The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-09

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: ltal cannot remember time when
! the business oligarchy in control OF
, the United States government held
, such undisputed sway. The fact is
most strikingly apparent in the
realms of political gossip emanating
from the hundreds of typewriters ma
, nipulated by the mighty band of news
papermen who scout the capital in the
interests of their publishers back
home
Dull day after dull day these cor
respondents speculate endlessly about
Hughes, Hoover, Al Smith, Dawes,
Lowden and the host of lesser lum-
inaries seeking the presidency. But
in all their outpouring you will fail
to find the slightest mention of these
candidates attitude toward labor, or
labor's attitude oward them. Appar-
emily labor's attitude is no longer of
much concern to either of the dom
inant political parties.
Each and every candidate has the
stamp of business approval upon him,
and that is all that matters. Even
LOwden, the purported farmers friend
is regarded as eminently safe and
sound in the particular good graces
of LaSalle St., if not Wall st. The
only dltlnctions discernible among the
Republican candidates relate to vote
catching abilities, for the ideas of
Hughes, Hoover, Dawes and the rest
are as alike as peas in a pod. avail
ability" as the correspondents say, or
the possession of what Hollywood
more commonly knows as "It'' is the
sole method of choosing between the
presidential possibilities. If a can
dldate hasn't got "It," he had might
as well get out of the race.
The Democratic prospects are view
ed with more or less apathy here. All
smith is the Democrats only logical
candidate, and he could never be
elected, it is generally conceded. ANY
other candidate would stand even a
worse chance.
Organized labor's part in the presi-
Dental campaign seems to be nearly
invisible. If Smith gets the Demo
cratic nomination, nearly all the votes
Controlled by trade unionists in the
larger cities will go to him because
ne is a liberal on Economic cues
tons and on liquor But if the south
ern drys pick the candidate and the
republicans name Hoover, unionists
Will take little active part in choos-
ng between the two evils.
Trade union apathy on the whole
SHOWN than In the reaction to Score
AIRY of Labor Davis impudent lie
nat a majority of labor officials re-
Sret that Coolidge is not going to run I
lgaln. No labor official in Washing
on took the bother to clear his skirts
II the insult implied now would anv
.e quoted. Only the nomination of
)awes could possibly upset this
apathy on the part of union leaders
'ut just what they could do other than
a negative fight against him
;. uncertain, for the Democratic can
hdate may be little more acceptable
Truth to tell, organized labor is not
tremendously interested in politics
light now. There are no major ma
Ional issues gnawing for solution
NOR has organized labor right now
VOWED any philosophy hostile to the
omlnant business philosophy. Rath-
T leaders of labor like Matthew VOL
re striving to carve a place for la
or IN the business philosophy and
,lli be satisfied if they attain recog-
ltlon for labor as capitals mariner
4 capitals job. nv
VIII there then be no candidate
pposed to the dominant business
lass for the first time since the nos
hen Henry George, the western
grarians and the German socialist
provided the first orga-
lied opposition? And will labor
ave no distinctive candidate of its
own since the days when Gene Debs
egan running for the presidency?
vii the splendid 100000 votes for
OBJ La Toilette be utterly dissipated
y 1928? '''00
There are two or three places 70
,ok for an answer First, to the
lalns of the west where there is a !
ertaln spluttering over Senator Nor t
S to head an independent progressive b
cket Norris is not keen over the a
lea: If he won't run, there is a pos t
bllity of radical workers ticket in Ii
lie industrial centers to make new S
armer-Labor ticket. So far, how h
yer this is purely speculation.