Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1909-10-07

was hand in glove with Upton who
did everything he could to put the
News out of existence.
Sold Out Socialists.
Partclow, slated for editor Of the
Montana Federation paper, is a part
Of Montana Socialist history. His
record in the socialist movement is
very shady, explicit particulars of
which will be given in our next issue.
All signs indicate that the new
paper, under the fatherly patronage Of
Smith and Donahue democracy will be
W. A. Clark organ, and run by Clark
copper gold. Clark is fired anew with
the desire to be a United States sen.
ator again, and he must have the labor
vote of Montana TO get there.
Howard Smith has given evidence
that no tactics are too low for him to
resort to. He put out a card advertis-
ing Helena Labor Day that was so
filthy and obscene that any union that
had the proper self.respect for itself,
as the maehinists or coal unions.
would have put a 800 fine on him and
exposed him to the censure of the or.
ganization. The vilest language was
used, the saereduess of the sex fnnc-
tion held mp TO obscene ridicule, ami
an insult offered 10 every woman who
belonged 10 a labor organization that
was supposed TO participate in the
Labor Day exercises. So disgustod were
the majority Of the Helena union men
that the most If the unions failed 20
participate in the parade at all. II
was said by even dis,intcrcsted rer.
sons who watched smiths attack on
Fnirgricvcs at the convention that il
was corporation trick. that Smith
WAS corporation man and a dirty tool.
and that Fairgricvcs hal the evidence
TO prove that corporation interests were
controlling the convention.
Supports Woman Vote.
The stand taken by the convention
on the woman suffrage question was
splendid, and the arguments showed
the feeling that is rcrmeating the
working class in regard to this power.
full weapon for liberty. They were
chiefly along the lines Of the incrcas-
ing number of women forced TO earn
their own living. who are forced into
unions, and therefore need the ballot
to help them secure labor legislation
for women. The incoming executive
committee was instructed to see that
a bill was prepared and presented to
the next legislature, 10 the effect that
the constitution Of Montana be amended
to allow all women who eau qualify,
to vote nj all state, county AMI mum
icipal elections, and that the amend.
meut he submitted to the voters at
the following election. And the exec
utivc committee was further instructed
to do all in their power to advance the
cause Of woman suffrage.
Demagogue Howls Corruption.
ms was radical departure for the
Federation to take as all previous con.
ycntions voted down the proposition
to give women the ballot. An oppo.
sition fight TO the adoption Of the suf-
frage resolution was started BY J. Il.
McNally, an ex-lIriuzc booster and
ward politician, and who is at present
tied 10 the democratic party. MG-
Nally started in TO tell how the fair
women would have TO rub elbows with
the deni2cus Of the brothcl and that
when the women got 10 vote the ring
in the city hall would go down TO the
restricted" district and buy mp the
votes Of the four hundred prostitutes
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