The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-10-21

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had his chance to show his friendship
and sympathy for the farmers &C
Minnesota in their present hour of
distress. He did not take it, while
other governors in other states were
pleading for the farmer"
He has lalso stated, / ann told, that
Gov. Christensen sis THE only Month
west governor" wro did not get be-
hind the farmers in their efforts to OBJ
tain legislative relief.
Now Magnus certainly knows full
well that Gov. Ted personally pleaded
the cause of the farmer both at the
White House and with congressman in
Washington las year. He also knows
that Gov. Ted sent three delegates
from Minnesota TO the so-called Corn
Belt conference in Des Moin es Co..
| P. B. jacobson, N. j. Holmberg and
Dean Cofey). Magnus also kniws, l
feel quite certain, that Gov. Corlie,
North Dakota's Nonpartisan League
governor, ignored the Des Moines
conference and sen no representa-
tives.
like and admire Magnus personally.
doubt if there is Ia more honest man,
under ordinary conditions, in the state
than Magnus.
Why, oh, why must he permit HIM
self to he otherwise just for the
chance of bringing the crib Within
reach of a horde of hungry office
seekers including himself?
When it comes to the subject Of
farm relief, you can take it from me
(and | have talked on this subject
with Gov. Ted scores of times in the
last year and half, there is not a
man in the state more sincerely anx-
ious to do what he can in that direc-
ton than the present executive.
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Voting is both "a dearly bought
privilege and sacred duty. Let there
be minimum of "slackers" on Nov.
IL.
And don't forget to vote on the
amendments. All three are worthy of
every voters support.
No. 1 merely changes the title of
two splendid judges-Lees and Tay-
lor-from supreme court commits
sioner" to associate justice" Its
adoption won't add a cent to the tax
burden.
No. 2 will pave the way for legis-
lation that will help reforest denud-
ed and otherwise almost worthless
forest lands, to make possible the
raising of new cropso f trees on non
agricultural lands.
No. is intended for the benefit of
cooperative marketing organizations
by authorizing the legislature to pre-
scribe and limit the liability of stock
holders in corporations.
All parties are supporting the
amendments. The only way they can
be defeated is by failure to vote on
them.
Everybody knows the fable of the
goose that laid the golden egg.
Tax experts and others who know
the situation as regards the iron min
ing industry in Minnesota are in
clined to-believe that Magnus john
son'sp latform 'tplank" to increase
the present six per cent occupation
al" tax on iron ore to a 10 per cent
net income tax" would very likely re-
suit, if enacted into law, in making
Minnesota enact the roleo lf the own
err of the goose. He killed the goose,
you remember-and stopped the flow
of golden eggs.
The present occupational tax law
has been upheld as constitutional by
the U. S. Supreme court, thanks
largely to Atty. Gen. Hilton's lnsis-
tence nm use of the term Occupation
al taxi if the law and his subsequent
hard fight through the courts until IL
nal victory.
Changing the law, as proposed by
the Farmer-Labor party, would all
most assuredly mean another pro-
longed and costly course of litigation:
Besides, making it an income tax, :"
as Magnus proposes, would almost
certainly make it unconstitutional.
From the practical standpoint, :
am advised by tax experts tina a lO
per cent met income" tax would not
bring the state much more actual
revenue than its now receives from
the 6 per cent occupational tax, be-
cause a tax on met" income would
let down the bars entirely for deduc-
tions of all kinds, intended to reduce
the "net" income to the lowest pos
sible minimum.
I wish every voter who hears Mag
nus and other FL stump speakers
argue for the proposed increased tax
on iron ore could have heard the pleas
a large delegation of representative
citizens of Itasca county towns be-
fore the state tax commission recent
ly.
The iron mining industry in that
county isn't what it was two or three
wears ago, these men totld the tax
commission.
eve have lot of residences stand-
ing vacant, also substantial business
blocks" they said, land there is no
market for them. : If sold, they won't
bring more than one-third to one-haaf
what it est ito build them. The rent
received Tor business buildings IN
some cases doesn't even pay thu
taxes
1t was a rather pitiful tale. Space
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