The Montana nonpartisan. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1918-192?, 1919-01-18
LEAGUES Way
RATTLES GANG
Kept Press Sets Up
Fearful Howl.

Its tOll0Wer0 IN TIE uewePoPoA
world have made q terrible howl
about the alleged failure Of the
Laegue delegation to stick to-
xether. They have devoted
headlines and captions galore to
the circumstances surrounding
the League nightly caucuses.
They have been abusive to the
point of libel and nothing seems
to be toe coarse or too rank for
them to attempt to foist upon the
reading public.
League members and friends
know Of course that this is moth
ing but the howl of disappoint-
ed enemy. The very fact that go
much noise is made about the al
legged splitting of the League
simply conveys to the mind Of
the reader that the gang press
are making the wish, the father
Of the thought. If they only could
split the League delegation up
into powerless individual units
how they would rejoice, If the
League caucus was failure how
they would dance in glee, but the
facts are that the League is full
filling its purpose and it's legis-
lative delegation working t0geth-
er in splendid style:
Gang Press Says Un-American
The discipline and order that pre-
walls amongst the Leaguers is the
worst pill the old gang have to ewal-
low and that the nightly meetings
open and above board for the discus
sion of legislation are a splendid sue
cess has pretty nearly reduced Big
Biz to prostration. Here is an Of
flee where men and women, farmers
and labor men meet with such OF the
interested citizens as are present to
20 over the needs and desires Of the
public. Un-American yell the Cop.
per Crowd, where do We come in
This altogether wrong it's not done
that way.
Secret Diplomacy Shot to Pieces.
What worries Che Copper Crew il
that instead of getting together be-
hind closed doors and plotting some.
thing which shall fasten the shacklet
Of exploitation on the people tighter
than before, the Leaguers gather II
the open and go over what they in
tend to do. The copper politician
knows from experience that publicit!
is the last thing the rulers Of thi'
state desire. That in the white igh
of public scrutiny it is impossible tx
pull off any Of the skulduggery fo1
which they are famous, so they af
feet to scorn the Rubes who are act
ing in daylight and instruct theil
press to turn on the most turgid lin
ef abuse possible in order to discredi
these newcomers who insist upon dis
cussing in the open.
Leagues Open Forum.
That any set Of legislators shoul,
he SO lost to the rules governing poll
tics heretofore, as to invite all AM
sundry to confer with them and hols
an open forum for the discussion o
popular measures has almost brok
en- the hearts Of the Copper steerer1
It is an outrage upon the perogativ
Of the Gang and they are full Of gall
An Open Forum to bring before tn
public the meaning of legislation be
fore it is passed or introduced int,
the house or senate does not 60 will
the Old Gang at all.
The Way the Gang Do II
Frightened out Of their wits at thi
new thing they are busy trying +
head it off so they have cooked 81
something Of which even child j
politics would be ashamed and whicl
10 nothing but a standing insult to tn
people at large and the farmers i
particular. They now hold "meet
ings" in the the lobby of the Place
for all those who are "interested il
farm legislation" but when any rea
farmer attempts to get into thes
precious affairs they are rather i'm
politely refused admission.
A case in point came to light tn
other day when well known farm
er who is not an elected member Q
the house or senate but is nevertheless
vitality interested in the affairs Of tn
state as are all citizens, attempted t
get entrance to one Of these gan
meetings he was told to beat it. Th
man was sore all through and wit
good reason. However, that's ho,
the gang are working and it behoove
all Farmers and Wage Workers
rally around the League delegatio
who are conducting their affairs j
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