The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-11-06
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hands. talk 50 nice. and make 50
many promises In the face Of what
appears to be . dedicated voter.
then. when the votes are tailed.
10 find out that only half Of the
hands you shook marked the
cross in the square in front Of
your name.
Well. maybe that's only natural
and an unexplained way Of even.
ing things up because the average
voter knows that the politician
never intends to keep all of his
promises. o. at best only half
of them. So the voters feel JUST.
fled in keeping only half Of their
promises to vote for rhe csndi.
dates.
Promises or no promises. the
Democrats from the county level
to the national level polled .
sweeping victory over the Re-
publicans.
We never take sides in political
arguments because we are strict.
~ q man.for-the- office voter. and
pay little attention to party poll.
cies and platforms. They never
turn out to be as rosy IS they
are pictured before election
he they Of Democrat or Repub.
lican vintage.
However. We do believe that .
lot Of people who are Of the
opinion that in voting Democrat
they are lettering their position.
IRE going to BE- fooled. We say
this because the federal and the
state Legislative bodies have been
Democratic controlled since the
Roosevelt era. and still are.
Many Of Us are inclined TO for.
gct that il is The Senate and
House that vote into law the
government policies and set up
the appropriations not the
President or the Governor, II Il
lH on the state level.
True. they have the power Of
veto and can make appointments
hut In most cases the appoint.
n,ents must be approved by the
legislature or one Of the various
committees which Is usually
chairmancd or In the msjority Of
the party in power: which Is We
stated. has been the Democrats
for . good many years.
80. actually. a. long Is We have
Democratic control In the Senate.
iiou2 and state legislature. We
can expect little II any change
from the way thinSs have been
rolling But. the Democrats
will continue to blame the Re.
publican President and Governor
when things 10 wrong and
the Republicans will continue to
blame the Democratic legislature.
50 there you are! The taxpayer
will continue TO foot the bill r..
gardlcss.
The locally owned Democratic
cafes have been serving On ssper.
inc with coffee to known Repub
lican customers.
Speaking Of politics. . couple
III our campaigners didn't fare
too good. win Or lose. Doc. King.
newly. elected Coroner. wound up
IN the hospital with . siege VI
the fiu. and i'ete DesEsosier. loser
IN the rsce for Representative.
Is hobbling around on crutehes
rs the result Of . pinched nerve
IN his spine.
Anyway. II shows that party
politics on the county level are
not as vicious % on the national
level. Doc. who Il . Demo. work.
ed on Pete. who Is . Repub. end
did . good enough Job 70 GET him
hack on hts feet for the RepublI.
can rally.
There are . few other things
happening other than In the field
Of politics. Tuesday nights snow
has started the trigger finger Of
many . hunter 70 Itch. end .
few have been turning W with
good results. Ducks. u you 60 70
the right places. hsve been IN
fairly good number. and now and
then someone pops Up with .
goosc. Deer are fairly plentiful.
especially In the more remote
areas. although We could name
. couple Of hunters who might
xtarve II they were depending On
their Wild ZANE kills. I'osk and
bean hunters. they may be re-
ferred 70 BY name. Question II,
who Il i'ork and who 10 Beans?
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