Askov American., 1936-07-23
State Capitol News
By A. /. HARRIS


The thoroughbred always displays
his class when the going becomes
toughest. 1t is that something in the
heart which the scientists have as
vet been unable to discover. 1t is
more than mere physical and mental
equipment.
The thoroughbred on the race track
will spot his opponent physical adj
vantage and make him give up. He
will discourage his opponent on the
wrestling mat when the breathing be-
comes short and laborious. In the
prize ring he will attain victory
against superior skill and strength.
A money player" on the baseball dia-
mond is merely evidence of mans
gameness. Only few possess it.
One of the finest tributes ever paid
to Governor Olson came the other day
from a political writer on one OF the
conservative papers when he attested
to the Governors gameness and fight
ing qualities. This, he said, is ad-
mired by friend and foe alike.
Governor Olson displayed this quail
fly long before he underwent the sur
geon's knife. AS prosecutor of Henne-
pin county he did not hesitate to send
a corrupt and powerful group OF city
politicians to the penitentiary. He
brought officers of the Ku Klux Klan
into court and successfully prosecuted
them at time when the mere men
tion of the Khan struck fear to the
hearts of public officials. And he
defied all the powers and resources
of wealth when he, as Governor, or
dered out the National Guard, not to
shoot down strikers but to protect the
rights of the workers seeking to bet
ter their economic condition.
There was something that showed
the Governors rare cOurage-that
touch of class-when he went to the
operating table the other day smiling
and joking. BE sure you don't pass
out" he told his chauffeur as he was
going under the effect of the anesthe-
tic.
1t is true the operation was rela-
lively simple one, but all operations
are serious affairs in the mind of the
patient. You can't smile just before
they are going to cut you open-not
unless you have the kind of ticker"
that the skipper, as his friends call
him, has.
While he was being prepared for
the operating table, Governor Olson
gave evidence of the great competitor
that he is. In longhand he wrote the
following note to the Farmer-Labor
party state central committee, which
met last Saturday:
Il regret that l cannot be with you
physically today, but l am with you
in spirit.
"The main things in this campaign
are not orations and pamphlets Gm-
portant as they are) but common
loyalty and common courage.
know you have those qualities and
will inspire others to have them.
81 cannot join you in the campaign
for a while but when the battle nears
its height, l will be in it. Heed not
the voice of gossip, nor let imagina.
tion bring fear. l will be physically
we'll in ample time. The doctors have
so assured me and the coming struggle
is such that l must be we'll and be
in it. The very destiny of our coun-
try will be materially affected by the
outcome of the national struggle al
will that of Minnesota by the state
struggle.
my personal good wishes to eacf
of you"
The purpose of the operation was t.
insert feeding tube in the intestine
just underneath the stomach in ordel
to give the stomach a complete rest
The physicians give every hope o.
returning strength, and the governor,
condition is expected to improve i'm
mediately.
A hint of Republican strategy