The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-08-11
Party Platforms


the declarations of policy and outlines of the to
the futherance of which, their respective candidates
sumably committed.
encouraging to that the people of the country
this giving attention than formerly the plat
forms adopted by the national conventions of the parties
There an apparent desire to evauate the statements made
in these Documents to judge the declarations and promises
made the basis of past performances and probable sincerity
of intent of the parties to carry them through.
We believe that the people of Montana will scrunize and
judge the platforms of the two parties Montana the
The people realize that they are living in harsh real
stc time Montana boys fighting and dying
battefeld to the sovereignty of the American
pie and for the right of themselves and posery live
and to solve domestic problems in accordance with
democratic Institutions
The party platforms adopted this year. should outline in
unequvoca terms what to have in readiness for
neither of the parties evade To would be disregard
ing entirely the debt owed to those who return and to those
who gave their lives.
These party platforms programs must be specific in
their proposals. hghsounding generales fit these
times. Declarations that these returning and women
must be assisted in resumng place peacetme civilian life
where they establish themselves, have family life and
comforts again. not enough The plans for eecng these
things must be specific-detailed
Surveys by responsible agencies, show that when
those in the armed services and those industries
from the western part OF the state return alter the over
there be jobs available for all but about 5000 of them
Remember that in this highly developed of the
state we may have 5000 unemployed dsusoned men and
And the ratio to population of dsllusioned
unemployed will be found in the other parts of the state tt
will be dangerous situation More than that it will show
that we state and nation have chaked another
failure.
The situation calls for immediate concrete
planning. calls for development of natural
development which will provide jobs only former
Montana residents from the state who will return
after the but for increased population providing
additional markets. Common horseense tells that the
materials plants the process
ing of placed the
material going to be the ultimate Transport
country distances
ing plants and then distributing from the processing plants
the finished products of them back to- beyond the
place from which the material TAKEN involves great
costs of transportation and waste of time There
argument in favor of the procedure.
To provide jobs for returning and after
the development 0
have increased agricultural production increased production
mineral wealth and the development of new hitherto
neglected of minerals pulp
wealth of nonmetalc minerals such deposits of
phosphate Ignite being perhaps great
potential than other
mineral And plan to bring this about
be- will mean establishment here in the state of
processing plants for agricultural products vegetable
fruit canning plants plants for the processing minerals
and factories to produce machines and implements in which
the minerals plants for the production of chemicals
and other materials from deposits of nonerrous minerals
Are the platforms of the political parties going to point
the way towards realization of these poenaies and the
ddaes be pledged to work and plan and lead their
plshment?
What step the program
of industrial development The of is POWER
Adequate available cheap power is magnet for industrial
development And the only adequate cheap power that will
be available to attract industries will be developed
by publicly owned agencies 1t will never in the world be
made available by monopostc private producing
private power monopoly is in the business to make
profit stockholders with possible
1t only with filling present demands 1t o
will increase its production only if it assured of market
Moreover works in closest relationship with other private
Industries Why for instance was the Montana Power com
oanys dam at Poison constructed? Was provide light Tn
for the small in the western of the sate al
IF course NOT II was hi1t TO meet needs of the
Copper Mining company Butte Anaconda and Oh
he Milwaukee Railroad The needs of the farmers and small
business family homes section certainly er
o+ +o rooCor in+arac+
ompany power site It's first greatest in re
was in be maintenance of its onono in tha mower
roducon field and to sunnv its affiliate with additional
eeded power. Tic
Let us assume example, that group strong D
co-operaves the state organization
manufacturing phosphate fertilizer Would power de
available enterprise of that kind from the Montana
price which would be advantageous and If
ttractive? Certainly The Anaconda Copper Mining
ompany with practical the production ha
ertilizer would to it that it not be
What brought the great industries to the northwest
ubicly developed pow
the monopoliss their press
ageous expenditures of public money WI
high public official declared not long that there adj
ould IVA in Montana
going share in the benefits of MVA Missouri tina
alley Authority Montana if going to have any