The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-08
A MESSAGE TO OUR
REPRESENTATIVES

alone from our point of view but from
theirs, and vote not as we see ut but
as they would wish us to vote. Let
us not leave the ballot comparatively
blank as we have in the past, voting
here for one friend and there for an
other, but see that each and every Of
flee is filled by the man that is best
qualified whether he be friend or en-
envy, whether he belongs to one
church or another, just so his beliefs
in government are for the good OF the
electorate despite whether they are
for your own personal good.
Not always do the men that are
the best men for the offices file their
intentions of competing for that Of
flee. To provide for that the ballot
carries several blank spaces. 1t Is
very seldom that these blank spaces
will fill an office but, there are men
in the past who have represented US
ably that may not wish to run now.
Draft the men you know for the Of
fees that they will best fill, and for
the offices they have filled in the
past, and keep the halls of the CAPT
tolls and courthouses clean of the men
who made office just because they
or their friends happened to have the
filing fee and the opportunities,
through press and speech, of mislead-
ing you as to their interests and In
tentions. 1t is he that looks best
after his own interests that will sue
coed in fulfilling those interests.
Capable men for any office may be
found in our lists of past representa-
tives and they must be persuaded to
represent us again and we must elect
them. Provide the soldier with men
who will back him and the people to
the limit and your security is sure.
Give us staunch following and we
can build a firm nation. Let the
weak stones lay by the road and build
our foundations Of men who have been
tried and found capable. Not all of
our representatives can say this of
themselves but they will cover their
faults with great political oratory and
be very convincing. Strip them of
their drapes and put yours and our
interest to the foremost.
This is the trust that the American
soldier places in your hands. 1t is a
sacred trust and one to be borne well
at the polls. There have been good
men in the past but there has also
been too many sixty-day-wonders. Let
us elect men this time who we know
to be sincere in their convictions, not
those who change their views by the
sight of the color of some guys mon
ey. Men of both classes have repre-
sented us in Washington, Helena, and
in the courthouses but l think the
soldiers and you, the people, prefer
the former. Elect men this time you
know will carry the duties of the Of
flee to the last letter, representing
not themselves or their friends, but
you, the people. Help us who are
fighting on the fronts of the world
and in the army camps of the nation
by electing men who will supply us
with the tools to fight with, not by
beating them out with political
speeches, but, by honest endeavor
Elect men that will see that our in
terests as well as yours will be looked
after now, as well as when we return.
We are willing to bear your trusts to
the death on the battlefront, are you
willing to carry ours to a successful
conclusion on the political front? You
have the opportunity Of removing
stigma from politics that has too long
existed In our state. Vigilantes pro-
tected the interests of early day set
tiers, we chose you to protect the In
terests of brothers, SONS, fathers, and
friends on the fighting front.