The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05
What Will 1t Be!

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oreat importance for consideration by either OF te
And when the adjournment sine de- Is passe w.
believe that record will have been estapnsheu' III &c +h
regard of the interests u Tic sie@' i
people of the state. , .. , o,r convic-
We have stated early the session. that it was our
o based on that the majority OF o
@ ro If NOT controlled at least alphabetically sensl-
five tn the wishes of the great corporations OF the
oters of our resources and of people AT no Ce
po i have we had any reason changing our mlnds.
H. r;vleoed groups have held the reins Their dominance
- H of the session has, it is possible TO Judge
NV tangible results been challenged eftectVeV.
In This session as every other economy has peen
Up to certain point program OF economy IS o o ~
c+ca hu is an absolute necessity. There no ctzen VI
his state who does recognize that accept II ana oe
in # The great of citizens OF this state mas ~
rigid economy every day of their lives IN order 10
arv negligible number of the people of the state can
to spend few dollars without giving 1t care1u cohsO
before they do So 80 +bor and are
ead beforehand they must not be wasefu or
when they sit board of directors OF tne - If
make fiscal provisions for carrying out the requirements -
service to the people, ..+;on If av
penditures and required services 70 INC
thev must consider anticipated revenue from possible
sources of income, and must limit the expenditures M % ~
in conformity with probable income to be USED ior te pun
rose All of this must through tax leVes 80
Because of that fact the legislature is always raced WIN
the problem of who and what is to be taxed. oman % |
M he loaded TO the greatest the followed Shout
ers of the farmer workman the small business man WIZ
es ont living serving the distributing processes OF So
cev the professional who serves in one capacy or an
ober the bulk people who make up society anu re-
49, nav from the individual members of society in need OF
his neca services shall the heaviest part of the tax oad
be placed the surplus income derived from e processing
and sale the elements derived from our natuial
nv the groups been granted great privileges oy Tue
commonwealth and have usurped still more ana wios M
lions of surplus income from operations IN the stat
remain here ana no Oeneil' au - ~" p
from it? . -, -, ,; &c +ho
# is for this that submit that the desire OF te
representatives the people OF the se can
& he determined by their votes When
hill is presented which the profit millions OF the great
corporations exploiting the natural wealth and the u
the they are faced by the simple question "
this equitable and fair than 1t TO levy Taxes
increase the already overburdened general pubhc.
Tn This session. all did not get sembance
of general by the membership OF the mousse
representatives where such legislation must orglnae
were killed by the action OF adverse comncCee repos
without any opportunity to debate the issues being graed
to who wanted to see equity ana JusIce III '"N"
established in this state 49,
The excuse given for action of the time
worn one mo new taxes; we must I'VE wlthl
orr present income eve must economlze HAD honesty
revailed should have he Anaconda Copper
Mining Company and the Montana Power Company the banks
and insurance companies the telephone and telegraph mo-
nopolv don't of millions of profits taxed so
Now let us look at the situation stands today The
representatives found that certain services required Ger
tain expenditures they did not dare to cua
Nor did thew dare to levy additional which would fall
directly on the general public That would have been point
zeal suicide they faced with the fact that they
have appropriated than the most optimistic can
will accrue from present sources Inc
some hundreds of thousands
where there The great corporations are therefore
iiterv Strenuous campaigns localities waged
by their ooges in the last for the election OF men whe
possible Whom tney hne" "ouiu nc - L
them and whom they they could control And OF course
equally campaigns waged against those whom
they had found ntraabe in former sessions ana were can
didates for reelection -
The men of the corporations reasts They
know general public is already paying all or more
taxes stand So if additional funds Tor services
to the general public demanded this body may get an IN
spraton ego where the is to get them; despite
vepings Economy and other form OF appealing
And the corporations powerful they are fear
public opinion
Two will tell the complete story of the Legislature
Will the governor call them into special session Immediately
on ne die to raise to meet the excess
appropriations? Will emergency measures such as
ales gambling license tax, be brought in for enact
ment in a last minute rush? Well see
Liberality