The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-13
oo of Farmers Organization Who VIII Speak in Plenty
wood October 18th, Tells Why Farmers Can't Support
R;ddick in Letter to Prof. Fisher.
H Is Honestly for the Big Interests and is the More Dan
orous Because of His Personal Integrity.


MR.. MAN1IE w A11 A E
The foIlowing letter which Beni'
March. MANAGING director of tt
~, r,rno,s National Council with heat
.r,rtsrs at Washington, D. c., rel
,ssspting many millions of farmers
H. United States to Prof. Fishe
E. .a,n,arIv pfofessor Of law at the Tn
,..;+r of Montana hut now editor {
~ ssl'l3 Filings Searchlight, tersely tel
u a4r tbo Farmers National Council
pny aeos;nc IN; the election Of Congressma
SESJI giSSeIL 70 the United States senat
i-oa i,,n,'' Montana and gives the reason
rsv NV, Nr. March j. in the state c
sIontana LII supporting the candidacy c
! K Wheeler for that office.
! March Glad to Explain Position
Washington, D. c.
September 80, 1922.
Dear Mr.. Fisher:
/ am glao to have the oppor-
tu1ity to' write you that the
FARMERS National Council is back
me Mr.. g. K. Wheeler for the
United States Senate against Mr..
Carl ". Riddick. Mr.. Riddick's
record in Washington has been
very largely one Of seryiIe service
to The predatory interests. | don't
mean that he personally has been
in any way veEal, but is more
dangerous. because Of his person,
al integrity, for he doubtless sim
cerely believes that the great in
tenational fHanciers, the meat
packers, the railroad magnates,
The middlemen Who speculate in
farm products and rob the farm
ers and wage earners alike, should
be helped by Congress, but that
the farmers are net entitled to
any such help, or to even ade-
quate credit TO enable them to
finance their crops.
The Farmers National Coun-
ell is a special ugic1 Of progress
siye national and state farm or
ganizati0ns TO secure for farmers
the national legislation which they
need to make agriculture pros
porous -, to look after their in
taests at lie National Capitol:
these organizations, including the
American Society of Equity. the :
National Cleaner Federation, the
National Nonpartisan League, !
anu many other state farmers 4
Unions, state oranges and tenant
farmers organizations. The presi-
dent of the Farmers National
lOuneil, Hon. Herbert F. Baker, !
Aas beer. republican state sena-
lof IN Michigan until he. made his
phenomenal run for the United
Sates Senate in the Republican =
pfDI primary this fall, securing 1885, "
eOO6 votes against Senator Town =
: sends 10000 votes, although Mr.. :
Baker went into the field only in $
August, and had practically no :
lahds against Mr.. Townsend's ac- =
CESS 10 the dough bags which sup =
ported Newberry.
The Council is strictly nonpar- 5
ilsan. We backed Mr.. Wheeler :
psr Isf his record and opposed MIR. >
aldek on his record. There are $
IsYef $4,000 members of the or $
||SsalizatlOn e united in the Farmers =
National Council. =
recently saw an article in the 3
Nal@nal sat Farmers magazine. 5
sl 9l'e0 q. by Mr.. Taylor, endorsing +
s;p' aI' hlddlck's record as emitting =
t.'u t. 70 be United States. Senator $
IaeI ssn Montana. ! inquired of the $
i%;lais IIa of the National Farmers :
MI naen' and found that they did .
H. sS' IL N anyway authorize Mr.. Tay- :
/ dS;a II 70 o. endorse Mr.. Riddick, but he $
~ ia.li ms on his own initiative. 7 3
firaus au, Ii you will find any real >
sss snas ct the farmers who will =
aSfse sa.aa Mr.. Riddick on his re- 3
|nilat;,ss |ai'at; as even the farmers orga- :
f1a!lons fas which endorsed the *
sNshlnlns. u. mn Esch law for which =
S.r. ~ hlddick worked and voted. $
r fs,mfe fepudiated it now that the =
.tbst btrs 1a, understand fully what "
''' law has done to them. +
|ss.l 'hal spend nearly a full s
H. A, ,e.t Beginning Monday. Octo- 3
|iss % 10 ftolh, in Montana campaign :
M M. Iss Pidailr;I MrI Wheeler, and against g
|farns,na andlek a who betrayed the =
ill., Srsfs sf Of Montana, as well as $
wage earners. s
/ op> Yours sincerely, y
BENJAMIN MARCH. =
Ia Managing niractor 4