Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-10-04
REPUBLICANS
IN BIG RALLY
About $50 People Gather
at Pine City to Hear
Candidates.
HO1mberg, KnutSon, Nelson
and King are the
Speakers.

A crowd estimated at $50 people
gathered at the Armory in Pine City
last Thursday evening, September 81,
for the Republican rally sponsored
by the Pine County Republican COM
mittee. DIR. E. G. Nethercott, chair
man of Pine City, called the meeting
to order and began by calling upon
Rev. d. w. Thompson for the invoca-
tion. He then called upon Alva Gay,
precinct chairman of Barry township,
to introduce N. j. Holmberg, Repub-
lican candidate for U. S. Senator.
Among other things Mr.. Holmberg
stated that the discovery of America
was the greatest event in the history
of mankind since the birth of Christ,
and that the development of America
had brought the greatest benefit to
civilization. The people of America
have come from all different nations,
and we have in America" said Mr..
Holmberg, &C ert ain fundamental
rights guaranteed. These are the
freedom of the press, the right to
our own opinions, the right to travel,
and the right to worship God accord
ing to the dictates of our conscience"
Mr.. Holmberg then proceeded to at
tack the Farmer-Labor platform and
said it would be impossible to put it
into effect and he predicted that the
Farmer-Labor party would fail and
that the people would not surrender
their rights.
KnutSOn Talks.
The next speaker was Harold Knut-
son, candidate for Congress. He
opened his address by stating that he
would rather be eating husks and
maintain his individual liberty, than
to become regimented and live in
luxury. Referring to Russia, he said
that the country had not had an cleo
ton for seventeen years. "a canary
in a gilded cage" said Mr.. Knutson,
would rather be free than to be fed
several times a day and confined to
that cage" Mr.. Knutson stated that
the danger to the Republic of the
United States lies within this coun-
try and not from without, and he
stated that he did not believe the
American people would surrender
their liberty.
Following the Congressman's talk,
DR.. E. G. Nethercott, chairman, rose
to introduce Martin A. Nelson, and
stated that a few years ago we little
realized and would not have believed
what we were coming to in the United
States. He stated that we would not
have believed that the gold would be
taken from our pockets, and that the
sacredness of contract between man
and man would be so lightly disposed
of, as has been the case under the
present governmental order.
Eyes Are on Minnesota.
Martin A. Nelson, Republican can
didate for governor, opened his speech
by saying that these are stirring
times in which we live, and that the
eyes of the nation are upon Mime
sofa He criticized, severely the
State administration and accused the
Farmer-Labor administration of rails
ing taxes. He said that the Repub-
lican party had been turned out be-
cause of the high tax rate of 5.3
mills, but that under the Farmer
Labor administration, the state tax
rate had risen from 5.3 mills to II
mills. He said that the Farmer
Labor party has made suggestion
that we ought to enter upon CO.
operative commonwealth, and he also
stated that, while many in the ranks
of the Farmer-Labor party are sim
cere, that he believed they had now
had their experience with the Farm
er-Labor party and should not return
it to power. He said that we should
preserve, as our forefathers preserved,
the present form of government. He
said the constitution was built to
meet emergencies, not to be suspended
i'm case of an emergency. He also
stated that a system of economy in
state government must be put into
operation and cited the fact that two
new departments, namely, the Liquor
Department and the Driver Licensing
Department, had been created under
the Farmer-Labor administration, and
now the Farmer-Labor administration
is advocating new office building.
The speaker also referred to the On
tario system of public ownership, of
power and light projects and said the
system in that country was now in
the red and interest on the bonds
could not be met. He criticized pub
lie ownership of power and light
plants and cited the South Dakota
attempt to operate a coal mine as an
argument against public ownership.
1.-The individual must have right"
he said, ito maintain his own prop
erty. The capitalistic system is the
individualistic system and will bring
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