The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23
Where Are Their Plans?

With quite number of candidates for the governorshir
in the field both Republican and Democratic tickets the
pattern far developed offers the electorate moth
ing except choice of personalities what be called
emotional basis Platform appearance, sauvity and rend
general welfare of the people of the state and seassered
declarations of qualifications all that being
by the candidates the shape of why they should
be given the votes of the people for this important office
1t that the times and conditions call for
than this To be Governor Ford in his statement for
reelection feels called upon declare his continued support
of the PSoan plan for irrigation and development
which makes him lone up the other candidates by being
definite The fact that competent engineering
analysis of this plan shows that under it Montana will get little
of either irrigation development is ignored by him.
He joined with other support of this plan
pleasing the private interests and the navigation
interests and while he have belated realization
wrong doing he has the proverba bear
the tail and can't let He must "save face He cannot
admit that he made mistake.
The other candidates declaring that they
for irrigation and development How under what
dtons and by what methods and plans they do not
They are them industrial develop
the Everyone feels that this desirable and
essential and with the candidates. But not of the
candidates aspiring to leadership OF the people seems to have
plan by which such development be brought about
All of them favor good schools with we'll paid teachers
them has presented definite plan for the
financing of improvements school system So does
other good citizen of the state But from those aspiring to high
executive office the people have right to expect definite plans
and leadership.
believe that all of the candidates are good citizens in
None of them drunkards wifebeaters. Prob
ably all of them pay their bills reasonably promptly
not frowned by credit agencies. They be good"
church members for all know We may think that
they would not anything that reacted the benefit of
people
of interest in the states economic development and the well
fare of its people completely superfuou They al
ready looked upon decent law-abiding citizens.
1t to that the voters have right to hear from
each of them how he intends them and the state
Leonard Young procams his holy mission to that the
cleaned of Democrats instance he should
be prepared to the people that his crusade will
teray augment the public good not just that deserv
ing Republicans replace them If Ford insists that Montana
must suffer by the accomplishment of the Pckoan pan he
should be prepared that the figures of the annual
flow of the Missouri compiled by the agencies headed by
Engineers Pick and Sloan the not accurae that
despite these records there will be enough water for increased
irrigation in the dry states and for the foot navigation
channel.
When candidate speaks about the need for improvements
school system that they must be accomplished
whatever sacrifice necessary shouldn't the voters have
right to know what groups these Sacrifices will fall most
heavily and to what degree they be able to meet the
demands without suffering hardship
The voters have right demand that the candidates for
political leadership in the state "get down to cases"