Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-10-06
ATTENTIVE TO
FL. SPEAKERS
Continued from Page II
The Income Tax.


tional amendment, No. 1. at the gen.
eral election of Nov. Sth, so that the
next legislature can pass a state in
come tax that is certain to be cOnsti-
tutional He dwelt on Governor Oh
sons plan for making the income tax
replacement by lowering the
real estate assessment on hOmesteads
farm buildings and so acres-and
the village and city residences. He
said that real estate bears an alto
gether dispropOrtionate share of the
tax burden, "a states now have the
income tax and foreign countries
have almost eliminated the real estate
tax as being entirely inadequate, out
of date, and not fair.
So much has been said about the
christensen economy, said Mr.. Peter
son, but the fact remains that while
he was chairman of the ApprOpria-
tons committee and governor of the
state, the levy for state purposes rose
from S23.00O,OO0 to $4O,0O0,0O0 per
biennium. There must be a curtail-
ment of public expenditures and the
present administration showed a good
example in asking all officials and
departments to accept payless vaca-
lions and the state now has 342 less
employees than in 1880.
Taxes must be reduced, said the
speaker, and one way to do that is
to have those who are not paying
their fair share come across and pay
their just dues. Such men as Prince,
Bigelow, Bennett, Crosby, Chapman,
Jones of the Minneapolis Journal, and
others were mentioned. Earle Browns
Belgian horses were also mentioned
as being low in upkeep as regards
taxes but much higher in true valu-
alton. Mr.. Peterson said that he
would serve the people as attorney
general and not the special interests
this being a battle of human rights
against property rights. The control
of the government must get back to
the people.
Folks Like Wefald.
Knud Wefald, the former congress
man who wants say on the railroad
and warehouse commission as to
freight rates in Minnesota, telephone
rates, marketing and other economic
problems in behalf of the people, was
accorded close attention throughout
his several talks in the county. 1t
might be said of Mr.. Wefald that he
is~a natural born orator. He is a
former newspaperman, writes beauti-
full poetry, knows economics, and is
one of the few Scandinavians who
also knows how to entertain his crowds
with a little humor.
Mr.. Wefald said that the biggest is
sues in this campaign are not the SOL
diers' bonus, cocoanut oil, or Philip
pine independence, but to redeem the
government back into the hands of the
American people The Republican
party today is not the party of Abra-
ham Lincoln. Some one has said that
Hoover will go down as the greatest
leader in the history of the country
and now the song is I'VE are coming
back, happiness with Herbert Hoover
The speaker in describing want and
suffering in the land, said that eight
men were found dead in the parks of
Detroit, Mich, too proud to beg and
too honest to steal. Napoleon Bona
parte was not in it with Herbert
Hoover.
The speaker dwelt on the rule of
the Republican party in Minnesota for
20 years and said that Christianson
passed the buck to Olson. The 'Black
Hand Society has now been brought
into play in the state campaign, as
witness the black hand on pamph-
let gotten out to discredit the COVER
nor of the state, said the speaker.
Mr.. Wefald asked all Farmer-Labor
men to be sure and have their wives
get out and vote on Nov 9Th, for much
money is being spent amongst the
women to get out the Republican vote.
Some women in larger villages and
smaller cities will invite other women
to tea, women who otherwise are not
in their select society, and when they
sip the tea they will also be slipping
a little propaganda about the return
of character and prestige to the state
government" said the speaker.
Former U. S. Senator Magnus john
son was the last speaker on the pro-
gram, but as the hour was getting
late he did not speak at length. He
dwelt some on his experiences at
Washington and said that he would
like to be accompanied to Washington
as congressman by delegation of
other Farmer-Labor congressman, so
they can work unitedly for the best
interests of the people. AS usual
folks were glad to see and hear their
old friend, Magnus Johnson.
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