Milford chronicle., 1932-11-04
GLENDALE
Political Meetings

LOWAS anu Cross TOduS QOn [ seem u
know anything but to abuse the ad
herents who belong to the politica
party which advocates things which
are contrary to their belief. This
applies 10 both political parties
which are now staging meetings
throughout the State. Scarcely is
one of these meetings held that
some one don't get mad and some
times they lose more than they gain
by holding such gatherings
They might have done some good
in the early days when great
many of the people were uneducat-
ed, and depended OH some one to
tell them how to vote. These were
the days when the word of Bayard
or Salisbury went far with the vo-
ters of that day.
How different today. Any boy or
girl ten years of age can read the
newspapers and comment on the
news contained therein and grow up
to be men and women with minds
of their own, and will vote as their
conscience dictates and don't have
to be told how to cast their ballots
by a cross roads speaker. People, If
they are to listen to a speech wish
to have the facts placed before them
in an intelligent and truthful way,
and there are able men belonging to
the political parties existing today
who are competent to do this.
But the question is will they do
it? We are afraid if the campaign
should continue much longer that
men of nigh standing would in the
heat of debate call each other liars.
We are sorry for this. Men of high
character and learning should be
able to present their side of any
question in a calm and deliberate
way without resOrting. to any per-
sOnalities whatever.
So the people of Glendale live a
quiet life, each of them vote as their
conscience dictates-they have no
cross road speaker to mar their
pleasure. When election day rolls
around some may have no way to
reach the polling place, then some
of their neighbors will step forward
and offer to take them and often
they differ along political lines, but
it is never mentioned. They both
vote and return and take their
places among those who have the
welfare of the people at heart.
How would you like to live in Ell
lendale?
Election
How many people will exclaim,
when the election day has passed,
thank goodness, people will soon be
back to normal again and will settle
down to business (if they have any)
let the result of the election be what
it may?
We wonder if it would not be we'll
to have fewer elections. Let the
President of the United States be
elected for a term of six years and
the Congressman elected for a term
of six years, same as the United
States Senators now hold office, and
for State officers let the Governor
be elected for the term of six years
and all the State and County officers
elected for a like term. The MEM
, bers of both Senate and House of
Representative be elected for a
term of four years. If this could be
done how much money it would
save the State and the people would
not be bothered every two years to
hold an election. We have enough
. laws on the statute books to last for
the next twenty years unless they
were better enforced. There are too
many commissions and what is
not needed should be retired and
that would save the State that much
more. Instead Of the State saving a
million md a half dollars as now
! intended it would save at least
three million dollars and this could
go to help to reduce or abolish en-
tirely the present tax on real estate.
1t is worth trying. Let the people
get together, irrespective to which
party they belong, and give the mat
ter sufficient push to make it go
forward.
Leaves Falling
The foliage OF the trees that have
been so green so long have began to
fall to the ground, and every space
is now filed with dead leaves. 1t
was a magnificent sight to behold
the forest when the leaves of the
trees were of such bright colors be-
fore they shielded their foliage.
The people of Glendale are busy
at the present time gathering leaves
and either burning them or carting
them away. Some people will say
when the time comes for gathering
the fallen leaves-this is a nuisance.
We never grumble, we think OF the
pleasant times We had in sitting in
the shade of trees in the good old
summer time when the thermometer
registered 100 degrees and the sun
was broiling hot. No, we take the
baskets and remove the leaves,
singing as we go. 1t is labor well
spent.
Halloween
The young people were dressed in
fantastic form and with false
faces made an uncOuth figure to
look at. The little tots got one look
and then scattered for home. The
young people of Ellendale don't
seem to care so much about Hal
lowe'en night as they did a few
years back, when with parades and
the old and young masked made
quite a showing.
Miss Rachel Coverdale, superin-
tendent and her corps of teachers
gave an entertainment at the school
to children of the pri-
mary department of Glendale
Church School. The children went
masked and had an evening of great
finn The OarpOtS Of thn children