▁as ▁social ism ▁and ▁Ol son ▁ins isted ▁was ▁" co oper ativ ism ." ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁platform ▁of ▁his ▁party ▁grew ▁success ively ▁more ▁radical , ▁Ol son ' s ▁support ▁amongst ▁the ▁middle ▁class ▁gradually ▁began ▁to ▁er ode . ▁His ▁vig orous ▁support ▁from ▁labor ▁and ▁agricult ure , ▁however , ▁remained ▁und imin ished ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁easily ▁re elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁issue , ▁Time ▁magazine ▁quoted ▁Ol son ▁speaking ▁from ▁the ▁steps ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁capit ol : ▁ ▁" I ▁am ▁making ▁a ▁last ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ature . ▁If ▁the ▁Senate ▁does ▁not ▁make ▁provision ▁for ▁the ▁suffer ers ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁and ▁the ▁Federal ▁Government ▁ref uses ▁to ▁aid , ▁I ▁shall ▁invoke ▁the ▁powers ▁I ▁hold ▁and ▁shall ▁declare ▁mart ial ▁law . ▁... ▁A ▁lot ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁are ▁now ▁fighting ▁[ rel ief ] ▁measures ▁because ▁they ▁happen ▁to ▁possess ▁considerable ▁wealth ▁will ▁be ▁brought ▁in ▁by ▁prov ost ▁guard ▁and ▁be ▁obliged ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁more ▁than ▁they ▁would ▁now . ▁There ▁is ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁mis ery ▁in ▁this ▁State ▁if ▁I ▁can ▁human ly ▁prevent ▁it . ▁. ▁. ▁Unless ▁the ▁Federal ▁and ▁State ▁govern ments ▁act ▁to ▁ins ure ▁against ▁rec urrence ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁situation , ▁I ▁hope ▁the ▁present ▁system ▁of ▁government ▁goes ▁right ▁down ▁to ▁hell