The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-01-22
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cry company, whose dealings are
largely with the county officials Of.
the state and who, therefore, pre-,
sumes to know their overburdened
and underpaid condition, has prepar-
ed a bill for increase of county sal
aries which he expects to have in:
troduced at this session of the leg
islature. For counties the size Of
Cook, for instance, the bill provides
"a salary Of $4,000 90, with liberal
allowances for clerk hire, for the
auditor, treasurer, clerk of court,
register Of deeds, superintendent of
schools and Judge of probate. It is
not to be expected that the bill, if
introduced, will be given serious
consideration, it's fatal weakness be-
ing the placing of all of the offices
named in one class as to the value
of services required. Mr.. Gunder
overreached himself in the evident
purpose to avoid discriminatory
treatment of his friends, but they
will probably appreciate his kindly
efforts none the less for all that.
Apart from this, isn't it apt to sneak
into the mind of the average tax
payer, whose burdens do not dispose
him towards feeling of coltishness,
that there could be such equitable
adjustment Of the matter as would
leave no decent excuse for the un-
failing biennial recurrence of salary
boosting agitation?
O O @
Every kaiserite, or -kaiserite,
who is called upon to answer for
reasonable or seditious utterances
hides behind the fright of free
free speech Apropos Of this senti-
ment, it has been aptly said that
"'just as patriotism may be made
the last refuge of a scoundrel, so
the plea for free speech may be
made to cover a. license which can
be tolerated by no just sense of
right or decency, no proper concep-
tion of law and obligation" If we
only knew how many thousands of
EffiVcs have been sacrificed as the di-
rect; result of this "frees peech" here
sy, we'll, we would be inclined. at
least to retain tight grip on the
mugs that will belch forth in peace
the stuff that only. cowardice held
back in war.
The gratuitous agitation for plac-
ing returning soldiers on farms leads
to the query whether their overseas
experience has, necessarily, changed
their view of life. True, a few thou
sand of them have evidently culti-
waited a taste for ~husband-ry during
their stay in the peasant districts of
sunny France, but that alone doesn't
make farmers of them. Methinks
they will want to be consulted on
this farm proposition BY the way,
have you noticed that General Persh-
ing will not permit the German
girls along the Rhine to sprechen
NIT dem Soldat?
o o O
The Minnesota legislature has
voted the adoption of the national
prohibition amendment. Minnesota
and Nebraska ran neck and neck for
the distinction of being the 36th
state to adopt the amendment. Both
voted dry, making the total number
thirty-seven, one more than the ne
cessary number to make the nation
dry. 1t is estimated that there will
be 75,000,000 gallons of whiskey in
the United States when this law goes
into effect next July. Poor old John
Barleycorn! Who'd ever a. thunk it?
O O O
+ Readers of the Duluth Herald
Open Court department (on the
whole an interesting and useful
feature of, that paper) are caused
to wonder at times at the editorial
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