The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-08-18

BY A MARGIN OF Al TO 5, A GROUP
of supporters of Hjalmar Petersen in the
primary campaign voted to support Harold
Stassen for governor in opposition to Elmer
Benson.
Having missed the primary chance to
dislodge the present executive, they are en-
deavoring to maintain that part of the loose
ly formed Petersen organization they repre-
sent, to continue their purpose.
We have no quarrel with the Petersen
supporters or the Stassenites who no doubt
were elated with the news; but we suggest
that they do not conclude from these figures
that 80 per cent of the Petersen vote is
headed for the COP column in the governor
ship race this fall.
Hjalmar Petersen drew tremendous
vote. That is matter of tabulation What
part of that vote was attracted to him per-
sonally and what part was anxious not to
nominate Petersen but to eliminate BenEon
is not to be found in any statistics. Neither
can anyone more than guess what part of
the Farmer-Labor and Democrat votes in
Petersen's total will accept Republican as
the doctor for state ills, no matter how sick
the patient.
Supporters of Petersen represented in
the vote figures above no doubt were in
governor and highly disgrunted with the
administration. For them, to swallow the
COP candidate-new, reasonably liberal and
quite independent to all appearances-was
a less bitter pill than to seek forgiveness in
the Benson camp.
Both sides may divide the Petersen vote
IN accordance with any scheme they work
out, but the fact should be borne in mind
that this vote is unfathomable because a
big part of the voters represented there are
still on the fence as between Benson and
Stassen. Some will vote for Gallagher rath-
er than make decision but a great many
will watch the campaign with unusual in
terest-and make a decision in accordance
with developments.
NEWS THAT THE FEDERAL GOV
eminent has spent or loaned for spending,
almost 8l2 million dollars in Redwood coun-
ty alone since the recovery drive began five
years ago, is startling even to persons who
have followed the piece meal allotments
closely through the months since 1888,
Over eight millions in territory which
by no stretch of the imagination could be
called INDECENT, broke or even sorely strain
ed. True we had our problems, serious ones
in the cases of many individuals, but hardly
into which the flow was altogether necessary
and no doubt greater.
Many grand improvements have been
made with the money. We are far ahead of
schedule on such important things as schools
and roads. Much of it was spent in the
furtherance of government experiments
more or less necessary to progress. Much
of it was loaned, and is being repaid direct
ly, or will be. Some will be paid in taxes.
Ones attitude toward the benevolence
of Washington, largely with borrowed funds,
is influenced by where the money is being
spent. Anyone can, however, speculate as
| to where we might be had we got along as
best we could by ourselves and whether, as
happened before, We might have climbed
somewhat tediously out of the mess without
piling up debt for generations to come.
| We have seen one recovery" bog down
when government spending was halted, fore
ing more printing after the printing era was
presumably over. The question arises wheth-
er we may not still find it necessary to
climb out by ourselves.
the Yellow river has put the Japanese in
an embarrassing position. The country is too
damp for the army but not damp enough for
| the navy.-The New Yorker.
INTOXICATED DRIVING, INCESS-
ant thumbing and indiscriminate spooning
are among the major menaces to our high
way safety. Or to put it more briefly, hic,
hike and hug.-United States News
THE MODERN HOME, WE READ, is
place here switch regulates everything
but the children.-Thief River Falls Times.
WHEN A TALKATIVE WOMAN GETS
into barber chair, we like to sit back and
watch the contest.-Baudette Region.
IT'S A SMART PERSON WHO CAN
come back from vacation feeling as if he'd
had -Higginsville, Mo. Jeffersonian.