Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-11
4 TINE FOR CLEAR THINKING
Pine City, Mimi.

Editor ASkOV Americana.
A great deal of excitement has been
aroused all over the country by the
recent trouble between the farmers
and the law in Iowa. As near as l
can learn the Judge had ignored
law Just passed by the Iowa leglSla-
ture postponing foreclosures on farms,
and as is natural, the terror stricken
countryside became panicky and be-
lieved there was no recourse but
force.
They feared that the courts had
turned against them and they saw no
chance to save their homes. While
we should not advocate violence OF
this kind. still we can understand
and pity these fellow-farmers in their
desperate attempt to stand up for
what they believed to be their rights
as citizens.
nal for May, 1888, we find this: His
tory shows that taxes do not come
down but are forced down. Officials
will reduce public expenditure only
under hostile and disagreeable pres
sure, which may become ugly. Tax
payers cannot often get relief by
being nice, but by being rough; and
in a tax emergency such as exists in
Washington, in every state. county.
borough and township, almost any
roughness that keeps within the
laws is a patriotic duty
The same argument holds good for
the farmer faced with foreclosure.
He has as much right, and more, to
expect an extension of time on his
mortgage as had the European ma
lions for extension of their debts
when the president gave them the
moratorium. Wise lawyers, judges,
business men and lawmakers have
recognized this and are doing what
they can to bring about relief.
Roughness, however, that is not
| within the law" must not be toler-
| ated by the farmers organizations.
We must learn to stick together, to
work together and to vote together.
We have within our hands two of the
most effective weapons for improving
our condition, namely the vote and
cooperation. But we are unframed
in sticking together. We let ourselves
be side-tracked by small personal
| things and vote ourselves out of vic
tory because of our unwillingness to
trust one another.
Hello, Miexner, glad to hear of you
again, and glad to note by your happy
mood that times have not depressed
you too greatly. Good luck to you.
was amused last week to note a
thrust at the Holiday organization
by one of our county editors. He ex-
pressed surprise that member of the
Holiday crowd had received an ap-
pOintment as game warden, and
seemed to be hurt because he sur.
missed the Holiday organization was
lin politics. Why in thunder
shouldn't they be in politics? l de
not know that they are, but l GER
tainly hope for their own success tina
they are in politics. They will never
get anywhere unless they do get pc
litically minded, and how!
And why shouldn't the FL. party
have a county boss?" The Republi
cans always have had one and the
Democrats have had several. o
course, some may think our count!
leader should be farmer or labOre
but time will straighten out the little
kinks in our organization.
AS for being in politics, every or
!, ganized group of humans is in poll
tics. If you do not believe it loOl
: over the session laws and see the re
suits of their pressure on the legfsla
! tive body.
Let us have some good letters OF
sticking together and forgetting GU
personal animosities in this time o