The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-01-28
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by P.J.Wall5ce
Pert and Pertinent
FdLd5EdphS Pertaining
10 T1LR8S and Events
of Great ana Small
Concern.
IN THE


SENATOR WHEELER is a very in
eenous man ike the heather Chi
ueese who carries two baskets sus-
pended from q stick neatly bal
arccI on his shoulders, our junior
senator trys to carry labor and capi-
IA with him at the same time. Not
satisfied with having the backing of
the Anaconda Standard and the Hell
ua Independent, both of which wear
bronze collars, a labor paper called
The Searchlight' is imprOvised in
Great Falls to retrieve the senator's
loss of prestige in that section.
Whether tho paper referred to is
financed from the same source as
the two others named or Is kent
alive by drippings from the bulging
pockets of the thrifty Yankee Sen
atOr VIC do not know but the person
would be blind indeed who did not
detect the fine Italian hand of the
Sen. Wheeler in the editorial at
tacks directed at the farmers move
ment in northwestern Montana and
the individuals composing it. Some
times these editorial attacks are
supplemented by reprints from the
Helena Copper Daily containing un-
warranted ard untrue attacks on the
Council of Action and others in PIen-
tywOod which we refrain from re-
ferring to here because they may
soon be made the subject of court
proceedings. No doubt the tricky
Wheeler thought he was putting
over a master stroke when ho start
ed to lombard the position of the
PrOgressives in Northeastern Mon
tana from behind a sheet masquerad-
ing as the Organ of the Labor Ed.
Manson with his genial air of homes
ty was to make an ideal shirt front
behind such smoke screen the can
ny New Englander thought he could
elfectually conceal himself while he
shot his poisoned arrows manufac-
turc1 in his S35, Geo home in Wash
ington at the hearth Of men who
are exposing his little game. But
the affair will react on Wheelers
head as a boomerang. We will ac-
cept the gauntlet he has thrown
down. The counter attacks will not
end until every dark act of treach-
cry TO the common people, commit
ted by Wheeler, is exposed to the
nrce light of public opinion. In do
ing this it viii be necessary for us
To bring III the name of Senator
NJ alsh and to show the forces which
caused him to attack the IndeDend-
ent Oll. The people Of the Eastern
Montana congressional district show
ed IN November that they were wise
20 this precious pair 0e shirt front
reiormers'. All the people Of Mon
tand UI III know them after the Pro-
dtcors News articles are published.
"Bdbbitt' kremer, that course clad
veteran OF democracy, delivered a
enthusiastically polished after din
ner speech before the wool growers
IN Butte last week. He was en-
gagoi IN the popular indoor sport
Of pulling the wool over the eyes
OF the wool growers, describing the
growth Of Montana from the spa-
cious days when men were men
and sheep Were--" 10 the nres-
ent time when short skirts and bal
loon pants are used to ad0rn the
Nirile HRbs o. our he men and
women. Mr.. kremer covered his
theme with a coating of beautiful
Yerhage. He told about Butte the
magic city which was great, he
SAID, because il was in Montana
and how many million pounds of
Dutter, million dozens Of eggs, mil
hon quarts of milk, million gallons
OF Ice cream, million pounds of yege-
tables and million pounds of meat
were consumed yearly by its inhab-
hants. There was one thing he for
got to mention though, and that was
how many million gallons of whis-
Key made by his fellow Kentuckians
m the gulehes of the Rockies were
consumed in Butte last year under
the protecting agis of the Anaconda
company, the Chamber of Commerce,
Mayor Morgan and Mr.. Hotter of
the federal squad.
L. G. CARUTH was appointed a
member of the tax commission by
Governor Erickson last week and 10
members of the Senate voted against
nus confirmation when his appoint
ment was submitted to that body.
NO reason was given for this un-
usual action on the floor but it was
stated a few days afterwards that
Il the majority had time to consid-
er the appointment it would prob
ably be blocked. Various reasons
were given for this course but the
most frequent was that the appoint.
ment was dictated by the AnacOn-
"a Company. l am in no position
10 Judge the truth or falsity of this
statement. But if the Governor act
ed at the dictates of the big com
pany, | don't see why he should bt
blamed. Everyone knows that il
was their money that enlivened tn,
campaign that sold" the fOssilizet
old backwOOds Judge to the MOntan;
public. Even though the Governor
appointed Carruth, proprietor of tn,
navre Hotel and friend of Short.
loung and resident of the sam,
county and occupier of the same of
Ilce from which another respecte,
hill county democrat graduated OF
70 the state payroll, Erickson ca
az least be credited with knowing