The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-09-10
Comes From Long Line
OF American FOrebearS

was BORN In vermont POOQ many
years ago, said r. L. Hart, republican
candidate for congress, when inter-
viewed by the Western News in Libby
this week Mr. Hart delivered short
address at the Labor Day celebration
and was asked for data around which
could be built biographical sketch.
I am married man and am living
with the only wife | ever had and
whom | bamboozled into marrying me
40 years ago continued Mr.. Hart
Three boys have been born to us, two
of whom are living
Comes Of American Stock
MY early schooling was acquired in
Cleveland, Ohio, to which place my
parents moved when | was six years
of age. My high school and grammar
school education | received at La Porte,
Ind All through the family as far
back as can be traced, the entire tribe
were 1000 Americans, which claim
to be also. Forbears (two) lost their
lives at Bunker Hill and Bennington;
my mothers father died at Gettysburg;
my father served 3l2 years in the
Union army and Is months of that time
was in Libby and Macon prisons in the
South My brother lost hts life In the
campaign in Cuba and my two living
sons served overseas in the late war.
No Weasel Words
Mr.. Hart speaks in terse, an in
teresting vein. He does not mince
words. He evidently stands definitely
for certain things He said.
This background should be suf-
ficent basis on which to enter the race
for congress. stand for the Constitu
ton as it now reads and believe there
is but one way to change it, namely
the will Of the people am opposed to
any attempt to remove the present
powers Of the Supreme Court conferred
by the Constitution.
II have lived in Montana for thirty
years and have been a taxpayer in
the state for that length of time. Have
been fairly successful in business; at
least don't owe any person cent and
my only obligations are those to my
family and what all men owe to their
felloW-men
Have been honored by the citizens
of this state beyond my power to give
thanks. served two terms as treas
urer of Ravalli county and one term
(all that is allowed) of four years as
state treasurer. My life time between
school age and coming to Montana was
spent in the lumber manufacturing
business in Wisconsin. / was real
dirt farmer in the Bitter Root valley
from 1906 to 1912, inclusive.
An Unusual Candidate
Il am an unusual candidate in way.
/ No one urged me to take the step; it
was Of my own volition. | am paying
my own way do not travel on pass;
am not financed by the corporations
and none of my expenses are charged
/ to the state and citizen taxpayers.
! i stand for all OF the planks of the
democratic platform of 1882, every one
of which the present administration has
violated am opposed to a centralized
/ bureaucratic government usurplng the
powers of the states and destroying
their sovereignty. want for you and
| myself as much Of the abundant life
as is safe and sane but do not want
it served to us by the so-called Brain
Trusters. / believe in relief to the
needy but want it administered locally
and in cash.
II favor and If elected to congress
will work for old age pensions and
unemployment insurance. | have been
for and talked this proposition long be-
fore the New Deal or DIR. Townsends
plan was ever heard of am friend
of labor. always have been and be-
lieve shorter week will help to re-
lieve the present conditions.
Il do not favor any modification OF
suspension of the antitrust laws.
believe they should be strengthened
and then enforced.
II do favor reciprocal trade treaties
made by congress but not those secret
ly negotiated by the President or stal
l, chamber process.
81 stand solidly for the development
OF Montana and believe that good road
hand irrigation projects are the pre-re'
lpuisite for such development. To con
struct expensive irrigation projects
however, and then pay the farmer s.
, much per acre for not using the i'm
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