The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-10-23
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ELECT GOOD MEN TO THE LEGISLATURE

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Currently possibly three initiative proposals
under for presentation to the voters for sigma
lures before the 1854 primary election
The recent convention of Montana State Federation of La
Dor unanimously record in nsrucing its executive
board present
al disease initiative to the people This action taken
light of the 1858 Legislature doing practically nothing
prove Montanas 1915 model industrial accident law.
At the REA convention in Billings two weeks delegates
from the 25 rural electric Montana
request that the directors the
of Rural Electric Co-operaves before the end of
to study the feasibility desraby preparing and crc
atng an initiative petition State Development
Commission The electrics in requesting the study
censured the 1858 Legislature for having repealed the state
Identification Authority Act 1853 at the nsistence of the
Montana Power Company.
third initiative that has been talked abou+ all d
Wouo provide Tor substantial increases salaries paid egis
tors that membership that body longer be restricted o
those citizens of the state who afford substantial
loss while in Helena for the 6Oday legislative period
There of looking at the exercising of the
lave method by the people, Personally am all for # si i
gives the people direct in their
ever, legislative delegations sent TO He1ane wow t1 INV
sentative of the peoples Wishes instead of too often BEING lit
Tie more than catpaws for powerful corporation groups
would seldom be necessary for peoples organizations having to
go 10 ali the work and financial expense entaed in getting an
initiative measure the ballot
This again brings the about that forth
coming legislature? What doing good
and file for legislative posts next spring? It isn't
early to get the ball rolling to begin getting crcua
ing around their communities getting acquainted with the
The last legislature Republican balyhoo notwitbstand
ng left much to be desired The schools got of bu
breaks from the was the law put on the
books to reduce the financial under
lying school trust andsa now before the state
supreme court for determination of its consituonaty
Workers. too Jared badly at the hands the legislature
with the unemployment compensation act seriously weakened
and only few crumbs tossed to Labor
compensation improvements.
Rural people had little for ubaton, what with the
legislature helping the their rural
ops out of business (Monana Powers Senate Bill O4 and
with the contractors lobby blocking longneeded
improvements in legislation dealing with road
construction.
The 1858 Legislature refused a reasonable and
workable proposal increase highway up
by achieving little or nothing toward saving and improving
highway system.
Even for all the claims of budget balancing
the cuts made appropriations necessary services
of recent weeks along with having the bankers
bail OUT the State until the 1855 session. shows that this
claim, too, only much "hogwash"
In of the record of another legislature
surprising that again 954-a past election
yearthe people of the state be asked approve
putting of initiative the ballot The real wonder
that instead of possibly three there won't be times
three initiative proposals before the voters for consideration
in 1854
The launching and carrying through to successful concu
sion of initiative requires large financial
and much coordnated effort by interested citizens
Wouldn't be much simpler and less expensive
good men to for the legislature and then go
for their election to this law max
ing body? I'll