Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-10
DIXON SEES CHANCE
FOR TAX MEASURES
WHEN O[ONS MEET
Terms Election as Defeat of
Reaction and Special
Privilege"

Missoula, Nov. 9.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-Governor Joseph NJ.
Dixon left here Wednesday for his
mansion in Helena. He had been in
Missoula to vote. He expressed him
self as well pleased with the outcome
of the election, in which he had taken
an active part and he declared that the
outcome of the voting in Montana
points to the dawn of Il new day. in
Montana politics.
Governor Dixon was tired. He gave
his interview while resting on a couch
at his home. During the campaign he
made 20 addresses throughout the
state. He believes the election points
the way to the adoption of his tax re-
form plan and is a decisive defeat to
reaction and special privilege"
From his couch, Governor Dixon
outlined the political disposition of the
next state legislature and found for
himself a working majority" in the
senate, where his personally Endorsed
legislation came to grief two years
ago. And he smiled as he said:
THE legislators elected Tuesday
with few exceptions, are men who
"eIc OpeHly loE the INK felOEIu pro-
gram that / have advocated. The rep
resentatives of the reactionary inter-
ests in the state are overwhelmingly
defeated"
Old Veterans Fail
John Edwards. in Rosebud county,
was defeated two to one. Progress
sive republican state senator's. men
who stood openly for tax reform
measures were elected in Ravalli, San
ders, Lincoln, Flathead, Teton, Sheri-
dan, Richland, Wibaux, Fallon, Car
ter, Rosebud, Yellowstone, Wheatiand
and Judith Basin counties. Progress
sive democratic senators who openly
stood for the tax reform were elected
in other counties. Half of the sena-
tors. 81 in all, were elected this year
and this makes IS of the 81 elected
Tuesday of the avowedly progressive
type, three counties are not yet heard
from definitely, but eve there all in
dications are that progressive senator's
will be elected.
These new state senator's, with
the Il holdover progressive republi-
cans, make a total of 81 of "a, a clear
working majority in the coming state
senate as against the bipartisan con
troll of two years ago. In the coming
state senate will be missing on roll
call most of the reactionary state SEN
ators who defeated much of the pro-
gressive legislation recommended by
me two years ago
And. Governor Dixon believes that
the house will be with him too.
Present returns indicate" he said,
that in a majority of the counties
republican nominees of progressive
tendencies were elected and that in
some others progressive democrats of
the same type have been returned
Sees Minority Danger
While the returns are yet incom-
pleted," he continued, Il am certain
that the constitutional amendment
providing a tax commission has been
ratified. The fact that the constitu-
tional amendment was opposed SO bit
terly by all of the reactionary news
papers, republican and democratic,
gives me added courage.
"Of course. I know the pitfalls at
tendant upon legislative sessions,
where an active minority, backed by
controlled newspaper publicity and all
the hidden power of concentrated
wealth and special privilege is an ev-
er-present menace, | have hoped that
the coming session under the leader
ship of the progressive group of hold
over senator's, reinforced by the pro-
gressive membership returned Tues
day will witness much constructive leg
islation.