The labor world., 1898-01-29

People who remember how bitterly the
Herald was opposed to Truelsen during
the last mayoralty campaign, in the
absence of any change of heart on his
part since. except for the worse, have
often wondered why it should
support him so ardently now. The
Herald has just one plank in its plat.
form, cash; just one article in it's creed,
stuff; just one idea in it's editorial brain
box, Doodle. So it was quite natural to
suppose that there was Doodle some
where to account for its change Of heart
and our information, therefore, was not
unexpected.
There is coterie of so.called busi.
ness men SO close to the Herald that it
is known to include number of it's
stockholders, that have banded them
selves together for the express purpose
of securing possession of the gas plant
after its purchase by the city. Mr..
Truelsen, it is true, denies that he in
tends to sell the gas plant. But what
is Mr.. Truelsen's word good for in this
community after the broken pledges Of
the past two years?
Then look at the circumstantial evi-
dence! Mr.. Truelsen has made his
peace with the corporations. He has no
stauncher supporters than the men in
terested in the gas and water company,
the street railway company, the tele.
phone franchises, ETC., but more particu-
larly the electric light company.
In the hands of the city the gas plant
will be a menace to the electric light
company's interests. In the hands Of
council unfriendly to corporations
when it came to the renewal Of the
electric light franchise. it would give
the city absolute control Of the situ-
alton. Is it not all important therefore,
to the electric light company that the
city's affairs be presided over by one of
it's friends that can be depended upon to
look carefully after their interests?
But even though the electric light
franchise be renewed, if the gas plant
belongs to the city there might arise
other administrations that "know not
Joseph" and by the competition Of the
city's plant compel the electric light
company to come down in it's rates.
For great monopoly like this one over
which the Hartmans preside that would
be an awkward predicament. It is not
to be tolerated, and by the grace Of "the
whole thing" there shall be found q way
to prevent it.
And a scheme has been devised.
While the electric light company can't
always be sure of an agreement with {
the city to maintain rates, such an
agreement can be maintained with
practical certainty with sister corpor-
alton, should one come into possession
Of the gas plant.
And there you have it.
A corporation forming to purchase
the gas plant from the city.
Is there guarantee from Truelsen
that, in case he is elected, the gas plant
shall be sold to them?
And the Herald through some of its
strongest stockholders heavily interested
financially in such corporation, and in
return for being thus let in, as it were,
on the ground floor, that journal
engaged in booming Truelsen
for reelection. s
Prove it?
+ The Labor World has never yet stated
for positive fact of its own knowledge
what was not eventually proven true.
Our information comes from one that is
Interested; it is positive and in all
material respects absolutely reliable.
Are the intelligent people of Duluth
prepared to endorse such damnable
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