The Redwood gazette., 1938-11-17
REDWOOD CoUNTY's 1888 TRAF-


county commissioners through the city and
village councils and township and school
boards. p.
Some of them may have had no fatal
accident in territory under their jurisdic-
tlon, but the problem is nevertheless coun-
tywide. Carelessness learned through lack
of enforcement in any municipality may re-
suit in an accident elsewhere. We are alto
gether too lax in insisting upon respect for
stop signs, traffic laws and speed limita-
tions. No village can escape responsibility
if it allows drivers to "fill up" at it's bars and
go on to bring disaster further along the
road.
J., In seeking a solution to our problem, it
may be well to examine the methods of II
counties in which no traffic fatalities have
occurred during the year. Among them
are Mobiles, Sibley, Cottonwood, Lincoln and
Rock which are near neighborS.
A study of the accidents should be
further help. Perhaps better marking of
highways undertaken by the county board
will result in some benefit. Possibly coun-
ty traffic officer would be worthwhile ex-
pertinent. For school boards, first concern
is that safety is being enthusiastically
taught the children. Cities and villages on
state highways can best get at the problem
by wholehearted cooperation with the state
ment.
Eight deaths here in the first nine
months of the year compares with two in
the same period in 1887 and is almost three
and one-half times worse than our average
Tor the previous three years. Only two coun-
ties among 80 In the state in the over &C, 900
population class, have worse records Fatal
tiles here were far more numerous, on
population basis, than in the urban counties
of Ramsey and Hennepin. Renville, usually
well below us in the ratings, this year is ten
counties higher.
We must give careful thought to the
why OF this increase in fatal accidents.
CLOSE OBSERVERS OF MINNESOTA
politics who saw the organization of the
1889 house of representatives SATURDAY. un-
der old guard reactionary leadership recog-
nlzed it as the first threat to the liberal pro-
gram OF Governor-Elect Harold Stassen.
J NO one has reason to question the sin
cerlty OF the young man who won nomina-
tlon through the support of liberal younger
Republicans. No one doubted when a Re-
publican convention adopted a startlingly
LIBERAL platform that the young candidate
had enjoyed full supervision cf it's prepara-
tion and that the views expressed there were
his views. Many did suspect that less liber-
al candidates on the ticket and reactionary
members of the party had not so fully en-
braced its reforms as their enthusiastic
support of the ticket suggested.
The test of the sincerity of an admins
tration is the adoption of the program on
which 1t was elected. The balanced budget
is an item too often realized" only in the
platform. Reducing expenditures is more
often promised than delivered. In recent
years candidates have shouted for civil
service and suffered when the topic came
up after election.
AS governor-elect in his very early
3Os, Harold Stassen should have a great
political career ahead. A reactionary lepis-
lature might stand in his way. Much of his
enthusiastic campaign support will soon
turn to clamor for state jobs, with the
danger of building new political machine
OF the type that Minnesota voters revolted
against last Tuesday.
Overwhelmingly elected, he is in the
odd position of having more to fear from his
friends than his enemies when he assumes
office.
SEVENTEEN HUNDRED TWENTY
eight persons voted in Redwood Falls No
vember 8, a total of 152 more than in any
previous election. That the figure represents
substantial increase in population is ap-
parent.
OF that group more than 1000 voted in
the second ward. With three ballots to
mark, there was necessarily some delay in
voting, particularly during rush periods. The
tedious job of counting ground into days, de-
laying complete tabulations and keeping in
suspense candidates and friends of candi-
dates whose races were close.
Surely there would be very little more
expense in having two more precincts,
where officials would be able to complete
their work in considerably less time. Serious
consideration should be given to the matter.
TED BALKO OF REDWOOD FALLS
won the national cornhusker championships
last week near Sioux Falls. There is a
championship that means more to more peo-
pie than whether or not the Gopher football
team is rated Big Ten champs. More than
thrice as many people attended the husking
contest as saw the football game in the Min
nesota stadium that week - Alexandria