Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-04-21
Next Weeks Convention

Reports that have come in frur
all parts of the county showing tina
practically all of the voting precinct
have selected delegates to the nom
mating convention of the Taxpayer
Economy League the goth is mos
encouraging. 1t demonstrates clear
" that a deep interest has beef
awakened in the minds of taxpayer,
all over the eounty-an interest tina
will without doubt manifest itself
in the selection of a group of candi
dates pledged to carry out the econ
omy platform of the League.
The entire country has become sc
overwhelmingly burdened with in.
debtedness that taxpayers can nc
longer carry the load and hold onto
their property. and Sheridan county
is no exception. Here expenses con,
tinue to pile up, debts are increas-
ing, and we see NJ immediate means
of paying them. There is but one
solution. dispense with all the frills,
cut to the very bone-instead OF
talking savings for the coming fis-
cal year in terms of $4,000 or
$4,000, we should talk and figure
in terms of at least $4,000. How
can it be done?
That is the job Of the incoming
administration; and it is clearly the
job Of the Taxpayers Economy
League next week to nominate men
for office upon whose shoulders they
can definitely and fearlessly place
this responsibility of economy. The
Herald positively believes no person
should be nominated for office who
is not willing to assure the voters
and taxpayers that he will conduct
the affairs of his office for less mon-
ey in 1888 than it cost in 1882.
People of this county have learned
through the past winter just what
real economy means; they have
found out they could live on an in
come which two years ago they
would have declared an utter impos-
sibility. It is not just as reasonable
that we learn through experience to
get along without things in county
government tina we have had be-
fore? Hard? Of course it will be
hardl So has it been hard for our
people to get along this winter. But
1T CAN be done, and, just as our
people r going to come out of this
terrible drouth better managers, bet
ter farmers, better businessmen, so
will our county come out OF its d.
preston a better county.
One outstanding feature of next
weeks convention is that it gives
promise Of being strictly a farmers
ticket. Due to the plan of represent
tation in the convention, the voting
strength will be overwhelmingly in
favor of the farmers. This is as it
should be. This is an agricultural
county, and consequently farmers
should have the most to say in de-
termining how it should be managed
If these farmers will come to the
convention with unselfsh motives,
not guided by political allegiance,
cult or party, we need not fear that
their selection will be wisely made.
From all reports, there will be
many candidates. So much the bet
ter. Given a large list to choose
from, it should be all the more pos
sible TO select men Of real ability.
Let each community bring forth
their sfavorite son " if they desire.
Then, when the final selection is
made, when a candidate has run the
gauntlet of the convention and been
able to muster a majority vote Of
the hundred delegates, he should
have the unqualified support Of n.
only every member of the convention
but everyone interested in the well
fare Of Sheridan county, for it is a
forgone conclusion that he will be a
well qualified and deserving candi-
date.