Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-08-23

Whether or not the - ohSNA
led for The past several wears by the mandates OF the Taylor
Walace-Salsbury triumvirate will, after the general cleo
ton in November, be relegated to the past remains TO De
seen, but of this much one can be certaln-that'w with Nooney
Salisbury again given the endorsement OF the FL party IN
seekino reelection as sheriff, the organization will have one
of the greatest uphill battles to fight that 1t has experienced
since its inception.
lion last Saturday, the FarmerLabor delegates did just what
the opposition hoped they would do-select the candidate
which. in their minds would be the easiest to defeat. there
ae verv few indeed who will dispute the waning popularity
&c the present sheriff. His hold on the political relns OF
Sber;dan county is no longer such that he can guide his own
DESTINY or that of his friends to suit his own personal amDl-
tons. Causes which contributed to his weakening power
have been evident especially during his past two years IN OF
flee. when he has made the poorest kind OF a pretense al De
inc an enforcement officer. SO long as only petty crimes
went uninvestigated and were seemingly shielded by oaiis-
bury and his cohorts they were able to hoodwlnk the vol,
ers, but when actual murder is permitted to go uncnaheneed
bv the officer who has the law enforcement department OF
the entire state to back him up, and from whom the Pubhc
has the right to expect the fullest possible investigation 1t is
too much for them to swallow.
Salisbury showed his hand when he discharged his
deputy for daring to become a candidate against him, and
the delegates who drafted Rodney for reelection made a
miserable grand stand play" when they read a prominent
man out of their party, after he had seen the handwriting on
the wall, and had dared oppose the selection OF me present
sheriff to succeed himself.
One by one, many staunch supporters OF the old gang
who have posed as the friend OF the farmer are having
their eyes opened, just as they did In Daniels county, ana
pulling away from the L iCo oS AANA wiz
refuse to let a chosen few do their thinking Tor them-espec-
ialy when such thinking is done with no conscience or with
no regard for the real interests of the publc-and they are
men of such calibre that many others will follow. No one
is more aware of this than Taylor and Salisbury themselves,
and there isn't the slightest doubt but that they will resort
to any means in their desperation to rally voters to their tad
ing cause this fall. Through their organ, the Producers
News, which represents an ever decreasing following, they
will hurle pihets at those who have dared to walk alone, but
who were once their bosom friends; they will pose as the
savior of the 'beguiled' farmers and workers; they will
throw their support to Wellington D. Rankin, the bootleg
gers friend, for chief executive of Montana-the same man
against whom they could moi say enough only four years
ago; they will endeavor to convince the farmers Of Sheridan
county that only by the election of Salisbury as sheriff and
the officers which they have endorsed, will they enjoy the
freedom and happiness to which they are Justly entitled.
BUTT WILL BE TOO LATE! The cause repre-
sented through the columns of the Producers News, which,
in reality is only the cause of Taylor and Salisbury, and a few
of their cohorts, has been challenged by candidates for coun-
ty offices in whom the people of Sheridan county will be
able to place utmost confidence; men whom the lusts OF
office cannot kill; men whom the spois of office cannot
buy!' They have been challenged by those of their own
rank whose consciences have been awakened to the futility
of law enforcement such as has been provided the past few
years in Sheridan county and the pressing need of a change.
The fate of the Farmer-Labor party in Sheridan county
is already decreed, and Taylor, Wallace and Salisbury have
no one to blame but themselves. They have sold the party
end cause which they claimed to represent by seeking to re-
tain for themselves positions of greed and power which
would be independent and secure. No longer will Salisbury
and Taylor be able to pose as saviors of the farmers and the
working man, and the cause" which they represent will
like all other movements built around a spirit of hatred and
discomfort, next November be relegated to the past.-Dan-
ies County Leader.