The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-26
.On This
|. Occasion
o Just a few thoughts by the Editor
Q on things Material and Immaterial.

Some of the candidates are COM
planning that the newspapers are not
printing enough about their individual
ability to fill the office to which they
aspire Notwithstanding the fact that
each and every one of them has sent
the newspaper ream after ream OF
eulogistic dope in favor Of themselves.
Years ago the three sweetest words in
the English language were Enclosed
find check" This soul tingling phrase
has not changed one bit and sounds
sweeter just now than ever. 1t is
strangely missing from the euloglstlc
dope which daily fills the waste baskets
in the larger number of newspaper
offices. Hence the scarcity of politl-
cal news co in the majority of papers.
Some have threatened to cut out the
newspapers in this years campaign
and will confine their self-laudation
to the radio for which they will dig up
500 a shot, or more, to broadcast their
exceptional ability and the utter I'M
fitness of their opposing candidate,
to the waiting world-or at least those
who will listen. In this way they Will
get even with the newspaper, especially
the country press. The country press,
of course, is very much wrought up
over this boycott. However, we notice
that the free letters continue to clutter
up the waste baskets Of the shop. We
can also say in all sincerity that many
of the recommendations made in the
free dope-in fact all Of them-are
being most aSSidiouSly carried QUITO
the paper baler or the incinerator.
The radio talks, while confined to
those having receiving sets-about one
hundredth of the number reading
newspapers-ha one distinct advan-
tage. If you don't like the talk or
are partial to grand opera, bedtime
stories, Jazz music or how to play
bridge, you can twist the dial on the
speaker and effectively shut him up.
After political stuff is printed in the
newspaper it cannot be dialed out and
while you are not compelled to read
it. the larger number do. The message
is put across to thousands in the ter
ritory you wish to reach while the
radio message goes to the wide world
and reaches millions who don't care
boot whether you are elected constable
of Kandiyohi or ambassador to Tim
buctoo.
While the candidate processes to be-
lieve that he is squelching the news
paper, he nevertheless admits its eff
fectiveneSs by calling on the press to
announce his radio address on So-and-
so date and hour. More free adver-
Using which goes the way of the first
The press agent gets. his pay. The
plate maker gets paid The mimeo-
grapher and cut maker get paid.
Everybody gets paid but the newspaper,
which has nothing but space and
printing to sell, is expected to publish
political eulogies free in the interests
of the community it represents.
However, in considering the matter
a little more impartially, we would
respectfully suggest to some OF the
candidates that they should be most
thankful that the newspaper does not
print some of the biographical sketches
submitted and also that the same
newspaper does not print all they know
about him. Some of the newspapers
are even wondering how he ran the
gauntlet of the primaries and got on
the ticket. OF course, we know that a
beneficient primary system allowed all
to get before the voter because he had
$40 or SIS, but we can't grasp the idea
of certain ones being nominated over
men so far their superior as to DEFY all
comparison. The man in politics
should pay for eXtolling his virtues
and minimizing his DEFICIENCIES in a
newspaper advertisement the same as
the vender of prunes has to pay for
his advertising.
In conclusion we wish to remark.
If the candidate will write us a letter
stating he or she is one of those who
is running for office for the money
there is in the job; or that he or she
don't give boot to serve the dear
people" and that they need the money,
we will print their statement absolutely
free of cost. AS some of the campaigns
being made are based on "he needs the
money and not on the fitness of the
candidate to fill the position to which
he aspires, we think this offer will be
gobbled up with alacrity. 1t will be
Just as fair for them to tell the voter
why he wants the job as for us to tell
in the newspaper why he should be
elected
Walter Browns Chisholm Tribune
Herald was 90 years of age few