Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08

servatives and progressives alike.
voted for it. A conservative like
Dammann introduced it and amongst
the many conservatives who voted for
it may be mentioned Campbell, Cough
lin, tombstone. Kempfer, Kern. Kings
ley, Lowe. w. F. Merrill, Martin Tel
gen, and White. They can go home
and tell their farmer constituents
what they did for them. Laboring
under tariff system this was the
one and only way, it seems, to put
tariff on the oleo. Little objection to
it hence only one dissenting vote. IL
that kind of bills were included in a
progressive score, then all the law
makers would soon be progressives.
Likewise, the bill for establishing
of state weighing and grading stations
for live stock, did not arouse much
opposition in the House. But four
servatives like Brophey, Campbell,
Dunn, Hitchcock, tombstone. Kempfer,
Kingsley, Lowe, w. F. Merrill, Martin
Teigen, White, Wright, and even Will
lis l. Norton, conservative leader for
years, voted for it. Over in the SEN
ate an old time reactiOnary Repub-
lican said that he did not know if it
meant much but inasmuch as the
farmers were asking for it, he was
voting for it. With 116 yeas and four
nays in the House it does not show
much division between conservatives
and progreSsives on this measure, and
hence it does not belong in the table.
The bill permitting municipality
owned light and power plants to en-
tend their lines 25 miles out in the
country was included i'm the table.
That is of real interest to the farmer
and likely of more interest to the
rural population than any other
group i'm the state. Plenty division on
that measure.
The income tax is as important to
the farmer or more so than any other
citizen; likewise the proposed increase
i'm railroad taxes, conservation of peat
deposits. statewide old age pension,
consolidated primary ballot, Gripping
of State Securities Commission, and
others included in the table.
The farmer was also as much in
terested in the election of speaker of
the House as others. The speaker
selects committee chairmen and
makes the other committee assign
ments, and that was of Importance if
bills that have too often been pigeon
holed. The roll call on speaker was
also included in the table.
To argue that the old age pension
law which was on a county basis he
fore, but made compulsory statewide
in the regular 1888 session, was going
contrary to the principles Of the
FarmerLabor party because it took
away home rule, it occurs is not cor
rect. Might as we'll argue that the
proposed Child labor amendment to
the federal constitution is also taking
away home rule. If adopted by sc
states it becomes the law of the land
and all states come under it. Human
rights are above geographical lines.
If we are to argue home rule along
those lines then a different automo-
bile license law in each county might
be fitting. The larger cities grant
franchises to street car companies,
the trolley cars operate there and not
in Mile Laos, Pine, and other counties.
Therefore the Farmer-LabOr party is
opposed to the BrOOks-COleman law.
Street car fares, franchises, and regu-
lations should be under the jurisdic-
ton of the respective cities in which
the companies operate. The old age
pension law, it is true, can be i'm
goes on.
Mr.. CravenS suggested that the
checking record be drawn up by
conference of the Farmer-LabOr men,
bers of the Legislature themselves
That would surely be a harmonious
meeting.
If we are to be adjudged it must
be others than ourselves who do the
iudging-folks who are not members.
The writer was recorded as voting
wrong on one bill out of the Is. 1t
would be natural to not want to in
clude that in the table, and there are
defense arguments. Cravens and
Stockwell, two of the best Farmer
Labor House members, were eacn
recorded wrong on three bills. 1t
would be natural that were they to
make up the table of important votes
they would net care to have those in
cluded, or if included, would argue
that their way of voting was the
right way.
Mr.. Stockwell, for instance, main
tains that the Legislature should con-
tinue on nO-party basis. He voted
against party designation, though it is
plank in the party platform. While
disagreeing with him ON that measure
we respect his opinion. He holds that
the Legislature in the past twenty
years has improved under the no
party system while most of the lead
ers in the FL. party maintain the
candidates should all be labeled so
that the voters know who and what
they are voting for.
| 1t is true that any Tom, Dick, or
Harry might get up tabular report,
but not easily so studied and we'll pre-
pared as the one by the Farmer-Labor
| Educational Bureau, and it is sur