The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1939-12-27
A CAMPAIGN YEAR


The coming is Campaign year. and would be fat
uousy optimistic the part of The Voice to that
editor There is doubt that will be interesting time
questions and candidates for office carries with it heavy
a ds to o. the people Of the state dd.+o
political office set forth in paragraph Of the broad
multiple Candidates for elective or apponve Offices
by members of the famerabobera to discourage
group agreement SUCH pending development
political control of candidates for office for appoint
two satisfactory for the position
We realize that very effective influence will brought
bear The Voice which might have tendency to cause
it in its of this clause of the adopted pol
icy The hardest thing to will be to maintain
Of the movement and this certain to
Already editor has experienced of this not in
other matters This come from
accused of having the least interest the standpoint of
be gain ACKNOWLEDGMENT of kind So has resolved
itself into question Of Interpretation of the announced policy
expressed by such individuals groups pleasant and
carries with some dangerous possibilities Distrus and pre-
Of opnons very and by
follow that the directors The
Joint opinions the Interpretation of the policy They have
individuals and organizations supporting this organza
ton Their expressed opinions will be carefully weighed and
humanity possible with allowance made for human railtes
shall remain in fact well The Peoples Voice
"THE RED HERRING"
Once during the heyday the insult empire there
agitation for municipality light power plant
SecuOn OF pennsylvania,
panies of insult group had held undpued sway The
agitation reached such proportions that the local insult
pany appealed for advice to Sam insult himself
nsus reply to this and to the point keep
reported in the reports the Federal
Trade Commission investigation into the workings of the
power trust
1t would that this propaganda tool should be
the people has been much overworked During the
few has been used indusrousy than
before. 1t has to point where suggestion
OF relief IN the status matter how ga1ngy needed
efforts to compel the industrial and commercial
organizations observe decent standards of procedure and
herence to sembance of ruthfuness advertising their
products brings out charges of red influence.
Recently the communist inspired
against agencies because of the Indictment
by the government against Good Housekeeping Hearst
publication several hundred specific charges of aiding adj
vesers in the sale of inferior goods by providing these ad
with Good HOusekeep-
Institute of the ingenious dummy devices used to sell
advertising in the of which the Hearst organization
pioneer.
Matthews of the investigating experts of the Dies
Consumers Union
communist transmission BELTS and this Eek
pert of dubious qualifications and certainly with back
inspire confidence who charged that the communists
of the character of his charges cited the
action of the against Good Housekeeping and
is dummy testing institute. 10
Matthews charges of course ridiculous Equally abb
urd most of the charges of red influence which
omay flung any which designed infringe 81
the efassumed privileges of the large commercial and lin
Industrial organizations of the country to ruhess exploit the
general public. ~
democracy but employ apparently all at their command
work contrary to its principles Then when exposed they
of red and controlling they do most of the
of information of the country they often able
their exploited victims their
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