The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-10-29
YOUR DUTY TO VOTE

ZION LAY. II Is Cne one DAY every TWO years
when you can register your opinion as to poll
cies, when you support parties, and select
candidates.
Every citizen should vote It is his duty to
vote In republic the citizens should take an
interest in poltics-he is a Stacker in regards
to his obligations as a citizen, if he fails to go
to the polls
There is a set of candidates to elect to fill
the state and county offices. There are four
tickets on the ballot: The Farmer-Labor ticket,
the Democratic ticket, the Republican ticket and
the Socialist ticket.
The Famer-Labor ticket does not have COM
plete set of candidates for the state offices; it
has a candidate for congress in the person of
Clair Stoner and candidate for judge of the
supreme court in the person of Judge S. E. Paul,
both of Sheridan County. The party is short
candidate for judge of the supreme court,
and also a candidate for public service or rail-
road commissioner The county ticket starting
with state senator to justice of the peace is com
plete The Farmer-Labor column is the first col
umn on the ballot.
The Democratic ticket has a complete set of
state candidates. but only few county candi-
dates
The Republican ticket has a complete set of
State candidates, and nearly full ticket of coun-
ty candidates.
The Socialist ticket has two candidates for state
office, but none for the county offices.
Besides the ballot of candidates there are four
initiated, or referendum measures and and cOnsti-
tutional amendments to be voted. These meas
ures important and each voter should indi-
cate his opinion by voting either yes or no on
each measure.
One constitutional amendment gives the legis-
lature power to enact state hail insurance law
1t should be passed So vote yes on that meas
ure
The referendum measure provides for state
wide tax of mills for school purposes, to be
divided among the several districts by method
to be formulated by the legislature The idea OF
this is to equalze the burden of education among
the different communities of the state, for the
benefit of the. poor districts. The measure is
good one and should be passed
There is an initiated measure which proposes
the abolition of all of the state prohibition laws
leaving the enforcement of prohibition in the
hands of the federal government entirely. Thi
is a controversial measure The Producers News
makes no recommendation on this measure, bu
we urge every voter to vote either yes or no OF
the proposition in order that an expression O.
sentiment may be secured.
The last initiated measure proposes a thre,
cent gasoline tax to be placed at the disposal O
the state highway commission, to match none,
with the Federal Road appropriations, in tn
building of main or arterial roads in this state
for a period of ten years. 1t is the opinion o
the writer that this bill should be defeated. H
feels that this gasoline tax money should com
back to the county to build roads from the fam
to the elevators for the next ten years. So W
urge every voter to vote no on this propositio
that is if you want roads in Sheridan county il
stead of roads in Glacier park.
You will decide by your vote, you should decid
by your vote, whether you want to return tt
Farmer-Labor party to power, whether yC
want to turn the government over to the R
publican party; whether you want to continue tt
group in office that has paid off over half of Il
county debt and saved the taxpayer over 1,00C
100000 in the past six years, who has given Il
most efficient and economical administration
the history of the county, the most economic
county administration of any county in the Sta
of Montana of its area and population, or whet
er you will give the government over to the
publicans, the group that put the county in
debt 81 100000 during the years they were c
trusted with the government from 1914 when
county was organized until 1920 when the Farm'
Labor group took 1T over, or at the rate OF on
100000 per year. the party that besides
bankrupting of the county, was responsible
the loss of over 100000 of the county's none
in insolvent banks.
That is the big question that you will decide
If you would continue efficiency, economy &
debt paying policies, vote the Farmer-Labor tt
ct straight-give that party wull responsible
If you want extravaganza, bankruptcy and
efficiency returned to power, you will vote
Republican ticket and vote that ticket straig
ct straight-give that party full responsibility
But do not do the foolish thing and split y
ticket Vote one way or the other.
And vote! Don't stay at home and let Geo
do it, but get out and do your duty as citii
1t is a duty that you owe the state.
So, rain or shine, get out and vote and v
against Good Roads in Montana"
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