The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-06-30
Senator Anderson's Keynote Speech
Delivered at Plentywood Thursday June g. In Which he
Outlines his Position the Issue of the Day. and
Eaborates his Platform


elected to the State Senate four years on the
Republican ticket endorsed by the League While there LED
the fight against the Teachers BILL State Sheriff bi
Dill that would have made unlawful to anything against
bank (tue false mattered no; bill putting all Coun
gng b Of al i sar s sd yeby 5aa
est Of the dry land farmers labor soldiers public
bill until close to the administrator said big
BUSINESS must be represented this commission and the
I opposed it. N~~' y 1e-''-
Ny record in the Senate not perfect, but did the
gong to defend it or apologize for it. nor am going te
M gyf th M % Dc S ng the last mp
'a'S A'' '0Vs'0f Sa soIp1RR Id GsfsFa BoNus seAe'
value would our billions of war profits be
to today And what of liberty price
slider soldier compensation AS matter of honor this nation
must reward in generous manner these boys who dropped
their work. lost their step business way risked their
lives and helped win the greatest in the worlds history
In the last session Of our Legislature introduced only
ing provision for recording their discharge in each
The ae al Rena
letter OF thanks and appreciation for work in behalf
fit other man for the Senate it will of
course not effect attitude the bonus question in
This bonus should be paid in cash. with provision for
retiring OF notes over period Of from funds raised by
be studied in connection With our present National debt and
the present of Income for the Federal Government
Unless action is taken by the Government that will gradually
pay off National Debt from the
will be impossible to meet interest rates and increasing
taxation and the common people will become OF
IMPEACHMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
AS long the Government of the United States
through the Attorney General and supported by the political
leaders in Washington refuse to prosecute the mionare
government in time of war; there will remain blot upon
the honor Of the Government itself
One of the main issues of the last campaign the
scandals and the people ofhe Nation had right
he that vigorously
these offenders appears that these oenses reach
the grip of the monengs the throat of the Government
is sufficient to prevent action being taken against these
ing in France.
The most to blame is the Attorney General of the
United States who should be mpeached at
PROHIBITION
l stand squarely behind the Vostead Act and will
support National prohibition always.
In the last session of the Legislature led the fight in
Senate bill that would have made it possible to rid
vetoed by the governor.
am opposed to the blind.pgging activities Of the
shipping board in the defiance of the law of the United
States Their purchasing of whiskey in Europe with
appropriated from the United States Treasury cannot be too
floating saloons in order to pay expenses If this pneEe Is
in order to help pay operating in re expenses zen
I ir favor of the repeal of Esch Cummins Railway
Act The only solution of the Railway problem government
control ultimate ownership The railroad administration
railway officials did their utmost to make it So Our hlgh
paying individuals inflated valuations and watered stock
and the Farming OUT of repair work at fabulous prices
private shops owned by railway officials officials
high tariff would ruin the farmer who sells ON world
market and would be compelled to buy at the world market
price, plus the tariff
buying American goods must for the with foreign
made goods If they cannot bring their goods to America
because of the high tariff they will be forced to else
where to buy.
If the tariff low and aeoded with foreign
made goos will destroy home industries. Only by
careful study of the cost of production here and abroad the
of money exchange the standards OF 21ng IN each
country together with transpe1 cert rould anyone be
able to pass itegent Judgment this am sat
from the testimony given before the Finance Commit
that the proposed tariff before Congress would increase
our cost of living about three billion dollars year These
figures probably based the supposon that importers
would quit profiteering.
0'ls Nv ORGANIZED LABOR
The president of large eastern University in
tc on nCfass Division is Fatal to Free Government says
For hundreds Of years the path of has lain away
from this division into groups and class and towards the
Hon that free man free state built upon free labor
s the equal of every other free to and go as ne
choose equal rights before the law and equal pro-
enlv To disorganpe labor would not make men free but
would make them slaves when the employers OF
abor disorganze will be ample time to discuss such
nrnnason organization OF labor unions was an act OF
ef preservation that forced upon laborng by the
nanoveTs Themselves if this condition Fatat to
free government the blame must rest their shoulders
The gentleman continues "This fantastic notion ap-
to assume free going TO stand idly by and
civilization destroyedt invites compe socla
war that would rival in derucveness the great military ceH
test SO lately ended ,.4 81
tabisd American Institutions, viz: the right of free nn
to sell their labor in collective way this appeal which e
thair men; this reat of social rvag destrucdos
HE great world is most unfortunate uncstlan an
mercan and fail to create Che tAHs vfach
is fatal ts free government -
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