The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-15
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Dear Editor:
In Prohibition days it was the wom-
en- of our churches in Custer county
or rather Miles City who elected the
sheriffs who did not enforce the laws
Zone bootlegger told me the sheriffs
asked too high a price for protection
as his whiskey was better than most
of the moonshine made in the county,
so the officers confiscated his whisky
for their own use, and gave some
away to friends, even though the law
required it be destroyed. l knew at
that time that 9Th columnists in my
own church as well as in other
churches in our town deceived the
women and I am sure there was no
county in the state where the laws
were enforced. One of these 9Th col
umnists was prominent man who
had been a member of the state con-
stitutional convention, which met in
Helena in 1889 The lack of law en-
forcement really is a bid for the vote
of law violators and is against good
government and against the Christian
church. There have been forces at
work and are still at work sabotaging
our educational system, as well as the
church To make the immoral condi-
lions so bad and rotten, and unjust
everywhere so when the time comes
Fascism can step in and take over,
and history will repeat itself The
rule of these combined corporations
with other special interest groups that
control Montana makes of it a fascist
state, or does it?
Are all these 25 states with Re-
publican governors in the fascist col
umn also? These groups are organ
lied to collect tribute from our citi-
zens, are they not? The vote of our
church people has been used by the
Christians just for their own ben
eft
The politicians control so many of
our churches in this state everywhere,
and then use the church vote to prop
agandize our nation, and elect men
that serve the business interests and
We have in so many of
our churches all over Montana about
one-tenth of the membership more or
less, who believe in the capitalist sys-
tenn, men and worldly women besides
a certain number of non-members,
which in some churches would amount
10 from 10 to 40 persons in a church.
They are the people, members and
we will SAY a part of
.hese were used by the politicians to
mock Judge Erickson and praise Gov
srnor Ford. There were also a lot
If paid men everywhere and lied a
OF as some of the church people also
lid.
These tools of the corporations, by
assumed vehemency, honesty and
orcefulness, practiced for years in
Montana, made the church people be-
ieve they were doing something very
Important to defeat Judge Left Erick-
on and elect Governor Ford, and they
ooled most of the church people,
When in fact they did our churches
tremendous lot of damage.
The churches in Montana went on
ecord as favoring the exploiting of
he people by the corporations, would
10 very unchristian. The politicians
re out to discredit our churches. I
ave observed this for long time.
his was the method used by the 9Th
olumnists of our churches to defeat
Judge Erickson, who stood for democ-
acy, and those interests that stand
DR. fascism, succeeded in re-electing
Governor Ford and defeating Judge
Erickson. ]. Edgar Hoover warned
ne church people some years ago of
ne danger of the 9th columnist in our
hurches.
We have so many officials in our
hurches employed by corporations all
ans the power to control the church
ote, which was used for defeating
beral candidates. When there are
or 40 men and women in a church
no are determined to elect certain
en, and are so positive in election
ering and perhaps or IL churches
town there is large force at
ork, besides a good many that are
'awing pay from the interests" such
force has great power, is it any
onder that the corporations, and the
lambers of commerce in Montana
ected their men to office, by de-
living so many of our church people.
Il lines of business or investments
Q working together to profit at the
pense of the people Insurance,
al estate, before a ceiling. was put
rents owners of apartment houses
ID rased them twice on rents, and
csc also work with this machine.
Both of our men elected to the legis-
ture (Republican) will vote in the
terests of the chamber of commerce
d corporations. Record of the mem
rs of the house was years ago
20 for the people, 2 years ago it
BOD 33 per cent for the people or
% for the chambers of commerce
d corporations.
The people should remember those
at worked so hard against them
d Judge Erickson. There will be
election in 1916, another in 1948.