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

living by the process of extracting from the work
er the products of his toil-of those who take the
honey from the bees.
The candidates are for the most part pioneer
homesteaders. Many who as boys seeking home
and opportunity, come out to the barren plains and
open spaces of Montana, far away from the COM
forts of civilization, and by their labor created
farms, homes and reared families in the rigorous
hardship and harsh environment that is the COM
mon lot of the piOneer-the men whose forti-
tude and courage have redeemed a wilderness and
made the prairie blossom as the rose, opened up
an empire for those who come later to enjoy in
comfort and luxury.
These candidates in days gone by took home
steads built humble sod houses, busted the virgin
sod, picked up the rocks in the creation of farms
that has made this into one of the richest agri-
cultural sections of the realm.
When the farmers went into politics as a class
by means of the organization of the Nonpartisan
League, they banded themselves together and Sc
lected as their candidates men of Drawn and brain
from the field, in harmony with the belief that if
they were to make their needs needed, they must
epend upon men from their own ranks-and not
longer rely upon the sentimental ideals or i'm
pulses of the so-called inteligentia who had come
only ones capable of administering the affairs Of
state.
These candidates were ridiculed by the office
holding Caste their uncouth appearance were the
butts of ribald jokers, the wise ones wagged thei
heads and their tongues and predicted dire calam
ity if these rural dolts were elected, The farmers
retorted quickly, eff we can't do better than you
smart fellows have done, we will indeed bring
things to bad pass"
One thing the farmers soon learned was that thu
bright guys" were not nearly so smart the!
looked that they gave themselves credit 70
being.
The farmers were elected. They took over tn
offices. They applied common sense to existing
facts, and surprised themselves in the solving o
problems and administering the county, and YER
shortly put a bankrupt county onto a bushes
basis.
The laugh was turned. The jokers looked silly
The farmers soon realized that they had it on tn
wise guys" who were soon glad to try to fl
cheap clerical positions.
The Farmer-Labor group continued the polio
of selecting candidates from among themselves
Some officers did not make good but about 80 pei
cent did and from these men were selected tn
men at the Farmer-Labor convention in July
manage the affairs of Sheridan county for tn
ensuing two years.
The first candidate on the Farmer-Labor ticke
is the Hon. Clair Stoner, candidate for congress
in this eastern district Mr.. Stoner come to Sher
dan county as a homesteader with his bride neal
ly twenty years ago. He busted the sod on ha
section In 1918 he was the farmers candidat
for the state senate but was defeated In 1920 an
1922 he was elected and reelected to the legisls
ture, where he served with honor and distinctio
to himself and Sheridan county. Strong, cOu
ageous, and able, he fought for and defended tt
interest of the workers on the farms and in tt
mines, forest and factories. He has always bee
a progressive in politics. His sympathies have a
ways been and naturally are with the wronge
the down trodden and the oppressed. He nev'
turns nor wobbles, but takes fearless stand fl
those things which he believes to be right and fl
the welfare of the people. He is never afraid
stand alone for his principals. He is large phys
: cay and mentally. He understands political il
and comprehends the remedies. He is the on
man worthy of the consideration of the farme
and workers. To vote for either one of the ca
? didates on the old party tickets is to throw yo
2 vote away. There is no choice between them. u
is out and the other is IN is the only dlf1efen(
f and it is of no consequence which one wins as f
e as farmers are concerned. But it is of importan
e to vote for the man who stands four square on
n real program in behalf of the workers-and CT;
e Stoner is that candidate and he will carry She
n dan county by five hundred majority next Tue
+ day. To vote for anyone but Clair StOner is
throw your vote away.
e The next candidate on the ticket is Judge S.
u Paul of the district court of this Twentieth Ju
: cial District. He come to Sheridan county seve
e years ago and took homestead near RedstC
lie where he farmed while practicing law in the '
; lage. He built up a practice, moved in time to
le county seat, and in 1924 become the Farmer-La
in candidate for judge of the district court and v
al elected by a majority of over six hundred vOt
tie He has made a splendid officer He is learned {
h brilliant and would grace the supreme bench
e. this state with the same modesty that he does
to district court bench in this district. Every VIC
n in Sheridan county should vote for Judge ?
he and no doubt will
r.
eT The next candidate is the candidate for the 81
he senate in the person of Charles E. Taylor
or writer of this editorial, which forbids his say
US very much. He has served in the senate of
state for four years His record is well kno