The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-12-09
Editorial :.
What Does the Balance Sheet Show?
ARE REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS AGAINST
EDUCATION?


For several and by design arch Republica
weeklies have been gnawing away bone regarding
Condor bv the sPOKESMAN-REVIEW that Renublcans ar
foes of education
That msquoted- by careless report
by design-n what she said to the
meeting Spokane October there those
you who may have missed it, and preliminary the mair
point this editorial here what she actually said see VOICE
October 21):
they put
almost forced into public
schools our Congress our state legislatures No one wants
public schools into politics, Chief State School
additionally legislators
financial the Republicans
financing parents
teachers which party believes in education.
IT, by some imagination you choose to con-
cude that Mary branded all Republicans oes of education
statement that your privilege And possibly
by reviewing Republican egs
laure might find considerable substance arriving
such conclusion.
In the 1851 session. for example, constitutional amend
Glib 40) make it mandatory the State provide
greater of educational opportunv bv nung IN
per school program
overwhelmingly defeated by the Republican Forynne
Republicans voted against giving the people the opportunity
voting the proposed amendments single Republican
Republican representatives McEwan Working and
Reed led the opposition to HB 4o4
In 1853 Republicans led by Rep OConnor and Chaffn the
latter director of Montana Power Company
HB 12 which had out of Republican House Edu
cation committee with unanimous do pass recommendation
HB 12 placed before the House by Rep Reeds committee
called for badly needed IS cent increase the school
foundation OConnor ct al to the in
by more than fifty cent.
Fortyfive Republicans joined by five company Gratis,
voted COnnOrS surgical operation lib liz
the big school financing HB 3d. Re-
publican Representatives Chaffin Armstrong all
effort dracay back the improvements proposed
financing the school foundation program
grassroots strong the bill allowed
pass by overwhelming VOTE putting it in the
Republican Senate late the through
committees the COP upper chamber
prevailed cutting back by about twenty-five per Every
Republican voted against the Houeapproved
of aroused electorate able accomplish
only about third of the trimming sought by Chaffn Arm
strong and the company" lobby.
School financing the only affecting
schools which, by their Montana COP legsa-
themselves the unenvable of being
education One only recall the three major
oil lobby legislation passed by the 1857 1858 and 1855
Legislatures the latter two of which signed into law by
Republican witness another manifestation of the
attitude of the party of Armstrong Chafn
OConnor All of these drafted by the oil
lobby pushed through the Legislature by lobby
Democrats with the exception of the companycra stood
practically against of such special interest
legislation. t
Mary didn't say all Republicans foes of educa
on but she done view of the COPS Montana egs
record wouldn't have been very far from
legislative restricting royalties 2A
Democratic John W.
oil lobby leases
the fixing delay drilling rentals
schools
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