The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-11-09
WE CONGRATULATE THE vECTORS

We take this occasion to congratulate the winners
at Tuesdays poll.
The successful candidates the Repubhcan-Demo-
cratic fusion ticket with, perhaps one or two ex
ceptions worthy men, men qualified for the offices to
which they were elected-men who enjoy splendid re-
putations for honesty and integrity and have the con-
dence of their neghbors Several of these have been
identified with the Nonpartisan League and the Farm
er-Labor movement in the past and rendered valiant
service in the organization.
For instance: Victor Anker served for number of
years as member of the Board Of Directors of the
Peoples Publishing Company, which company publishes
the Producers News, and valued and influential
member of the old Nonpartisan League. Hans Madsen
was at one time member of the Nonpartsan League,
and was nearly nominated for sheriff over Oscar Col
Inns in 1920 when he was a delegate to the League
convention
During the past campaign the Producers News ano
the Independent candidates treated the candidates OF
the opposition with every courtesy probably because
very little if anything against them could be said
this paper could not stultify itself by charging
worthness as men against these candidates merely be-
cause they the opposition ticket, those pa
pers opposing the progressive FarmerLabOr candidates
did frequently and furiously The Producers News
is not given to policy of this kind all careful OBJ
servers are aware-we value our prestige and reputa
ton for truth telling too highly for that sort of stuff
and we feel that this policy of the Producers News is
duly appreciated by friend and foe alike.
The successful candidates said good men.
In January they will go into office to which the peo-
pie have elected them by such fattering majorities
However, feel that the retiring officers have set
high standard of service for them to aspire to- and
sincerely hope that they will requit themselves as
well better than their predecessors We say
this well knowing they have a mark to shoot at. If
they do that they will stay in office for long time
The Producers News wishes them we'll This paper
always be depended upon to support them in their
good work. in advancing the interest of the people of
this community and in promoting the general prosper
ty of the county.
The Producers News knows that to the victors be-
longs the spoils. We of the vanquished so we ask
for nothing expect anything-those papers which
supported the winners in the fight which have been
ncessant and continuous, in and out of season,
for the past eight years. naturally expect all of the
patronage and probably entitled to it as one of
the rules of the game-though some of those whom
we have elected soon forgot this part of the game
However, don't expect the elected officers to fol-
low in their footsteps
So again, the Producers News congratulates those
whom the people have elected to govern upon the vic
tory they have wOn while the Progressive Farmer-La
Dor officers retire to private life. We trust that the
people, in their wisdom chose the best men and the
best organizaton-for represent groups: and tha
the officers will justify the hope of the electors
So again we congratulate the winners