Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-10-27
IMPORTATION ON REPUBLICANS

The letters that appeared in the
American over the signature of Mr..
Lamson should be an everlasting
pleasure for any one to read, as they
bring back to us the sweet memories
on HoOvers happy hunting grounds
OF four years ago when most of us
took that vital step and took onto
trading one precious vote for three
and half years of misery. And now
for our benefit, for our pleasure, hap
piness and prosperity, the same old
outfit is asking us for an extension
on the same old junk. I'll admit that
Mr.. Lamson's information on HoOver's
rugged individualism was extraordi-
narily good. But | think the informa-
ton Hoover gave us four years ago
was somewhat better. At least when
Hoover got cornered up he hid his
outlines behind the cloak of silence,
"A sign of sound Republican business
policy. But while Mr.. Hoover failed
completely to work out any cOnstruc-
tive measure for the relief to the
farmer, he at least had the courage
and ability to establish Pork Bar
REL for the upper crust to dip their
fingers into. Any legislation that ia
Vors the upper crust is always called,
Sound Republican Business Policy"
And here we have one reason why Mr.
Lamscn defends that pork barrel,
stating that it was necessary for our
railroads, insurance companies and
big bankers. Mr.. Lamson knows very
we'll that without farms we have nc
use for railroads, insurance, and big
bankers. He knows very well that
without farms and the food produced
on them, the above things he men
lions to Us are worthless. Mr. Lam
sen knows very we'll that farmers are
the backbone of the nation and of the
most important industry.
When the whole nation depends on
the farmer for three square meals to
sustain life, we still have men with
Us who will defend the upper crust,
while at the same time they fill their
hungry stomach three times day at
the expense of the farmer and his
wealth, health and happiness. Hon.
Henrik ShipStead, U. S. Farmer-LabOr
senator, stated some time ago that the
Republican statesmen out in Wash
inSton are trying to make a tree grow
by feeding the fertilizer to the leaves
and branches on top of the tree in
stead of placing it down at the bot
tom of the roots where it belongs
So much for Mr.. LamsOn's Informal
ton.
The other day, while l was in Mr.
Lamson's home town, ! noticed HOov-
er'S picture in Mr.. LamSons office
window and that of Mr.. Browns
across the street. Now when both of
these gentlemen are Republicans and
both are supposed to be millionaires,
why not place them together side by
side, at least when a farmer would
take a look at Mr.. Hoover he would
also have a chance to wink his eye a
little bit at Mr.. Brown, but there may
be an objection to this as one is a
farmer and the other was supposed to
nave DceH d SloCh pIoulOteT III africa.
The other day while | talked the
whole thing over with some of my
neighbOrS, the main subject of our
conversation was, why do some of the
college educa ted men tell us nowadays
all the great things Hoover has done
for us, and know it is good for us
farmers. They told me that since the
Republican Vice President Curtis
made statement to the effect that
understand, that some people have