The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-12

A week after Ford was first elected
governor, he unveiled. In Billings,
Great Falls, Dillon, Missoula, his APP
pointees were picked from old line Re-
publicans who, during his campaign,
did not welcome him as a guest in
their mansions, and had worked open
ly for Ayers.
He signed a bill placing compensa-
ton for silicosis victims of the mines
on the independent tax payers. He
failed to make the A. G. M. Company
lobby tell the legislature to appropr1-
ate enough money to run the state
charitable, educational or penal insti-
buttons. In fact, the only CLEAN of
the once Liberal Ford, during his first
term, must have been an accident
the securing of DR.. Melby as head of
the university
Perhaps | am a worthy critic on
educational matters. Once long ago |
served three years as school trustee.
At the end of my labors an eastern
committee pronounced the Butte pub
lie schools the best under the stars
and stripes. Six Of my children have
done we'll in Montana universities. DR..
Melby's advent here is worthwhile
only worthy, event of Ford's first
term.
Ford has acquired the knack of
claiming to have done what he did not
do. The increase in the General Fund
was due mostly to change in book
keeping, and the inheritance taxes of
Mrs. DAILY and Mr.. Davis. Many spe-
cial funds were, on February %, 1871,
by the legislature placed in the Cen
eral Fund Ford bitterly opposed re-
leasing the taxes, but it was done by
Democrats Matthews and Mitchell.
Yet flash boards I'M the campaign
that during his administra-
ton "The General Fund had increased
five million dollars" and that certain
taxes had been RENTED. AS tax
payer in nine counties, l usually know
who RENTS taxes.
Ford, in his last campaign, was still
fooling his female followers of the
lost cause the Temperance clique.
But in fact, his admitted campaign
fund of s52,OOO0O Git was probably
we'll over $1OO,0OOOO, besides free
Press pressure) was largely provided
by the parasitic element The gam
blers, traffickers in misfortune and
vice. One of his most active field
men ("$10.00 day") was a saloon
nan from Clancy from whose helper
one of the many scurrilous
spread against a clean,
lble candidate for governor. The ALI
lnce in politics, or rather, in prosti-
ution of politics of the exploiters of
and capitalistic profess
;ional front men, has long been
lnown.
In 1859 the knights of Labor char
Finger of most of the humane laws
ince enacted by Democrats) forbade
membership to capitalists, bankers,
aloonmen, lawyers and gamblers.
thus it causes no surprise to find
mong the contributors to the Ford
funds, Mr. T. b. Weir, at
orney for the Great Northern Rail
DAD, giving $4,000, and a Ford for
Governor Club in Butte, headed by
fr Teddy, of the Rocky Mountain,
1r Pete, of the NJ & NJ, and others
f their calling giving 100000 for the
anne corruption Of our state house.
Mr. jeffrey, from Clancy, will find
warmer welcome from now on in
he governors salon than Mrs. Nc
emore, Prohibitions ghost. In every
lace in Montana, except Missoula,
ne 'one armed bandit-the slot ma
hine, preys on the weakness of wom-
n, and teaches children vice. l think
ord was reelected by far more wom-
MS votes than mems. The men knew
e was the choice of permitted vice
1t is vain for our supreme court to
ecide against gambling, and other
,rms of social vice. The executive
charged with law enforcement
There are other symptoms of public
ecay here: The legislature is Repub-
can. The Republican party often
srves a useful purpose just as
rakes on an automobile, but the
orld is changing. Forward is the
atchword. Some men of liberal