The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-09-12

i ever mounting defic;.. wea
Guiding bills for direct IIt oS, il.
the property of the STAT s''sS upon
amendment of the rIss.; sad the
law, increasing the '. asaals
value Of farm land, fa u1OeSsnsnt
and cattle, and as 81 % ,a
increasing the taxes on tbs t ss
ers; therefore we decIs, .ns lam.
any such Legislation. until until aga against
ter a graduated hydrO-eIactar9;oo a.
has been placed upon the sa,s az
OF the hydrO-electric interest," ia
the state, and an ADEQUATE ,'' Us, Of
a !, gross income tax placsSs , "s
the earnings of the railroads asss upon 9
graphs telephones, and I ss, 'sIe
companies of the state. for ', PRS
tax we declare. -Of "na
This coming general elects. q
electors will vote upon rsfs,Sa, ne
measures Number SO and "a I N.l
provides for a $S,OOO,OOOOo S Ss
bond issue, for the purpose S'' Y,
building new buildings pS - ~ y
State institutions, and Inc iosti W.
tons of higher education Il w.
state, and the second prOvjdiD, ~ y.
a 3 mill special levy on t6s Nv ~
perty of the State for tbs i"0
port Of the institutions Of hiSss,
educations of the State. M" M
therefo<e. we condemn these ma
posed laws and declare s,,i,,,
them, and pledge our candidate /,
/ oppose these measures in svs,v
way and at all times.
We declare for Legislation ana
action bringing about reductm
in the price of gasoline.
We declare for an anti-di~rn.
ination law preventing mis,
competition, and outlawinq a,
raising and lowering Of prices h
the same company at 1ifferrt
places of business in the State n
the same day.
j In the affairs Of Sheridan con,
ty which are now in a most depw
able condition: the valuations 4
the county have been raised, tn
levies have been increased consist
emily during the past several yssn
since the government Of the com.
ty has passed into the hands d
. the republican and democratic pa.
ties, until the taxes are now d.
most, if not unbearable, and, N
county funds which were on .
cash basis when these pohtidan
took over the government, are nm
J overdrawn in some instances man
thousands Of dollars, which fat
: we deplore and condemn, and here
! by declare ourselves in favor d
the strictest possible economy .
the administration Of the county
= and to which program Of ecoronI
= we pledge our candidates.
In carrying out the necsssg
= retrenchments, we declare iol u
= reduction of the number Of dsN'
> ties and clerks in each and sVl
: department possible and iualt'
! able with efficient adminis'rsin
: of each office.
l We condemn the employn1'
for the past years Of an as'l'is.
+ County Attorney, and declare 10
the money paid for that salaIy I
have been thrown away and Y
: have been paid out only as y
! result of prediction arraisr
3 ments. for which the taxPala,
r have not received anything a. !
in consideration. We cono.-
: such action as an imposition uP'
! the taxpayers of the county
The present Board Of Coa..
: Commissioners has been the dos
extravagant board Of county ~
: missioners governing the count! I. !
the past ten years. They y y
E long and unnecessarily prO'Easn
sessions and numerous uIlns ~
y sary special meetings: thai y.
: have made a practice Of pel. y,
inspections Of roads, which U ' Z.
I of the employment Of eouns! - y
: veyor for that work, is dup~ !,
r ton Of work and umnecessaI! 7 I.
t constitutes an imposition anu !, !
e necessary expense upon the \.
5 PAYERS. which policy we empH'
d ally condemn. .s~
I In some of the county U \
= wives Of the county Officers !.
J. other relatives of the Officer IT,. <
+ emploved. We declare q.
t this as bad public policy, ln ni..
Y eiAS % ~. :.+oreet and unlSs
d fable fl SIfe for many reasons,firssi. ~, I
n cause there are plenty Of I. p -
t who VIM need this work who are Re- 7; I.
S flied to do it; second, a wll ltn I /
a close to a husband, that I nan,
: She would cover up any i .nes
n her husband; and when t se.r J
: thing is allowed, sucn ~ y. mo
e prone to keep on the he ds d@s to !
De interest in the tS MI il
T and finally because w .1.a. : vbss
/ s s1,r vote for an officer mob
a compensation is $3.50 p. pei .ach =
5. he does not intend to pay I y
n f fl s2S7.5O per nioa'u usDots
e clce5 the practice Of NIX, ny
/ wherever it occurs, and and P poIisy ,
a candidates against the ,;lYsctIE
soIuteIy' directly or indlI r cop
The present Board I,. q "
e cP% 6uTing supple. and l1 nl''
e al and letting jobs inv0l oaIiius Z
s el,ln without ca .
: e sn9 submitting the same have
Y whereby S,i the taxpayers .0,lld have r
e more than they w vS for. rsS,S 4
( had had bids been ,- fallso contrast On
the rnsd pr machinery and sctae lTsiI.
# lumber and 9tn sneh poi policy :
e e trarv to the public public. n + a'''
# pledge our can ,.ostics.
d to abolish this pr''