The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-05
Rosebud Politician Essaying
New-Found Role of Saul
of Tarsus.
INDUCING PASTIME
OF "GETTING EVEN
Wherefores For Giving Gov
ernor Appointive Power
on Farm Board.

reasons which have induced Senator
John Edwards of Rosebud county to
endeavor to discredit to the best of his
ability the Republican officials elected
by the people of the state at the last
general election? There are several
which appear to be very plain and
from time to time others may come
to light. Those which are known,
however, make very interesting read
ing.
1t is generally admitted that Sena-
tor Edwards. aided and allotted by
nine Republican senators, has and will
do everything in his power to belittle
the choice Of the Republican party and
the voters Of the state Sore to the
bone because his political aspirations
were nipped in the bud by n discern
ing and discriminating electorate, Mr..
Edwards is INDUCING himself in the
pastime of getting even. 1t would not
seem that in his new found role OF
saul Of Tarsus'' ne could afford to
give the people of the state so much
of an insight as regards his real ma
ture, but then mayhap ne neglected to
spend the sufficient number of days
in darkness and as q consequence the
effectiveness of his gospel as preached
in the popular synagogues by his al
most private Republican press agent
will suffer
Why should John Edwards desire to
hn
loan act which We're to have been ap-
pointed by q Republican land board,
appointed instead by the Democratic
governor?
Reason one would seem to be n very
cordial dislike of Attorney General
Ford Secretary of state Stewart and
Superintendent OF Public instruction
Trumper. Also. that perhaps Mr.. Ed
wards may have something to say
with regard to ithe selection of these
appraisers under the bills as onsin-
eered through the senate by himself
A reliable man reports that on the
day the two bills passed the senate
Sid Miller, register Of public lands.
said to Mr.. Edwards while returning to
the city from the capitol that. Wed
better get together on these appoint-
ments pretty soon" That sentence may
have referred to the appointment of
guards in the sulphur mines of ST.
IBERIA and again ii may have referred
to the appraisers in whose hands the
administration of the farm loan law
will soon rest.
There is no reason 90 believe that
Governor Stewart is at heart inter
ested in the farm loan act It is as
serted by one of the leaders of a
prominent farmers organization. that
he went to Governor Stewart at the
time the consttutionality of the farm
loan act was under consideration and
attempted to convince him that this
law was constitutional. Instead of
calling in the attorney general who
would naturally be the one consulted
in such matter. Governor Stewart
called in George Ramsey of the Mon
tana Banking corporation to SIT in fl
nal Judgment. The banking corpora
ton is the largest dealer in farm mort r
Cages in the state.
1t would be an easy matter to rem
der the farm loan law absolutely in
effective by the simple process of an
pointing appraisers, who would per-
form their duties as tipped OFF, by
their Superiors. II would only be nee
essarN to return ADVERTISEMENTS at
much lower than their real value
in order to force the farmer to turn
to the banks specializing in farm mort To-
cages for the necessary money.
1t is minated that there is much
in the history of the land boards
transactions which will be found t.
be but little short Of irregular Sena
tor Amin, chairman Of the commit =
tee to inVeStigat" this hoard, hopes Ia
have n report within Il few days and
1t will probably be worth consideration
The case of the Libby Lumber com
pany is one which would arouse some
suspicion as regards absolute good
faith of the board in all of its deal
ines.
Just prior TO the legislative session
spring up which demanded the trans.
fer or exchange Of sections 16 and 81
in widely scattered sections of tn,
state in order that the forests of thu
state might be brought into one com
pact group and in this manner be NOR
easily administered as well as provid
n state forest for future generations
The agitation for this exchange cam
right at the close of the Norris ad
ADMINISTRATION and was recommended b.
Governor Stewart in his message. TIL
bill was passed and the legislature ap
- propr4asezf ~snoaeym to carry out tn
reconsideration. At this time the Col
Inns bill was introduced in the hous
end passed, but was killed on the las