The Ely miner., 1930-10-24
ION This
!. Occasion
. Just a few thoughts by the Editor
} on things Material and Immaterial.

publican candidate for governor is
rolling luXuriouSly over the smiling
prairieS of Minnesota in royol coach
of gilt and glass fit for a maharaJah
of India or a crowned head OF Europe"
shrieks the letter Terrible condition
to say the least This should at once
set at nought the chances of Ray
Chases election. He should walk or
travel about in an OK cart the same
as his parents did years before Floyd
Olson's forbears became citizens OF
this land of the free and the home OF
the brave.
If riding around in an automobile
is a bar to election and every one is
using this method of transportation,
including Floyd himself, how will you
find material enough to fill public
office? Such campaign arguments are
the bunk and on par with the goose
berries for road workers" bushWah
being peddled about st. Louis County
in one of the Commissioner scraps.
This kind of stuff might appeal TO
the party Floyd represents and be con-
sidered as argument de trop in certain
circles. To the ordinary citizen the
governors Office is altogether too high
a place for such childish stuff. Such
kindergarten campaign material Will
not wash even in the institutions for
demented who would consider such
balderdaSh as bunkum going to prove
that all the nuts are not in the nut
house.
The man who produced this choice
campaign morsel evidently was highly
satisfied with himself. Evidently he
failed to read it over before sending 1t
out. Were it otherwise and did Ray
Chase walk about the country during
his campaign this same argumenter
would bring out the Screed that the
candidate for governor is cheap
skate" and not fit to be the chief eX-
ecutive of the state. If Floyd Olson
wishes to tell the voter something OF
interest let him explain why the in
dicted fur farm stock SwindlerS" he
so glibly prateS about in speaking OF
the Republican administration OF the
state, have not been brought to trial
notwithstanding he is the county at
torney of Hennepin County in which
the indictments were brought? The
limousine story is just as much heifer-
dust blown by a cheap pea-Shooter TO
blind the voter and divert attention
from the real issues which are today,
as in the past, the Republican and
Democratic parties.
Ray Chase has better insight into
the states affairs than any man in the
state capitol With Chase in the
governors chair; staff" King in the
auditors office; Mike Holm as secretary
of state; Julius Schmahl as treasurer;
Henry N. Benson as attorney general;
Frank w. MatSon as railroad and
warehouse commissioner and last but
not least, John H. Hougen-who does
not beat about the bush when he says
that Ray Chase is the best man to
place at the head of this great buSi-
ness institution with millions at
stake-as lieutenant governor, Mime
sofa will have a set of state officials
to be proud of. Sure, Ray Chase rides
in an automobile, so do all OF us.
Nothing queer about that. He would
surely be queer if he didn't.
Why should any newspaper go into
a two or three column free fit over the
life history of any candidate? Years
ago we had candidates who were Spon-
sored by a political party. The high
Offices of the nation are still on this
plane and if an official makes an error
it is at once charged to the party which
elected him. The party is responsible.
The no-party system has bred very
mediocre list of candidates with no re-
sponsibility, only to themselves. Any
man can now become candidate as
long as he has enough money to pay
his filing fee Those accountable for
this condition. square themselves by
stating that the people" wanted it
thus. Which people9
We hazard a guess and our guess is
as good as anybody's, that the same
people" who organized the several
third, fourth and fifth parties in op-
position to the Republican and Demo-
crat parties, are also responsible for
the no-party movement. Not being
able to measure up to the ideals de-
manded by the old parties which re-
fused to shoulder the responsibilities
engendered by placing certain of these
in public Office, new 'ismS" were fos-
tered-at SO much per-and in this
manner they were allowed to foist
themselves on the voting public under
a no-party label and the beneficient
provisions of the primary system.
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We believe that the no-party stuff
should be removed from the campaigns
and the old tried party system again
substituted A candidate should have
a responsible organization behind him.
Two-at the most three-parties would
be sufficient One in power and the
others to watch. National politics are
conducted under this method and the
responsibility of official acts are charged
to the party. Other candidates like
wise should be credited to some politi-
cal party and in this manner make
those who voted for them responsible.
This would also remove from politics
the nationality issue now so dominant.
Think it over.
The editor of Stone" says "add
seven to 10 per cent to present retail
huSineSS volume and times will be