The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-12-23
THAT GOOD GOVERNMENT IN A

THAT GOOD GOVERNMENT IN A
state or nation where the two-party system
prevails depends to large extent on the
strength of the opposition party is an axiom
of political science. Except for Republican
majority maintained in the state senate,
Minnesota has lacked the strong opposition
party for several years. TO persons OF all
parties who are more interested in good
government than in the success of any party
group, the reorganization OF the republican
party and it's rebirth as a 'revltallzed
group, at the convention last week is well
come news, if true. The new constitution
apparently mends very serious defect IN
the party structure and delegates are said
to have recognized their difficulties, which
include finding suitable candidates, agreeing
on a tangible and acceptable platform and
regaining public favor with constructive
criticism in place of name calling campaigns
AMONG THE CONIMENDABLE NEW
deal innovations in government should be
listed the federal deposit insurance corpora
zion on which a report was issued this week
bv Chairman Leo T. Crowley. Since JAN
uary l, 1884 total of 166 insolvent insured
banks in the United States have been placed
| in receivership or merged with the aid OF
| loans from the corporation. These banks
had deposits totaling S68,012,00O and $780,
| 900 depositors. More than 1912 per cent
of the depositors and over 80 per cent OF the
deposits were fully protected under the law
Furthermore the 166 communities were
saved the shock which a sudden bank col
lapse previously gave. During the II years
previous to the establishing of the FDlC,
/ $1,000 banks failed and three billions in de-
posits were wiped out.
AN UNUSUAL BIT OF PUBLICITY
material was released this week by the
state conservation commission, consisting of
long story about a recent deer census TAX
en- in Itasca State park and two mats of
maps showing where deer were located
when the count was taken. The purpose of
such survey is not quite clear but it occurs
to us that similar effort put behind CEN
sus of state payroll participants to deter
mine which are worth their hire might re-
suit in a conservation" program more
worthwhile to taxpayers.
THE BAUDETTE POWER PLANT
made little more money than the munich
pal liquor store this year. Evidently folks
up there are more concerned about light
than heat.-Thief River Falls Times.
THE RIGHT TO ENJOY LIFE, LIB
erty and the pursuit of happiness, went
glimmering when the reckless motorist was
L
4 UNCLE SAM WOULD LIKE TO SEE
!, the Open Door maintained in China-if he
can do it without putting his foot in-Min-
neota Mascot.
PERHAPS THEY CALL 1T PEANUT
politics because everything connected with
} it is in the hag.-Appleton Press.
THE FOLLOWING EDITORIAL EN-
titled "Halvorson in Dutch" which appear
: ed in the Fairmont Sentinel concerns
/ former Redwood Falls man and one to
| whom Redwood county is very near home,
who ran for the same office two years ago:
The of Julius Schmahl, potent in
Minnesota politics for more than third of
century, has been almost uheard since Mr.
( Schmah narrowly defeated for state
| treasurer in the last election by farmer c. A.
| Halvorson of Cottonwood county.
, Now it comes out through Art Jacobs and
I his shake-em-down paper, which he calls the
State News, that Julius will try again next
year for his old job
q 1t may be so, but rather doubt it. We'd
v rather guess that the Jacobs gang just springs
: that preliminary to getting rid of Halvor-
son, who is in bad with the Israeltish ring
that seized power when Floyd Olson died, and
e has. since the party the spoils system.
; When Mr.. Halvorson took the office
y the pressure boys saw him, told him he'd have
i to place certain persons in jobs Mr.. Halvor-
is too much of gentleman to have told
them to 60 to hell, but what he did tell them
: meant the thing. Since then he has been
n marked lone term only"
FL 1t wasn't really expected to elect Halvor-
: son in 1896. No thought that Julius Sch
mahl could be beaten so endorsement for that
| position by the farmer-labor convention was
regarded honorary gesture. AS there was
: no other farmer on the ticket and sop to
!, that part of the rank and file, farmer c.
S A Halvorson used. To everyone's sur
s prise he was elected and proved to be pup
: pet. He is thus in bad with the commissars
and the mexican generals.