The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-11-10
Not Bad Enough

1NOI AINN LAOu0h
Long as are the faces in the Democratic camp this week
prospects liberal social egis
aon couple of the election results of Tues
the uncanny ability the Old Guard to properly THEN
whenever given opportunity it would have been
better the Republicans had gained decisive control OF
both houses of the national congress-
presently with the aid of their Dixie
allies indications that the SIND Congress will be
than the 8Oth However, this time the party of
big business will be able to do its work effectively
well-buton at least be absoved of responsibility
since the SIND Congress will have Democratic label both
houses
There many specuations why the Tuesday drop
IN Democratic prestige They from popular ndgna-
ton over coddng of Communists high governmental
ces, trend toward middle road-ism. Probably
there much in all such speculation What motivates the
thinking of man has ever been mystery Then there
grounds speculation Resentment casualty
lists in Korea wide spread The Republicans capitalized
it bv incessant hammerng on our bundes in Korea more
criticism would blunders during the
five years preceding June "a.
And there other grounds for speculation Prices
zooming individual income tax rates 20 cenbut
Democratic 81st Congress did not fit to prof
its tax legislation despite corporation profits running at
tmated S45 billion for 1950or considerably half
again higher than the record year of 1913.
Finally though considerably improved security
enacted halfway satisfactory minimum revision
effected token start made in solving the crisis in
housing land public achieved real gains the Demo
cratic 81 Congress fell way short the campaign promises
given in the fall of 1948 Admitted this shortcomng some
extent be charged the COP Dixecra coaon-but-
what of the American voters took the coalition into
consideration when they Tuesday? Probably few So
they concerned the Democratic
hands, enthusiastically and egsatvely speaking that
government the just as surely
bg stick policy has brought failure and perous
close another world the field of foreign relations
Having scanned of the congressional results very
closely, we'll the for railroad Mon
tana and the throwing out of number of the most
tive members of the state senate by the electorate to
Tuesdays results be summed two wordspopular
dissatisfaction Like many times in the the governing
philosophy movatng the peoples action the polls this week.
Wasthrow the rascas out have to replace them
with other rascals"
Looking the twoyear period ahead little
enthusiasm prospects of enactment of farreachng
social and economic reforms On the otherhand in
exrcae ourselves from adventures Asia
the next devoted to bigger and better reacosm
The home front be of the heahes things
country This say eventually the people going wake
the bill of goods they've been buying the of
World War U-and, when they do, look out!
In the meantime Democrats might we'll harken the words
Of Franklin D. Roosevelt which in were-The
cratic Party will remain only long enjoys the
confidence of the people. The mandy pamby attitude
toward platform pledges symbozed by the record of Ma
oriy Leader Lucas Illinois, and other administration leaders,
does not build for continuing at the polls.
NOT ACCORDING TO JOE MCCARTHY r
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