Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-23
THE SUPREME COURT HAS
SPOKEN
Editor Askov American:

the farm program of the New Deal.
Not so long ago it wiped out the in
dustrial program. They declare in
substance that our federal govern
ment is without power to regulate or
control any kind of business activity
in any state. 1t cannot do it directly
and it cannot do it indirectly by it's
taxing power. That is to my mind
good common sense. State and gov
purpose to oversee that we, the in
dividual members, either singly or
in blocks or unions, do not transgress
one another's inherited natural and
constitutional rights.
Some years ago law was enacted
and called. 1.-The Sherman Antitrust
Law" l am quite sure that this good
law is on the statute books yet, but
has not been enforced for obvious rea-
sons for a number of years. If it had
been enforced. that law would have
nullified the NRA and the AAA be-
fore our supreme justices had eaten
their breakfast
INSANITY.
A large number of our people are
insane upon matters of which they
know nothing, and these include eco
nomics, government power and limi-
tations. When and If twelve millions
of people sign petitions for the Town
send Plan $50 runs the statement,
true or false) they are on a moral
level with bank robbers and so are
the veterans bonus lobbyists with
their special privileges propa ganda
and the farmers readjustment propa-
ganda. they are all hollering for a
pound of flesh from some other fell
lows back or q so-calleG slice of the
pork barrel. If they holler loud and
long enough and rally or enlist a
large number of nit-wits they at
last believe it themselves.
In public affairs as in medicine,
the resort to artificial stimulants,
even when it is necessary, is dam
gerous and habit-forming The eco
nomic man does not need stimulants.
but a restoration of the natural func-
tioning. The economic man Is bound
hand and foot with tariffs, taxes anc
monopolistic exactions. Kill these
three robbers and but very few will
need to ask for any other kind of
relief or help.
Remember our governments eXper-
fence in buying wheat to keep the
prices up? The more wheat the gov
eminent bought the lower the price
went. That experiment became
farce. The experiment of killing off
pigs resulted in a shortage and high
prices so common people cannot af-
ford to buy pork products. In both
instances our government tried to
make corner in these commodities
which is punishable under the Sher-
man Antitrust Act. But of course
we could not expect our government
to punish itself. | do not say that
as conditions are today, relief is out
of place, but l contend that these
conditions are wholly unjustified and
preventable.
What causes the difference of opin-
ion of the supreme court and our
rursed the opinion that when our
duly elected lawmakers had adopted
| law, no matter how absurd or fool
iSh it might seem to some Of us, it
should be law of the land until proved
unserviceable and then amended in
a lawful manner. There is a good
old saying, that ANY nation and So
ciety have at any and all times the
quality of government or administra-
ton that the people are morally
worthy" That is exactly the situa-
tion we are in today in this good rich
United States. The mob hollers for
a special slice from the pork barrel
and the bulk of our lawmakers will
sooner or later sing the same song,
or be discarded,
| On the other hand the supreme
court is there for life and has moth
ing to fear worse than to be hung in
effigy by a mob, that is just exactly
what happened after it's last decis-
! ion against the AAA and this should
be sufficient to prove that the six
justices were right.
| Our constitution includes certain
fundamental clauses which protect
individuals natural rights against
mob rule or sentimental majority
tyranny, that is just what the SUI
preme court did in this instance. it
upheld our individual natural and
constitutional right.
If any one disagrees with my Opin-
lon please say so. There might be
angles l have not observed. I want
to believe that those who hold the
opposite view are sincere and honest.
We must seek the truth and endeavor
to practice justice.
LUDWIG MOSBEK.
Askov, Mimi, Jan. 18, 1886.
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