The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-04-13
KEATING'S MEMORANDUM


lied from Washington D. c. by a class collaboration
sheet called Labor" are wondering who is pay
ing the freight this cloven hoofed propaganda
leaflet woke up last week when they saw news story
in the Great Falls Tribune refectng the honesty of
purpose of Senator Taylor P j. Wallace and William
Mahoney, editor of "The Union Advocate" of St. Paul.
The news story, which emanated from the national
capital purported to show that Eddy Heating other
wise known "Pack Rat Heating, had Senator Nicely
from West Virginia, to insert memorandum from him
Pack Rat in the congressional record. Neely who is
known to his brother senators as Funny Nelly" is
southern senator elected by the scab coal barons of his
state and it very appropriate that the "Pack Rat
should pick him the conduit pipe through which his
studied ISLANDERS should be poured Information reach
ing US that progressive senators had been approach
ed on the subject but they Indignantly declined to touch
Keatng's ravng memorandum" with a forty foot POLE
The memorandum" which was played up with such
gusto by the reactonary Great Falls Tribune stated
that the editor of this paper wanted prominent Mon
tanan to introduce him to E. L. Doheny.
For the information of Mr.. Heating and those whose
money he is taking to smirch the character of this
editor we will make public statement that Mr. Wal
lace does not need an introduction to Mr. Doheny Mr.
wallace read the revolutionary poetry of the uncle of
Mr. Doheny when a boy. Mr.. Doheny gave over a
million dollars to with which Mr. Wallace was
associated In stirring times. Mr. Doheny knows that
Mr. Wallace was a soldier in that fight for liberty
and if he wanted to see Mr.. Doheny in Los Angeles
he could present his card to the California monaires
butler or doOrman and he would be welcomed to the
home of the 70 year old miner whose genius turned
the mud pools of Tampico into the worlds greatest
oil field.
Mr. Doheny would know that if the editor of the
Producers News crossed his Threshold he would re-
spect the hospitality of his home and unlike Senator
walsh would not be moved by the Standard Oil Com
pany or any other great corporation to betray conf
dence of man with whom he broke bread
certain senators have no sense of honor the editor
OF the Producers News has He prizes that honor above
the shining gold dripping from the money bags of sou
less corporations His proud boast is that his honor has
renamed msullled even though his pocket book has re-
NAMED well nigh empty for over twenty years.
Mr.. Heating also attacked Senator Taylor and Mr.
Mahoney OF ST. Paul. He disikes Mr.. Taylor because
the latter presided the FarmerLabor convention
IN ST. Paul in 1924 He thinks Mr. Mahoneyis for the
starting of another FarmerLabor party in 1928 Whv
is Mr. Heating worried the starting of a Farmer
LABOR rarity! Is it because the old party system Of
IerS more luscious fruit to be eaten by men at the
helm OF the labor" papers, like Mr. Heating?
Senator Taylor is in favor of a national FarnerTa
Dor party which would express the economic interests
If the producing classes. So is Mr. Mahonev Tbov
With the editor of this paper and the overwhelming
masses OF the Farmers and Workers of the northwest
are looking to five great organizations to start s1ch
party and to push it forward to success These five
organizations are the Railroad Brotherhoods the
american Federation of Labor, The National Grange
the FARMERS Union and the Progressive Farmers of
America If these organizations nominated a Farmer
LABOR ticket the producers will win more if thew lose
with their own candidates than if thew win b1 SIM
porting candidates on the old party tickets
IN his secret mind "Pack Rat Heating knows this
statement is true But he with number of other re-
actonary labor leaders holding back the dav when
sucn an event will be cOnsummated. They know that
this present "Nonpartisan Policy" of re,vardiro
friends and Furnishing enemies" paws better T,bo+ =
brings bread and honey to the tables of editors ike
Rat Heating while it places ashes on the Inns of tbosa
Tor whom they are supposed to speak
nat heating may make little money this wear nv
attacking men like Taylor, Mahoney and Wallace who
nave been so foolish" to spend lifetime fipbtino
Tor the good of the common herd against 49,
odds; ne may bask in the sunshine of the smiles ord
he patronage of the people who want to steal aroo
PORTIONS OF the public domain; he NAV win annlanSe
from the mortgage holders loan sharks labor bo+ors
ana men who are opposed to progressive ideas bnt ba
Is only toong himself in the long run He NAV have
little temporary prosperity but he will wiring his ol
In anguish for selling out the common man for ness
OF pottage when age creeps up on him and death or
pears at his door IF
After all honesty is the best policy and the satisfa
ZION OF doing what is right and Just is the greatest
compensation one expect in this life of SUFFERING
and travail.
international President Wharton warns the railroad