New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-11-25

MANAGING EIDlIOR. 0yuo
Subscription Rates $3.50 Per Year.
Wednesday Nov. rs, 1914.
sHcial Paper OF the City OF New Ulm.
We need not tell New Ulmites all that
shev have to be thankful for and yet
we can't help expressing some OF the
gratitude that makes the days IN this
citv more and more pleasant. We
believe that the biggest thing that the
community should give thanks for is the
spirit Of good fellowship that has grown
20 greatly since the rejuvenation OF the
Commercial Club. Surely, no other one
thing could add SO much to the prosperity
and happiness of the inhabitants OF our
beautiful city as to have all old standing
euds dropped and let the spirit OF CO.
operation have full sway. A good be-
ginning in this line has been made. Let
Us give thanks.
Why did the 9th amendment alone
Of all the eleven on the list, secure the
approval of the voters? Perhaps you
shink it was because it was absolutely
good and had no opposition. But that
was not the reason. There was al
strongly organized opposition fighting
is passage. Country newspapers were
flooded with arguments against 1t pre-
pared by persons who said that the 9TH
amendment would give owners OF worth
less lands chance to fleece the state
and Others who claimed that taxes
would be greatly increased by the states
purchasing of lands and expanding
moneys to reforest them. The argu-
snent was also advanced that the new
amendment was unscientific, that instead
Of providing revolving fund to. take
care of itself it would call for a continued
appropriation from the state. Yes,
indeed, it had opposition aplenty.
If the amendment had had the first
place on the ballot it might have stood
considerable show OF getting good [
vote but the average voter doesn't look
farther than the end of his nose and it is
long ways down the line to the 9th
place after all ttle names of the can
,iidates. No, it wasn't position that
secured the vote Tor the 9th. .:.....,.s.:
T. ss.-...
It was because the 9th amendment
vas we'll and thoroly advertised that it
secured the attention Of the voters. The
committee working for the passage of the
Bill knew what they were: doing and
started in early and never quit up to the
last minute. Every day they adver-
Used the 9th amendment. They told
Is merits to the voters thru the columns
Of the city and country press. Nearly
svery week for two months before
election the Review gave its readers
seasons for the passage OF this amend
ment. These reasons were supplied by
4he campaign committee OF the 9th.
OF course we knew it was a good. thing
and believed in it thoroly but If any one
shinks that it would have had the
amount OF publicity in our columns that
Il got if the preparation OF the articles
had been left to the Review force, he is
aadIy mistaken. We do not have time
10 think Of all these things and, the
person or thing that wants to get before
the public must ask our assistance.
Other newspapers are just like ours.
So the Campaign Committee knew; and
acted accordingly: They bombarded
the country and city newspaper offices
With fresh, timely, Well-written, ..dd-
refreshments and the newspapers came
across with the space. That was what
uassed the 9th amendment. The voters
knear aoout Il. - =. :.s.. :< III.
y g. $ !. =
- b. -
e you have something to sell you must
let the people know about it and keep
on telling them about it week after
week and there is no better way to tell
them than thru the columns of the home
newspaper.
From the Thanksgiving season is a
short step to the Christmas Spirit Of
Loving and Giving. Let US all begin
early to plan the things we are to do
for. dear ones for only in that way shall
We be able to enjoy the joys of Christmas
Let us remember that the last week
Before Christmas We shall have the