The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02

er. of the Murray County Herald, rec
entity took a trip to the northern
part of the state and Incidentally
went across the line into Canada.
like a lot of other tourists do. he
is wrought up about the manner in
which the officials at the line
handled him, his car and personal
effects and last week wrote half
| column editorial in the Herald let:
ting the worlo know it. He claims
there is no justice in officers SUBJ
jecting him to indignity, when there
was not even a drink IN the whole
party, and tanners" get over the
border. with wnoie cargoes Of the
kicky stuff with no Inconvenience
at all. We wonder just what \ in
went across the border for anyway!
New Ulm Journal,
Every now and then voice is
emitted by the state press recomr
mending present State Auditor Ray
Chase for governor. To. be sure
there is no better fitted man in the
state for the position. But Chase is
young yet, and the state won't suffer
any by another term of Christianson.
OF course Minnesota newspaper. folks
would like to have Governor Chris
tianson, who is one of their clan, as
an ally in the United States Senate.
But the cards are stacked for the
reelection of Senator Shipstead.
And furthermore, they are stacked
for the replacement of Senator
Schall by the present Governor
Christensen at the expiration, of
SchalPs present term.-Red- Wing
Daily Eagle.
In spite of President Coelidges
statement that he does not choose to
be a candidate in 1928, there is q
well-organized movement, to induce
him to accept the nomination which
he can readily have if he will only
come to the front and say so. Some
republicans maintain, that he is the
only man who can defeat Governor
Al Smith, who is almost certain to
be the choice of the democratic par
ty, but the followers of Hoover,
Dawes and Lowden are stauneh IN
their belief that their favorite can
win from the popular Governor. Of
New York state. The business IN
terests want Coolidge to head the
government for another four years,
but there is every reason to believe
that any one of the other three mem
toned republicans is capable Of CIV
ing the country a business-ike adj
ministration. All have, been success
full in private and public life, but
many republicans would feel safer
if they were certain that Coolidge
would consent to have his name
placed at the head of the ticket in
1928. The president has been q
wonderful success as a leader and
the public has the utmost confience
in him. For the good of his party
he should alter his decision and con-
sent to run.-Ishpeming Iron Ore.
Several northern Minnesota coun-
ties are absolutely bankrupt and cans
not even meet the interest payments
on their bonds that were issued for
drainage purposes. There was q
time in the history of the state when
the indebtedness of a city or county
was limited by law, but the drainage
law passed by a republican iegiszi
lature removed that limit, and per-
naitted the sky to be the limit. Do,
you remember how the old line polo.
ticians ran, up and down the state 70
years ago, declaring that the future
prosperity of Minnesota depended on
draining the muskeg swamps In
northern Minnesota. The whole
scheme was coneoetedd By real estate
sharks who, had hoped 70 make their
fortunes by buying cheap swamp
lands, letting. the people pay for
draining them, and. them sell the
lands at aahigh price. The settlers
failed to come, and the people who
did locate in those northern counties
are now holding the . bag,-Mlaca
Times
While he is living in it he Is much
inclined to criticize it and its ways.
When, he becomes big-townr mans If
ever, and wins success, he ineines
to a fondness for the memories he
retains Of his small town andathe
experience he had in it, Many q
city success may be traced directly
to small-tewpntraining. The editor
Of the Minneapolis Journal writing
on this subject, sayss
"Small-town stuff! the stuff of
nearly all our presidents, nearly all
our, senators and supreme court jus
tees, nearly all of our important
writers and painters and sculptors
and musicians, present and past. The
stuff of nearly every big man. in
New York or Chicago today
This is no exaggeration. DR.. Stin-
ter, of ,Grinneu College, speaking to
teachers association, at Sioux City
recently, made a defense of the small
town against the cheep sneers ''the
Menckens and Nathans and Sinclair
Lewises, and the professional smart
alexis and urban wisecrackers gen.
orally It is no shame to be small
town man; to be, as the Journalsays,
'fborn and reared in community
where citizens 90 to bed of nights
and to church on Sunday
It is true that opportunity is great
er in big city than in small town,
but it is a fact that the great major
fty of successful and famous men in