The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-10-29

The voters Of Valley and Phillips
counties have a very important office
to fill this election, and that is the of
flee of Judge of the Seventeenth Ju-
dlclal District, covering both Valley
and Phillips counties-News, October
%. 1920.
That is right. The surprising thing
to everybody who knows both candi-
dates is that the News and the stock
holder-candidate gang should use the
methods they are using in their futile
attempt to elect Thomas Dignan to
that very important office. If that out :
fit would tell the simple truth they
would publish openly what they say
to their friends and that is Mr.. Dignan
$ not qualified for the office. The News
does not even say that Mr.. Dignan
possesses the legal ability, the learn
ing, the broad-guaged view, the i'm
partial sense of equity and justice
necessary for Judge. 1t does say
ta) that Mr.. Dignan has built up
the most substantial practice in this
part of the State; (b) that he han
dies the probate of estates of dead
persons, (c) that he possesses a high
standard of citizenship and man
hood, (d) that he has consented to
lay aside large law practice and
numerous business interests be-
cause he knows that certain inter-
ests boast that they control the
legislature and courts of this state;
(e) that the people of this district
have had some varied experiences in
the prosecution of lawlessness and
some queer developments have trans
pred that have weakened the faith
of the people in our courts: (f) that
his enemies know that he is abso-
lutely fair and honest and that he
is against the gang.
A bit of history. For wears the
News bitterly fought Mr.. Dienan.
when he was running for county attor,
ney. Finally. whcn he was the incum.
bent of that office and probably to
avoid these attacks he surrendered
completely to that paper. The paper
was moved into one of his buildings
where it still is published. The News
rent went in arrears and Mr.. Dignan
dld not press payment of the debt.
When that paper was breaking it's
neck trying to horn it's way into Town
ley's Nonpartisan League Mr.. Dignan
was there to help. When the Coopera-
tor News deal came up there was
chance to help unload an $S000.OO pa
per on the farmers for $25,OOOOO, Mr..
Dignan was there on the spot to lend
a guiding hand. What his promotion
fee was we do not have any knowledge,
but we have asked many times who
got the $4,000 promotion fees? The
News is silent. Mr.. Dignan is silent.
Mr.. Dignan's tenant, the News; Mr..
Dignan's debtor, the News; Mr.. Dig
mans Client, the News, is supporting
him for the judgeship. Would you ex-
pect anything else? Does the News
dare do anything else? To conceal the
real facts it comes up with it's usual
line of rot which it has been preaching
for these many years. And, mark you,
Mr.. Dignan, this fair and honest speci-
men, who has lived in Glasgow for
nearly 20 years, is willing tat the men
and women of this community who are
opposing him-and that includes ev-
erybody except the News Satellites
should be abused and vilified in order
that he may connect up with the Judge
ship at $48O0 per year.
1t was because of the tenant-client-
promoter relationship between him and
the News that the so-called endorse
ment stunt was pulled in the hand
picked convention. The News is wrong
when it says the farmers endorsed
him. He repudiated the endorsement.
He and his family have strenuously
and heatedly argued that he is not for
the League. 1t was soon found that he
was losing votes. Then came in Valley
County, Alfred Budden, the Great