The Redwood gazette., 1934-10-25
FL PLANS WOULD
MAKE STATE like
RUSSIA---N
Large Turnout Gives Republic.
an Party Leaders Hope that
Tide Has Turned

Asserting CnaC the fruits OF 15O
years of progress are at stake, three
Republican candidates for state and
national Offices pleaded with an au-
dience of nearly 900 persons which
filled the armory October II to
put into office men who will preserve
and safeguard the ideals and funda-
mentals upon which the United
States form of government was
founded.
The large turnout, which reached
an unexpected number, caused Re-
publican campaign directors to COM
ment that a vital interest has been
awakened in the voting public to be-
come thoroughly acquainted with the
issues of the campaign before taking
step in any direction and that the
outcome of the elections may be re-
plete with surprises.
The three speakers were Martin
Nelson of Austin, candidate for gov
ernor; Oscar Youngdahl of Minnea-
polls, seeking the attorney generals
post and N. ]. Holmberg of Renville,
running for the United States senat-
orial toga. Frank Clague, former
congressman, presided.
Tyranny and autocracy will fol-
low the acceptance of the Farmer
Labor PLATFORM" Mr.. Nelson admon-
ished. "By the PLATFORM" he assert
ed, "the Farmer-Labor government
becomes everything and the people
nothing, such as in Soviet Russia to-
day. If the Russian system prevails
in Minnesota, the farmer and home
owner will be deprived of any piece
of property they may possess and
told when and where to 60 under
governmental dictates.
-Four years ago." the gubernator-
ial candidate continued, "the Farmer
Labor party cried that a change was
needed and since then we have had
the most extravagant administration
Minnesota ever had.
"No government such as that has
ever succeeded and with their radical
platform, encroaching upon the pri-
vate ownership of property, the
Farmer-Labor party is travelling
back down the path of progress to
the Middle Ages.
"The Republican party" he declar-
ed, 'has given it's all to the up-build-
ing of this country and it now as
ever stands in the breach to stop the
encroachments of the right of the
people.
Cali funds for carrying ON the
operation of the state government
which were built by Republican ad-
ministrations," Mr.. Nelson said, "are
now depleted and the state is faced
with deficit of $4,000, 900, not count
ing the $50O,OOO which was spent for
maintaining the National Guard on
duty during the Minneapolis truck
drivers strike.
"To reduce this deficit" the speak
er stated, "the Farmer-Labor party
proposes to operate the private in
dustries of the state such as was
done in Ontario, Canada and North
and South Dakota. You all know
what happened there and the dire re-
suits. 1t is those same perpetrators
who having seen the green pastures
in Minnesota have come into the
state and it is they and not the dele
gates to the Farmer-Labor conven-
tion who wrote the platform"
''The greatest issue in this cam
paign," Mr.. Nelson said in conclu-
sion, "is whether or not we are for
the preservation of our constitution
and the rights which it lays down for
the people. If the public goes to the
polls November and considers the
basic principles of this campaign we
are going to be under form of gov
ernment that respects every individ-
ual right of the people"
Mr.. Holmberg opened the speaking
program and asserted that if the
state goes into business the tax
es of big industries which bring in
the major portion of the state reve-
nue., will cease and the burden of