The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-20
MISS RANKIN IN MONTANA.

MISS RANKIN IN MONTANA.
We regret, beyond measure,
the refusal Of the citizens of Deer
Lodge to hear Representative
Rankin in patriotic appeal for
the purchase Of Liberty bonds.
Miss Rankin is not to be classed
with such hired Socialistic agi-
tators of the Non-Partisan league
as Robert Burns Martin. She is
q representative in congress,
elected by the people Of Montana.
She has record Of efficient scrv-
ice and has been loyal, patriotic
citizen Of Missoula with large
and devoted following. While we
feel that the differences that have
!. arisen between her and the citi-
zens Of Deer Lodge Dire due to a
misunderstanding Of purposes,
there are several outstanding
facts that should not pass with
out notice.
First, we may observe that the
temper Of the people of Montana
has reached the point where
there is to be no further tolcr-
ancc with disloyalty in any form.
There is to be no tolerance of
those who have sympathy with
or who co-operate~ with or en-.
courage those who offered re-
i. sistance to the government in
this war at any time. The So
cialists who are more interested
in their dogma than in winning
the war, should adjust their
minds to this situation at once.
Otherwise, the innocent may suf-
fer with the guilty.
Secondly, we may say that as
the will of the people is the law of
the land, the people of any COM
munity acting together, are en-
tirely within their rights in de-
termining who shall address them
and who shall not, in these I'M
certain war times when certain
conditions must be maintained
that would be relaxed in time of
peace.
However mistaken the people
OF Deer Lodge may have been
with regard to The attitude OF
Miss Rankin, her friends, and
sthey are many. must agree that
she is to be held responsible for
the views and, perhaps, the
prejudices Of her fellow ,citizcns
who are in disagreement with the
wisdom OF her association with
leaders of certain elements of dis
order in this state. We have
counsellcd Miss Rankin to ayoiG
the Campbclls and Shannon> AND
Dunns Of The Butte BolshcVikI
We have regarded. and still re
gard, our representative as "n,
possessed Of Il hi Oh sense of con-
science. honesty of purpose and
Il really intense desire to be OF
service to the men and women
OF MOnt1nu On the other hand
the men thai we have named arc
nothing more than Il trio of cold
hearilcsS. blOOdlrSS. selfish dem
agogueS, with no ~rruplc> OF
conscience or honor. and bent
solely on using Miss Kankin to
the advancement OF their uWn
selfish, personal ends. There
should be no sympathy between
these coarse reyoutionary work =
ers and one Of Mis- hankiu'> fine
ideals. The sooner she shakes
them, the sooner will she be re-
stored III the confidence Of the
people who elected her by de-
cisiye majority.
The action OF the people Of
Deer Lodge is not to be passed
over lightly. There are no finer
people in any community in this
great republic. The old settlers
OF Deer Lodge and their descend
ants are of the very bone and
sinew Of this state. Nobody I'M
derstands better than Miss Ran
kin that these people of Deer
Lodge cannot be classed as will
ing Tools of q corporation in then
Altitude with regard to her APP
p0afancc in their city. There
could be no frame-up to include