The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
STORIES BRIEFLY TOLD

Inc ueSecrdtlOn OF memorial udy
is one of the things to be regretted.
The ST Paul Pioneer Press. com.
menting on this phase of the day,
says: ut is to be regretted that in
Chicago or anywhere else in this
broad land the veterans should
deem 1t proper to surrender their
fight to keep Memorial day to them
selves as a sacred memento of the
historical events of fifty years ago.
In too many cities Memorial day has
been gradually transformed from an
occasion of tribute to those who
died in battle to more of gala day,
devoted to sports and games. Thc
veterans have opposed this change
but the change should not be con-
strued to meaning that this genera
ton has forgotten the old soldiers.
Appreciation of their valorous deeds
is generously maintained, although
time may have dulled the keen edge
of the memory of the war and the
solemn feature of Memorial day
must necessarily become less gen
GEdl DIS the years 81 w
Memorial day must continue to
be observed as holiday SO long as
the republic endures. The men who
saved the nation can never be for
gotten by it,
1t is certainly a sad commentary
on the patriotic spirit of the people
that one day in the 365 cannot be
given up to paying the debt we owe
to those who sacrificed so much for
their country's good. Must sports,
games and a general hilarity take
the place of sacred services in mem
DRY of the heroic dead? The people
should stop and seriously consider
the question: Whittier are we drift
ing?
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
performed a feat for his department
that no other head ever has been
able to do For the first time in the
history of the service the deficit
in the postoffice department has
been wiped out and s1,000,00O sur
plus for the current fiscal year,
ending June 80 next, is in the treas
ury. Postmaster General Hitchcock
signed a warrant returning to the
secretary of the treasury $3,000,C00,
the last of the amount set apart
from the public funds to assist in
defraying the expenses of the postal
service for the present fiscal year.
Reforms in the financial system, it
is said. have made the refund pos
sible.
Frank B. Kellogg of st. Paul de-
sires it to be understood that the
two decisions leave the jurists no
loopholes of escape" He believes
that the government now has the
trusts where they may be con-
trolled Let us hope SO: but we,
fear that the trusts will still be
doing business at the old stand.
but under a different form of or
ganization. long after Mr. Kellogg
has ceased to be known as trust
buster" The life of a trust is as
difficult of determination as cat.
The Redwing Republican is max
ing a vigorous fight in behalf OF
Superintendent Whittier and is at
the same time scolding Governor
Eberhart for his attitude toward the
head Of the. state training school.
The Republican charges the COVER
nor with playing politics. Politics
or no politics, the best interests of
the training school could be served
if Mr. Whittier would resign.
Governor Eberhart declares that
he is earning his salary by being
the best booster the state ever had.
Take that, you carping Ciis= who
are continually finding fault because
the governor is not putting in more
time at his desk in the capitol
building.
The Free Press again calls the
attention of the proper officials to
the bad condition of the brick pave
ment on South Front street. Whose
duty is it to make the repairs-the
city or the Mankato Electric Trac-
ton company?
William J. Bryan declares that he
is not candidate for the demo.
cratic nomination for president; nor
does he intend to be. That should
be cheerful information for those
who are hot after the nomination
The United States supreme court
may be powerful enough to put the
"kibosh" on the Tobacco Trust but
it would fail in an effort to knock
out those obnoxious coffin nails
DR.. Woodrow Wilson is referred
to as the governor itinerant" He
will have to go some if he travels
faster and more miles than oul
own chief executive.
The Duluth News-Tribune asks
this question: Why a governors
staff? Just to give few chesty
gentlemen an opportunity to parade
in gold braid.
Some misguided people are try
ing to make hero out of Vorban
ich, the man who attempted to pla,
the part of Deitz in northern Min
nesota.
How would it do for the polio,
to adopt the shotgun policy TO