The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-11-24


up the street. The novelty would be invi-
gorating to us, powerful tonic to associa-
ton activities.
A BIGGER SURPRISE THAN THE
overwhelming victory of Harold Stassen was
the upsetting of seventh district Farmer
Labor tradition in the routing of Paul Kvale
by H. Carl Andersen, Tyler Republican.
Francis Shoemakers primary campaign de-
nunciations of the incumbent weren't forgot
ten as easily as he swung to Kvale. Jen-
nings O'Connor's campaign revived hopes of
Democrats, preventing any kind of coah-
ton and the general Republican swing put
Republican in our house seat for the first
time since the long, skinny, Farmer-Labor-
for-sure seventh was born with redistrict-
ing. Mr.. Andersen appears to have the abil-
ity and background to capably represent his
strictly rural constituents.
Q O Q
THERE is MUCH TALK HERE, AND
we suppose elsewhere, about who will be
privileged to govern local patronage in the
new liberal COP. regime. Some think the
old guard crowd which climbed on the band
wagon after Stassen swept the primary,
others the younger crowd-most of them
neophytes in politics. Perhaps the job is over
rated. The new governor attacked machine
politics and promised civil service system
under which capable Farmer-Laborite en-
ployees would be retained Minnesota vot-
ers have been disallusiened about campaign
promises before but are willing to take the
governor-elect at his word until given rea-
son to do otherwise.
WE FRANKLY THRILLED AT THE
election by Marshall players of the Redwood
Falls team as the finest fellows" they
played against this year. Distinction given
other teams as having the best line" or the
"best backfeld" shrink to minor praise COM
pared with this honor. Outclassed during
part of the contest and decisively beaten, the
Cardinals never lost sight of the fact that
they were in a sport contest and were ex-
pected to conduct themselves sportingly.
Other teams may get this years cups but
there is no shortage of satisfaction in being
thought well of by ones opponents.
THERE WAS LITTLE POINT TO 1T
then and no more now but the PWA ditch
project approval reminds us that six years
ago it was Hoover whom they said damned,
ditched and drained this country" A pro-
ject to make 'the grass grow in the streets
may yet be considered by versatile Washing
ton.
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THE QUESTION HAS BEEN RAISED
as to whether such ditch work is clear cut
case of public works and therefore suitable
for PWA. Perhaps it isn't, strictly speak
ing, but neither is sidewalk and curb and
gutter work formerly paid for wholly by the
owner, which has been handled through fed
eral works in some places in recent years.
Town folks have benefited more directly
from most public works projects than rural
residents. They can hardly begrudge this
one.
LEGISLATION WILL BE PROPOSED
at the next legislative session to put teeth
in the drivers license law, make the possess
sion of drivers license evidence that the
holder has passed tests of physical ability
and knowledge of traffic laws. The old law
was little more than faltering step in the
right direction. 1t can be vastly improved.
CALLING HOME THE AMBASSADOR
may have been gesture of disapproval of
German outrages against the Jews, as it was
interpreted, or authorities may have want
ed 'the other side." Reports have been so
like the Belgian outrage stories of the World
war, it was natural to suspect they were
partly propaganda. Some of our former
allies would go to any extreme to get US
mixed up in their mess again.