The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-10
Summing Up
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Summing Up
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for the political machine And employee of that
every appove agency of the state must have the
governors approval, or he doesn't work
The campaign has been financed largely by as
sessments made the state employees holding their posi-
tons through graces assessment but monthly
levied against them and the ones on the
smallest salaries have not been exempt In addition to that
the highway patrol has been used to post campaign posters and
to tear down posters of opposing candidates.
AS related The Voice in previous ISSUE the bank
examiners department has been used political tool and
one of the examiners on record as having suggested to
responsible banker that the banker would support Ayers the
examinations would be enient These the type of
that perform satisfactorily in the Ayers political machine.
you as voter, conditions like this? Don't
you think is time to abolish political corruption in Mon
ltana"?
The Voice has not attacked Mr. Lamey His campaign has
element mystery surrounding After
candidate presided chairman of the state democratic
convention assisted chairman to railroad resolution
through endorsing the administration Governor Ayers and
despite demands from delegates to the convention
would permit roll call vote The Voice has suggested
that he should then have withdrawn from the
In radio speech Mr. Lamey criticized Mr. Kathan
for having for House Bill No. S. and Governor Ayers for
having signed the bill which Ayers brainchild Mr.
Lamey poor position criticize Governor Ayers mas
much he assisted in his pars convention endorsement of
Ayers without any reservations.
We have called to Lameys background and
affiliations attorney for the Great Northern Railroad and
the Montana Dakota Utilities companion of the Montana Pow
Company the exploitation of the natural of Mon
tana and it's people We have not condemned him for taking
great corporations period Of several
years. But have questioned and still doand will all
thinking working people and
Lamey judge questions at between the great
poraons and the people of the state without giving
the corporations he has served long and presumably faithfully
WE'LL best it, There nothing but easily made
campaign promises to indicate anything different
His campaign promises have the texture of generates He
has carefully avoided far know taking definite
c stand controversial issue and has not undertaken to
state definitely just how he plans fulfilling his PROMISES
what his positive program is, or if he has
The Voice has advocated the nomination and election of Mr.
Kathan farmer with wide training and experience in bust
of unmpeachable integrity He has made his
both the Montana legislature and his record
journals of understanding of the needs
the working people of Montana and the good of the state
a whole
Der many important committees he deved into the problems
of state government and his ability to observe study and
anayze result of wide business experience fits him to take
the office of chief executive of the state with thorough
knowledge of its requirements
AS chairman of the liquor investigating committee during the
last session of the legislature he uncovered startling evidence
of corruption and the filed by this committee set new
standard of exhaustive complete and fearless of
ltca turpude When prevailed by widespread de-
file for the office Of governor Mr. Kathan doubt
had mind the discoveries he had made while chairman of
this committee and it caused him to adopt slogan and
promseAbolish Political Corruption in Montana There
doubt in the mind of who knows Kathan his
character and his record that he will do just
AS governor the people of Montana will for the first time
its history trained business their executive
He of the largest cooperative grain
ketng agency United States agency which did bust
of thirty million dollars last year He and has
been president for past of OF the largest and
successful
president of the successful Production
Credit Associations in the west Only recently he elected
president of the Farmers Cooperative Enterprises Association
of Montana.
When vote for Kathan vote for man with social
vision understandings whose record of
pathy with the working people, who because of his
flexible principles has given his efforts and ability freely for
betemen of the economic conditions of the oppressed and
exploited producers You will bless the day you selected him
for the office of governor.
r.pMrpc UNION FARMERS UNION III