The Fort Peck press., 1936-01-09
The Gall of a Man High in Montana
Politics who Says Kill the Supreme
Court, then Asks to be U.S.. Senator

The above man is none other
than the Hon. Joseph P. Monaghan
Montana's present papist repre-
sentative in Congress from Butte
What gall is manifested by our
Montana congressman (above) who
Wednesdays daily, Jan. 8, says, in
connection with our U S. supreme
courts killing the agricultural adj
justment act (AAA):
Representatives Joseph P. Monaghan. dem
ocrat. Montana, & James L. Quinn, democrat.
pennsylvania, would rescind the courts re-
view power entirely.'-Great Falls Tribune.
And now today's Gan. 81 daily
runs the Hon. Mr.. Monaghan's pic
ture with a column long article
announcing his candidacy for the
U. S. senate.
And he is quite likely to be eIec-
ted this fall unless the red blooded
American voters of Montana arise
in tLeir might and speak with en-
phasiS at the polls that we do not
want our Supreme Court destroyed
& a dictator at home, nor aforeign
potentate to dabble in American
politics.
The u. S. States supreme court
killed the AAA on Jan. E, 1885 &
did a favor to the country. after
80 months of wasteful spending Of
,000, 900, over a billion dollars
of which came thru processing
taxes" to farmers alone.
No wonder bread some time ago
jumped to 15c per loaf. Now it
is down already since the Courts
excellent decision killing AAA, at
least wheat dropped a little on
the Chicago market
Have a heart for US, Mr.. Mona
CHAN, and don't kill the goose that
lays the golden egg by your high
taxes like they are doing in Italy.
Your system is one of willful
of the deer peoples money.
& of a terrible dictatorship. if you
DESTROY the Supreme Court.
And speaking of waste-you got
the people to believe 4 years ago,
q were elected to congress
from Montana that the return of
the Saloon" would bring prosperity
would balance the budget and you
know all the fowery promises YOU
made, whereas the truth is, our
pest economists say that for every
1ollar the saloon gives you in IL
;ense it taxes from us (society) at
east So in increased pauperism.
more jails. penitentiarieS. police.
'orces, insane asylums, reformator-
es, maternity homes, courts, fatal
accidents. deprecated man power
f drunkards, untold suffering Of
antilles, and other crippled business
Then, Mr. Monaghan, add to the
bove loss of at least 81 for ST and
,hich is financial only, the awful
loral loss which is uncomfortable.
GU have made a couple million
ar-maids out of our best girls, the
anne number of drunkards and
amblers out of our best boys. you
it'll your booze have entered the
of a million or more homes
I'd split them wide open, wrecked
lem for time & eternity by max
* wife or husband or both drunk.
You, Mr.. Monaghan, would set
Christian America 10 the Squa-
bestiality & degradation of the
Ingle, all to feather your own
EST and the contemplate liquor
terests behind you!
You are laying your lines to fill
hundred thousand drunkards
ayes annually in U.S.A. like you
in the old saloon days and the
of 10000 red light women.
All this you would do for filthy
Gre, Mr.. Monaghan. would you
ally? Politics makes strange
and now YOU ask Mont.
,gers 10 send YOU to the U. S sen
c!
Rot oa gent lie. a.r. Monaghan,