Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-07-10
THERRIEN CHALLENGES PETER
sen TO DEBATE


Having previously stated that Rep
resentative Therrien voted for 1919
royalty tax, and that if bill coulG
be made to operate as an income tax,
falling upon the mine owner, Mr..
Therrien would favor a 1000 royalty
tax. that the only bill drawn to en-
tirely do away with the royalty tax
was submitted in the senate by Lom-
men (Farmer-Labor) and that MIR.
Therrien was co-authOr of II. r. NO.
PA and 215 in compliance with the
request of the United States Supreme
Court, should be reasonably sufficient
to clear up the iron tax controversy.
But the political football of Pine
county politics is to receive a few
more boots, and the reading public's
understanding smudged by the i'm
portations of a Hennepin county con-
tributor to enlighten the people OF
this county
1t is called to your attention that
Mr.. Beckman has never yet printed
the bill of the house that would wipe
out the royalty tax altogether. He
did however print two other bills that
Mr. Therrien helped to kill in COM
mittee-as a substitute for this gross
impossibility. And then in return
of these bills at the same time-asks
US why we should deal with both of
them together and not each separate
ly?
Now since it appears that even
those who claim to know all about
the iron ore taxes cannot grasp the
correct Interpretation of the decision
of the United States Supreme Court
and the Attorney Generals opinion
will Mr. Beckman please print these
two matters so that the public itself
may be informed why the two bills are
dealt with as one subject?
Second, it is called to your atten-
tion that Mr.. Beckman SO far has re-
fused to accept the challenge to ar
que this matter out on the platform
before the people of Pine county.
Mr.. Beckman continues to harp on
the SUPPOSEDLY savings of the two
above mentioned bills IF they haC
been passed If our argument is tc
turn to supposedly savings of tax
payers-the taxpayers would be Ger.
tainly glad to know that Mr.. Their
rien's opponent makes no mention Of
the state printing plant in his plat
form, which bill has been introduced
in the last four sessions carrying Mr.
| Therrien's name as cO-authOr, hav
ing been inGorsed by the American
Federation of Labor and one of the
planks Of the Farmer-Labor part.
platform. This bill would. upon it.
enactment, save the taxpayers OF thi:
state some one million dollars, from
the time of its passage
Mr.. Therrien was also author OF ;
bill to reduce the rate of interest OF
delinquent taxes from IL to 8 per cen
which would have been quite a saw
ing to the farmers of the county an,
state. Mr.. Stockwell (Farmer-Labor
voted against this bill.
Representative Stockwell, the Min
neapolis Socialist of fifty million dol
lar bond issue fame, sensing the fac
that Mr.. Therrien will be able t
prove by the cold records of tn,
house journal the plain written trutl
attempts to belittle the house jour
nal records. Mr.. StOckwell know
very we'll that the house journal j
the authentic proceedings of tn
house and that no business is eve
transacted before the journal of tn
preceding day is corrected and ap
proved. However Mr. Stockwell feel
that the backward counties need in
formation.
What does Mr.. StOckwell mean b.
his assertion that the meeting MI
Therrien attended in Chicago wa
only a smoke screen? Can it b
possible that he wishes the people t
understand that a meeting attende
by the presidents of the Farm Blu
reaus of the United States, and tn
representatives of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor are not sincere il
their efforts to work out some pla
of reduction in taxes for the farme
and home owner? That this mo
mentous effort to lessen higher take
by these great organizations is mere
ly a smoke screen?
That Mr.. Therrien's appointment a
vice chairman of the Minnesota Di
vision of the National Council of Stat
Legislatures in which all classes G
organizations participate is a smok
SCREEN
That Mr. Therrien in attending tn
Chicago meeting with Mr.. Olsor
president of the Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton of Minnesota, is a smok
screen?
That the meeting with tax expert
of the LaFollette following at Mad
ison. Wisconsin. on the income ia
as it is on the Wisconsin statute'
is smoke screen2
When Hennepin county politician
can belittle the efforts of the Farr
Bureau. the only real organizatio
that is behind the farmer, and on
he can depend on, is it any wonde
that Mr.. Therrien's opponents shout
go great distances to belittle his ei
forts in trying to take the tax loa
off the backs of the farmers. Tn