Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-10-29
Candidates for Treasurer,
Governor and u. S. Sena-
tor Visit Sandstone.
Roosevelt is Lauded in the
Speeches at County Seat
Meeting.


C. A. HalversOn, Ernest Lundeen,
Elmer A. Benson, Senator George
Lommen, E. L. Regnier and Joseph e.
Osborne came to Pine county Mon
day i'm behalf of either their own
candidacy or that of President Roose-
welt and the Farmer-Labor ticket.
At an afternoon meeting held in
the Vogue theatre in Sandstone, Mr..
Halverson, candidate for state treas
urer; Mr.. Lundeen, candidate for
United States Senator, and Elmer A.
Benson, candidate for governor, talked
to large audience of more than 300.
At this meeting Nils Hokstad, Farm
er-LabOr endorsed candidate for the
legislature from Pine county, acted as
chairman and in a few remarks ex-
pressed his opposition to a sales tax
and that he favors an adequate old
age pension which would get it's pro-
ceeds from the federal government
and state, thus leaving the county
free from any expense.
HalverSOn Reviews Issues.
In launching into a discussion on
the records of certain reactiOrary leg
islators and candidates for office, Mr..
Halverson paid tribute to the liberal
Legislators who lined up sufficiently
and prevented the Republicans from
passing the vicious Omnibus bill over
the Late Governor Olson's veto in the
last session of the legislature.
Mr.. Halverson intimated that the
Republican candidate for governor
would possibly balance the budget like
Governor LandOn does in Kansas; by
paying, as his state does, $1.OS per
week to those on relief, school teach
ers $3S per month and old age pen
sions averaging $3.50 per month.
Lundeen Speaks.
Ernest Lundeen, veteran campaign
er in the progressive cause, and who
is a candidate on the Farmer-Labor
ticket for the United States senator
ship, before starting a discussion as
to the Republican type of campaign,
told of instances where the reaction
airy press has paid tribute to Magnus
Johnson since his death. His record
was as clean as a hounds tooth, Mr.
Lundeen quoted the press as saying,
and added that it would be better to
strew some flowers for such men
while living.
The speaker advised that the best
way to do when going to the polls
| is to vote against every candidate
that the reactionary dailies advocate,
because they never want any one who
is for the best interests of the people
Mr.. Lundeen discussed his oppon-
ent's record in congress and said that
ChriStiansOn voted against everything
which had to do with veteran legis-
latiOn. In contrast to this the lib
erals have been for that program and
will continue to be for it. He brought
laughter from the audience when he
ironically remarked that he would be
in favor of retiring all old Republic
can office holders on the Kansas Old
Age pension of $3.50. Any way that
would give them a taste of what they
advocate for old people.
The speaker condemned the cam
paign contributions to the Republican
party, of the Duponts and other veal
thy people, calling special attention
to the Duponts' contribution amount
ing to $4,000. He said that they
must want Republicans in congress
who will vote yes" on war.
Liberals all work and vote for the
financing of farmers, but are against
the financing of Europe. He favors7
putting an embargo tax on money sent
abroad and he would bring every gun
boat and cruiser back to the coasts
OF this country where they were in
tended to be and to stop them from,
roaming around hunting trouble. He
warned how easy it would be to have.
this country plunged into war if one.
OF them were blown up in foreign
waters. Mr.. Lundeen advocated Sc
curity at home and neutrality abroad
and he predicted general victory at
the polls on November which would
be a forerunner of a Farmer-Labor
party in the nation.
Candidate for Governor Heard.
Senator Elmer A. Benson, Farmer
Labor candidate for governor, scored
the reactionary press for fighting the
progressive tax measures, not because
they are afraid of the income tax.
but because generally they believe
there is danger that the people are
becoming aroused to the extent that
they will interfere with government
for the few
He accused the Republican candi-
dates of representing the great in
dustries and monopolies, and called
attention to their support in this state
of the Omnibus bill as the most vi
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