The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-10-31

Gratis took the ground from under
the feet of the Republicans. Sena-
tor Wheeler, several weeks before
the campaign became hot, mum
ated in Washington that ne was
changing his position from dry TO
wet. Later on he came out flat-
footedly against the 18th amend,
ment and this declaration robbed
Galen of whatever advantage ne
might gain from the fact that II
was we'll known he was wet.
Walsh ON Prohibition.
Then Senator Walsh, evidently
acting on the advice of his mentor,
Wheeler, declared that he would
abide by the will of the people on !
this question, that is, if the people
of the State of Montana showed
nv their votes that they were tired
of prohibition that he would act
accordingly in the senate. Since
the people of Montana had already
. declared at the polls that they
were opposed to prohibition,
Walsh's statement was signal to
Democratic vets who might other
wise be inclined to support Galen
that the Democratic senator would
. be all right when the prohibition
question comes up again in the
next term of congress. On every
: point the Democrats have beaten
i. the Republicans who not only have
proven themselves reactiOnary but
= stupid as well.
:, Hoover Prosperity"
" But above all what played into
= the hands of the Democrats is the
y appalling depression thru whicf
this country is passing and the
? refusal of the Hoover administra
y ton to do anything for those wh'
are suffering from it, namely, tn
y working classes. Hoover Pros
y perity' has proven to be the ruiz
of the Republican Party in Mon
+ tana as in many other states.
y The leading candidates of tn
:. Republican Party ale colorless a
= we'll as reactionary. Their cor
= servatism is ingrained. They al
not even clever opportunities. Ga
x en- came out against the 18th an
. endment but the convention whlC
nominated him was mum on tt
&c question. So was the Democrat
10 Party convention for that matte
OIL This proves what an unprinciplt
Jus collection of office seekers DO
~ are.
u e Galen's publicity men boosted
1or his service to his country in Woo
on row Wilson's war against the S
t1e Wet Union, at a time when Russ
>. was not at war with the Unit
Ihe States but was trying to overthrt
lar- the Czarist forces who infested
eler country at the time. No more
the rious blunder could be made. I
WIN workers and a considerable S
po- ton of the farming elements
are Montana are one hundred per c,
'on- for the Soviet Union. 1t was e
the dent that the stool pigeon eleme
that defended the Teapot Do
crowd during the Harding regi
lcan are in control of the Republi'
L airy VI hOnSdlld anu OAANN
4use Galen's campaign.
gnl- Leavitt a NOnentity
Ior Leavitt is a nonentity but dur
aus ing his many years in Washing
the he has built up some follow
,om- based on patronage. He is ne
5 70 er fish, flesh, nor fowl. Such
.ioy- man is liable to pull thru whe
arm more positive character bites
tIe dust.
.ouia Had the Farmer-Labor Party
IN II necessary funds to send Sen
CT. Taylor to the industrial section
IS the state for a number of meet
sup there is reason to believe that
ring F. L. p would give the two I
pa conda parties a close race.
peri the present election campaign
e, the Farmer-Labor Party putsid
"hat Sheridan County, which is its I
say is only the opening gun of a {
W0ro paign to build up Farmer-L
Ialen Party that will give the two
parties something to think a
in the next election, two years
Party now.