The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-10-11
A MINUTE
WITH MI


the past week. Chief summers
in this area were Big Jim Bstii-
and q troupe Of Leo Gr1ybilrs
gang. both Of whom are seeking
the Congressional seat in Wash
ington. Jim now holds II. ard We
think he has done n mighty good
Job.
At apparent break-neck sDeal
the campaign car for Graybill
was burning up the roads in or
der TO stay just a jump ahead OF
Battin What they ACCOMPLISHED
don't know. They did leave
some campaign literature. and
not until tonight did / find time
to look IL over.
II may have been prepared by
some young school child as 10
its enlightening effect. II told US
nothing we hadn't alreadv re7d IN
the papers mainly how and
on what bills Battin voted. II
they had slowed down long
enough TO come over to Cut Bark
and hear Jim. they would have
discovered that they spent a lot
Of good money for nothing
He told us the same thing at the
rally,
A big play was made about
Battin's absenteeism. He failed 10
vote on II record votes In 1851
and ii in 1862. He took two Eur
opeal trips while in office :.
IL Is strange that no one has
told Graybill that Jim's stten-
dance, both in assembly ard on
votes. is much better than the
average. II is also strange that
no one told him Congressmel
serve on a number OF committees.
many Of which are In session at
the same time the House is. and
II is therefore impossible for the
Congressman to be in his house
seat II is stranger yet. that
they did not mention where our
Democrat Senators were when
their grain farmer continents
were in trouble Again. they
did not mention the number Of
constructive bills that Battin sup
ported. I believe IL was something
like 20 percent of the legislations
that Kennedy had blessed
Battin was criticized for max
ing such statements as: -Ken-
nedy is really fouled up" i
-Subyersion remains in the state
department" ~. S. foreign
aid Is Communist Subsidy" =. j
Peace Corps members have been
muzzled-." Sooner or later
we will have to take strong ac-
ton against Castro"
You can quote us on those alsol
As you may recall, our ousted
County ASc Board and many Of
those who supported them, were
subjected 10 every kind Of de-
grading action the state commit
tee could conceive: among which
was a request TO the Bureau of
Internal Revenue TO investigate
their income tax reports.
The findings were never pub
licly announced by those who in
stigated the investigation. Most
likely because the internal rev.
enue boys could find nothing
wrong. As a matter Of fact, so
we were informed. the only error
they found was that Witso Ras-
mussen had paid too much In
come tax back In about 1885.
We certainly have bunch Of
wee-witted bureaucrats woven in
10 the structure Of our democ-
racy. When Il Genes 10 the poir.t
where they. themselves. can find |
nothing wrong 20 use as leverage
10 suit their selfish purpose. and
they are permitted 10 call in the
Internal Revenue Department. its
about time someone turned the
tables and exposed their actions
and possibly take look At
their income tax reports also. We
have seen countries raise and fall
with governmental procedure
based on Jus; su~h 'stics i. and |
the thought Of II IS not pleasant |
And while all Of this is going
on. our President comforts him
self by hopping around in his
specially built multinillion dollar
let. on campaign tours through
out the nation Cat the taxpayers
expeasel In support of his own
party.
As grandpa would sly. Beats
me how ne is permitted 70 per
sonaIly campaign at public ex-
penses." II costs more 10 wind
no his jet liner for one nour !
than I make In q whole year.
ras..s... Tha uoxfon RrayPe