Thursday, September 24, 1942
"The habit of criticlam grows
Upon ua I m < cuum - cilticiam la the
caalcat thing in the world. It iloea
not take a thimbleful of bialna to
find fault, and tin blggext numb-
skull in the world can find fault
mun In the
with the greateat
world. We flatter ouraelvew that
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
criticism la a sign of auperior in- i
telllgence. It 1» not. It U uaually a
aigri of bad ibannera, of lack of
a*-lf-reatialnt, and of an entile Ig
Dr.
I norance of psychology."
' Frank Crane.
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• M u I hwt H«« for 'Uhe Miner today
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"I wonder whether Jack
love me when I’m old.”
"You’ll know pretty soon
dearie,’ 'amured the other.
TODAY
Best wishes for success in your new lo
cation, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford.
Jack Eaton
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Trinity Episcopal Church, Vestry, Guild
and Choir say farewell with many re
grets to Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Crawford
and wish them God speed and much
success in their new location
TOMORROW
Christmas Gifts on Display
B, DON ROBINSON
Come in and buy a Bond Wallet—something
new in leather, with complete register record
of all bonds, at a glance.
$1.25
ELECTION . . . opportunity
Let's stop bemoaning the fact
that we have an election coming up.
We’re lucky to be having an elec
tion. In Germany, in Italy and
even in many of our Allied nations
The not so cryptic letters "KF"
it has been years since the people
•lean kitchen police, and they
have had an opportunity to ex
•■eon It the whole world over,
press their views through the demo
vhrrevrr American lighters chance
cratic method of a national elec
« be. Every soldier who has drawn
tion.
Even in England elections
<.F. can sympathize with the ap
have been called off and the people
palled expression of Fvl. Paul New
haven't had a chance to vote since
lin, of Marengo, Ind., as he contem
IMS.
plates the sta<k of dishes awaiting
Of course anyone in this country
his services In the desert training
can see that the election prospects
center. California.
have, at times, seriously interfered
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Dancing is excellent exercise, with the most efficient execuUon of
but I .don’t care for it. It is our war program. But that is no
merely hugging aet to music. The reason for us to let Hitler put even
thing I don't like about it la the a temporary end to the working of
the democratic process when we
music.
are fighting the war to protect that
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system of government.
Girl«, you can catch men with
We should all look at the coming
face powder, but you hold them election as an opportunity to look
with baking powder. Some can't over the records of our congress
hold 'em and then they uae gun men and re-elect them or replacp
them, depending upon whether they
powder.
have proven themselves fit to be
part of a governing body which
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must solve the most complicated
problems which have ever faced
our nation.
SNIDER COFFEE COMPANY
It is true that many of our legis
lators, in seeking re-election, have
attempted to do favors for their
constituents at the expense of the
rest of the nation.
The farm bloc has fought to boost
the farmer’s income by practically
exempting farm products from
price ceilings and. as a conse
quence. the cost of some foods has
as much as doubled during the past
year.
Representatives from labor dis
tricts, plus other members of the
government who have an eye on
the large labor vote, have inter
fered with all efforts toward curb
ing wages and outlawing strikes.
As a consequence, strikes continue
to be called in vital industries and
wages continue to rise.
Any congressman who has given
thought at all to the dangers of
inflation realizes that increasing
costs for necessities such as food,
coupled with a policy of increasing
wages to labor in proportion to the
rise in the cost of living, is a sure
fire plan for bringing it about
But because some congressmen
think in terms of possible votes in
stead of the national welfare is no
reason for not having an election.
In fact it is an excellent reason for
having one—to give the voters a
chance to show that they at least
are not ruled by narrow, selfish
considerations and will not support
the men who are.
The House of Quality
Wishes Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Crawford the
best of everything in their new venture
Good luck in your new
home
Sorry we didn’t know
you a long time ago.
Good wishes, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford!
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We have just received a new shipment of
DAVENPORTS AND CHAIRS
(with all the springs)
COME IN TO SEE THEM TODAY!
Our best wishes to the Crawfords in
their new locality.
J. P. DODGE & SONS
House Furnishers
Funeral iDrectors
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. . . opinion
It has always been a question
whether a congressman's job is to
express the opinion of his constitu
ents or to take his election to mean
that the people want him to make
decisions for them.
Recent developments in the sci
ence of measuring public opinion,
however, have made it apparent
that there might soon be no need
for a congress if it was elected
merely to speak the sentiments of
the people. A public opinion ex
pert, such as Dr. George Gallup,
could then serve as an inexpensive
substitute for congress.
But there is little doubt that'dur
ing this war period and the adjust
ment period which follows, the job
of congress must be more one of
making decisions for the people
than it has ever been before. In
the coming election we should not
be content with electing men who
will limit their work to speaking
for us. We should consider each
candidate's qualifications in the
light of his ability to guide us
through one of the most perilous
periods in the history of the world.
The ability of the next congress is
our responsibility. If we elect th*
wrong men in November the con
sequences are frightening to con
template.
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Because this is not a presidential
elecUon year, ordinarily the vote
would be light and a large number
of voters wouldn’t bother to look
into the records of the various can
didates. There are still plenty of
us, who have always voted the Re
publican or Democratic ticket, who
would Just wait until election day,
go in and mark our X's alongside
of the names nominated for "our
party” and feel that we had exer
cised our rights as citizens.
But it is probably more impor
tant this year that the voters for
get parties than that the candidates
do. Each candidate will again be
listed on the ballot as representing
a certain party, but the thing which
should concern us is what he stands
for personally, what he has done
personally and whether be has the
brains and the honesty to cope with
gigantic legislative problems.
The new congress will not only be
responsible for formulating the pol
icies of our nation during the war,
but, if the war should end before
1944, will have the responsibility of
formulating a plan for peace to
prevent future wars.
The whole future of this country
will probably be in the hands of
the new congress so that, even
without a President up for office,
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it may prove to be the most impor
tant election of all time.
DECISIONS
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Ashland Flower Shop
and Greenhouses
$3.00
Ashland will miss the Crawfords
FAVORS .... inflation
COOK’S
RECEPTION
"I don’t like the looks of that
mackerel."
"Well, lady, if it’« looks you’re
after, why don’t you buy a gold
fish ’’
BUSHNELLS’ ANNOUNCE
and
Ashland Bowling Alleys
win
Best washes to Mr. and Mrs. O. G.
Crawford for success in your new
home.
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Better lay away these
CHRISTMAS TOYS
Now!
METZ 5c-10c-25c-$1 Store
Sorry you are leaving Ashland, Mr. and
Mrs. Crawford. We long will remem
ber the pleasant business relations we
have enjoyed with you.