Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-16
power and supremacy, democracy
''flieS out of the window"

power and supremacy, democracy
"flies out of the window"
Our American democracy is on the
verge of downfall. 1t is being under
mined by Communists and threatened
from the outside by Fascists. Yet the
majority of American citizens slum-
Der in peace, blissfully ignorant OF
danger; sleeping in false security
They turn to us who raise our voices
in warning, and tell us there is no
need for alarm. The American sys-
tenn is good system and Commu-
nists cannot accomplish much in our
beloved country. Yet today, right
before our eyes, Reds are quietly
slipping into commanding positions
in our liberal organizations and po-
litical parties and "thumbing their
noses" at those who have founded
the organizations and the parties, dar-
ing them to ''do something about it. y
In his day, James Madison, the
father of the Constitution of this
country said: "We are free today SUBJ
stantially, but the day will come
when our Republic will be an i'm
possibility. 1t will be an impossible
ity because wealth will be concen-
trated in the hands of few. A re-
public cannot stand upon bayonets
and when that day comes, when the
wealth of the nation will be in the
hands of few, then we must rely
upon the wisdom of the best elements
in the country to adjust the laws
of the nation to the changed condi-
tions."
When the greatest exponent of our
Constitution and of our Union, Daniel
Webster, spoke of this he said: "The
freest government, if it could exist,
would not be long acceptable if the
tendencies of the law were to create
a rapid accumulation of property in
few hands and to render the great
mass of the population dependent"
1.-The day" spoken of by Madison is
here! Our Republic is in danger.
Our government is being attacked
from all sides. Wealth has acumu-
lated in the hands of a few indi-
viduals and the majority of our peo-
pie are suffering want and destitu-
ton. And even our liberal organiZa-
tons are falling into the hands of
our enemies. What then, can be done
to save the lettering American de-
mocracy?
Accumulation of wealth makes
want and poverty. Communism is
born of want FasciSm springs up
to oppose Communism. Simple, isn't
it? 1t is useless to treat the symp-
toms. The symptoms of decay are
Communism and Fascism, and when
the cause is removed they will dis
appear. So why not make an effort
to share the wealth of our great and
rich land, to give better life to the
toiling masses, and thus deal Com
munism and Fascism a death blow.
Reactionaries howl about "pack-
ing the Supreme Court" when Presi-
dent Roosevelt proposes few
changes. To them say, you'll howl
a'plenty in a little while, when our
nation is in the grip of Communism
or Fascism! You howled when the
greatest friend of democracy, Huey
Pierce Long, proposed sharing the
wealth, and some sinking serpent
crept to his side and murdered him
But when Communism or Fascism
gets its hands upon the throat of
capitalism which you defend, you
will wish thousand times that Huey
were there to help save America.
Wake up, America! Open your
sleep-filled eyes and gaze upon the
naked truth! The serpent is poised,
ready to strike. Once it's deadly
fangs sink in, we are lost. So wake
up now, before it is too late.
CARL E. DAVIDSON.
Kettle River, Mimi, Dec. Is, 1887.