The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-09-05

| the performances of McCarthys, the
Mays and the Dies committee.
The public has been driven to the
point of nervous prosti-no, prostration
| by series of witch hunts, loyalty
screenings" red baitings and subver-
| sive Investigations until less cour-
ageous citizens have been cowed into
silence through threats of FBI police
action and the more intelligent people
have almost given up hope of our pub
lie officials ever adopting sane and
logical public policies.
We have been subjected to repressive
and burdensome taxation for the wan
ton destruction of human lives and
property in useless and ineffective ''po-
lice actions" upon foreign shores and
for the building of concentration camps
for critics of administration policies at
home
We have been embarked upon a Obi
partisan) foreign policy which would
have our nation assume the position
of judge as to the kind of government
foreign nations should establish and
the type of economic system they
should adopt, matters which are, and
rightfully should be, none of our af-
fair.
Despite the grievous burden of tax
alton, bearing most GENEROUSLY upon
the lower income groups, we have
been treated to a perfect orgy of riot
Gus initiation continuously increasing
the cost of living and lowering the liv-
ing standard while the national sub
stance has been wasted in (Marshal
plan) loans, grants and gifts to other
nations in an insidious attempt to bride
such nations into adopting a course and
policy which will meet the approval of
our diplomats, industrialists, politi-
clans and pseudo statesmen.
We have been presented with a kalei-
doscope of corruption exemplified by
deep freezes, mink coats oil tanker
sales and donations from the public
treasury, as witness the sale of the
liner United States" as a most re-
cent example.
We are now witnessing a colossal
display of waste, extravaganza and cor
ruption in the construction of Ameri-
can air bases on foreign shores and
Inefficient and extravagant expendi-
ture of public funds at home.
All these things the Democratic poll
-icians will attempt to defend as "nec- |
essary to national security while Re
publican politicians will condemn them |
bitterly despite the fact that Repub-
leans are equally responsibility in the
nope of placing their (Republican)
candidates in positions where they can
commit similar debaucheries.
For, these and other reasons too num-
rous to here recount it was deemed
advisable to place at least one candi-
late in the field who might be able
o inject note of sanity into cam
'aign which gives every indication of
;oing completely haywire.'
And so, when some time ago the
socialists requested me to again be
candidate in what gives the appear
nee of becoming a battle against hys-
erical policies and national insanity,
agreed to carry the ball.
moving that although we might eX-
ect eventual defeat, we might never
heless inject enough common sense
lto the campaign to awaken our citi-
ems to the dangers which confront
he nation.
In the campaign to follow we intend
lsofar as our limited facilities per-
lit to present FACTS and LOGIC, I'M
olored by fear personal animosity,
ysteria, or hate mongering and unre- ,
trained by threats of political or eco {
omic reprisals.
We realize that the field is large and 5
hat a difficult task is before us, but !
we can restore to the public that de- $
ire for freedom of thought and ex- I
ression which is and should be the !
ghtful heritage of all mankind our {
fforts will have been amply justified I
egardless of political results. I