Montana labor news., 1936-10-15
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Washington, D. c.
September 16, 1886.
Mr.. Grover c. Cisel,
Chairman, Dem. State Com,
Box GIT,
Billings, Mont.
Dear Sirs:
1t has come to our notice that Con-
gresham Monaghan is threatening to
run as an independent candidate for
the Senate to oppose Senator Muir
ray, who has the regular nomination
of the Democratic party in the fall
election.
Monaghan was defeated in a fair
race in the Montana primaries and
the only purpose and effect of his
candidacy would be to split the la
Dor vote and aid the reactionaries in
this country in recovering control of
the Government.
Senator Murray's labor record here
has been 100 per cent right. He
has gone out of his way w to help
labor in every section of the coun-
try. Our own Union here is under
deep obligation to him for his assist
ance in legislative matters in which
we were interested. Every vote
that he cast while he has been in the
Senate on labor legislation was in
the interest and welfare of labor.
While Monaghan may have been
friendly to labor in the House of Re-
presentatives, his record is by no
means comparable to Murray's re-
cord. In certain railroad legislation
he was conspicuously absent in con-
nection with committee matters
when his presence was of the great
est Importance. This can be veri-
fled by any of the leaders of the rail
road brotherhoods or by the men,
bers of the House Committee on In
terstate and Foreign Commerce.
Monaghan also voted for the repeal
of the pink slip or publicity provi-
sions of the income tax law in the
1885 session of Congress. By his
vote, and the votes of others voting
with him, he succeeded in making
it impossible hereafter to publish the
salaries and bonuses being paid by
the large railroad and industrial cor
porations to their officials, while
they are, at the same time, claiming
to be unable to pay decent wages to
the workers. Monaghan also was
deficient in many other respects. He
failed to introduce or press the sill
icosis resolution in the House, while
Senator Murray was actively engag-
ed in pressing a similar resolution,
which he introduced, in the Senate,
and which resulted in compelling the
Department of Labor to undertake
a nationwide investigation of sill
COSTS in this country. He voted
against the Social Security Act,
which makes provision for the old
folks in their old age, and he also
voted against permitting action on
an old Objectionable immigration
bill, in which labor was interested.
Senator Murray has the endorse
ment of every labor leader and every
labor organization in the United
States that we know of, and the eff
fort of Monaghan to run as an in
dependent is intended to injure his
chances of election and aid the re-
publicans in putting in a reaction
airy in the United States Senate. This
is obviously an attempt to stab la
Dor in the back by the underhand
method of running as an indepen-
dent, and every labor man in Mon
tana should denounce it. If Mon
Afghan is permitted to run, it will be
a great blow to organized labor, and
it seems that all labor organizations
in Montana should make an effort
to induce him to withdraw before he
finally decides to file.
Yours ~fraternally,
A.. E. ALLEN, Pres.
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