The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-07-17
Who ORDERED
THE MILITIA
INTO BUTTE2
Producers News
PlentywOod, Mont

youths going to vote in the coming !
Primary Election, many of whom |
know very little of the past his
tory of many of the candidates
seeking nomination.
|, as working man of thirty
two years residence in Montana,
would like to PROFOUND two ques-
tons which many of these new vo-
tiers will be asking and give the
answer that any working man
cognizant of the facts would give.
Who Orederd the militia into
Butte in 1914?
Sam V. Stewart, the Governor
of Montana, now a justice of the
Supreme Court and an aspirant for
the Senatorial nomination on the
Democratic ticket, issued his pro-
clamation September l, 1914 which
placed Silver Bow County under
martial law. He proclaimed a state
of insurrection and maintained the
miners were in revolt against the
civil authorities though he was
daily informed to the contrary by
Mayor, Lewis ]. Duncan and Sher-
if, Tim Driscol. Governor Ste
wart knew, as we who were con-
versant with the facts knew, that
the miners were not in revolt a.
gainst the civil authorities but
were in economic revolt against
the mine operators, seeking a more
just share of the vast wealth which
they were producing and the
greatest portion of which was go
ing to line the pockets of East
ern capitalists.
The Governor, knowing full we'll
the result which would follow his
actions, threw the power of che
state behind the operating COM
panies and enabled them to des-
troy the old Butte Miners Union.
Sam V. Stewart by this act
more effectively than he could
have done by the spoken word, de-
clared to the world that property
) values to him. stand first and de-
serve more consideration than hu'
man rights, which by him were
and are placed second.
His commitment to this prin
ciple was established again whe1
in October, 1919, he allowed (ant
his consent was necessary the
44th u. S. Infantry be quartered il
Butte, again to intimidate th'
workers and preserve propert!
rights, not property, at the expen
&c of personal rights. Most convin
] cling of his attitude is the fact tina
no official action was taken b.
him to cause the apprehension an
punishment of these entrenche
! powers guilty Of the sacrifice o
8 human life which was made o
! Anaconda Road at that time.
In 1914 he, as Governor. set u
: an unlawful military administers
: ton under which cherished right
3 of a free people were abr1dge
s and trampled under foot in that:
s Bail was denied those under n
4 rest.
s Trial by jury was dispense
& with.
3 Civil courts were suspended IN
! their place usurped by mll1tar
court marital, unlawfully and J
violation of the State Constitution
: which was presided over by on
5 of the Anaconda's most subserN
Z lett henchmen.
8 And the writ of habeas corpu
& was attempted to be suspende
+ (see in re ellis, 143 Pac., 94O.
Z Again as late as June, 1886, !
3 his speech at the CommencemeII
8 Exercises of the Montana STAT
! College, Judge Stewart euloglze
5 the majority of the United State
9 Supreme Court for their annullin
! remedial labor legislation therein
8 placing property values and right
: before and above human rights.
) Do the workers and farmers
Z Montana want a man with sue
E a record to represent them in u
8 limited States Senate at Washlnf
T TOM The answer to this questio
= is and must be an emphatlc al
! unconditional NO!
8 If you are a farmer or wo p
s er or if YOU merely believe IN Il
Z Immunity and liberty secured
+ the Bill of Rights, do not endorl
3 thiu man. If YOU do not know u
& background and history Of the va
= ious candidates, make inquiry.