The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-07-02
Republicans and Co-ops

While the plans the National Equality Assocatio
the Republican National Convention to bring cea
successful the NTEA did get inserted of those double
talk statements with which the Republican platform replet
carried in it.
news story in the A. c. MS Montana Standard of Jun
&C. datened from Philadelphia but its otherwise
identified has this to say:
CO-OPS FAIL TO WIN COP HELP
Philadelphia June 26-The tax exemption of co-opera
ves and other business failed to win support
the Republican platform of 1913 This defeat for the
Coops revealed in the Of the parys platform
ting forth principles which the Republican party will
appeal the nation for November general election
study of the platform showed clearly that the hundreds
of thousands of small business who have insisted that
Coops enjoy unjust privilege which the Coops
the payment of federal income had been
nzed by the Republicans Throughout the convention
Philadelphia and behind small businessmen
40 states appealed to their representatives the resolutions
committee for protection the Coop invasion which
the small businessmen attributed to the taxree privileges
of all tax exemps
Principal spokesman the Co-ops had recruited
from all sections of the country Spearheaded by Henry H.
Rahbun president of the National Council of Farmer Coop
eratves with Albert s. Goss master of the National Grange
and Karl D. Loos general counsel for Rathbun association
associates the Coops had advocated that the Republicans
declare IN specific language Tor the present taxexempt
privileges.
Republican platform pledges the party to cor
rect tax inequalities in the following statement Section "
Small business, the bulwark of American enterprise
ton elimination OF unnecessary controls protection against
discrimination correction of tax abuses and limitation of
competition by government organizations
undertones gloating achievement by the
NTEA are evident in the story and while arecognize
that platforms of political parties made
stand on the farmers cooperatves afford look
with tolerant the correct tax abuses
While the language used less indefinite terms
the cooperaves must also realize that with drive
them by double taxation the Republican
ton refused to take definite specific stand against the
tructive drive by the N.TE.A.
AT recently held meeting of and directors of
Montana co-operatives they warned by Mr. Rumble
attorney for regional cooperaves that petitions being
circulated all states by of the NTEA with special
efforts made the signatures of farmers small
businessmen. The NTEA planned presenting these petit
tons the national conventions of the two parties
get them committed to its of destruction of the
co-operatives.
Reports that the petitions which the been
asked worded that they appeal the
casual readers Apparently their purpose to petition
political parties to declare for
lief from excessive taxation But the second plank the
lions demand ax equality without mention specifically of
cooperatives In this there have been many
bes of farm cooperaves who signed petitions presented by
approving death co-opera
tive built by them through sacrifices order to have
the markets for their make possible savings
in purchases of necessities
You'll note in the story that small business 40
states appealed to their the resolutions
mttee for protection against the Coop INVASION If this
accepted factua it must be said that also readily
understandable The NTEA. couldn't quite cut the
ard farmers the convention to plead
the organization undoubtedly selected gub small
each state sold him the bill of goods
Co-ops constituted threat him appealed his vanity by
urging him that he must business leader of
undertake the mission private enterprise
undoubtedly paid him we'll for doing the NTEA