The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-03-15

Redwood. county printers who pride themselves
their ability, stocking campaign cards in large
numbers this season and plan to supply Redwood
ty candidates with product they need not be apollo
getic about passing out to voters
Imagine their surprise when the first cards placed
in circulation by county candidate carried union
label. Since Redwood county has union shop, the
first guess that the candidate, bewdered perhaps
about county lines had gotten into New Ulm and left
his order there More careful examination showed
that the cards were not printed in Brown county or
even in Minnesota-but in Chicago.
The cards were done we'll enough although only
the union label would indicate they had any such back
ground. Unaccustomed to printing Minnesota cards,
apparently the Illinois printer left off the prepared
and circulated" line which the Minnesota law
quires.
Undoubtedly buying cards outside the county for
a county campaign the thoughtless act of neo-
phyte in politics We make point of the matter not
embarrass the candidate but to guide other card
buyers toward the wiser While it is not
tial it is often helpful to have the publishers vote
and favor. Nothing rankles publisher much as
to work going to cigar-passing travelling sales
man printer while his shop is idle. Publishers
know that officials forget about buying at home too
soon after election it is, they figure candidates
should be careful
In view of town meetings just past, it is interest
ing to study table Of tax expenditures compiled by
the State taxpayers association The table shows that
where townships of Redwood county paid $143,5S6 in
1880, they reduced this to $31,672 in 1888.
While not every cut made was wise, this record
indicates that where taxpayers really have the say
and where indebtedness is small factor, taxes are
quickly reduced when depression cramps the taxpayer
Units more burdened with debts had more diff
Guilty making tax reductions. Villages and city of the
county cut from $8S O55 $59621 in the period
while the schools were cramped to make saving,
the reduction being from $299,S60 to $217,453 The
county got along $180531 last year compared with
$223O92 in 1880.
Township voters apparently had little voice when
state expenditures were being considered Redwood
countys contribution jumped from $116034 to $166O34
in three years while the state government spent $1S
074648 in 1888 compared with $11,O93,569 in 1880
Persons who think the Farmer-Labor party IN
Minnesota is going to be easy to beat this year or
any other year while it continues its present policy
give a laugh.
AS long as state party henchmen take time to
organize the counties and the county groups IN turn
reach out to organize the local communities making
scores of persons bonifed paying members the party
is in no danger of crumbling
The Republican party once was strongly entrencn-
ed but the generals forgot about the men out in the
trenches The reports back from the lookout
men but the commanders busy with their game
to send up supplies Rather than starve the boys de-
serted and they won't be going back while the new
army is well fed and clothed