“Schreiber talks to Democrats” from the May 29, 1973 Door County Advocate and a photo from August 8, 1978
Schreiber talks to Democrats
By JEANNE OYEN
No reason to complain about the remoteness of government in Door county in addition to featured speaker Lt. Gov. Martin J. Schreiber, Assemblyman Lary J. Swoboda and State Sen. Jerome Martin were also present to discuss issues and answer questions at the regular monthly meeting of Democratic party Friday evening, May 25.
While Schreiber quickly put his audience at ease with quips about not “being responsible for all that heavy fog” and suggesting that one solution to the energy crisis might be to “bottle some of that hot air produced in Senate discussions,” he soon turned to serious issues. He reminded listeners that while we may be aghast at the disclosures of corruption being revealed by the Watergate investigations, “if we realize something is going on and don’t raise our arms to stop it” we are as guilty as those responsible in the White House.
Schreiber reminded his audience of the urgent need for active political involvement on the part of every citizen and the dire consequences of apathy. He went on to point out that on the subject of energy and the current crisis, large oil companies spend more than 3½ times as much on advertising as they do on research for new energy sources.
He went on to discuss the rationale behind the proposed closing of the Green Bay Reformatory and stated emphatically that Gov. Lucey was definitely not in favor of releasing murderers, rapists and other dangerous criminals into society, that such rumors were “smoke screen arguments.”
Then going on to comment on the problems of the elderly, Schreiber talked about his many visits to nursing homes, reminding his audience that no one dies of old age, but rather of despair and lack of hope. And in a completely non-political suggestion he closed with a plea that each person present visit a nursing home regularly as a way of bringing some hope and joy to those cut off from a more full life.
Acting Governor Martin Schreiber recently presented SCAND the official State Health department authorizing SCAND to proceed with the construction of a nursing home as part of Scandia Village. Left to right, Governor Schreiber; John Harding, president of SCAND; Laurence Daubner, chairman, Liberty Grove town; Charles Porter, SCAND board member, and Representative Larry Swoboda. SCAND is seeking $75,000 in “seed” money in order to get the project started. The ultimate cost will be more than $3 million.
Article and photo courtesy of the Door County Library Newspaper Archive
[Martin Schreiber’s interview about caregiving: https://afr.net/podcasts/hope-for-the-caregiver/2022/july/hope-for-the-caregiver-marty-schreiber ]
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