Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-10-11
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BRASS TACkS'
CONSISTENCY, THOU ART
A JEWELL

paper published In an entire county
The Leader has occupied this pos.
ton for almost a decade, and one 0
the most important reasons Is tn
good service it has given its reader
in disseminating the news and stand
ing for those things EDITORIAL,
which contribute to the constructiv,
development of community life. TIL,
Herald has always had a lot OF ad
miration and respect for the Lead
er's editor. Burnley Bowler. Not onl,
a versatile and forceful writer. he Il
possessed with those qualities which
make an editors writing effective
He is honest in his convictions anl
has the courage to express his views
regardless of whose toes may be
trampled II.
The first time ever to have sought
any political office. Bowler is now q
candidate for the state legislature
We doubt If a better qualified mar
could be found in the county to
represent its people, and hope he
will be elected by a handsome ma.
jority. Daniels county will surely
make no mistake in sending him to
Helena. Perhaps the fact that Bur-
ley is running or the Republican
ticket In a large measure accounts
for his bitter attacks on the Roose-
welt program on the one hand and
his ardent support of Burton X.
Wheeler, one of the administrations
most outstanding champions, on the
other. The Leader criticizes the
Socialistic and Progressive tenden
cies OF the President. but would en-
courage the reelection OF Montana's
fiery and courageous Senator. long
recognized for his progressive ten
denotes, and a a who it is known
II he returns to the halls of Con
| gress, will lend every assistance pos
sihle to the Recovery program as
outlined by Roosevelt. This Is one
time we fear the consistency OF the
Leaders editor may reasonably be
questioned.
Senator Wheeler. in a radio adj
dress from Bismarck Monday direct
ed particularly to the people of east
ern Montana, minced no words in
letting it be known that he stood
firmly behind the President in his
recovery program. At the opening
Of his talk he pledged his continued
and unqualified support to proposed
water conservation projects in this
Medicine Lake dam, two OF the Vel
lowstone and also the Tongue river
project. These he declared, ARE
all a very necessary part OF the pro-
gram to conserve the water resourc-
es Of Montana, and | am confident OF
their ultimate approval and con
struction. We must have them"
Turning attention to the critics of
the Administration, Wheeler con-
tended that II we but accomplish
ten per cent of what the President
says should be done,' we shall have
gone a long way towards permanent
recovery. He predicted definite adj
option In the very near future OF the
six-hour day and the five-day week
for labor. Referring to Herbert
Hoover's recent book, 1.-The Chal-
lenge. to Liberty" and the so-called
defenders of the constitution, the
fiery senator called upon the Repub-
lican critics to explain whose liber-
ties had been taken away. is 1t the
liberties" he asked, "of those who
have by mighty mergers and mon
opolies quickly built up magnificent
fortunes at the expense OF business
integrity" rs 1t the liberties of
those who In their rapacity and
greed have ruthlessly exploited not
only our natural but by
bribery and corruption have largely |
dominated our federal and state
governments rs it the liberties
Of little groups Of corrupt politicians
to assemble at such places as the
Little Green House on X street In
the nations capitol and over a polk
er game sell to the highest bidder
the peoples heritage in oil reserves,
In offices and In permits? Is 1t the
liberties Of the insults, the Kruegers,
the Mitchells, the Dohenys, the Sim
clairs and the Daughertys, and all
their Xix that SO concerns the Re
publicans that they tremble lest the
American people become serfs under
the new deal? Was there ever such
a silly campaign cry presented?
How dumb do they think we are In
Montana-the apologists for these |
exploiters whose liberties to cheat
and rob and deceive are being cur
tailed-that they think the people
a swallow such claptrap?"
Like the Daniels County Leader,
many Republicans are calling the
Presidents program 'ludicrous,'' re-
ferring to 1t as a failure, and calling
for the abandonment of the bureau
cratic efforts OF the administration.
To these Senator Wheeler had this
to say, Suppose we should heed
these proposals and the President
would say, All right, Montana, IL
we are not helping you, we will
gladly let you hoe your row.
Suppose then, the MIRA, with Its
hour control, should be abandoned
and wages and hours permitted to
seek a supply and demand level
with child labor and sweat shops
returned. Then, logically, We
should close up the AAA opera
lions and stop the flow Of $4,000
600 received by the wheat farmers