The producers news., 1936-03-20


and convince them that he wa
working for the welfare Of th,
general public while at the sam,
time that these votes were beinl
cast Senator Jones was serving
the interests Of the Masters OF
Aontana's Destiny, those "absen
tee landlords" whose interests are
90 ably guarded during their alb.
sence by Handsome Dan" Kelly
Frank Kerr, Frank Baird, and Bill
Rae, tho quartet known to Mon.
tana Legislators as "The Four
Horsemen."
To repeat briefly, the first in
stance Is where the Senator votes
against a bill which the Masters
wish to pass. He casts this vote
with the consent Of the Masters
who know the bill will pass de-
spite his vote, but the record Of
his vote 10 there for public con-
sumption. In the second case the
Senator, with tho permission Of
the Masters, votes FOR a bill
which they wish defeated, and
which 10 defeated. Again Senator
Jones' record squares with the pub
lie desires. The third instance Is
the case in which the Senator, al
ways with the Masters permission,
votes for a bill which they desire
to defeat but have found by count
ing noses, they can not muster a
sufficient vote to kill, so thew pcr-
mt him to vote for it to keep
the voters fooled. During tho
whole Of Senator Jones' term no
has been subject to the commands
OF the Masters but ut the Same
time his record Of votes has been
satiafactory to the voters back
home.
Now in the lives Of all Senators
there eventually comes a time
when the Masters need their votes
and cannot permit them TO cast
their votes for home consumption.
Here 10 the point where the SEN
ator'g vote shows where he really
stands, and since the example 10
80 pertinent ! shall cite q par.
ticular case. The Flathead Power
site. Did any Of you voters ever
inquire why, In view of his pre-.
glous voting record Senator
wheeler voted to lease that site to
Rocky. Mountain Power company.
subsidiary Of the Montana
Power2 II so happened that this
vas a case where the Magters ~
hontana's Destiny needed all their
votes to pass the bill. II Mon.
iana's Senators opposed the bin.
no bill would be defeated and The
ease possibly granted to a corn.
'etltor, or worse yet, the site
night be developed by the govern.
nent. The Montana Power Co. j
oeg not permit any serious com |
.etition to develop, nor can Il tol. [
rate government interference IN
ne power business. Congequentlv :
NO lease was granted TO the
.ockY Mountain Power Co. and l.,
he tlathead power site IA atiIf :
waiting development. !
Il is in situations such an ths !
oove where the real attitude Of .
Senator toward the people IL II
iown, and because many support. n
e Of the Senator will accuse me v
picking out the one place. &
mere he voted wrong and con "
snning him for II, / shall here n
.vote q little space TO The record Il
Senator Wheeler and HIS ex- Z,
optional talent for keeping the "
'terS-egpecially the labor group h
thoroughly fooled.
In the campaign in which Sen. o
or wheeler was sent 20 the Sen. 10
9, organized labor played an Inn. -
'rtant part, not only sending him ~
the Senate by their votes but 3,
contributing over $4,000 70 his ~
mpalgn fund. IL would seem ~
On that Senator Wheeler. OWING !,
election TO labor votes. wo1ld ~
We q particular desire 70 serve h
9 interests Of labor. co
However, for the entire axtent hs
his occupancy Of the office until w
election Of Roosevelt, we nuat co
member that he was n rnember 70
the minority party and could bv "F
process previously indicated
ep the laboring groups fooled , ,
'se groups evidently not deem. ~
the issue Of the Flathead
wer Site Of sufficient import.
e to justify criticism or oppo-
Ion, and In truth that issue and wo
vote on the question Il mainly no
9ortant as q straw showing on
lch direction the wind blows. th'
After the election Of Roosevelt pie
Vever the Senator becomes 4 es
mber Of the MAJORITY PAR Eu
. and a IN g. - f.t .