The producers news., 1927-07-01


The other day, Edmond G. Toomey the attorney
for the railroad commission, who was caught red
handed bartering the rights and interests of the
people of Montana to the great railroad interests
OF the state and exposed to the public for Just
what he is, willing servant of the great inter
ests of this state, whom he serves faithfully while
betraying, basely betrayng the people of the state
who pays him his salary and honors him by an
important post, spoke before the "joint encamp-
ment of military organizations at the Marlow
theatre, Helena, few days since
This railroad attorney coocooed into an import
ant position where he can serve his masters well,
raised up his voice la A. Mitchell Palmer and
Harry M. paugherty and Fall, and Kellogg, and
all the rest of those caught or about to be caught
with the filth of political corruption still cnging
to their hands, raised his voice against Russia and
against those spectral persons who are planting
"Ihe seeds of Soviet discomfort in this land of
ours" Politicians like Mr. Toomev always kick
up huge dust about "Seeds of Soviet discontento
whenever they are caught in something In fact the
gag is so old that the sapient always mile and
inquire now whenever they hear TRADE of this
dnd-for there is always a reason for this trick
to divert the public mind and it is always safe
subject when the speeler has nothing else to say
and there are always few simple minded enough
to take this "red stuff serious
Of course, there are those who inquire. "Does
1t constitute planting seeds of discomfort to tear
the mask from the face of corruption or to expose
the filthy sores on the body politic?" Mr. Too
mey seems to think that it is. Palmer and Daugb-
erty and Stephenson and Fall and Burns and all
their ilz agree with Mr.. Toomey-there is some
thing strangely in the spiels of these men.
One can usually measure these mems cupiditv
by the degree of their "anti-red" stuff and their
so-called patriotic emanations
1t has been well said that "The flag is the last
refuge of the rogue"
In his trade before "the encampment of mill
tary organizations" Monday afternoon, June goth.
Patnoteer Toomey, according to the Montana
Kecord-Herald spewed forth the following:
While ibelous accusation are being
thrown about in babel of expletive and
imprecatlon, while vicious red propaganda
Is Demg spread throughout the land and
Whle sneakng agents are planting seeds
OF SOVIET dlscontent In this land of ours
IL remains to you veterans of three great
wars to maintain that stawart STRENGTH
and fearlessness with which you have de-
Tended this flag.
Yet there are other influences now
eating away at the very vitals of this ma
zion that you men and your sons and
daughters must conquer America can NO
longer draw her immaculate robes about
ner and stay away from the remainder of
! the world without national stagnation. no
more than could China build wall around
herset. Yet these insidious influences are
at work to tear down the nation that Won
men have sacrificed to protect
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-. Results are already apparent and seeds
OF Soviet discomfort are being planted
peg OF you, break not in the days of peace
the vows you made in the days of strife.
when those who pledged in turn have dis
charged their debts with manly honors."
This is the way things seem to the verbose and
grandeloquent Mr.. Toomey
Yet it is fact that it is the Toomeys. and otbe,
special interest serving public officials that are
dong more than anyone else ''to sow the seeds
OF Soviet discomfort abroad in this land of ours
1t is just the very thing that brings about sedi-
ton in the state.
And the soldiers of the wars, those who really
fought for democracy and equality and iustce
VIII bring more glory to themselves when thew
cease employing agents of corporate greed to de-
liver messages to them upon these special occa-