Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-02-18
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1927
UNCLE DUDLEY'S COLUMN
USE YOUR PEN

UNCLE DUDLEY'S COLUMN
USE YOUR PEN
Write to your senator and congress
man occasionally. They need YOUR
counsel and advice. !,
Senators and congressman are not
little tin gods, nor yet big ones. rhey
are Just human beings like the rest OF
us-people whom we have picked<trom
our midst and sent to Washington to
represent OUR WILL in the affairs OF
the nation.
Don't get the mistaken idea that
your duty ends with casting your vote.
That is only the beginning.
1t 10 your duty to keep our representa-
tives in Washington advised as to the
attitude of this particular community
relative to the various matters that
come up in congress. Otherwise they
will not know what WE think-what
WE desire-what WE expect THEM to
do, and how they should vote in order
to truly represent the people Of their
districts. -. -.
Senators and congressman receive
nany letters, but most of them are
from professional politicians or people
who have an axe to grind. They seldom
hear from the rest of us, and as long
as we arc Indifferent to our interests
We can hardly complain if they become
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Write them nice friendly letters and
tell them how you stand and how your
neighbors feel. They will appreciate it
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really desirious of doing something for
us if it is possible for them to do so.
Second, they are anxious to keep in
touch with the sentiment of their dis
tricts, lest they find themselves Gin
bad' at, the next election.
Write to them. .~...,
You will find that they are quite hu.
man, and will be as fair with you as
you are with them.
Some people object to compliment:
They want compliments instead.
You. come mighty close to, getting
something for nothing when you con-
vert that back yard into garden.
There is only one thing that can
spread faster than piece Of naughty
gossip. That is a ! naughtier one
The human tongue should move at a
reasonable pace, but not at a gallop.
Cheer up and stay cheered. Business
conditions in this country are not OF
the best, but they are immeasurablv
better than those Of any other country.
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It is a sad commentary upon patriot
ism when we see people who take an
active interest in European affairs, and
vet who cannot bring themselves to the
point of going to the polls and voting
in home election.
Some people are convinced that no
body ever reads the home paper until
the editor begins to tell the truth about
them, and then they are ready to fight.
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And incidentally, it is comforting to
know that the balmy days Of spring
will be balmy.
One-half of the world doesn' It know
what the other half is doing. And, in
most cases, it is not anxious to adver-
tise it's own acts.
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It is quite proper to do the things
YOU like, but highly improper to like
the things you should not do.
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There is talk now of putting smoking
under the ban. But don't lose heart
entirely. The right to live has not been
prohibited.
It is quite true that work never kills
some people. They never give it a
chance.
The biggest fib some people ever tell
il when they insist that they are always
truthful.
It is possible for wise man to be-
come foolish, but the fool never leaves
his class.
Every man should dare to speak the
truth-and be ready to fight or duck
when necessary.
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General Dawes served his country
well in France and was forgotten. But
when he cused out congressional in
vestigatine committee, he became q
national figure.
It is estimated that there are about
four million men in this country out of
employment. but country editors are
not included. The income of the news
gatherer may decrease, but never his
hours of toll.