The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-09
CHRIsTIANsON's CHANCES

~ ONE of the newspapers opposed to Theodore
Christianson's candidacy for governor have
- been trying to make light of that gentleman's
efforts to reduce taxation in this state during
the years that he has served in the legislature
knowingly, Intentionally, and with malice
aforethought, they pervert the truth. They know
that no man rendered greater service in the mat
ter of keeping appropriations down than did Mr..
Christensen.
They know or at least should know, that the
committee of which he chairman cut the
appropriations asked for to the extent of some
fifteen million dollars in the last session of the
legislature alone.
1t is along this line Of cutting appropriations
that Mr.. Christensen has been functioning in the
whole of his legislative career.
He was one of the first public men in the
state to come out for a saner program in our
public schools. He has been preaching back to
the fundamentals in education for many years.
He is and has been against all kinds of frills.
He believes in the people providing for the
tial things frst-then, if they afford it, they
can always add all the frills they want to.
Ted Christensen is practical business man.
He would give the state business administra-
all the time and he would give the details of ad-
ADMINISTRATION his best attention.
In times like these what the state needs Is
business administration. These are days that
call for the careful outstanding of the resources
of the state. 1t is time when all those charged
with the responsibility of spending their own or
other peoples money need to look well to the
matter of returns that they get.
What the state needs today is governor ex-
perienced in the matter of public administration
and one who knows something about the needs of
the various departments of the state government.
Such man is Theodore Chrstianson. No
one is better acquainted with the various activi-
ties of the state government than he.
Not one of the candidates now in the field
for governor, on any party ticket, has the ac-
quaintance with the business of the state that
has Theodore Christensen. And his knowledge
and ability are at the service of the people to
the fullest extent
The people are realizing that in him they
have man of action-a man who prefers to
speak through deeds rather than promises.
Ted is not all the time Dragging about what
he is going to do. He is telling the people where
in lie their tax troubles and he is pointing way
out He is not radical in any of his statements
and he moves along in the line of practical sense
He will be able to accomplish more as gov
ernor because he has more experience and more
ability.
And that is why many are rallying to his
banner right now. People are beginning to real
ize that they not "cash in" on these promises
that have been handed to them in the last two
md how, oho,,t
to turn from the Snowman who brings them the
panorama of the promised land" to the man
who is willing to try to show them the best way
to get along in the land they inhabit and
under the circumstances they now encounter.
Theodore Christianson is practical and he is
going to give the state practical administra-
tion-just the thing that need in an hour like
this.-Mnnesota Mascot.