The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-11-09
q Vote Of Hope

The election is over and the Mainstree politicians are
again triumphant Again hundreds and hundreds OF farm
ers and workers the county have been cked into Young
for their enemies the class that the blood out OF
them to the last drop and then throws them upon the scrap
heap of humanity.
Hundreds of people in the county and millions all over
the country again voted for continuation OF their mis-
ery for the continuation of system that has nothing to-
offer them that has future in store for them nor Tor
their children They were tricked into voting democrat or
republican by relief does and allotment checks and by ali
the bayhoo that pouring out of the mouths OF the
slick politicians and from the corrupt press.
People believe that the miserable relief handed out to
them will carry them to 'better times which they
have been assured They do not yet real
ize that the socaed better times for good 1t is
too darned uncomfortable to believe what is ohand
quite obvious that the Roosevelt administration has abso
uey failed better conditions, to lessen unemployment
and to bring about prosperity There million
men unemployed than there year ago. and this
fact has been frankly admitted Not only has nothing been
done to the depression but Roosevelt and his
brain trusters are responsible for placing the entire depre
sion upon the shoulders of the farmers and workers. Sales
and other have accomplished this to such
extent that the trusts and big corporations have been able
pile up greater profits this year than at preRoosevet de-
preston years.
Roosevelt administrators Davis for one pointed
to republican critics that only the danger of upeavas
and revolution have forced the government into giving out
relief In other words the organized OF workers and
farmers who fighting for better system is responsible
that people protected against starvation And
doing under hard pressure.
More than 200 people in the county voted Wheeler
Some of them did not realize their folly because just at that
very minute they had money in their pockets from wheat
they had not grown money which had been taken from the
of working people whenever they bought flour
bread Others believe that Wheeler is great man who
will do the trick and bring back prosperity at last to Sher
dan county, and why should they about the rest of
the country.
These people are hoping against hope Even if Wheeler
were honest and sincere he could not do he trick unless
he would be willing to help abolish capitalism in America
and that is exactly what neither Wheeler Roosevelt
of the other progressive" politicians going
Their purpose is to stall off the final collapse of the system
And vote for Wheeler for Roosevelt if you please means
exactly that 1t is effort to proong the death agonies
of economic system to postpone its inevitable complete
downfall And less unconscious effort at that
That people afraid to face these squarey
not alter the facts in the least 1t is quite natural
man beings to pass problems that appear difficult to
hem problems that cannot be solved from day the
other Rather than face facts thew console their minds with
the sweet and sometimes quite sensible sounding promises
of the Wheeers and Roosevets They rather believe that
he, the forgotten men," are getting "new deal' than
listen to the truth that presents itself naked and brutal
And because Communists disdan bayhoo people, because
they present the truth as it is show the facts dark and
brutal if they that way people give their votes to those
but phantasy
county has resulted in defeat for Communism And on
the surface it may look that Two years ago the Com
munlsts pulled about twice many votes as they pulled
Tuesday, but in 1882 the entire country was in state
of protest against the Hoover regime and against the de-
preston This protest resulted in landslide Roosevelt
I III larger vote Tor communism For certain time
at least the people somewhat Quoted after this ever
pIoCeS now Cney are still hoping
test has as yet not found expression People had lost hone
IN hoover the way things going won't be lone and
Their hopes in Roosevelt will be more bitterly disan
pointed and then-watch out. 1852
From this point of view the vote cast for Communism
m sheridan county is good shows greater crys
Tazaon and consolidation of those and women who
nave undertaken the heroic task change the world There
mas been no indication that the Communist infIonca hos
nen wannng evidence for this the relief dscrmnatons
meetings and even the election dance sponsored hv
Brush Lake this summer e p0in0 nelu at
a. communist influence has not grown less but the cleo
% mas o SHOWN !hag IN difficult situation there are at
edsC 4OO people IN the county who be denendod NAV
These men and women viii now set to work as defer
oy as ever TO make their friends and neiohhors and
everybody else they come in contact with undoTon5 49,
fne vote for Wheeler and Roosevelt was an
4uIe nope waste OF effort and that only throuob CON
Cnuous vigorous fight will farmers and vvo,l1or wi
their living standards from being further cut down p1eVg
mtelgent argument and by their actions thew will
naI mere only that win lead to Their col
VaOnthe fight for the overthrow of capitalism Sai