The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-16

TIE LEGIsLATuRE-oE vITAL IMPORTANCE no YOU

Tuesday upwards of $50 citizens will seek
for nominations the state and house of
tves Montanas Sc counties of these candidates have
records Others entering the legislative political arena fol
the first time
very possible legislation for the creates
number it important that vote not alone the basis
candidates personality good looks what have you
important by far What his Cor herr qualifications
for the job? Where does the legislative aspran stand
sues of Importance to you?
AS of this writing issues stand likely take
precedence all others the 1866 Legislature One
these-abeed bv Governor Aronson as our most pressing
problems highway financing Another may be so-caed
righto-work" proposal third depending upon the type
of nominate and elect to the legislature be
attempt authorization for constitutional amend
ment to permit Montana to competition to Nevada
Mecca for big time gambling and the racketeerng that is
becoming blight that sovereign state Also there will
doubt be attempts to make further improvements in anti
quated workmen compensation law effort again be
forth knock the liquor and there
always the possibility that another antfarmer tax
bill will be introduced.
A glance mentioned may
flee to emphasize the Importance of sending good conscientious
citizens to the 1866 Legislative Assembly.
How will you have your highway financing? Some powerful
including number of chambers of commerce and their
state organization lean toward uppng the gasoline tax the
family automobile another Another approach solving
the problem advanced recently would have onecent per
gallon nOnrefundable placed all petroleum
highway financing whether the petroleum product
was used Tor highway purposes thrd proposal is that re-
funds gasoline not used for highway be either
reduced eliminated And fourth proposes that on
heavy commercial trucks and traer be increased to level
least double the Gross Vehicle Weight schedules
and thereby be in line with commercial truck taxes in
other There be still other methods proposed to-
Highway financing problem What do you think will
be method of additional S2,750000 year,
needed match available federal funds? How do eg
lave candidates stand this important pocketbook mater
What about these so-caled rght-towork bills that II
have already their books under permsve
thoriy given by TaftHarey Act? every state where
such ghocab laws have been in force length of time
the organized labor has its back right against
the wall Unions their Wage and working
dons being worsened Will the welfare of Montanas
hourly workers be served the of maintain
ing and improving their living cOnditonstheir
materially weakened destroyed and they must return
century method of individual bargaining? Will the
economy Montana be served by the drasay reduced
purchasing of workers and their families which will
about their unions further weakened by such op
empoyeravoring legislation? you asked your
couny legislative asprants how they stand this and other
Of importance to Montana working and women?
Will wide open gambling be invncibe to
plan prosperity Montana? Will legal gambling raise the
economic moral and political standards of Montana life? The
experience would indicate that single good
resulted than 20 years of big time gambling
being operation According LOOK magazine Nevadas
state government broke when gambling egalzed
Today after than 20 of it, the state government
still broke-receivng less than million dollars from
200-mon-dollar racket The moral standards of the state
continuing state of decline Big time gamblers call
important political contests The state has
become haven for rackeeers gangsters prostitutes and
allied trades throughout the nation Do want Mon
degenerate into similar low state? Is that what
your children their heritage? How do
prospective legislators stand this issue? How will they
legislation proposing the outawng of the state liquor store
SYSTEM and turning the entire liquor trade to the exclusive
Jurisdiction of the saloon and tavern operators?
These only examples. The point s-have you talked
prospective legislative candidates about important issues
facing the state in the 1855 legislature and found
hot bapD OcitO on these