Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-01-30

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RAT DESERVING SINKING SHIPS
1t is a fully recognized phenomenon that rat
will try to escape from a laundering vessel. Thos'
who follow the s~eafaring life tell US that when a shiY
is endangered, the rats, through some intuition, seem
the danger and will abandon the ship and take thei
chances in the ocean, river or lake
Something similar. it seems, is transpiring herr
at the present 1t is a we'll known fact that during
the administration of the gang controlled by the Pro.
ducers News, Mig Collins could and did do what he
pleased Since the voters at the last election consign-
ed the gang to the political scrap heap, the Producers
News has in season and out Of season been Nig's de-
fender. In the eyes Of the editor of that sheet Mig
and his dog were sacrosant-outside Of and above the
law. Any attempt made by an officer to prevent Mig
from carrying on his nefarious business" was frus-
trated by Taylor, and thus the officers incurred the
hostility of the Producers Moose gang. Matters have
taken a decided change during the last two weeks.
Mig is now charged with crime; behind prison bars,
pending bonds, which would have been the case,
soon after his first arrival in P~lentywood, were
it not for the protection furnished him and his CO.
partners by Taylor and his followers. During ta
past few days the hendhmen Of the Producers Moose
have been making the rounds saying that editor Tay-
~ III lHC VNSS pNVPAC Gig uCS% . v
friendly towards Mig; that all the free publicity ZEN
him in their so-called newspaper was given in the
hope that the people of the community would be ar.
oused and insist on Mig being driven out Of town.
Patrick Henry whose eloquence famed into =
raging fire the slowly rising fame Of indignation
against England, and who stood beside the nations
cradle and by his wisdom nurtured and protected the
then baby nation-America, tell US that the "only way
in which we can judge the future is in the light Of the
past"
What has been the attitude Of the Moose editor
when in the past he found himself situated in similar
circumstances to that in which he finds himself to-
day?
To answer this question it Is not necessary to
dig down deep, or go to the far distant past The
memory of the genial Colonel az Paddy Wallace has
not as yet been completely obliterated. He was at
one time the bright haired boy around the News Of
flee. Editor Taylor said and wrote many ~fattering
things about Pat. However, when the voters Of Sher-
idan County declared at the polls that they did not
want Pat to represent them in the state legislature,
then a right-about-face attitude was adopted by Tay-
lor. In a little while Pats chair was vacant at the
editorial desk. Since then it seems Taylor has been
saying many nasty things about Pat. An article ap-
peared in the columns of the Producers Moose several
months ago informing all and sundry that Pat was on
his way to the land Of his nativity to receive a fabul-
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same time the henchmen Of the News were having the
"horselaugh" on Pat. They were telling that Pat was
not crossing the seas but that he had gone to the
national capital ito seach for q needle in a bundle Of
straw" or what amounted to the same thing ITO get
some dope on Senator Walsh to be used at the next
So much for Pat.
The memory Of Mr.. Krogman-the father Of
the stil-born ~Sod-Bust idea is still more or less
fresh in this community. He, too, was at one time Tay-
Tors darling. lie was employed as the protector Of
the down-trodden proletariat. When the farmers
showed some reluctance to entrust to his keeping any
more of their hard earned dollars, the poor Kroggy
became groggy and fell from grace. The affections of
the great overload were alienated by another. Once
again the henchmen Of Taylor have been heard max
ing some very disparaging remarks about the one
time favorite.
The statement Charlie recently made about
the "redoubtable lawyer" were not nice. People may
know that he is just a "windjammer' and 4four-
fusher." But we claim that it is not nice for you to
be broadcasting the same. What's the matter any
way? Has the stream of long greens been diverted
into other channels, or has it gone dry at its foun-
head?
1t has been said that Tom O'Flaherty is al
right but he is too nosey." When the editor made
accusation we do not know whether he was speak
ing literally or metaphoricaly. Toms nose does look
a little out OF proportion in his otherwise vacant look
ing physiogomy. Now, now, Tom, don't get ruf1ed
smooth down those pretty feathers of yours. We be-
lleve that the reference was made to your disposition
not to your physical drawback. You know that
"nosey" office boy and funkey is a poor employee.
Well, judging from these evidences Of Ackleness
ofthe editor of THE Community Wrecker' mavhap
ne is anxious to give Mig the buns rush He sees
Nig's star has set; that in the future the name
OF his erstwhile bosom friend and associate will re-
call all that is infamous and disgusting and perhaps
Charlie is anxious to come out from under the load
OF indamy. But we are an increduluous cuss. and wa