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(Mount Clipping In Space Below) i Spiro T. Agnew has announced plans to come-to the rescue of American conservatism by sponsoring -an “Education for Democracy” foundation. Perhaps that means he will soon travel the country offering himself as living proof that permissive courts are letting crooks go free. Actually, it was not a liberal judge but a conservative one, Walter E. Hoffman, of Norfolk, Virginia, who set Agnew free. Judge Hoff- man’s comments at the time make a point conserva- tives ought to recall before linking their destinies - ‘with Mr. Agnew. The judge said he let Mr. Agnew go free out of a conservative respect for the institu- _ tions of the United States. Mr. Agnew still shows his disdain for those institutions by belittling the serious ’ crime to which he pleaded no contest. He is free to-- _ ” day because he used the high office of the Vice Pres- ~idency to save his hide. Since Mr. Agnew has chosen to bring it up, let’s review that record. The Department of Justice had put together a good enough case of bribery, extortion and conspira- | cy against Mr. Agnew to go before a grand jury for an indictment, but at the time, the fate of the Presi- . dent was in doubt. It was deemed imperative to re- . move a Suspected felon from the line of succession. +S Aber aoe Sele - ‘ ° wnat Syath Htane ox! “sate ty “OPY SENT vO BUREAU. oa Net Just Another Norfolk I Lawyer— Werte a (Indicate page, name of ,newspaper, city and state.) Mr. ‘Agnew knew ‘that some in the Justice Depart- ment would do anything to get him out of office. So he plea bargained his position of high trust away to keep out of jail. He admitted guilt to one count of SUN PAPERS tax evasion. Had he been “just another Norfolk law- yer,” said Judge Hoffman, he would have had to serve time. — PAGE AW-14 So Mr. Agnew went out of public office the way he came in, taking personal advantage. That motive dominated his every political move up the ladder___. BatyT IMORE, MD. from zoning official to Vice President. For him to say now he will go before the people “to take up the fight against the revolutionaries who are intent on destroying the strengths of our great country” i isei- ther a joke or an obscenity. - ‘ According to press reporis, Mr. Agnew is asso-. ciating himself with conservatives linked to the In- ——— diana magazine The Alternative. That is one of the liveliest, best written, best edited journals of ideas and politics we know. It serves the conservative —— cause well. But if it is getting ready to take on the the Agnew morality, the Agnew philosophy, not to mention the Agnew rhetoric, it can only sabotage its own service toconservatism.: ~ pater LL/4/75 cars cote 'S . SOTTTETE VE eaitions MORNING FINAL Author: EDITORIAL Editors Title: Character: or Classification: 58-183 Submitting Office: BA. ‘i Being Investigated ee