The people's voice., 1942-01-07
press those opinions.

press those opinions.
Ford did not use the Hitler bill to
protect Wheeler stooges as he would
have eliminated more of them II he
had thought he had the power and
had not been afraid of the cars and
open to criticism but he wanted to
travel the easy way and make the
requirements when their terms ex-
pired, allowing them to continue and
carry on the Ayers regime.
I note that you fnsinuate that
Coolidge belongs to the political vigil
lantes who have presumed to pick
candidates by secret dealings" re-
sent this statement as there has been
no effort on my part to elect any
body who I did not think would make
a good public official and have the
interests Of the working man and the
average leyman at heart. And this
takes. The first was in my decision
to help elect Jerry O'Connell to the
Montana railroad commission, the
second to help elect Roy Ayers. and
the third, to help elect Sam Ford. /
am only anxious to support worthy
candidates who are interested only
In making Montana better place for
our posterity to live and | am against
every politician who uses his office
to make money for himself and init
mate friends.
I do not think that anyone In the
state OF Montana has been more
against stooges than I have and I
mean stooges for an individual,
clique or group or even a corporation
want every public official to stand
on his own hind legs and do his best
to give Montana an honest admins
tration. Personal or fraternal friends
mean nothing but the greatest good
for the greatest number is the only
thought to be considered. But / do
think that every official should take
advantage Of friendly criticism and
suggestions, reserving to himself the
right to make the final decision to do
the most good for the public at large.
want you to know that did make
a howl because some OF our present |
we're not loyal to any group
but l tried to infer that they were
not loyal to the people who were re-
sponsible for their election, the peo- |
pie who were the rank and file of the |
voters In the state of Montana, and |
| also want you to know that | be- |
lieve that / am one of the tolerant |
individuals in this state. believing
that men are men wherever you find
them regardless of nationality or
creed. There is good and bad |
US all and there is no po-
litical party, no nationality, no frater-
nal organization, nor any religious or
that can claim one hundred
percent perfect clientele
/ firmly agree with you that loyalty
to America Is what counts today, and
loyalty to the rank and file and to
the people who made this a great
democracy. And let me add that,
when this war is over and we have
eliminated the domination control,
and all other forms of
Individual control, and the rank and
'ile OF the people will straighten this
Did world out and make 1t a better
place to live. We have a job to do
and that Is to eliminate the Japs, Hit
er, Mussolini and then set up a pro-
gram OF world independence where
every nation and nationality will be
'ree to work out Its own destiny in
ts own way.
Ford may make the grade, yet, and
hope he does, but IL he does he must
change his tactics. But I firmly be-
ieve that you are mistaken when you
suspect that he belongs to the Wheel
Or gang and while do not class my
'elf as one of the Wheeler gang al.
hough have supported Wheeler and
Will continue to support him when |
hink he Is right, Ford is an individual I
Who thinks he Is the tin god and is
rying to play the game with the ]
'ther groups In the state that he be- 1
ieves will help him during his polit- {
cal career In Montana. is
| do hope that you and the readers ,
II this letter will know and appre- {
late that l have no allegiance as /
tooge with any clique, group, or cor :
'oratfon, and that have always kept l.,
myself free to criticise any public Of !
icfal when think he is wrong. The ,
compliment that has been
'aid to me was when Tom Stout
tated that Handbook is a consistent
uss and is not afraid to express his
wn opinion regardless of the individ-
al involved" H
Very sincerely yours,
E. B. COOLIDGE.