It’s all yours, Mr. and Mrs. Utah Voter. The long campaign is about over. Tomorrow it will be your move – at the ballot box. Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. We hope balloting will be heavy. Those who say ”there’s no choice” or find some otl1er alibi for not voting are simply sticking their heads in the sand. The ballot will be quite long. Voting could be slow. The Herald urges that you have your mind -made up before entering the polls 1d mark your choices quickly; .so that you vote early to avoid possible long lines. Your vote is sacred; use it to express your own feelings on candidates – national, state, and local – as well as the special propositions. Without attempting to pressure anyone, the Herald takes this opportunity to indicate how we feel about some of the candidates and issues. We think President Ford, clearly Utah’s favorite judging by the polls, offers the best bet for stable, economical govermhent. We are convinced that one of the urgent needs is a new complexion in Congress that will reverse the alarming trend of red ink spending and soaring national debt. With this in mind, we favor replacing incumbent senatorial and congressional candidates of the free – spending philosophy with new candidates committed to economy. We’ve been extremely interested in the local Proposition 2 to change Utah County government from the commission system to a “separation of powers” plan with a seven member part – time elected council and an elected county executive. We rather wish there had been more time for pro-andcon debate. Nevertheless we commend both proponents and opponents of the proposal for their efforts to get their message across. We at the Herald have done our best to publicize both sides. We see much merit in the idea of separating legislative and administrative powers in county leadership. We do not share the concern of some that the plan opens the door to “dictatorship,” On the other hand, we recognize that Utah County, with the commission plan, has had economical government, with the county’s tax levy consistently among the lowest in the state. Whatever decision the voters make, we feel much good will come out of the self- examination the campaign has afforded. We hope the new – found citizen interest will carry over for continued public input on whichever county system the voters decide on. On other special issues: We feel Proposition l (elections article revision) should be approved. This simply updates the Utah constitution on new election regulations already adopted -nationally. We oppose Initiative Proposal B (the recall act) as being unnecessary and too drastic: and the Initiative Proposal C (budgetary procedures act ceiling) as dangerous and unwise. Initiative Proposal A would prohibit appointed or elected officials from ordering fluoridation or other ‘ medication of public drinking water without a referendum vote of those affected. We respect the right of freedom of choice inherent in this proposal, but feel the language of the act is confusing and could force discontinuation of chlorination, long – used statewide to protect drinking water from potentially disease – causing impurities. Conflicting legal opinions have been given on whether chlorine would be considered under the “other medications” definition. A court ruling may be necessary if Proposal A passes. Since confusion does exist, our feeling is that defeat of the plan might be the safest course. Again, it’s all up to you now. Be sure to vote!