The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-08-26
THE GAZETTE'S EDITORIAL AND FEATURE PAGE
REPRESENTATIVE HAvEMEIER OF


REPRESENTATIVE HAVEMEIER OF
Brown county recently advanced the sug-
gestion that legislators be paid monthly or
yearly salary instead of flat sum for re-
gular session and bonuses for special ses-
sions which are constant subject of discus
sion, usually critical.
The suggestion is an excellent one, part
icularly so because any legislator will tell
you that his work is not done when the law
making bodies adjourn. Besides facing the
music for his vote on controversial issues, he
is called on to make speeches, write letters
and head delegations for various purposes,
usually at his own expense.
More than one legislator has discovered
after term or two that his experience in
politics has not been profitable and that
there is little hope of making it so and re-
manning honest. If he is susceptible to Of
fers of "easy money" the county no longer
has representative in the true sense of the
word. Unless he looks upon the job as a
stepping stone to something that does pay
an adequate salary, he is apt to step out OF
the political picture, leaving his district to
elect new, inexperienced legislator which,
like breaking in new man anywhere, costs
money.
To MIR. Havemeier's suggestion, we add
the somewhat futile recommendation that
the size of both the senate and house be re-
duced appreciably to speed up the work and
make it possible to offer more remuneration
without adding to the tax burden. If it were
possible to get such bill through the legis-
lature, the state would benefit materially
THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS CON-
mttee has made up list of cities which
could use new postoffces Springfield and
Sleepy Eye on this list for $4,000 each.
Even if the bill passes that does not mean that
these cities will get new postoffce buildings,
as this is tentative list from which only
few here and there are selected There has
been no demand for new postoffce here,
like there is at Redwood Falls, for instance.
The location of the office may have something
to do with this. Here the office is in the center
of the business district. At Redwood Falls
it is in one end of town. There many
businessmen who would rather not have a new
postoffce building if it is located in some out
of the way place-Springfeld Advance-Press.
While our friends on Washington street
will resent the statement that the postoffice
site is "the end of town." all Redwood Falls
citizens will appreciate the attitude of the
Springfield editor that the towns really in
need of new postoffces are entitled to get
them first.
Last year the new seventh district post
office went to town which did not merit it
on the basis of receipts, population or made
quacy of present site. Redwood Falls wait
ed quietly while towns with larger receipts
were getting their federal buildings. Now
that we rank first in the district on the basis
of postoffice department survey figures, we
have reason to resent selection of other
towns for prior building because of political
expediency
NONE OF THE THOUSANDS OF Ma
tional Guardsmen have been killed as yet, in
the "war" being staged around Camp Ripley,
but South Dakota private was run down
and killed on the pavement near the camp
by motorist. Which gives added point to
the fact that more people are killed in auto
accidents than we ever lost in any war;
Park Region Echo.
PLUCKING HER EYEBROWS CAUS-
ed an infection which resulted in the death
of Colorado woman last week but this will
be no deterrent for my lady beautiful. Sold
on the idea that she must look like skinned
onion to be beautiful, she would rather die
than fail in the effort.-St. James Plain
dealer.
ONE WHO PRAYS EACH NIGHT
that his children may not be run down by
trucks or pleasure cars next day, asks il
those 80 mile speed limit signs were put ur
for decoration or if they eventually will be
made to mean something.
A JUDGE OVER AT CLOQUET is A
wise old OWL In sentencing a youth fol
driving with one hand and hugging his CIR
friend with the other, he said, "a man needs
both hands to do either job right"