Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11
ARENS WILL NOT
BE DICTATED TO
Will Soon Take Up Capitol heSl-
dence.-Old Guard weakened
Schall in Trouble.
BY HI. G. TEIGAN

The reactionarieS OF the state SEN
ate have evidently capitulated in their
attempt to force Northumberland
Henry Arens to name committees OF
the senate as they want them
shaped up.
Mr.. Arens issued a statement the
other day in which he said that he
would take up his official residence
at the Capitol this week for the pur-
pose of organizing the senate. The
inference from the statement is that
he does not propose to be dictated
to by the steering committee" formed
by the old party groups. And 1t Is
certain that a majority OF the sena-
tors-elect will support Mr.. Arens IN
his right to organize the senate when
that body convenes in January.
Old Guard Weakened.
No doubt a more strenuous attempt
would have been made to go through
with the plan had not such old time
reactionaries as Frank Putnam and
John d. Sullivan been eliminated from
the senate at the November election.
Old Putnam was beaten by G. L. Todd.
while John D. Sullivan was given a
good trimming by former Representa-
tive John B. Pattison. Mr. Pattison
led both in Stearns and Benton coun-
ties. He received 4,410 votes in
Stearns to 1886 for Sullivan and cap
tured Benton by 2,9O6 to 2,272 for
Sullivan. There is one precinct of
Sherburne county in the district which
went to Pattison by vote of 80 to 81.
The total in the district was 7,415
for Pattison to 1894 for Sullivan.
Leader Supported PattisOn.
The Farmer-Labor Leader aided Pat
tison in his fight. Every boxholder
on rural lines in the district received
a copy of an issue in which Pattison's
candidacy was boosted and Sullivan's
record was exposed. Senator Sulli-
van has been member of the senate
for many years and has been inStru-
mental in foisting upon the people of
the state much bad legislation in his
time. He was particularly active in
1921 when the Brooks-Coleman street
At each succeeding session he has
opposed attempts to repeal the meas
ure. The removal of Sullivan will mean
much to the progressiveS who will no
doubt once more try to wipe from the
statute books this Ubiquitous law
which robbed the Twin Cities and
Duluth of their right to control their
street railways.
Old Age Pensions Approved.
Farmer-Laborites find good deal
of satisfaction in the results on the
old age pension scheme which was
voted on in several counties on No
vember 4. The Farmer-Labor party
has always supported pensions for the
aged. At the session in 1929 such q
measure was enacted into law, blu!
the reactionaries succeeded in amend
ing the bill so as to compel county
boards to submit the measure to {
referendum vote Of the people before
it became operative.
The old age pension scheme wa
approved by the voters in the follow
ing counties: Hennepin, Ramsey, st
Louis and Winona. 1t was defeated
in Steele and Stearns, though it los
in the latter county by only 10 votes
st. Louis county cast all but unani
nous vote for the measure. Ramse.
and Hennepin also gave strong APP
prevail to the measure. 1t is inter
-esting to know that Steele county il
which the plan was defeated is one o
five counties that went to Ray Chas
as against Floyd Olson by few votes
Steele is in fact one of the most re
dictionary counties in the state.
Wheeler on Radicalism.
That economic discomfort is tn
principal factor for making voter
radical in their political thought ha
long been recognized by students O
politics and economics. Senator E
X. Wheeler of Montana stated tn
other day: That people in the Yves
have never been so radical as the
are today under pressure of har
times" He stated too that it is nc
what people are going to drink. bu