The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-10-01
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! CAMPAIGN FOR
! RAY P. CHASE
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Farmer.Labor Party Dead

Farmer.Labor Party Dead
"Once it represented splendid band
Of men and women" Mr.. Chase said.
To-day the Farmer-L.abor party is
only the husk Of the party of 1920.
Then it was aggressively progressive.
Now in it's platform there is little that
is worthy and less that is progressive,
little that is honest and nothing that
is SINCERE.
Political history records no more
audacious or insolent attempt to defile
a political party than the present at
tempt by political pirates to scrap the
life-giying principles of the Farmer
Labor party and make a job hunting
band-wagon of its CORPSE"
Democrats Stick to Principles
The Democratic party, on the other
hand, presents a record sparkling
with brilliant achievement" Mr.. Chase
said. at has given us Jefferson and
Jackson, Cleveland and Wilson; and
Alfred E. Smith, one of the best loved
public men of our generation. 1t has
kept constant to it's principles"
The Republican party, likewise, us
loyal to it's IDEALS" the nominee stat
ed. 1t has given to America Abra-
ham Lincoln, Grant, Garfield, McKin-
ley, Roosevelt, Coolidge; and the best
equipped president who ever held that
office-Herbert Hoover.
Carve State From Wilderness
"For 81 of our ~ years of state
hood, the Republican party has pre-
vailed in Minnesota. Within that
time it has carved from the wilder.
ness a commonwealth of churches,
schools and homes. Through Cover
nor Ramsey 1t laid the foundation for
Americas best state land policy,
finest school system and largest edu-
cational trust funds. 1t has created
an industrial department and protect
ed men, women and children who la
Dor; developed department of agri-
culture and enacted more and better
agricultural legislation than any
other state in the sisterhood"
There never has been finer oppor-
tunity for service than that before
Minnesota Depublicans today, Mr..
Chase said. 'By no possible chance
can the Democratic party win this
election" he declared, while the
group now presuming to represent the
Farmef-Labor party offers no leader
ship with either the knowledge to
serve wisely or the wish tc serve
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Analyses State Problems
Turning to an analysis of the prob
lens confronting the state, Mr.. Chase
urged the repeal of superfiuous laws
and the amendment of statutes reQuir-
ing remedial action, including the
To-
Act. He
Advocated 'pay-as-you-go sys-
tenn" OF public expenditures which
he recommended as state auditor
in 1924, to help lower taxes.
Urged that the forces of law "be
well organized, trained and arm
ed, to combat modern crime sue.
cessfully and to stamp it out
Recommended enactment and
enforcement of drivers license
law.
Favored construction of farm
to-market roads as well as state
highways
Backed establishment of a con.
servation department with cen.
tralized authority.
Advocated a building program
to care for detectives and delin.
Quents.
Demanded creation of a state
agency to control the states
wealth of waters.
Advocated a state park system.
He praised the service performed by
Earle Brown. chief of the state high.
way patrol. and challenged his oppo-
nents to produce from their number
candidate to replace him."
He termed Charles NJ Babcock, state
highway commissioner, "our candidate
TO succeed himself" and inquired,
WHO is the candidate of the Job hunt.
ing coterie and what are his qualif.
eations?"
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