The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-02-19
sincerely yours,
JOHN STAHLBERG.
Poison, Mont. Feb. 10. 1a41

JOHN STAHLBERG.
Poison, Mont, Feb. 10, 1871
Editor, Peoples Voice:
This is the stage Of the legislature
when indications mature, and when
we, 1.-THE People" learn what we are
going to be fed: husks or real meat.
Certainly, one might expect that the
great corporations will shift all posi-
Bile burdens of taxation onto the backs
OF the public. Most of us might do
likewise, if we were in their place.
And, by the way, Editor can you tell
me why this should not be so? Aren't
the people sending representatives
that approve Of this procedure? Do
not the people desert their own best
friends and cry cruelty him cruelty
him. What happened to that noble
fighter, Governor Dixon, when he re-
fused to turn the state over to the
A. G. M. in the early twenties. His
crimes were many, but the worst one
was that he got taxes out of the A.
G. NJ, very easy taxes at that. Up to
that time the company was paying
taxes on valuation of, think, fifty
cents an acre on the Butte hill, while
the real vaule for an acre probably
was millions. The cry of their dupes
and hirelings was that you discourage
industry by taxes. They forgot that
also the smaller people are discour-
aged by too much taxes.
They forgot that the state was tap
ped of its tremendous wealth of met
ais and that the time was at hand
and also coming-that the state had
only some clean and worthless holes
in the ground and continually had an
army of sick and broken down miners
and their families on it's hands. And
it was by no means the
party that made Governor
Dixon sweat blood. The republicans
,ook the lead And now in this year
If 1941, when there are so many men,
1ers in both the senate and the house,
elected from the ranks of the smaller
people, now the session enacts a law
% saddle the cost of the wreckage
rom the mines on the state. Well,
he only difference is that the state
llWays took care of the poor while
low it will continue to do so with
n insult added to it: The company
-irtually says: We wrecked these
miners, now you take care of them,
nd don't talk back, you boobs.
l see poor Senator divers sales
ak got the ak. Well, the senator can
hange sides. He was with the Dixon
rowd, when it was the winner A
nan will do almost anything for a
OBJ Of grub.
Then up again bobs the statesman
f Cascade. He says: By goly this
me l have bait on my hook that
ill catch both suckers and salmon.
low Mr.. Stevens is smarter than the
Ex-senator from Carter. Mr.. Stevens
as introduced bill for noble pur-
pensions for the aged-now if
e can arrange to have someone to
mend it-just slightly amend it, so
he money instead of going TO the
ged will go to stocking Flathead
Ike with smoked herring, Mr.. Stew
rs will undoubtedly be admired as
is efforts justify.
Now Capt. as to the gambling bills.
l were lawmaker at this time, l
ould be much tempted to break all
oral principles and vote for a law
gambling. AS long as the
sneral public will take no hand in
of anti-gambling laws, l
ink it would be as near right to al
W gambling under regulations, as 1t
to allow selling Of booze. Disre-
lrd Of present laws against gam
ing starts off train of corruption
i'd graft and many other abuses that
Is no end.
Yours, P. r.