The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-07

ship bankruptcy of the republican party in Mon
tana-that is if Scott Leavtt is the best that par
ty has.
Sending Scott Leavitt after T. j. Walsh would
be like sending David after Goliath without Sing
or stones-it would have been pitiful slaughter
of mediocrity.
The dismissal of the idea by Cong. Leavitt or his
friends, indicates comprehension OF the idea
of the relative relation of things, and slight
grasp of realities. 1t was very wise decision.
Congressman Leavitt has had a remarkable poll
teal career for one of his attainments and ability
In fact his getting to Congress at all Is one
of the political wonders of the day. He, IN fact,
has not the intellectual attainments of the or
binary garden variety or backwoods Legislators.
Considering his natural talents he has done re-
markably well, but he has reached his political
zenith his star is bound to sink because it simply
cannot rise higher, and Scott Leavitt and his
friends should be very well satisfied to let well
enough be.
The idea of sending Scott Leavitt to the United
States Senate to succeed Sen. Walsh is bit of
political humor-very well maybe for campaign
stuff for Leavtt in his efforts to return to con-
gress-but otherwise provocative of the venerable
''horse laugh" The regrettable thing about it, is
the anticlimax it unconscously makes for the
man who will probably make the race-the next
best as it WERE This natural inference is seri-
Gus handicap from the starting shot
Scott Leavitt may be returned to congress from
the Second district The fact that the voters have
returned him again and again since 1922, indicates
that they are not very particular who represents
them in the lower house at Washington. He is
acceptable to the administration: when Coolidge
was president he did Coolidge wanted, with
Hoover in the chair, he obeys him 100 per cent
Scott never had an idea of his own, and never
stood for anything. In fact it is doubtful if he
knows what it is all about-but of course that is
all in his favor SO far as the administration is
concerned: that is why it is for his return. Scott
Leavitt is probably as responsive and perfect a
rubber stamp as ever sat the congressional
benches at Washington. He does not represent
the political sentiment of this district and never
did and never will The only explanation of his
presence in congress is that the people feel that
the matter is of Importance and that he might
as we'll be in congress as any one else, and they
are sort of used to him.
Scott Leavitt a forest ranger in a
reserve over near Great Falls During the war he
got an appointment as a Federal Employment
agent; later he secretary of the Great Falls
Chamber of Commerce, then in 1922 he run as a
dry and Methodist for the republican nomina-
tion for congress against large field, and sup
ported by the Anti-Saloon League and the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union, he just manag-
ed to get the nomination. Nomination meant cleo
ton
Being unanimously supported by the Ku Kluxers
later, he has had NO serious opposition since HE
first election and has been regularly returned.
In Congress his record has been 1000 regular
He has stood faithfully by the Harding, Coolidge
and Hoover administration. The district that
has given Wheeler and Walsh majorities, elects
him, and he has nearly always voted opposite to
Wheeler and Walsh. He voted for the Hawley
Smoot tariff bill without murmur. He voted
against debenture in the Farm Relief bill.
Scott Leavitt does well to try to get back tC
congress.