The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-10-15
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Ry r. w. Hitchcock

BY X. w. Hitchcock
Farmer-labor pap for the voters
is cooked up by mixing messes of
humbuggery and seasoning them
with dashes of cant and class
hatred. Some recent dishings-up:
Farmer-labor fiction (by Banker
Benson): The farmer-labor party
distributed $22,OOO,OOO aid to sub
divisions of the state last year. The
facts: Farmer-labor did not dis
tribute % cents in state aid, nor two
cents. 1t distributed extactlyl o
cents.
Farmer-labor arithmetic (by Sem
ator Lommen): A II mill reduc-
ton in taxes will save foreign in
surance companies $3,627, 900 on
their assessed valuation in Mime
sofa of 80 million dollars: The
facts Cd 1t would save insurance
companies S361,26O. Figure it out
for yourself; (2) The foreign" in
surance companies are in a very
considerable part the people of
Minnesota, who would get their
share in the savings.
Farmer-labor humbuggery (by
Attorney General Harry H. Peter
SOM: Farmer-labor reduced the tax
per acre on farm lands in Minneso-
ia from 81 cents in 1880 to SO cents
in 1884. The facts: Farmer-labor
increased the tax II cents per acre
1t was the counties, the towns and
the schools that reduced the tax per
acre; if it hadn't been for the far
mer-labor's spending spree, the
counties. towns and schools would
have cut the tax to At cents per
acre.
Farmer-labor fiblet (by Attorney
General Harry H. Peterson): The
chain store tax G93D was a potent
help in reducing the farmers acre
age tax. The facts: The 1885 chain
store tax produced 1921 900. The act
was introduced by a republican and
was made law by a republican
controlled legislature. The part of
this 1921, 900 that would apply to
Minnesota's AZ million acres on
farm land would be something less
than one-tenth of 1 cent per acre.
This, it must be remembered, is
terrific economy for farmer-labor,
even if the farmer-labor didn't do
it.
Farmer-labor romancing (by
Banker Benson): Under farmer-la-
Dor rule state appropriations were
less than under the rule of the
economy governor, Theodore Christ
hanson. The facts: The appropria-
tons under farmer-labor control
were 1851 900 greater than during
the Christensen administration. If
farmer-labor could have had its
way, the appropriations would have
been 1881 900 greater, for it fought
bitterly the reduction of 7 million
dollars made in appropriations in
1888.
Farmer-labor whopper (Minneso-
ia Misleader): Farmer-labor has
reduced the obligations
of the state. The facts: Farmer-la-
Dor squandered surplus of 8 mil
lion, ran up defici of 7 million
and plunged the state 80 millions
additional into debt. It's sinful six
years has made the state $54 900, 900
worse off than when it took con-
troll
Farmer-labor gassing (By Bank
er Benson): Farmer-labor is the
true friend of the independent
banks and the independent merch-
ants of the state. The facts: Banker
Benson is chief cook and bottle
washer for the biggest chain banker
in Minnesota, Otto Bremen. The
voice is the voice of Candidate
Benson but the hand is the hand of
Brewer Bremen.
Farmer-labor hoaz (by Banker
Benson): Farmer-labor gave the
state the mortgage moratorium
law. The facts: The mortgage NOR
atorium law was first proposed by
Senator Vim Weber, republican, of
county. 1t was enacted by
a republican legislature. Banker
Benson previously violated the law
by foreclosing on the land of Far
mer Henry Schemes, evicting him
from his land and threatening him
with jail so that a political friend
might have a hunting shack on
Henry's land.