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was up for reelection I contributed
one of the scattering" votes credited
to his opponent, leaving it to the Re-
publicans and "old line" Democrats
to give Wheeler the majority of which
he has so frequently boosted since then.
OF course when Wheeler was in
formed that the farmers and ranchers
freight cars with which to send their
product to market, he or some of his
office force took action-probably
wrote letter to the director of the
Office Of Defense Transportation.
Any member of congress would have
done that much for his constituents.
Wheeler has done just enough for
] farmers and labor during the last 10
years to keep their support at cleo
ton time. In that period of time, no
piece of legislation, of public impor-
lance, bearing Wheeler's name, has
been introduced in congress- A few
chores, like getting boxcars for farm
ers worded promise to assist the CO.
operatives, then trip to Europe, or
some other excuse for being absent
from his job as Montana's hired man,
and that is ALL
No farmer will keep a hired man
after he becomes slack or negligent
in performing the duties for which he
was hired The same rule should be
applied to any public servant, even
if he is United States senator.
Mr.. Unruh classifies himself as a
capitalist-and a Republican. l was
once farmer and still own home,
but I have never felt like capitalist
I was, for many, all too many years
Republican. In fact | stayed with
that party until the stuff its leader
ship fed me brought on political dys-
pepsia. 1 had to have a change of
political diet, so 1 started using a
menu prescribed by Norris, LaFol-
lette and other great liberals, and
have felt pretty well ever since, thank
you.
AS to the charge that The Peoples
Voice is communists, that is in direct
line with the accusations made by
every re-actionary against all persons
and publications having liberal and
progressive attitude toward economic
and political matters.
The person who advocates go
ahead policy in matters affecting the
general welfare, as against normal
cy," stand-patism and reaction, must
lorego his right to freedom of speech
If he would not risk attack by the
servile minions of corporate wealth
md monopolized business, including
especially, the self-seeking politician
ind what Theodore Dresser aptly
called "The Harlot Press"
That was thoroughly exemplified in
he last campaign here in Montana,
when Judge Left Erickson, Democrat
C candidate for governor, was chief
7ictim of the name-callers and mud
Fingers. 1t is my humble opinion
hat every person not only has the
light to have opinions, but also the
light to express them, without being
dllOu ugly udluCo.
To those church members who have
UGH a deadly hatred of communism
suggest that they read Chapter 2,
'erse A and Chapter 4, Verse 80, of
cts of the Apostles. They will find
nat the earliest followers of the low
!, Nazarene practiced just that sys-
I'm. My encyclopedia defines COM
lunism in short, as follows: "The
srm communism is applied to the
themes for the organization of ideal
where men work and
old property in common" Russia is
OF communist state.
I wonder how many others, situated
Mr.. us, share the feelings ex-
'essed in his condemnatory letter,
Id I confess to fear that there are
Tough of them to endanger the fu-
re of our country; not purposely,
course.
1 remember the election of Re-
lblican congress in 1918; I remem-
# the panicky conditions that fol-
wed World War I, and the behavior
Republican leaders affecting recon-
rsion; have not forgotten the man
r in which Republican president
d his congress messed up the eff
rts to bring about just settlement
conditions arising out of that war,
d fear that repetition of the con-
ions we endured then are again in
, offing. What this country needs
W, and will need for many years to
me, is unity, not discord
HOMER SIMOUS.