The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-07-07
Poyne TempIeton
Appeals TO Reason
In Congress Drive

Rallying to the cry that Western
Montana Needs a Congressman a
number of Kalispell men, from both
parties. met last week and organ
lied a non-partisan "Templeton for
Congress club.
PAYNE Tempjleton is at present
superintendent of Helena's schools
He seeks the democratic nomination
for congress from the First district
Having spent 26 years of his life
in western Montana, Templeton is
thoroughly familiar with the prob
lens of western Montana communi-
ties and of the farmers and the
workers throughout the district.
He has served as superintendent
of public schools in Kalispell as well
as in Helena, and has spoken scores
of times throughout the western
part of the state, during the past 10
years. He knows hundreds of peo-
pie; has presided at dozens of grad
uation exercises.
He is a graduate of the University
of Montana, and at the present time
is president of the alumnae associa-
ton of that school, He is veteran
of the World War and a member of
the American Legion.
Political circles were amazed
when Mr.. Templeman, in making his
announcement, said that he would
make no promises impossible to
keep, that he would not indulge in
the usual back slapping, hand clasp
ing method of drumming up votes.
that he would not follow his op-
ponents around the state to tear
down what they were trying to
build up. His program, as announced
in the press and over the radio,
harkens back to the fundamentals
of Americanism.
He believes that the problems of
the country can be solved if the
worker, the farmer, the capitalist,
the businessman, and the govern
ment all realize that they are in
tegral parts of the American nation.
He appeals for a declaration of
interdependence' between the var
Ious groups.
Economic legislation has been di-
rected extensively towards the in
terest of special groups of our cit
workman, the farmer, the business
man, the veteran, the victim of hard
luck who has been forced upon the
relief rolls, all have been appealed
to in turn by one or the other Of the
spokesman for legislative measures.
The greatest need, in my opinion, is
the cooperative attitude on the part
of all such economic groups-a feel
ing of responsibility for the func-
tioning of our economic machine and
for the welfare of our nation.
y I'VE are not going to have heal
thy economic situation SO long as
Legislation is presented, as in the
past, first for one group and then
for another, with little concern for
balanced picture. =
Candidate Templeton upholds
much of the legislation that has been
passed protecting the rights Of or
gained labor, such as the Wagner
Act, Wages and Hours measure, and
Old Age Benefits.
He also approves as necessary,
the measures that have been passed
by congress for the preservation
and protection of the farmer.
He deplores the apparent quarrel
between government and business
and the fear that business, both
large and small, is showing.
i firmly believe Mr.. Temple
ton says, that we can work out oul
problems along lines that are dis
tinctly American. have confidence
in the intelligence of the American
people. I believe that we can utilize
our past experiences and, by work