The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-22

We reproduce below editorial from recent issue of the
Helena Recorderad under the above caption The Producers
News is in accord with it's sentiments democrat republ
owes allegiance first of all to the state and duty safe
the interest of all the people When he his
first and the people afterwards may convinced behind
Of the people and fidelity to this eechng interest treason
his fellow party loyalty mo party loyalty Besides it
peaders would look upon loyalty with contempt
that party loyalty operated to their disadvantage They know
puppets STILL SO they are assured as far as republicans are
ce1ned and they hoodwnk well meaning member elect
copper interest again rob and child in the
state through means Of special privilege and tax lodging Ane
greater force at although editorial
the Record Herald Of Tuesday printed this page
questions the policy of this editorial is not sustained
hna ARE ad the oarags Of poison propaganda
cratic legislators in the Montana legislature being
told that they hey must stand soidy with the Big In
- will be two forces in the legislature this session.
part of the house and senate which will work the
people of Montana, and that part which will work for
the Great Industries that own control the Inter-
IF you Democratic member of the house
OF senate you are being fatty Informed now by the
the people and be Democrat. II this were true the
sooner the Democratic party in this state were wiped
out, destroyed and ushered into political oblivion and
forgotten, the better for everybody But it is not
I'm the tive houses on the face of the election re-
turns there maorities for the peoples interests
Both the larger part of the Republicans and the larg
part of the Democrats in both houses elect
ed by their constituencies upon the understand
ing that they would stand behind the plan for equaH-
zation of taxes and would pass laws to bring that
about. a.
r "In both the senate and the house there are Re-
publican maj0rites But this is not party issue. 1t
is not political issue. 1t is issue between the pee
pie of this state and the Great Industries that
Gaping taxes under the present taxation system, and
will every means at their command in the forth
coming legislature to defeat the people and perpetu
ate Their great tax immunites & by retaining the
presertIax system rs.5s
"Iet no Democratic legislator forget that for
moment. There is partisan feature, policy or
principle involved i'm this tax ISSUE 1t is merely
ridiculous and impudent lie to say that Democratic
legislators might fight tax equalization at this legis
latve session. and thus the great tax-dodging
industries and corporations be read out of the De-
mocratic party
+ "The people of this state know that this is ie
The people of the state will keep their eyes this
legislature and they will know perfectly what Demo
Gratis and what Republicans them in this tax is
sue, and what Republicans and what Democrats
the Big interests The Republican legislator who
the people in this matter will be the best of
Republicans and the Democrat who does the same
will be the lOyalist of Democrats.
r "In the senate two years ago there were many
strong men, willy, shrewd and experienced politicians,
some republicans and some Democrats. They fought
the people during that session. They no longer