The producers news., 1936-08-14


spectacle is familiar of politica
machines run by Marcus DAILY, w
A. Clark, F. A. Heinze, the Ana
conda Company, etc. Admitting
their subversive influences, they
did put money of the plutocracy in
circulation among the needy. A
new variety of political machine
is being developed which by Janu>
ary first may become entirely
automatic, running solely on the
money of the taxpayers without
need of any extrinsic corporate
financing.
1t has been said, "The Republi-
can Party is a party. The Demo
cratic party is fued." The Oxi-
lotl is first a fish; its transforma-
tion to a land living lizard is
gradual. Each of the three fued-
ist groups of Democracy" in Mon
tana in the last campaign was
partially supported by the Big
Business but each was receiving
vital financial sustenance from the
taxpayers money. A complete
transition seems close at hand
when virtually all the campaign
money will come from the tax
payers. Only ''moral" and press
help will be given by the large
corporations. Instead of direct
money payments for prostitution
of governments, the professionals
will receive only "theater tickets
and buggy rides" from "entrench-
ed Greed"
The recent Holt Fuedists (now
deceased in name but whose con-
stituents will join the Wheeler
Ayers machine in rush for the
trough next November) were aid
ed by the Northern Pacific and |
Anaconda Companies, but their |
Flying Squadron was
composed of Republicans and |
Democrats alike who drew salar-
les out of the Whiskey Profits, |
had expense accounts paid from
the same fund, and often rode
their campaigning circuits in State
cars. Mitchell for Secretary of
State and Holmes for Auditor and
their deputies were factors in this
machine. The penitentiarv guards
were of this fighting force.
The Ronney Feudists were also
prospered by public money. To
quote Mr.. Romney he employed
much of his time travelling as a
United States officeholder making
contacts" throughout the State
for a year or more before he filed |
for Governor. Romnev was
Charlie Millers candidate for gov
ernor. This machine was aided bv
Mitchell and Holmes. It's legal
advisors were Rankin (republican) |
and Ford (republican). Miller's
meteoric career in sucking state
commenced with a success
full executive and legislative attack
on the monopoly of state, county
school district fire insurance eniov-
ed for thirty years by the Pacific
Board of Fire Underwriters. OBJ
tanning a monopoly for the Pearl
of London on all state public in
surance, he supplied Holmes. the
Auditor, with an appraiser who
raised rates on state property.
Miller also bought on consignment
whlskey for resale to the State.
His sudden rise in the world en-
abled him to buy control of the
western Progressive. He also
wrote insurance for the Montana
Power and Anaconda. His paper
thrived on Whiskev Ads. The
Miller-Romney machine was more
brazenly in politics for revenue
only than the other two machines
For eight weeks, Miller boasted
that his paper would name the
governor. Romney consented when
the expense was arranged for to
resign his Federal job and become
Miller's puppet.
The effective machine of the
three was the Wheeler
Octopus. Every postmaster in the
eastern district owed his appoint
ment to Ayers. The Internal Rev
enue Office is named bv Wheeler
The United States Marshal Is
Wheeler's appointee. Wheeler an
points such men as Hart. There
are SIX or more assistants to the
United States Attorney General
N Montana in addition to the re-
gular district attorney. Wheeler
often picks stanch republicans for