The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-03-26

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the Northeastern section of the State
while those who follow in the foot
steps of Wheeler say that it disorga-
nizes the Democratic strength in the
industrial centers.
Democrats Worry in Cascade.
Already there are signs that the
democrats are worrying about the
effect of a Farmer Labor party in
Cascade county. There the democrat
ic party regard the labor vote as be-
ing in their vest pocket. They think
that a Farmer Labor ticket there
this year would so cut into their vote
and disorganize their followers as tc
lrender their chance of carrying the
county exceedingly slim. Harry Nit
chell would probably give up the con-
Igressional race as worse than useless
Iif a Farmer Labor ticket were put in
the field. The democratic headquar-
ters, already opened in Great Falls
is now putting in most of its time
trying to head off a Farmer Labor
ticket. The democrats offer places
on their ticket to prominent labor
men with a view Of holding their fol-
lowers in line.
/ Inc OeIedb OF WInSDys
The last attempt of this sort prov
ed disastrous and is taken as a por-
tent of what may happen this fall.
The democrats succeeded in inducing
James WHISKY, president of the Cas-
cade Trades and Labor Assembly to
file for the office of alderman. The
Tribune played up the name of Wins
by prominently while the Farmer La
Dor paper, Town Topics, referred to
him as a backslider. The result was
/ that when the votes were counted last
Monday night WHISKY was defeated
in the ratio of five to one. The de-
feat of WHISKY is regarded in Great
Falls as an indication that labor
men still hold warm spot in their
hearts for a party of their own and
that the democratic party is slipping
in the Electric City. A full farmer
labor ticket in Great Falls is now a
probability.
In the West.
The same thing may happen in
Butte. There are many men in the
big mining camp who believe that a
strong Farmer Labor county ticket
there this fall would win at the polls.
II the Silver Bow Trades Council
would endorse such a ticket. instead
OF candidates in the democratic co.,
umn, its election would be assured
There is much dissatisfaction AMONGST
labor men with politicians elected bv
Them to various Offices in the court
mouse and a feeling is abroad that
the old controlled party of Wall
Street and the Anaconda companv
ccorrupts their men in time. While q
farmer labor ticket would make =
poor showing in Helena it might %
lar IN Missoula and roll ND oood
vote in Billings. e0
Significance Of North Dakota Move
The fact that the progressives Of
North Dakota, after experinentino
for ten years with the republican
party as a vehicle to carry out their
program, have decided to launch a
farmer labor party is regarded here
as significant. Many see in II 4 great
impetus to the third party in tbiS
state. Men like B. X. Wbeele,. wo,o
swept into power blythe political phil
osophy that came out of North Da-
Kota ten years ago. They still preach
the doctrine that the only avenue to
polltlcal power is from within one of
the old parties. The departure Of the
ieadlng Nonaprtisans of North DaI,o-
Ia from such position in favor Of
party. controlled by themselves
makes the iteration of such a conten-
ton hollow and empty. Men like
Wheeler and Dixon can no longer
point to North Dakota as an example
OF progressives exerting their mower
within the old parties at the polls
But farmer laborites are not slow to
point to North Dakota as the place
where farmers experimental for ten
years with the republican party az
their vehicle of political expression
and finally came to the conclusion
that the fruits of their labor was
turned to- ashes on their lips and de-
cided to fight for justice within a
party of their own. This argument is
bound to have a tremendous effect in
advanced political sentiment in Mon