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Show Dear Editor: As you are well aware, a Delta man, Thorpe Wadding-ham, Wadding-ham, is running for Attorney General i.n the general election on November 7th. Being a per- turns for Utah's weeklies, the same is true of our friend. Thorpe Waddingham. He is part of this rugged America who fiercely guards his individual indi-vidual rights. His record as a Legislator speaks for itself. His knowledgeable know-ledgeable legal background is beyond question. His range ct legal experience includes him in the ranks of a few attorneys who really understand watei law and its importance especially espe-cially to those areas outside of the large cities. He has been tested that regardless re-gardless of the position he holds, that he will always avail, himself to talk to everyone and to freely communicate. Thi4 was proven when he was President Presi-dent of the Utah Senate and President of the Utah Bar Thorpe remained the same person, per-son, one you could call and talk to and that would sincerely sincere-ly listen to whatever the problem prob-lem or comment may be. With an ever widening trend on the encroachments of basic rights, it is time we look to a man that has practiced law in the small courts, who has researched re-searched his own cases, who has argued for those rights, not from a large firm or a plush office or in a carpeted courtroom, court-room, but from the very '.grassroots" '.grass-roots" of Utah's small cities and towns. Some of the comments which have been made about Thorpe by prominent Utah people include: in-clude: "Head and shoulders above most men in intelligence and ability." "Greatest Legislator Utah has ever had." "The man who has done more for rural Utah than any other." I "Most important thing for Utah is a new Attorney General." Gen-eral." Thank you for your assistance. assis-tance. Sincerely Susan B. Dutson, Editor & Co-publisher Millard County Chronicle. Chron-icle. Ed's Note: Sue You said it tonal friend of Mr. Wadding-ham's Wadding-ham's I wish to solicit your support in his behalf. The weekly newspapers throughout the country have been referred to as the "grassroots" "grass-roots" of American Journalism. From the early days of Peter Zenger which led to the 2nd Amendment of the U. S. Constitution, Con-stitution, it has always been the small weekly that has zealously guarded the right of a Free Press and spoken out for the rights of all people, especially es-pecially those individuals whose ideals have closely paralleled para-lleled the basic American Ideal of Freedom and Liberty for all. When an opportunity arises that we can elect a man ten high state office from rural Utah, we feel it is a rare occasion occa-sion and if the person is more than qualified for that office we should then lend him support. sup-port. Like the small weekly paper there is no syndicate or political poli-tical ward boss calling the |