The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-09-18

VI COIlSIGSS Ids OGC1SG0 OU1 GUAM
on another country, any American
should be privileged to express hon
est criticism. Freedom of speech
and freedom of the press are funda-
mentals of our American liberties.
When war comes officially, If it does,
every real American will give all
out support both by word and act
to defeat the enemy.
THOSE 'ON THE DOLE
BUY OF THE BEST
IN COMPANY with Mrs. Patter-
son, / visited neighborhood gro
Gerry and market IN Chicago. The
lady is a thrifty soul by instinct and
of necessity. She watches values
and the pennies.
In that store were nine customers
and I discovered that six were pay
ing with government food stamps
One of these food stamp customers,
a man, was being served by the
same clerk who was waiting on my
wife. The customer was well
dressed, prosperous appearing,
wearing a 'natty' summer suit,
with shirt and tie to match and a
finely woven Panama hat. He pur-
chased oranges, demanding the best
and highest priced quality, frozen
strawberries, rib roast Of the best
quality beef, the best grade Of bacon,
the highest priced brand of canned
peas, new potatoes, fresh sweet corn
and other items. My wife bought
pot roast, second grade oranges, old
potatoes and a loaf of bread.
watched the others who were buy
ing with government food stamps
and the man with US was rather
typical of all of them.
I stopped to visit for a few mo-
ments with the store manager and
commented on the hardships the poor
of the city must suffer because OF
advancing prices.
eyes" he replied, "such hard
ships as you have just Witnessed. We
see the same thing every day and all
of each day. The people to feel
sorry for are those living on the
boulevards. The poor live better
than they do
Five of the six con the dole" Gus
toners drove away in automobiles.
Ny wife and I walk, or ride on
street cars.
Despite the tremendous demand
for labor in defense industries, there
are still 5, 4OO, 900 people who say they
cannot find job. Despite the de-
tense expenditures for the year end
ing June 80, amounting to SIG $685.
535, 437, not including billion and
more for relief, the tidy sum OF
81, 467 ,971, 1854. A part of that pays
for food stamps for those on the
"dole."
REPUBLIC OR DEMOCRACY
OUR FOREFATHERS established
this nation as Republic. We to-
day refer to ourselves as Democ-
racy. and what is a Democracy
The United States Army Manual
gives the following definition of
Democracy:
GA government of the masses.
Authority derived through mass
meetings or any form of direct ex-
preston results In mobocracy.
Attitude toward property Is COM
munistic-negating property rights.
Attitude toward law is that the will
of the majority shall regulate,
whether it be based upon delibera-
ton or governed by passion, preju-
dice and impulse, without restraint
or regard to consequences. Results
In demagogism, license, agitation,
discomfort, anarchy.
America should continue as a
Republic.
GOING UP!
THE NATIONAL DEBT on June
10. 1893, amounted to SD, 538, ST., 164.
That represented S179.21 for each
man, woman and child IN the United
States. On June 80, 1941, the ma
tional debt had grown to S48, 96l, 487, =
962, or S371.21 for each one of US.
That June 80, 1941, figure did not
include any of the indebtedness OF
the numerous government corpora
tons and administrations, none OF
the more than so billions of appro-
priations for defense or the seven
billion for England.
PUBLIC PAYROLL
OUR ARMY of civilian employees
outnumbers our armed forces by ap-
proximately three to one. In the
executive departments of our local,
state and federal governments, we
employ 51z million people, at cost
of 621 million dollars month to
us, the taxpayers-and we all are
that. Of the total, 1870, ITO were on
federal payroIls in June. That does