The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-23
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS


reelec Roosevelt, they going without mucf
enthusiasm They're to do it the Lesser OF Two
Evils theory of political actiona theory which, in this deci
sive period is itself great evil This is period when the
American people should be vigorously pushing through bold
positive rather than preparing accept second
best compromise.
The Two evils"
for this preference Roosevelt Wile
the hand and the negative and defast attitude the
other many the first place people dstru Wlke
this they have good and sufficient grounds On the other
hand they afraid of power this
fear they be correct but not for the given by the
COP Finally the important the absence
enthusiasm is Rooseve apparent lack OF
program for increasing production and creating
ployment opportunities In this criticism the American
pie are in great measure correct
WilIkie Must Be Defeated
That the American people should distrust Wikie is easily
understandable Wilkes personal career business expert
labor record and the nature of his backing
all of piece His personal of selouts for
bigger and better jobs for Wikie story of tabor
who hired by Big Business forges entirely about
his labor practice is the story of Democrat who joins the
Republican Party when presidential nomination seems to be
in the offing
WILKES business career is the story of first the legal ad
and then the president of utilities holding corporation
engaged watering Stocks cleaning up speculation with
other peoples money buying off newspapers college
professors the fight against municipal ownership of utilities
His labor record includes few ventures into the field of sub
sidizng fake labor papers and genuine labor spies
Wilkes hackers all the from Big Executives of
Wall Street to Still Bigger Executives of Wall Street Such
names Thomas Lamont Of ]. P Morgan Co., and H. w.
ren head of the National Manufacturers Association
appear frequently among the ranks of his crusaders.
Nothing about Wlke suggests that the American people
crucial years ahead About this there be hesitation
WIILKIE MUST BE DEFEATED!
The Dictator"
That the American people should be about Roose
ves dictatorship also understandable Roosevelt has
great deal of powerand he want to hold to it.
His failure to permit of the in his administration to
achieve leadership has forced him into position of being Sin
dispensabe And the American people don't like that
this partly due the nature of the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party still weird Of South
reaconares machine politicians and honest
able progressve No doubt Roosevelt has felt that only
popular figure like himself could keep such political ogani
cation intact.
Such firm hold the Democratic Party however, does
constitute threat of dictatorship Neither of
does third term The threat of dictatorship which
could concevaby play part stems from the posi-
BILE of his present policies and the of
events in the immediate future Given major
effort consistent policy of appeasng the monopoes
the lack of progressive for increasing production
monopoly collaboration and control Events not third term
can make dictator out of Roosevelt.
but way prevent that Only if the people
Roosevelt
be avoided
Carrying a Program to the Candidate
this the of the whole problem To continue to
that Rooseves domestic policy is not progressive
repeat truth which doesn't very far The Amer
voters today have unique task before them Unlike in
mast when candidate took his program to the people
sought election that today the American
pie take their the candidate Only the
people unite around progressive program and carry
along them, hope election which
will have positive meaning for the future of democracy IN this
country.
issues
American people want national defense they want de-
mocracy they opportunity. Blocking their
goals the monopoes Here there be compromise
progressive program is one which will unhesatngy sweep
these and permit the fument of
The expressed desires of the American people TX
For Roosevelt-With Purpose and Enthusiasm
And Roosevelt head up such program His past rec
and the nature of his indicate that But to
Roosevelt not enough We reeect him with
overwhelming and decisive majortywh enthusiasm and
with purpose 1t must be made clear Roosevelt that
free and progressive people the marchknowing what
hey and demanding that they get (which swept him
office and bewildered people who had place
CO. Make him candidate Let him know in clear
just who behind him and why The New American
Challenge to Voters |
Dire 1000 patients state hospital Warm
springs for better fire protection heathfu
conditions and safety challenging voertaxpayers of
These patients only from western Montana
counties of the state Dr. Byron Pampel
ntenden has revealed that attendance the state hospital
each county of Montana and proporionae to its
laon Small counties have mentally sick patients