The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-10-13
Why We Parted Company

Perhaps it is time The Peoples Voice explained its op
position the reelection of Governor Ford The Voice sup
ported 9O and has apologies to make
for doing 1t had to believe that his election at
Left Erickson election his place. is for the
And the reasons will be set forth below
Let be clearly understood that The Voice is not sup
porting Erickson for because he candidate
the Democratic ticket than supported Ford in
1910 because he was candidate on the Republican ticket 1t
opposed the candidate the Democratic ticket the general
election 940 because during his term of the
state there was evidence of in some
of the state government and he had made apparent efforts
to correct them.
The State Liquor Monopoly
We oppose the reelection of Governor Ford, because
there still to be evidence of questionable procedures
of the state agencies and playing fast and loose for
political otherwise with the direct interests of the
public in connection with others
recognized in 194O that the state liquor monopoly
being used of graft and corruption clearly
by the report of legislative investigating committee
in the 1889 legislative assembly No apparent effort of the
that time correct conditions found by the eg
committee made following its report This cond
Governor Ford promised the people of Montana to coect
to compel the state liquor monopoly to be conducted bust
nessike basis in it's service to the public
has miseraby failed to fulfill that promise
failed extent that the Montana Liquor Control law is
clearly in jeopardy public tired of
inefficient from this agency its warehouses filled with
goods which the public does not want and insufficient funds
to 90 into the market the goods
public wants. of funds indeed that responsible state
official in touch with conditions states that the Liquor Control
Board difficulty meeting federal due, some
time ago.
Does Governor repeal of the Liquor
private dealers? We believe that the great majority of
Montana citizens do not favor that but the conduct of the State
LIQUOR monopov under Governor Ford has given the retail Ii
quor dealers strong have this done We do not
that the responsible element among the retail liquor
dealers necessarily desire this but Governor Ford and his fun
bling unbusnesslike boards, have placed weapon in the
hands of the irresponsible groups.
Springs
During the last session of the Montana legislature joint
committee investigated conditions at
Warm Springs and made report to the assembly disclosing
conditions obtaining there that constituted indictment of the
state OF Montana for nhumaneness IN caring for It's unfou
mentally and physically i'll citizens confined in the State
Hospital for the nsane overcrowdng shortage of medical
This report in Governor Fords hands when the legs
atve session adjourned without protest from him after
making wholly inadequate appropriation improve cond
tions the hospital True he had a recacran reaconary
majority the House of Representatives but instrument to
bring his hands All that necessary
for him to do when the legislature about adjourn its
regular session call in its leaders and tell them in sub
stantially Boys can't stop
ing but there will be call for special session waiting for
outside the door, and you'll stay session until make
adequate provision for the unfortunate at Warm Springs
Evidently afraid to take action of this kind be-
the majority of the assembly members of his
party we how many unfortunaes
and how MANY who might they had
housing and feeding but still there and in the
for of his party members and leaders such
Horrgan and OConnor This something for which he must
his conscience. The responsibility and
still is, his
he Grain Grading Fund l
Prior 1911 the grain grading laboratories of the state
operated on revolving fund accumulated from fees charged
their services to the farmers In poor years. these fees did
not meet but in good the fees collected
amounted than the cost of this to the farmers
of the In the 1941 of the legislature the
called House Bill 10 which required that all
collected for special services by state be
turned IN to the general fund and the agencies compelled
rely the whms of the legislature for appropriations for their
operation of special services. "a
On July 1884, the grain division thus required Il
to the fund S24 1884 accumulated from fees m
charged the farmers for grading and the following
The of agriculture compelled oil
having criminal charges preferred against him exceeding
appropriation made for those services order to the
requirements of the farmers for them. lc
In the 1913 session. the recommendation of the commits
of agriculture Ga Ford appointed but sincere honest IL
bill TO WI
he grain grading services from the provisions of House Bill
introduced and passed both houses but VETOED
consultation with Horgan OConnor to
standing reaconares of the house and without consulting
commissioner of agriculture. mi
Another party by Neither or
worthless whom he apparently tried please appease hi
In the succeeding period from July tn
ember 1912 the Department of Agriculture collected tn
md licenses from agriculture which exceeded expenditures by