The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-03-27

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Anaconda, Mont, March IS, 1914
Editor, The Peoples Voice:
Members of Anaconda Typograph
ical Union No. 1885,, the only typo
graphical local in Deer Lodge county
read with amazement-and much dit
lficulty-the letter to the editor pub
llished in The Peoples Voice of Marcel
10, and signed Typographical Local
Deer Lodge County"
At the regular meeting Of Anaconda
Typographical Union on Monday
March 16, l was instructed to inform
you that no such letter emanated from
Anaconda Typographical Union and tt
advise you further that 1t was mo-
written, as an individual, by any mem
Der of this union.
| AS a matter of fact, If any member
of our union couldn't treat the English
language with more respect than II
was shown by your "smearer" he new
] er could have become member Of
| the union The handling of words
constitutes most of our daily work
and its Importance is impressed upon
our apprentices to the extent of re
quiring them to pass an examination
in spelling punctuation and grammar
before they are admitted to the union
as journeymen. l doubt If the author
of the letter published March Is could
pass a fourth-grade grammar school
test.
In looking over the original letter,
fraudulently attributed to this union,
I notice 1t was written on a plain
piece of paper, enclosed in an en-
velope of the Pacific Northwest Tour
list Association, and that the letter
was mailed in Helena.
While Anaconda Typographical I'm
ion recently invested most of its funds
in defense bond, 1t still has enough
money to buy printed stationery for
official use and to pay the secretary
for his Job of handling official cor
respondence. However, we would
balk at the secretary travelling all the
way to Helena to mail letter
If this local ever does have to bor-
row an envelope we at least will see
that here is a Typographical Union
label on 1t.
Yours truly,
c. B. SHYROCK, Secretary
Anaconda Typographical Union
(nfftDfo1 ~ ha TT,,io
Great Falls, Mont, March 16, 1912
Mr.. H. S. Bruce, Editor
The Peoples Voice
Helena, Montana
Dear Friend Cap:
Having read an article in The Voice
headed Murray May Be Opposed By
Former Pal" l could not help but
write you this letter and to express
what l think is the opinion Of large
of the voters in Montana
Of all the expressions of ego that l
have ever read, this expression by Jim
O'Connor is masterpiece. He has
been corporation stooge for many
years and is now playing to the gal
lery to satisfy a personal ambition to
get somewhere in the political world.
Jim O'Connor has always been a
reactionary against the general pub
lic-an isolationist. He lacks per-
5pective, lacks craftsmanship, and
acks everything the common man
Graves and the only duty that Jim
0'Connor has left in this world is to
BUY defense bonds to the limit Of his
ability to help win the war and then |
80 back on the ranch and watch the
cattle and sheep grow and get out of |
he public eye.
What Montana needs is two new
in congress, and while
We have great admiration for Jean
lette Rankin's sincerity, we do feel |
hat she does not represent her con-
tituents and 1t is safe to say that |
America does not need corporation
tooges and old ladies to help win
his war, but we do need regular he
men who have initiative, statesman
hip and determination.
Now word about our present SEN
tor, James E. Murray. First, he is
bsolutely Independent. He does not
ICED to depend on anyone for a liveli-
God and cannot be purchased by
altry sum or promise of a job. He
as been 1000 right on our war pol
les and has had perspective far be- !
ond most senators in congress and L
4 my opinion he is the most out
landing man we have in Montana /
} fill this particular post. There ]
lay be greater statesmen, but none '
'ho are more loyal to their constitu- 6
nts. He has worked for Montana at
very opportunity and has had the s
to see the inevitable war '
lat is now upon us. My one hope {
that Jim O'Connor files against t
m Murray because it will give us /
4 opportunity to give him the worst t
eating that any politician ever had b
the state of Montana. The facts e
e, we do not want him to go back n
his old job and even If he files for t
,ngress we will do our best to defeat v
m in that capacity, because we feel v
at he is unqualified, unstatesman- I
re and another weak sister holding c
,wn $4,000 job.
This conference he had with a spe- o
al correspondent to the Yellowstone t,
ows conclusively what a dumb s.
uck he really is. He states that he tt
in favor of winning the war pro- is
ded it does not require too many a
critics. from his constituents. This y