Our candidate in a National Press Club appearance has declared his support for full disclosure. The Reform Party should follow his lead. Those of us who support Richard Lamm believe that our issues, views and candidate will prevail. Those who support Perot should be equally confident. The national party office however, must be impartial in that great debate.
Appearances unfortunately indicate otherwise.
Steps must be taken to remove that appearance. While Bob Dole can make the argument that the San Diego Republican convention is in fact the Bob Dole convention by right of his overwhelming vote totals in the primaries, the Reform Party cannot claim to be in that situation. The bifurcated Reform Party convention should belong to no one candidate. Both candidates should make decisions equally, regarding scheduling and procedures and debates. To acquire that reputation we must repudiate secrecy, and the Party must embrace impartiality as to its candidates for nomination.