Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-31
GETTING DOWN TO


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THE FUSION TICKET
This week, let's you and l get dowr
dan county.
Most OF the talk right now seems
to center around the need of q Fusion
Ticket, SO perhaps the first thing to
settle In our minds is whether there
is a need for concentrating u for
ces. II should not pc necessary fol-
us to debate the question OF whether
Communism is dead in Sheridan
county. The Party still has Its Off.
cial mouthpiece. A part ct the support
OF that organ comes from the Com
munist national organisation in New
York city. The radical leaders. with
their Communistic propaganda. are
together to stage demonstrations
against law enforcement and omr
own government Whether thew cone
as Communists or under some other
label, the radicals will have q full
ticket in the field this year. Tnov
will run on = platform OF revolution
and revolt against the very govern
ment that Is trying through a fear
less and courageous leader to do
everything in its power to improve
your conditions and mine. They will
| preach destruction OF our long estabr
| lished and most cherished institur
tons And, taking advantage q ad-
verse conditions, their exhortations
will no go unheard. They will have
many sympathlxers, not so mucn De-
cause OF believing in the principles
they advance, but because a distract
ed people-hoping for something to
better their unfortunate condition
will grasp at anything which might
help to ave them. even though 1t
be founded on utter fallacy. Commun-
ism Is not dead. Nor will it ever die
until the conditions which breed it
have been corrected.
For the past three elections we
have learned that there is only one
way to effectively fight the RED"
menace In our cOunty+by c0nsof-
dating the forces OF the tive major
parties and supporting q group Of
good candidates running on one OF
those tickets. When the forces were
divided. the Communists held the
balance OF power and were always
able to elect some OF their radical
leaders to office. And 1t has always
proved a most costly experience. So,
With Communism still a pronounced
issue. with experience having taught
us that only through consolidating
our forces, have we been able to ef-
fectively stand against radical con
troll Of the county. there is little won
der that the Fusion Ticket has come
to be recognized as a Weapon OF
public necessity.
/ cannot help but feel that there
are only two reasons or those whu
have supported a fusion ticket in the
past are 0bjecting to 1t now. Either
they are blind to conditions and nail
to see the real danger OF turning the
county over to the absolute control
OF radicals, or they are sehishly seek
ing to advance their own political
fortunes or that OF their Party 1t the
sacrifice OF the welfare of their own
people. The Issue certainly b bigger |
than the political fortune Of any
individual or the promotion Of any
Party. What the farmer and taxpayer
OF Sheridan county is most interested
in right now Is not whether officers
In the court house r Republicans
or Democrats, but-are they capable
Of running the affairs of their office:
Will they guard the interests OF the
already 0verburdened taxpayer; are
they honest? 1t Is no time for expert
ments which might prove costly In
lack OF intelligence and efficiency
in the management OF our countyx1
business.
Call them Parties III you care to.
but In my opinion there should be
but two lines OF cleavage In Sheridan
county today insofar as county or
fIceS are cOncerned-the one. COM
MUNST, the other ArrTICOM-
MUNIST! When Communism ceases
to be an issue in Sheridan county.
1t will be time enough to talk adher-
ence to Party principles, and no one
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such q policy than myself. But. lust
SO long as Communism, with its rev
olutaonary teachings, remains a ser
i0us threat to the people the Herald
endeavOrS to serve, and 80 long as
We have q Newspaper to use, we ex-
ped to exert every at our
command to oppose it-and promote
plans which we believe Will oppose
Il most effectively. Two years ago
the most forceably and concerted
attack WAS made on Communism !
since It first gained q foothOld in the
county. This year tho victory could
be made more complete. cannot
that any considerable number
Of voters who helped carry the united
forces over the top two years ago
are now going to fall to DISCHARGE
duty they owe to the people Of
his county merely for the sake OF
the interests Of some
or Party. K
can understand why Republican {
eAdeTs would desire to maintain +,
heir organization. Yes, and / car, Iii
believe, appreciate quite fuzzy the
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