Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-02
GOVERNOR PICKS
MEN FOR ABILITY
Political AffiliatiOn Is Not Only Issue
When Appointments are Made
to State Departments.
BY HENRY G. TEIGAN

By HENRY G. TEIGAN
Republican newspapers and politi-
clans seem greatly exercised over the
possibility that certain favorites now
holding down political jobs are likely
to be dislodged and their positions
given to supporters of the administra-
ton.
While not so very many changes
have as yet been made in the per-
sonnet of the several state depart
ments there is at least a fair pros
pect that quite number of shifts
will be made in the game and fish
department. Deputy Game Wardens
of whom there are something in ex-
cess of $50, are likely to lose their
positions. Rather it should be stated
many of them will lose their posi-
tions.
Administration Lenient.
Just why there should be so much
whine about it is rather strange in
view of the fact that Floyd Olson was
elected governor largely on the prom
Use that he would "clean house." Re-
publicans, as we'll as Farmer-Labor-
ties and Democrats, have often made
the remark that the Governor has
shown an unusual leniency in per-
hitting henchmen of the G.. o. P. to
hold down jobs of Importance in the
state government.
1t seems quite certain that the adj
ministration will be very moderate in
its shifts in the personnel of the state
departments. Efficiency and honesty
will be taken into consideration above
all else and even the applicants for
game warden positions will not be
given jobs purely on the basis of party
affiliations.
King Acquiesces.
Stafford King, state auditor, it is
reported has decided not to contest
the right of the newly created conser-
walton department to include the land
and minerals division of his office
as division in the new department.
Attorney General Henry N. Benson
ruled recently that the new conserva-
ton act was constitutional in every
respect. The ruling was made at the
request of the state auditor and thus
the law would seem to be in a fair
position to be upheld in the courts.
The land and minerals department
in the state auditors office has given
the state auditor of Minnesota much
greater power than state auditors
have enjoyed in other states. Hither-
to he has had "the care and sale of
school, university, agricultural college
and swamp lands; the leasing of min
eral lands"
By refraining from court action
State Auditor King has shown a COM
mendable spirit and one that will op-
crate to the advantage of the new de-
partment as soon as it begins to func-
ton.
Townley Again on Map.
The newspapers of Minnesota are
beginning to give A. c. TOwnley a
good deal of publicity again. For
several years past the name of Town.
e. ley has been only referred to in the
press as a man who had outlived his
usefulness in politics and was as
much divorced from it as a politician
who had completely retired from the
field. Now, however, the situation
seems to have changed and the for
mer chief of the Nonpartisan league
is back on the map.
TOwnley FavOrs Moratorium.
Mr.. Townley is advocating a mora
forum on interest charges and mort
gage foreclosures. This is not in
tended merely for the benefit of farm
ers but for the benefit of business
men and working people as well.
Papers report him as drawing large
rowds.
The moratorium idea is, of course,
very distasteful to the bankers. They
live on interest charges. It's what
makes them grow fat For that reason
they do not approve of Townley's plan.
. And yet it is difficult to see why
! a moratorium scheme for the benefit
of farmers, working people and bust
ness men should be any more objec-
tionable than the proposal of Presi-
dent Hoover to grant moratorium
on payments due the United States
by the governments of Europe. Even
so bitter a partisan as John ]. Ras-
kob upon his return from Europe ap.
proves of the Hoover scheme. 1t will
be a good thing for business, he be-
lieves. No doubt that's why Raskob
favors it.