The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-03-10
GOSSIP OF THE PRESS

1t is Henry Rines against lnsur-
ance Commissioner Preus with the
chances very much in favor of Mr..
Rines, for, while Mr.. Preus is per-
sonally popular he has the misfor-
tune to be Evoked with an unbe-
lever" in things that will be for the
best benefit of the state, and conse-
quently must go down to personally
undeserved defeat along with the rest,
the Smith Eberhart outfit.-Dnluth
Herald.
We are glad to see leading newspa-
pers of the state advocating the COM
mission form of government for the
state. A bill carrying out this idea
was introduced by the editor OF this
paper at the last session of the Legis-
lature but, being an innovation, it did
not get much consideration. However,
we feel confident that the people OF
this state will soon come to a realiza-
ton of the fact that the business of
the state should be conducted upon
the same principles as private busl-
ness and that its affairs should be
managed the same as bank or other
corportion, by board of directors
Mora Times.
A Litchfield paper makes note of the
fact that a local justice married a
young couple about l o'clock in the
morning and in less time than it takes
to tell it. That justice cared more
for the $1.5O than he did for the fu-
ture happiness of the young couple.
1t is thinks like these that cheaper
the sanctity of wedlock and fill the
divorce courts to overflowing.-Des-
sell Anchor.
The more one hears of the short
ballot" the longer it grows. st, Paul
will experiment with a fve-foot list
of names at its primary election next
month. Fancy the average voter tax
ing the time to give this huge list
proper consideration while in the vot-
ing hooth!-Belle PLANE Herald.
The Dunn good roads law should not
be tempered with at the next session
of the Legislature When this truly
meritorious measure has been given a
thorough trial we predict that the re-
suits will be so satisfactory that a
proposition to change it will not be
considered for a moment.-Cambridge
Press.
Jake jacobson insists that he Is a
political corpse, never stopping to
think how unseemly it is for a
corpse, to criticize his own funeral
arrangements.-Sauk Centre Herald.
Robert L. johnson of Austin wants
to be state treasurer and will try for
it on the Republican ticket. He is a
good man and deserves a boost from
this neck o'woods.-Albert Lea STAN
dard.
1t looks as if the State Efficiency
Commission were getting down to
"brass tacks' in bringing to the at
tention of the people the slipshod way
of running the business affairs of the
state. They ought by the time the
next legislature meets to make some
valuable recommendations.-Northome
Record.
The State Efficiency commission,
| helped by experts of rare ability, has
exhibited throughout an uncompro-
missing purpose to do the work cut
out for itself with a relentless axe,
! let the chips fall where they may
Duluth Herald.
We do not expect to see any mater
| ial reduction in taxes-in fact the
commission may find that it would
be better economy to spend more
money than the state is spending at
present-but we do expect to see q
better coordination of the varioas
state departments worked out-Mu-
MS Tribune.
The hosts of friends of Hon. Henry
Rines in this locality will, If the state
Supreme court decides that he can
occupy the state authorship, have 20
support him with all their strength.
For he is up against red hot fight