Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-05-29

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case | am the Republican candi-
date for the u. S. Senate | want
it understood that | am in no
way connected with this boodling
reactionary gang. and If | am
elected to the u. S. Senate l shall
be as free as | have been during
my ten years service in the
House. No clique, gang, corpora
ton, organization or person has
a five-cent piece invested in the
office | hold, and if elected to the
leadership of the National Repub-
lican Ticket in Minnesota shall
guide it so that the citizens of
my state won't have to hold their
noses when they vote the Repub-
lican ticket.
The natural inclination Of the
voters of Minnesota is Republic
can and it's only because individ-
ual Republicans have failed to
measure up that it is not in the
Republican ranks today. The
Democratic party on account of
its traditions and sectionalism is
not serviceable to the people of
the Northwest. The Republican
party is the best instrument
through which the people Of my
state can arrive at much-needed
results. In the State Of Mime
sofa, where we have wide-open
primaries. the people can make
of any party what they will. II
they will only get out in the pri-
maries and nominate the right
individuals. for upon the nomina.
ton depends the control. for
wrong men will make a wrong
party.
The government has filed liens
for the years 1917 and 1918 upon
the Backus- Brooks property for
back taxes due to the amount of
81 353,372.15. The Government
does not file such liens unless
there is good reason to believe
that statement, and affidavits
in reference thereto have. to say
the least. not been frank. The
Government action covers only
1917 and 1918. leaving the taxes
for the last five years unpaid.
The figures for these years are
unavailable but probably increase
the sum by $4.00O,0OO. The taxes
for which the Government has
fled liens should have been paid
six years ago. During these six
years the company has saved the
interest on $1,353,372.15. or
about $4,000 each year. This
makes approximately half mil
lion interest saved on 1917 and
1918 taxes alone. II the Backus-
Brooks Company should finally
pay the full amount claimed by
the Government the delay which
they have engineered would save
it at least million in interest
alone.
It is of vital Importance to the
people of Minnesota to know
how these large concerns mani.
pulate to delay payment and how
very important to such business
interests it is to have influence
at Washington and makes it en-
tirely clear that they are pre-
JUDGED against men who regarc
the peoples rights as sacred. II
like to go into how they have fol
years manipulated our state poll
tics. but it's a long story and
think / better confne myself tc
their devious trail in the national
end of it. State Senator VIM. F.
Brooks is junior partner of the
firm of Backus-Brooks & Com
pany. He is the author of the
Brooks Bill in the State of Min
nesota. which made two classes
of dollars, the one belonging to
the special interests which could
do no wrong and which could not
fail to draw its profit, and the
dollar of the ordinary fellow.
which must take its chance in
commerce. Bill Brooks is now