The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
TAXPAYERS LEAGUE OF KOOCHICHTNC
COUNTY, MINNESOTA

and the headquarters Of its H.,
tenants, the Kiwanians
The people. Use to sss
1--WE must dispense with the
ury of a county agent" Tb0 :.
wanians said. 1--WE should
him." He is stin on the iob
The people said at the MI.
election in 1899, I'VE vote a.,
on the issuance Of bonds" ~ e
Kiwanians said after the eAa..,.
1--WE should issue bonds" ~
bonds were issued. A sDccis, =.
islative act by The KiwaniaD -.
lative henchmen turned the to
Now. a few words to yOu r.
chiching county taxpayers: WI.
are you going to do about 81
things? Your Tax League. r.
ever capable and earnest its -
bers, has proven itself imD0,s..
The laws and their enforcs~s-.
dance all about them but fOrs,..
just out of their reach.
You have lost the power 4. =
the amount of taxes you ars
pay, a fundamental right in
mocracy. Boards and levisla,S.
have usurped the power IA ~
your taxes. You vote mo ~.
bonds" and a legislative -,
browns your voice. You reb., :
gainst the payment of illegal war.
rants and claims as in the CASE :.
Elwell roads 9 ard 5 in which Az
court ruled certain claims TO !.
"illegal and no binding obligat,.s
against the county," and a ley;s-
lative act legalizes them and -,
, pay. You say that you cannot al
ford a county agent, but a bOars
! makes the levy and retains him
You pay again.
r In the not distant future iar
|
foreclosures will start. IN vor
E mean to say that you will submit
peaceably to being set out in N,
road? Will you offer no resistapc,
! to being driven off the farm vnr
have lived on and worked m :,
hard and improved for the has
ten to twenty years, always dSm,
:, your part faithfully as a ciiw,
In paying your taxes until the,
= got so high through no fault .
= yours but the fault of the taxeat
ers that you can no longer nee
them?
: Rather than drive the people Of
their farms, it would be better !
= drive the county officers out Of Ii
= court house, lock the door an
- nail up the windows, and Wifi
y you are about it, disorgani0e III
towns.
- But you cannot resist ejectO
= alone. What are you going to Do
~ Let me tell you: You farmers mu
~ organize. There is power in nun
NC bers. Organize the UNITED FAI
an MERS LEAGUE. Anyone ca
% join it from a mugwump on dow
n to a democrat and a repubhca
!, 1t is being organized all over Il
lo country. It is an organization
Ut farmers for farmers. Many Of Il
ny states are already well organize
III South Dakota, Montana, WiscO
'e- sin, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, a
in many other states it is growil
,,al rapidly, among them Minnesota.
IN is an organization that has
hg faith in the effectiveness of pc
IRE tons and resolutions alone
ley county officials. ORGANIZED 0rl
Wn nizel Join the UNITED FAR
snt ERS LEAGUEi
sew And remember, the first j
no. portant thing for you to do is
MT get your name on the subscr
Tar ton list of this paper, THE Pr
an- DUCERS NEWS. 1t is the
tional, official paper Of the u
Ion ed Farmers League. It will
vas you up with the rest of the fal
Ine ers and keep you posted on
IN organizations activities. Do
MY right away. More interesting
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