The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-25

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rectly from what is known as moon
shine Whiskey and the by-products is
revenue from arrests, transportation,
etc. of prisoners who has been ar
rested and hauled to jail for drinking
the moonshine whiskey sold by spe-
cial stooges who do little else but
peddle whiskey that has been cap
tured by the sheriff's office. Polk
county, Tennessee, has no whiskey
except boot leg whiskey but plenty of
that at a big price.
| could tell you quite story about
Fannin county, Georgia, just across
the line from Polk county, Tennessee,
and Fannin county, Georgia has no
legal whiskey sold in it either and it
is | am told a graft that Is linked up
with state protection or rather polit-
ical people who control the right
branches that protect county political
grafters. Plenty of whiskey here too
mean in Fannin county, Georgia.
Now I have given you slant on
what l feel absolutely sure is back
of the argument in favor of not letting
the poll tax law be changed in some
states and l ask you that my name
be with held because | may find it
best for me to return to Polk county,
Tennessee for my health and if it
should be found ~out l had interested
myself about this matter it might
work a hardship on me
l was raised up in Fannin county,
Georgia and spent lot of time in
Polk county, Tenn. l spent most of
last summer in those counties and
spent some time there in 1882, a part
of 1888 again and in 1884 and 1885
| spent considerable time, enough to
learn something about what goes on
in local elections, etc. | am here
at present as a silicosis patient and
am being cared for at Montana state
tuberculosis sanitarium.
l draw the sum of $50 per month
and such amount is inadequate to
keep a person outside. therefore 1t
a silicosis victim to put up
at the sanitarium where we are con-
stantly exposed to patients who have
TB whether we like it or not. Sill
COSTS being lung condition should be
looked upon by the state as being en-
titled to at least enough to pay our
way outside of a state sanitarium,
those of us who wish to
and are physically able to get along
outside.
| notice there is a threat to dis
qualify a man that stays here at the
from even drawing the $50
now paid such patients as are cared
for here.
that is confined here and who has no
income with which to buy stamps, |
stationery, reading matter, tobacco
and various things? Then it should |
seem fair that patient here should |
At least be paid enough to buy a |
lew things for himself and when he
can be out he should be paid at least |
enough to live on and live where his
health is best or in other words, a |
,ilicosis victim should be permitted to
i've outside of the state if he finds
t best suited to his health and not
De required to (by law live one
month in the state in each year in
,rder to maintain pension payment.
t costs more to come and go than
,erson with a small pension can at
ord to pay.
l am sure you can understand what
am trying to get at about the sill
osis pension business and when you
eel it the proper time to do so |
ope you will do us such favor as
ou feel Justified
So about the poll tax business l
ope you will be able to get in a tell
ng blow against our political gang I
ters Nothing matters to lot of ,
eople what happens to others just h
o long as they feather their own nest
nd in politics there are so many f
irds that help other birds feather /
heir nest in order to get their own I
ests feathered 8
Wishing you and your business a q
IT of good luck and business: r
I am very truly yours, L
j. NJ +
P. S.: You might be able to pass a
lie political angle of the poll tax b
usiness on to those who are trying '
, do away with the political aspect g
present law
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