The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-09-03
Soup Dish" Platforms

Soup DISH Platforms
cynical writer characterized William Jenning
Bryans mental calibre like dish brOad and shall
Reading the platforms of the major polca
parties in Montana must convince thinking that they
too are nothing but broad and shallow products OF poca
menae fearful of being too specific wanting
them that offense be taken by anyone.
If to compare the wording of the platforms
fit them to the general Characterization of the soup dish
would say that the soup served in them altogether
weak without nourshment for the guidance
the intelligent To be there tiny bit
in the platform of the Democratic platform its fay stated
can platform pubczed in the press fails disclose any
definitely nourishing d-bit.
platforms advocate generally speaking the
good things of mother home and heaven things
to which object But neither of the parties commit
its candidates to specific action on important issues
AS example of the generous latitude granted
candidates the party tickets let quote platforms
the sections relating to the ampOrant issue of the
Montana According the the Repub-
lican platform says:
pledge further development of the enormous water
of Montana for beneficial uses of the ate
IS to Judge by the Republican governors support OF the Pick
Sloan monstrosy must arrive at the conclusion that the
further development for beneficial uses letting
30 per cent OF these waters be diverted to the Impractical nav
cation channel included in the PickSloan with proper
tionate loss to Montana where the waters arise.
The Democratic platform is broad and shallow
this issue does not specifically refer to Montana
1t just sweeps the field in these words:
eve will develop fully Montanas industrial to
provide ample opportunity the young people
men and women of Montana to remain in the state"
Can anyone find fault with that promise? Of course not
But the hitch the big How you going it, that
is going to trouble lot of the voters.
Because the promise ''broad and shallow only
surmse that included in the industrial resources the
arising Montana which presently used Ger
tanly Senator Murray his less lone fight for the
coordnated development of Montana of the Missouri
Valley region hasn't hidden behind political patitudes
He has been out in the open fighting And his stature
statesman and champion of the interests of the people, has
immeasureaby the estimation of the voters of the
state witness his vote in the primaries And yet Off the
record reports from the Democratic convention that only
the candidates the principle and pledge
support for Missouri development patterned after the IVA
which has been advocated by Senator Murray.
Unjust confess that not had the opportunity to read
the entire Republican platform The daily have seen
have not carried it. Perhaps of them felt that was
worth the space would have taken And that might be an
example of good editorial judgment However, inclined
believe that aside from pure party hooey probably
tanned much broad and shallow appeals the voters as
does the Democratic party platform
1t be that The Voice disagrees with the
of of the panks the platforms would support
many the proposals. The lack of support of
sound and sensible plan for the development of the Missouri
the whole thing definite evidence of lack of under
standing and in connection with this issue of the
greatest Importance to Montana and it's people 1t makes the
whole platform smell of only for gaining votes by
duckng which might be offensive to the Montana
Power Company and the ACM.