The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-05-31
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This election is the first chance people in Min
nesota will have go record for against Roos
evet the leader chosen by the people in 1892 The
suit in Minnesota will be watched with much interest
all the nation. If the Democratic ticket only
ceives small vote in the primaries, the claim will be
made, it made in Pennsylvania that the Roose-
welt administration has been repudiated by the people
We cannot afford have that impression go out from
our satea state that two years ago gave the pres
ident a majority of than 100000 votes. If
meant it then, let back it up Let the word 60
from Minnesota that intend see the president
through.-Einar Hoidale.
Iowa publishers have devised the following supple
mentary provisions of the CODE which hope General
Johnson will hurry up and approve. Their adoption
will mean millions to us small town publishers: For
telling the public that is successful citizen
when everybody knows he is as lazy government
mule-$270 Referring to the deceased citizen one
who is nourned by the entire community when
know that he will only be missed by the poker circle
$1013. Referring to galvanting scandal monger
female estmable lady when every business
in town would rather the devil coing$S1O. Send
ing hypocritical old reprobate to heaven, when
know that hell is too good for hin-$5O0. Referring
to deceased merchants progressive citizens, when
they advertise in their life to help draw trade to
town-$1. O0-Gazette Saltwater, MN.
choice. They have become sissifed in conformity to
the public demand that they act in a way that is 100
good to be true.
"This is more true in the small towns than in the
Cities and in the villages and rural districts they have
to live up to moral standard which would put strain
thrty-second degree saint"
Thus spoke Dr. John Carr Duff of New York uni
versity few days ago. 1t must be admitted too, that
he is not far from right about it. Of teachers
should be of high character and unblemished reputa
ton, but to lay down rules of conduct such
communities attempt is insult to the entire pro-
fesson Just why it is necessary to thus shut the
teachers off apart from others has been explained
satisfactorily, but many teacher has lost his her
job at the demand of long tongued critic who fell
far short of measuring up the teachers standard of
character.-Weekly News Ada, Okla.
When everything runs along smoothly and we get
three squares day, with show movie
thrown in and then, prone to let things
slide and keep noses out Of the other fellows bust
ness. We may know that "the other fellow" is q
crook-not by any direct dealings that we may have
had with hm-but by such circumstantial evidence
is bound to reach by the grapevine route. Yet
entirely Indifferent to his knavery long he
does not pick pockets burgle homes before
eyes.
But when hard times and the roads grow rutty
so that travelling over them is painful, the world
changes its form and the people in things from
different angle. We religious, and what had been
condoned with equanimity before, we condemn
with vengeance.
Verify, we've got religion today. Profound changes
constantly occurring in the world-at least on this
side of the The old economic system of lawful
extortion in high finance, of graft in hgher-up poll
tics, of special privileges, of debt regulations is
trial. The glded idols whom enshrined on the
throne of what we called success now seen to be
the furnished images such might have been expect
ed from ignoble alloy that has been subjected to
exposure
To the chslers, the welshers, the grafters and
others of their k the present wdeawake attitude of
most taxpayers is about welcome west wind
a wicked winter day. But whether lasting good
will follow, that eyes are open and long
worship these gilded idols is hard to say For
even though Moses laid down the law to his benghted
people when he found them worshipping the golden
calf, there still many among them who held men,
tai reservations and chiseed their allegiance to his
code-Democrat, Goshen, Ind.