The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-11-16
RURAL CREDIT PLAN
WINS BY 100000
AMENDMENT NO. 1 FAVORED
BY BIG MAJORITY OF
VOTERS
IS BIG AID TO FARMERS
FARM BUREAU HEAD SAYS THE
RURAL PRESS WAS BIGGEST
FACTOR IN SUCCESS

Adoption of Amendment No. 1, pro-
viding for the establishment of a
state system of long time loans for
farmers, was adopted by voters in
the election last Tuesday by more
than 100000 majority.
Tabulations made at the st. Paul
office of the Minnesota Farm Bureau
Federation, on information obtained
from the Associated Press, show that
up to the end of last week, the amend
,ment had enough support to carry
even if all remaining precincts went
against it solidty..
The amendment had 379,143 votes
for and 1860 against when 2O11 pre-
ccincts out of BATH in the state had
reported. This tabulation included
nearly all of Ramsey, more than half
of Hennepin and about 10 percent of
st. Louis counties. Complete reports
had been obtained from FL counties.
Other scattering returns indicated
that the proposal had carried every
county in the state.
To be adopted, the amendment had
to be supported by more than ma
jority of the voters in the election.
The highest vote, according to UNI
official returns, was for governor, for
which office, 651, 737 ballots had been
counted, with few precincts missing.
Therefore, it seems impossible that
more than 100000 votes could
have been cast, making it necessary
Tor the amendment to have 100000
ayes" votes to pass. With but five
Fights of the vote in, the amendment
had more than that number.
Amendment No. 2, making the DC
scupational tax a pSrt of the cansti-
tuition, was running somewhat behind
Amendment No. /. The total vote,
on the face of returns from 1876 pre-
cincts was 200,97S for and 32,524
against. There was some doubt as
to whether it would obtain the needed
majority. No special campaign was
waged in its behalf, though the drive
for Amendment No. is credited with
having made thousands of votes for
it.
The vote on Amendment No. l.,
which is almost as heavy as that CIV
en- the Good Roads proposal two years
ago, is credited to a statewide cam
paign waged in its behalf by a spec
Tial committee of farm organizations
of which ]. F. Reed, president of the
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
was chairman.
In 4 statement, issued after it be-
came obvious that the Amendment
had / assed, Mr.. Reed says the papers
of the small towns and villages wers
the most important factor in solidify-
ing sentiment in its favor.
The text of Mr.. Reeds statement
follows:
GAS Chairman of the Committee Of
Minnesota farmers organizations to
secure the adoption of Amendments
No. to our state constitution at the
recent election, it is especially crafty
ing to me to be able to say that all
of the leading business organization,
of the state, with the exception of
those interests that, have heretofore
proved upon the farmers misfortune
in his credit situation, were solidly IN
favor of it's adoption.
lied by all the candidates for gov
Preus, Hon. Magnus
Johnson and Hon. Edward Inderhus-
all of whom made it an important
part of their public addresses to ex-
plain it's provisions and urge its
adoption and closely followed by all
legislative candidates in the state,
could not fail to render most pow
erfll influence toward its adoption.
Theodore Christianson, author of the
amendment, Hon. N. ]. Holmberg,
Commissioner of Agriculture, William
Mahoney, president of the Trade ana
Labor Assembly Of st. Paul.. and
many others rendered yeoman service
in bringing to our voters it's i'm
portance to agriculture.
"The country press, with scarcely
an exception, stood back of it solidlyl
with volumes of explanation and dis
cussion printed therein probably was
the greatest factor in a statewide !
dissemination, of the advantages that
must come to agriculture and all al
lied interests by its adoption. The
country press carried the message in
q most forceful and convincing man
ner.
'sThe strong and convincing editor
ais in the Minneapolis Daily News,
tn Minneapolis Journal, the Mime
sofa Daily Star and the St. Paul !,