Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-09-11
Democrats
Also SideStep
Prohibition
Refuse to Mention Mooted
Question in State
Platform.
SENATOR WALSH
STARTS CAMPAIGN
(By United Press)


Senator T. j. Walsh, democratic can
didate for reelection and ardent dry,
emerged victorious at the state demo-
cratic convention at Helena last Satur-
day when the platform ignored the
prohibition question.
The victory, won in the resolutions
committee, assured the wet-dry ques-
ton paramount place in the cam
paiRn between the veteran scandals in
vestigator and his opponent, Albert J.
Galen, who proposes the resubmission
to the people of the liquor question,
with a view of returning to the states
the option of determining whether any
state individually shall be wet or dry.
The wet plank proposed for the DEM
ocratic platform provided for the re-
peal Of the liquor laws, and was spon-
sored by J. Bruce Kremer, national
committeeman. The resolution was
tabled.
In his keynote, Senator Walsh at
tackled the republican argument that
a republican senator could get more
for Montana than democratic SEN
ator," and announced that at the end
of the forthcoming term, if elected, he
might "claim the privilege of retire
ment from public life
1.-THE argument that a republican
senator could get more for Montana
than a democratic senator proceeds
upon the assumption that the congress
as well as the executive officers of
the government are basically corrupt
he said, that appropriations are not
made nor legislation enacted as the
public need requires or the public in
terest demands, but as the reward for
party service and party regularity;
that those entrusted with power do
not yield to right or reason, but only
to the baser influences that enter into
political life.
akin to the plentiful lack f-recog
milton argument, IS the suggestion
whispered about that, by reason OF in
vestigations fomented or conducted by
the senator's from Montana, capital has
been deferred from coming to Mon
tana for the development of its vast and
varied resources.
What particular industry would
have attracted a more abundant capt.
tai had Montana, for the last il years
been represented by republican rather
than democratic senators; by senators
too INDECENT to attempt to ferret out
official turpitude; too feeble intellec-
tually to undertake the task or too toll
Grant of crookedness to attempt to
bring the delinquent to book?
What particular industry has suf-
feredo" he asked, and in support of his
contention that the charge could not
be supported by specification, cited the
leasing of the Flathead River power
site, the oil development, stimulus to
development of Montana's phosphate
deposits and the activities of two rival
railroad systems to develop their lines
throughout the state as examples of the
value of the material kind in the
advertisement Montana has had in re-
cent years through the activity of her
senators.
Failing on any other ground upon
which to make an appeal, the sacred
tariff is invoked in the hope that il
will help to keep wavering republi-
cans in line. Prosperity as an issue
has suffered sad decline. Farm re-
lief is a painful subject to be avoided
as far as possible But the tariff may
yet do service"
The speaker called attention to re-
ports of university economists on the
present tariff, and that it had been de-
cried by farm publications as favorint
eastern interests. "One out of every
four republican senator's voted agains
the BILL" he declared in support o.
his contention that all was not har-
monious in the republican ranks.
w. w. Mcdowell, of Butte, formerly
lieutenant governor of Montana, wa:
named chairman of the state organiza-
ton for the ensuing year, while Ralph
j. Anderson of Lewistown was namee
vice chairman.
The convention selected Mrs. r. c
Battey Of Billings, to succeed Mrs. J
S. M. Neil of Helena, resigned, as dem
ocratic national committeewoman.
Joseph P. Monaghan, Butte, who los
the nomination in the first COMPRESSION
al district to the incumbent, John M
Evans, by small margin, was name1
permanent secretary of the state or
ganization after serving as temporar,
secretary at the convention.
Charles P. Nevin of Butte, last year
chairman, declined the state chairman
ship owing to the fact he has recent
been i'll, and could not devote the tim
and energy to the post which he sal
he felt it required