The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-10-22
RANKIN ASKS
COODNEICHBOR
PLAN AT Home
Representatives Duty to Fight
for People of His State
He Declares.
Republican Senate Candidate
Makes Aggressive Speech
at Local Meeting.

I'D rather be a coed neighbor
to my state than I would to some
sugar grower or cattleman- down in
the Argentine, perhaps under Nazi
control" was the declaration OF
Wellington d. Rankin, Republican
candidate for United States senate,
in a campaign address in the court
house Saturday night.
Mr.. Rankin was here on a state
wide tour. Milo Jennings of OPP
helm, Republican county chairman,
presided at the meeting, at which
county Republican candidates also
were introduced.
The Republican candidate OPEN
ed his aggressive talk with a plea
for continuance of the two-party
system. He stressed that our pri-
mary objective now is to win the
war, and as quickly is possible.
On the ether hand, he declared,
it is a critical period, n when the
minority party should be active,
when both parties should be ac-
tive, so that we have most effective
prosecution of our war effort.
Its human nature to want to
dominate he declared, but most
of the woes of the world today
come from that urge, because We
have no two-party system in Ger
many or Italy, because M party
dominates completely"
Montana and War Effort
Montana, he said, is more than
doing its part in the war effort,
as it has in every other war. On
the basis of ~selective service stats
tics, he said, we are furnishing Is
percent mor men to the armed
forces than the national average.
I'VE are proud and glad CT our
part, but we don't want to get so
far in front that our burden is
greater than our reasonable proper
tion," he declared.
Mr.. Rankin discussed a personal
check he made of nearby states,
in switch he found that none were
yet providing married men to the
armed forces.
Il conceive it to be the duty
of a United States senator from
this state to raise his voice in pro-
test against this situation" he add
ed. I believe it would be my duty
as a congressman to fight for my
state, to see that it get the same
hreaE &c other etatec
Praises o. S. Warden
Exhibiting a copy of last Thurs
days issue of the Great Falls Tri-
bune, Rankin warmly praised o.
S. Warden, Democratic national
committeeman from Montana for
his courageous stand" in speaking
10 the National Reclamation as
ISOLATION.
He quoted Mr.. Warden as stating
The rationing of sugar is a ma
tional mistake. The rationing of
sugar and rubber are twin mis-
5akes, inexcusable, if we looked
ahead. A considerable number of
persons in high public office APP
oarently would like to destroy root
and branch, the sugar industry we
nave"
Mr.. Warden went on, "I hate to
the great departments of
government but in all truth they
nave been a better friend of Amer
can capitol invested in foreign
plantations than they have of the
United States farmer, who would
ike to build an industry at home"
Rankin remarked that he agreed
ully with Mr.. Warden and admir-
ID him for having the independ-
nee to admit the mistakes CT the
present administration"
Need Independent Men
IF there had been more indie
,endent men in congress, able and
to speak out, mistakes could
lave been avoided" the Republican
vandidate added.
Turning to the question of criti-
ism in wartime, he quoted Pres
dent Wilson, who said. I'VE need
lot less criticism in time of war,
'ut mere"
Discussing var issues, Rankin de-
Continued on back page.)
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