The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-05-05
a MINUTE
WITH MI

The political fires are really
burning bright and hot with last
minute filings made only few
hours before closing time. II
seems that this year there is an
unusually large number of would
be office holders who deem them
selves weII-aualified for the Of
flee they seek In fact, more
filings have probably been made
without the blessings of the coun-
~ central committee than there
has with the blessings.
The Democrats. in particular,
seem to have a surplus OF poll
teal fodder. and from the way
things are shaping up. there is
going TO be quite an interesting
battle within their own realm.
Be that as il may. the battle
goes on true to form, with the
Democrats blaming the Republi-
cans, particularly the President
and the Governor, for everything
that has gone wrong and the
Republicans are blaming the
Democrats because they have
legislative control both on the
state and national level
No matter who is TO blame for
what, in the national arena the
Democrat controlled Congress is
still giving the President more
than he asks for in his budget D.. &.
and still blaming him for the
unparalleled spending spree.
Yes, this is "Springtime in the
Rockies" Someone might make
a little cabbage by composing
song entitled, 1T Was Spring
Last Summer" or Spring Never
Came This Year"
We are not the only ones going
through this late season from
all news reports, and il is a bit
disappointing to get up in the
morning and not find an inch or
two of snow on the ground.
/ really don't mind the snow,
but l would like to get the other
half of my lawn moved.
With the execution of CarylI
Chessman. the U. s., its courts.
and everyone in general who had
anything TO do with the Chess
man case, has come under severe
criticism from all over the world.
The Comm unisis are a.tennt-
ing 70 martyr the man. Canada
is crying out against capital pun
ishment. England is astounded
Cand a close look at their his
tory may reveal why) Even Afri-
ca is putting in their cry.
Our answer TO this whole thing
is a question Where else in
the world can a condemned man
stave off execution for IL years
after having been convicted2"
Yes, instead of trying to martyr
Chessman, why not take a broad
er look at the picture and give
a compliment to our democratic
way of doing things. This man,
in spite of his record of crime
since the age Of IA, and who
spent 20 of his last p years in
prison, was given every conceiv-
able consideration and chance to
prove his innocence. The fact
that he became a student and a
model prisoner during his last
IL wears does not subtract from
his found guilt or justify a life
time of leisure in or out OF pris-
on
II must be realized that it was
his long career OF related crime
that first brought him under
suspect, and that this crime ca
reer did not come about because
he was not intelligent enough TO
know right from wrong His
intelligence. according to tests,
was well above the average.
We are thoroughly convinced
that he has finally met his lust
fate. and it is far better this way
than turning him loose 70 pos
sibly repeat his acts OF violence.
His place in society was always
doubtful and would have
always been so!