Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-04-03
Fnrmer-LabOr Platform,
adopted March 28, 1880

and to the end that the idle masses
may be gainfully and honorably en-
ployed, we pledge ourselves to organ
ize and plan public work of the state
and it's subdivisions so as to grant
relief to the unemployed during sea-
sons of industrial depression.
VII.
We propose to remedy. by effective
legislation, the deplorable condition
created by the Rural Credits Board
and we charge that this department
of the present regime is being con-
Quoted primarily for vote getting and
political debt-payfng purposes at the
expense of the oppressed taxpayers
of this great state.
VIII.
We submit that the burden of taxa
ton has become unbearable and the
prevailing party in this state, after
many years of renewed promises has
utterly failed to lessen this burden.
We earnestly dedicat ourselves to re-
duce this constantly growing burden
and favor the reclasstification of prop
erty so as to reduce taxes upon the
farmers homes and personal prop
erty and a like reduction of the taxes
on the homes and personal effects Of
the city dwellers. We realize that
a considerable proportion of taxes col
lected is used in the payment of inter-
est on bonded Indebtedness and we
therefore advocate the substitution OF
a "pay-as-you-go' policy for the poll
cy of financing the expenditures by
the issuance of Understanding bonds.
TX.
We hold no brief for any of the
autocratic lumber interests now in
control in this commonwealth and our
desire to prevent the despOilation OF
the natural resources of the people
is sincere and constructive as we
herewith declare our approval OF
adequate legislation which would pro-
hibit the building of dams in bound
airy waters between the United States
and Canada without the consent of
Congress. We likewise declare in
favor of legislation that would take
away the right of eminent domain
from any person or corporation who
would destroy the natural water
courses on the international bound
airy line of this state. And we believe
that no dams contrary to the public
interest should be built on water
courses within the state without the
consent of the Legislature first being
obtained.
We favor the submission Of the peo-
pie of this state of a constitutional
amendment which will enable the
state to control and develop those
water power facilities, water courses,
and other natural resources that still
remain a part of the unexpected pub
lie domain. We believe that the state
and it's people, through appropriate
legislation, can, and should, do much
to reduce the ever increasing power
and light rates imposed upon con-
sumers by those who have usurped
the peoples resources without ade-
quate benefits.
XII
We fear the failure of the promised
Farm Relief that has so often been
held out to the tillers of the soil.
We again repeat our Endorsement OF
the McNary-Haugen bill with the
equalization fee as provided therein
and we believe that the state govern
ment can do much toward the solu-
tion of the farm problem and all of
the efforts of this party will be ex-
pended on a plan that will insure
more complete, suitable and lasting
protection for agriculture than is now
in store for the farmers of this state.
XII.
We object to the attempted domina-
ton by members of the so-called
big 3" of officers holding public