The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-09-12
Program and Platform of the Famer-LabOr p..
0nerld anS IGun5y, Adopted At Its Mass Convention

10 WAAAOA 10 ing bAbOAO
to millions of workers and their
dependents in the industrial areas
and on the farms. This disastrous
condition has fallen on the people
because the producing classes Of /
the United States and of the whole !
world are unable to purchase the
necessities of life. The produc- !
tive capacity of modern machine
ry has outstripped the purchasing
capacity of the producers. Humid
reds of thousands of workers are
thrown out of employment yearly
thru the introduction of new lab
or-saving machinery. The mar
kets of the world are being glutted
with the products of the factories
and those that produced the goods
are not able to buy them. This
state of affairs is the result Of
the capitalist system of produc-
ton for profit instead of for use.
AS long as this system continues
there will be unemployment and
want in the midst of plenty.
The workers and farmers Of the
United States have produced too
much; therefore they are in want.
The rich are growing richer and
the poor poorer. The government
of the United States is the gov
eminent of the rich, of the ruling
class. 1t does not function in the
interests of the people.
With several millions of work.
ers unemployed and millions Of
farmers approaching bankruptcy
the Republican administration does
nothing to relieve the crisis. Hoov-
er has fed the masses on promises.
Instead of relief he gives them
commissions. In.
Neither has the Democratic Par
; ty any solution for the problems
: that confront the workers. and
] farmers. The Democratic Party
: like the P publican Party is q
r tool &c Tir Busi1ofs.
e The farmers in alliance with
S the city workers can better theli
J. conditions and b q cb'ut tseil
6 ultir@ie RI Sncipa.i5n :'som th'
: p.-ec;ti al system "tES. bleed.
: and robs them of the product Of
e their labor only when they join
e Tnlitical RAJ cf tfci~d own tha'
: will function in the interests Of al
: the producera. That party is the
Farmer-Labor party.
Therefore we, the members o.
The Farmer-Labor party in mass
: convention assembled. do declare
{ fer mass class Farmer-Laboi
1 party, and the taking over of thu
|. government by the workers AM
T he farmers, and the administra
n ton of the same for the advance
9 nnent of the producers Of the ma
l ton.
4 We, the members of the Farm
n er-Labor party, in convention as
y sembled. duly advertised and call
e ed, do hereby ratify and approv
II of the call as promulgated ant
published by the provisional execu
/ tive committee, duly elected ant
q empowered by the Farmer-Labo
e mass convention in June, held TO
I that purpose,
e Therefore we the members o
g the Farmer-Labor party of Sherl
e dan county, in mass convention
e assembled, recommend the calling
of a mass State Farmer-Labo
o convention at Plentywood, Satur
day, Sept. 18th, 1880, for the pur
/ pose of drafting a national an
I state program for the Farmer-La
/ Dor party and to nominate candl
/ dates for National and State OF
n fees. to be filed on the ballot un
II der the designation of Farmer-La
le Dor party, to be voted upon at tn
/ General Election, Tuesday, Novem
: Der a, 1880, and we hereby ratif
{. and approve the call of the cor
st vention as published bv the prov
sional committee as appointed TO
that purpose at the June meeting
S We condemn the farm board 70
rs its failure to carry out the inten
ar of the farm relief Bill, for failur
Id to set a price on wheat, for IT
e, surrender to the spectators an
g grain commission men, and TO
ell failure to use the money apprC
a priated by the Federal Govern
lie ment for the actual purchase Q
all wheat offered for sale at a sc
lie price at terminals, in harmon
De with the cost of production, an
le hereby declare that the Farl
j. Board as appointed by Presider
r. Hoover, has betrayed his promise
st to agriculture, and functions as
r propaganda organization promo
ye ing the interest Of the republica
r party. We declare for farm n
al left act that will stabilize tn
ut price of wheat even if at los
TO to the government.
~ We declare for the taking owe
of the railroads by the govern
n ment at replacement cost and
a. drastic reduction of freight rate
rk We declare for a liberal pensio
On for all of the soldiers of tn
to World War, and liberal sick con
G. pensations, TO be paid for by
r special income tax upon the Den'
a ficiar;es of the war.
a. We declare for the enlargemeI
of the postal savings bank
he serve the entire needs of II
rs workers and farmers.
n The deficit of the State of MOI
or tana continues TO increase day b
nd day. The revenues of the Stat
are not adequate to meet the e,
on penditures: the Legislature con
m posed of republican and democra
"a &c politicians, under the control
m the large interests of the Stat
show no inclination to reduce Il
ee appropriations. Next session
ny. the legislature will be confront'