Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-10-27
No Evictions?

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is ~endeavoring to secure vote
through a promise not to serve par
ers Of foreclosure proceedings an
that so long as he is sheriff Their
will be mo ev~ietions.s
Any fairminded person who take
the trouble to examine the record
or the law so far as the duties O
the sheriff are concerned-will sool
be convinced that this is just som
more political hokum; more propa
ggtffaaaa TAXI advantage II ffaflHai
misery. making wild promises whlcs
they know cannot be fulfilled in des.
perate attempt to rally Sheridan
county farmers to the cause of Com
munism ami Goddess government
An examination of the records in
the office Of the clerk and recorder
reveals the fact that most sympath-
etc consideration has been given the
farmefs Of Sheridan county By its
board Of county commissioner during
these d~istracting times. There has
been no effort made 10 confiscate
Land for nonpayment Of taxes; as a
matter of fact only two or three
pieces Of land have been taken for
nonpayment Of taxes in the past two
years, and in each Of these cases,
the county was asked to take title OF
the land. The plight Of the farmer
has been deeply appreciated, and
county authorities have shown them
selves not only willing but anxious
to make it possible for every farmer
who desired to do 50 t stay on his
farm, receive the full benefits from
it and If possible work his way out
Of the present difficulty.
And, let it be said TO the credit of
the rank and file of Il own farmers
that is all most Of them ask. They
merely want a chance to work them
selves out OF debt if it is humanity
possible to do SO. They have no de-
sire to defy the law; they are fun
damentally honest and have an in
herent desire to pay their just debts
If only given the chance, these kind
Of people WILL work their problem
out for themselves, while the man
who simply takes advantage OF pres
ent conditions to become a taxdod-
ger, hunting a loophole through
which he can crawl with all his per-
sonal obligations, never will be
worth anything either to himself, his
family or his country.
From the government with its
federal loans down to the smallest
private creditor. we have yet to
to find an agency which is not ready
extend the utmost leniency to far
mers of this and other sections OF
the country. All creditors know they
must 60 up or down with the farm
er; they gain nothing by forcing
any farmer ito the wait. All they
ask il that the farmer do something
for himself, and many Of these till
ers of the soil in this section of the
northwest are covering themselves
with new glory everyday in their
wonderful display of fortitude and
their determination to SEE IT
THROUGH" Look at that example
50 forcibly expressing this indom-
liable spirit in the Opheim commu-
nifty as told in another column OF
this weeks Herald. And undoubtedly
we have many people Of that same
calibre right here in Sheridan coun-
ty.
And, what is all this about the
Communist candidate for sheriff not
making e~victions-? The only eviction
made during the entire term of Hans /,
Madsen as sheriff is that involving
the acquisition of the ID. w. Horse
Kelly property, and the mer- !.
its of that case are so well estblish-
that no one would even question {
the wisdom Of the procedure follow
ed. So far as any sheriff refusing to
serve legal papers-would you want I
the kind of sheriff that must when I
he takes office take an oath that he /
will perform the duties Of his office {
faithfully, that he will uphold the /
avs Of the state-and then immed- /
sately refuses to do the very thing q
ne has SWORN TO DO? Voters are v
going to think twice before they b
tote for any candidates who, even !
election, makes the bold G
assertion that he will REFUSE to Y
10 the very thing he must swear he :
WILL DO. Consistent, isn't it? And :
zet, that's COMMUNISM e
1t is not the wild, fantastic,
Ireamer, nor the Individual or group /.
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