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Vote September 15
Attorney Daniel W. Healy , 43 Roslin Street , Dorchester, Mass.

Youonlyget
out of Congress
vvhat you put
into it.
John Joseph Moakley
Democratic Candidate 9th Congressional District
Massachusetts State Senate 1965-Present (3 terms)
Chairman of Joint House and Sena te Urban Affairs
Committee
Chairman of Special Commission on Boston Harbor
Islands
Chairman of Special Commission on Marine
Boundaries and Resources
Chairman of Special Commission on Crime and
Violence
Chairman of Special Commiss ion on Tideland
Licenses
Chairman of Special Commission on the Effect of
Aircraft Noise on Children in the Vicinity of
Logan Airport
Member of Senate Judiciary Committee
Member of Senate Rules Committee
Massachusetts House of Representatives 1953-60
(4 terms)
Democratic Majority Whip
Assistant Majority Leader
Massachu setts Bar
Association
Boston Bar Association
Massachusetts Trial
Lawyers' Association
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Knights of Columbus
Vote September 15
Lifelong Resident of the
9th Congressional District
Attorney Daniel W Healy , 43 Aoslin Street. Oorche s1er, Ma ss

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Reprint from The Boston Globe, Thursday, August 6, 1970

POLITICAL CIRCUIT
By CAROL LISTON

Uneasy role of underdog
The senator talks about his background and his hopes
for the di:strict, as he campaigns daily in the streets of the
Ninth. But he is up against heavy odds.

State Sen. John Joseph Moakley (D-South Boston) is
an underdog for all the wrong reasons.
He is struggling to wini the Democratic primary in
the state's Ninth Congressional District - to fill retiring
Speaker John McCormack's 1 eat in the US House.
s

Most important - Mokley's pr ime opponent is a
lady whose name is tantamount to a slogan - Louise
Day Hicks. Mrs. Hicks a former school committe chairman and now a city councilor, has run unsuccessfully fo r
several offices·. But she ha~ a good chance of winn ing in
the Ninth. In fact h.e r confidence is so high she is scarcely
campaigning for the Sept. 15 primary.

It is not easy to be an underdog with a background
like Moakley's.
Moakley has· spenit 16 yiears in the state Legislature
building a solid record of accomplishment. He has served
in 1ihe House and Seante - as did Speaker McCormack.
His vot ing record over the years has been modet~ to liberal. In the last several years he has won accolades for his
~1ana:gement of the Joint committee on Urban Affairs.

As Mrs. Hicks has- been fond of telling voters-"You
know where I stand."

I~ the Ninth District that is the password to fear . If
this were any other dJstrict-in the state, Mrs. Hicks could
not win on her limited experience and her ability to raise
fears in voters' hearts.

Under Moakliey's chairmanship, the committee initiated the firS1t subcommittee system on Beacon Hill, which
Moakley patterned on
the Congressional system. Work assignments
are not passed out on a
friendship basi.JS. His
subcommittee chairmen
are some of the most
competent men in the
legislature.

The Ninth includes the North End, South Boston,
Chinatown, Dorchester, Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Roslind'a le and part orf the Back Bay. Many of those neighbQrhoods· are populated by low and lower middle income
fain.Hies. · They watch inflation, the deterioration of the
city, the growt)1 of the bl ack population - and they are
s~1ared;
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Louise Day Hicks offers false hope to these people.
Moakley has the r~cord and the concrete plans to bring
change. But Mrs. Hicks appeals to emotions.

Moakley's aim is
urba111. protection. And
the best way to get
1
there is by !hard legis1ative work and bipartisan cooperation and
Moakley knows it. His
committee has produced
an impressive list of results with broader and
SEN. JOHN MOAKLEY
new housing legislation,
significant new t ~nant
protections, the "snob 210ll1ing" law to allow moderate income construction in the suburban communities.

It's no fun running against a false panacea. Ask Joe
Moakley. Ask the men who never entered the race onl:e
they knew Mrs. Hicks would be an opponent.
The fin1al factor in Moakley's underdog status is the
'third candidate in the Democratic primary, a black attorney from Roxbury named David Nelson.
He is an able man with a good background in community service. But th,e harsh political reality in the
Ninth l'.:>istrict is that a black cannot win there. Nelson
will siphon·· off the votes that could mean a victory for
Moakley.
Nelson's people like to say that a vote for Moakley is
a vote for Mrs . .Hicks. But the reality is that Moakley can
provide a broader appeal in the Ninth District than Nel_
son can. So a vote for Nelson in the end will be a vote for
Mrs. Hicks.:_an unhappy irony for Boston's black community.

Moakley has worked to protect the concept of retain.ing little neighborhoods within cities. He has helped protect the ecology of Boston Harbor and i!ts islands. He baittled the dumping of wastes in !harbor and coastal wateM.
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Boston Evening Globe

Tuesday, May 26, 1970

Moakley seeks bigger plat£orm for programs
By Glor ia Negr i, G lo be S taff
State Sen. J ohn . J oseph Moakley picked up a st ack of large white
mimeographed papers and asked,
"Do you know anybody who wants2000 nomL
nation papers that say,
'Re-elect John Moak ley for State
Senator'? "
Moakley, who often is referred
t o as "Joe," is 43 and a Democrat
who r epresen ts Sout h Boston in
t he Legislature. One of his con stituents is House Speaker John W.
McCormack, whose announced retirement from Coneress t his week
haS<> caused a flurry of h ats to be
tossed into the ring for his Ni.ntr .
Congr essional District seat.
On e of the hats belongs to Joh n
J oseph Moakley, w ho said that
while the Speaker's announcement
came as a surprise, his own decision
had been long in the making.
''I had decided two or three
years ago to be a candid ate for
Congress if a nd when t he Speaker
decided not to run," Moakley said.
He said he felt he could, from the
vantage point of Con gress, better
wo r k for t he federally -sponsored
state program s w ith w hich he has
been concerne d as chairman of the
Committee on Urban· Affairs.
''These progr ams are housing,
transport ation, pollution, recreation and development of Boston's
off-shore islands," Moakley said. "I
think I can be of better service to
the causes I've espoused in Congr ess."
The Feder al government, Moakley feel s, should m a ke a "more
massive commitm ent t o the states."
" President Nixon puts in $4 mil lion for w ater . pollution for the
next five year s for t he entire country when we could u se $1 billion
in Massachusetts alone," he says,
adding, " When t here is $70 billion
fo r a defen se budget, yo u can't get
much back to the sta tes."
STATE SEN. JOHN J. MOAKLEY
dec id E:d two · or th ree yea rs ago"

Moakley said he would conduct
a "vigorous" campaign. "I've always wanted to be in Congress and
I' m going to fight as hard as I can.
I' m going to talk on the issues.

And, I don't think anyone is going
to win on any one issue. There
are four or five-the war, housing,
pollution, crime in the streets and
education. As for con gression al reform, I .do feel a person has to know
the structure of the Congress first,
but I would take a close look at
the seniority system. In this day
and age, freshme n congressmen
have to be listened to."
011 the Indochina war, Moakley,
who joined the Navy at 15 and
served in the South Pacific d uring
World War II, said, "I think the
war is draining the lifeblood of our
youth and demanding immense financial resources that should be redirected to solving our urban problems. If the President t,3.d in.formation that troops were necessary .jn
Cambodia, he should have sent in
South Vietnamese ."

Moakley said his views on the
war "have changed over the last
few years. We went over there to
stabilize a government for elections.
I'd like to get the troops out of
Cambodia and Vietnam without
sacrficing troops. We've got to protect our people there ."
Moakley feels race problems can
best be solved by correcting ills in
all aspects of society. "Through the
urban affairs committee, we have
been able to put through legis la tion that has he lped al l groups of
pisadvantaged, black and ·white,"
he said. "We put t h rough an ti'snob-zoning' to allow poor people
to establish homes in the suburbs.
"We've made it possible to allow non-profit corporations to buy
land and build low and mode rate
cost housing in the towns and in
some · of the towns we have found
that the civil servants couldn't afford to live in the towns they
worked in. Housing is a big issue
with poor people. If we can solve
the ho using problem we can, in
l.a rge measure, ' solve our racial
problem," Moakley said .
Moakley is proud
in the Legislature
spanned seven years
( 1953-1960), the last
jority whip, and five
Senate, since 1965.

of hjs record
wh ich has
in the House
term as m ayears in the

He points to such Moakleysponsored legislation as a bill to
ban from the commonwealth after
1975 new vehicles using the internal combustion engine u n less
there is a dras tic reduction in their
polluting characteristics. "This was
withd rawn once the Federal government recently followed suit with
a directive to HEW, but we will
resubmit the bill if we find the
Federal government is r,ot living
up to its regulations," Moakley said.
A Moa-kley-sponsored bill prevents the · dumping of ha,zardous
wastes off the shores of Boston Harbor . The Army Corps o'f Engineers
had allowed the dumping of mercury anct berylium off Boston Light
by private contractors.
Another
bi II he sponsored proposes that the
outward limits of the ocean boundaries of the commonwealth be
doubled, so the state's power to
prohibit dumping would extend
even farther than the three-mile
limit.
He calls his public housing
package ·'one of the most significant bills in public housing in two
or three decades."
Moakley says the congressional
bid is worth giving up his Senate
seat for. " I gave up my House seat
to run against John Powers in 1960
because I thought I cou ld be more
effective in t he Seuate," Moakley
said . Moakley lost to Powers in that
race, but succeeded in gaining the
;seat when Powers chose not to run
in 1964.
"Some people ru n for
things to come close. I wo uld never
run fo r anything unless convinced
I would win," Moakley said.
A nat ive of South Boston where
he still lives with his wife, the
former Evelyn Duffy of Cambrid ge,
Moakley says the on ly time he has
not lived in Southie was " w hen I
was a student of Uncle Sam." He
is also a former student of the
University of Miami and Suffolk
Law Schoo l w here he got h is degree.
Moakley has t wo brothers, Robert
and Thomas, w ho along with the
senator, a re always part of the
scene at Dorgan's on St. P atrick's
Day.

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Nelson Take
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By PAUL CORKERY
Riding around the Forest
Hills Square traffic rotary is
not one of the more conventionaf ways of obtaining political information in Boston,
but as far as the Ninth Congressional DemQcratic primary fight is concerned, a ride
around _ square is informathe
tive.
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line the rotary, where streets
from ail over the district converge, and nearly half of the
billboards have been hired by
candidates. Buses in the Ninth
District-which. includes most
of Boston-swing through the
MBTA -Forest -Hills terminal
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Routon, a Vietnam veteran, proposed the declaration of an immediate ceasefire in the Asian war. He
added that since the United
States intervened in Vietnam, it must bring the war
to a solution and cannot
simply withdraw.

None of the three candidates remarked on Mrs.
Hicks' absence.

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He favored the liberalizatioli of conscientious objector standards to include
objection to a particular
war. He backed elimination of the draft.

Nelson, who is black,
added that his election
would bring a disenfranchised minority that is
tempted to take to the
streets back into the poli'
tical system.

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Nelson said he opposed
t h e McGovern - Hatfield
amendment to end the war
by the end of 1971 because
it does not end American
involvement in Indochina
soon enough.

Nelson said legislative
experience is not as important a credential for a
US representative as a
strong sense of the problems of the area. "I've lived
with those problems," he
said.

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Nelson and Routon both
opposed preventive detention as unconstitutional.

Moakley said he was the
only candidate in the race
with legislative experience,
noting his 14 years in t~
State Ho.use. "The US Cord
gress is no place for onthe-job training," he said.

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preventive detention where
it could be demonstrated
that the accused might
commit another crime otherwise.
He added that such action was tolerable only if
the accused was assigned a
trial date in the immediate
fu t1tre and if he was not
held in a prison.

Moakley opposed the establishment of a volunteer
army, saying the draft has
probably contributed to the
"hue and cry" ~.g ainst the
war. He supported the McGovern-Hatfield amendment.

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Councilman Louise Day
icks again missed a confron ta tion with her opponents in the Ninth Congressional District race when
she failed to attend a forum
last night at the P.aulist
Center.

Moakley told the audience of 400 that he favored

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By Christopher WaUace
Globe Staff

Sen. Joseph Moakley and
Atty. David Nelson, the
other two contestaruts in the
Sept. 15 Democratic P,rimary for the seat, attended
the forum, as did Independent candidate Daniel
Routon. Republican Laurence Curtis declined the
invitation.

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An aide to Mrs. Hicks
said yesterday afternoon
that she would participate
in the program, although
she might be late. When
the forum ended at 10:15,
however, Mrs. Hicks had
neither appeared at the 5
Park st. auditorium nor
sent an explanation of her
absence.

IT'S _A BUSY SPOT through
which thousands of voters pass
daily · and two of the candidates in the race, David Nelson
of Roxbury, chairman of the
Boston City Hospital trustees,
and Sen. John J. Moakley of
Dorchester, have taken billboard and bus advertising
1!-earby.
The advertising of Nelson
and Moakley discloses that
both are assuming Mrs. Louise
Day Hicks, the Boston city
councilwoman, is the front-runner in the Congressional race.
"Let's get it together before
Louise does," says one Nelson
poster.
"Nut_for some. For Everyone," says another Nelson poster.
"With Mrs. Hicks in Congress, Roxbury and the South
End would be shut out completely," Nelson said recently.
"Her election would mean
the continued alienation from
politics of Boston's black community," he said. Nelson feels
his experience in federal-city
relations through City Hospital
and anti-poverty programs,
his own work in the courts, and
in thl:' 30 organizations he bel9ngs to, have given him not
only political experience but
also indicate that his co
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Mrs. Hicl{s misses
2d confrontation

SENATOR JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY (D. BOSTO~),
left, candidate for Congress from the Ninth Congressional District, is shown above with Congressman Michael J. Harrington (D. - 6th Mass.) Congressman Har·
rington, was in the Ninth District recently to campaign
for Senator Moakley.
Harrington said that Senator
Moakley is the most qualified and urged support for
Moakley's candidacy.

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On Aug. 19, Mrs. Hicks
also failed to attend a
"Candidates Night" at the
Trotter School in Roxbury.
She said that scheduling
difficulties prevented her
appearance.

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Moakley,
Nelson Take
To Billboards
By PAUL CORKERY

Ridlng a.round the Forest
Hills Square traffic rotary Is
not one of the more conventlonaf ways of obtaining political Information In Boston,
but as tar u the Ninth Congressfonal Demqcratic J"Timary fight is concerned, a ride
around the square ls informative.
At least a dozen biilbouds
line the rotary, where streets
from all over the district converge, and nearly halr or the
billboardi. have been hired by
candidates. Buses In the Ninth
District-which includes most
of Boston-swing through the
MBTA Forest Hills terminal
and they are covered with political advertising.
IT'S A BUSY SPOT through
which thousands of voters pass
dally and two of the candidates Jn the race, David Nelson
of Roxbury, chairman or the
Boston City Hospital trustees,
and Sen. John J. Moakley of
Dorchester, have taken blllboard and bus advertising
nearby.
The advertising or Nelson
and Moak!ey disrloses that
both are assuming Mrs. Louise
Day Hicks, the Boston city
rouncilwoman, ls the front-runner in the Co11~ressional race.
"Let's get It together before
touise does," says one Nelson
poster.
"Not tor some. For Everyone," says another Nelson poster.
"With Mrs. Hicks fn Conwess, Roxbury and the South
End would be shut out completely," Nelson said recently.
"Her election would mean
the continued alienation from
politfcs of Boston's black community," he sa!d. Nel<;on feels
his experience In federal-city
relations through City Hospital
and anti-poverty programs,
his own work In the courts, and
in the 30 organizations h,e belongs' to, have given hilTI not
-011ly political ex.perience but
aho indicate that his concern
ls with the entire district, not
just Roxbury,

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Nelson said legislative
experience is not as important a credential for a
US representative as a
strong sense of the problems of the area. "I've lived
with those problems," he
said.

"YOU ONLY GET OUT or
Congress what you put Into
it," says one of stR.te Sen.
John Joseph Moakley's three
bus po,;ters.
"It It weren't for Sen. Joe
Moakley, they'd still be dumping waste Into Boston Har.
bot," says another. The third
reads "Joe MM.kley fights
dirty •• , dirty water, dirty
alr, dirty streets."
A Moakley worker said re•
cently, "W~~1,e11;J<ir1g-Mrd
to show that Joe Is not Just
an opportunist, we're t11'ing
-to show that he's the only
legislator In the race.
"We want to show he's be€n
an effective leg!slator," he
said.
"And Jt's clear to us that
Mrs. "Hicks ls just running to
keep her name Jn circn1.tlu,,.
We don't think she's terribly
interested in being In Con-

gre.~s."
BUT WHERE IS Mrs. Hicks
in all this? She has nn bill·
boards around Forest Hills

square.
The only advertising Mrs.
Hicks has to speak or are the
small posters people put up
ln their front yards or hang
from their porches. There are
scores or these. however, In
South Boston, Dorchester, and
the North End.
When City Councllman John
L Saltonstall withdrew from
the race three weeks ago he
said that he could not hope to
raise the money necessary to
&pread his name about as
widely as Mrs. Hicks' name
already ls.

Nelson, who is black,
added that his election
would bring a disenfranchised ininority that is
tempted to take to the
streets back into the political system.
None of the three candidates remarked on Mrs,
Hicks' absence.

SENATOR JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY (D. BOSTON),
left, candidate 1or Congress from the Ninth Congressional District, is shown above with Congressman Michael J. Harrington (D. - 6th Mass,) Congressman Harrington was in the Ninth District recently to campaign
for Senator Moakley.
Harrington said that Senator
l\Ioakley is the most qualified and urged support for
Moakley's candidacy.

On Aug. 19, Mrs. Hicks
also failed to attend a
"Candidates Night" at the
Trotter School in Roxbury.
She said that scheduling
difficulties prevented her
appearance.

Mrs. Hiclis misses
2d confrontation
in Congress race

9reasons
whyyou
should vote
for
Joe Meakley.

By Christopher Wall.ace
Globe Staff

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Housing
As Chairman of the Joint House and Senate Committee on Urban Affairs,Joc Mo;:ik!cy is well acquainted
with our city's problems. He knows the problems, and
he has worked to solve them in all our neighborhoods.

The housing legislation he has sponsored vnd supported is typical of his work. That included the
banning of snob-zoning in our Sliburbs so that all of
the people in our city can live wherever they choose.
The practice of eviction or rent increase for ten,1nts
reporting violation of the Sanitary Code was banned
by Moakley legislation. And he has worked to make
su re thM there will be no eviction from public housing
without a hearing.
Part of that legislation included a bill to require
repl,1cement housing when any unit is destroyed by
a public entity.
Joe Moakley has fought for a cei ling on eld erly rents;
a Home Ownership Assistance Fund; a measure to
admit handicapped to elderly housing; and sever.i i
measures to increase the supply of better housing all
over the city.
We need that kind of voice for the Citv of Boston
in the Congress. \/\le need thM kind o(mnn who fights
for the people.
As your Congressman, Joe Moakley will keep up that
fight. He will see to it that Federt1I
money is directed into the
City of Boston.
And he will work for ,1 new
age of People-First Politics.

Pollution Control
Someone has to le,1d the fight against pollution
In Massachusetts it has been Joe Moakley.
Nothing should stand in the w,1y of de.ming the air
we breathe and the water we drink, our neighborhood
streets and recreational areas.
Even if it's something as big as the auto industry.
Joe Moakley took on Detrolt with a bill that threatened to ban their present automobile engines If they
continue to poison the air we bre,ithe with the cars
they sel!
And it was his bill that stopped the d~unping of
deadly poisonous mercury and beryllium off Boston
Harbor. He's sponso red legislation to s,we our
beaches, clean the air, and clear the water.
Joe Moakley can't win the fight ,1lone. He knows that
it will take a new federal commitment to pollution
control. And a lot more money along with that
commltmenL
As your Congressman, he will v,1ork for that commitment and that money. He'll work for the $1.5
billion it will t,1ke to cleiln Bo'>ton H.ubor and our
beaches. And he will seek more strict controls
against those who pollute.
Co outside and t,1ke a deep breath. We need
Joe Moakley in Congress
so bad that you can tas te it.

Hea lthCa re
The people who need medical attention most can
least ,1fford it. That is the s tate of health care in the
world's wealthiest n,1tion.
As a state legislator, Joe Moakley has fought for the
right of every person in the city to adequate medical
care.
He has been,, s upporter of Medicaid and Medicare.
He also supported creation of the Urriversity of
Massachusetts Medical School to provide the trained
personnel to handle our city's health care crisis.
He has pushed for region,11 mental health clinics, and
fought to require cities and towns to establish classes
for children with hen ring impairment as well as for
epileptics.
As your Congressman, Joe Moakley will continue his
fight for a complete n<1tion;:il health plan
That means more new doctors and other qualified
personnel. It mc,ms the establishment of neighborhood b.1~ed multi-service medic.ii centers. And H will
mean a National Health Insurance plan to make certain that all our people can h,wc the best of care at
all times.
Joe Moakley is the man to take that fight to
Washington.

Minority Groups

Consumer Protection

This city can never grow big enough to accommodate
hatred. And there must be solutions to ralial
problems.
Joe Moakley believes that all our minority groups,
whether first-generation Americans, black, white,
red, yellow, young or old have ;:i s take in this city, and
mu st have a voice in decisions that will affect it.
Senator Joe Mo0kley has often been th,,t voice. He is
a m.:in who speuks for .rill of our neighborhoods.
Whether he is sponsori ng a bill to b,1n snob-zon ing
Jaws in the high priced suburb'>, vvhich prohiblt moderate Mld low income housing, or whether he is
sponsoring .:i bill call ing for bi-lingual instruction in
the schools for Spanic,h spe;:iking st udents.
He believes th.it to solve the problems of housing,
education, and employment is to solve the problems
of all our minority groups.
If elected, he will take"thosc behefs to Washington,
and unfailingly pursue the dream of unity for all our
people.

As a State Senator, Joe Moakley has learned to deal
with the federal regulatory ;:igencies. And he has
learned to fight with them.
Right now he is fighting the Atomic Energy Commission. They ,.v;:in t to operate ,1 nuclear power
generating plant on the Connecticut River just 16
miles upstream from the intake pipe at Boston's
Quabbin Reservoir.
He has asked additional measures of sta te support fo r
consumer protection.
Joe Moakley was the first state legi slator to sponsor
a bill requiring the cigarette rn,1nufacturers to show
levels of t,u and nicotine on their pack,1ge labels.
Joe Moakley helped establish the important truth-inlending laws. Ai,d he has fought for better insurance
protection ilt a lower cost.
It's n difficult fight. Becauo-e for too long now the
regulatory agencies have been captives of the industries they Me supposed to regubte.
He's tbe kind of legic,lntor who put<; people before big
busine,;s. And he has been quick to clamp down on
business when the consumer h,1s been forgotten in
favor of bigger profits.
As your Congressman, he 1,•ill work to see that the
federal agencles re,1\ly regubte.
He wd! continue to work for
the people and their right to
consumer protection.

Crime in the Streets
V\le face a cr isis in Boston.
There is a crisis in our city when decent people can't
walk the streets ;:ifter dark. There is a crisis when
desperate young people turn to crime to sup port the
terrible disease of drug addiction.
Joe Moakley h,1s worked to meet the crisis in Boston.
He has sponsored legislation to put more and better
paid policemen on the streets.
He has also strengthened the required police education.
Joe Moakley sponsored a tough gun control bw. And
as c i1 airman of the Specinl Commission on Crime .ind
Violence, he is working to investig,1te new ways of
preventing violent crime committed by juveniles.
Senator Moakley ha s fought for tl,e creation of
centers for the rehabilitation of drug addicts, ,ind has
worked to deal a deadly legal blow to the pushers
of drugs.
But the fight agilinst cr ime .:ind violen ce ha s to begin
with a massive dedic;ition of fcdcrc1l money to the
crisis.
As your Congressman, Joe Mo,1kley will fight for the
right kinds of expenditures to make our city streets
safe. And to s,we our young frorn the scourge of
hard drugs.

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Vietna m

Economy

The war in Vietnam must end. Our boys who have
fougl1t so bravely and sacrificed so willingly for their
country have ~ccomplished what \,•e set out to do
there. They h<1ve in.,ured free elections for the people
,,nd trained them to defend themselvec;. Now they
must be brought home.
Joe Moakley believe'> that. l \e s,1ys th.it ;:i.:; .:i m;in
who know s w.1r: .i nun who cnlbted in the N.wy <1t
the age of 15 to fight in the South P,1eific during
World War II.
He knows wh,,t this war is dolng to out' country. And
he know'- the pres<;ing need<; uf our country c.rnnot
be met until the w,u h,is ended.
Ending the war -,hould be ,1 beginning of .1 redirection
of our national priori tic<;. Monev h,1<; to he -,hifted
from defen~e contr.1cts with big corpor,1tion<; to the
people and our citie.,.
As your Cong1·e~._111.rn, Joe Mo,1klcy will wurl.. tow,1rd
th.it go,d. He will wnrk to redlrcct feder,1l 1noncy to
our neighborhood!'<, he.11th i.:.irc, hou.,..ing ,md
educ,1tion.

Joe Mo,1k!ey wants to go to Washington to use the
full powers of the Federal government to curb the
soaring inflation and i.7nemployment that haye hit our
city people the hardest
Part of that solution is in redirecting Federal overspending on the War and defense contracts.
Another part is looking at factors like our extraordinarily high power r,1\es, ,ind the equally high costs of
home heJting fuels here in New England. In Washington he'll work to curb these exorbit,rnt rates.
He'll also work to get a cost of living ;:idjustment in
socit1l security checks and in the checks to other fixedincome persons living in the city.
That's the kind of effort we'll need from our Congressman to fight inCTation ;ind reduce unemployment.
And it's the kind of effort we've gotten here in Mass,1~
chusetts from Joe Moakley.

Councilman Louise Day
Hicks again missed a confrontation with her opponents in the Ninth Congressional District race when
she failed to attend a forum
last night at the Paulist
Center.
An aide to Mrs. Hicks
.said yesterday afternoon
that she would participate
in the program, although
she might be late. When
the forum ended at 10:15,
however, Mrs. Hicks had
neither appeared at the 5
Park st. auditorium nor
sent an explanation of her
absence.

preventive detention where
it could be demonstrated
that the accused might
commit another crime otherwise.
He added that such action was tolerable only if
the accused was assigned a
trial date in the immediate
future and if he was not
held in a prison.
Nelson and Houten both
opposed preventive d etention as unconstitutional.

Nelson said he oppased
McGovern - Hatfield
amendment to end the war
by the end of 1971 because
it does not end American
involvement in Indochina
soon enough.

the

He favored the l1berali-

Sen. Joseph Moakley and

zati0Jl of conscientious ob-

Atty. David Nelson, the

jector standards to include
objection to a particular
war. He backed elimination of the dra!t.

other two contestanis in the
Sept. 15 Democratic pri-

mary for the seat, attended
the forum, as did Independent candidate Daniel
Routon. Republican Laurence Curtis declined the
invitation. ·
Moakley told the audience of 400 that he favored

Routon, a Vietnam veteran, proposed the declaration of an immediate ceasefire in the Asian war. He
added that since the United
States intervened in Vietnam, it must bring the war
to a solution and cannot
simply withdraw.
Moakley opposed the establishment of a volunteer
army, saying the draft has
probably contributed to the
"hue and cry" against the
war. He supported the McGovern-Hatfield amendment.
Moakley said he was the
only candidate in the race
with legislative experience,
noting his 14 years in ti.
State House. "The US Con,.~
gress is no place for onthe-job training," he said.

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relations through City Hospital
anti-poverty programs
his own work in the court.'5,
m th~ 30 organizations he belongs to, have glven hi'm not
only politlc~l experience
al.so indicate that his
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experience is not as important a credential for a
US representative as a
strong sense of the problems of the area. 11 I've lived
with those problems," he
said.

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added that his election
would bring a disenfranchised ininority that is
tempted to take to the
streets back into the political system.

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SENATOR JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY (D. BOSTOiq),
left, candidate for Congress from the Ninth Congressional District. is shown above with Congressman Michael J. Harrington (D. - 6th Mass.) Congressman Harrington was in the Ninth District recently to campaign
for Senator Moakley.
Hanington said that Senator
j Moakley is the most qualified and urged support for
Moakley's candidacy.

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On Aug. 19, Mrs. Hicks
also failed to attend a
"Candidates Night" at the
Trotter School in Roxbury.
She said that scheduling
difficulties pr-evented her
appearance.

MOAKLEY CONFIDENT
HE WILL SUCCEED
MC CORMACK
Senator John J6seph
Moakley,(D - Boston),
candidate for Congress from
the 9th Congressional
Di strict, has expressed
confidence as Sept. 15 nears
that the voters willelect him
to succeed the retiring John
W. McCormack.
Moakley, who now holds
the Senatorial seat which
, McCormack held prior to
his going to Washington, has
stressed his fourteen years
, of effective legislative
experience.
Moakley served four terms
in the Mass House· of
Representatives where he
1
, became the youngest
1
; majority whip in the history
of the Commonwealth. He
is serving his third term in
the State Senate where he is
Chairman of the Joint
House and Senate Urban
Affairs Conmittee.
Moakley has received
strong support district-wide
for
his legislative
accomplishments in he

and anti-pollution control.
Moakley commented, 'The
voters of the 9th District
have more intelligence and
insight into the issues than
some candidates and
columnists would lead you
to believe. They know that
slogans alone do not solve
problems. In most cases
slogans are a cynical
cover-up for lack of
knowledge of ·the issues and
their solutions.' He added,
'I have campaigned on the
issues and I have offered
solutions. That's the type of
candidate the people of the
Ninth vVant to send to
Washington. A man with a
proven record of legislative
accomplishments.'

Moakley has made a special
appeal to the independent
voters of the Ninth to
support his candidacy.
Moakley has · stressed that
with the overwhelming
Democratic majority in the
District that the primary
fields of housing, law will decide who will succeed
enforcement, elderly affairs, John W. McCormack.

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Teamsters Local No. 25.
National Association of Government
Employees
Metropolitan Police Patrolmen's Association
Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks
Massachusetts Legislative Council for Older
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Americans
Associated Fire Fighters of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association
Bakers and Confectionery Workers
International of America Local No. 208
Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and
Helpers Joint Council No. 10.

Bere'swhy
think.so.
Joe Moakley made Rent Control a law.
His law banned snob zoning in the suburbs.
He sponsored a housing package that has
been cal led the most comprehensive in the
country.
He fought for Truth in Lending Laws.
He fought for Unit-pricing legislation for
the consumer.
His Urban Affairs Committee fought to
stop Route 95.
He fought for a strict gun control law . .
He sponsored a bill to require local
approval of all road routes.
He supported the regional mental health
clinics in Dorchester and North Dorchester.
He led a legislative committee to alleviate
aircraft noise from Logan Airport.
He sponsored a plan for the state to pay for
transportation of mentally retarded
children to clincs and schools.
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Attorney Daniel W. Healy,
43 Roslin Street,
Dqrchester, Mass.

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Boston's Congressional fight
bears little resen~blance to real- the issues to be able to talk
by Sandford Stoane
( The author, a pseudonymn, ity. In realitv, Saltonstall is prob- beyond the gut reaction level.
was on the Saltonstall campaign ably more liberal on most of And this failure is underscored
staff. He is presently not work- the issues than any of the other by two recent events.
When Saltonstall was asked if
ing or endorsinu any other can- candidates, including Nelson.
didate in the ninth district for But because of Saltonstall's he supported one of the other
the reasonj described here- dignified and reserved manner, candidates, he replied that at
many voters probably perceive this time he would not support
in .-ed.)
With Councilor John L. Sal- him as conservative, ·and had anyone, but wait to hear what
tonstall's withdrawal from the he been more forceful and "lib- · they had to say about the issues
Ninth District democratic con- eral appearing" he may have first. He further noted that only
t
gressional primary race, the been even stronger , han he i,s Moakley was conducting the
kind of issue-oriented campaign
strategy, and indeed the hopes now.
As far as issues go, though, that Saltonstall himself would
and aspirations of the other
three contenders have changed he is usually diametrically op- have run had he obtained the
posed to Louise Day Hicks' money needed to continue. That
significantly.
It is interesting to note that, stands in the Ci ty Council. No statement said two things: 1.
according to the newspapers, all one really know, however, what Nelson hadn't w.aged an issuethree feel that their chances of there difference would have oriented campaign. 2. Saltonwinning the September 15th pri- been on campaign issues, as stall wouldn't support anyone
mary are better with Salsonstall Hicks has never stated her who didn't, though he might
out of the race. This is much to views. And the long promi,sed have been prsonally inclined in
the City Councillor's credit, for, Hicks position papers have not favor of one of the candidates.
if the other three candidates are yet materialized. She has shunSecondly, in his press confercorrect in stating that they will ned every issue-oriented com- ence held right after the Saleach be the prime beneficiary of munity or political meeting, as tonstall withdrawal, Dave Nelthe withdrawal, it means that well.
son challenged Hicks, and only
Moakley, though perceived Hicks, to a public debate on the
Saltonstall must have had very
by some as the typical old fash- issues. Some say that Nelson's
broad based appeal.
But the fact is that only one, ioned Trish Bostonian politician failure to even mention Moakin actuality, will be the prime from South Boston who is in- ley once, in tl-ie press interview
beneficiary of the 19% of the terested only in patronage, is was a political move to get the
primary vote which the Boston really qutie liberal, and- above voters to believe there
were
Globe Becker poll attributes to all, extremely we;J-versed on the only two candidates, Hicks and
issues . He has, without any Nelson. If this, is the reason,
Jock Saltonsta'll.
In the press conference in question, the largest and best Nelson is being/q~ ~ naive, bewhich Jock announced his with- equipped research staff of any cause Moak!~ is formidable,
drawal he intimated that indeed of the remaining candidates, and providing the reputed financial
all the other candidates would at political meetings his familia- financial troubles and possible
probably get almost equal shares rity with the issues and legis- local political frctions and fraof his vote, based on information lation, his knowledge of the cuses with the unions can be
he had gathered from his own latest findings in most fields, remedied.
Oliver Quayle poll. But, he went and his proclivity toward the
But, in Neslon's position, he
on to say the breakdown would more progressive and creative could hardly have challenged
probably favor Nelson most, solutions to pressing problems is Moakley to a public debate on
then Moakley and least of all quite noticeabre. Most of the the issues as he had done with
traditional liberals are quick to
Hicks.
Louise Hicks, because in open
Of course the problem in in- condemn him, mainly because of debate Moakley could easily
i
s re. 1 ' o
'el s
co.i:e ·
statistic.. ·
bea
e1son, ana 1cK.s ro r a
has been narrow-minded. But
method used to compute the
matter. His command of the
statistic. For example, since it as Moakley himself pointed out material is established, and his
is reputed that Nelson has about at a recent ADA chapter meet- willingness to stage an issue7% of the primary vote, which ing, he is only human and has oriented campaign is well docusome place at being about made some mistakes in his legis- mented by the fact that he is
85,000, it would mean that, if lative career which he admits the only candidate to have pubNelson were to gain 50% of Sal- and even regrets. But had the lished a relatively detailed (and
tonstall's vote, he would jump liberals exercised the open overly lengthy, perhaps) camfrom 7% of the pie to over 16%, mindedness they talk_ so much paign brochure in which Joe
a net gain of over 125% for Nel- about, they would try . to work Moakley talks about the nine
son. But if Hicks were to get more closely with him, especial- most pressing problems, from
the same 50% of the Salton- ly now that the traditional and the War to housing
stall 19%, then she would only well-established liberal, . John
That's quite courageous for
increase her share of the over- Saltonstall, is out of the running
a politician in the ninth conthis
particular
race.
all vote bv 1ess than 25%. So, for
although · Nelson and Hicks Moakley has one trait which is gressional district, a district in
could get equal numbers of the con~icuously missing from the which the usual maxim is "the
Saltonstall vote, it would seem, other two people running for less said the better." And the
using this interpretation, that Comrress in the Ninth who could maxim has seemed to be true .
"f one loots
Nelson was attaining about fiv
times (t·he difference betwe~·
25% gain and 125% gain) th
advantage by Saltonstall's with
drawal. This is why Saltonstall'
statement that Nelson woulc
benefit most may be misleading
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the average voter's perception{1qt?
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of federal government, he was
the target for the wrath of Sen.
Joe McCarthy, and also a Chairman of the st,atc ADA.
But he is not running, and
the alternatives are Moakley and
Nelson (and Routon as an independent). Nelson unfortunately, has demonstrated no ability
to handle issues beyond the gut
reactive level - the "bull" level.
Moreover, it seems he bases
much of his campaign around
personality, emphasizing that a
prime reason he should be elected is because he is black. No
doubt, if he were equally qualified as the other candidates, a
,black Congressman would be
most desirable. But, that is a
big "if" and one whioh hasn't

been satisfied yet.
Moakley has the image of an
old time conservative. His record is somewhat conservative,
enough so that one should support him only most cautionsly, if
at all. But he is knowledgeable,
willing to listen to new ideas
and use them, anxious to become
a liberal, and has a good political instinct, seasoned by many
years in the game. Moreover, he
has a strong political base already, and promises to cultivate
it wisely.
A real potential may be Dan
Routon. Tf he can rid himself of
the image, like Moakley's, of
an old fashioned Trish politician, l
he may, in years to come, attract strong liberal support, and
prove to he an effective legislator.

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Boston's Congressional fight
by Sandford Stoane
bean little resen' blance to real- the issues to be able to talk
( The author, a pseudonymn , itv. Tn realitv, Sal·onstall is prob- beyond the gut reaction level.
was on the Saltonstall campaign ably more liberal on most of And this failure is underscored
staff. He is prPsently not work- the issues than any of the other by two recent events.
ing or endorsinl( any other can- candidates. including Nelson.
When Saltonstall was asked if
didate in the ninth district for But because of SaltonstaJJ's he supported one of the other
the reason3 described here- dignified and reserved manner, candidates, he replied that at
in.-ed.)
many voters probably perceive this time he would not support
With Councilor John L. Sal- him as conservative, and had anyone, but wait to hear what
tonstall's withdrawal from the he been more forceful and "lib- they had to say about the issues
Ninth District democratic con- era! appearing" he may have first. He further noted that only
gressional primary race, the been even stronger than he is Moakley was conducting the
strategy, and indeed the hopes now.
kind of issue-oriented campaign
and aspirations of the other
As far as issues go, though, that Saltonstall himself would
three contenders have changed he is usually diametrically op- have run had he obtained the
significantly.
posed to Louise Day Hicks' money needed to continue. That
It is interesting to note that, stands in the Ci,y Council. No statement said two things: I.
according to the newspapers, all one really know, however, what Nelson hadn't waged an issuethree feel that their chances of there difference would have oriented campaign. 2. Saltonwinning the September l 5th pri- been on campaign issues, as stall wouldn't support anyone
mary are better with Salsonstall Hicks has never stated her who didn't. though he might
out of the race . This is much to views. And the long promised have been prsonally inclined in
the City C'ouncillor's credit, for, Hicks position papers have not favor of one of the candidates.
if the other three candidates are yet materialized . She has shunSecondly, in his press confercorrect in stating that they will ned every issue-oriented com- ence held right after the Saleach be the prime beneficiary of munity or political meeting, as tonstall withdrawal , Dave Netthe withdrawal, it means that well.
son challenged Hicks, and only
Saltonstall must have had very
Moalrley, though perceived Hicks, to a public debate on the
broad based appeal.
by some as the t !pical old fash- issues. Some say that Nelson's
But the fact is that only one, ioned Trish Bostoni an politician fa ilure to even mention Moakin actuality, will be the prime from South Bo\,On who is in- ley once in t'ie press interview
beneficiary of the 19% of the terested only in patronage, is was a political move to get the
primary vote which the Boston really qutie liberal. and- above voters to believe there
were
Globe Becker poll attributes to all. extremely we1
l-versed on the only two candidates, Hicks and
issues . He has, without any Nelson. If this J is the reason,
Jock Saltonstall.
In the press conference in question, the largest and best Nelson is being/q ,. _ naive, bewhich Jock announced his with- equipped research staff of any cause Moaklgi is formidable,
drawal he intimated that indeed of the remaining .. andidates, and providing the reputed financial
all the other candidates would at political met"tings his familia- financial troubles and possible
probably get almost equal shares rity with the is~ues and legis- local political frctions and fraof his vote, ba,ed on information lation, his knowledge of the cuses with the unions can be
he had gathered from his own latest findings in most fieldl1, remedied.
Oliver Quayle poll. But, he went and his proclivity toward the
on to say the breakdown would more progressive and creative
But, in Neslon's position, he
probably favor Nelson most, solutions to pressing problems is could hardly have challenged
then Moakley and least of all quite noticeabTe. Most of the M<>akley to a public debate on
Hicks.
traditional liberals are quick to the issues as he had done with
Of course the problem in in- condemn him, mainly because of Louise Hicks, because in open
roretin anv tatis.tic.. j
the- hi
re . rcj '..L1....i1.· ~uel,Ll,!.it,_ d_ ba t,e ._oakley could easily
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method used to compute the has been narrow-minded . But oe
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a
statistic. For example, since it as Moakley himself pointed out matter. His command of the
is reputed that Nelson has about at a recent ADA chapter meet- material is established, and his
7% of the primary vote. which ing. he is only human and has willingness to stage an issuesome place at being about made some mistakes in his legis- oriented campaign is well docu85,000. it would mean that, if lative career which he admits mented by the fact that be is
Nelson were to gain 50% of Sal- and even regrets. But had the the only candidate to have pubtonstall's vote , he would jump liberals exercised the open lished a relatively detailed (and
from 7% of the pie to over 16%, mindedness they talk so much overly lengthy, perhaps) cama net gain of over 125% for Ne!- about, they would try to work paign brochure in which Joe
~on . But if Hicks were to get more closely with him , especial- Moakley talks about the nine
the same 50% of the Salton- ly now that the traditional and most pressing problems, from
stall 19%. then she would only well-established liberal, John the War to housing
increase her share of the over- Saltonstall, is out of the running
That's quite courageous for
all vote bv Jess than 25%. So, for
this
particular
race. a politician in the ninth conalthough Nelson and Hick~ Moakley has one trait which is gressional district, a district in
could get equal numbers of the conspicuously missing from the which the usual maxim is "the
Saltonstall vote . it would seem, other two people running for less said the better." And the
using this interpretation, that Congress in the Ninth who could maxim has seemed to be true
Nelson was attaining about five conceivably be adapted by t,hc in the past, if one looks at
times (the difference between liberal establishment: a demon- Louise Day Hicks' record.
25% gain and J 25% gain) the strated ability to deal with the
But maybe Joe Moakley
advantage by Saltonstall's with- important issues
knows something which the proDan Routon, a thirty year old fessional who looks at votefll
drawal. This is why Saltonstall's
statement that Nelson would Vietnam veteran and former merely as statistics have begun
benefit most may be misleading. graduate student of Tufts' Flet- to suspect this year; the disOne can learn little about the cher School, is running as an trict has drastically changed
true beneficiary of Saltonstall's independent. He has great po- from a conserative personality
move by examining and com- tential as a political leader in oriented population to one which
paring how each of the candi- Boston, and undobtedly, had he is intensely aware of the issues,
dates stand on the issues, for been freed of the necessary tri- interested in how they will be
the polls taken clearly show that vial which a candidate must en- handled, and quite progressive
the average voter's perception dure, and had he the staff to in their views of the way to
of the candidate m09t oftep support him. it is quite evident solve problems.
that he has the brains and
In assessing the three remainenergy to be knowledgeable on ing candidates for the primary,
the issues and solutions. But, we can easily reject Hicks as a
n't demonstrated this yet. viable candidate because her bisthe apparent tory clearly s-how5 she purposef the out-of- fully appeals to the voters' bas~• ct 110 !T'W.-~uertainly of est emotions and prejudices, and
the college population. has de- indeed tries to solve political
monstrated an egregious and problems in the same emotional,
self-admitted lack of expertise on prejudicial way.
i,sues and legislation. This is
Saltonstall would have made
both disappointing and surpris- the best candidate for Congress
ing because the Youth Caucus, because he clearly had the best
which claimed to have a follow- grasp of the issues and legislaing of over 1500 college stu- tion at hand. Moreover, he had
dents, has supported him . With an established record as a prosuch a strong student following gressive politician in hls term
he should have, by this late in the City Council. His liberal
date in the campaign, not only credentials are extensive, dating
formulated and published a de- back to the early I 950's when,
tailed policy statement, but also as an attorney for a department
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have been adequately briefed on

Boston politics ...
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of federal government, he was
the target for the wrath of Sen.
Joe McCarthy, and also a Chairman of the state ADA.
But he is not running, and
the alternatives are Moakley and
Nelson (and Routon as an independent) . Nelson unfortunately, has demonstrated no ability
to handle issues beyond the gut
reactive level - the "bull" level.
Moreover, it seems he bases
much of his campaign around
personality, emphasizing that a
prime reason he should be elected is because he is black. No
doubt, if he were equally qualified as the other candidates, a
black Congressman would be
most desirable. But, that is a
big "if" and one whioh hasn't

been satisfied yet.
Moakley has the image of an
old time conservative. His record is somewhat conservative
enough so that one should sup~
port him only most cautionsly, if
at all. But he is knowledgeable,
willing to listen to new ideas
and use them, anxious to become
a liberal, and has a good political instinct, seasoned by many
years in the game. Moreover, he
has a strong political base already, and promises to cultivate
it wisely.
A real potential may be Dan
Routon. Tf he can rid himself of
the image. like Moakley's, of
an old fashioned ~rish politician, 1
he may, in years to come, attract strong liberal support, and
prove to be an effective legislator.

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POLITICAL CIRCUIT
By ROBERT HE~LY

Hicks the issue,
no·matter what
There is really only one issue in the Ninth Congressional District contest for the Democratic nomination. It
is Louise Day Hicks.
From the beginning the only contest betw~en State
Sen. John J . Moakley and David Nelson, a black lawyer
and chairman of the board of Boston City Hospital, is to
establish which has the better chance of defeating Mrs.
Hicks.
There is no doubt among Hicks supporters or opponents about where she stands. You don't take votes
from Mrs. Hicks. She has them and she keeps them. She
has demonstrated this time and again. Nor does it do any
good to praise her or condemn her. It does not change a
thing.
So, in ,t he Ninth District, a good political tactician
blocks out the Hicks vote, gives that to her and proceeds
to get what he or she can of what is left.
That's where Nelson comes in. If one reads the
changes in his billboards they tell most of it.
He began with a poster which read: "Not for some
but for everyone." The point was that he was not simply
appealing to the black
community for votes. He
counted on them. As a
trustee of City Hospital and
as a Catholic, he had done
the Holy Name circuit in
the West Roxbury, Roslindale
and
Dorchester
churches and had hoped he
was fairly well known in
the white areas.
Then came the first
independent poll of the district-The 'Globe's Massachusetts· Poll taken by
Becker Research. It showed
Hicks with 37 percent,
Moakley 14 and Nelson 5.
SEN. MOAKLEY
Further, it showed that
in the North DorchesterRoxbury area, predominantly black, only 10 percent of
the voters there would have voted for Nelson.
He says the response to the poll surprised even him.
"There must have been 30 people in the office· that next
day," he said.
Nelson was never the camdidate of the bLack
militants. He had support in the community but had
not really turned on. The poll did it.
'
Then came a change in str,ategy. The first billboards carried no picture. Thre second did. It showed
blacks that a black was a candidate.
The purpose was to secure the base that originally,
Nelson had felt was secure. In the Ninth District the
popula,tion is 24 percent black. If thiey are registered
and vote, it will give him a conside:r,able edge.
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be ·questioned is that

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MOAKLEY'S HOUSING LEGISLATION SIGNED - Senator John Joseph Moakley <D-Boston).
candidate for Congress from the Ninth Congressional District (left), is shown above with
Governor Sargent at the special signing of Moakley's housing legislation. At the signing Governor
Sargent hailed the Moakley housing package as the most innovated and aggressive in this State's
history. Moakley, Chairman of the Urban Affairs Committee is a State leader in this field ot
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Moakley Charges Hicks
Against Rent Payers
Senator John Joseph Moakley
CD-Boston), candidate for Congress in the Ninth Congressional
District, stated today that Mrs.
Louise Day Hicks "has voted
against the rent payers of Boston and in favor of absentee landlords three times durjng her
brief role as a Bostori.eizy Councillor."
Noting that 70 percent of the
persons within the Ninth District
are renters, Moakley said; My
opponent has consistently refused
to appear with me at the public
forums that have been made
available to discuss the issues in
this campaign.
"Nevertheless, on this particular issue - rent control the public record shows clearly
that we have been on opposite
sides. I have taken the side of
the rent payer; she has sided
·with the absentee landlord and
{ainst the rent payer.
:- "I pushed through the Legislature last month theBostonRent

Control
Bill
designed
to
strengthen Boston's rent control
ordinance and give rent payers
additional rights against landlords.
"Mrs. Hicks on July 27, 1970,
voted against a measure which
would prevent unjust evictions by
My
unscrupulous
landlords.
legislation prevents such evictions.
'' Mrs. Hicks voted on the same
date against a measure which
would impose criminal or civil
penalties for landlords violating
the rights of tenants. My legislation uses December, 1968 rent
levels as a basis to determine
reasonable rents.
"These votes are a matter ol.
public recotd. I urge the voters
in the Ninth Congressional District to examine the records of
all the candidates on this issue
and all the other issues confronting us in the primary election this Tuesday."

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POLITICAL CIRCUIT
By ROBERT IlEALY

Hicks the issue,
no matter what
There is really only one issue in the Ninth Congressional District contest for the Democratic nomination. It
is Louise Day Hicks.
From the beginning the only contest betw~en State
Sen. John J. Moakley and David Nelson, a black lawyer
and chairman of the board of Boston City Hospital, is to
establish which has the better chance of defeating Mrs.
Hicks.
There is no doubt among Hicks supporters or opponents about where she stands. You don't take votes
from Mrs. Hicks. She has them and she keeps them. She
has demonstrated this time and again. Nor does it do any
good to praise her or condemn her. It does not change a
thing.
So, in ,t he Ninth District, a good political tactician
blocks out the Hicks vote, gives that to her and proceeds
to get what he or she can of what is left.
That's where Nelson comes in. If one reads the
changes in his billboards they tell most of it.
He began with a poster which read: "Not for some
but for everyone." The point was that he was not simply
appealing to the black
community for votes. He
counted on them. As a
trustee of City Hospital and
as a Catholic, he had done
the Holy Name circuit in
the West Roxbury, Roslindale
and
Dorchester
churches and had hoped he
was fairly well known in
the white areas.
Then came the first
independent poll of the district-The Globe's Massachusetts Poll taken by
Becker Research. It showed
Hicks with 37 percent,
Moakley 14 and Nelson 5.
Further, it showed that
SEN. MOAK.LEY
in the North DorchesterRoxbmy area, predominantly black, only 10 percent of
the voters there would have voted for Nelson.
He says the response to the poll surprised even him.
"There must have been 30 people in the office that next
day," he said.
Nelson was never the carnrlidate of the b1ack
militants. He had support in the community but had
not really turned on. The poll did it.
·
Then came a change in straitegy. The first billboards carried no picture. The second did. It showed
blacks that a black was a candidate.
The purpose was to secure the base that originally,
Nelson had felt was secure. In the Ninth District the
population is 24 percent black. If they are registered
and vote, it will give him a consideI1able edge.
Where Nelson's strategy ma,y be questioned is that
he believes that the stronger Moakley runs the more
he (Moakley) takes away
from Mrs. Hicks and the
better chance he (Nelson)
has of winning.
Now the third change
in the Nelson billboard has
gone up. It says: "Get it
together OT Louise will."
This, of course, has two
aims. First, it says that
either Nelson wins or Mrs.
Hicks wins, and, second, it
is a message to the blacks
that they had better get
out the vote or they will
be represented by Hicks
policies in Congress.
Many of the workers
around Nelson are issue
DAVID NELSON
oriented. Both he and
Moakley appear at all rallies and candidates nights.
They debate. They diff , but the differences are 1,hades
rather than basic.
Mrs. Hicks has not yet engaged m these debates. The
voters, then, have a pretty fai r idea where Nelson and
Moakley stand on the issues. Mrs. Hicks's supporters do
not need any exposition.
"You know where I stand," she has said, and she
does not have to debate to support this statement.
What this contest could come down to then, is how
the non-Hicks vote breaks. Nelson believes that the 24
percent black population gives him a stronger base than
Moakley.
In debates Nelson has argued that he know11 wh.1t
the people in the district want and will be respon iv to
this in Congress. Moakley states that he has a record of
response to then· needs. There may be some votes in
this argument.
But the decisive issue does not change. It is Mrs.
Hicks, and the contest between Nelson and Moakley is
certainly at this stage a matter of who has the better
chance of defeating her.

MOAKLEY'S HOUSING LEGISLATION SIGNED - Senator John Joseph Moakley <D-Boston),
candidate for Congress from the Ninth Congressional District (left ), is sh~wn. above with
gn_mg ~vern~r
Governor Sargent at the special signing of Moakley's hou s~ng legis lation. At the ~1
Sargent hailed th e Moakley housing package as the most mno va!ed and aggress1v~ m tJ:iis ~ate s
history. Moakley, Chairman of the Urban Affa irs Committee 1 a State leade r rn this field ol
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Moakley Charges Hicks
Against Rent Payers
Senator John Joseph Moakley
CD-Boston), candidate for Congress in the Ninth Congressional
District, stated today that Mrs.
Louise Day Hicks " has voted
against the rent payers of Boston and in favor of absentee landlords three times durjng her
brief role as a BostollZicy Councillor."
Noting that 70 percent of the
persons within the Ninth District
are renters, Moakley said; My
opponent has consistently r efused
to appear with me at the public
forums that have been made
available to discuss the issues in
this campaign.
"Nevertheless, on this particular issue - rent control the public record shows clearly
that we have been on opposite
sides. I have taken the side of
the rent payer; she has sided
with the absentee landlord and
1ainst the rent payer.
" I pushed through the Legisiature last month theBostonRent

Control
Bill
designed
to
strengthen Boston's rent control
ordinance and give rent payers
additional rights against landlords.
"Mrs. Hicks on July 27, 1970,
voted against a measure which
would prevent unjust evictions by
My
unscrupulous
landlords.
legislation prevents such evictions.
" Mrs. Hicks voted on the same
date against a measure which
would impose criminal or civil
penalties for landlords violating
the rights of tenants. My legislation uses December, 1968 rent
levels as a basis to determine
reasonable rents.
"These votes are a matter of.
public recotd. I urge the voters
in the Ninth Congressional District to examine the records of
all the candidates on this issue
and all the other issues confronting us in the primary election this Tuesday."

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Thomas C. Gallagher

Mrs.~Hicks' Lead Trimmed
The more cynical may suggest that
Mrs. Hicks was guilty of a conflict 'of
interest, although no such charge· is
being made by Moakley.

Mrs. Louise Day Hicks retains the
lead In her campaign for the Democratic
nomination for Congress in the Ninth
District, but the lead appears to be
shrinking.

The veteran state senator is zeroing
in hard on the issue, however, considering it the type of bread-and-butter issue
which could bring him victory on Sept.

Mrs. Hicks has been hurt by the rent
control issue because of her votes In the
Boston City Council and, as a result, her
principal opponent, Sen. John J. Moakley
of South Boston, Is closing the gap.
Also gathering momentum ts the bid
of a bright young lawyer, David Nelson
of Roxbury, to break through In the
Ninth District and wrest the Democratic
Congressional nomination from both Mrs.
Hicks and Moakley.
Nelson, a Negro, has to be considered
the underdog at this point, but he is
working hard, has a well-organized campaign, and is by no means being written
off.

MRS. HICKS REMAINS the candidate
to beat, but those who a few short weeks
ago were saying she would steamroller

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HE IS NOT ONLY stressing the recorded votes of Mrs. Hicks but pointing
to his own endeavors to put an end to
rent gouging and arbitrary evictions of
tenants.
This ls the main thrust of the bill
enacted by the legislature this year-a
HICKS
bill, incidentally, which would have gone
down the legislative drain during .the
occupied by the owner as his permanen [
· throes of prorogation had it not beerf for
residence.
Moakley.
The same bill also makes it more
Whether the rent control issue, and
difficult for landlords to evict tenants, the surprising fact that Mrs. Hicks has
thereby preventing arbitrary or capri- turned out to be an absentee landlord ·
cious evictions by landlords.
herself, will be big enough to tum wnat

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IN SUBSTANCE, It allows for rent
increases made necessary by renovations, repairs, cost-of-living, and the like.
It provides guidelines for the landlord,
and a forum of appeal for the tenant.
On July 27, the City Council adopted
an order approving a petition for a

special law concerning rent control, and
containing a fair net operating income
standard for landlords. The motion was
carried in a five to four vote. Mrs. Hicks
was one of those voting against the
motion.

MOAKLEY
Moakley and Nelson are having some
second thoughts.
At least 70 per cent of the residents of
the Ninth District, which is comprised of
15 of Boston's 22 wards, are rerit-payers.
Yet Mrs. Hicks, as a member of the
City Council, has consistently voted
against rent controls.
Moakley, on the other hand, is generally credited with steering through the
legislature a bill permitting the city to
establish, by ordinance, rent controls in
housing accommodations having three or
more dwelling. units, excluding motels,
hotels and inns, and excluding housing
accommodations in structures having
three dwelling units one of which is

She also voted against an order approving a special law relative to civil
remedies and criminal penalties for rent
control violations, and extending rent
control coverage to three or more nonowner occupied dwelling units, but the
motion carried, five to four.
The former chairman of the Boston
School Committye was also on the losing
side in the vote on a motion in favor of a
special bill to establish eviction controls
by ordinance.

THE RECORD thus shows that Mrs.
Hicks, on three separate occasions,. voted
against rent controls and this could be
politically damaging with the high number of rent-payers in the Ninth District.
The votes of Mrs. Hicks become
doubly significant with the disclosure that
she herself ls an absentee landlord, ownIng apartment houses at 175 Beacon St.
and 212 Beacon St., assessed at $25,000
and $30,000 respectively.

looked like defeat for Moakley into ,victory next Tuesday remains to be seen.:.
Whatever the outcome, however,
Moakley Intends to acquaint the voters
of the Ninth District with the records qf
both himself and Mrs. Hicks on this ~t
issue between now and the primary.

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INDUSTRIALIST BERTRAM YAFFE
of Fall River, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the
Tenth District, and his many supporters,
take vigorous issue with the suggestion
that campaign workers are being paid by
the hour to ring doorbells In his behalf.
Yaffe asserts he has not spent one
penny to hire workers, and that all who
are out working in his behalf are volunteers.
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9th District primary

Most exciting
race

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By Christopher Wallace
Globe Staff
1

The Democratic primary
campaign in the 9th Congressional District may just
be the most interesting
fight in the country this
year for . a seat in the US
House of Representatives.
Picture if you will a nationally-known
female
conservative;
a
liberal
state senator with 14 years
of legislative experience;
and ~ young black who lectures at Harvard Law
School and heads City Hospital.
Place these three in the
setting of a vast and varied
di strict that encompasses
15 of Boston's 22 wards
with distinct enclaves of
Irish, B1acks, Italians ·and
Jews.
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Then, add a convoluted
pattern of opinion on the
central issues of crime, the
Vietnam war; housing, po11ution, racial prejudice and
the economy.
Remember that this is
the seat held since 1928 by
Speaker of the House John
W. McCormack.
The kaleidoscopic picture will not come into
final form until the primary election on Sept. 15.
The three contestants are
City Councilor Louise Day
Hicks, State Sen. John Joseph Moakley, and attorney David S. Nelson. Any
account of the campaign
must begin with Mrs.
Hicks.
School Committee mem~
ber for six years, mayoral
candidate in 1967, and the
top vote-getter in last
year's City Council election, Mrs. Hicks, 49, has
been a major force in Boston's politics over the last
decade.
A Massachusetts Poll
conducted for The Globe at
t he en

<f J u ne s h o w e

that only one percent o,f the
Democrats in the 9th had
never h e a r d
of her.
Twenty-four percent did
not know who Moakley
was, and 67 percent had
never heard of Nelson.
Moakley and Nelson are
banking on heavy medlia
campa~gns during September in an effort to make
thernselvies known in the
district, but the wiµe recognition gap between them
and Mrs. Hicks will ·not be
easy to overcome. .
Moakley, 43, will tell the
Democratic voters of the
9th that he was a state representative for South Boston foT eight years and a

us

Mrs. Hicks plans little
use of television advertising, a p p a r e n t 1 y being
willing ,to rely Oll1 a hectic
schedure of street i'lPPear,a nces at which she distdbutes "I am a Hicks fan"
paper fans and "My pop
says Hicks" lollipops.
She is reluctant to grant
interviews to the press because of the barrage of
critical articles wJ:"itten
about her during the 1967
mayoral campaign.
Sh1 says that her timee
table does not at present.
permit her to debate the issues with her opponents
and so she is releasing a series of position papers.
As always when on,e
candidate lias an imposing
lead, the others demand
debates as the most effective means to confront the
issues. The different ways
in which Moakley and Nielson plan to bring up the
debate issue, however, reveal much about the contrasting styles of their
campaigns.
The Moakley camp apparently fears that if its
cand idate
attacks Mr&
Hicks too openly, she will
appear to be the offended
party. And so, the senator
will issue a formal invitation to debate to Mrs. Hicks
by the end of the week and
hope that the media will
pr essu1~ her to accept.
e
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Nelson plans to swing
hard at Mrs. Hicks. ·
He began the campaign
claiming that he was the
only candidate who could
serve the entire district.
His slogan, was "Not for
some. But for everyone."

In the last few weeks,
however, Ne'lson has come
to believe that he can win
- in the words of a top
aide - only by "getting
out the largest black vote
ever recorded in this city."
His 1-e
iogan. Ge it-together or Louise will."
Nelson hopes to pick up
some white votes through
his hospital connections
(he is negotiating with
several hospitals to establish community
health
clinics in white neighborhoods) and his active role
in Catholic organizations
(he speaks at a number of
church meetings in white
areas).
But Nelson will channel
almost all the efforts o,f •his
campaign into the black
community, accoTding to
an aide, and one way in.
whkh he will seek to mo- ·
bilize that community is by .
r m ·n in i t.hat h ·

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~OM THE OFFICE OF:
SENATOR JOHN J. MOAKLEY

News Release
FOR RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 8, 1970

MOAKLEY CONFIDENT IN SUCCEEDING McCORMACK
SENATOR JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY (D-Boston), candidate for
Congress from the Ninth Congressional District, has expressed
confidence as September 15th (Primary day) nears that the voters
will elect him to succeed the retiring John W. McCormack.
Moakley, who now holds the Senatorial seat which McCormack
held prior to his going to Washington, has stressed his fourteen
years of effective legislative experience.
Moakley served four terms in the Massachusetts House of
Representatives where he became the youngest majority whip in
the history of the Commonwealth.

He is serving his third term
,

in the State Senate where he is Chairman of the Joint House
and Senate Urban Affairs Committee.
Moakley has received strong support district-wide for
his legislative accomplishments in the fields of housing, law
enforcement, elderly affairs, and anti-pollution control.
Moakley commented, "The voters of the Ninth District have
more intelligence and insight into the issues than some candidates
and columnists would lead you to believe.
alone do not solve problems.

They know that slogans

In most cases slogans are a cynical

cover-up for lack of knowledge of the issues and their solutions."

more

Senator John Joseph Moakley
Candidate for the
Ninth Congressional District
149A Dorchester Street, South Boston, Massachusetts 02127, 269-1800

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News Release
FOR RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 8, 1970
MOAKLEY WARNS OF BARBOR DEATH

SENATOR JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY, (D-BOSTON), candidate for Congress
from the ninth district, today warned that Boston Harbor will be dead
in ten years because of the million s of gs1lons of M.D.C. sewage
sludge dumped daily in the harbo~ o<:E

DePr. .::,nd

Unless sludge dumping stop s , c>~ <~::·:;:,:: (~
t

Nut Islands.
the New England Aquar-

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ium, give harbor waters ten years fo:-:- cm:.1 r,J1_;te deterioration and
oxygen depletion

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Without oxygen i r.. 1:t.P. -,'7 ::iter , the Harbor I s death

along with all beneficial life

is certain.

f ormE~ :.,,\;_{ :1:-: r; s

It will

become an open cesspool.
The sludge is suffercating the wat~r :) covering the life giving
bottom in depths ranging from 4 11 to 4tt.
If the M.D.C. stopped dumping s ludge this year, it will take
another 20 years for the nature to r er,a :1:r i :he damage already done.
The sludge, unlike the sewage, is not

r:.~..; ·::.ing
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out to sea.

It's causing severe ecologlcal cons·~'fuence s by depleting the
oxygen content in the water needed to break down the sewage and support marine life and permit human use.
Moakley declared the M.D.C. sludge is doing what bulldozers and
EXPO could not do.

Its destroying the Harbor.

The M.D.C. is pouring money down the drain, $110 million since
1951 for pollution control in Boston Harbor.

And today it is the

greatest pollution of the Harbor.

MORE
Senator John Joseph Moakley
Candidate for the
Ninth Congressional District
149A Dorchester Street, South Boston, Massachusetts 02127, 269-1800

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FROM THE OFFICE OF:
SENATOR JOHN J. MOAKLEY

News Release
FOR RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 8, 1970

TEAMSTERS ENDORSE MOAKLEY
The candidacy of SENATOR JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY for United States
Congress was endorsed by Teamsters Local #25, New England's largest
local union.
President William J. McCarthy of Local #25 said that Senator
Moakley received the endorsement to succeed Speaker John

w.

McCormack

because of his outstanding labor record over his 14 years of legislativ~
service and because he has always been a friend of Local #25.
There are 12,000 Local #25 members, and most of these live in Bos
ton.

Senator Moakley has been cited and endorsed by labor throughout h •s

public life because of his continued 100 per cent labor record.
Among other endorsements for Congress Senator Moakley has received
the endorsement of the following organizations:
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Massachusetts Legislative Council for Older Americans
Metropolitan Police Patorlmen's Association
Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousement and Helpers Joint
Council 1110
Bakery & Confectionery Workers International of America
Local #20B
Senator Moakley has also received commendations for his legislative accomplishments by the National Association of Government Employees
Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, Associated Fire Fighters of
Massachusetts, numerous Veterans Organizations and Housing Organizatiorn5

Senator John Joseph Moakley
Candidate for the
Ninth Congressional District
149A Dorchester Street, South Boston, Massachusetts 02127, 269-1800

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Not for some. But for Everyone

Elect David ·N elson
Democrat for Congress

VOTE · * * *
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St:N. Moakley's law office

is in the heart of South Boston. Enter and be told "shut
that door" to save the air conditioner. Moakley is summoned and talks heading for
the door. In and out in two
minutes.
His two aides are brother
Robert and a young man just
out of the service who does
"nothin'" when he isn't
working for Jo~. 'iJ'm going
to school in the fall though.''
Moakley is pressing more
· flesh .than any other candidate and through July and
August could be found at any
neighborhood MBT A station
or bus stop. He says it's going
well. "Once in a while you get
a guy with a tough life and
that can be unpleasant, but
most people are receptive,
even cordial. They don't stop
but .slow down to listen. What
•more can you ask?"
Talking:in the car between
stops, Moakley says the war
is the overriding issue because of "the toll it's taken in
lives and on the economy . . .
You know, some feel there's
less regard for the lives of
sons around he~e but a mother's love is a mother's love.
"Another thing that's important is housing and that's
my edge. I've worked hard at
it, know a lot about it. My
committee (urban affairs)
has put out a big low-income
housing package and the
snob zoning law. More than
every sixth house in the district is substandard: Federal
money could change that.
People in a decent house are
less 'a ngry, less disruptive,
more content."
Moakley, choosing his
words carefully, talks about
Mrs. Hicks. "If you let her go
her merry way, she's in. The
district should know wp.ere
she stands on all issues, not
just crime in the streets. The
crime rate is just another
manifestation of violence
bred elsewher.e. More cops .
won't help the have-nots in

the district. It's more compli- the shopping plaza, stood
cated than that.''
looking very put out as Moakhas "a good feeling ley moved up the center aisle.
about this race. People know "I don't want to get politically
I'm giving up a sake Senate involved in the store. I'm
seat and the others risk noth- sorry, that's final."
ing but defeat. And if the
Moakley said sure and left.
polls have Mrs. Hicks out Outside, he said "That's right
front, I think that's because pal, don't get politically inshe peaks when she an- volved ... at least until you
nounces and can only lose want that building variance.
votes afterward. Voters think These guys kill me."
twice about sending Louise
Dorchester must be the
anyplace alone. She'll always only place in the world where
walk away in a multiple- people come up and ask poliseat fight though."
ticians if they want to put
The car pulls into the signs up on their lawn or roof.
Fields Corner shopping cen- Moakley got two walking up
ter and Moakley's out and the street.
over to the next car before
Between handshakes, he
anybody else's safety belt is said that the district's conundone.
stituent, despite the diverHis brother and young gent backgrounds, "is pretty
friend, like two bouncers, much the same guy. He's
steer people or.er to meet the worried about taxes, tight
candidate. They all get about money to refinance or for a
15 ~econds, which is always mortgage, he's not getting
the same:
the overtime he used too, and
"Hi/ Joe Moakley/ running crime is beginning to cramp
for Congress/ in the Dorches- his life and his family's."
ter area/ we'd like your vote
The day's focal point was
in September/ don't forget to the iioon-time opening of a
say a kind word to your boxing arena in Southie
friends now." Next.
where there used to be a vetHe met several friends of erans' club. There were a lot
brothers, his mother, de- of flattened noses in atten- .
ceased father, but the en- dance and the men wore suits
thusiasm always stayed con- with carnations and tugged
stant and brief. He drew one at their collars. One woman
blank, bluffed but got caught. wore a white sequin pant suit
"O, sure I know you. Where with high heels. Cops were
you living now?" "Gee, Joe, all over the place.
in Southie, for Chrissake."
In one room, ham and
"Oh, that's right too, that's chicken salad lined a table
right too."
that ended with coffee. The ·
Brother Bob recalled the room was cut in half by a row
days when the father used to of upright lockers,
run a Savin Hill tavern,
In the next room, an Ameriwhere "he sponsored a lot of can flag and an oil painting
ball games and picnic days of Paul Pender overlooked a
and stuff like that. They still boxing ring freshly dusted
call the place Moak's and he's with resin.
been out of there 20 years."
Men stood around munchA drunk wandered up and ing sandwiches and soon a lot
recognized Moakley. Lurch- of mock fights broke out.
ing at him beneignly, he "Hey, you old bastard, hop in
started chanting "looks just that ring with me."
like the old man . . . same
Moakley, a former lightbushy eyegalls." Moakley told
heavyweight champ at
him "you'll be all right, but
Miami University, worked
I think you need a rest." out briefly with the speed and
They parted friends which
heavy bags. Dripping wet, he
was no mean accomlishstopped, saying "I've had no
ment.
takers in the past 10 years
ONE store owner, a small
and after this work-out it's a
chain grocery operation near damn good thing ...

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· I WISH TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TONIGHT TO THE
CITIZENS' HOUSING AND PLANNING ASSOCIATION, ..COMMONLY ·-REFERRED-TO
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-HPA-,- FOR FIRST, THE PUBLIC FORUM TO DISCUSS THE HOUSING PROBLEMS
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OF THE NINTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRIC~ AND SECOND, THE WORK AND LEADERSHIP THEY HAVE PROVIDED ON THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS FOR THOSE .
IN PUBLIC OFFICE SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS TO OUR "SHELTER CRISISo"
THEIR VOICE HAS BEEN A QUIET ONE, BUT~

~ EFFECTIVE ONE AS WITNESSED

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BY THE SUCCESS MY URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE · JAD THIS YEAR IN THE
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HOUSING FIELD.
TO SAY THAT THE NINTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT FACES A

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INTO PRIORITIES AND HARD LEGISLATIONo

OF

ALL THE CANDIDATES IN THIS RACE, I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS PLACED
HOUSING AS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.
I HAVE DONE THIS BECAUSE OUR DISTRICT NEEDS HOUSING
FIRST AND OTHER THINGS SECOND.

20.6% OF THE HOUSING STOCK IS

DETERIORATED OR '.DELAPI,TATIN?. ?THE CH9A REPORT STATES THAT THE
HOUSING CONDITIONS IN THE NINTH DISTRICT ARE THE WORST IN THE
STATEo

75% OF BOSTON'S PUBLIC HOUSING, 11,243 UNITS, WHICH

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MANY CASES ARE SUBSTANDARD UNITS THEMSELVES, ARE CONTAINED IN
THE NIN~Ho

IN ADDITION, IN TEN YEARS THIS DISTRICT HAS ADDED

0~ 2,900 UNITS TO ITS ENTIRE HOUSING STOCK.
BUT FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING, THE PROBLEMS
BEHIND THE STATISTICS ARE NOT NEWS.

THE WEIGHT OF THE HUMAN

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PROBLEMS OF THE DISTRICT FALL ON US EY'E-,.BA-"to
DON'T APPEAR AS STATISTICS.

AND THESE PROBLEMS

IT'S ONE THING TO POINT OUT THAT 2lo3%

OF THE DISTRICT'S POPULATION IS ELDERLY AND POORo

IT'S ANOTHER

WORK, BUT, INSTEAD, TRY TO SUBSTITUTE SLOGANS FOR PROGRAMS AND
PERFORMANCE.
I BELIEVE BEGPLE CAN BE LULLED BY SLOGANS, BUT NOT
FOR VERY LONG.

AFTER A WHILE, THEY BEGIN TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY

AT CANDIDATES AND AT WHAT THEY HAVE ACCOIIPLISHED.
THE POPULAR SLOGAN TODAY IS A REORDERING OF NATIONAL

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PRIDORITIES.

HOWEVER, ON THE STATE LEVEL, THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION,

I HAVE ALREADY DONE JUST THAT.

LAST SUMMER, WHILE OTHER LEGISLATIVE

COMMITTEES WERE INACTIVE, AS CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, I APPOINTED A SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING
TO DO A FULL SCALE STUDY OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROBLEMS IN MASSACHUSETTS.

WE SEARCHED OUT SKILLED PEOPLE WORKING. IN .THE FIELD WHO
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COULD DEFINE THE PROBLEMS AND PROPOSE SOLUTIONS, WE VISITED SEVERAL
CITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO TALK TO HOUSING OFFICIALS AND LEADERS
OF PRIVATE GROUPS TO FIND OUT WHAT WE COULD no.

WE DRAFTED A

REPORT ON OUR FINDINGS AND WE APPENBBD TO IT A PACKAGE OF HOUSING
BILLS ....JF@~lfA-ttT' ...To ATTACK HOUSING PROBLEMS IN
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I~As, AS You PROBABLY KNOW, A ~ · PACKAGE==, ONE oF ·-·TifE

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L©W-AND-MODERATE-!MCOME FAMILIES.
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PERSUADE THIS COMMONWEALTH THAT HOUSING WAS TOO LOW ON ITS PRIORITY
LIST.

WE WORKED TO PERSUADE THEM THAT HOUSING AUTHORITIES WERE

SLUMLORDS, THAT WAITING LISTS WERE INTOLERABLE, THAT SUBURBAN
TOWNS MUST OPEN THEIR DOORS AND RECOGNIZE THAT HOUSING IS A METR0-

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POLITA~ NO~~S£~ CITY PROBLEM.

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WAS A COMMITMENT BY THIS STATE
MORE THAN~NISB,

WHAT WE ASKED FOR, AND RECEIVED,
?:£AtiWii'1lU' - THAT
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WOULD AMOUNT TO

THIS COMMITMENT WAS FORTH COMING TO THE

AMOUNT OF 25 MILLION DOLLARS IN ONE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
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FELLOW-LEGISLATORS

TO ..'\CCEPT THIS PACKAGE,

T0-2E~M-1'-HAT

THE- ENOR.MITY OF QTJB llOUSING PROBLEMS DEMANDED-stleH A RESPON-S'E.

1. - : A BILL TO RAISE THE BONDING AUTHOJtIZATION QF THE

MASSACHUSETTS HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY FROM 50 MI~~ION
TO 500 MILLION, A MEASURE WHICH WILL MAKE SOME 20,000
UNITS AVAILABLE FOR LOW-!ND MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES
WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARSo ·

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A BILL WIIIICH MADE 15 MILLION DOLLARS AVAILABLE TO
RENOVATE STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTSo

3.

A 25% CEILING ON THE RENTAL OF ELDERLY PERSONS IN
PUBLIC HOUSING.

4.

A BILL THAT RAISED THE SUBSIDY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING
TO REALISTIC LEVELS, AND PREVENTED A RENTAL INCREASE
THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE PUBLIC 1-IaUSING PROGRAM
FROM SERVING THOSE IT WAS DESIGNED TO SERVE.

I POINT OUT THIS YEAR~~ EXPERIENCE WITH HOUSING IN THE
STATE LEGISLATURE TO SHOW YOU THAT EXPERIENCE AND WORK DO COUNT,
ALTHOUGH THAT WORK OFTEN DOESN'T LEND ITSELF TO PUBLICITY AND
DOESN'T LEND ITSELF TO SLOGANSo
FOR THE PERSON CHOSEN TO BE THE NEXT CONGRESSMAN FROM
THE NINTH DISTRICT WILL HAVE THE SAME CHOICES.
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HE CAN CARVE OUT

SLOGANS OR HE CAN CARVE OUT A RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT.

AND IN

CONGRESS, I BELIEVE, IT WILL BE MOST IMPORTANT TO HAVE A SENSE OF
DIRECTION BORN OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE.
A FRESHMAN CONGRESSMAN IS ONE OF 435 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE,
BURIED UNDER A SENIORITY SYSTEM, CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE OF COMPETING
INTERESTS FROM ALL OVER THE NATION.

THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY IN WHICH

HE CAN MAKE HIS VOICE HEARD, TO BE VALUABLE, TO HAVE COMPILED THE
·· EXPERIENCE AND 'THE KNOWLEDGE TO PROPOSE SOLUTIONS TO URBAN PROBLEMS,

Youonlyget
out of Congress
whatyouput
into it.
John Joseph Moakley
Democratic Candidate 9th Congressional District
Massachusetts State Senate 1965-Present (3 terms)
Chairman of Joint House and Senate Urban Affairs
Committee
Chairman of Special Commission on Boston Harbor
Islands
Chairman of Special Commission on Marine
Boundaries and Resources
Chairman of Special Commission on Crime and
Violence
Chairman of Special Commission on Tideland
Licenses
Chairman of Sp~cial Commission on the Effect of
Aircraft Noise on Children in the Vicinity of
Logan Airport
Member of Senate Judiciary Committee
Member of Senate Rules Committee
Massachusetts House of Representatives 1953-60
(4 terms)
Democratic Majority Whip
Assistant Majority Leader
Massachusetts Bar
Association
Boston Bar Association
Massachusetts Trial
Lawyers ' Association
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Knights of Columbus
Vote September 15
Lifelong Resident of the
9th Congressional District
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IF YOU BELIEVE AS I DO, THAT HOUSING REPRESENTS OUR
FIRST PRIORITY, A BASIC SOLUTION TO CRIME, EDUCATION~ AND THE
POVERTY CYCLE, AND THAT EXPERIENCE AND A RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
ARE IMPORTANT FACETS IN CHOOSING A CONGRESSMAN; THEN I HOPE YOU
WILL SUPPORT MY CANDIDACY.
THANK YOU

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out of Congress
whatyouput
into it.
John Joseph Moakley
Democratic Candidate 9th Congressional District
Massachusetts State Senate 1965-Present (3 terms)
Chairman of Joint House and Senate Urban Affairs
Committee
Chairman of Special Commission on Boston Harbor
Islands
Chairman of Special Commission on Marine
Boundaries and Resources
Chairman of Special Commission on Crime and
Violence
Chairman of Special Commission on Tideland
Licenses
Chairman of Sp~cial Commission on the Effect of
Aircraft Noise on Children in the Vicinity of
Logan Airport
Member of Senate Judiciary Committee
Member of Senate Rules Committee
Massachusetts House of Representatives 1953-60
(4 terms)
Democratic Majority Whip
Assistant Majority Leader
Massachusetts Bar
Association
Boston Bar Association
Massachusetts Trial
Lawyers ' Association
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Knights of Columbus
Vote September 15
Lifelong Resident of the
9th Congressional District
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