The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-29
The Fellou Who Tried 1T

delegates to the Nonpartisan League
convention were gulled by rainbow
promises into entering a farmer-labor
federation. Permit me to enumerate
what has followed this ill advised ac-
ton:
A Wild Platform.
1. The platform of the farmer
labor party of Minnesota was writ
ten by extremists of the Twin Cities
without consultation with the League
and is barren of relation to the prac-
tical problems confronting the Min
nesota farmer to-day.
2. A slate, Endorsed by the So
called communist party and secretly
backed by federation leaders working
with that party of revolution, captur-
ed the nominations for the state tic
ket in the primary.
3. The federation leaders, after
tricking the League out of their
power in the party, delivered the far
mer-labor party of this state to a ma
tional farmer-labor party organiza
ton composed for the most part of
advocates Of the soviet form of So
ciety and revolution, and this organ
ization in turn advanced w. 2. Foster
as presidential candidate. With full
power the Twin City labor leaders
caused the Minnesota party to cali
the June II convention. That con-
vention chose a national committee.
That committee chose Foster.
Farmers Clipped.
a. City labor leaders in control of
the federation continued to do what l
had warned was the object of their
federation plan. The League farmers
were stripped of all voice in party
councils. The successful candidates
refused to work honestly with the
League farmer organization but did
do business with the communists.
They work only with such farmers as
will say Eyes" to their plans.
5. While Floyd B. Olson was not
openly Endorsed by the communists
and although under pressure he issued
an evasive statement disclaiming per-
sonal communistic belief, he appoint
ed l. G. Scott, a friend and supporter
of Foster, to the state committee and
he surrounds himself with communists
and a number of the other unworthy
characters. His followers made COM
mon cause with Mahoney against the
league.
6. Three of the farmer-labor nomi-
nees for state office have failed to
repudiate their communist indorse-
ment.
With these facts before me I am
compelled to public acknowledgment
of the following conclusions:
Obligations Elsewhere.
1. That the farmers of Minnesota
have been deceived by the city labor
politicians and as consequence, have
lost any effective restraint or inf1u-
ence on the nominees for state Of
flee. At the same time they would
in outside opinion, share the respon-
sibility for this ticket if elected and
suffer their share of the consequences.
2. Floyd B. Olsen, a city lawyer,
born and bred, is unfamiliar with the
problems of the farmer and has had
no experience in their struggles until
he filed for governor. And his mex
perience leads him toward formulas
and class strife rather than toward
competent counsel.
8. That it would be disastrous tc
the farmers of Minnesota to have his
present cabinet transferred to the
state capitol.
4. That in the event this state tic.
ket is elected its first obligation will
be to this aggregation of city labor
politicians who boast their revolu-
tionary tendencies.
5. That the city laborites have nc
interest in the farmers of Minnesota
equal to their desire to create dis
turbance and revolutionary thought
to further their own fantastic ends
And farmers can get nothing from
such agitation except worse condi'
tons.
Confidence Needed.
We have our choice then between
the visionary program and state can
didates developed by these Twin CITY
labor leaders and what the Republi.
can party has to offer. Our states
greatest need at this time is the de-
velopment of public confidence. I an
convinced that it is a most inoppor'
tune time for loosing wild tongues
and irresponsible power. Withou
hesitation am choosing Theodore
Christensen and the rest of the re
publican state ticket.
While I carry no banner for the
state republican party I am willing t.
be fair to it. With the strenuoul
farmer agitation Of the last sever
years we have obtained from republi