The people's voice., 1940-06-05
Politicians Call


that politicians record service while in office
when examined and anayzed speaks of nothing but ndffer
ability ruthless disregard of the interests of the
public deliberate blk the people generally into be-
evng that he working for their interests of these
him pause in approaching the public again and
asking they return office "Unmed galP
to be of the essential characteristics of the politician
The present governor despite the disclosures by the
liquor investigating committee the last session of the legs
ature displaying abundant audacy filing for second
term and asking the pepoe to return him to office will be
interesting OBSERVE the campaign gets under way how
the Anaconda Company will spread hs record
on ther front pages Whatever THESE mouse organs OF e
great corporations misnamed newspapers will have to
about him, will be anayzed by the thinking public the light
of other information which has been and will be made avail
able; information based facts of record.
During his of office he has apparently developed
ica influence the the activity
was course facilitated by the Hitler Bill passed
legislature which believed his assertions promises
Many of the members of that session of the legislature voted
for that bill with honest conviction that he should be
undivided responsibility the appointment of carry
the services of the state agencies that that he could
be held to his promises To be these members did
thnk the thing through They did stop realize that
with the channels of publicity owned and controlled in the
by the exploiting interests of the state the public would
to large degree remain ignorant of the things that being
the promises that being voated the opportunities
for graft that were being developed
Some of this brought the findings the
committee of the state senate appointed investigate the
Montana Liquor Control Board the chairman which
E. Kathan now candidate for the governorshp The dis
closures made by the of this committee showed cond
ons existing which if the committee had had time and
funds with which TO contnue the Investigation oud nrobabv
have led to the prosecution criminal complaints of of
Governor Ayers close associates Anyone reading this report
must be impressed the need of doing what Kahan
TO do-"abolish political corruption in Montana"
During the hearings of evidence held by the special nves
eating committee most damnng testimony given by
sponsble Witness reectng Ayers directly This ev
dence did not have bearing the states liquor business
the testimony of this witness turned further
vestgaton select house committee during the last hectic
days of the legislative session. This select committee of which
j. Byne of Toole chairman reported to the house that
had reexamined the witness who had made the statements
the committee and that this witness had reafrmed
witness The only other witnesses that the select committee
had interviewed were two Ayers appontees who might
ally be expected testify nothing that might reflect the
by whose they holding lucrative jobs which
they still hold.
committee recommendations its
por merely told its findings and left to the legislature
it fit and time and pressure other matters
worked the advantage of the governor may added
that in the minutes of the proceedings of the liquor nvesga
ing committee filed in the secretary of states office the
directly damnng testimony of the witness who charged the
governor with criminal acts, is missing
The governor has repeatedly stressed his efficient admins
raon of the finances that he had balanced the budget
and was on "pay as YOU 90" basis The Voice has from
time charged that records do bear his statements
out 1t has shown that in the first thryeight months of
Ayers administration the monthly overdaft in the
general been $51506380 During this time he
claimed cash balance in this fund three occasions and
enough these times the end of the fiscal
1888 1889 and during the legislative session of 1889
These the public should bear mind evauang the
governors claims to balanced budget
public is certain repudate governor and will be
impressed with the reputation of Senator Kahan for
promising integrity and to accomplish the things that
have be done return Montana to its people" He has
already his record in the legislature that he
TO do just that and his personal history is of achievement
in private endeavor he has not like Ayers continuously fed
st the public trough first district judge then
and last governor And this will be the last time
politicians in the for the office of governor
and still others probably will be before the deadlne for filing
tonight at IL o'clock.
The Voice will be proud to the history and demon
ability A. E. Kathan with the claims any
and the intelligent people of the state will not be deuded
either by the crafty politicians the hyerca propaganda
of the corporation controlled which will laud them and
fictitious achievements to the skies The people, this
will for who has earned their confidence
They will vote for Kathan They fed up with the gall
of the politicians and their unfulfilled promises
What Constitutes Newspaper?
If published murder stories of juciest description
way through college fde sub
scripton,