The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-10-08
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constantly recurring oddty election campaign
the fact that the electors practically ignore giving
consideration the qualifications of the candi
dates for election the Montana Supreme Court General und
erandng Of the Importance only the but
individual in the state that the selected possess not only
educational qualifications but that they also free from
faint prejudice against groups appears
be given attention by the majority the electorate
While the names OF candidates for election to the Montana
Supreme Court separate socaled nonpartsan
ballot generally they known to the leaders Of the major
parties customary adherent Of the other And while
the fiction the individual candidates
parsans generally followed and the candidates. themselves
quite usually not to ovrep the boundaries OF non
partisanshpt may be said be really game In the
background turks" the party affiliations.
Whether not this nonparanhip consistently follow
ed by the candidates given careful consideration by the c
in opinion entirely beside the point of Importance
Inc questions OF major importance Tor the voters 70 consd-
whether he has the educational qualifications
which he probably has or he wouldn't be candidate The vo
he wants to intelligent vote should then find
for himself what particular experience the candidate has had
the attitudes displayed that might show special quaf
cation Tor the o11lce ne SEEKING DID ne vigorously follow the
letter Of the law regardless of whom might be affected when
the law plain and unequvoca its language? When the
language OF the law perhaps not clear purposes and
and Interpretation called for what the attitude
the candidate such instances? Did he full considera
ton TO the effect his Interpretation might the public
welfare did his Interpretation suspicion Of preud
ice in favor of any privileged group?
R. " Boomly and Harrison j. Freebourn candidates
for positions Montanas Supreme Court this and
hoped that the people of the state will all of them
their election Powerful forces working against
them for and only they have proved that their
interests lie with the people Both of them have
attorney general position they both
fulfilled in which indicates that while they have
interpreted Montana without prejudice they have
failed when questions submitted to them to permit
latitude Interpretation of the the fullest
consideration to the welfare of the general public and protec
ton for the common
Harrison Feebourn in his rulings the law attorney
general when Interpretation called for wrote decisions
that manifested clearly that his first consideration the
protection Of the interests of the loWy citizen And the
attitude confidently be expected Of him member Of the
highest court for which his discharge of the duties of the
attorney general proves him emnenty qualified
As attorney general of the state " Botomly active
protection Of the Montana peoples interests in the Missouri
Oft
establish rights of control and and benefit of all Of them
This action of has earned him the enm of this foreign
which with all its organization expected
powerful subrosa campaign against his election to
the supreme court
Let remind the of Montana that they safe
guard their heritage of ownership and control of the Missouri
waters by the election Of justices of the Montana
court who not influenced by privileged And they
can do it only that way
This consideration of nestimabe Importance not only to
but children points this without question:
the imperative need for the election of r. " Bottomy and
Harrison ]. Freebourn