The Redwood gazette., 1939-11-09

| REDWOOD FALLS, MlNNEoO1<a,
LOOSE TALK ISN'T A DANGEROUS
thing for the Individual in this country. No
secret police stands ready to take drastic
action at the first word of criticism OF au-
thorities. But loose talk doesn't make our
society any safer. -.
How often one hears the remark, why
we've got dictator in this country right
now, more powerful than any In Europe.
1ripe The voters are as free today to vote
out the administration as they ever were,
And as for the worry that the many bene-
factors Of government programs form an
invincible majority, forget 1t. Job holders
always have voted for the party that gave
them their berths, nothing new about that.
Substantial citizens aren't bought with bene-
fits checks while unsubstantial ones are
quickly wooed away with brighter promises.
Another chestnut, Were headed
straight for war, no way out of it." We
aren't going to war unless lot OF silly
Americans lose their heads.
ALREADY soCKED FOR A CAM
paign contribution to a party that didn't
win and therefore is powerless to ''payof"
with public money, several contractors now
face prosecution for giving illegally to party
Golfers. They'll pay again, for defense, and
perhaps fines besides.
Supporting the party in power with
contributions from its direct benefactors is
a vicious practice, but it isn't new or very
startling in the face of other developments
Without condoning the action of the con-
tractors, one must admit they were in a diff
ficult position with huge investments in
equipment, no private employment to be had
and no where to turn except to public jobs.
1t is doubtful if their contributions were
greater proportionately than those of per-
sons on the payroll who clicked in'' per-
centage of their wage to hold their jobs
another scheme not original with Farmer
Laborites.
The civil service system is supposed to
take care of the payroll levy and the jack
pot the contractors find themselves in will
campaign jackpots.
REDWOOD FALLS 1910 population
figure is already a matter of speculation up
and down the street. Some count the new
homes, multiply by three add to the 1880
figure of 1852 and get 5000 or $500. One
optimist guessed 3,5OO.s Others mention sew
eral large families which helped ten years
ago and challenge listeners to name one
which compares today. They set the figure
at 1900 or 5000.
IulS is one Ol Tie IedSOl1S OuclG Dam
counts noses every decade There is no
other way to figure up his in-laws.
One thing we're all sure of: the town
has wonderful territory and it's share of
boosters. Generally speaking we pull to-
gether. No census is necessary to pick out
towns in which this isn't true
E. T. EBBEsEN OVER AT REVERE
hasn't been too successful politically but he
is due for the sportmen's vote when he tries
another campaign. His hunting party was
sharing one of E. T.'s cornfelds with some
strangers one Sunday recently when the ST..
Paul men waited and shot some of the birds
the owners party had driven up. That was
display of bad manners but when Mr.. Eb-
besen discovered they had three hen pheas-
ants and partridge he was mad enough.
The strangers left hurriedly while Mr.. Eb-
Eesen was calling the game warden but the
number of the Car served to ''fush" the
driver and he paid SIS fine and So costs,
refusing to name his companions.
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THE POSITION OF A PUBLISHER IS
often trying trying this and trying that
So much so that the Fairmont Sentinel O. G..
(for Old Grouch) threatens to get amnesia,
forget everything, have big time and get
writeup in the paper.
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WHETHER THERE is ANY DANGER
in having United States ships change their
registry to Panama and carry on trade in
spite of the cash and carry law depends on
whether we consider them our ships or
theirs when they are sunk.
IN THE LIGHT OF WHAT OTHER
people have to endure, isn't it about time for
certain people in this country to quit yap-
ping about taxes and the national debt and
think more of their comparative good for
tune Appleton Press.
DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU
that Russia is friendly to the United States.
If Russia should be successful in gobbling up
Finland, the only honest debtor of United
States would be erased from the map
Jackson Pilot.
THE WAR so FAR is SUFFERING
under a severe handicap-no one has
thought of a good short name for auti-total-