The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-08-31
Editorial .
BEST YOU LOOK AT their RECORD

This seems to be the season of platforms eff elected
promise ., ''we view with alarm ~ etc., ETC.
Last had pertinent comments regarding the
platform adopted by the Democratic national convention This
week. point two on the COP platform, and
other point the Montana Democratic platform adopted
in Helena Monday.
Elsewhere in this issue are published the Republican ma
tiona planks agriculture and labor We hope you'll give
each very careful attention and them with similar
national Democratic blanks as reprinted in last weeks VOICE
After having and reread these two Republican panks
am frank to not enthusiastic The COP exols col
apsbe farm price supports as method whereby agriculture
again achieve prosperity Montana farmers, having
perienced exg at the hands of Eisenhower and Benson
are becoming more oupoken in their opposition to federal
program which seeks remedy the nations problem
driving hundreds of thousands of farm families off the land
The labor plank of the COP is impressive bv its reitera
of promises broken by the parys attempt
to claim credit for major Improvement in labor ega
Candidate Esenhowers 1862 unkept pledge to the Amer
Federation of Labor to actively work for of the
unionbusng" provisions of the TaHartley Act Nothing
opposing 'rghto-work" which
possible when the Tafartey Act passed by the
Republican 8O Congress over the veto of Truman
That the COP should claim credit for the improvements
embodied in the final drafts Of revsions of the Social Security
and Minimum Wage Acts is to laugh The Administration
only used every bit of could command keep the
$100 minimum from being passed, but held out
the threat of Congress did approve the higher mini
ing the long fight ed by Democrats) to amend the Social
Security Act by lowering the retirement from
IS 81 and to make benefits available the total permanently
disabled at So Political expedency the Presidents
guiding light in afxg his signature to both the improved
minimum bill and the Social Security Act amendments
Farmers and workers both should look well at the Repub
record rather than be carried by the siren call of
Republican promises in this important election year
State Democratic Platform
The state Democratic party platform (pages three six
of this ssue) in the estimation of this Editor is the finest plat
form drafted by either Montana in at least quarter
of century Although considerable controversy fared within
the platform committee the wording of certain pank
when the final drafts had been worked out each
plank adopted by the convention without dissenting
Since the platform is printed in full in this issue it would
be superfuous to into each plank detail However,
particular attention invited to the contents of the pank
utility rates. school oil legislation labor rural eectrifca-
ton education and agriculture Each of these panks
important issues facing Montanas electorate
wording and offer opportunity whatsoever for back-
sliding by any candidate on the Democratic ticket
It's fighting PLATFORM most fitting for such
party standard bearers either Lee Mecaf Leroy Ande
Arnold Olsen Mary Condor. 1t should hit
note in the minds Of great majority of Montana