The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-12-30
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he grows rich by using high place to
get five per cent commissions for
placing government contracts. still
well and good.
Even when he. commits crime (and
is caught red handed) his trial must
be put off unduly and the minimum
sentence given, if he has been a good
Tong member Even while in jail he
must be pensioned highly. The good
Tong member while in office must al
ways befriend the members of another
Tong working there, the lobbyists and
spokesman for giant corporations
looking for war contracts or friendly
laws. The reason for this is that if
the seat in the political Tong is lost,
the evicted may get more profitable
seat in the lobbyist Tong
Once a Tong man, always a man
who thinks the public owes him high
salary, whether he works for it or
not. This Tong spirit has long been
around Washington. But the Marshall
Plan, War waste, donations for Mad
am Chang, or silk shirts for Athen-
ian pimps, or Cadillac cars for Paris
ian roues has famed it to a flame.
The Tong members in residence clear
ly see the million useless ones on Gov
eminent payrolls, the throwing of
billions in cutters of Europe and
China. They justify themselves, that
if thousands of millions is thrown
away all the time, why not side track
a little of it, even if theft is com
"a secondary psychology of both the
Big longs of Washington is chronic
alcoholism. | have seen Butte in the
widest days. have seen the wild org
les of the 'Barbary Coast now abat-
ed. To think that more alcohol is con-
sumed per capita among Washing |
ton Officialdom and lobbyists than |
ever in Butte, or by drunken sailors
Of the Barbary COAST.
Examples in Evidence
In a recent Montana Standard two
TENS appeared in the same column.
No. /, young man was sentenced
o five years for stealing a purse
With 30 cents. No. 2, j. Parnell Thorn
IS, the Holier than Thou 200 per cent
was sentenced to an unde-
sentence of to Is months,
md to pay a fine of $4,000. (The
ayman should be told that these
ines are often RENTED if pauper's
'ath is filed after serving the time).
Dear income tax payers, you will al
o pay J. Parnell Thomas confessed
hief Of untold Federal funds lately,
nd in fact years. handsome pension
or life. His wife has the Tong men
atty of being entitled to live on the
axes. She says she will run for Con-
ress. Effontery is Tong character
site.
Andrew j. May, another Congress
ian lately began serving a one year
entence for accepting a bride from
munitions contractor. You will pay
i'm fine pension for life.
Albert j. Fall, a former Secretary
the Interior, served only one year
Or accepting tremendous bride.
Martin ]. Montin was Chief Judge {
the End U. S. Court of Appeals
omprising New York and adjacent
,ates, he ranked next to Justice
{ the U. S. Supreme Court. He was
,nvicted of accepting bride of $685. i
O0.. He was sentenced to only 2 I
ears Imprisonment. His immense I
llary was paid until he died. S
Gen. Ben Meyers was convicted n
st year of bribery about government T
He is already seeking pa T
lie on pardon. His fellow Tong t
embers will soon spirit him out. n
A true and remarkable story is
Id by one of our Ex-Chief JUS D
ces. In the old days a Chinaman t
arged with murder was in Jail in v
irginia City. A fellow Tong member tt
as allowed to visit him. They chang t,
clothes. The prisoner walked out, O
e friend stayed in Not until wit t.
sses came to the trial some weeks il
ter did they find out that the ac- il
sed was not in court. They never OF
ught him again. cl
A distinguished ex-senator sup p
les the example of graduating from O,
political Tong to the lobbyist Tong. tt
years gone by he flattered and u,