The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-06-24


ly employed person receiving a much
higher scale than the department
: employee. However both salaries are
derived from the gas pump pennies.
SEwEoq al 10y s..
( r. Itwasa sad day for Butte's Dublin
Gulch when the issue of the correct
ness dof the Regents Constitutional
Amendment proposed for submission
to the voters in the general election
was argued before the Supreme Court
; last Thursday. 81 94 a8a
| (The Supreme Court, in a. unari-
nous opinion written by Justice r. ".
Bottomly, Wednesday, prohibited
Secretary of State Frank Murray
from placing the Regents Amend
ment on the ballot The permanent
prohibition order said that the rea-
sons for this action would be stated
| later.)
William Francis (Duke) Crowley,
the first assistant Attorney General,
is the pride of the polished speech
delivery and fine manner SO highly
regarded by the Butte's Irish poll
| ticians. - Ts's
But to see him stand before the
Supreme Court of this state and use
an orange Chats right, an orange)
as an illustration for the courts en-
lightenment should cause reverbera-
tions in Dublin, Ireland, let alone
Dublin Gulch. ~ lszor
"One half an orange does not cease
to be an orange" ran the logic of the
Duke in his, defense of the proposed
amendment. Education 4 is one sub
ject 1t appeared to him that it would
be foolish to divide the proposed
amendment into parts as had been
dentist, Neil Livingstone. n 1
(The package deal" amendment
had to be proposed at this. time be-
cause there are already two other
issues to be presented to the elector-
ate. Only three constitutional amend
ments can be placed on the general
election ballot.)
Livingstone's attorneys, John Rislrin
and A. w. Scribner, contended that
Secretary of State Frank Murray
the county clerk to place the pro-
posed amendment on the ballot for
the following reasons:
The contitutional creation of
Board of Regents as proposed by the
would detrimentally af-
Feet education in Montana by remov-
ng the university system from con-
'rol by the people, The three elected
members now serving on the present
1-member board, would be replaced
~ eight appointed members. qA
The Board of Education would
ose control of the educational lsys-
en- In Montana and would have con-
rol over the ''free public common
chools' only. 3, 80
The constitutional office of the
superintendent of Public obstruction
you'd be hamstrung by loss of the
eat on the Board of Education.
Thus approval of this amendment
7ould find the people and their state
urther removed from the education
their children. A rather poor cruise
Or betterment. The real problem lies
the classrooms and how much can
contributed by way of improved
and tutoring. fl
Duke had some very good points
\ constitutional questions however.
he requirement of the Governors
gnature which this proposed amend
ent lacks should not be honored
zen If implied. Constitutions rise
ON the people. The Bill of Rights,
said, has never been signed by any
resident. It's power still holds fast.
Some states are now having Con-
ltutlonal conventions every ten
'ars to labor on the Improvement Of
e well springs of their governments.
constitutional convention may pos
oly be the answer to the numerous
d conflicting views held about Mon
mas constitution. Ask your legisla-
re candidates their views on this