The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
Continued from last week.

ud tnrl1t. All he has left is a !
snoddy dry goods shop in his
wlte's name. Cannot keep that un-
less times get better. ''If the gov
eminent kept its hand off business
prosperity would come back"
Mr.. F. was a leading stockman
and prominent citizen. Just back
from a sixty day job as doorkeep-
er IN Helena. 81 know it's all
wrong but if my wife gets the
Post Office I'll have to stick to
Roosevelt"
Miss H. college graduate and
widow Of sheriff, who was killed,
waits on table at S11 per week
and has two girls to raise. No new
clothes for three years. ''I,ets get
new party going and see if we
can't do something"
Mr.. l.. quit a governmental po-
sition at $4,000 per year to take
over a small manufacturing plant
that was making double his salary.
Net income for the last year 5000.
Roosevelt promises everything
and delivers nothing. Hoover would
have done better than that"
Mr.. d. owned a prosperous hard
ware business and was a leading
booster. Now a gas station, on
lease, nets him $40 to $50 per mon
tn and two Of the boys are ready
for college. Communism, Socia-
lism, Meritism or any other old
ism for me-"
Miss E. a steno till the firm cut
forces. Then waitress, taxi-dancer
and street-walker. "The hell with
politics. Let's go over to JOe's and
buy a drink"
Mr.. G., Harvard graduate, farm
ed 1000 acres a few years ago.
Now he runs a two by four beer
joint while his wife serves sand
wichs. "Me for a new party. If
it takes a revolution I'll shoulder
a gun"
Mr.. K. carpenter. formerly aver
aged 5000 per month. On relief
/ for three years. Needs medical
care badly. "Let the revolution
come. 1t can't be any worse than
this"
If you want to double the quota
of such testimony go around two
blocks instead of one.
Economically, Socially and finan
cially and as to morale, our whole
country is in a He'll Of a fix. The
nation face to face with the most
serious crisis in all its history
The sO-called depression is not a
depression, but a complete break
down of capitalism, under impact
of a machine age and the terrific
wealth concentration. and AFRO
gance of Wall Street economic
power that have been building fol
a century on scientific and technO'
logical advance.
A like condition prevails through
out the civilized world, except
Communistic Russia and in Nor
way, Sweden and Denmark which
are largely socialistic. Now, gentle
men of the jury, what is the ans
wer?
Do YOU want another term Of
the New Deal, or have you beer
fooled long enough? Equality Of
opportunity for ALL" greater so
cfal Justice" fright Of exploitation
for none" "a better ordered Am
erica" "the forgotten man." "bal
anced budgets" "chase the money
changers out of the temple" cad
ministrative efficiency" reform,
"slum clearance" "no politics,
'homes for America" "a NOR
abundant life" and similar expires
sions have been falling for tw
years, like a rain of pearls, on
starving, threadbare nation. Wit
dictatorial power, a rubberstaml
Congress, and the profered co
operation of an overwhelming ma
jority of the people what is tn
record of fundamental accomplish
ment toward permanent prosper
| ity?
A small increase in total vol
ume of national industrial pro
ductivity, caused solely by a
expenditure of billions in bon
rowed money.
A twelve billion dollar inereas
IN national debt with a CORES
spending increase IN the def
loads Of states, counties an
cities to match PWA money.
For a majority of the peopl
higher living costs on reduce
incomes.
About twelve percent redu'
ton in unemployment due soE
" TO CCC, PWA and newt
created governmental payro
jobs. A four million increase
T the number on federal relief
Increased crime, more wide
spread cheating and c0rruptie
and countrywide industrl
L strife and turmoil.
A vast political machine bui
i mp by creation of eighty ne
D alphabetical agencies mann'
: by about a half million polite
ly appointed officials and en-
ployees.
Despite a tidal wave of polii
cal ballyhoO- the rich bec0n
richer, the poor grow pOors
o mass discomfort is rekindlin
( liberty of speech and action
81 being more and more curtail
and khe ugly shadow Of a W.
e Street. dictatorship Crews lar
II er.
At the Democratic National Co