The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-03-07
SMALL TOWN TALK

Floyd B. Olson is being urged to run for
governor on the Farmer-labor ticket against
Christensen. Mr.. Olson says that he has all he
can attend to county attorney of Hennepin
County. He has another and better excuse, but
prefers to keep it secret Can you guess what
it is-Sprngfield Advance.
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Jim Landy in his Olivia Times, says: "The
democratic county convention to be held in Olivia
on March 10th, will be peaceful and orderly
gathering of the faithful Unlike the republicans
of the county, the democrats know what they
want, and after endorsing the McNary- Haugen
bill and pointing with PRIDE" they will proceed
with the business of the convention. Republi-
can leaders of the county should drop in on that
convention and see how good it is for brethren
to dwell together in peace and harmony" 1t
should be quiet and peaceful, Jim; what we are
unable to figure out is who will be there besides
yourself.
If bill now before the U. S. senate is pass
ed, every gold star mother having son buried
in Europe will be given an opportunity to visit
that sons grave with the government paying her
expenses. This bill would permit the president
arrange for groups of these mothers to go on
such pgrimages any time during three year
period beginning with next July With the
mothers would go the war widows, providing
they had not remarked 1t is matter of COM
mendation for the House that it passed this bill
without a word of dissent or negative vote
The trips as planned for by the bill, would per-
NIT Of spending two weeks on European SOIL
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"The Park Region Echo criticized
the Minnesota Editorial Association
because its resolutions avoided all con-
troversial subjects. This has always
been the policy of the association, and
always should be. But the pressure to
pass resolutions controversial sub
jects is tremendous, and has not always
been as successfully resisted as it was
this year. Editor Coy's statement,
however, that the association at one
time endorsed Kellogg for senator is not
fact. Those who were backing Kellogg
took advantage of the occasion of the
meeting of the editors to circulate
petition asking kellogg to run for SEN
ator, but the editors who signed it did
so as a personal matter, and the petition
never in any way came onto the floor of
the convention. No one has ever tried
the same game since. Last year the Nc
Nary-Haugenites forced resolution on
to the floor, and precipiated a debate
which proved the futilty of any such at
tempts. When the debate was over,
those editors holding to one view went
home and continued to express the same
views as before, and those holding to
the other view went home and contin-
ued to express their views. The edit
orial association is craft organization
of Republican, Democratic, Farmer
Labor Socialist and all other kinds of
editors, and it is not debating society,
as it would become if the resolutions
committee permitted controversial sub
jects to be brought on the floor. It is
today the largest, most practical, most
prosperous and efficient state editorial
association in the country, and the Park
Region Echo should belong."-Jim Nor
rison in the Morris Tribune.
Well done, Jim, and we know of many 9th
ers who should belong to this self same organi-
zation.