The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-01
On This
Occasion
Just few thoughts by the Editor ON things
Material and Immaterial.

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With last weeks issue OF the
Eveleth Clarion the paper completes
seven years of usefulness and starts
on the eighth with the best wishes
of a host of friends. When we say
usefulness. we mean it and are not
using hackneyed phrases in speaking
of the Clarion, because it has been
powerful factor in the life OF our
neighboring city. Grove Wills ana
Louis Omarzu are to be congratulated
as is also the City of Eveleth ana the
Miner wishes for them continued pros
perity and success.
Some funny fellows in Martin county
who tried to play tag with the game
warden, sent the official anonymously
a box containing seven pheasant heaoS
and on the cover of which was Iiie
nicture of a hunter thumbing his nose
at the warden The warden thoughC
the Joke was rich one and arreSCeo
the fellow who paid fine OF S34.oo 1or
his little pleasantly
Tony LaFerniere, editor OF Ilie
Grand Rapids independent mas peeil
named as postmaster of his home CITY.
Tonv has been hard worker Tor the
republican party all his lie ana oe-
served the appointment. He is gooo
nevsnaper man and there is not
narticle of doubt of his being gooo
postmaster. Too many Tunes IneSe
amendments are recommended py
some official mountebank VINO places
nationality and church atfllauons Nloi
voting effect above party tealty anu
nartv consistency and recommends
some one of the opposing polltlcal
narties to curry favor. A newspaper
man is capable of handling any o1lce
in the category. He is also entltledato
il in return for the years he mas put
in and money he has spent IN assisting
some thankleSs candidate to 1at slC
of the pie counter. This goes Tor all
the parties.
It was certainly gratifying to see
everyone you met from SATURDAY 10
wednesday wearing the poppy sofa oy
the American Legion Auxiliary to help
the disabled men and the families ana
ornhans of deceased veterans. Ely
people bought and wore the red mower
in sincerity and not because they coulo
not avoid buying. Mrs. A. c. Schaefer
nresident of the David visited PoSt
Auxiliary of Duluth in appearing
through the Herald to purchase TINS
symbolic flower delivered the following
fine sentiment:
Someone may say it is about ten
wears since the war ended and every
man has had time to become rehaoln-
tated and amalgamated again lnOo
civic life but time cannot replace the
missing limb, fill the empty sleeve
give back alertness to the shellshocK-
ed mind nor new cells to the lungs that
have been gaSSed.
"As a nation on Memorial day, we
offer proud and reverent homage to
the memory of the great and glorious
dead, they who died that Liberty
might live, but what of the comrades
who live. doomed to the prison OF
chair. bed, or who walk with halt
ing, crutch-supporting step? Ihey
have made of the poppy symbol OF
courage to live Their hands that
held aloft "Libertys flaming torch,
that welded the sword that peace
might conquer and justice reign, can
now but fashion poppy leaves"
Should anything in the conduct OF
the offices bother you or should you
run afoul of certain restrictions, why
get elected to congress or the leglsla-
ture and pass law Regulate every
thing by law. Put the government into
business. The taxpayer can take care
of the deficiency. Government opera
ton of business never created any
thing but jobs and lies not so much
in money waste. We are rich and the
Deficiency Bill covers a multitude OF
discrepancies in treasury receipts.
the price of anything is too low, pass
a law. If the price of anything Is tot
high, pass a law Initiative and hare
work whereby one man gets ahead ano
the one who lacks these attributes goe:
behind, cut no ice in the scheme. Pass
a law and make everyone equal
America is prosperous. We have
everything to help us along. Natura
resources, political and industrial phil,
osophy but above all we give indi.
Udual reward for individual merit
Russia also has resources equal to our
but lacks individual reward for lndl
yidual merit. President Coolidge i
a Vermont farmer boy. Nine of TIT
twelve in the cabinet earned their owl
way in life A Detroit boy starting
out in life as a bicycle repairer, nov
is perhaps the richest man in tn
world. Merle Thorpe sarcasticall.
speaking in the Nations Business say
that for 14O years we have been on tn
wrong road. Politics should govern
and instead of individual endeavol
let politics handle business. Where
oh where, will we land? We now hav
a car for every five people in the q.
and all our inhabitants can ride a
one time. Let politics govern eac
effort and we will be back on our fee
walking Pass law.
Why should newspaper man Spen
his money for typesetting and inf1ic
long two column dissertations regard
ing the fitness of this, that and tn
other for some public office when onl