The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-25
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on the booing states: 1T is quite
apparent that the boys who buy
their wives and sweethearts mink,
russian sable, and chinchilla coats,
do not like Elmer Benson ). Peo-
pie who have had the benefits of
maids, buffers, servants, special tu-
tors, and all the lavish trimmings
which money can buy are not al
ways among the well-bred."
Now this statement Is clearly out
of place, most people agree, for 1t
is a well-known fact that few, If
any, of those who attend Minneso-
ia football games have been ra sed
in the luxury Mr.. Harris describes.
Most Of them are middle class felix
imbued with a love of football and
one of the most vociferous booers,
a $1,000 a week clerk, was heard to
say as he left the stadium, 1T isn't
often that little fellows like me get
a chance to express their feelings in
public. Boy! Did 1 take advantage
of the opportunity"
(Note: This weeks column Is a
portion of a radio interview be-
tween Val Bjornson, KSTP News
Commentator and James Landy,
Editor of the Olivia Times and re-
Gently ousted Collector of Internal
Revenue for Minnesota The inter
view was given over KSTP last
week and because of its wide
spread interest, parts of it are re-
produced here.)
Mr.. Van Bjornson: Since your
return to Olivia, Mr.. Landy, after
two and a half years as Collector Of
Internal Revenue, wide interest has
been aroused more than ever before
your editorial page. Last weeks is
sue of the Olivia Times summarized
in part reasons for that interest
You were discussing a series of ar
ticles in which you would tell ex
actly what had happened to Mime
sofas disrupted Democratic party
when it happened, and who was
responsible. Now that that series il
beginning in your own paper woule
you be willing to give us sort of G
"preview" of some of its mair
points?
Mr.. Landy: Let me say at the
outset, Mr.. Bjornson, that my in
| tentlon and purpose in publishing
in the Olivia Times the series of
articles referred to Is to render a
worthwhile service to the public in
general, and to the Democrats Of
! Minnesota, in particular. want to
make 1t clear, If can, that in
proposing to publish brief and re-
cent history of the decline of the
Democratic party in Minnesota, 1
am motivated only with a desire to
serve my party. have no political
axe to grind, no political score to
even up and no feeling of revenge
But / shall aim to tell the truth.
The first of the series Will appear
shortly. In spirit, the Democratic
Party of Minnesota Is at lower
ebb today than at any time since
the admission of the state into the
Union. / shall endeavor to explain
in the articles referred to why that
spirit has been weakened and why
the organization has been crippled
Since the admission of Minnesota
into the union, the Democratic par.
:, ty of this state has seldom been
successful at the polls. 1t has had
four governors, one United States
Senator and several congressman
but comparatively speaking, its vic
/! tories on election day have beer
few and far between. 1t take.
pride, however, in the fact that 1t.
members for the most part have
shown loyalty to party and q fid
city to principle that have chal
lenged the admiration Of the citi
zenry of Minnesota. 1t mattere6
! not to them that the political clou's
hung low and heavy for them fol
many years-they were strength