Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-05-26
Under Their Own Cclors

Speculation has been rife for
long time among those interested Il
Sheridan county politics as to jus
what the United Farmers LeAgu
would do in the primary and fall FL
ections. No n who doubted the or
SANITATION would have a full set O.
candidates in the field--candidate
chosen strictly for their Commumis
belief, but the question was whether
or not they would parade under FALSE
c~olors, using the Farmer-LAbor o.
the Democratic party, or whether
they would select the party which
clearly set forth the principles which
they had been supporting-the Com.
munist party.
There need be- no further concern
about this. At a recent meeting Of
the secretaries recently held in the
Farmer-Labor Temple it was decid-
ed to run under the Communist
ticket. That isn't all. One Of their
leading workers of the organization,
writing in last weeks Producers
News goes so far as to state that to
use any other ticket would be moth
ing short of a fake campaigni'
That's exactly what a great many
others thought, and we believe we
express the opinion Of all those OPP
posed to Communism when they say
that the people Of Sheridan county
will have a great deal more respect
for the leaders and organizers OF
the United Farmers League running
on the Communist Party, whose
principles they are pledged to sup
port, than to select some other ban
ner and try to fool the people with a
fake campaign
There are those in Sheridan coun-
ty who have been fooled already in
to thinking the United Farmers
League and Communism were not
one and the same thing-even one OF
our county commissioners confident
" made that assertion only recently.
The United Farmers League" to
many farmers in Sheridan county,
was looked upon as a program Of &C.
relief. They were willing TO
follow its teachings so long IS they
adhered to principles which would
not conflict with some Of their ira
and cherished doctrines OF
but when it comes 10 seeking
relief through principles upon which
Communism bases its existence.
many of these "loyal workers" are
going to choose another route. They
would follow a program OF construc-
tive leadership that sought to secure
revision in laws that would bring
them needed relief from the eyer-in-
creasing tax burden, but, regardless
IF the hope of success, we confident
predict the rank and file OF our
will not be ready to seek
aid through the medium OF
Communism.
Communism is growing in Sheri-
Ian county. 1t is growing in the I'm
ted States-Not without 4 cAise.
The people of this great northwest,
and the people all over the nAkion
nave a Just grievance.
Communism is nothing more than
> warning that is going out to those
who hold the reins of this nations
government in their hands. hegbiA-
ion must be effected which will les
son the burden OF the man who
seeks his living with honest toll and
that those who are strong
aelp bear the burden OF their weak
n brothers"
The wasted millions that are
spent each year by government
must be stopped.
This should be the warning--not
alone to those in power at Washing
,or-but to every man or woman
Who has a voice in how this govern
nent should be run. III Communism
serves no other purpose than awak-
N us from our lethargy and cause
~ to heed the warning that is COM
ng through this vicious "Red" pro-
uganda who viii say that its ok
istence with all ITS intolerance
nay not have been justified!
The duty of both major parties
be clear. The responsibility
/ every voting citizen is well de-
ined. We feel confident our country
hall work itself out Of this great
just A. it has come out Of
very other crisis - and we are
mt n confident thM tn soantim
i'll NEVER BE COMMUNISM