Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-10-10
WHISTLE

Far be it from US to take the portly senator to task for
clutterlng up the Producers News with a batch of silly trash
nobody takes any stock in-its his own funeral. When a
man has to resort to half truths and the calling of names to
bolster up a cause 1t is a pretty good sign that he and his
cause are IN desperate straits.
We were amused at the Senator'S attempts to be uncom-
plimentary to the Herald. He referred to it as the whistle. :"
We were at a loss to know why he picked out that particular
word until it dawned on US that whistle" is the most potent
word OF his pet expression: You can whistle for it,"
Back in the days. when the FarmerLabor movement
had its inception, Mr.. Taylor, coming as a noted labor leader
from God-knows-where told the farmers that it was abso-
lutely necessary that they have a newspaper to represent
them. Not only that, but there was big money in the news
paper business and all who bought stock would be assured
good financial returns on their investment. Later, when the
Producers News, instead of becoming a farmers paper, be-
came the official organ tor the underworld and the outlet of
Taylor personal grievances; and instead Of reaping rich re-
wards for the Investors, failed 10 even pay taxes, some of the
stockholders asked Mr.. Taylor if there was any way they
could get their money back, and were given to understand
that they could whistle for it.
AT the time he was enjoying the confidence of a large
group OF political sympathizers, he made use of this conf
dence by selling stock in a company promoting a patent med
icine connection know as "Pyladium. Later, when nothing
was even mentioned concerning the project and no dividends
were forthcoming, several investors inquired of Mr.. Tay-
lor how they might get their money back. They were told
that they could whistle for it.
When the results of last falls political campaign show
ed TAYLOR that his political fortunes in Sheridan county were
sunk, the senator cast about for new worlds to conquer and
sojourned off into Northern Minnesota where, posing as a
noted labor leader and Senator from Montana, he interest
ed a group OF flnnlanders IN & project whereby the stumps IN
that cutover country could be turned into lah and shingles,
and bring untold prosperity to the non too favored boglands
of Koochiching county. The overawed natives invested
from their meager boards and labored to make the vision a
reality, but the promised profits never materalized and when
they asked how they might be reimbursed at least for their
labor, they were informed that they could whistle for it.
Taylcr started a newspaper down in Poplar several
years ago and hired an old gentleman by the name of Paul
Pauson to run it for him. Both Paulson and his wife labor
ed on this publication without compensation. Finally Paul
son got tired of promises and asked Mr.. Taylor if there was
any way in which he might get some real cash for his ser
ices. He was informed that he could whistle for it.
Paulson brought the matter into court and the case was
tried at Wolf Point last spring. The jury, after being out a
few minutes, awarded Paulson judgment against Taylor in
the amount Of ST. ,o12.07 and interest. The money is still
forthcoming and Paulson has come to the conclusion that the
only way left for him to collect his back wages is to whistle
for it.
Taking all this into consideration and several other deals
on a par with them, we are inclined to concur with the senti-
ment SO often heard concerning our vitrolic friend: You'll
have to admit, the son Of a gun is clever"