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

be juggled like financiers like the vas
, insurance reserves, but to be paid on
in sensible amounts to old peopl
whose work put it in the Treasury, hi
reelection would be assured. He ha
listened to, and will from now on heet
the voice of the republicans. Truman
is formal head of the democratic part.
but Wallace is head of the democrats
/ The sabotage began in Chicago
when hope and expectation conflictet
as to long survival, by Mr.. Roosevelt
of his heroic work, and Truman wa;
nominated for vice president instead
of Wallace.
State Democratic Platform
Emasculated
When our democrats met in Helena
to formulate state party platform
enough corporation servants were
there to smudge all real democratic
trends. These gentlemen prevented a
plank for the Missouri Valley and
Columbia Valley Authorities. Thous.
ands Of republicans here know that
these mighty works will revive this
colonial economy, and that nothing
else will ever make this state the
chosen home of our strongest men and
women.
| Blackmailing freight rates surcharge
our cattle, wheat, ores, with million
dollars the year more than we would
pay if northeastern rates prevailed.
Georgia is fighting in the supreme
court a similar blackmail. Our plat
form should have offered to join
Georgia We could have CARED the
state on that alone.
The Murray-Wagner bill to provide
medical service for the under-privileg-
ed may in flush times reduce incomes
of some physicians; in hard times it
would add immensely to income of
the average doctor. But why should
the welfare of 100000 people in fIon-
tana longer suffer to meet the whims
of 1000 physicians.
Central Committee Censored
Murray
Some (far from alb Of the doctors
attacked us. Jim Murray had fine
array of facts to broadcast against
the flimsy words of the medical crowd
uniformed about his bill. He wished
to tell the people the truth. Our Cen
trail Committee forbad his talking by
radio on the subject. That speech
alone would have gained thousands of
votes. I think it would have put Erick-
son and Holmes in congress.
We are sabotaged into strategic
errors, but we make tactical errors of
our own free stupidity. In campaigns
we have not one-third as much money
to spend as our opponents, but we
do not spend what we have to the best
purpose.
The radio is, of course, the best
conduit for IDEAS (Woodrow Wilson
could have gotten us to join the
League of Nations if he had had the
present network but we spent some
money on radio time after II p. M,
useless, except on the Sunday and
Monday nights before election).
Perhaps in Montana political his
tory, Hon. wellington Rankin first
conceived the notion that handsome
profile on every pole would assure
success at the polls. A fair number of
pictures, cards with
printed argument, is useful. We had a
of that. The cost of the useless
was enough to get for the
Peoples Voice a circulation of 10000
regular subscribers. With that many |
subscribers to this weekly paper, well
spread for two years, we can work a
miracle: Elect an actual governor of
Montana For one, would choose de-
feat fighting boldly for the left than
appease Our Sixty Family Fascist
tight.
Daily Press Not Trustworthy
Defeatism, lament about the power"
If the daily company owned press of
Montana is out of date. Few credit any
statement of the daily press if denied
~ the Peoples Voice. But denials
must get publicity. Ten dollars spent
low increasing knowledge equals
5000 spent on campaign pep ban
Iuets, where democrats listen to demo-
rats.
The republican party has perhaps
Useful funtcion While it never initi-
ties anything, it is like the brakes on
car often needed. However, service
If a car or government demands for
ward movement, sensible cost, regard
or safety of passengers. Coolidge was
90 stingy to grease the parts. The
Hoover bus threw many overheard
stranded.
If our earnest door bell campaigners
would all devote. one day this winter
O getting new readers for the Peoples
7oice, results would be bigger than
en- days work in the next campaign.
Enclosed $12 is for one years sub
cription for Peoples Voice to the
library of each of our university units.
-LOWNDES MAURY
BLACK CLOUDS ON
POLITICAL HORIZON
There were important undertones