The Bozeman courier., December 16, 1927, CHRISTMAS EDITION, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2

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T. H. Sears, Business Manager
W. W. Casper, Managing Editor
THE BOZEMAN COURIER
Established 1871
Official Paper of Gallatin County—Phone 80
Published Every Friday Morning at 43 West Main Street, Bozeman, Montana
IN THE FAMOUS GALLATIN VALLEY*
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THE REPUBLICAN COURIER COMPANY
Advertising rates on application. Sub
scription rate, $2.00 a year, payable in
advance. Single copies, 6 cents.
Entered in the Postoffice at Bozeman,
Montana, as Second Class Matter un
der the Act of March 3, 1879.
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THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IN OUR
COMMUNITY '
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The spirit of Christmas is more than a spirit
of giving. It is more than a mere exchange of
material things. It is a matter of spiritual values,
a sort of glorified combination of the realization
that "the gift without the giver is bare," the re
solution to "do unto others as you would have
them do unto you," and the desire for "peace on
earth, good will to men." Especially should this
be true of the Christmas spirit in our community.
When we have planned for the gifts that we are
to give to members of our families and to our
friends, we must not forget that there is another
which should receive a gift from us. It is our
community. Our gift to our community should
be one of good citizenship, by having an active
interest in affairs of government, by aiding the
board of education and teachers in maintaining
the highest standards of education in our schools,
by actively supporting our churches, by centering
all of our trading activities here, by taking pride
in the appearance of our homes, our yards, our
streets and our parks; by being active proponents,
and not obstructionists, of any movement which
will make our town a better place in which to
live—in short, by building up our community in
every possible way. For the one best gift to our
community is co-operation.
And when we have given this to our community,
let us not forget the gift as soon as the holiday
Instead let us carry over the
Christmas spirit into every day of the year, so
that each succeeding Christmas will be a happier
one for all of us because each has done his share
in giving our community all the good things of
life.
season is over.
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IN OUR FIFTY-EIGHTH YEAR
With this issue The Courier begins its 58th
year of service to Bozeman and the Gallatin valley.
Looking back over the record of the past, we
feel gratified to note that since its founding The
ever on bet
terment, of progress, and of looking to the future.
Its policy has been dictated by a realization of
certain obligations to its patrons and to the com
munity in which it is published, and it has en
deavored to discharge them to the best of its
ability.
A newspaper, like any other human product, is
not perfect. Its faults, however, can be honest
ones. The Courier has tried to be honest and fair ;
to present news as the best and most unbiased
information at its disposal and editorials as ex
pressions of opinion based upon honest judgment.
It has no apology to make for its politics, which
is staunchly Republican.
The Courier's newspaper ideals are high, and
it is always striving for better things in that line.
The public is the best judge of its success. And
at the end of another active and prosperous year
filled with achievements of more or less moment,
The Courier extends thanks to those who have so
generously supported it and voices the hope that
it will continue to merit that support.
A NEWSPAPER POLL
From now on we shall hear frequently of polls
being taken to catch the drift of sentiment for
the 1928 campaign. One of the most interesting
to date was that recently finished by the National
Republic magazine. That publication sought
learn from Republican newspaper editors and
leaders the status of their respective communities
on both Republican and Democratic possible nom
inees.
Inquires were addressed to 5,800 editors,
whom more than one-thirds replied, and 3,600
members of state committees, of whom about
one-fourth replied. The inquiries were made
the assumption that President Coolidge would not
be a candidate to succeed himself.
The result of the poll, as just announced,
interesting. It shows Herbert Hoover, secretary
of commerce, leading in the Republican ranks
with former Governor Lowden of Illinois second.
It also indicates that Governor A1 Smith of New
York has virtually a walkaway for the Democratic
nomination.
The summary follows:
Poll of editors for fiAt choice for Republican
nomination: Hoover, 577, Lowden, 518; Hughes,
218; Dawes, 88;Curtis.88.; Borah, 28; Longworth,
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11, with scattering votes for Watson, Willis, Goff
and others.
Poll of members of state committees : Hoover,
267; Lowden, 248; Hughes, 115; Dawes, 60, and
others scattered. ,
For second choice among editors there were
427 for Hoover, 271 for Lowden, 229 for Hughes
and 310 for Dawes, while among Republican lead
ers there were 209 for Hoover, 120 for Lowden,
188 for Hughes and 166 for Dawes.
The report indicates that Governor Lowden's
strength is chiefly concentrated in a dozen states,
while that of Hoover, Hughes and Dawes is more
widely scattered. According to« the Republican
editors the only real rival A1 Smith has for the
Democratic nomination is Senator Reed of Mis
souri, but Smith is far in the lead at this time.
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HISTORIC MUCKRAKING
• From the Helena Independent
Among the current historic muckrakers of the
country Rupert Hughes is one of the most
assiduous and painstakîng. He has made the
front pages again by a new attack upon Washing
ton and Americans, soldiers and civilians, of
Revolutionary days. No doubt Hughes is making
money out of his books. Probably some people
who read them secure some return for the price.
But, while there is something of a mania today
among the wild-eyed literati and their sympath
ies to revise history downward and rake up every
thing discreditable to the country and its people
in the past, nothing, of course, is gained by it.
a good front on American history, painted Amer
No doubt the early .historians, deciding to put
icans^ virtues in notable colors and forgot to say
anything about their faults and failings. The
muckrakers of history today are going just as
far the other way in setting out the sins and
weaknesses of the past as the whole story. They
parade the back yard, the alley and the broken
windows, but overlook the building, which was
all the idealistic historians of the past could see.
Neither gave the whole premises a lighting, yet
gave a
of the two the idealists present the better and
truer picture.
It may be that the Revolutionary army con
tained soldiers who thought no better, perhaps, of
their country than Rupert Hughes and his tribe
of historic mud throwers, and they laid down on
Uncle Sam in the same fashion. But the colonies
won the war. Washington may have gone in
strong for the broad sports of his day. Neverthe
less, he was a fairly good soldier and a very great
man. Moreover, he led the colonies through a
war that established this nation, and search as
Hughes may, his statesmanship and integrity
stand untouched.
Hughes and his ilk should write about the
United States as it is today. They could turn out
excellent histories such as they are producing of i
the past by describing Chicago crime,* politics,
bootlegging and like aspects of the life of today
as correctly representing «the American people.
Such a history would be just as true of today as
the stuff they write of Washington and Revolu
tionary days is of yesterday. Nobody should take
the muckraking historians, so-called, seriously.
They are making money by purveying a poor sort
of reading matter, but it doesn't mean anything.
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An Englishman says British women are growing pret
tier all the time. That isn't true of American girls. There
isn't room for improvement.
, The nice thing about being a newspaper man is that
you don't have to worry about whether the tax cut will
be $255,000,000 or $400,000,000.
Most of those who advocate a reduction of the tariff
to aid the farmér don't want to help the farmer nearly
so much as they do the importer.
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Drinking men nowadays ought to be very liberal to
blind beggars. They can never tell when they'll be in
the same fix*—Los Angeles Times.
The national prohibition commissioner says that boot
leg liquor this year will be no worse than it was in 1926.
That's a safe prediction. It couldn't be.
It is estimated that there are 5,006,000 illiterates m the
United States and, strange to say, not more than 2,000,000
of them are writing popular songs.—Louisville Times.
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PARTY CHIEFS GATHERING.
Washington, D. C,.—Once again
from all over the country—from Porto
Rico, the Philippines, Alaska, the Ha
Islands and the, Canal Zone—
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the officers and members of the Re
publican National committee are mak
ing their way into Washington for
their quadrennial meeting at which
they fix the date, the ratio of appoint
ment and the place where the national
convention will be held.
While these national committee
members are supreme in their author
ity, they hold their power not by ap
pointment, as so many think, but
a natural process of selection, by the
party men and women in the several
states. National committeemen and
women are really the capstones'
political activities, and those who
cupy these positions obtain this dis
tinction after a long period of ap
prenticeship.
Party organization begins at the
very bottom. First of all, there is
village, township and in certain large
cities even committees which originate
within city blocks. Next in line comes
the organization of city committees
and in the rural sections town com
mittees. Higher in the scale
county committee exists with its own
chairman duly and properly elected.
And all of these village and precinct
and block and town and city commit
tees are represented in a state com
mittee. ,
Up to this pointy jyhile all these
political organizations have
minor
very distinct and well recognized
rights and privileges of their own,
their activities are confined to their
own immediate territory, and
officers are supposed to devote them
selves to caring for the registration
and providing judges and watchers
for the election.
Their representatives on the state
committee,' however, have national
functions. They have the duty
seeing that congressional committees
are provided. They also have
responsibility for the selection of dele
gates to the national convention,
finally, in the event of death
resignation, they have tne right
fill the vacancies on the national
committee.
Curiously (and. no doubt, the.found
ers of the Republican party had
thought in mind of providing checks
and balances) members of the national
committee, except in this instance,
mentioned, are elected by the
gates at the national convention.
it can be said that the men
women so elected, as a rule,
passed through an apprenticeship
service in virtually all the minor
committee responsibilities before
final honor is given them. In
the whole system has been planned
with the idea of securing to the
tional committee leadership which
only is outstanding in its integrity,
but which has had experience in
phases of political life.
Service is Constant.
While as far as the public knows,
the Republican National committee
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FOR WINTER SPORTS
Our line of Gift Goods for men and boys includes everything they desire,
from Pocket Knives, Hunting Knives, Hunting Axes, Purses, Bill Folds,
Smoking Stands, Cigarette Boxes, and Humidors. This line includes
hundreds of items to please at prices extremely low.
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all during the entire period of this
office-holding.
While in the states which have Re
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publican senators, they generally co
operate with those officials, conditions
develop from time to time where a
northern state is left without any Re
publican senator. New York presents
such a case at this time. The two
sitting senators are both Democrats,
and Charles D. Hilles, the national
committeeman of New York, accord
ingly, has become not only the titular
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