The people's voice., 1959-01-09
Editorial
The Governors Message
Dear Santa Claus


reading Governor State the
Message indicates the Governor seemingly given chlds
faith in Santa Claus
The Governor is against major tax increases Except
for jackng gasoline yet at the time he tells
the Legislature must not only make probable $55 mil
lion general fund deficit but must provide large additional out
lays order to maintain and expand of the
functions of the various departments of state
He contends the lies in 'cutng spending and
forcing and efficiency in the various departments
Yet he cites not single example of departmental eXtrava
oance TO aid the LEGISLATURE in seeking out wavs to econoze
CAS- aside since Aronson the states chief administrator
such assertion does not stack at all we'll with the Gov
Sound, businesslke administration ~
He would leave of the obess destitute recipients
of Public Welfare (Which for by denying them
employment compensation His concern on this solely for
keeping employers payments into the obess insurance fund
at minimum and in preserving the sacred UCC
fund Human hardship and hungry kids continue to be of
concern to the Governor
We have quarrel with the parts of the Governors
dealing with improving services and facilities expect
from state We loss to understand his
pete omission of reference the immediate
improvements at various custodla institutions the prison
cepted the additional cash outays which must be
to keep with increasing enroments in university system
The large number of improvements he outlines cannot
be brought about without considerably larger appropra
tons of funds
Additional professional personnel for the Depart
ment of Public Instruction. however badly needed is avail
able on dollara-year basis.
Increasing Highway Patrol force by more than 80
cent will lives but paomen like other must
eat, maintain homes and pay taxes
For all the need of a livestock lab building it is
doubtful contractor will forward and such
building to the State of Montana, free of charge
The Governor supports the building of a prison on
the prison ranch and enlarged personnel at that institution
yet gives where he expects the Legislature to
find the extra two million dollars biennium carry out
this which he needs and merits your support
He wants at least another million dollars for Public We'll
fare Since tax Increases taboo be thinking of
having that departments print shop enlarged print bank
notes as well as office forms.
He vents expansion of the parks program more
adequate machinery for dealing with offcoor real
orators more prison parole officers state board two
budget director and of $8 600 feed the
governors at Glacier Park-al of which will money.
But, says he: "don't compound the high tax bur-
den Montanans bear the state level"
Aronson knows very we'll that maintaining gov
enment at present levels cannot be achieved without
revenue accruing to the general fund.
He knows that growing population rapidly increasing
the cost of maintaining the public schools and the university
system.
He knows he read the Montana Medical Association
port that living and health conditions and facilities most
of the custodal institutions degree of dsrepair
badly need large outays for capital operation