Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-07-12
About Politics
BY H. G. Teigan.


The two old parties have made
their nominations for president and
vice president and have adopted plat
forms on which they expect once
more to make their appeal.
The Republicans met first in con-
vention at Kansas City and named
Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis
as their candidates. The platform
declarations were such as to meet
with the general approval Of big bus
mess.
The Democrats in naming AL Smith
and Senator ]. T. Robinson have an
edge over the Republicans in candi-
dates. Neither Smith nor Robinson
has been as thoroughly subservient
to big business as Hoover and Curtis
have been. The platform of the DEM
ocrats also makes a little stronger
gesture toward farm relief than does
that of the Republicans which openly
repudiates relief for the tillers of the
soil according to the McNary Haugen
scheme.
Norris Takes Wallop At G. o. p.
And Dems.
Senator Geo. w. Norris of Neb-
raska, the outstanding progressive il
Congress, takes a smash at both par
ties and their platforms and charges
them with being subservient to the
power trust and other monopolies.
The Nebraska Senator is particularly
severe in his castigation of the Re-
publican convention, its platform, as
well as it's nominees.
1.-The platform is silent as to Boul-
der Dam, Muscle Shoals, and the
lame duck constitutional amend
ment." says Mr.. Norris. 1T says no.
thing about the water power trust.
In fact it is one hundred percent per-
feet as judged from the power trust
viewpoint"
Hoover Dominated q. q. p.
Convention.
Mr.. Norris then proceeds to show
up Mr.. Hoover and his representative,
former Senator Lenroot, who put the
Republican convention over for the
power trust. He says:
"Mr. Hoover dominated the conven-
ton, not only while it was in actual
operation but for weeks before hand,
and ex-senator Lenroot was selected
to go to Kansas City and represent
him in the contest that came before
the convention. He was part of the
big Hoover steam roller and when he
went there and while he was engaged
in putting Hoover delegates across
his pockets were lined with a $4,000
fee that he had received from the
water power trust to lobby before a
Senate Committee"
Norris Reviews Story of
X. C. Convention.
In his blistering criticism of the
Kansas City convention, Senator Nor
ris reviews the corrupt record of the
Harding and Coolidge administrations
and brings into the drama of corrup-
ton such notable figures as Will
Hayes, E. L. Doheny, Harry Sinclair.
Senator George H. Moses, who Was
permanent chairman of the Repub-
lican convention, Senator Simeon D.
Fess, temporary chairman of the col
vention, Albert B. Fall, William S.
Ware and G. Bascom Slemp, former
private secretary to President Cool
idge.
The Norris indictment of the Re-
publicans is a severe one and no man
familiar with the facts related, can
reconcile himself to voting for Her.
bert Hoover. On the other hand, Mr..
Norris shows that the Houston con-
vention of the Democratic party
though making gestures of friendship
to the farmers are equally under the
thumb of the power trust and leave
unmentioned such important matters
as Boulder Dam, Muscle Shoals and
the power trust.
Producers Need National FL Party
There never was time in the
history of this country when a nat
ional political party of the producers
was more in demand than it is at the
present time. This is particularly
true out here in the northwest where
the common folks do not want to
vote for Hoover and have certain pre-
JUDGES against voting for Democratic
candidates.
The Farmer-Labor national conven-
ton is scheduled to meet in Chicago
on July 10. 1t is to be hoped that it
will be representative of farmers and
workers organizations from all Sec
lions of the United States. 1t has,
however, been pointed out by several
prominent progressives that due to
the short time that has elapsed be-
tween the Republican and Democratic
conventions and tho Earmer-I a hOr