The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-11-08
SHACK SWEEPINCS
By BILL

most vicious assertions and falscaions
the fair Montana landscape. And yet this candidate
have often wondered just how the republicans
would have felt had the opposition screamed fascist
as often and loudly the COP muddied the cam
pa1gn with Communist? From reviewing the antics
of the Montana Citizens Council and its "braintrusters
Toomey and Weir the Democrats might not have been
without some justification in carrying such cam:
paign
However, the 1916 campaign is over the renubli-
have taken" Montana and the nation in black
tidal of reaction, and getting down to realities
1t is now up to the COP to produce To put it
squarely the republicans must l. Find the magic
secret to sustained full production and full employ
ment; q must chart foreign policy that will bring
worldwide cooperation and peace g. must find ways
and means of raising the overall standards the
TONS health; d. must restrain their monopoly bed
mates from taking complete control of our gov
eminent, lock, stock and BARREL s. and must provide
better for and by the representatives of
the people than they have done before
PREDICTIONS
Judging from republican oratory and from COP con-
gressiona activity these past few years it seems fairly
safe to make few predictions the republi-
will do.
Between and the 1s4S presidential election they
will revert back to typethat is to say-hey will
nothing to speak of. The outspoken will make
constant demands for passage of discriminatory anti
labor legislation such the Hobbs and Case bills
These likely will pass ull strength) they
will need part of the labor in 194S secure the
presidency. Should any be approved by both houses
the president will likely veto.
Starting of the COP will demand tougher
get tough" policy with Russia by the administration
and then if it backres will blatanty criticize that
administration. I suggest they show Just little mod
GRAFTON on this getting tough" business the town
bully is never loved respected by other little
boys and sooner or later more of them get up
enough courage to really take him to the cleaners
Should the COP be successful in 194S then watch
out for the fireworks We, the American people will
undoubtedly be handed the incest little legislative gft
bundle from the National Association of Manufacturers
In it we can expect to find:
l. Anti-labor legislation by the bushel Chains made
to order for every labor union leader and member
2. Drastic revision of abor's Magma Carta" the
Wagner actand it isn't going to be revised help the
little guy
g. Scuttling of most of the present farm program
parity prices etcreverting back to the old, outmoded
theory Of supply and demand'-that is-two bit wheat
wee small paychecks-and demand
A. frightening of the present initiation followed by
depression even worse than the last one-and this
might come about even before 1948.
s. Little action by government on a ong-range
adequate housing program, veteran or otherwise
g. Pigeon-holing of needed improvements in social
security program.
T. Revision of the securities and exchange laws to
make Investment" buying readily obtanable by
the public
s. Very little appreciable curtailment of bureaus
republicans will then have most of the "burrocrac'
jobs.
g. Added emphasis on resource development such
as the PickSloan pan with heavy, heavy emphasis
all generated being reailed through power
outlets at prices ranging 800 to 1900
per cent over cost to power outfits
TO- Heavy curtailment federal taxes ~ for the
favored few holding the top cards of the NAM.
and-wh such a fine wellbaanced program,
should the republican party completely washed
OUT of the national (including Maine Yer
mont this time) by not later than 1856