Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-10-20
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ing it more in the hands of the ex-
ecutive, both in state and national
affairs. During the administrator Of
Theodore Christensen. the socalled
economy governor" said Mr.. Peter
son, the Commission of Administra-
ton and Finance was established in
1925. This was a step in the di-
rection of more Capitalization of pow
er. Economy Ted" kept the state
appropriations from raising by cut
ting on appropriations to counties.
schools. townships, and villages. BY
cutting the supplemental school aid,
one mill was saved on the state levy
but it meant an additional 10 mill
local levy in the school district where
he resides, said Mr.. Peterson. The
one mill state levy would be paid by
iron mines the same as other property
of the state and the revenue would
be spread all over the state. to help
schools in all parts of the state. Cut
ting the state levy one mill by Econ
omy Ted" had the effect of big saw
ings to the steel trust but it made
for more local taxes to school dis
tricts.
Mr.. Peterson also criticised the
economy" of Christensen for veto
ing a $4,000 appropriation bill which
would have paid the promised state
money to counties of onethird of
mothers pensions. The counties had
to pay all of it on local assessments,
again spelling savings of taxes on
natural resources. The amount, in
this case, said the speaker, was not
big. but it was the principle involved.
The propaganda is often spread
that when Congress meets it hurts
business. something thrown out to dis
gust the citizens with lawmaking
bodies and democracy, said the con-
gressional candidate. Big business
wants more power in the executive
and less in the hands of the repre-
sentatives of the people. The con-
stitution intended the tariff legisla-
ton to be in the hands of Congress
but the flexible clause has given
more power to the executive. 1t is
and the duty of the president to see
that they are enforced.
The Patronage Club.
President Hoover sent kilograms
on certain measures before the ses-
sion had convened. The rubber
stamp representatives vote yes to get
patronage. The First district con-
gresham from Minnesota dared to
defy the orders of the czars and stood
up for his rights AS result he was
ostracised and the postmaster, even
in his own town, was appointed by his
opponent. congressman, to a great
extent, are bribed with the patronage
club.
When the hard times came on peo-
pie asked for loans from the insur-
ance companies own money
which they had saved and invested
in insurance policies. The insurance
companies having invested much of
this money in railroad bonds and I'M
able to deliver to their policy holders
got help from the government through
the Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion. Former President Calvin Cool
idge has said that it is we'll to levy
taxes On people for then they have an
interest in the government. 1t seems,
said Mr.. Peterson. that taxes can be
collected from every tom, Dick, and
Harry" but when it comes to loan
ing money from the government it is
different.
Mr.. Peterson, in his closing re-
marks, advocated the election of can
didates Endorsed by the Farmer-Labor
party, and asked his hearers, If they
had not already done so, to read the
platform of that party. 1t embodies
and champions a good program for
the people, including such important
proposed legislation as the Frazier
bill for farm refinancing at a low
rate of interest, the soldiers bonus,
old age pension, etc.
Editor Creel Speaks.
The fundamental principles are CO.
operation and human happiness as
against rugged individualism," said
Mr.. Creel. Waterpower and the mines
are very much privately owned but
collectively used The farmer works
hard enough. But what is the result?
The speaker went on to tell a story
about bees.
A farmer took all the honey from
the bees, but he thought he was en-
titled to it because he gave the bees
a chance to work. There was a little
dissatisfaction amongst the bees and
one day wise bee got up and said,
we must diversity and work harder.
They did and produced much more
of that which was privately owned
but collectively used. There was an
overproduction. The hive had Re-
publican high tariff queen and there
was also a low tariff queen in the
colony. Mutiny developed again and
many of the bees started to change
from rugged individualism." The
farmer made a noise on tin pan,
the bees swarmed and were gently
moved to another location, temper
arily forgetting their difficulties.
And so it is in this campaign as