The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-19
The People of Montana

At various times speaking before certain organiza-
according press reports Governor Ford has presumed
that he speaking for the people of Montana
opposition the establishment of Missouri Valley
Authority for the coodnated development of the
of the region At other times he has before certain
bodies and been recognized as representing the people Oh the
state.
There states whose governors may speak with
authority Perhaps states completely politically domi
mated Montana by the influence of foreign corporations
the first time believed
that he immune from such influence and the vote OF peo
pies organizations elected him. not votes of his party During
his first recognizing that he had that reputation, the
corporations enlisted his aid in the defeat of plans by the
Army Engineers raise the level of Fahead lake and there
flooding large of cultivated land and destroying thou
sands of homes
the of the people the affected
active participation opposing these plans of the Army
Engineers popular with the people the generally
from that time and up the governor appears
have willingly played the of the Power and
unquestonably 'her man" in his campaign for
election.
Since the proposal for the establishment Val
for the power and allied interests the state He has
played the part ardent champion of the plans of the Rec
amaon Service and the Army Engineers who now claim that
they willing history together and
claim that their joint plans will bring about coordnated de-
vopment of the of the Missouri valley region He
held forth the bugaboo threats by the MVA estate
rights to existing water rights to the imaginary dangers of
government sociaistic state" and all of the
zenshp We charge him with deliberately using these
uganda methods knowing he has read the legislative meas
proposing the MVA that of the dangers that he
serted threatening the people of the state existed that ne
knew when according to reports he made the statements
and the Army Engineers will bring about coordnated
complete development of the of the valley when
the plans the Army Engineers do not involve any power
development at all and the plans of the Reclamation Bureau
provide for small amount of development COM
parson with the potential available amount possible to bel
developed with its proposed dams?
his unwarranted assumption of the right tol
speak for the people of Montana opposition to the
reasonable and not unjust assumption that he must
that he is vocng the sentiments of only SMALL preudced
and selfish such as the power company monopoly IN
the state and it's allied interests Their monopoly interests
the only interests threatened by the Missouri Valley Au
thorty proposals.
He claim be speaking for the Montana Fedora
Farmers Union membership of some in the state as this
organization is record favoring the MVA.
He cannot claim be speaking for the Montana Fedora
ton of Labor with its 1000 and their families and immediate
friends as the delegates at the last convention OF the organ
zation record for the MVA with strongly worded
resolution endorsing the MVA proposal and urging of
legislation to efectuate it, and it represented on the Mon
tana MVA Association board of directors
he speaking for the large membership of the Con-
gess Industrial Organization unions in the state they
favorng the MVA and also represented
the board of the MvA Association in the
The United Mine Workers with its large and progressive
membership the state also record officially
port of the MVA So Governor Ford cannot be speaking for
of that organization and their families and i'm
mediate friends.
resolution of the lumber and sawmil workers of the
state passed printed elsewhere
the Voice certainly sufficient proof that Gov
Ford cannot be speaking for them when he claims to be
speaking for Montana, in opposition to the MVA
Then what organized be claim to be speaking
for? We grant that he claim to be speaking for the
Montana Power Company the Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany organizations whose monopoly control of Montanas
sources is threatened by the establishment
that he is speaking for the small membership
Montana Reclamation Service willing tool of the
private power interests S
He NAV claim to be speaking for the Woolgrowers Asso
citation and Montana Livestock Association the member
ship these organizations being additionally opposed to
development of the land which might bring increased popua
ton to this grazing
poses It
The Ford who speaking for these selfish not
whom the people the state voted
in the Ford who elected last year with the
support these groups with campaign of outright false
hoods and false nnuendos "
The thought knew, could not Give with him il
self" and 10 what this Ford is doing. C.
Consistency of Reasoning b