The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-06-08
Roosevelt Working Greatest
Ig-SalD Puzzle Fast, Bureau
Speaker Declares at Picnic
Kelehan Blames Depression ON
Federal Reserve System,
Not Market Crash
PRAISES FARM BUREAU
Says Nation Finally Has Man
Who is Unafraid; Wants
Tax on Incomes

"He is rapidly putting together the
greatest jig-saw puzzle in the history
of the nation" L. S. Kelehan of st.
Paul, said of President Roosevelt's
program to restore prosperity, speak
ing before large crowd at the an
nual Farm Bureau picnic in Ramsey
park Wednesday afternoon.
"Party lines are broken" he de-
clared, Gas the nation responds to
leadership. You have been represent
ed by men who were afraid of you.
Now we have man who is willing to
do what he thinks is right and accept
the kicks"
He attributed the depression not to
the stock market crash of 1929 but
to the Inauguration of the federal
reserve system in the Woodrow Will
son administration. He added that
the difficulty farmers have had in
securing favorable legislation is due
to the fact that more than half of the
434 congressman represent the indus
trial sections, only one-twelfth of the
area of the country.
Industrialists ling great pressure
to bear upon their congressman, he
told the crowd, but it is unusual when
a rural congressman gets letter
from a farm voter.
Bureau Voice Strong
Reviewing the history of farm
economics, he declared that when
the national income in 1919 was 81
billions, the farmer received IA bill
lions. In 1881 when the national in
come was "a billion, the farmers
share was less than seven billion.
He stated that no stronger voice
in favor of the farmer is heard at
Washington than that of the Farm
Bureau.
"The Farm Bureau favors the income
tax as fair way of taxing the for
tunate," he declared, "you are pay
ing 40 cents of your tax dollar for
the upkeep of roads which are used
by others; you are paying 80 cents Of
your tax dollar for the maintenance
Of state schools which are attended
by larger percentage of people who
are not farmers"
He reviewed the bills in the legis-
lature which were sponsored by the
misrepresentation bill, auto Ii
cense reduction, oleomargarine tax
and the demand for prison machirNry
price cuts.
Kelly Thanks Merchants
Prepare yourself for next year
when you will be given chance to
vote on an amendment which will do
away with assessing and taxing farm
machinery and household goods" he
said.
B. T. Kelly, president of the coun-
ty organization, stated that Redwood
Falls business men had co-operated
with Bureau officials in staging the
picnic and arranging the program.
"When the good ship Prosperity
comes in" he said, 81 hope these men
will receive their just share of its
fortune"
C. A. Lauterbach, T. F. Reed, Fred
Anthony and H. v. Starr sang two
selections; Dolores Flaig, ten year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
FLAG of Sanborn, gave a reading,
"Don't Quit" Noble Starr gave tap
dancing number with music by Rob-
ert Tiffany on his cornet; Norbert
VOTERS, Paxton township, gave two
readings and John Boley, member of
the Lamberton All club sang two
songs.
Colonel ]. B. Sowder's family or
chestra from North Redwood furnish
ed music before and after the pro-
gram. After Mr.. Kelehan's address,
Mrs. Earl Boley of Lamberton, play
ed piano selections.