The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-05-15

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OPINIONS OF EDITORS.
Yes.
When we get the Babcock system Of
hard-surfaced highways in Minnesota,
we will have sewed up the hole in the
taxpayers pockets through which
millions of dollars have filtered in the
past. There is everything to be said
in favor of good roads-and not one
thing to be said against them.-Win-
nebago Enterprise.
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Burleson Gets the Hammer.
Postmaster General Burleson has
heard call from overseas. President
Wilson thinks that he better turn the
telegraph and telephone lines back to
private ownership-and he thinks
right unless he wants to put them in
the same condition as the railways,
which are now facing bankruptcy
Blue Earth Enterprise.
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~ A Townley Bolshevist?
Franklin Ellsworth, the second dis
trict congressman, has already an
nounced himself a candidate for gov
ernor. He had better stick to his
present job, at any rate his self-start-
ed boomlet is liable to receive severe
frost before the end of another win
ter. It smacks too much Of Townley-
ism, anyway.-Preston Times. ~@
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Olson Has Tumbled.
The governments operation Of the
railroads in fifteen months-at greatly
increased rates-has resulted in a net
loss of $418,000,000, which the public
will have to pay. Some argument in
behalf of government management of
public utilities, isn't it? Increased
rates and inferior service-and the
public pays.-Red Wing Eagle (Dem.):
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But Wherein Lies the Remedy? }
If the newspapers printed all the
stuff sent out by the government de-
partments each week it would fill
several pages. Millions of dollars
worth of space is donated to the gov
eminent by the newspapers of the.
country every year, but the govern
ment still continues to advertise the
printing Of envelopes at less than
cost in direct competition with the
Herald. ~. Il ; 4 :.
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. Let Us All Help. ,n.,.-
In connection with the Salvation
army's rather unexpected campaign to
raise $13,000,00O Cardinal Gibbons
writes that "the s1an in need of help
is the object of their effort, with never
a question of his creed or color" Or
his former business, it might have
been added. From all accounts the
army does not stop at carry
ing doughnuts to doughboys on the
very fighting line; it wants to help
every human creature, even trying. to
find jobs for former bartenders and
brewery workers.-Preston Times. !
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Salvation Army Has Made Good.
Many readers may have had a feel
ing of regret at the statement of a
Salvation army official that the ten
dency of the organization is away
from the pictorial accessories that
have added color, SINCE the army was
to the street life of large
cities. Growing older, apparently, the
army will take on dignity with its
years; it will no longer shake the
tambourine, blow the brazen trumpet,
or beat the booming base drum on
street corners. One remembers when
the Salvation soldiers were something
new, and many observers criticised
their methods as too undignifed to
secure lasting results. The army knew
better; countless human beings in sor-
ry need were helped because tambour-
inc, trumpet, and drum attracted their
If the instruments are soon
to be silenced, it is doubtless because
the same wisdom that understood their
value has decided that they have now
fulfilled their appointed task.-Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
New War Insurance Plan.
Revision Of the government con-
verted life insurance policy for SOL
diers sailors and marinas 70 -o.s.;4