The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-09-05
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
No More Carniyals wanted
From Our Exchanges

RNO ukOAO OoI1lttAS W0uOCu
The way Mortified talent and
Mortified enterprise united to
make a success of the County Fair
gives ample support to the idea
that this community does not need
the importation of cheap outside
shows and concessions to enable its
people and their guests to have
good time. Least of all does this
community need, at any time, the
professional carnival type of en-
tertainment. Everybody likes
merry-go-round, concessions, where
you can take a chance or two, and
the carnival atmosphere along the
pike" that seem to go with
county fair, but there is no neei
of importing the trashy things
that come with an outside profess
sional carnival company. The pre-
sence of this type of so-called en-
tertainment at the fair grounds
was the one weak spot Of the
county fair this year. 1t can and
should be eliminated.-Northfield
News.
We were accused the other day
of being in favor Of Roosevelt's
"share-the-wealth" program. In a
sense the accusation is correct and
we have to plead guilty. We do not
like the term share the wealth"
and soak the rich,' because it Is
not that. We are opposed to "shar-
ing" except in local way with the
unfortunate and needy. We are OPP
posed to soaking anybody.
What we are in favor OF Is that
the taxes be more equitably distri-
buted. AS it is now there are only
a few Of us that pay the taxes. So
many go scot free and still get the
benefits. But to have those who are
able to pay taxes, and who pay
none or only a small part now, pay
their just part of the taxes, is not
sharing" or soaking" We believe
that President Rooseveit's inten-
ton is to distribute the paying of
taxes more and to have the taxes
distributed according to ability. 1t
was some fellow who would get hit
who invented the terms share"
and "soak."-The Glenwood Herald.
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The trouble with tyranny is that
it grows by what it feeds on. When
the Hitler regime denounced the
Jews, although the world was awed
by such a return to the precepts OF
intolerance, those who were not
Jews were inclined to keep silence.
Then the Nazis turned their guns
on the Catholics, and finally upon
the professionals, damning all relig-
ions, and setting up the ideal Of
pagan state. And now, to complete
the round of tyranny, the govern
ing powers order all Masonic or
ders to dissolve, and accept the
confiscation of their property by
the state. It is always so. When
we accept intolerance directed
against one human group we pre-
pare the way for similar intoler-
ance toward all groups. Americans
cannot fully grasp this situation,
since in this. country we have never
believed that the State should gov
ern private beliefs, and private re-
lationship, except to the extent
that prevented one group from in
juring another group. But surely
such tyranny as we now behold fin
ally defeats itself, for when
State by power and force alienates
the affection Of a majority Of its
people, it can no longer sustain it.
self except by force. and, in the
long run, ruins itself and furnishes
the very weapon on which 1t be-
comes impaled.-Murray County
Herald.
Governor Olson has gone down
to Washington-quite frankly dis
pleased and determined to see what
can be done about getting little
more consideration in the spread
ing of federal funds to speed recov-
cry and to grease the political spill
ways back in Minnesota
He may succeed in getting more
consideration that even he sus-
poets. The jolly little game OF buy
ing political influence with the tax
payers money collected ostensibly
for relief, is going on merrily down
in Washington.
A few months ago Governor
Davey, Of Ohio, and the New Deal
came to the parting Of the ways.
The governor went so far as to
swear out a warrant for the arrest
of Harry Hopkins, relief admins
traitor, for libel. Then 1t was dis
covered Ohio urgently needed some
20 millions for relief. Hopkins was
stone deaf to all appeals and en-
treaties. Then fate played into the
Ohio governors hands-Congress-
man Truax died, a special election
should be called to elect a success
sor. But the last thing the New
Deal wants right now Is an election
in Ohio where the catastrophe OF
Rhode Island might be repeated. So
Governor Davey was summuned to
washington-his appeal for 20 mil
lions was given an immediate pres
idential o. X. and after White
House conference he announced
there would be no special election
in Ohio. Congressman Traux's seat
is to remain untitled for the pres
ent.
Down in South Carolina Senator
Byrnes is facing the threat OF a
sharp battle next year-possiole de-
feat. South Carolinans are not en-
thusiastic about the New Deal. So
this week 1t is announced that Sem
ator Byrnes has secured presiden-
tial approval Of a 80 million dollar
power project in his home state
a project that army engineers Of
ficially had condemned and report
ed utterly impractical.
In the border state Of Maryland