The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-09-09
1860 Montana Democratic PLATFORM
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ct They thereby exemplified the highest de-
gree of fiscal responsibility and political
hypocrisy
We further deplore the policy of the pres
ent state administration in nearly doubling
the number of people on the state payroll
with little or no increase in services to the
public.
We reaffirm our historic stand of being
unalterably opposed to a general sales tax
and base our revenue raising measures on
the sound equitable bases of what you own
and what you make, taking into considera-
ton the ability to pay.
We commend the Democratic members of
the 1859 session for supporting and securing
the enactment of the following legislation:
1. The Withholding of state income tax
on monies earned within the state by non
residents.
2. The closing of many lOopholes in the
state corporation license tax
g. Considering the plight of the low income
and family groups in the personal income
tax changes.
f. The small operational corporation tax
law which makes it possible for many small
corporations to be treated tax wise as a
partnership.
S. We propose legislation to assure greater
coordination between our state and local
taxing agencies, both to cOverage of tax
able property and equalization OF assessed
value within and between the various classes
of property, in an effort to forestaH any
further re-occurrence of the recent contro-
versy between the state agency and local
agencies in connection with the utility re-
auctions.
REA & RITA
We view with pride the accomplishments
resulting from the enactment of federal
legislation creating Rural Electric Co-opera-
tives and Rural Telephone Associations
We pledge support in obtaining adequate
loan funds for the rural electric and tele-
phone programs
We oppose any increase OF interest rates
on REA and RITA loans.
There is a pressing need and we recon-
mend immediate investigation of captive
dam generating plants and the release OF
this power for rural electric systems through
the building of transmission lines designed
with serviceable voltages for low cost con-
nections.
We recommend the re-enaotment into Law
of the state RE,A Statute.
Labor
The Democratic Party is cognizant of the
fact that the real wealth of Montana is de-
pendent directly upon the productive skill
of those who toll To this end we reaffirm
our historic position as the party OF the
workingman and farmer.
The State Department of Labor and In
dustry was created as a separate cons1tu-
tional department of government Since
nothing substantial has been done to render
effective the will of the people in creating
this department, we propose that all boards
bureaus and divisions of state government
dealing with labor and industry pc consoil-
dated under the State Department OF Labor
and industry and that this department be
adequately financed and stated
We urge strict enforcement OF laws
eliminating the possibility of the free wage
Garner being compelled to compete with the
product of convict labor and the product OF
any other forced and unpaid labr.
We urge passage of reasonable and en-
forceable child labor laws to protect the