Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-11-08
A HAPPY EXPERIENCE

the fight is over. As for state repre-
sentative, the office for which the
editor of the American was candi-
Gate, the result was in favor of the
opponent, Jos. E. Therrien of Pine
City, who has held the office for
three terms and was now elected to
the fourth term.
This being presidential year big
vote was cast, over 1000 for the Of
flee of state representative as COM
pared with less than 5000 two years
ago. Mr.. Therrien was elected this
year with a majority of approximate
ly 700 votes. Congratulations are
extended to him and best wishes for
good work in behalf of Pine county
and the entire state.
While | did not win out l wish to
take this opportunity of extending
thanks to the people of Pine county
for the good vote. received and l also
wish to thank the many friends and
supporters for good work in my behalf
Naturally a person desires to win
when he enters a contest but must
be prepared to take defeat if it so
turns out, for where there is a con-
test both cannot win. l worked hard
to win but could not overcome the
big vote of the southern end of the
county which naturally went to the
home man. My home township OF
Partridge gave me a loyal send-oft
with a vote of 235 to 25, better than
nine to one; Askov village 146 to %;
Sandstone village 319 to 105; splen-
cid votes from such neighboring town.
ships as Norman, Finlayson, Sand
stone, and others; but they do not
have the heavy votes of the south
end townships such as POkegama
which gave Therrien 367 to my SO;
Pine town 1922 to A in favor of Their
rien and then the very heaviest pre-
cinct of the county, Pine City village
which gave Therrien COS to 80.
1t is difficult for a man from north
ern Pine county to win over man
from Pine City when the folks there
are loyal to him as they have been
to Mr. Therrien, and this is especial
ly true in a presidential year when
the vote is heavy. My chance for
election was better in 1926 when the
vote was light all over and especially
50 in the southern part of the county.
1t will be recalled that l lost out
then by only 46 votes and if my home
precincts had given me the same
loyal send-off then as was done this
year | would have been elected. But
that is past history and cannot be
different now.
While the campaign was stren-
uous one and taxes a person physical
ly and mentally it is not without in
teresting and happy events. l have
net many new faces and have en-
joyed the hospitality and friendliness
Of many homes. 1t is a good oppor-
tunity for study of human nature and
l feel fully repaid for my efforts by
the many new contacts | have made
as well as the renewal of old ac-
quaintances. Travelling along over
miles and miles of country roads as
| have done in the past few months
over Pine county, combining field
work for our newspaper with cam
paigning, one never knows where he
will meet folks that may become real
staunch friends as the years pass on
and l am happy to say that l have
NJ hmm fol lyc
Pine county is blessed with good
folks and one only needs to get out
and visit with them briefly to find
this out To get my feet under the
table of a humble farm home and
have. a good talk with the people who
toll is something that l have thor
oughly enjoyed and 1 wish that this
may be accepted as personal greet
ing and expression of deep apprecia-
ton to such folks that l have visited
during the campaign as it is next
to impossible to write all and still
more difficult to return the favor
must get busy at my work again.
When person goes through cam
paign it seems that there are exper-
fences of many kinds and it is pos
Sible that there may be few sore
spots also. My expose of a tax re-
duction to a certain individual may
have caused some enmity and also
the loss of some votes. However, it
is information that taxpayers in gen.
eral are entitled to and it would
seem should be welcomed rather than
resented. l have not said or printed
word in this campaign nor in the
one of 1926 that has to be retracted
or that l don't stand back of and
am still at the old stand ready and
eager to serve the people of my COM
munity and county and shall con-
tinue to battle for what l think is
best for the common folks-the great
pig majority of Pine county. In a
circular issued by the opposition we
find that l paid tax of $276 in 1928
on the big" printing plant at Askov.
The $276 was only the real estate
tax. In addition to that was a tax