Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-07
GOV. OLSON
AT HIS BEST
Farmer.LabOr Convention
Enthusiastic Over Gov
ernOr'S Address.
Strong State Ticket En-
dorsed and Good Plat
form Worked Out.
By HENRY G. TEIGAN


Farmer-Laborites of Minnesota are
jubilant over the success of their
recent state convention at st. Paul.
1t was the largest in the party's his
tory and in the main the work of
the convention was done in a manner
satisfactory to the folks back home.
The platform is far stronger than
the one of two years ago. 1t is defin-
tie and there is no muddle language
used to garb the planks laid down
by the convention for program on
which the candidates will make their
appeal for votes. The ticket also is
high-class in every respect. There
is no weak candidate to carry along
as has been the case on one or two
occasions in the past.
Plank No 1 is demand for the
enactment of the Frazier bill which
provides for the liquidation and re-
financing of the farmers debts at the
rate of one and one-half per cent in
terest and one and one-half per cent
amortization payment"
Lemke Addresses Convention.
This proposal was enthusiastically
supported following the brilliant
speech made by VIM. Lemke, former
executive committee member of the
Nonpartisan League, on Tuesday fore
noon shortly after the convention had
been called to order.
The agricultural marketing act
which has been something of a puzzle
to progressives generally was ap-
proved and demand was made for its
retention. The convention did, how
ever, go on record demanding that
Congress make available as part of
the marketing act the debenture and
equalization fee in dealing with the
eXpOrtable surplus of farm products
This is in other words continued
demand on the part of Farmer-La-
borites for enactment of the old Nc
Nary-Haugen bill.
Measures Advocated.
Other measures advocated are:
Repeal of the Brooks Coleman street
railway act.
Repeal of the per capita tax limi-
tation laws enacted by the legisla-
ture in 1921 and later notifications
of same in the interest of the mining
companies.
Immediate constructive action on
the part of our government to develop
inland waterways and construction of
the st. Lawrence waterway.
A state owned and operated print
ing plant.
Consolidated primary election ballot
system.
Unemployment insurance with de-
mand that merging industrial cor
porations that have benefited ire
mendously through labor-saving ma
chinery must bear the burden of this
protection" This is an implied de-
mand for a shorter workday.
Statewide old age pension system.
A graduated progressive income tax,
the proceeds of such tax to be used
to reduce the present tax burden of
the farmer and small home-owner."
For Ontario System.
There is one other measure that is
entitled to special mention. This is
the demand for a constitutional
amendment which will permit the in
PRODUCTION of the Ontario system of
development and administration of
electric power and light thus max
ing electricity the source of power
of the CHURCHMAN'S servant and
helper and not his oppressor and mas
ter as is now the case"
During the session of 1881 the
Stockwell amendment permitting the
state of Minnesota to engage in the
development and operation of hydro
electric plants passed the house for
the first time but did not come to
vote in the senate. Representative
StOckwell has been an ardent cham
piOn of such legislation for many years
but until the session of 1881 was I'M
posal in either house.
OlSOn's Great Speech.
Governor Olson's address to the con-
ventiOn in the nature of an account
ing of his stewardship, as he put it,
was enthusiastically applauded by the
delegates. The address was broadcast
over KSTP and reports from all parts
of the state indicate that it was as
well received by the radio listeners
as by the delegates at the convention.
The governor was at his best and
reviewed in brief what had been ac-
complished by the Rural Credit De-
partment, conservation department
and by his administration as a whole.
The governor dwelt at considerable
length of time on the tax question
and strongly emphasized the impor-
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