The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-05-16

Their In his lines of business. chari-
table or church interests. to be mar.
yelously persuasive. though no one
claims that he Is an orator,
But the whole picture is wrong
meaning the picture viewed by those
who think that Mr.. Sibley Is going to
be able to steer the President tactfuily
away from the New Dealers and brain
trnsters. and back into safe and sane
economic channels. President Roose-
welt Is Just not that kind of person,
and there Is no club. whatever, in Mr.
Sibley's hands which rouses any fear,
whatever. In political minds.
Can't Scare EN-
1t is not possible for an organization
like the Chamber of Commerce Of the
United States to frighten politicians
1t is collection of very potent figures
In business. but their potency Is too
dlffuse. too scattered spread out too
thin. to bother men running for the
house or senate. Or even for President
Two accomplishments very dear to
business hearts have been put over
Iii the last few months. but the machin-
cry that accomplished II was not the
chamber. nor any other huge aggrega-
tlnn of widely diversified and spread
OUT business interests.
One Of these was repeal of the pink
slip publicity for income tax returns.
This was done by two agencies, work
ing independently. One stirred up the
newspaper editors of America. Prac-
tlcally all of them hogan writing edl-
t0rials against Income tax publicity.
many of the editorials advising pen-
pile to write to their senators and rep
resentatives. Inter they carried ex-
tensive stories about the effect Of let
ters and kilograms on congress, which
naturally provoked more.
The other was the Pitcairn organI-
zatlon. which circulated repeal slips.
and worked up the people to write to
Washington. 1t was this resulting
avalanche OF letters which did the
trick.
Then there was the modification Of
the public utility holding company leg
Islaton. This was made possible. de-
spite the power Of the President on
Capitol Hill. by the utilities inducing
their stockholders to write to their sem
ators and representatives. Most Of the
legislators were amazed to find how
many utility stockholders were among
their constituents. And when they
saw these stockholders were watching
the legislation. the picture changed.
| In the cid days big business leaders
| controlled political bosses. Their wills
ners were respected. Politicians are
| Just as tlmorons as ever. but they have
/ to be shown that voters In their states
or districts are on the warnath. Then
they break records Topping.
Bailey's Big Fight
Two generations ago Arthur Pne
German, senator from Maryland. won
nndying fame, and nearly attained the
Presidency by conducting d fillhuster
/ which killed the famous so-caled Force
/ bill.
Today North Cardinals senator
Josiah W. Bailey. is conducting fight
inst az dear to southern hearts-the
battle against the anti-lynchlng bill
The cleavage Is along practically the
same lInes-almost strictly geographic
cal. The chief difference IL that In
those days northern Democrats an@
western emocrats-though there were
mighty few Of them In nf1ice-sfnof
shoulder To shoulder with the south
ern wing of the party. Today the bill
so obnoxious TO sontherners is actually
sponsored by New York Democrat
Senator Robert f. Wagner. Both Ken
lucky senators are voting with It's nd
vocates. tKentuck- has lot of ne
groes votingN n
Maryland. though its percentage 0
negroes voting Is as great as that o
Kentucky. stands firm by the GormaI
tradition Theresa reason too. Re
member what happened to Governo
Richie?
Boosters Of the anti-lynching hllI In
sIsr the spirit Is entirely dlfferert frou
that Of the bin talked to deatl nnde
Germans filihuster, despite heroic nj
temnts to force 1t through by Hpnr
Cabot Lodge They say anyone VIII
opposes tie bill cnndones lynchlng
Snutherners point 70 the statistics
which prove TINT lynchings have dc
creased amazingly. and ask why til
federal government should trampl
state rights to intervene in q situato
which is fast correcting itself.
Object of Bill
If the proponents of the bin will cor
slider the merits Of the Force bill cor
troversy they will find less differenc
than Is nj once apparent.
The object Of the Force bin wa
avoweflly. to insure honest election
honest polling lists and honest hallc
counts In the various states Actual.
II was lined at preventing by feeders
troops. disfranchisement of negroes
the South who wanted to vote for HI