The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-03

| the educational institutions OF the
state; we are all for that, but many
of us wonder if the State University
can be improved much while it is
under the ban of censure by the
Professors. Will your efforts toward
improvement include the dismissal OF
President Simmons? You don't ans
wer that and we would like to know
You say you will lead in the develop
ment of the tourist business. That is
little more Importance to the people
of the state, and even on that plank
of your platform you don't say how
you will achieve your end. You i'm
ply that water conservation and high
way funds have not been equitably dis
that we all agree, but tell us just
how you propose to do this, and what
do you think of the reduction in ap-
preparation requested by the Governor
! for water conservation? Let's be a
little more specific.
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ta4ss, but whose taxes do you pro-
pose to reduce; those of your clients
the Great Northern railroad and the
Montana Dakota Power, or do you pro-
pose to reduce the taxes on farms and
homes and generally equalize the bur-
den by shifting some of the tax bur-
den to the exploiters of the natural
resources like the Montana Dakota
Utilities? You haven't answered that
question and we would like to know
the answer. You say you will work
for reasonable industrial accident and
unemployment compensation; does
that mean that our present laws are
not adequate and that you are in
favor of the change in plan two as
advocated by organized labor? Labor
and employers would like to know
what you will propose. We favor your
plan to increase work for youth by
adequate old age retirement benefits.
Perhaps you don't know that we al
ready have in effect an act here in
Montana generally known as the
Social Security Act, sponsored by the
Federal Government providing for just
that. What we want to know, is, how
do you stand on the restoration and
increase of the pensions for the aged
who do not come within that act?
We were disappointed by your fill
ing statement, but we thought, real
lzlng that in campaign for the
Governorship the people are interested
in the issues and not generalities, you
would by advertising, pamphlet and
speeches discuss all of the questions
specifically so that the people would
vote for you because of your program.
But we are still waiting for any dis
cussion of any of these points Your
ads carry the following statement
which doesn't seem to make much
sense. The statement is: That's
Right, You're Right, Art Lamey for
Governor" Is that to be considered
tip to the gamblers that you are
going to be elected and that they may
safely bet on you? There is nothing
else in these ads to explain the state
ment, nor is there anything else in
them. Your statement shows that you
do listen to the radio, but that band
leader has another slogan which is:
That's Right, You're Wrong" Your
advertising doesn't shed much light
on your program nor does it give
much reason why we should vote
for you.
To date we have seen no pamphlet
setting our your stand on the many
questions we want answered. You
nave made no speech condemning the
present Governor and his methods,
nor have you told us what you would
do differently than the present Gov
ernor is doing. You haven't stated
publicly your stand on any of the
things we have mentioned except that
as Chairman of the Democratic Party
in Montana at the recent convention
in Helena as the presiding officer, you
steam-rollered a resolution whole
heartedly endorsing the present Gov
ernor's administration. Many of the
delegates asked for roll call vote on
the resolution but you, without any
explanation, refused that demand even
though the vote seemed close; you
refused to the delegates the right to
put themselves on record. The hall
was filled with Ayers employees who
were not delegates and they all voted
and you knew it, but you still refused ,