The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-11
them To stand erect and move for

them To stand erect and move for
ward.
We have laborcd for so,Es
time, senator. to make clear the
overshadowinY weakness III The
office OF the United States district
la'torncy Of Montana. We ask you
| to review the results of that office
in the past six months, compare
them With What is being done in
other offices Of federal prosecn-
tors in this country. and then to
say fairly whether in Your jidg-
nent your duty requires you TO
continue Mr.. Wheeler in that I'M
portant charge. lon, as We know.
! from many years acquaintance.
are possessed Of a strong and
rugged independence. You have
won high and We'll deserved
recognition as a lawyer with a
iclean record. We ask whether
Nou. holding that office. would
have lain down when these !. W.
w. revolutonisls Mere insulting
the flag and the soldiers and the
government. and said that there
was no law to fit the eases Of
these anarchists. And. # by any
remote chance, yoll had been
hanlstrllng and made helpless by
other authorities. would You not
have resigned your office and
told the public where the rcspon-
eibiIitS belonged! We ask you
whether You would have been
satisfied If Wherler'S record had
been your own? We ask YOU
what Sanders would have done if
he had been prosecutor at Butte
while all this revolution was on
and IS still on? What would
Folk and jerome and Hoyne have
done? Would they have quit be-
hind the technique OF the law or
would they have acted as would
become men charged With the re-
sponsihillty Of seeking out crime
and protecting the lives and prop
crty of the people of Montana?
These are grave times. Your
own responsibility is heavy. We
have watched With great interest /,
and much pride your active work |
in the halls of congress to sustain
The hands Of the government and
make possible a victory in thi, |
fight for the preservation Of our |
liberty. We have heard and read
your speeches which carried Il /
strong and high appeal to the pa
trlotlc spirit of our people. We !
would remind you now that pa
triot is known by his deeds. a,
well as his words and we can
conceive Of no higher or more |
useful deed Of patriotism on your /
part than the selection Of fed |
rral prosecutor who will remind |
us Of the man who brought tuw
and order out of chaos fifty-four
years ago at Nevada Gulch.
There is one other word. The |
Of Mr. Wheeler and Ger
tain men Who have been promi !
ncnt in the politics Of Montana,
hut have been thrust into The dis
card by the people, have wills
pered about that the Mlssoulians /
interest III this matter has been
inspired by hidden purposes: that
this newspaper. which seemingly
the seriousness OF tins
situation first. ha, been 4 weapon
or TOOL III the hands OF others;
that there are sinister motives be-
hind orr appeal to YOU for a
IN This office.
Let lis say 10 YOU that these
men lie ia their tlroat> when
they say that, and that if there
i Il grain of courage in their little
souls that Will lead them to make
these charges IN the open. they
will bc compelled To answer in
court. The Misso,llian is edited
h> the editor and by 10 one else.
II recognizes no obligation to any
interest. political or otherwise,
and finally, it is independent IN
every line Of thought and action
ana VIII remain so while the
present editor is un the job.