Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-02
OVER IN JUDITH BASIN
COUNTY

THOSE WHO are interested in
4 seeing state expenditures u
down and those who want to see
the next legislature consider the
question of taxation in a cool INT
deliberate name want to see men
of the type of Senator B. c. White
os Buffalo in the next state assem-
bly,.
Senator White is a candidate for
reelection in Judith Basin
ty. His republican opponent. Sen
ator J. L. Mears, like MI. White.
is an honest and sincere man, high
1y respected by all who know him.
SO lar as The Tribune has been
able to learn, the campaign between
these two men has been conducted
on q gentlemaniy plane-no mud
singing, no innuendo.
II is The Tribu1e's opinion that
the election of Senator White IS
more to be desired because of his
wider experience in the processes
of legislation and his particular fit
ness in revenue, taxation and other
state fiscal matters. Senator White
is absolutely fearless and has pass
ed that point in his political career
where he would trim his sails" to
ride the wave of popularity, par
ticularly when demagogues are
doing everything to make the I'M
sound theories of taxation the pop
ular issue.
Senator Mears is reported to
have told voters in his county that,
is elected. he will vote at all times
i'm accord with Governor Dixons
"program." Mr.. Mears is doing
himself an injustice, if he ever
made this remark. A senator should
have a mind Of his own, and at
this particular time we need sena-
tors and representatives who Will
not be swept off their feet by fall
l~acious arguments. Governor DIX
on's record SO far has not been
businesslike. The states expendi-
lures are steadily increasing and
this fact alone is discounting Dix
on's tax theories which do not hold
water when coldly Analysed.
Senator White says he has had
enough experience with the gov
ernor to know that Dixon is not
sincere. In the last session, White
started out to work with Dixon ir
obtaining some of the Legislation
which Dixon asked for in his first
message to the legislature. The
governor, however, left Senator
White in the lurch when some Oh
the questions came to the cruclal
fight, Dixon told the senator
when the latter went to him to re
mind him Of the governors pledge
well, B. c., you'll have to figh'
that out in the senate" p
From that time on, according tc
Senator White, he found Governor
Dixon interested in only those mat
tiers which would better serve his
own personal machine-such as ar
investigation of alleged tea room
gossip and the punishment of those
against whom the governor held
personal grudge.
Senator White believes that ser
ious thought must be given to thu
fiscal problems of this state. H.
believes that the governor is inter
ested in them only to such extern
as he may benefit in a politica
way. If elected, White will take t.
the next session Of the legislator.
not only the ripe experience 81
much to be desired, but he will b.
a leader in the senate, whether it i
democratic or republican, because
of his analytical mind, sound judg
mert and ~forceful personality. Jud
it'll Basin voters who look upol
their representatives in the legisla
ture as men employed to give then
and the people of the state til
greatest measure Of competen
service will vote for B. c. White
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