The producers news., 1927-12-09
Wheeler Gets Terrific Tongue
Lashing from Salisbury

of the people of Sheridan County,
found himself called a crook,
liar, a "hypocrite", character as
sassin", and "stoOlpigeon" on the
streets of Plentywood in the presence
of crowd of people AS he was ad-
ministered a terrific verbal castiga-
tion by Rodney Salisbury at the Ka-
Won Garage Monday afternoon the
crowd seemed to enjoy the discomfi-
ture of the junior Senator.
Fireworks Start in KavOn Garage
1t appears that Wheeler, Salisbury
and Farmhouse all met in the Kavon
garage about the same time. Wheeler,
recognizing Farmhouse as his ques-
toner of the night before, walking to-
wards him, shook hands and remark
ed: Hello neighbor. l was getting |
along famOusly with my meeting last |
night until you started asking me
those questions" Then the Sheridan |
County sheriff butted in by saying:
Senator l heard you said that Grim
= inals were allowed to go unprosecuted |
in Sheridan County Can you give
any information in support of this
statement?
Senator Wheeler: "No, I can't. Il
was told that"
Salisbury: "Yes, you were used as
a tool by those fellows to attack the
people who voted for you here five
years ago"
J. Wheeler: 81 know that"
lie Calls Wheeler a "CrOOk"
e. Salisbury: "You are a fine man to
le talk about corruption in the United
States or anywhere else-a man who
ot went down to South Dakota and used
n your office as United States District
t. Attorney to hijack that poor farmer
ne and his son out of 81, ,000."
Wheeler (threateningly): "What do
n, you know about that ?"
at Salisbury: "I was down there and
a got the evidence. And l know how
he you used your office to hi-jack Char
lis ley Baer out of enough money to
lg build the Grand Hotel on a lot you
n stole from the Unions of Butte. Why
et- you dirty crook you should be in the
a penitentiary instead of the Senate
M Senator Shows ''White Feather"
m Wheeler here walked towards Sails
ny bury with clinched fists and hisseC
ast through his closed teeth:
ne "You can't intimidate me. You"
RI Salisbury bracing up to the Sena
at tor: "Wheeler if you want fight,
will knock your head off right her
9y'' for you now"
Wheeler relaxing and stepping
on back: 81 believe you could, l am no
K fighting man."
YES Salisbury: "And you said dow
ley there that Wallace and Taylor go
re- money from the Anaconda Company
in You know you're a liar, you are
stoolpigeon of-the Anaconda yoursel
he and resort to all the tactics of tn
CIV professional stoolpigeon-that is cal
in ing everybody a stoOlpigeon to TAX
So the curse off yourself. Why you e.
al en- called Senator Anderson, your pr
"a, vate secretary, an Anaconda stoo
en- pigeon"
,da prove il"
for @ Salisbury: 81 can prove it from
Mt letter l have written me by Senat
ich Anderson"
Ts ,rn Wheeler: Senator Anderson W
Ter misled by you before he wrote tn
Of letter. No he was not, you have n
in ability enough to mislead Senator A
nix derson."
any Supported By Copper Press
at Salisbury: "You are inferior
ing Senator Anderson yourself. You t;
the ing about the Anaconda. You {
an supported by the "Great Falls I
ters bune", the "Helena Independent"
ntri- Anaconda Standard, the 'LewistO
GERS News" and every copper paper in
dis state.
nal Wheeler: 81 haven't got the Blu
he Post behind me-"
Gov. Salisbury: "And you haven't go
ndl- Labor or Progressive paper in
side state behind you'.
r in Wheeler:. 81 have the Butte La
is News F"
re- Salisbury: "You are a liar.
for Labor News is not boosting you. .
pany Wheeler Wants Editor Cleaves Fl
Wheeler: eff the Labor News {
not support me will have old Cles
the editor, fired off his job"
Salisbury: eyes, that is about
kind of low-down crook you are.
would have an old man like Gle;
fired out of his job because he w
not prostitute himself into supper
a low-down fakre like you"
Wheeler: go, maybe old Cleave
not so bad. I didn't intend, l d
mean to say, l would not have
fired. l will get the support of
liberal press.
Salisbury: "You won't even gel
"New Northwest" in Missoula, v
supported you in the past You
get only the Copper press b
you"
Wheeler: eyes, 1 know 7 wont
the support of the "New Northw
the Company has that now. l
Wallace was in Missoula negoti
for that last August. ] know
movements about the state. We
didn't get it. But the Compan!
it, anyway, and it is all the same
~ | have Labor behind me. l spoI
fore the Silver Bow Trades Coun
,tten Salisbury: 81 know you did bu
don't dare speak there again.
cent labor man in Butte is supp,
you. You have only such fello
Mitchell and Manson and thew
nearly thru"
Admits Defeat in Northeastern
Wheeler at this time had bac-
the door and as he was gettin
tmas his car he turned and shot bs
and Salisbury and the large CROW
mainstreeters who had gathere
'-wai this time: 81 know all of YOU {
4 Tor up in these three counties (Roo
Daniels and Sheridna) will c.
against me. | don't care a d;