The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-19

A NORTHWEST CABINET CANDIDAlE
What use to make OF the Elder Statesmen OF the
nation has long been profound problem for people
who Late to zee such important byproducs Of office
holding 20 70 waste.
John Quincy Adams returned TO congress and died
Ia the house while serving Is a member Andrew john
ron was reelected the senate after he had stormed
out Of the presidency from which he escaped BY one
vut: from being kicked out In the case OF former
President TAFT the nation has been avag itself OF hts
experience and legal training Is chief justice OF the
federal supreme court. The question Of using former
Presidents il simpfed by the fact that may not be
readily recalled that he Is the only cxpresident Of the
country 1t the present time and until Calvin Coolidge
goes out Of office.
Oyer In Montana they also have Elder Statesmen
and they have given thought on the problem OF what
psoftable make OF them. There Is. for example
former Senator and Governor Joe Dixon. As retired
senator Montana htched him the governorshp by
overwhelming In 1890 when he defeated Burton f.
Wheeler running . Democrat and Nonpartisan.
The y.rligig OF politics. however turned Dixon out Of
office 1T the expiration Of his term when In bitter
feud with the political powers that are concentrated In
the Anaconda Copper company he defeated for re-
election. Montana In . desperate fiscal plight at
the tte with huge deficit Of debt pling up day by
day because the state income insufficient after
widespread paralysis Of agriculture had resulted from
drought and the deflatcn policy inauguratcd by the
federal government. Dixon had tried to relieve the
state BY obtaining tho enactment OF inheritance
ard mines tax that hit the copper company pretty
hardn fact had TO pay most OF the 100000 annual
increase Of state revenue SO he defeated for
governor while the voters with the pencil which
they used TO put their *" behind the Of his
yvI Also marked IN approving * behind his tax pro-
posajs and enacted them by referendum.
Now they are proposing that Presidential" Hoover
pick Dixon for the post Of secretary Of the interior In
his cabinet That has quite element Of appropriate
ness shout It, Considering him from the standpoint Of
ext.-1cc. the former governor and senator has had
Close contact with such business as the interior de-
partment transacts He bad much to do with the esta
Ishment Of irrigation and reclamation projects In Mon
tana and he Of considerable service In Indian matters
during hts In the senate. He would bring trained
mind to the post and he has the integrity to be
thoroughly true TO the great trust this office involves
The former governor Is one Of the four big men In
polttcs in Montana. One Is Senator Thomas j. Walsh,
who has mind second to for learning and keerness
IN the upper federal chamber and Vs. moreover. great
s-'re.y international law another Is Judge George
N. Bourqun. whose legal mind Is not excelled by any
jurist In the United States and who. In addition Is
Of Mr. commonly high common sense which he applies In
his sct tiles federal Judge In the western district
o. Montana; Joe Dixon Is third shining q tax and
conservation authority and administrator; while
Burton X. Wheeler Is probably the sckest politician In
the state and has made quite . record In the U. g.
senate.
Dixon the only one Of these gifted men who Is not
n The harness, pulling at task for the welfare Of
the people. rresident-eect Hoover II looking for
scc1 man for the interiorship. moreover. who
u make valuable general adviser to the next presi-
dsns he might easily pick less qualified one but he
couldn't do better than select the man from MIssoula
~ . merits co.