The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-10-13
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Roosevelt
By HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary of the Interior
From the Chicago Daily News

Washington, Oct 6.-The Republicans under inspiration
of Gov. Thomas Dewey raising quite hulabaoo
the fact that the wongmen being asked contribute 81
apiece to the party of their choice Even The Chicago Daily
News which brides itself on it's fairness has referred to "a
ush fund.- that pretends to believe workngmen being
coerced For wish that The Chicago Daily
News would insist that full facts as to the respective campaign
funds might be brought out into the open
The Republicans apparently feel that the workingman
must be kept in his place The right to contribute to
pagn to be regarded by the Dewes the exclusive
right of the rich Witness for example, the Old Faithful
performance Of the Dupont family This great family Of lib
erals tossed 100000 into the wind to defeat President Roose
welt in 1886 At dollar head that would mean 100000
workmen.
The DuPonts Shell Out
Four the Dupont clan again donated of its
loose change the tired old elephant The Hatch
Act supposed put limitation of SIS 900 head upon
pagn contributions but this in large part has proved to be
only hurdle to be taken their stride by the ingenious The
Dupont family alone in 1910 $780, $780, This
does not include the 1856 600 contributed by Mr. and Mrs AL
fred Sloan Jr who economically speaking at least first
cousins removed of the DuPonts.
Two lessons taught by scrutiny of the list of the
DuPonters One that the the tribe apparent
y able to money with their caoused hands
the Woodworking men, The second that the women equal
they do not excel their their sefess interest
public affairs They too, would probably inveigh against
"slush funds" at 81 a contribution.
Instead of buying and hats with their savings
the Dupont invest vamns for the poor old elephant
Crowding Lamont Pierre and renee handerou
in 1940 Alice and Amy Mrs Eugene Mrs H. p Irene
Eileen Eleanor Euhera Mrs Lammot and Mrs Pierre Lydia
Mary Chichester Octava Jane Sophia Edith Phyllis Janet
Isabelle Deo Ellen Esther Molly and Alleta Mrs Robert NJ
Mrs James H. Mrs Bruce Rosa Anne and Mrs Henry H.
And of these kept her contribution down anywhere
near S1OO.
Even little A. Felix du Pont III probably opened his piggy
bank and poured it's contents into the ouetched
hands of the sefess Republicans.
Why Not Joe Doakes?
No trying to prevent single of the DuPonts,
# the Rockefees the Pew from exuding lawfully
the candidate of their choice why such huabaloo
when is proposed that Joseph Yerushaimy Jacob
yvolosky Giuseppe Pccon Bill Flanagan Jacob Gold
plain John Smith and Edward JONES' without counting
wives dollar each the of the
idate of their choice? If
What difference in principle there between gift of
by Amy DUPONT to the Associate Dewey Clubs of Amer
and that of dollar by Miss Rosy Rveter Winnie the
Veder political action committee that working for
Roosevelt? On second thought there slight difference
hitch might be mentioned Rosy their
honey &c
Even in the heat of political campaign ought to try
be fair There be something to the proposition of Mr.
and his Republican chorus that the workngman
taking big mistake when he contributes only Demo-
ratio party The argument is that it would be
i'm contribute to both parties that which
election he would have friends power the whole
lis proposal seems to to have merit. nj
Letter BERTHE 1t
In fact suggest that modest contributor to the til
emocrac might drop Col Robert R. Mccormick bar
caded usual his Ivory Tower such letter the
flowing: pl
"Col Robert R. Mccormick: Dear BERTHE: 1 have al LIZ