The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-19

ing. No one hardly believe that Texas and Ar
Kansas Florida and Old Virginia, will cut loose from
old democratic moorings and swing into the repub-
ican columns-yet the Digest report indicates that
this very thing is in the process of happening. If it
occurs it will be political revouton-the starting of
something that don't know how will end 1t means,
it to the end of the old Democratic party
the amalgamation of the Republican and Democratic
parties in conservative party, and the rising IN
definite proportion of the American Labor party-the
Farmer-Labor party if you pease-as the opposition
party.
The joining of the two old parties will prove that
historical truism, that political party must reflect
the economic interests of its members. The old Demo-
cratic and Republican parties represent the economic
interest of the group they have been maintain
ed biparty political contradiction in the United
States for years, and seemed successful contradic
ton of the above noted truism But this purely art
fetal situation is passing away and with it passes
the Democratic party the last antibellum tradition
of the south with it, the old southern ideas of white su
premacy, and free trade: the South melts before
the march of progress.
The New York Times remarks "This strangest of
all campaigns, which may make an election map, No.
vember 7th that will resemble leopard's coat, is
merely having its peculartes confirmed by the straw
vote"
The straw vote shows that Hoover will carry Mon
tana two to one. This probably will not be, but it
safe to cOncede that Montana is safely in the
Hoover column. From all indications now Erickson,
the democratic candidate for Governor and Wheeler
the democratic candidate for United States Senator
will both go down to defeat in spite of Anaconda and
all of it's money this in itself is most remarkable
thing and in the of Wheeler, it seems almost
unbelievable, in view of the fact that the mining in
terests the Smith forces, and the labor unions all
seem to be behind him. But when the dawn clears
November 7th it is very likely that Wheeler will be
elected to stay at home in spite of the efforts of Sem
Norris and Young LaFOllete. 1t seems that the rank
and file just not going to follow lot of the old
leaders. And it is not to be wondered that they are
not prepared to take Sen Norris advise after Wheel
er's Poison Power Site vote
Returning to the national situation it is absurd to
predict that North Dakota and Minnesota will go for
Smith-any way it seems so to u.s.
Speaking of New York, the Digest poll shows that
Tor the entire state Hoover has received 656
to Smiths 174,531 and in New York CITY Hoover has
received 1894 to Smiths 13OO22 This indicates that
Hoover will carry the state of New York by sub
stantial majority.
Hoover has 1926 votes in Chicago to Smiths g..
$40, and in Philadelphia Hoover has 68 495 to Smiths
4781O
In Montana the returns show $3.50 for Hoover to
1852 for Smith,
1t will be remembered that the Digest reports for
the election for 1924 came within less than 296 of
being correct.
From all indications now Smith will be literally
showed under-the worst defeated democratic candi-
date since the Civil Just why that should be is
one OF those things that that cannot be explain
ed
Of course, we admit that we cannot feature Hoover
carrying Texas Old Virginia. and we wont believe
1t can be so until the reports come to that effect No
vember 7th