The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-05-31
Legislative Candidates Discuss FL Platform at Wabasso

radical and any representative en-
dorsed by that party is like a horse
with a halter on as he will be tied
down in st. Paul.
81 defy Governor Olson for his
stand. The lines are drawn between
the radicals and the conservatives.
The taxes on the farms are increasing
so rapidly that we may as well give
them the deeds. Even the penitenti-
airy with it's large output and cheap
labor is not self-sustaining so how in
the world do they expect to have all
this other junk to pay its way.
81 am entirely in sympathy with
the soldiers as my record during the
war will show"
E. T. EBBESEN-(1 minutes
candidate for representative-at-large)
"I'm a Farmer-Laborite but not red.
When the Republicans were in power,
| was Farmer-Laborite and did not
change with the administrations.
"Im not in favor of all the planks
in the Farmer-Labor platform. There
are a few reds in our party just as
there are in the Republican party.
Howard William wrote the plat
form for the Farmer-Labor party.
"They have hired Tom Davis to go
around the state preaching against
the party because he is the best bull
wrestler in the state.
"The NRA is fine if they made one
for the farmer. There is no over
production but under-consumption
and yet they want to cut the acreage.
/ have been one of the best Farmer
Laborites but yet they endorse others.
think lot of Governor Olson and
if l am elected your representative
I will not be puppet."
LEON H. BROWN (10k minutes
candidate for state senate.) 81 will
give you my political viewpoints first
and then my party affiliations as has
been asked in my invitation. I am
liberal and progressive-1 have
been in the past and will always con-
tinue to be.
81 think the greatest evil in the
country is having the wealth and
credit in the hands of a few. Eight
per cent of the wealth is controlled
by three per cent Of the population.
l believe the tax exempt bonds which
comprise the greater share of this
wealth, should be called in.
at has been stated and broadcast
by people high in the councils Of the
Farmer-Labor party in Redwood
county that am a bolter from the
party and now is as good time as
any to get that matter Strengthened
out.
Il will support the platform of the
Farmer-Labor party with the excep-
ton of article (about owning fac
tories, etc). l cannot stand on that
part of the platform. I am Farm
er-Laborite."
MIKE KRAMER I'll minutes
candidate for county representative
"Why has this meeting been called?
The other two parties in their many
years kept you in the dark as to can
didates' viewpoints and the darker it
was the better they liked it. We are
here tonight so you people can learn
our viewpoints and vote intelligently.
eve are not in depression-it is
a condition. And condition brought
about by the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis during the past rs years. Their
plea was the government for the peo-
pie but they turned it around SO it
was the people for the government.
There is not enough interest on the
part of the people. The constitution
is all right, it is the people who man.
aged it.
''The Republican party never full
| filled one of its campaign promises
for the interest of the farmer.
"The last session of legislature did
more for the farmer than any other.
You people did not send me down
there but sent man who only voted