Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-17
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mill and could be sold direct to the
customer at from two to three cents
per kilowatt hour. whereas the price
is three or four times as high as
charged by the Alabama Power Co.,
to whom the plant is leased. Senator
Norris who can not stand to see the
plant go to the special interests
for the exploitation of the people had
for the purpose of his bill government
operation of the plant. The bill was
passed by congress but pocket vetoed
by Coolidge and Hoover stands where
Coolidge did. Mr.. Teigan said that
he is of the opinion the Norris Muscle
Shoals bill will pass with a two-thirds
vote over the veto of President Hoover
in the next session of congress and
become law even before Hoover is let
out of the presidential office.
Whipped Into Liae.
Mr.. Teigan said he remembered
that back in the SOS and COS when he
was young lad people were taught
that Democrats were enemies of the
were elected to power we would be
sure to have hard times. Not so when
Wilson was in office and see what has
happened since. True, hard times did
come when Cleveland was in office
and when other Democrats have been
the people have been whipped into
line to vote the ticket straight, and
the centraliZing of wealth went mer-
rily on, but has become so strong of
late years that now there can not
even be good times with Republicans
ment. Though not Democrat Mr..
Teigan said that Governor Smith
would have been an improvement
over Hoover in the presidential chair
for Smith was right on the Muscle
Shoals project and other natural re-
of the government for the benefit of
all the people and not used for ex-
ploitation by the few.
The Farmer-Labor party has gained
much Roadway in Minnesota, said the
speaker, with one U. S. Senator, one
congressman, the governor and lieu
tenant governor, but criticised the in
consistency of voters in many counties
of the state for sending conservative
and even reactionary representatives
and senators to the state legislature
when they gave a good majority vote
to the head of the ticket. The COVER
nor must have legislature that is in
sympathy and accord with his pro-
pram if it is to be carried through.
While it is important enough to have
good state legislature that is work.
ing in behalf of the people, yet it can
not solve the national questions and
it is therefore more important that
the national congress be captured by
and for the people. The one Farmer
Labor congressman from Minnesota
should have more co-workers. While
the conservative congressman from
this state may vote for some of the
farm measures they are however tied
up with the old party and supporting
the president who yetoes such meas
ures.
Taking up the tax question and the
need for a state income tax Editor
Teigan said that of the $129,0OO,OO0
total state and local taxes i'm Mime
sofa for 1880, $40 is the state tax,
but in reality only 4.63% is state tax
for quite a portion of the money col
lected is allocated back to the smaller
subdivisions in the way of school aid
and road aid. The railroads pay a
gross earnings tax. In 1928 this was
seven and one-half millions of dollars
but decreased to less than half or
three and one-half millions in 1890.
The state now owns big portion of
the land i'm northwestern Minnesota
which is off the tax rolls. That makes
for higher taxes on the lands that are
still paying taxes, as is also the case
when gross earnings taxes are re-