Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-09-25


THEODORE cHRisriANsoN
Republican Candidate for Governor
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course of twenty years discharge
every farm mortgage In Minnesota.
Expenditures Reduced.
the task OF relieving the people OF the
burden OF excessive taxation. Much
OF that burden, to be sure. was fixed
and could not be removed. Obliga-
lions had been created upon which In
terest must be paid. Salaries had
been raised TO meet increased living
costs. and official salaries are rarely
reduced. New Observation-Disclosures OF
government had been created. often
at the demand OF the very groups that
now criticize the government for in
creased expenditures. Public institu.
tons had TO be created or enlarged
to repair the physical and moral
wreckage OF the war; and public i'm
provements were made on q more Law.
ish and expensive scale than before
In response to an extravagant--and
irrisistible-public opinion.
But despite these handicaps, which
were almost insurmountable. progress
has been made toward normally, In
Minnesota, the legislature by refus-
Ing approximately S15.0o0.000 In re-
quested appropriations. held the 1923
budget down TO $4,000. 900, at the
same time appropriating nearly S6.-
100000 more for state aid to schools
than had ever been appropriated be-
fore. II this additional state aid had
not been given. the 1923 appropria-
lions would have been almost $4,000.
900 below those Of 1921. Thus II may
be seen that there has been a reduc.
tion In the cost OF conducting all OF
the states activities during the pres
ent biennium OF about $1.000,000 per
year below that Of the previous two
year period.
Favored Budget Plan.
The financial achievements Of the
national administration. during the
same period. have been phenomenal
A budget system has been established
and the Judgment OF an impartial and
disinterested agency, not the impor-
tunities OF the recipients Of congress
SIGNAL appropriations, determines the
amounts to be made available for de-
partmental expenditures. The result
has been a reduction OF such expendi.
lures from more than $500. 600. 900
for the fiscal year ending June 80.
1921, TO less than $3.50. 100000 for
the nscal year ending June 80, 1924,
and q reduction of the national In.
S2,760, 000. 900. This record demon
strates the efficiency OF the budget
system as an agency OF tar reduction.
have long advocated the establish
ment OF budget system In Minnesota.
At three different sessions OF the leg
islature I have, In collaboration with
the present Republican candidate for
lieutenant governor. presented and So
cured the passage OF budget bill
through the House OF Representatives
II elected governor of Minnesota.
shall use the influence OF the execu-
tive office to secure enactment by the
legislature OF an effective budget law.
Cooperative Marketing.
III. The Republican party has
helped agriculture In Minnesota by
enacting legislation to promote CO.
operative marketing. The first effec-
tive step In this direction was taken
In 1919. when cooperative market.
| ing law was passed which not only
| recognized but specifically guaranteed
| to the farmers OF this state the right
| to bargain collectively for the sale OF
| their products. II Is n source OF sat.
isfaction to have been member OF a
legislative group that drafted and In.
| troduced this measure. No longer
can farmers be put In Jail for doins
what men In the organized labor
movement have been permitted to dc
for generation. The Minnesota co
operative marketing law led TO the
enactment OF similar legislation by
the Federal Congress.
Not only has our legislature enact
ed laws that make Il possible for farm
ers to cooperate. but II has created q
Department OF Agriculture charged
specifically with the duty OF assisting
them 10 avail themselves Of these
laws.
Legislation has been enacted IN
Minnesota. not only In the interest OF
the farmer. but In the interest OF Ia
Dor as we'll
I. The workmen's compensation
law has been amended from time e
time. assuring injured workmen com
pensation much more liberal as 4
whole than that granted In other
states. and It's administration by tbs
Industrial Commission has been char
acterifed by promptness, fairness and
the utmost consideration for tbs
rights OF the employed.
g. Minnesota has also made sub
stantial progress In the protection o.
women and children In industry.
L. Through the establishment O
: employment offices which closely CO
operate with the United States En-
ployment Service. Minnesota 10 help
ing 20 solve the seasonal unempioy
ment problem. The labor require
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