The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-04-06

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!. of his Arizona. After saying that W.
are more in danger from the Commu
nists within the United States thar
those from without our map border.
(sputnik) he challenged the crowd il
the field house in Missoula that j
they wanted to see an example OF
Communism in action they should 81
to the mesa dwellings of the Hop
and see the. rags and dirt of com.
munal living.
The Hopi have survived the May.
ans and the Conquistadores, | guess
they can survive Barry. What inks
him, / guess, is that they are truly
conservative.
| Barry also owes an apology to
Harry Newburn, prexy of Montana
State University, for the big letdown
he gave that institution and the peo-
pie of Montana. He was supposed to
talk about the principles of conserva-
tism, not bunch of half-baked mish-
mash. But maybe that's the principle
he demonstrated-m a play for
the crowd, don't get involved with
the intellectual pursuit of political
realities. No wonder Barry is con-
sidered a bargain basement item by
his colleagues in the Senate.
One of the largest political gather
ings since the mass meetings preced-
ing the establishment of the cooper
atives in Montana, was assembled in
the field house to get true bill on
conservatism and all they got was
the clue as to why Monkey Wards
and Sears will do and even greater
business in Arizona. Goldwater's de-
partment store management has
very shaky understanding of what is
going on in the world, about as shaky
as the financial structure of the de-
partment store which is mortgaged
beyond the life expectancy of any of
its 600 employees-who Barry has so
selflessly given employment. | had
curious notion that customers made
the jobs.
The newsboys collapsed in the
green leather chairs in the Governors
office after a fruitless search for
meetings and handouts that required
their attention Wednesday afternoon.
the chit-chat centered about hui
morous recent observations, when
Sam Gilluly, editor of the Chamber
of Commences supine MONTANA
remarked that they should
have seen my face at the Goldwater |
rally. ''It was as long and sober as
a Baptist bishop who had mistakenly |
gotten into a burlesque show" So
we left the Governors office walking
abreast down the corridor through |
The rotunda to the coffee shop. Sm1l-
ngly we walked in political arrange
D. Holmes of the Asso-
GATED Press on the extreme right and
myself on the extreme left. Smiling
because Holmes had forgot "the
yame' and offered to buy coffee.
The middle of the road was taken up
,y Sam, and Lyle Downing of the
Record.
Back in the Governors office an
,ther game was being played called
PICTURES on the wall.
Acting Governor Paul Rice made
request to have the picture of the
President and his wife placed on a
more conspicuous wall than on the
me behind the door. While Gov. Tim
,abcock lounged around P | m
springs, California, the chief duty
f the staff has been to isolate Paul
rom the dazzle of publicity.
Trucker Tim was getting basking ;;
n the limelight by eating with Eisen- !
over, according to an AP story in !
he Great Falls Tribune.
Joining Eisenhower and Babcock
or lunch was Leonard Eckel, the
Governors administrative assistant.
he meal was served on the terrace
the Eldorado Country Club al
earby Palm Desert"
The non-political airplane and
the non-official administrative help
Ezekiel is the truckers lobbyist
here in Montana-were attending
the Western Highway Institute I
meeting. !,
The color reproduction of Jack
nd Jackie Kennedy was gift by