The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-09-17

tity, the hybrid off-sheet Of the Social
list party in Montana, completely GUST
ing from it's rightful place on the bal
lot the hisoric Democratic party in
this state.
Leaguers Not Democrats
We have also witnessed the spec
tacle of the so-called nominees Of the
Democratic party meeting in secret
conclave and under the guiding hand
of the titular head of the so-called
Non-P Partisan League from a distant
state issue an official resolution de-
claring that the primary nominees of
the Democratic party are not Demo-
Gratis and that they have no lot or part
with the Democratic party in Mon
tana.
We have also witnessed the further
declaration that the present nominees
of the Democratic party in Montana
were equally willing to appear as the
nominees of either the Republican or
Democratic party just as it suited the
convenience of the SociaEstic dictators
of the destinies of the organization
known as the Non-Partisan league.
Facing Common Enemy
Under these new conditions con-
fronting the Republican and Demo-
cratic voters of Montana, the Repub-
lican tickets, state and county, are now
the only remaining lines of defense
against the assault that these propon-
snts of state Socialism in Montana are
preparing to deliver in the November
election.
With a full realization of the dan
ger now confronting us is the proposal
to array class against class and to
substitute loyalty to one class for 10y
atty to the people as whole, this
convention now makes its appeal to the
old line Democrats of Montana who
have no state or county ticket this
year to aid us in repelling the as
sault against the whole spirit of
Americanism, and in defeating the
program for state Socialism that has
brought only turmoil, unrest and
threatened confiscation of individual!
thrift and industry in our sister state
of North Dakota.
State Bankruptcy Threatens
With our citizenship already over
burdened with taxation we appeal &c
the sane, progressive voters of Mon
tana to help us defeat their announced
program, to which every Non-Partisar
candidate in Montana has subscribed
in writing of embarking the govern
ment on an untried, socialistic expert
ment that has already brought heavily
increased taxation on the people Of
North Dakota and chaos to their pub
lie affairs, and in the end can only
result in either state bankruptcy ol
confiscation of private industry.
When the life of the nation was a.
stake in 1861, Abraham Lincoln die
not appeal in vain to the "war demo
crats' of the north temporarily to lay
aside affiliations. Their party sacri
fees at that time helped save the ma
tional government. We have full hope
that the patriotic Democrats of Mon
tana and all other sober minded Vot
ers can, under the dangers that nov
threaten, join with US, temporarily, il
saving Montana from the socialisti
danger that now threatens.
Farmers Have Suffered
We further realize that conditions
have not been fair to the farmer O
this state, in common with the res
of the nation; that he has oft-time
been victim of manipulated markets
both as to what he has to sell and wha
he has to buy. But while realizing
these conditions, it is unfortunate TO
:, him that his real interest has been di
verted from industrial cooperation
the only workable and logical remedy
to political make-shifts that can hell
him only by injuring others.
We hereby re-state our sincere in
: terest in the welfare of the ex-servic
> men and our deep conviction that moth
:, ing should be left undone which will
;. serve to aid our soldiers in readjustin,
= themselves to civil life. Particular
. do we emphasize our belief that ever
possible aid should be extended to thes
men, wounded or sick, whose presen
condition is due to their service to tn
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