The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-09-05
Friday, September 5, 1880


The Republican politicians of Montana nave just
concluded conclave at Helena. The candidates
for the various offices praised Hoover, one anoth-
and the capitalist system IN general Some or
them are wet; others dry. All against the
true interests of labor and for the master class.
Judge Gaen, heads the Republican ticket. He
is the G. o. p. candidate for the United States
senate. The Judge is wet He is for repeal OF
the 18th amendment and the regulation of the Ii
quor business by individual states.
Scott Leavitt is the G. .. p. candidate for the
national house of representatives. He is candi-
date for reelection having misrepresented Mon
tana in Washington for several years. Leavitt is
reputed TO be dry Hoover.
Shortly the Democratic politicians will hold a
pow WOW. Senator T. j. Walsh is Galens oppon-
ent for the u S. senate. I. J. is congenital dry
but he says he is willing to be an uncongenital
wet If he finds that the people of Montana like
their pre-war suds better than postwar moonshine
Il. J. ought TO know that they do, because they
have voted twice in favor Of better booze and beer
But he is doubling Thomas and he seeks further
confirmation. Despite Thomas's willingness TO
abide by the will of the wicked, wet people of
Montana, the w. c. T. u are for him. They are
also for Leavitt but they against Albert Gaen,
who takes his "shot," standing up like a man. It's
great game
The Republicans are saddled with the handicap
of the Hoover administration, the campaign of
kluxer Evans against Walsh and the cracked wit
of Senator Noses who labelled the western pro-
gressves, "sons of wild jackasses." Moses is
chairman of the G. o. p. senate campaign commit
tee and his wise-crack is not likely to help Galen
out of Egypt" In addition to all those handi-
caps the Republicans have TO pack unemployment
and the low price of wheat.
The Democrats did not realize how lucky they
were when the Pope and the Ku Klux Klan kept
Al Smith out of the white house two years ago
They would have terrible time trying TO convince
the voters that AL was not responsible for the
present industrial depression and the farm crisis
The people expected something Of the kind from a
Democrat and particularly from an Irish Demo-
crat but they expected continuation of prosperi-
ty from Hoover SO when the Dems meet to pre-
pare Their campaign thunder, denounce Hoover and
praise the shade of Woodrow Wilson, T. j. Walsh,
Tom Stout and other Democratic stawarts, they
can premise relief for the masses. And the ma
jority of the voters will probably say with their
votes that the Republican party is the weeds and
that the Democrats could not do any worse IL they
had control Of the senate than the Republican,
have done. And they quite right and not "a
bit more
The Anaconda Copper company, the industrial
octopus that holds the political life in Montana In
its Golfers is looking the sham battle between
Galen and Walsh with a contented smile. Heads
they win; tails the people lose. Galen and Walsh
are copper twins. Either one is perfectly satisfac
tory to the copper barons.
II would be n sad state of affairs if the worker.
and farmers of Montana had TO choose between
those two evils because both Galen and Walsh
stand for political principles that are at logger
heads with the interests Of the producers The!
both stand for the exploitation of the farmers ant
the workers by the capitalists. Yet labor leader
and farm leaders will seek TO line up their follow
ers behind one or the other The railroad labo
organizations are for Wash. Other labor skate
will be for Galen.
But the progressive workers and farmers wi