Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-03-10
POLITICAL POT BEGINS
To SIMMER

ty is showing unmistakable signs OF
real activity. We had taken it as only
a little premature warming Aup.'
but there are signs of something OF
real Importance in the making. We
thought there was plenty of time yet
for serious political work; our pri-
mares are still four months away,
but possibly it has oeen catching
from our neighbor state, North Dako-
Ia, which is deeply in it just now.
And possibly it is the national stu
aoon that has something to do with
our rising temperature.
It has been our conviction, and
still is, that farmers should take the
initiative or at least an active lead
ing part in any movement to lead
Sheridan county tout of the wilder
ness They are the main sufferers
and are the 0nes TO whom business
Of the county must look to for sup
port. They are the ones who pay, and
pay and payt
A practical reconstruction program
Is needed and a streng united eoali-
ton party 70 carry it out, and assist
III the selection of the candidates. 1t
is their business as well as anyone's
and right 0 they should take ad-
vantage of the opportunity. There
should really be a county convention
called at some favorable time to give
them an opportunity to have their
say.
For the past several weeks, we
have been running a series Of edit
orials designed to express our opinion
As to what seems required in a recon
struction policy for our county. We
began with local conditions, here at
home where we feel that something
can be accomplished. Later it was
intended to discuss legislative mat
tiers such as the income tax, hydro
electric, luxury and amusements tax,
and other replacement taxes and re-
needles. These cannot be made eff
f~ectIye, however, until the legislature
has met, therefore are left for later
consideration. Our chief concern was
70 initiate and push for immediate re-
suits first If there are other rug
gestions of vital and immediate I'M
portance we would be glad to bring
them out for discussion and attention.
We feel that our farmers and the
town people as well should give these
suggestions some serious considera-
ton Ii they are worthy, that they
should be incorporated in the program
or platform of any new political
movement The political pot is no
only simmering, it seems, but under
U present high pressure in this
county it will soon be boiling.
Thought and study should be given
TO a practical constructive program
as well as to a party and its candid
ates-the time and conditions are too
critical FIR playing politics or man
envering for positions. Some of our
remedial actions should be started !
away
And, may we add right here, that
any such program will fall by the
wayside unless leaders Of both polit-
ical parties are big enough to set
aside their W political ambitions or
those for their party, and present a
front against the "enemy
within our gates" If the fusion or
.ganization is to be dominated by self
politicians, and a ticket is to be
IN the field headed by a group
Of 4pie-counter' office seekers, the
Herald wants to be counted out at the
We advocate a coalition of major
parties; we believe it is necessary,
but we want to see that organization
by a cool headed group Of
leaders, made up of level headed
property owners and honest-to-God
dirt farmers; not the farmers who
irIve out and look over the crops once
in a while, nor those who jump from
one farm to another sponging In amy
way they can off some tolerant and
helpless landlord: but let this organ
be guided by farmers who own
and and pay their just share Of tax
IS, farmers who have built substan.
nal homes, who have carefully titled
their soil and have contributed in T,
many ways besides paying taxes to I.
he building of a community to which
hey could point with pride and hold
their children as an ideal OF
'uture ambitions and possibilities.
Then, when a ticket is to be select
ID, let it be by a committee made up !
4 fair-minded electors who have but ,
thought in mind-the best inter- /,
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