The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-06-27
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
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Just An Even Break
Perhaps we are not being stung
by the radio, but it Is patent fact
that the great air machine has
more lee way than is accorded
newspapers. We of the newspapers
have to keep within hailing dis
lance Of the truth or get out of
the mails. That, so far as it goes,
is right, but why not hold the ra-
dio to the same line of action? All
the newspapers ask is an even
break.-LeSueur News-Herald.
Can You Beat That?
In spite Of all the hulla-balloo
about reduction of corn production
by American farmers, the AAA has
the brazen nerve to admit that
about 29-559, 900 bushels of corn
were imported into the U. s. A.,
during 1884, and 100000 since
January, 1885" Can you beat that?
Fairfax Standard.
What Is The Answer?
Here is an interesting COMPARE
son taken from recently published
figures:
In 1913, the cost of government
federal, state and local-was less
than $4,000, OOO, 900. In 1884 it was
$15,5OO, 900, 0OO-a gain of 431 per
cent.
In 1913 the cost of domestic cleo
tricity averaged 81 cents per kill
owatt hour. In 1884 it was 5.3
cents-a reduction of 80 per cent.
The same politicians who were
responsible for quadrupling the
cost of government in generation
are lamenting the high cost" OF
lectricity-which amounts to only
one or two per cent of the aver
age family budget-and are ask
ing the taxpayers to let them run
the power industry.
Is this concern over power de-
signed to divert attention from the
quadrupled cost of government,
for which they are largely res
ponsible?
Would the politicians who ran
the cost of government up over 400
per cent in 20 years be good man
ayers to reduce the cost Of electric
ity or anything else -Clarrisa In
dependent.
Can't BE Too Careful
A Ronneby man was saved from
possible death last Thursday after
noon when a stray bullet struck
the shatter-proof glass of a truck
at a point right in line with his
head. Had the windshield been Of
ordinary material he would have
been killed or seriously injured.
The bullet is thought to have
come from a group of boys or men
north of Oak Park at some dis
lance firm the truck. This brings
the fact wildly home again that
people who are handling weapons
Of any nature should watch where
they are shooting to see that moth
ing suddenly comes in line with the
bullet. One Of the last places on
earth to be careless is when out
hunting and both men and boys
should take warning and exercise
more care in the future at all times.
Foley Independent
The most unusual news that
comes out Of the Republican polit-
ical organization is that their de-
ficit continues to increase. This
seems to dispute the time-honored
belief that the Republicans are the
capitalistic party.-Ex
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It Is About Time
There is an inclination at the
present time on the part Of the
state government to come to some
agreement with the government in
Washington to formulate a pro
gram of real restoration and de-
velopment of forest lands in north
ern Minnesota. After all, the prin-
cipal thing is to work out a pro-
gram which will bring about the
best results for everyone and ev-
cry interest concerned.
Why should there be any quar-
rel about the state and federal gov
ernments in regard to this most
important project,
Why should there be any con-
troversy on the part of the con-
servation commission, Isaac Wal
ton League and other groups?
It is high time that all this bick-
ering come to an end and that a
sensible attitude be assumed in
the matter Of preserving our for
ests, game, fish, and other vital as.
sets. Thus far the natural resourc-
es of the country have been hand
led as If they were being directed
by drunken man on a spree.
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Gone And Forgotten
The lists Of missing brain
trusters and key-men Of the Ma
tional Administration who figured
in the headlines during 1884, has
been increased by the retirement
of Donald Richberg. Even James
A. Moffet, recent Pooh Bah Of the
Federal Housing Administration,
has hardly been mentioned since
he took a leave of absence few
weeks ago.
The roll call of tho dena rted In.