The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-08-20

is so wise or so competent but that
he can profit by conference with his
fellows, and my advising and counsel
ling with those experienced in matters
with which he is not familiar. 1t is my
intention, if elected, to institute a So
called advisory board, consisting OF
five or six members representing as
many of the principle industries Of
the state; for instance, farming, or
ganized labor, the mercantile business
banking, and one or two of the other
more important industries. l would
also make a woman a member of such
board. The idea is not to lessen or
qualify the authority of the executive
or to relieve him of any of his official
duties, or from any responsibility for
his official acts.
"We have heard a great deal of late
regarding law enforcement, particular
emphasis being given to that topic
because of the recent prohibition en-
actments. Despite apparent attempts
to make this subject an issue in poll
tics, it means, when applied to public
office, nothing more or less than the
fulfillment of the oath of office. A
public officer has no discretion to ex-
ercise so far as enforcement of the
law is concerned. He must either
enforce the laws, and all of them, or
violate his oath of office. And for an
officer to promise that he will enforce
the law is simply to promise that he
will perform the duties of the office
to which he is elected. / favor the
strict enforcement of all laws on our
statute books.
81 believe in equitable taxation and
that each and every individual firm
all that the term implies. l believe
it's fair, proportionate share of the
association or corporation should beal
expenses of our state government
based upon the value of his or her tax
able property, If any person or cor
poration is not contributing his or its
just and proportionate share, that sit,
uation should be speedily corrected re
CARELESS of who is affected thereby.
81 belive in the construction anC
maintenance Of good roads and moderr
highways to the full limit of u re
sources. Good roads are nj longer
considered mere mediums of pleasure
but to the farmer, the merchant, ant
the thousands of tourists who annual
ly visit US, to our substantial profit
they constitute a business necessity.
at is said that our state is burdenet
with the expense of many useless
boards, commissions and attaches o
the various departments. Not having
been identified with the government o
the state, l am not prepared to say o
my own knowledge what foundation
there is for this complaint. I do know
this: If elected, l shall certainly max
it an early order of business to deter
mine what, if any, boards or commits
sions or offices are needlessly mair
tanned, and where any such conditio
exists my official efforts will be
rected to the speedy elimination there
of.
eff chosen by the people of thi
state as their chief executive, l Civ
you my solemn assurance that my or
controlling ambition and effort will /
to represent every business interes
: whether large or small, with absolut
and entire impartiality.
"Yet even more dangerous than til
openly and avowedly socialistic agit'
ton is the proposal which is being az
vanced in some quarters, at this tin
of unrest and political chaos, for a r.
vision of the principles of our sta
constitution. Constitutional revisit
as an astract proposition is, of cour
: in line with natural progress, yet
would involve at this time the We
r grave danger, which its propounde
evidently do not %realie, of thrown