Montana labor news., 1950-07-27
FOR WOMEN ONLY
By POLLY EDISON for LLPE
rwo-Party S, stem

l~o-Fdrty b stem
yWoman in the Is. Senate
Mr,. Margaret Smith ol Maine
believes very strongly that our coun-
try needs two good and >trorg pol
itical parties. and that neither oil
then should stay IN power too long
"A change i good in politics. as in
most other things. She says.
As you know. Senator Smith. is a
Republican and naturally would like
to see the Republican Party in top
position. Much a. she believes IN
her party, however. She believes Ill
her conscience more and has sev
eral times voted against actions
sponsored by her party's leadership.
You probably read the Senate
speech she made against Senator
Mccarthy and his Oommunist-seare
investigation She made II PLAN She
would be ashamed I o win on such a
platform. Hundreds al letters have
! come to her since ihen.irom Dem
ocrats and Republicans all over the
come to her since then from Dem
country. Eight to one. they APP
prove her view that decency mt
first.
The country would have more
active voters. Margaret Smith says,
and particularly more women voters
il everyone would wake up to the
fact that his vote has a bearing on
his poekettook. a housewives gro
Gerry bill, the wages her husband
brings home. the education and
health of he. children all are tied
in with what her government does
OF tails to do
III every mi would only
realize that her eoNer eu II not
something remote hrt a .day-to-
day business that touchv, her right
AT home. She would never fail to
vote. PC, worried because this
i 81 often t.reoucn. Roads. schools,
dams t,srr.bodv wants til e
and that's just line so long as those
who insist on them face up to pay
NJ for them. And realize that the
va, one pays is IN taxes.
Senate Rose
One Way to tell whether a wo-
man is in Congress these days i, t,
note whether she is wearing a ROSE
Most of them wear one every day
keeping it fresh i'll one OF those plas.
tic pins that hold water. The day W,
visited Senator Smith she was wear
ing an aqua suit and her rose wa.
d creamy yellow. The slick mag
azines would have called her chi,
and charming. And we could hav0
4 agreed.
The chances are that the Sen
ate will have two ONT member
come January. Helen Gahagal
4 Douglas, former actress Who ha
0 made a good congress-woman,
Q running a fine ace Tor the Senat
from California. Mrs. Dougla.
n also a smart dresser, goes III 10
: suits and costume jewelry. Bot
+ she and Senator Smith like color
: Which makes them quite diiieren
from the first elected oma Sen
ator, Mrs. Hattie Caraway iroi
Arkansas. Mrs. Caraway Away
e wore black and carried an old-fash
! toned black pocketbook.
Women Everywhere
- Two women are running agains
J each other for a Congressional Sea
from Utal,-thc first time this ha
ever happened in a national rae
Congresswoman Rcva Beck Bosom
- Democrat, is being opposed Tor r,
rs election by Mrs. Ivy Priest. K,
s. publican.
Or Judge Bosone has made an {,
is traordinarily line impression dul
he ing her first term here and hopes
IN come back SO she car continue
~ az work for the passage OF bills III
Of Federal Aid 10 Education and son
er' form Of health insurance. She
oflvery much interested, also, !
two newer bills. One would mai
Full .citizcpS Of ~ many America