Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-11-19

Harold Knutson is still considering
going after the republican nomination
for congress. Go to it, Harold. Any
how, NOBODY named William is yet in
the field.
The Northern Development associa-
ton will meet in Bemidji December y
and 10. A number OF good speakers
are on the program and a very sue
cessful meeting is looked for.
A. w. McKinstry Of Faribault, said
to be Minnesota's oldest editor, both
in wears and continuous newspaper
service, is dead at the age OF 81 years.
He retired from active newspaper
work in 1912, when he disposed OF the
Faribault Republican.
Says Bishop McGolrick of Duluth:
"When a seven million dollar battle
ship can be put out OF commission by
a two hundred thousand submarine, l
am not for armament. Thousands Tor
merchant marine, but nothino for ar.
mament'' A great many folks Will
endorse these sentiments, in spite OF the
hubbub created bv the munitions max
ers and their newspaper satellites
If the shade of Gordon E. Cole can
smile it would be interesting to present
l. with the Pioneer Press, which is in
dustriously combating the New Eng
land theory of protection. In the days
OF old. the PIP. and Cole preached low
tariff all summer until just before
election the PIP. would solemnly an
nounce that after all the democrats
wanted to restore the confederacy ana
it was necessary to vote the straight
republican ticket.
The architect for the fine new St.
Cloud high school does not live in st.
Cloud: the contractors for the building
do not live in St. Cloud. How is this
thuslv? Where was the valiant j. D.
s. and the equally valorous editor OF
the .Journal-Press, to permit this as
sault upon the principle of Home Trade
in it's very citadel? Surely there is
mourning in Zion, for the heather have
come upon the fold, and 10, the faith"
full are slain even while the watchmer~
sleep.
The assistant postmaster that was
dismissed down in Illinois by the post
office department at the solicitation OF
the postmaster because he commented
on the presidents matrimonial matters,
has been ordered re-instated by the
president. The president s marriage is
his affair, although the fact that he is
chief executive of the nation places
him in a position different than The
common citizen. Comment might have
not been in good taste, but far worse
would be dismissal for such a reason.
President Wilson showed his good sense
when he overruled the postal depart
ment in the matter.
Editor Paradis Of Merriam Park
may have peculiar views, as some OF
our exchanges gently intimate, b.
one thing is sure-he has courage and
convictions, and these are very use
full in St. Paul, where not every pa
per dares to show up public service
corporations, and especially to criticise
so powerful a concern as the Twin
City Street Car company. More pc
culiarities of this kind on the part OF
the press would create healthier at
mosphere-not criticism for the sake
Of the criticism, but for constructive
purposes and real reform.
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Wheelock's Weekly says that when
all nations are ready for peace the
United States will lead the way.
Wneelock used to reason better than
that. Suppose the apostles had waited
till other nations said they were ready
for Christianity. They didn't wait.
They went out and made them read,
not by the sword, but by precept and
example. 1t has been the proud, unique
and God-given privilege Of the United
States to lead the way in many things
for the good Of mankind, and it's lead
ing paved the way. No other nation
is so well equipped to lead now toward
a policy which will redeem mankind
forever from war. Any other way is
the old way which is admitted to be
un- Christian even by those who advo-
cate it only as stern necessity.
The twin city papers are guessing
good deal on what the democrats are
going to do about delegates to the ma
tional convention, whether there is 60
ing to be fuss, etc. That throughout
the state there are elements which may
he evnloSivo under cartain conditions