Seton Hall University - Galleon Yearbook (South Orange, NJ)

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to anyone providing information about pushers 7 he added. Byrne emphasized the problem of hard- drug pushers invading Bergen and Essex counties from New York. He saw the state ' s drug laws as inadequate and stressed the need for a re-evaluation. The candidate ' s views on the plight of the cities and welfare contrasted sharply. Byrne claimed he would double the $12 million allocated for the cities. Don ' t let us give up on cities, let ' s go forward with positive plans, he said. Sandman felt the only way to save the cities would be federal takeover of wel- fare. He also said the migration into the ghetto needed to be stopped and the only way to accomplish this would be passing Nixon ' s welfare bill. In his concluding statement Byrne at- tacked his opponent ' s voting records on higher education, mass transit, and the minimum wage. It ' s easy to tear into a congressman ' s votes because he votes on so many issues, Sandman said. I can ' t attack my op- ponent because he has no record, he concluded. 23