The Sidney herald., 1962-10-31

The main speaker at the Farm
Bureau meet in Circle on Octo-
Der 10th was John Witte of the
First State Bank of Wolf Point.
and since his speech was 50 out
standing, friends take pleasure in
publishing same in full.
Mr.. President, guests, fellow
Americans, / consider it a great
privilege to be asked here today
to address the members and
friends of the McCone County
Farm Bureau. Yours is a great
organization and your philosophy,
Ito make sure that our children
and grandchildren inherit a free
nation and not a slave state" is
a great philosophy. But your or
ganization will only be as great as
you are individually great, and
your philosophy-only as great as
you live it-otherwise il will be
nothing but another organization
and your philosophy nothing but
a meaningless phrase.
When / was asked to
come to Circle, Montana, and
speak to you today, / was in
a little bit of a quandry as to what
you good people would like TO hear
am not a Bob Hope who could
give you a half hour of fast pat
ter and jokes am not running
for a political office-I am a bust.
neSSman on Main Street, a depen-
dent upon you the farmers anc
ranchers of Northeastern Montana
for my bread and butter, and the
privilege of working with you L
raise my children in a free coun.
try.
Yours is a non-political organi
cation pledging allegiance to n,
political party but allegiance only
to the Great United States O
America and to the ideals of ouI
founding Fathers who pledged
their lives, their fortunes, anC
their sacred honor that this coun.
try would be free and remain
free for all future generations.
l do not intend to be politically
partisan in what l have to say.
have been a Republican all M
life, but as l have said often, tina
If l were to be living in the Soutl
today, / could easily be a gooC
conservative Democrat followin,
the leadship of Sen. Harry ByrI
from Virginia, a ranking Democra
and one who has disagreed witt
the liberal PHILOSOPHERS Of F.D.R.
Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhow
er and is today a thorn in tn
side of John f. Kennedy.
So / speak to you today as al
American and businessman whl
fears for the future Of my coun
try.
When l make that statement {,
some of my liberal thinking, nea
sighted friends, 1 am greeted witt
the answer, What are you worry
ing about? You've never had i
SO good" And l must agree wit
the last part of that statement. w
are living in the Greatest countr.
IN the world, a countr
that has the highest standard Q
living, more physical comfort
than any nation has ever had i
the history of the world. We ar
living in an era that has seen NOR
economic and scientific advance
than any generation has eve
been privileged to enjoy. An
still, while enjoying this, l ar
afraid for the future of my coun
try, and l think that you shout
be, too, because this high standar
of living was made possible thr
the free enterprise system, an
not thru the liberal, socialist
schemerS, welfare Staters, an
c~ommunistic minded who hav
held high influential offices i
Washington, d. c. for the pas
two decades.
This year we celebrate the list
anniversary of the Constitution c
the United States. The create
documen ever drawn by man {
govern himself in freedom. Draw
by men who were students Of his
tory and students of government
Men who knew that if this gres