The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-25
The Political Situation
By Prof. c. r. Petite
By Prof. G. r. Petite

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This is the year we must again go
through the ordeal of saving cur
country. This will consist in elect
ing our party to power of course.
The spellbinder will soon be among
US with his oratery and the sooth-
sayer with his dire omens, and the
political medicine man with his pala-
tives of salves, lotions and incanta-
tiOns, to put you in awe of the great
mysteries of Government, and if you
are not too far carried away with
this hypnOtism, you may discover
that many, or most of those that
will appear before you this fall, and
tell you how pleased they are to lock
into your intelligent faces, and seem
to take such an interest in your well
fare, want your votes or are in the
pay of those that do. Sc like grape
nuts, there is a reason" for this
periodic interest in the American
voting king.
In the past, you have generally had
the choice of two or more evils, this
year you have the choice of more;
you have both of the old dominant
parties to choose from, of which
there is no difference, as we have
found to cur sorrow.
The Republican party met and
adopted a platform and for once fail
ed to point with PRIDE" though they
had much they could point to. They
were not anxious to- let you know
they were proud of the Satrnala Of
corruption and graft that the future
historian will show up in its true
light, and of which we would have
known more to day ii those in pow
er had not thwarted the investiga-
ton. They certainly could have
pointed with pride to the bouncing of
Daugherty DENLY and Burns, but
perhaps they thought this would be
giving the democrats toe much cred
it. Also to the indictment of Forbes,
and the oil grafters, but this will only
last until election. None will ever be
punished unless there is a change at
the White House. They have nomin-
ated man Of whom personally l will
say nothing, but that inherited his
Office he now holds, from one that was
elected by certain interests for a Ger
tain purpose, which he faithfully car
ried out
The Democrats met and adopted g
platform, and although they did not
as usual, "view with alarm" the night
shirts gave them the, scare of theil
life. There were other things, be.
lieve, began to alarm them, wher
they were through with the horse
play bedlam of noises, and that was
visions Of Salt Greek that began t.
loom on the horizon at the ides oil
November for them and appeared t.
be something more than a mirage
But we can hardly accuse them o.
having an all cut and dried affair
Their candidate for President is al
able and brilliant man, who say tina
the principles of the democratic par
ty are honesty in Government, equa
rights to all men, open door of op
pOrtunity to the humblest citizen
Very good, but consistency is a jewe
when found in politics. Mr.. Davis, /
well informed, knows that a larg
part of the vote he will receive, viii
come from that part of the countr
where they make no pretense 0
granting equal opportunities to tn
humblest citizen, where peonage ha
been upheld by law; where negroe
are burned to the stake, and whit
men whipped to death by bosses i
industrial prisons.
The platforms of the two leadin
parties are works of art in meaning
less platitudes, generalities and tn
straddling of every important issue.
The party for Independent Politi
cal action also met at the same plac
that DENLY and Daugherty, met wit
other representatives of the invisibl
Government to nominate Coolidg,
But this was different convention