The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-19
FARMER-LABOR
FORCES READY
IN MINNESOTA
Will Profit This Year BY
8 Years Experience
Especial to The Daily worksr)


MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Aug. II. -
Republican press agents are talking
about the disintegration of the farmer
labor party movement in Minnesota.
This is not the case. The farmer.labor
party is in position to conduct bet
ter systematized and more vigorous
campaign this year than ever before.
Altho the objective conditions for the
movement may not be entirely advan-
tageous, this is made up in large
measure by the unity of the movement
and eight years Of experience.
Began Eight Years Ago.
It was in 1913, in the middle of the
postwar hysteria, that the movement
in Minnesota got under way. 1t was
founded on the principle of community
Of interest between the workers and
farmers and as such displaced the
then effete non-partisan league which
based itself on the farmers.
In 1920 the movement put Magnus
Johnson over to fill the unexpired
term of Knut Nelson, who died in his
republican senate seat. During the
1924 presidential campaign the repub-
lican committee poured thousands of
dollars into the campaign and beat
LaFollette and Magnus Johnson by
small margin.
A Good Chance.
This year there was a sharp contest
in the republican primary and there
fore the total vote cast was consid-
erably higher than in the farmer-labor
primary. The chances of the move
ment are generally conceded to be
better this year than at any time.
The following program of immediate
demands have been adopted for guild
ance Of the elected representatives of
the movement, together with the leg
islative demands of the State Fedora
ton of Labor:
Program of Action.
1. A Reconsideration of property for
purposes of taxation in order to re-
duce the burden on farmers homes,
Improvements and other personal
property and in the same manner re-
duce taxes on the homes and personal
effects of city dwellers. An increase
in the iron ore occupational tax from
6 to 10 per cent and an increase in
taxes on all monopolies.
| 2. Legislation which will permit the
coordination of municipality owned
electric light and power plants into
district systems for the purpose Of fur
nishing electric current to the farmers
and other consumers and favor sub
mission TO the people of a constitu
tional amendment which will enable
the state to develop water power tt
supplement these district systems.
Workers Compensation.
8. The establishment of a state fund
workmen's compensation plan, which
will provide sure and adequate relief
for disabled workers and insurance in
case of death for their dependents.
4. Restoration of home rule to mu.
inequalities in order that local public
utilities may be controlled by them.
5. The promotion of lake and river
transportation to reduce freight rates
for the farmers and other citizens of
the state.
| Against Unemployment.
6. The establishment of a state
owned printing plant.
z. That the public work of the state
be so organized as to provide relief
for unemployed during seasons of in.
dustrial depression.
The following are the nominees Sc.
lected in the state primary of the
farmer-labor party:
The Nominees.
Magnus Johnson for governor;
Emil Holmes for lieutenant governor;
S. o. Tjosvold for auditor; Thomas
Meighan for treasurer; Thomas Vol
lom for railroad and warehouse com.
missioner; Frank e. McAlister for
attorney general; Charles Olson for
secretary of state, and Minnie Ceder.
holm for clerk of the supreme court
These candidates can be elected
this year and the wealth producers OF
Minnesota will be put in control OF
he powers of government. 1t is the
luty of every worker to do his part
L n achieving this desirable end