Plentywood herald., 1934-05-24

Candidates filing The political melting pot of
Sheridan county that has been simmerng for several
months IS rapidly warming up and as it the
boiling point We cannot help but speculate as TO the
kind of political fuel with which the fire viii be knded
as this years campaign develops
Sheridan county has long been hotbed for bitter
ness and political strife
The best interests OF the county has often times
been sacrificed and forgotten in effort advance
the political Of individual group Par
ty. Then, with intensified determination. campaigns
have usually developed into making personal attacks
individuals stepped With slander nudslinging and
filth.
Decent thinking people-and OF whom there
many every part OF the county become thoroughly
disgusted with such tactics Tie kind of campaigns
which had become the regular order of The day we're
coming 10 be recognized The state for their per
sonal ueds and utter lack of any seznblance OF con
structive thought The good OF Sheridan county
and its people has proed little experience
This is good time TO be tolerant With the posi-
blity of only partial crop At best following three
years OF failure the grasshoppers Matching BIZ the mil
lions and threatening destroy what crop does come
through with the probability that hundreds will remain
on relief and have 10 face another winter OF want
with these facts staring fhe face il is a good
time TO turn our thoughts constructive activity
This condition i OF the big reasons NE are
shattering all precedent regarding % many equations
effecting lives that the casual thinker quite NAT
uraly comes 10 OF confusion
The new deal is really challenge TO human ca
pacy 1t not lightly given In The face OF conditions
must succeed IL calls for folerance-for more or
giving and less of getting II replaces the ancient
doctrine OF every man for himself with the more
modern theory well warranted b. conditions that In
Inc world OF today no lire unto himself alone
Most OF the negative voices being raised TODAY
and many OF them honest the same thar have
been arficulate since this soeailed depression
began They offer nothing They are apprehensive
pessimistic and pitifully queralous
Certainly in Sheridan county this year ~e can
Wei turn our thoughts 10 the welfare OF our people
Rith mind TO contribute everything within our power
not only TO their immediate comfort but towards
stable future
lnis cannot be done by filling campaign with
sectional or personal strife Our people have tired of
tnaf sort OF tactics They calling for the Kind NJ
leadership which recognizes that the issue i bigger
than the political fortune any individual or the
promotion of any political Party
Id the meantime, our peapIe have carried on win
marvellous tenaciy OF never-say-die spirit While
some have abused the offerings OF sympathetic gov
efnHnenf, many have demonstrated their ah;tv
20 DO for themselves which few years back would
have seemed incredible
Id the face Of adversely. many times on the verge
o. despair, they have carried on. They viii continue
10 move on, steadily, to better things
These very people have by their oRn reaourea
funess demonstrated far than all the politicians
IN the country could show spirit that is worth
planning Tor, worth working for. and il necessary
spirit that is worth sacrificing for