The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-05-02
WAYS OF POLITICS
ARE MYSTERIOUS
As The Ways of The Heather Chi
nese-Facism to Aid of Finance
National Republicanism Walks on
PrOgressives, Fight Them IN PrI-
maries and elections.
Farris DenOunces Progress
sives as DemOgOges

Wssbington.-Facism is to. be
brought to the aid of direct financial
control and threats. George b. Lock
wood who publishes the National Re
publican. hitherto known as the OIL
cial organ of the national committee
and white house, announces that ms
paper will hencefOrth be independent
of the committee and will wage war
on all progressives.
Against DemOgOgic Radicals
''The Republican party" he
saws, Stands for the productive
payroll of private enterprise as
against the public payroll of an
exaggerated and despOtic state.
It has nothing in common with
the demOgOgic doctrines OF des-
tructive radicals whose appeal is
to the spirit of envy, class and
caste hatred and revolutionary
attack upon the economic system
uDOn which rests the structure
of national prosperity and prog
ross. There is no obligation In
party loyalty to support candI-
dates for offices. nOminally Re
uublican but actually anti-RepuD-
Iican who may be fOisted upon
the party ticket by organized mi
nOrities or through enemy partlc-
nation in unrestricted prlmar-
les"
Organize National Republican
League
Accordingly, the secretary OF TN
national committee announces tina
his naper will represent a Natlons
Republican league, whose members,
subscribing to the paper Will o
pledged not to support any candldat
either before or after the prlmaf!
who will not recognize majority rul
within the party on fundamental pc
icies." and who will net give HI
support to a national Republican &C
= ministration." This rule from the tc
is necessary, Lockwood hold. in ordt
: to end the policy Of compromise wit
! destructive elements" who haN
t borne the Republican name but al
' actually trying to launch new part
: This challenge of radicalism" mu
5 be firmly met. Republicans mu
have party discipline.
Proclaim Doctrine of Russian Ca
s Senator Norris, recently renom
; mated by the Republicans of Nebra
g ka after having been attacked t
+ months by Lockwood's paper, reph
d to his statement by saying that t
q National Republican had read ltst
d out of the party by its own attituC
4. The idea of imposing discipline up
.e the members of anv political par
q as to their conscientious beliefs a
is attitudes, he said, was totally OppOs
l. to the spirit of republican lnsqt
lie tions. 1t belonged only IN an absolU
le monarchy. Lockwood was prcclail
If ing doctrine of the Russian CA
American parties would continue
E. accept the policies demanded by tn
j. members in the mass, and not the p
b. icies of dictators. Ii the preside
ir when a Republican, were the natul
1e dictator of party policy, who VOL
re dictate to the party upon its gol
al out of office-as would promptly f
of low the adoption of this rule? WOl
r. LockwOod's paper assume the job?
of Mellon Shaving OFF Collapse.
Senator COuzens of Michigan, "
a started the fight over Mellon. rema
rs sick in a Baltimore hospital. The
of ministration is making the most
1g his absence from the senate, by bui
re ing up an impression that Mel
ali alone is staving off a serious ind
lst trial collapse. Opposition to CooliC
bv or to the Mellon plan of tax-evas
on the part of the profiteers
coupled, in the catalog cf politi
crime, with the Couzens demand t
Ter MELONS handling of the treasury
of investigated.
%. Politicians Hesitate, Play Safe.
he Senator LaFollette is studying
en- field, before making answer to the
ID piled threat of organized final
of Democratic politicians are enxious
ON be counted "safe," and are uncert