The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-01-11
A Political Team

1t is interesting in the daily press that the only two
speaking scheduled far for Senator Wheeler
before the Montana Woogrowers association and before
knifeandfork club in Livingston The question occurs TINS
indicative of the pattern of support sought by the senator
reelection this Has decided that
all he needs to be elected is the support OF organizations ike
the Woogrowers the membership OF which IS largely MADE
up the standpat variety of Republicans
and the Main Street small businessman? What OF the labor
organization members and the small farmers for whom ne mas
represented himself a champion?
been apparent for time that there existed
political relationship between Republican Governor Ford
Senator Wheeler The existence OF this rea-
tonship verified by Senator Wheeers own statement in
written Wayne Musonen secretary Of the Lime Creek
Local of the Farmers Union and published Inc voice Oh
December 81 wherein he states:
81 am told by several people different organiza-
in New York have me ON their purge list AND KNOW THEY
SENT MONEY INTO MONTANA IN THE LAST CAMPAIGN
FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRYING TO ELECT GOVERNOR
so THAT THEY COULD BEAT ME TWO YEARS HENCE"
Emphasis ours)
is course ndputabe Senator Wheeler charges
that sent into Montana to elect Judge Erickson the
candidate the Democratic ticket and the implication is
clear that the reelection of Republican Governor Ford was TO
Wheeler's advantage according to his reasoning.
the pieces of the picture of the alliance of Senator
Wneeler, once Inc PROGRESSED leaoel VI I f h p ps
in Montana with the most reactonary element OF the Fepuo
can party in Montana fall into perfect perspective as the
expressions of Wheeler and Ford considered Ford shows
himself as vocferous champion OF the Montana rover com
panys interests in his attitude toward Missouri Valley develop
Senator Wheeler takes the and repeats the same
specous arguments used by Ford against the Missouri valley
Authority proposals. Ford the MVA will eopardlze state
rights Wheeler sounds the echo Ford makes the false state
men that the M Will destroy existing water gs heelel
arms the fasehood Ford asserts that the MV will create
ley including Montana and to this obvious fasehood
Wheeler asents and Celebrates with more false u
founded statements.
Thus expressing themselves they both proclaimed
spokesman for the private interests fear
any plan for coordnated development OF the Missouri
region which would be infringe their present mon
oo of production and distribution at prices for service
based on all "the traffic will bear"
Since the has announced that aside from sales
other of Montanas school
have been exhausted the scheduled OF Sen
before the Montana Woogrowers Association
may will second the governors declaration
for the necessity of imposing sales tax.
Attention has been called to the fact that the rental fees
charged for Montana grazing lands low that needless
loss of 100000 year inflicted the school funds
the state The principal benecares from these low rates.
the membership of the Montana Woogrowers
association the Montana Stockgrowers association And
these two organizations have certainly feeling to-
Ford who is willing to Overlook the possibility of
sderng the rental rates of state lands So
reasonable that the SENATOR through the in
fuence of his nerocutor Governor Ford will be warmly well
coined appears before the Woogrowers association
seems reasonable that the Woolgrower
the Stockgowes association together with the Ana
conda Copper Mining company the Montana Power
interests the financial institutions of the
all in cahoots to have sales tax legislation enacted and
thereby threat any increase in tax evies other
charges against them
the small farmers and the workers of the state
opposed but with practically all of the daily
papers owned by the foreign industrial corporations and the
majority of weekly influenced by Montana Power
company advertising and by from banks and other
interests the little people narculate
So the team of Governor Ford and Senator Wheeler
much concerned by what the small farmer and the worker
feels, wants suffers