Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-10-29
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cious act to force the cost of gov
eminent onto the people least able
to pay.
He scored Martin A. Nelson, his
opponent, because he has yet failed
to make a definite stand on the sales
tax issue, but he predicted, as did
other speakers during the day, that
out before election day and tell the
voters that he would veto a sales tax.
This would be political hypocricy be-
cause he wouldn't mean it.
Senator Benson said that if spend
ing which they blame onto the Farm
er-Labor administration, has been
wrong then they are the ones who
have done the wrong, for they did it
in their control of appropriations in
the legislature. He branded war as
cruel, commercial and un-Christian.
Youth Sighted.
Senator Benson told of appropria-
lions for war by congress exceeding
those for the aid of youth and that
is the program the Republicans have
and are supporting. He advised
mothers, fathers and young people to
give serious thought to all these ques-
tions.
In conclusion the speaker bitterly
told of the threat made by his Repub-
lican opponent while speaking to the
Range people, when he advocated the
mi of iui1a 4 TOO
or mobs to drive Benson from the Dor
ders of the state, because he (Benson)
would raise the mining companies
taxes. Mr.. Neson, if he has that at
titude, would be a dangerous man to
be placed in charge of the military
forces of our state, concluded SEN
ator Benson.
A Mr.. Erickson, from the Attor-
ney Generals office, brought greet
ings from Harry H. Peterson, candi-
date for reelection to the attorney
generalship on the Farmer-Labor
ticket.
The Pine City Rally.
In the evening approximately 500
PEI pie attended Democratic-Farme
Labor sponsored rally in the armory
in behalf of President Roosevelt and
the Farmer-Labor ticket. The Sand
quist orchestra furnished music dur
ing the evening and for the free
dance which was given afterwards.
A. E. Borchardt and DR.. F. F.. Cal
lahan acted as chairmen of the meet
ing, with Mr.. Borchardt introducing
the Farmer-Labor speakers and DR..
Callahan presenting the Democratic.
Nils Hokstad, Senator George Lom-
men of Eveleth, E. L. Regnier of Mar
shall and Joseph E. Osborne of st.
Paul, were the speakers on the pro-
gram. Mr.. Hokstad, like in the aft
ernoon at Sandstone, made a brief talk
stating his program.
LOmmen IS Eloquent.
Senator Lommen, who has been
fighting the progressive cause in the
state senate for the past several
years, talked at length on the min
ing industry and how it affects
the people of Minnesota. He told of
their activities in the Republican
party and that he learned years ago
that one could not sit at the banquet
table of the Republicans and continue
to fight the mining companies.
Senator Lommen, in advising the
people of Pine county as to the nee
essity of electing a representative
who will always be found on the side
of the people, told of the absurdity of
straddling the fence-one time being
with the conservatives and one time
with the liberals. He stated that
through his long experience in the
state senate he had become we'll ac-
quainted with the futility of trying
to be on both sides. There is line
clearly drawn with the people on one
side and the interests on the other.
Senator Lcmmen explained the
workings of the sales tax-the pro-
gram hoped for by the Republicans.
He said that the people in Minnesota
owned about One-sixth of the wealth
and the interests own five-sixths.
The life insurance companies are
getting to the stage where they own
much of the real estate in Minnesota,
having at this time about 10 million