Glacier County chief., 1940-06-28
II. Honorable Uncle lanev
By ETHEL HUSTON


C1ARTEB XuLCoatinusd
The truck pulled into the camp
grounds where q space had been
reserved md roped Oh for Il. The
girls sti1 stared through the little
aa1kened windows.
"Girls," Helen whispered sudden
h. ~Looki It's the wrong rallyi
Thsre's Brother WiIEie on the plat
form. There's Len Hardesty stand
ing On the steps"
why, Ben's brought Us to the
wrong rallyi" said Adele. you'd
think he would know it by this
timei"
He must be drunk" said Helen.
I'm ten him."
They ran to the front of the truck
and banged furiously on the small
locked doors that separated the
drivers seat from the body. They
called, softly at first, then a loudly
n they could scream, 'Beni Ben
Baldyl Oh, Benz" Still no reply.
'Uncle Lancy'n fire Ben Badly
for this" said Adele.
"Armt Olympia'n strangle him."
said Limpy.
They climbed back to their mar
row perches and peered interested
y through the small high windows
TO witness the Republican rally.
Adele's eyes chung to Len Hardes-
TVS lean face, where he stood alert
" on the steps that led to the plat
form.
Len Hardesty had been on intent
lookout for the sound truck. There
1t came! There it was! A faint SEM
blance Of a smile softened his set
features. A stroke Of genius! It
wouldn't win the Governor many
votes perhaps, but it would certainly
make talk, and better still, it would
create laughter. It would embarrass
Sloppy. It would show Olympia he
wasn't to be sneezed at.
Heres the truck" he wrote on
q card and passed it up to the Gov
ernor.
BE ready with the lights" he
said to the engineer who stood
beside him.
The Governor finished his para
graph. Then he paused dramatical-
~.
my friends" he beloved sud-
denly, 1--WE have charged that your
representative in the Senate of the
United States-Alencon Delaporte
Slopshire-is a careless, Indifferent,
inefficient man! Too careless, too
inefficient, to be trusted to safeguard
the rights of this sovereign state!
We have been challenged to produce
proof Of that charge! Tonight, we
bring that proof! -. Do you be-
Levels any child innocent enough
to believe-that a man who cannot
protect his own property, cannot
preserve his own rights, cannot
safeguard his own interests, can be
trusted to safeguard the property,
the rights, the interests of our SOW
ereign state! Ladies and gentlemen,
on this night of all nights in this
campaign, at this crucial moment,
Senator Slopshire has shown himself
SO careless, so inefficient, that he
has allowed his own campaign sound
truck to be driven off under his very
nose! Ladies and gentlemen-this is
our proof! We give you the Stop
shire Sound Truck! 1t stands before
you'll" -.
Immediately fioodlights from all
over the park were flashed on that
silent tomb, the Senator's sound
truck. The girls crouched down out
of sight below the small windows.
Spike O'Connor, stern, unsmiling,
accepted his honors with a stiff bow.
A roar went up from the crowd,
hand-clapping, cheers; and boos for
Slopshire.
When the applause had somewhat
subsidized, the Governor went on:
Here, my friends, you have &C.
tual, physical, incontrovertible proof
of our charge Of inefficiency. In the
face Of this testimony, what can be
said Of the Senator's sagacity, his
senatorial watch-care of our states
rights, his guardianship of the sa-
cred privilege of our common citi-
zenship? Tonight-at this hour-Sen-
ator Slopshire is supposed to be
making an intensive drive for votes
In this state, addressing gathered
crowds through the microphone Of
this sound truck. This is the truck
that carries his valuable papers, his
books, his files, his notes; as well
as his loud-speaking equipment. Can
you trust man who can't take care
Of his own property, to take care Of
yours?
"Ah, ladies and gentlemen, in the
Holy Book Of our Fathers, in Divine
Scripture, what is declared to be the
fate of those wicked and slothful
servants, who. not being faithful in
small things, cannot be trusted with
greater things? Is it to him these
words were spoken, Well done, thou
good and faithful servant; thou hast
been faithful over a few things. I