The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-24

4 ciate any encouragement and recog-
milton of his work in helping to build
up the community's interests"
The Country Press.
H. c. Hotaling of The Mapleton
Enterprise, responded to the toast,
1.-THE Country Press and the Good
| Roads Movement, as follows:
at is certainly pleasure to be
here tonight and join with the good
road boosters of Madison Lake and
vicinity. in not only giving the cause
| of good roads a boost, but in paying
just tribute to good roads booster,
a gentleman who has given the en-
tire country valuable and honest
service. And right here / wish to
say that | do not believe the average
taxpayer takes into consideration or
values as high as he should the Of
flee of county commissioner. My
home district today is represented
by a man who is holding the office
at an actual sacrifice as far as his
personal interests are concerned. He
is one of the largest farmers IL the
county, and man Of excellent judg-
ment and character. We are too
prone to forget to express our ap-
probation of faithful service no mat
ter who it may be given by or how
greatly We may appreciate it. ] be-
lieve that it would be far better to
scatter some of our kindly thoughts
i'm such manner that they may be
enjoyed by the living rather than
cover his casket with flowers after
lie is gone.
I'm the good old convention days,
and it is not much different now,
every thought and effort was con-
centrated on the election of certain
men TO the legislature, that was the
important work of the county con-
vention. Next in importance came
the county auditor, then the treas
urer, etc. BY the time the coroner
was reached half the delegates would
nave left the hall convinced that
they would never have need for that
official. The selection OF the county
commissioner would thus then be
left to a mere handful of delegates
who as a matter of form and faith
fumess would linger to fill out the
ticket, forgetting that from the tax
payers standpOint that the last Off
Cial named was far from the least
in Importance, but as matter of
fact the most important. Today
with the commissioner at the bottom
of the ballot it is overlooked by
hundreds. We understand however,
that this situation was reversed in
this district last fall and that all
of the ticket paled into insignificance
as compared with the commissioner
shin and that Brother Madigan fell
without the breastworks, be that as
it may Mr.. Madigan has during all
the years he has been in office
proven himself careful, diligent,
painstaking and economical official,
interested not only in the welfare
of his home district but broad
enough 10 legislate for the best in
terest of the entire county.
"9Cnr POSTMASTER has asked me
TO respond to the toast The Coun-
try Press and the Good Roads Move
ment.' | am inclined to the idea
that the toasts assigned to Mr.. Wise
and myself should have been united
under one head, namely: The Press
and the Good Roads Movement
for there is comparatively no differ
ence between the attitude of the city
and country press as far as the
question Of good roads is concerned
without it is that the country pub
Usher comes in closer contact with
the roads than his city brother as
he generally rides shanks horses,
but even on this point there is a
with his automobile has a first hand
view of the highways, knows where
Of he speaks and has Quit guessing.
The difference between the CITY press
and the country press is simply the
difference OF perspective. the point
of vision. The country editor NAV,
if he has not had experience, envy
his city brother, but it is all a
dream. The city editor is great only
in the estimation of his friends and
admirers, his enemies do not believe
he amounts to anything, even though
every dav he may send out messages
alive with enthusiasm for his home
city, and boost with an unselfish
spirit until he is blue in the face
and until his bank account is re-
corded in red figures. On the other
hand it has been well said, With
out the newspaperman there would
be no towns or cities and without
the press there would be no civili-
Zation.'
"The country editor is in many
instances a product of the city Of
flee. Years ago a tall. lank fellow
drifted into Madison Lake and es-
tablished a paper for the boosting
of your roads and your village. You
knew him as Harry Maxfeld /
have occasion to know him as Slim
for in taking his place in the city
office. not only secured his case
but his coSnomen as well and re-
tanned the same until | too departed
to the country and took up the mat
ter of boosting for good roads Later
another city chap rolled into your
town and is with you tonight and
you all know that Garfield Morrison
| is a good roads booster and a good
citizen.
Il am not going to tell you how
TO make good roads. there are others
here who make that a business and
are better qualified to do so as YOU
already know from listening to their
able addresses. You also have some
sood roads boosters right here in
your home community that are no
Tiers George Allyn, he's so plumb