The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04

Riches is no bar to the political pre-
ferment of Clark; as a matter Oh
fact it is an asset to him. All the
public wants to know is that he is
against the Anaconda Company and
possesses too much money to make
it practicable for them to either
bully or buy or bride him. He IS
regarded as another potential Sena-
tor Couzens and would carry the day
in Montana if he chose to throw his
hat in the ring.
Clark viii Not Run
But VIII A. Clark viii not be a
candidate for any office at tho next
election. This is the Latest direct
information conveyed to the writer
of this article. Mr.. Clark has no
desire to enter the stormy arena
of Montana politics as a candidate.
AS a matter of fact no definite
Clark political policy has been yet
formulated. But it is certain that
at the present times w. A. Clark
has no intention of becoming
candidate for u. S. Senator Or any
other office. But that does not eX-
cIude the possibility of him becOm-
ing an important factor In the pO-
litical and economic life of the
state in which he was born and to
which he owes his first love. And
the Clark press, the Clark millions
and the Clark spirit are factors
which every aspiring political Of
flee seeker as well as every for
eign industrial magnate having IN
terests in Montana must take into
account long before the first cleo
tOral gun in the political battle is
fired.
Who Will Be U. S. Senator?
Less than seventeen months from
now the battle for the nomination OF
a man to succeed Senator B. K.
Wheeler will be in full swing. 1t IS
a foregone conclusion that Wheeler
will be candidate to succeed him
self for the office of y. S. Senator.
He likes Washington and its gay life.
He likes it so much that he has spent
most of his time there since his cleo
ton and has been moved by the
things that concern official life Of
the National Capital much more than
the things that concern the people
of his adopted state. Wheeler is a
very adaptable personality. In Butte
he adapted himself always to the
trend of the dominant element in his
party. When Butte was purely Bry-
an Democratic and in favor of Walsh
for the U. S. Senate, Wheeler adjust
ed himself to the situation. Again
when Bill Dunn and the Butte Bull
ietin swayed the sentiment in the
great mining camp and made ALI
ances with the agrarian elements In
the state, Wheeler saw victory perch
on the banners OF the strongest ba-
tallons and camped with the Non
partisan League. The 100000 the
Nonpartisan League spent in tn,
campaign to elect Wheeler governo.
advertised him all over the state anC
made the road to the u. S. Senat,
two years later broad and easy 70,
mis- political chariot to travel over.
Compromises With the Anaconda
When the Federal Reserve System
debated the Montana farmers anC
hundreds of tillers of the soil lef
the land to wander westward like
homeless gypsies, the NonpartisaI
League collapsed and the Anacond;
Company again came into its own al
a dictator of the political desJiniei
of the State. The independent press
with one or two exceptions, wen
down with the bankrupt farmers an,
the power of the great state dailies
owned by the A. c. M. and allied in
terests, increased. The Progressiv
voice Of the state was stifled. Il
such an atmosphere Wheeler though
his interests, and his future, lay wit
the strongest battalions and he mad
peace with the big company whic
held the state in a copper grip. Tn
peace conditions were that the dali
press were not to attack him and i
turn he was not to attack the Ana
conda Company. The compact ha
been faithfully kept on both sides
AS a matter of fact the high con
tracing parties have gone furthe
than the original agreement. Sue
papers as the Anaconda Standar
and the Helena Independent hav
boosted and printed the best picture
of the good looking junior Senate
on their front pages while Brothe
Wheeler has reciprocated by no
only refusing to say a single wor
against the Anaconda Company, an
its officers who engineered giganti
steals during the war, but violentl
assails its enemies whenever thos
enemies attempt to tax its South An
erican subsidiary-the Chile Cope
Company-or its allied interests sue
as the Standard Oil Company.
What Moves Senators
When Daugherty and Fall got tire
of giving the public domain over
the Standard Oil Company and mad
arrangements with Independent cor
Germs, the Standard Oil Co. got sol
and Wheeler was turned loose, backe
by the big oil press and the million
of Frank Vanderlip, to attack thos
who dared to challenge the supreme
cy of the Grand Dukes of Wall Stree
Soon thereafter Wheeler blossome
forth into a $4,000 mansion in til
heart of Washington whilst othe
less fortunate Senators and Congress.
men had to take long rides to MARY
land and Virginia to get cheap home
IN which they could live within the
incomes. When Col. House and tn
British Embassy in Washington wal
to put anything over in the Unite
States Senate they do not do thing
by halves; there is nothing sting
about them. They wanted the Worl
Court and they wanted it bad. Whee
err deserted Borah, Reed, Brookhar
La Toilette, Frazier, Nye and IL
rest of the Prno.ressiuas nnl rroto