The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-11-22
WHY THE DEMOCRATS
WERE BEATEN

French social philosopher wrote tn,
classic analysis, Democracy in Ameri
ia, a dateless book, one almost a!
fresh today as when published. The
spirit of the two enchanting volume:
shines in one sentence.
For all the ills of democracy (there
are many, the cure is MORE DEMO
CRAZY.
The democratic party in the nation
and in Montana was beaten because
the ideals of the majority of the
Americans about government were
sabotaged by Mr.. Truman and Mr..
Byrnes, by congress of so-called
democrats in majority, by hill billies,
poor white trash, in congress from the
south.
Too Much sidestepping
In Platform
The earnest democrats in Montana
were sabotaged: first by corporation
influence in the platform committee
of our state conventions, then by a
vacillating committee running our
OLdbC campaign. VIZ WClC u ylnS "
sneak into the halls of power by side
entrances instead of boldly demanding
the right from the people to walk thru
the front door. We did not meet the
opposition in the open, or fight it out
boldly before the people. We made
no realistic appeal to Independent
voters to sway their reason, or their
pride, to reject the immense money
campaign of our republican Capitals
tic) opposition and join a FORTH
RIGHT COMMON PEOPLES PARTY.
There were democrats on commit
tees in several of our large cities
sabotaging Erickson and Holmes, tho
actually working for Mansfield and
Smith. l noticed it in Butte. A report
that I credited said it happened in
Missoula Probably it occurred in Bill
ings and Helena ALSO got no word of
it in Great Falls.
President Truman says he will meet
the republican congress half way.
That helps some. He has been meet
ing the republican leaders three
lOul LIS VI IuC way. OSluOCldIO OIL llOt
imperialists Republicans are. McKin-
ley first spoke of "Our Manifest De-
stiny' to control first the Pacific, then
the Orient Democrats are willing to
fight to preserve World Democracy
from fascism, bu fervently pray for
eternal peace. Republicans right now
wish war, to spread our markets for
surplus products that our labor will
produce, but will not have the buying
power to enjoy
Peaceful Purpose VS..
Bloody Imperialism
Jefferson doubled the area of our ma
ton by peaceful purchase of the
Louisiana Territory; land we assimi
lated. Mckinley forced Spain by use.
less war to sell us Puerto Rico and
the Philippines, which we have not in
forty-five years been able to assimi- !
late.
Hitler seized Austria, the size of
West Virginia with 10 million people,
all speaking German We cried "bloody i
murder. Truman controls China with
400 million people all speaking Chi |
nese. Byrnes and our Sixty Families |
Press cry Manifest Destiny.
We have held 400 merchant ships |
on the Danube for 16 months, out of
USE These are needed by the owners,
Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Romania,
We try to interfere in a
trade agreement between Sweden and
Russia, and are rightly told to mind
our own business. We would rebuff
any interference with our own trade
agreements with most of the South
American nations.
Our military power, due to Roose-
velt's guidance, our gallant men and
women, is the most potent ever known
in the world. But, due to false. press,
and to down-East banking, factory
control, we are being propagandized to
an arrogance that will force a world
coalition against if the Tom Clarks,
vandenbergs, Hoovers, Byrneses con-
Linue our Hitlerite foreign policy.
They brought World War II by the
overthrow of the Wilson plans. Henry
Cabot Lodge, jealous, greedy senator
led the world wreckers then. His
grandson, Henry Cabot Lodge, just
wreckers now.
In willingness to deny railroad
workers the right to strike, in an ar
'ogant foreign policy, imperialism,
Truman and Byrnes have already for
gotten the friendly welcome of Roose-
velt to the nations, great and small
INTO United Nations setup.
Almost Half A Million
In China
Democracy stands for economy. t
Andrew Jackson ran this nation so
hriftily that it owed nothing, actually s
lad money left over to divide among |
he state governments. True economy
embraces judicious investment to
,uild and enjoy. Humans war in
China, 443,000 American under arms
here, is probably costing two-third
billion dollars a year. The Tennessee
Valley Authority cost two third bill
ion dollars. The Panama Canal cost i
slightly over one third billion dollars. {
The latter has paid out; the former is S
paying out faster than expected. The t
,nly dividend we can ever get from |
,ur war in China is battle murder, |
sudden death, the hatred of billion :
people in Asia, the distrust of the /
Western World. t
Truman has ousted from his cabinet f
he last of the old Roosevelt states t