Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-09-18

moved over Into the republican column
In TIE reee0i primary, IN their attempi
70 control the republican as they did
the democratic nominations, the repub-
lican coloEs still float in Mon<ans
indebted BY coFporata control. and
tae overwhelming majority 81 tins ra&lh
and file wAo are fighting under that
banner now calmly await the laat aea-
perate assault Of The Anaconda on
November 9Th, militant and unafraid.
Two and foar years ago. pointed
out TO the Legislature that the people
who used the roads shonld pay for ths
building and maAntainence o. thea.
That this could only be done By che
adoption o. the cent gasoline tax.
Every dollar Of this gasoline revenue
should 60 30 the road construceken In
Montana Unfortunately, under the
desperate financial situAelOn confront
Ing the states revenues, the Legiaaa-
ture thought IL best 60 divert 20 per
cent Of TIE money inao che geneFal
fund.
Ia all fairness % tire automobile
owners who are vitality Interested IN
good roads. this system IL wrong.
when tAe metals mines tan becomes
law In N0vezAbsT. on@-Aalf Of the
proceeds about s2S0.0O0 pss year. win
no % TIE public school fund TO hslp
hfs the burden Of taxation Tr0m henBea
and fAFzns and business property. the
other one-hRif lnAo the general fumd
Of tAe state TNis $3.50. 900 win offset
fine present 40 per cent receipts FROM
the gasoline tax, 20 mat an Of L can
SO directly 60 the building Of roads and
permitting the state 10 match the fed
eral road money that viii Otherwise be
lost 20 MontMna's road program. Un-
less tAis is done at the coming leaisla.
tive session, Montana viii surely lose
In the future more than one million
year o. the federal road money which
must be matched dollar for doller n
order to be available.
stats Within lncoms
In conclusion, permit me 10 say that
all these deliberately
unfair and untruthful newspaper state
meats and political advertisements.
signed by democratic candidates, but
paid for by the Anaconda, the state
treasury last year. for the first time
gince 1918 closed the books with
credit balance OF s22.DeT to the good
between income and expenditures
The preliminary battle Of the 1924
republican state campaign was won
last week In the race perhaps OF the
greatest expenditure OF money and men
ever made by The Anaconda for the
control OF both party organizations In
this state The newspaper and poster
advertising campaign alone put on for
their two picked candidates for Gov
erner cost not leaa than $4,000. u 10
known to all msn that the employees
NJ The Anaconda smalfar and the |
Butte mines were called in and given /
their political orders. Every local |
manager Of the great Power Company.
which today through court injunction |
Is Withholding s4S0.O00 10 just taxes
due the state. was laid off for 80 days |
prior 70 the recent primary with an |
political caeh account for
nee in the primary election The local /
of the Anaconda lumber
lamps and affiliated mercantile lnteF-
ssts In western Montana called IN their
employees under similar ORDERS
Nearly every newspaper, big end little
n the state carried big paid political
advertisements Of thesT picked gnber-
latorial candidates. filled with 6ellb-
rate untruthfnl statements regarding
Itate finances. These paid advertise
nents were prepared by and paid for
~ the agents OF The Anaconda and
Montana Power Companies.
While the grand a@mult thus delsv-
red by the cohorts OF special privilege
I'd succeed In capturing the aj0F pos
Hons In the democratic primaries, the
republican line held firm and beaf
Jack the nssauiiing columns ~ roufe
md Disastrous retreat.
In conclusion. and speaking person
lily. think II Is only fair 10 say that n
Olely because have tried 10 point cot
o the people OF Monsana the pFesent
ln5usf, IIseauitable' and vfeleu@ dual
yetem Of taxation thaz has been main
aimed al these years, through the
olstieai cemsrul a. Iesaasmsurus and
Gmes @swesmsBassfs Il has falIsn 10 as
y 20 bear sks daily aasaulta By theee
atd agents OF special privilege. Ii
yhfis fAssa fAsa@s have AZ ftnses rot I
zen eamy 20 beaFa5 Amsa n@s kmww- I
lgly tzssBed aside from what ] at !
'ast bssseved to De me plain path Of
ublse .Ausy. a fun and absding faith q
given me ia believe that whem aAe q
0rms OF passion shall have passe6. n
'e sober, final Judgment Of the people
Bfontana win sustain me in the
'ur@e that ] have pursued IL these
ounds received In battle for q just n
use shall leave Anal scars shall II
Try them into the closing scenes Of II
fyate life as the badges OF honor won n
a worthy contest for the people OF II
? state, who temporarily entrusted to h.
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