The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-10
ORDERS.

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On January s, 1919, a large number of men will gather at Helena
for the purpose of making, amending o r unmaking laws which will gov
en the people of this great state of Montana for the next two years.
Amongst this number will be some seventeen representatives and three
senator's endorsed by the Nonpartisan league. To these men, the 25,-
900 members of the league address the following remarks, through the
medium Of this office.
The first and most important question is, do YOU clearly compre-
bend the vital nature of your duty and obligations in this matter? Is it
clear to you az it is to us? Do you realize that you must lay aside "
forget all your personal and party differences n obligations and ONE
together with but one purpose-that of carrying out the program Of the
league. To do this most effectively it will be positively necessary to
form a Nonparisan caucus, to stay in and by the decisions of the eau
Gus, regardless of what may cor o go. Aside from carrying out the
league program insofar IS it is possible to do so, you will be compelled
to decide upon measures that will ed or hinder us in carrying this pro-
gram into effect. The membership will expect you to do your debating
and decide all your differences in caucus and then vote a. on la m
the floor of the house and senate.
Rememberyt is not what we get out of this session of the leglaa-
tre that you will be Judged by, but what you do, how you vote and
what you stand for. Two years hence it will be different. The men,
bership demands that any member of the legislature endorsed by the
league who refuses to stand by the caucus of the league, o who in any
other way is false to his obligations shall be shown up to them as he
is, and this office will certainly perform its duty to the membership
along those lines. You n either with u o r against us in thlsb battle.
You may not like each other personally, but you had better caucus
with men you don't like, that are with you in carrying out your
pledge to the people, than to associate with angels that will help you
betray your trust.
Again let u repeat that you re not going to Helena for what you
AN get out of this legislature by fraternizing and trading with the
enemy, but going there to play the part of m lei and hold our mes To-
another two years. There re not enough of us to take what we want
therefore your responsibility lies in your demands and in constantly
standing by those demands. We n strong advocates Of collective
bargaining. They may buy o mislead individuals, but they cannot
buy n deceive is collectively, therefore any league member o. the
legislature found outside of the caucus making trades or individual
deals must be viewed in the light of being untrue to his trust.
Remember, they will have highly paid, we'll trained and exper-
fenced experts to mix with you, to study you and find your Kne
es: once these ae located the stage will be set accordingly The path
of political history is strewn with the bones OF good men and true
who allowed themselves to succumb to the siren call of the "hxer:"
Some had pet bills they were anxious to get through, others sought
publicity o n social distinction, political ambition played hob with 9TH
ers. while still more fell because they needed money and had that
need supplied-for a price. There vel even those who fell tor a 1T
tie fattery o lacked the power to say no, others have bee on11eo'
inhmidated n confused, many have sold their reputation or a song,
because they feared to be thought of other than as a good fellow. An
inclination to emphasize personal likes o disikes for others has trip
ned MANY a man, also an over-estimaton Of ones personal ability,
while the flash Of a pair Of laughing eyes or the sparkle u req VINE
has undone and betrayed nor promising fellows than any other two
agents W can recall.
Remember your duty to the membership and consider your own
weaknesses, for you may rest assured that whatever they are' the
company" will have them al. tabulated in remarkably short TIME
will have their plans laid how best to use you, against the bes inter-
ets of the people if you mix freely with them and their paid lobby
lists and fixers. The only semblance of protection you will have against
this we'll trained, highly organized opposition, is to spend your time
in canc,s with the men who stand for the things you stand for and
to obtain which you have pledged yourself to the $4,000 members of
this organization, as we'll a your neighbors n TRENDS Z nome
Therefore stand shoulder to shoulder; vote and fight a S one man and
the organization will remain invincible, moving forward to keep pace
with the demands of a great people in their noble fight to make the
world safe for democracy; industrial as we'll as political
D. C. DORMAN, State Superintendent.
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