Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-03-24
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speaker Greed is damnable and the
example Of the Roman empire down
fall was cited. The 100000, 900, 0OO
of wealth in this country should be
more fairly distributed. EXtrava-
gance on the part of the few sets d
bad example and leads others who
can not afford it to do likewise.
The rugged" individualism came
in for severe criticism by the Pine
City attorney who said that the great
est incentive to real individualism is
to serve humanity.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the convention following
the address of Mr. Roberts:
Resolutions.
Resolved, that we heartily endorse
the progressive record of United
States Senator Henrik Shipstead and
Congressman Paul Kvale in their eff
forts in Washington on behalf of the
farmers, small home owners, and con-
sumers of America, by their stand
and militant leadership in opposition
to the sales tax or consumers tax
tax increasing the cost of living
and diminishing the buying power OF
the masses of American people. We
approve their efforts to place the tax
burden more on the basis of ability
to pay by raising the income and in
heritance tax on privileged wealth.
We approve the efforts of both of these
statesmen in opposition to the Haw-
ley-Smoot tariff bill, the most mi
quitous law ever passed in the history
of tariff legislation, and commend
their efforts for such remedial legis-
lation as the McNary-Haugen bill, the
immediate payment of our soldiers
adjusted compensation, the Muscle
Shoals bill, the Boulder dam construc-
ton. and efforts to give the American
people electric service at a lower cost.
We endorse the record and leader
ship of our governor, the Honorable
Floyd B. Olson, his efforts on behalf
of the state income tax, legislation
which has so long been necessary in
this state. We stand for a graduated
state income tax which will shift in
some degree the present burden of
taxes resting on the farmer and small
home owner.
We approve Governor Olson's eff
forts to strengthen the State Secur-
investors of Minnesota who have lost
millions of dollars through fake pro-
motion schemes. We approve the gov
ernor's efforts in strengthening up the
Rural Credit Bureau, and his efforts
toward getting federal financing for
the bureau and cheaper interest rates.
We approve of Governor Olson's pro-
gram advocated to the last legislature
and we give our unqualified support
for another term.
We also endorse the record made by
Representative Hjalmar Petersen in
his first term as representative. His
record is one of the best in the legis-
lature. His persistent work in be-
half Of the state income tax is es-
pecially commendable, his discussions
of this measure having been read and
favorably received by people through
out the state. His advocacy of such
Legislation as higher inheritance
taxes, higher gross earnings tax, and
other measures that will help shift
the burden from farms and home
owners is also approved.
WE ADVOCATE
1. A state income tax, a progress
sive graduated tax
2. A raise in the inheritance tax
especially in the higher brackets.
3. A raise in the gross earnings tax
on both railroads and telephone com
panies.
4. The elimination of farm machin.
cry from personal property tax.
5. A public utility program, the leg.
islature to submit an amendment to
the voters to give the state the privi
lege to have state power projects
when needed.
6. A consolidated primary ballot
bill.
Z. Increase in the occupational iron
ore tax from to 10 per cent.
8. A decrease in the price of ma.
chinery manufactured at Stillwate,
prison.
9. The U. S. government has fl.
nanced foreign nations, both ir
Europe and South America, and we
believe that the federal government
should re-finance some of the Amer.
lean farmers Indebtedness at pre-.
ferential interest rates and to that
end approve the Frazier bill now be-
| fore Congress.