Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-30
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When Herbert Hoover, the preSi-
Dental candidate on the Republican
ticket, gave his acceptance speech
it briefly editorially and stated that
a brief review of the acceptance
speech of Alfred E. Smith, presiden-
tial candidate on the Democratic
ticket, would also be given when he
delivered his speech. Mr.. Smiths
speech was delivered on Aug %, and
is published on another page, as pre-
pared by the National Democratic
party. The acceptance speech given
by Mr.. Hoover and as prepared by the
National Republican party was like
wise also published in the American
at the time.
This is being done because the
American is an Independent news
paper, has been such since its incep-
tion nearly IA years ago and will
continue its Independent policy and
give both sides of the question-thus
giving more information and leaving
its readers in a better position to
many newspapers so strongly partisan
either Republican or Democratic
that after reading their columns one
would be led to think that if the coun-
try did not vote Republican it would
go to the dogs or from the other side
If it did not vote Democratic, like
wise it would go to the dogs. This
examining down, or rather trying to
cram down, into ahe Threats of people
just what they should do in a politi-
cal way is out-Of-date and does not
belong in modern journalism And
when one investigates those cases
little, he usually finds a reason for
the strong partisan attitude. Business
-advertising-the fear of losing some
of it's sometimes the cause. APP
pointments-federal, state, or other
wise-plays part, and sometimes
the smaller publications which can
be bought up cheaply need only the
appointment of a son or other rela
tive, business associate or close
friend as grain inspector or a like
position to set them right for elbow
ing off" their horn for a certain party
or candidate. Here in Pine county
there are two newspapers that are
liberal minded and are leaving it
much to the public to decide for them
selves on political issues-the Pine
Poker and the American. They are
the ones with by far the largest cir
culations in the county and Judging
by that are classed by the people
as the ones giving the service desired.
National politics and state politics
are somewhat different, and this is
especially true in Minnesota where
members of the state legislature are
elected on a no-party basis. National
ly the Republican party is for pro-
tective tariff while the Democrats
take the opposition; the Democrats
Republicans appear to be more for
centralized government. There are
other divisions. But how much has
a state legislator to do with that?
Instead of being so strongly partisan
is it not better that a state legislator
use just good common horse sense? 1t
would appear that he should be man
of some experience and ability, a man
of his word, and it is no harm at all
that he be a substantial taxpayer,
for if he pays considerable tax he is
not apt to be so free about raising
the taxes of all. Further, if he pays
considerable tax and has acquired his
property through his own Efforts
thus knowing the value of dollar
has learned to handle the few dollars,
the hundreds or the few thousands
for himself it would appear that he
is in a better position to handle or
have a part in handling the hundreds
of thousands or the millions for the
public rather than the man who pays
little or no tax.
A Pine county newspaper has seen
fit of late to take several jabs at the
editor of the American who is a can
didate for the legislature this year,
and figures because we do not get out
and boiler off our heads for either
Smith or Hoover that the writer
might not take a stand on important
issues if elected to the legislature
Don't fear, the writer will be there to
vote in the legislature if elected, and
furthermore the people of Pine county
won't have to wait till few weeks
before the next election to find out,