The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-07-13


crease income tax schedules and
other state level taxes in order to
eliminate the two-mill statewide
property tax and to uphold our
constitutional res possibilities"
Said the party: Financial fore
sightedness by the Democratic
party WILL provide us with ade-
quate funds for the coming BIZ
ennium ."-(PV emphasis).
Apparently aware that any relief
from property taxes at either the
state or local level must be predicated
on securing additional revenue from
other sources, the party took the
stand of opposing "the Republican
policy of transferring the rising costs
of education, welfare and custodial
services onto our already overloaded
local property taxpayer"
Another party sub-plank urged re-
enactment of the Identification Act
of 1885 (REA statute) which was
repealed by the GOP-controlled 1853
Legislature. A second statement
urges enactment of state law to
protect the territorial integrity" of
rural electrics and other utilities,
from such onslaughts as carried on
by Montana Power against Park
County Electric, and the current
"chopping" effort MPCo. is exerting
against Vigilante Electric.
RESOURCES
In addition to the resource plank
points mentioned in this reports
lead, the Demos also urged:
The complete development of
the Missouri and Columbia rivers by
1880, that we may take full advan-
age of ''our greatest asset"-water
and to meet the increasing demands
# growing population and of in
lustry;
Commended Sens. Mansfield and
fetcalf and Cong. Olsen for ''their
support" of sound pro-
osals to provide more low-cost power
or Montana, along with power reser-
ations for Montana at projects con-
tructed within the state. The three
Democrats in Washington were also
commended for "their opposition to
he lowering of Flathead Lake by any
gency, private or public.
Approved the Kennedy Admin
STATIONS having adopted policies
ermitting rural electrics to under
Ike generation and transmission of
over" along with granting loans a
'r such projects; a
sUrged Capital Budget in order T
that more business-like budget
practices can be put in operation C
for natural resources development G
30 that the ledger shows which a
projects are income-producing,
assets that make a
money for the taxpayers" el
Deplored faction of the Republi- $,
uncontrolled (1961) House in kill t,
G the Senate Bill which would have fl
t up a model underground water w
de-" In this connection, the Demos al
so noted Gov. Babcock's frivolous k
titude toward the water problems u
southeastern Montana brought &c
out by Shell Oils drawing off over
million gallons a day of water ia
ON the Fox Hills aquifer. "In order Sc
protect the future economy of IN
Montana from the de- ly
elton of the irreplaceable under ca
ound water supply" the Democrats of of
i'd 1--WE favor a comprehensive and ac
partial survey of the water aquifer ha
that area, the study to be COM tn
ted as soon as possible by the u. S. no
Survey and the School of tn
mes or any other appropriate state LEI
federal agency. "(See FRANKLY tb b
. Urged expanded research into Sc
'nomical methods of converting gr
and brackish water into fresh mn
ter, along with developing evapor- to
ON control methods; pu
Endorsed the expanded water an
luton control program success of
Iy promoted by the Kennedy Adj gu
listration; car
} Commended Sen. Metcalf's eff the
Is TO secure increased appropria- tie
rs for building forest access roads, Els
b for expanded wise use of tim ass