE I NTRICACIES OF A CITY's
I NVOLVEMENT WITH FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT -- RECOGNIZES
THE COOPERATI N WH ICH MUST EXIST WITH TH E TATE LEGISLATURE -AND RECOGNIZES ABOVE ALL THE LIMITS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OF EXE CUTIVE POWER .
-17LET THERE BE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT.~
.L Ho FSTEDE IS THE MAN
WE WANT TO SEE I N THAT MAYOR ' s CH AI R:
I SPEAK ro You TODAY As
DEr~ocRA T •
You ARE DEMOCRAT
WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR CITY A D ABOUT OUR GOVERNMENT,
You ARE
THE
EMOCRATS WHO BE LIEVE AND KNOW TH AT OUR PARTY HAS
· ILL .~
THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE DESIRE TO MAKE GOVERNMENT
WORK .
0H .~ NO .~ WE DON 'T HAVE ALL THE VIRTUES --
I K 0 THAT,
BUT OUR PHILOSOPHY OF GOVERNMENT .~ OUR CO NCE RN FOR TH E
PEOPLE 1 THE COMPASSION THAT IE EXPRESS -- THAT IS TH E TYP E
OF GOVERNMENT THAT WE WAN T FOR OUR CITY ,
·E MUST
~ORK
So .~
AS
EMOCRATS
TO ASSURE TH AT E HAVE IN OFFICE PEOPLE WH
THOSE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE .
REFLECT
-18/ _ LE T !4E REMI ND YOU THAT iHEN
E HE LD 12 OF TH E
13
L ro FSTEDE BECAME MAYOR ,
SEATS I N THE
I NNEAPOLIS CITY COU NCIL.
TODAY WE ONLY HOLD 9 OF THOSE SEATS -- ALTHOUGH IT IS
STILL A MAJO RITY.
BuT WE KNOW THAT A LEAST T IO OF THOSE
DEMOCRA TIC ALDERMEN ARE NOT GO I NG TO SEEK T EI R SEATS AGA I N ~
AN&!'; E' :!1 Jl''fiQL i"Ai SSM£ diht:R
l
0 IT I S I MPOR TA T THAT • E,
biJirocRAill AEBEitfitii iiki ALe~
AS
EMOCRA TS,
UN ITE BEH I ND
A STRONG MAYORAL CAND IDATE TO ASS URE THAT OUR HOPES
AND OUR CONCERNS -- THAT OUR PH ILOS PHY AS DEMOCRATS -Aft&
MA I NTAI NED I N T IS CITY.
-19J
YESJ I KlOW THAT
L OFSTEDE IS NO T TH E ONLY
DEMOCRAT SEEKING THE OFFICE OF MAYOR ,
K0
ND J I PERSO NALLY
MOS T OF THE OTHER CAND IDATES AND FI ND THEM TO BE GOOD
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NEED AS MAYOR OF T IS GREAT CITY OF OURS YOUR
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