The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-11
Time To Either Put Up, or Shut Up"

politically aSute friends cOunSeled
being too hot handle editorial concerning
or-mongerng and the carrying of od tales by
whose personal dignity should permit such raffickng
This editorial concerning welorganized and widely
spread whispering campaign aimed solely at dscredng and
politically destroying of but more courageous
state officials
In brief probably would have
been written at this time except for the purposefu and mac
ious spreading of whisper against fellow Democrat by
number attendance the Democratic conference Helena
this week
get down facts if there be any the
possession of those participating this gossip campaign Let
review briefly the background for this premedated
pagn to destroy the reputation of the incumbent Attorney Cen
era, Arnold Olsen
recalled the acts of the 1949 Leg
aur B 45o) the appropriation of $4,000 for the
of the office of the Attorney General in investigating and
ecung those violating state gambling laws and to further IN
vesgate the liquor handled under the Ford Adj
mnistraon doubt the Attorney General reished this
preparation He like all of human and Montana tradl-
ton with few exceptions dictated the taking of somewhat
dsnterested position by his office gambling operations
under the jurisdiction of the Sc county attorneys
Further while the of looks immense rough break
shows this amount only $500 month available
for that office to spend March 1949 and December
95or about enough to keep three investigators and
Under the guse of huge appropriation the book was
thrown the Attorney Generals office in particular and at
the Democratic Administration whole.
But despite this pauc of funds and the natural misgiv
ngs shared by to how effective such amount
matter how prudenty used would be in attempting to stamp
out mutnion dollar racket the Attorney Generals office
has ahead in attempting to carry out the mandate OF the
legislature
From the outset opposition to the campaign
has strong has felt that the At
should liquor
ling Presumably this would have been the politically exped
thing to doandaso politically the safest thing to do
record of the Ford Administration fair at which
in the minds of astute Democratic politicians
However, for the Attorney General to first concentrate on
gambling-or to concentrate gambling at ALTO of
politicians constitutes btng the hand that feeds
the party More to the poinMontana saloonkeepers have
found considerable merit the Democratic party when
making contributions to the party Golfers.
consequence Olsen has received the kind of
agencies that should be forthcoming
be realized And despite office taken by every
and city enforcement official he has received only
limited cooperation from most of them.
Thus Olsen has ahead with investigating Of
gambling and rackeeerng has had his limited force carefully
gathering evidence of violations and doing the endless amount
legal attendant to the filing of violation charges and
proceedings he has been the butt of kind of
vicious
To up because the Attorney Generals office has made
beginnings of determined effort out the egsa
has been the target for sharhoong at
He has been the victim of kind of SANDER but
though this office has been flooded with rumors to
honesty and sincerity have yet to have presented to us
solid piece of fact to bear out such nsinuatlons
the sake of faplay ask Voice readers to please
the many roadbocks that have been placed Osens
way carrying most difficult assignment and to with
hold judgment until such time all the facts are available
the meantime, challenge to all who are indugng In
at the of Arnold Osen the Voice would
extend invitation to all individuals to present
proof that will stand the test Of the courts that this state
official proed from favors he alegedy has e