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

Peter Altgeld democratic gov
II TEAMWORK ernor of Illinois, 1S92-1S96 and
II the who stole the democra-
tic party from Grover .Cleve-
land and the Wall Street trusts
that controlled the president Author Howard Fast has
done fascinating work in bringing to the American
people the life story of this whom future genera
tions will recognize being the leader of his period
the same as Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln
before him, and the late Franklin D. Roosevelt since.
The son of German emigrant parents-in fact he was
babe of three months when his parents brought him
to the New World-he came up the hard way, securing
his own education, working farm laborer rail
road builder, at II of the Civil War During
thirtes he played the Chicago machine political
game and eventually became judge-then governor.
And it wasn't until he had been comfortably seated
in the governors chair that he began to look at
human values different light brought about chiefly
by the hanging of four men in the famous Haymarket
bombing in 1887 and the sending of several other
labor leaders to prison at the time, although none
were convicted of having actually thrown the bomb.
the eyes of the McCormicks Armours and Judge
Gary they were guilty because they fighting to
bring about better working conditions and wages in
Chicago stockyards and factories After Altgeld be-
governor, he conducted personal investigation
of several months going the entire trial proce-
dures the evidence jury framing etc. At the end of
his investigation he not only granted these men full
pardons but set the entire nation edge by bitterly
assaiing Judge Gary his corrupt jury and the trusts
who had made such a mockery of justice by hanging
the four principal leaders and mprisonng the others
Altgeld pictured as an anarchist, a socialist
communist but that didn't deter him. and from then ON
until the of his life he like his friend Clarence
barrow fought for justice through the courts and from
the platform for the haveno peoples of America that
democracy might have meaning for the many as well
the favored few who had gained control of the
economic (and politicaD structure of America.
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that every interested in the history of
country and the evolution of democracy will enjoy
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Today is election day, and of course, the outcome
of the several will not be known several
hours However, must comment the low
reached in Montana politics late Monday by the
pearance of New Yorker William Goodwn-purportedly
leading democrat from the empire state. After hav
ing heard his TRADE of viification fasehood and filth
wondering if James Morrow of Bozeman and other
sefrespecting republicans of Montana-and there
many-ddnt feel little bit ashamed at the depths
some of their leadership would go to Smear such
outstanding, respectable opponent Left Erickson.
While Mr. Morrow introduced Goodwin as outstand-
ing New York democrat evidence available at this
time would bear out such an assertion.
True, there William Goodwin who preached
a similar fascist Smear line in New York City few
years back, and he in politics-but not demo-
crat-rather he the mayorality candidate for the
American Rock party-a nazifascist gang whose prin
cpal business to spread disunity among various
racial and religious groups. This Goodwin also had
the strong backing of Father Coughln his Chris
tian Frontiers" and the Ethiopian Pacific League-a
Japanese inspired negro organization headed by
Robert Jordan who is packed away safely in the
federal pen for 10year stretch because of seditonary
activities. Could this be the Goodwin that the
manager for the late Jacob Thorkel-
son, Mr.. Morrow introduced to Montana voters Mon
day night leading New York democrat?
+ i. !.
This is Wednesday, the storm has hit and left
ton-wide wreckage in it's wake. To say kind things
abOut tha of
preferring instead believe all followers of
COP bear close kinshp to old Satan himself
However, must pay my sincere respects to mem
Der of the Montana COP hierarchy, Dan MILESTONE
onal committeeman and editor of the Cubank Pioneer
Editor MILESTONE alone among all of the leading repub
leans of the state carried campaign comparable to
hat of Left Erickson, in that he did soop to
'smearing" any member of the opposition party ticket
Tor his sense of fair play and craftsmanship suggest
hree loud cheers, and may other members of his party
md the Montana Citizens Council in future campaigns
stick strictly to ''clean politics.. Thanks, Dan.
Looking back over the hectic past two months sew
,ral things stand out political enigmas On the
land had a young vigorous who stumped the
tate with constructive program which has seldom
cen the equal in Montana history. While the other
We had another candidate who didn't offer
tructive proposal, combining his campaign to not
constructive criticism And yet the latter
von with 1000 votes to spare From another angle
ne candidate at time lowered himself to name
ang' and very little Swearing done by any
f his supporters whereas the other seldom let a
peech by without inferring that his opponent was
league with the Communists, and his supporters,
UGH as the Montana Citizens Council made of the