The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-11-14
My Two Bits Worth
By LEvERNE HAMILTON

Now that the world, at least the
American portion of it, has again been
made safe for democracy" (and in
cidentally unsafe for Democrats) we
can turn our thoughts eve hopeJ away
from the menace of communism and
Creeping socialism" and begin a six
weeks speculation as to what the new
administration will do or attempt to
do after January the first
l would be remiss if 1 did not here
express my appreciation for the vote
which |, and other liberal candidates,
received in the recent election. While |
haven't complete returns Ct often Won
der why the minority vote is not re-
ported with the major party vote. They
count them at the same time or do
they?) Nevertheless returns from the
few localities reporting show larger
vote for Socialist and Progressive can
didates than / expected. This is a
healthy sign. am not conceited enough
to think that the total vote accorded
me was due to personal popularity nor
do 1 delude myself into thinking that
it was altogether a Socialist vote. 1t
was largely an Indication of the dis
satisfaction of the voters with the in
competency of the two old parties and
to that extent it may have a beneficial
effect upon their future policies.
So for the next six weeks or so we
can content ourselves with wondering
what Ike will do, in fact it is quite
probable that IKE" is doing a little
wondering" on the same subject.
Also we can continue to wonder,
until he delivers his message to the
Legislature whether t. he "Gallopin'
Swede" is still "gallopin or whether
he has slowed his gate to a slow canter
of fast walk, or singlefoot.
OF course, on the national scene, with
Joe Mccarthy back as a heavyweight
in the Senate we can rest assured
that all communists will be weeded
out of key positions in the government
service so we will have nothing to
worry about on that score.
But as for national prosperity-what
about that? Back in Hoover's time you
remember he assured us of two chick
ems in every pot and two cars in every
garage, but l recall that after four
years of Hoovers Republication we
didn't even have the pot, or a window
in the garage SO now / am wondering
if Ike" will give us more of the same.
Recently, especially during the cam
paign, the Republican candidates have
been finding two under every bed (com
/ mean) but with McCarthy's
star in the ascendency our American
public should be able to disrobe and
retire to a nights repOse assured that
their dreams will not be disturbed by
subversive influences or Nightmares
with a Moscow background. Truly it's
an ill wind that blows nobody good"
For myself I'll probably spend the |
next six weeks in (more or less agon- |
ized) suspense wondering what the |
deuce is going to happen next and then
when the snow gets five feet deep |
around my Prospect Greek hermitage, |
I'll spend the long winter evenings in I
dulging, like George Bernard Shaw, in |
my favorite indoor sport of making |
nasty and derogatory remarks about |
politicians, the government and the hu
man race in general, I may even go |
farther and pick few flaws in Gods |
handiwork. After viewing it for some |
three score years I am of the opinion
that it could stand considerable i'm |
Drovement.