The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-07-07
OUR POSITION

by the Montana Council for Progressive Political
on Some detailed explanation of this action be peril
nent nasmuch this publication nonpartisan politics.
and with the exception of the candidate endorsed and the
recommended the nonpartsan judicial ballot all of the
others are candidates on the democratic ticket
The Voice of these candidates because search
ing inquiry has been made by the Council for Progressive Po
ca Action into the past records of the candidates and their
endorsement is based the findings resulting from this in
quiy We do not believe that there better candidates for
state office the republican ticket We know that the past
records OF the republican candidates were also and
the qualifications and of all both tickets weighed
and compared before the made to the
convention of the representatives of this peoples movement
from all the state and the endorsements made by them
The endorsements made by the Council for Progressive Po
ca Action and approved by The Voice does not
inference of condemnation of all of the candidates the
Republican ticket insofar as The Voice concerned Yet on
the whole The Voice does not believe that better
lions could have been made and in view of the closed primary
requirements most practicable to endorse
ticket found acceptable their records of public service
for the people of the state.
In many counties in the state there will be liberal
didates for the legislature the republican ticket and per-
haps reactionary candidates the democratic ticket We
wish clearly understood that The Voice would wish
influence against his judgment time
In he faces condition such that he must evauate the
probable loss GAIN and vote according to his best judgment
After the primary election The Voice will carry
pete list legislative approved by the liberals
the state the list be compiled We here and
ask the cooperation of friends county the
state to assist us in the compilation of this.
There two other things which we wish to dis
here which have direct bearing the attitude of The
management and it's directors have been identified
many with the liberal movement in the state During
t time bev have learned some lessons bv bitter experience
discussion of these has bearing the
situation has been brought to attention by few
from friends
First let state that believe that it is automatic that
must have unity efforts unity of aims and plans
This implies that must also have tolerance that each
forget possible differences and disagree
of the We believe that this has been generally
achieved in the organization of the Montana Council for Pro-
gressive Political Action broad general plan and plat
form has been approved and accepted plan which larger
and far important than any individual group
the cation. 1t is rot the plan of individual: it
plan which for its objective better life the
pie Of the state and the Nation 1t plan which
ignored by citizen of the state who has the welfare
the people and the state at heart.
We do not claim that there not liberals in the state
who not members of the organized movement But
do submit that the and aims of the organized
outlined in it's adopted cannot be ignored
by any LIBERAL minded citizen of the state and
supported by him.
It the basis of that circumstance that ask every
such liberal to evauate this peoples movement 1t is not
IO movement, Montana Federation of Labor movement
Railroad Brotherhood movement a Farmers Union
Members of all of these organizations participating
actively in it, but is dominated by neither of them by
my combination Of them 1t organized by individuals
members of particular organization such
hey vote all questions within the organization
1t is hope that John Smith will not refuse to partc
pate this peoples because John Jones doe that
sometimes petty personal differences will not be permitted
nrude that rather than the nurung of these diff
erences every liberal in the state will unite in urtherng the
program of the organization, whether member
outside worker in the field.
The opposing forces have disciplined unity. Let be
zig enough to have voluntary unity.