Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-07
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pie will eventually be able to work
out their own salvation.
The capitalistic system is on trial
for its life, and the common people
must work out a new order of things,
set up new social system under
which every man and woman will be
guaranteed the right to work and pro-
duce that he may enjoy the fruits
thereof. We believe that this nation
cannot endure half fed and half
starved, half employed and half idle
and that every worker shall be guar
anteed the right to enjoy the fruits
of his or her own labor.
That the Farmer-LabOr party of
Minnesota might do its share towards
the working out of new and just
social order, we adopt as our plat
form for 1882, the following proposals:
We demand the passage of the Fra
zier bill. now pending in Congress,
which provides for the liquidation and
the refinancing of the farmers debt at
the rate of one and half per cent
interest and one and Il half per cent
amortization payment.
We believe that agriculture is en-
titled to at least as much considera-
ton at the hands of the Federal gov
eminent as has already been extended
by the Republican administration to
banking groups and foreign nations.
We indorse the Agricultural Mar
keting Act and demand its retention.
We also demand that Congress make
available as a part of the Marketing
Act, the Debenture and the Equali-
zation Fee in dealing with the eX-
portable surplus of farm products.
We renew our loyalty to the prin-
cipal of home rule and declare, among
other things, for the immediate re-
peal of the Ubiquitous BroOks-Cole
man law.
Notwithstanding a clear mandate
from the people that the remaining
natural resources of this state be con-
served under the jurisdiction of a Con-
servation Commission, certain Repub-
lican state officers are retaining the
control of those affairs and sacrificing
the public interest in order to per-
petuate political and selfish appoint
ments. One of the results of this is
that our undevelOped resources are
rapidly being taken from the people
and exploited by a gigantic lumber
industry and millions of idle acres of
delinquent lands are being left from
useful, taX-producing uses.
If given control of the government
of Minnesota, we pledge the people of
this state to submit to them an
amendment to our constitution, that
will permit the introduction of the
Ontario system of development and
administration of electric power and
light, thus making electricity-th
source of power of the CHURCHMAN'S
servant and helper, and not his OPP
pressor and master, as is now the
case.
We also pledge our farming pOpu-
lation and electrical consumers to en-
act legislation permitting cities, towns
and villages now owning power and
light plants to sell current freely to
farms, smaller towns and villages.
v.
The communities of the north, de-
pendent upon the iron mining indus
try, are under the heel of an oppres
sive steel corporation, that has foisted
Ubiquitous per capita Limitation laws
upon those laboring classes who are
dependent upon the mines and COM
munities for their subsistence.
We declare unalterably for the re-
peal of all such per capita limita
future legislation that destroys that
sacred prerogative of home rule.
VI
We deplOre the unnecessary delays
in the construction of the st. Law
renee waterway and the proper de-
velopment of the inland rivers touch
ing this state.
We demand immediate constructive
action on the part of our government
to develop these inland waterways and
to bring the ocean to our land-locked
harbOrS.
We favor the establishment and OPP
Grafton of a state-owned printing
plant.
VIII.
Big business today seeks to control
the nomination of candidates of war;
ious political parties through a cam
paign of fear and coercion, resulting
from the voter having to call for his
primary ballot.
We declare again for the cOnsoli-
dated primary ballot law that will
prevent these abuses, so that the
names of all primary candidates of
all parties may appear on one uniform
ballot.
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