The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-09-15
CORPORATE INTERESTS MUST
BEAR JUST SHARE OF BURDEN:
NJ WAR ON INDUSTRY AIMED

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-. ~" the sole pur'
, 'i'5 tue people as
SCI u'e07 OF Grass or the de
"i al'H 7Peciaf interest
'A empty '''Sh BOX
We TOOK over 2 state government
win an empty treasury and with out
S'ahoihg ohhsation9, unpaid and bear
ing interest amounting to abou
$5'o0o,00o We took over the respon
SlbIl1ty OF your state government wher
the expenditures had been exceeding
the states revenue at the rate of about
Sl,o0O.00O each year for the three pre-
vious years
Two years ago in this same room
and As your then candidate for gov
eTnor, in addressing the Republican
State convention. | then said:
ihS"'ion N"eSt'on - Alarming.
ne qu7Sll'" % laAalOh IS
l''o"t 7i"' ing ore. me llSuFe7 IN
'lo state d"u't oi once snow that
t'e cost Oh state government TINS
ear appioA''i'd - Two h''iiIoh DOL
lars III excess OF the revenues How
th'S gap between buckle ana
s"o = 20 pc met VIII can forth
tHe very pest elioftS Oh me "lSeSt
@ Us. whoever assumes the con-
'loi " tue STATE cover h'heht IN
Montana VIII take over HeFcu-
80" l7"N'
ne matter Oh lalI an" JUST
'SeA"tl"h ''u7l % 7etIieo ;" that
tl!7 Sie|t "li''ihS INTERESTS the wa
te' p""c 'I''i oSIS @lu All o'let
~ i"7 - properly ShdH pear tholr
81 Ui'"''0 p''po' lion % 'i'e our oeh7
OF government - no more ana no
Tess
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Pointed Ont Stnfe's Burden.
'On the assembling of the legislature,
in obedience 70 the constitutional man
the condition public finance. as affect
ing state, county. municipal and school
district governments in Montana. |
then called puoiiG attention 70 the lact
that the burden Of government In all
its phases IN Montana had increased
from about $ll,00o,ooo In 1917 to $25.-
100000 in 1920. also called attention
to the patent TACT that the burden or
taxation. under the antquated system
prevailing in Montana. had reached the
point where 1T was becoming confis-
catory 8 to certain forms OF property
and gave warning that Montana could
not go forward without an immediate,
far. and equitable adjustment OF q
situation that had become lntoIefaDle.
People should Awaken.
"A majority OF your legislators
responded TO the suggestions theh
made and in q spirit OF earnest
purpose and full sense OF the
heavy responsibility involved, as
representatives OF all the people.
gave their full energy toward
solution OF the intricate ana Nexed
problems presented, In some Things
they were successful, IN others
t'tHS y - y - N'~A - - - 1850 '''A~'
ing strategic positions and at all
times aided and abetted by power
full Influences outside the legisla-
tive chambers.
I'VE might as well speak frankly
If the people Of Montana either
hope or expect to regain ana hold
freedom Of action IN their pubic
affairs. they had better awaken to
fGii realization o. '"e Soiiu' IONS
that confront them
when the State constitutional
convention met IN 1889 II organ
lied on strict basis OF politlca!
party control. the only instance on
record where partisan politics gov
erned the writing OF the basic con-
stitutional law Of state. The rep
resentatives OF the mining inter
ests of the territory were In con-
troll. 1t was prior TO the breaking
out of tho personal politlcat 1ueo
between W. A. Clark ana marcus
DAILY. Mr.. Clark was made chair
man Of the convention. while John
r. Toole was the able floor lead