Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-10-18

Fergus county was one OF the most
successful we have made in the
state. Fifteen speeches were made,
three locals organized, and over 500
taken in, in collections and litera-
ture sales. There were no expenses
except a hotel bill at two points.
Even the stage rides were provided
for. At Kendall a local was organ
lied with IS members. The organ
ization meeting took place
in the union hall. with Comrade
Owen McCabe as secretary, and
Bob Hendry organizer. | never
saw finer and more intelligent set
of young union fellows form local.
They expect to keep up propaganda
meetings during the winter, with
literary feaeures, including debates,
short speeches, economic study, and
questions by the members. Such
policy will make a strong, well
posted local by spring, ready to
take an aggressive and intelligent
part in next years campaign.
Fergus county has suffered enough
from fruitless labor parties and popu-
listic Socialism. 1t is decidedly
county of the working class-one of
Heinze's pet counties. When this
class learn that it is the system of
work which exploits them, and not
the qusrrels and corruptions of
either Heinze, Clark, or the Anal
gamated, the conscienceless bosses
of capitalism can no longer use them
to consent to their own slavery by
voting their assent to the schemes,
platforms, candidates, and weapons
of their masters. The working
class has its own program, and that
is TO get rid of the capitalist When
it goes to voting that en- masse, the
capitalists and governments they
make will take tumble, and nobody
knows this better than the capitalists
themselves. That is the cause of
their continuous efforts to sidetrack
and villify the Socialist But the
Fergus county boys are getting on to
their game, and its good-by Heinze,
and all of his ilk.
Charlie Johnson, that solid mater
ialistic thinker, drove me from
Kendall over to Maiden. where the
hospitable home of Comrade Bob
Mcmillan and his wife shone with a
warm welcome. Two excellent
meetings were held at the school
house. The second evening local
of rs members was formed, Com
rade George Wieglanda secretary.
This local is also going to run on
the plan of literary propaganda
holding its meetings Sunday eve
nings. As there is no church in the
place, nor anything to inform and
elevate the mind on Sunday, these
meetings will prove of untold bene-
fit TO the community as a source of
education on social evils and their
causes, child labor, sweat shop hor-
rors, the prostitution of young
maidenhood, crime and penal in
stitutions, and the Socialist teach
ing carries, what no other ethical
instruction embraces. the only cure
for the ills of society-and that is
a chance to earn an honest living
by honest work with full pay for the
productive power of the labor.
The Maiden local is going to ex-
change visits, speakers, and debates
with Kendall, and we expect some
thing doing in Fergus" this winter
At Gilt Edge two meetings were
held in the large hall, The first night
it was crowded. The second night
was stormy with snow and rain but
an excellent interested crowd was
out to listen to a long explanation
of the scientific fundamentals of the
Socialist philosophy. Comrade
Shorty" Lewis presided. He and
Comrade Seeley are capitalist en-
ployers of labor now, owning and
operating a prosperous coal mine
nearby. But they don't forget the