Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-04-30
KNOW THYSELF


THIS ancient bit Of copy book
! wisdom is we'll illustrated by
Carl Riddick, now Congressman
from Montana and candidate for
the higher honor Of representing
the state Of Montana in the United
States senate or the republican
ticket. In a special telegram to the
Great Falls Leader, he makes Off
cial announcement of his candidacy
for the senate, and in half a column,
with capital rs scattered through
it like plums in a pudding, he tells
the world of his achievements and
his superior qualifications for this
high office. Among these, we note
that he believes that his candidacy
will produce harmony in the repub-
lican party, because all other can
didates will drop out of sight and
unite on him. In fact, he says. Il
believe my candidacy is in the in
terest of that harmony which is
necessary if Montana is to elect
q republican senator to give sup
port to President Harding and his
program" Feeling that way. he
goes on to say, II invite the united
support of all who believe that
Montana should send a republican
senator to Washington" Messrs.
Edwards, Rankin and Landstrum,
please take notice!
There is nothing more pleasing
and inspiring than a man who knows
himself-weIl and %favorably. 1t is
a distinguished trait of the gentle
man from the second Montana dis
trict. He knows himself. and his
virtues and capabilities, as he knows
the buttered side of a slice of
bread from the unbuttered side.
And he knows other men, too. He
can appreciate their weaknesses as
well as he can appreciate his own
strength. While realizing that all
men are imperfect and fall short of
the ideal, Carl also realizes that
the other republican candidates fall
far shorter Of ideal qualifications
for the senate than he does. The
fact gives him encouragement to
proceed to lead the chase, for he
sees his competitors failing far be-
hind him. In a recent letter to a
constituent, Congressman Riddick
gave eloquent utterances to this
faith in his own superiority in the
matter of high qualifications, when
he said:
81 am willing to confess that I
measure far short in the high quail
fications I believe a United States
senator should possess to properly
represent Montana. Nc one real
ICES my limitations better than I
myself do. However, when I re-
gard others aspiring to that place,
I can not help but feel. in the bot
tom of my heart, that I will be able
to give the people of the state as
unselfish and efficient service as
any Of these could hope to give"
Mark the noble modesty of these
u~tterances. None of the other re-
publican candidates for senator
could hope to rival Carl in unself-
ishness or efficiency. We trow
not! No wonder he expects Senator
Edwards, Attorney General Rankin
and Doc Lanstrum to get out of his
way in the interest of party har-
mony and recognition of his supe.
rior claims. We admire a man who
knows himself and has confidence
in himself. Congressman Riddick
is evidently that sort of man, and
whether it comes to bulldogging a
mad COW, or bulldogging a repub-
lican candidate for senator, who
gets in his way and disputes the
road with him, Carl is there with
the bells on him, a marvel of skill
and efficiency. He knows himself.
TnAN M TTpCDVA