The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-10-03
Friday: October 3. I,,o
olAlE PLATFORM OF THE F1n,-- - IS'O
PARTY 'lrELABOD

ne enactment of an adequate or.J. U Platform
ers u Tic hydro-el ectr Ocec
tt ~''C'nc pOdduc
ne enactment of a license tax IN .Jr..
ation tax now paid, on the gross to the YAH
the telegraph and Telephone VI the raO
~ 6 manufacturing retailing IN Hpanles, al
pace IN the state, on the sugar more than O
LECTURERS that sell their products for all NAM
manufacturing including freight costs - al the
the state and back ~ points ousI
AS there is no further need of thoD,
service commission such, we declara c. and Publ
oI tne Board and the placing of the d,t;oo Ge abolition
with the Tax Commission. 'O NO'ieS OF this BOaJ
For the enactment of more liberal
Workmens Compensation Act. 'ilo adequate
For the enactment of LEGISLATION ,,ro,,:J.
unemployment insurance and old age pensions 'usqus
\, Against the proposed merger of the Great NJ,
Northern Pacific and the Chicago, Burlington NO fen
cy railroad companies 'S'On and GUN
Against Industrial BIackis,
FOR law prohibiting the rustling card s,..
ouStrai blacklist as Practiced by the Anaconda N a
company and associated industries 'N0 Whining
We declare for an adequate worker lien law -. i,
making labor claims lien on the machine on
the worker lien on the product of his toll for ne
employed and IN case of preparing soil for cron
tlrst upon the CROP and second upon the land it
Tor improvements upon land claim upon the anJ a
making wage claims preferred claims in all cassa ~ d
solvency. "
We declare for the abolition of crop mor+o.u..
for the prohibiting of pIedging for security Of sn,.
not yet in existence. 0yuNls
We declare for legislation providing lien G., -
ants supplying food and clothing, hay, feed and oil
farmers drovers, lumbermen, and for the n,rDooaa
use IN the putting in of crops caring for or nrov
tor cattle, or the cutting of logs and manufacuna
lumber products, upon the crops cattle, or timber N,
ducts, subject to and coming after any lien for labor -
formed w ~
We declare for legislation providing reciproc 4.
murrage on railroad companies for failure TO provide r
or any other company charging demurrage on the aus
basis as the demurrage charged.
We declare for legislation providing that railroads mus
keep car request book at each station and furnish cars
the order as requested, car per request until all
quests have been satisfied and no firm receive anv m
cars at any time when there is an unsuppied request
the book, providing that requestors NAV assign rights
writing.
Investigation of Bank Mergers
We declare for complete investigation of the Lak
mergers and legislation adequate to correct any ham
such mergers may have caused; and we declare for
investigation of the state banking department Of Mon
tana, of an explanation of the reasons why State hA
charters have been denied applicants at places where
State bank exists at the behest of the bank holding
porations.
We declare for legislation providing that all cOpa
tons holding dealing in bank stock in this state mus
provide and deposit with the State Treasurer suGH
and proper securities equal to the value of all bank d
held by the bankstock holding company to guarantr
bank stockholders liability.
We declare irrevocably against any and all laws pro
vldng tor State Constabuary as legislation nmica
the liberties of the people,
We declare against any further increase for any PS
pose whatever in the direct evies of taxes against the pro
pery OF the State, until after the enactment OF just g
ated license tax on gross earnings and income taxes
Against Millage Tax
We declare that opposed to referendum m o
lres Number - and "a, providing for the S3VOOV"
bond issue, and for special mill tax upon the PrOpa
ot the State for the building of additions to our oa
situations and the support of the institutions OF higher
lcation
We declare for legislation providing for increased m
1ues for the road funds to enable the State Fgn"s
commission to match all Federal Aid money CONSIST
With the tax policies as enunciated in other sections
his platform. 90.
We declare for legislation providing for the aOUn
# the contract system of road building, and the su
ion of the direct labor SYSTEM the state to proViO
necessary machinery, labor to be employed on the -
# an eight hour day, 40 hour week. at prevailing u -
wages, not less than fifty cents hour with douO'
or time employed over forty hours in any week o.. n
We declare for legislation providing that the FL nd
Montana shall take all petroleum royalties IN ho Sr
al