Hungry Horse news., 1954-10-29
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Fortunately the political campaign of 1854 is
coming to end.
We are accustomed to men seeking public office
using bricks instead of bouquets on political plat
FORMS At the same time there are certain mlnlmums
OF fair play After all voters of the county, state and
nation are the judges
We did not like large advertisement circulated
in behalf of Senator James E. Murray that said
ssThree Presidents Agree on Montanas Big jim
Murray"
There was picture of Franklin Delano Roose-
welt with "a great American and great Senator"
Nezt was a picture of President Truman with "A
most effective Senator for Montana and the Nauon
and finally picture of President Eisenhower with
srFor Senator James E. Murray Win pest WISHES W
q distinguished American.
The advertisement continued "When Three
Presidents of the United States proclaim Montanas
Murray Great Distinguished and Effective
Frankly we think of the term distinguished"
as indicating fine appearing, elderly white haired
man Our thought is that distinguished has nothing
particularly to do with being capable or particularly
outstanding.
President Eisenhower in sending Senator Muir
raw a picture of himself with a faint compliment
obviously wasn't endorsing Murrays candidacy for
the senate.
The Murray for Senator club in Butte was treat
ing the people Of Montana like cattle IN wanting us
10 believe that President Eisenhower was endorsing
lin Murray OF course the President came out with
statement that his political philosophy and that OF
Murrays differed Obviously Eisenhower prefers
DEwart to Murray.
On the national scene there was the Wilson
sbloop" comparing the unemployed to type OF
dog This was a most unfortunate statement coming
from the former head of the nations largest cor
poration who is now Republican cablnet MEMBER
On the other hand there IS considerable use OF
a78 year-old Senator Murray" Intent of course IS
to point him up as an old man. These same anu
Murray newspapers are admirers OF 0O-year-old
Winston Churchill, great man, but eloerly. age mas
not ordinarily been considered drawback TO
mans effectiveness as a senator. We stlI OelleVe
that age aids a mans wisdom
The low of the present Montana campaign is the
attempt to picture Murray as communist sym
pathizer The Republican State Central commltlee
out of Helena circulated January 1919 copy OF
"Soviet Russia Today with an article Tribute TO
Lenin" by Senator James E. Murray
The piece was written back in the days when
Russia was an American ally in the war against
Germany. .,-.....
comment by President Eisenhower or General Mac
Arthur about some Russian leader. Possibly II may
only have been a birthday greeting
Murray's article Lenin today seems Ill ao-
vised. It was written nearly 10 years ago about
dead man, and obviously was an appeal IN the dl-
rection of Russan-American friendship. Friend
ship was thought possible 10 years ago NOW we
wonder who will use the atomic pomD 1Hs'.
Vice President Nixon came into Montana, ana
said that the Communists wanted the Republicans
defeated at the Nov. elections. Possibly the COM
mInists are keeping Mr.. Nixon informed
Actually history indicates LnaL Revolutionary
movements such as Communists in the past have
succeeded in overthrowing governments by conser-
vatives not by liberals who keep their ear to puonc
demands and unrest.
When if came to the bill to outlaw the COM
munist party in the United States, there We're only
three Republican senators that supported the mea-
sure The Communist party seeks to oVertnro" tne
government of the United States There are various
reasons why Republicans voted against the Humpn-
rev bill One of them is that they like 10 use Ine
Communist-sympathizer label to defeat the Demo-
crats This communist sympathizer" Label IS some
thing TO keep alive for political purposes
Push aside the smoke screams and smears OF
the present campaign and the issue as we see II are
election of Democrats or Republicans 10 represent
Montana in Washington, D. G.
We do not consider either Murray or DEWart
outstanding candidates. On the other hand there
are not many United States senators OF the caiiore
of the late Senator Walsh
Yet we favor Murray over D'Ewart Ihere Is
liberal Democrat opposing conservative Repubn-
.or Our thought is that liberal Democrat looks
ont for the interests of the many. The conservative
Republican is more concerned with interests Oh the
few There has been nothing presented IN tnls cam
peign to prove otherwise. The Republican feoeral
sax reduction for example can be descrloeo In
terms of pennies for the poor and millions for the
Rillionaries
We believe Murray will defeat D'Ewart
In the congressional race, Lee Metcaf, the
Democrat and incumbent, appears to be CONSIDER
ably ahead of Winfield Page the Republican nolll-
y n. A,.+soIoC worth reading. III