Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
POWER, TARIFF
IS DISCUSSED
Governor Roosevelt Is Liberal I'm His
Views; Well Received at Big
st. Paul Meeting.
BY HENRY G. TEIGAN

by HENRY u. IElGAN
Governor Franklin d. Roosevelt of
New York, visited Minnesota on Mon
day of Last week.
The Roosevelt visit here was in the
nature of a victory celebration at
the ST. Paul auditorium over the sew
eral victories which the New York
governor has recently won in this and
adjoining states. Practically all of
the delegates to the Democratic ma
tional convention in Chicago in June
coming from the states of Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Iowa and
Wisconsin stand pledged to Roosevelt.
And it must be admitted the huge
crowds that greeted the New York
Governor everywhere that he went
during the day and finally at the ban
quet and meeting at the st. Paul audi
forum, indicated clearly that he is
the choice of democracy plus in these
parts. At least 1000 persons were
in attendance at the auditorium meet
ing.
Answers Smith.
Roosevelt would make some sort of
reply to Al Smiths innuendo that he
was aligning the poor against the
rich. Roosevelt did reply and, | be-
lieve, rather effectively.
In the introduction to his address,
Mr.. Roosevelt called attention to the
necessity for economic planning. Il
plead not for class control, but for a
true concert of interests" he said
1.-TWO weeks ago | said we were fac
ing an emergency today more grave
than that of war. This | repeat
1t is to this national community of
interest that we should dedicate our
most of it,
The concluding remark of the state
ment quoted above was generally in
terpreted as being a defy to former
Governor Smith. While there can be
little doubt that the New York COVER
nor was a bit warmed up over the fact
that Smith had by indirectiOn at
tackled him in recent speech, no
language was used to indicate any bit
terneSs. In another part of the
speech he referred to Mr.. Smith as
my distinguished predecessor"
Farmer.LabOrites Pleased.
Farmer-Laborites in Minnesota were
much pleased with ROosevelt's adj
dress in the main. Governor Floyd B.
Olson sat at the speakers table and
there were hundreds of Farmer-Labor-
Roosevelt at the beginning of his adj
dress referred to Governor Olson as
my friend and colleague, Governor
Olson" the audience rose to its feet
and as one of the Twin City newspa-
pers put it, the Minnesota governor
received almost as great an ovation
as did Governor Roosevelt
The major portion of Roosevelt's ad-
dress was devoted to discussion of
the public utilities issue. He declared
himself for strict regulation and gov
eminent operation in cases where pri-
vate interests refuse to operate on
what appears to be a reasonable ba-
sis.
IF the government is not able to
find private individuals or corpora
lions willing to do this, then govern
ment must step in and do it ITSELF
he said.
Attacks Utility Companies.
eff during the past generation, that
fundamental had been observed there
would be no problem of the control of
utilities today. 1t is an unfortunate
fact, which is not denied by the lead
ing bankers or the leading utility
men, that largely through the build
ing up of a series of great mergers
and a series of great holdings COM
panies, the capital structure especially
In the case of the electric utilities,
has been allowed to expand to an ex-
tent far beyond the actual wise and
necessary cash investment.
1T is simple fact that in thou
sands of cases throughout the United
States, electric utility companies have