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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-11-03

ing with the merchants and wholesal-
ers OF Duluth. Don't be selfish! Be
fair with these citizens. They are not
trying to take anything away from
Duluth. They are not trying to get Du-
luth's harbor, her elevators, docks,
mills or wholesale houses. All we want
is 4 county seat on the ranges. We
are going to grow bigger. as is Du-
luth. II we can build up several cities
OF $4,000 OF 5000 population at Duluth's
door. won't that help to build up Du-
luth? Has not the opening up Of the
iron ranges with their population Of
s.. 900 laborers been one of the chief
factors in building up Duluth, espec-
tally III her wholesale business? Du-
luth is the gateway and the range
towns are her fertile fields. You can't
remove the iron mines bodily down to
Duluth, and you can't have our cit
liens ana miners work here and reside
in Duluth for nature has prevented it.
You can, however, allow $4,000 people
the privileges the citizens of Duluth
now enjoy Of having Il county seat
where they can attend to county mat
ters and matters of litigation and rec
ords, without such burden of time and
expense to themselves and the people
OF the present county of St. Louis.
When the county is divided the present
indebtedness Of st. Louis county will,
under the law, be divided between the
new and old county.
No business man Of Duluth, nO
tradesman, mechanic or laborer III
mi 4, CT In
vantage that will he lost to Duluth
or amy business or business man In
Duluth by the division Of the county,
On the other hand all tax payers Of
Duluth and likewise Of the ranges
will get relief from II part OF our
present tax burden.
There is but one class of citizens who
will be affected by county division, and
they are the only people who have the
nerve to fight against county division,
and they are those who draw mileage
from the county treasurer for chasing
up and down and around our 600 square
miles of territory en- official business
The $4,000 people in the north halt
Of this county arc united and in earnest
about this matter regardless of party
or politics, and appeal TO every fair
minded voter, be he Democrat. Pop
ulist or Republican, to vote Eyes" on
| the proposition TO divide st. Louis
county. We ask you to apply the gold
en- rule. Vote yes that we may be
,, given our own county government, such
as you would wish and ask for were
you situated and burdcncd as we are
today.
Eighty-fivc per cent of these $4,000
people OF the north half of this county
arc plain laboring people, and they ara
rs vitality Interested as any of the larg.
est property owners and they appeal
to all tho: laborcrs of Duluth to carry
out this golden rule.
Yours respectfully,
4 VOTER AND TAXPAYER or
THE IRON RANGES. &c.,.
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County Division.
Some Strong Arguments for Division.

Mr.. Editor: II YOU will allow me
some OF the space in your valuab BILE pa
per l would like to make an appeal to
the fairminded voters Of the city of
Duluth on behalf of county division.
The question Of the division OF St. Lou
is county is not one Of politics. The
question L.. whether or not it be for
the bcs, Interest OF the taxpayers and
citizens Of this large county to divide
the same. l desire to submit some Of
tn: more potential reasons why di-
vision as set out in the ballot for the
coming election, should be made.
The county. for the convenience of
the public in transacting any county
business, is too large. The county is
about 40 miles long by 60 miles wide.
The county seat. Duluth, is situated
~ tho extreme south end Of the coun-
IS. Think OF it. 4 county larger than
several Of the states Of the union. Ev
cry time a citizen from the north end
Of the county desires to transact BUS
mess at the county seat With one OF
the county offices. he has to travel from
- to 1o0 miles.
If any county matters are to be at
looked after in the northern part OF the
county the travel Of officials. commits
SionerS, etc. is so far that the officers
fees and expenses is now and constant
~ growing into a matter Of great ex-
pense to the taxpayers OF the county.
Again, l venture to say that three
tifths of the expense OF criminal bus
mess Of our courts is due to the great
size OF our county. All persons
charged with crimes other tnan nisde-
moanor are brought to Duluth for trial.
The expense of bringing criminals to
Duluth from the north half Of the pres
cnt county and paying the prisoners
fare, the sheriff fees. and mileage in
bringing him: again mileage and fees
OF witnesses brought down to appear
before the grand jury in such cases;
again the mileage and fees of some wit
ncsscs at the trial Of such cases: again
mileage OF grand and petit jurors sum-
: n1oned from the north half Of the coun-
~ to hear and try such cases, and
again and on top Of all the sheriff f
fees and mileage tor subpocnainS from
The north half Of the county all OF these
witnesses, grand and petit Jurors. Ana
no wonder the office OF sheriff of st.
Louis county is worth from $4,000 to
$50 900 to its occupant and his deputies.
And the enormous expense, and the
greatest single expense the tax payers
Of st. Louis county suffer under today
is due solely>to the great ana unweildy
size OF the county. II the county were
divided. the work of the courts in both
new counties would be done without
mourning any OF the expensive mileage
business and the tax payers of bott!
counties would have lnucl, smaller tax
cS to pay.
But the citizens Of st. Louis county
living in the north half Of the county
suffer more than the burden of taxes
imposed by the present size Of the coun-
ty. If they desire to- transact any bus.
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LABOR and TRUSTS
QUESTION OF VITAL IMPORTAyCE
!.
no THE LADORlNG WAN.
fhe state Federation Of Labor OF
Minnesota and Wisconsin Believe
Municipal Ownership to he the
the Only Remedy for the .Annihll
"tion Of Trusts-LabOr Deeply
Concerned,

The Slate Federation Of Labor Of
Minnesota and Wisconsin, after discus
sing the trust question In several con-
Venttons adopted the following:
I'VE believe in the collective owner
ship by the people OF all means Of pro-
auction and distribution. (By this is
meant that when an industry becomes
so centralized as to assume the form
OF a trust or monopoly, and hence q
menace to the best interests OF the peo-
Elc. such industry should be assumed
by the gOvcrnment.)
The American Federation of Labor
in somewhat n1ilder terms has prac-
tically declared the same. President
Gompcvs in his report to the Detroit
convention SPOKE as follows on trusts:
we are all conscious of the giant
strides with Which industry during the
rast decade he's combined and concen.
trate'l into mudern trust. There is con-
siderable Gift ference Of opinion. however,
as to what is regarded by many as an
;ntolcrablc evil.
Organized labor is deeply concerned
regarding the i'll and intense con-
\
Allies that uuloss successfully confront
cd by an equal or superior power, there
is economic danger and political sub
jugation IN store for all.
But organized labor looks with ap-
prcienSion at the many panaceas and
remedies offered by theorists to curb
the growth and development or to des-
troy the combinations of industry. We
have seen those who knew little OF
statecraft, and less Of economics, urge
the adoption Of laws to regulate" in
terstate commerce, and laws to ''pre-
VENT combinations and trusts; and
we have also seen that these measures
when enacted, have been the very in
struments to deprive labor OF the ben
eft of organized effort, while at the
same time they have simply proved
incentives to more subtly and surely
lubrrite the wheels Of capitals com.
bini ton.
For our own part we are convinced
That the state is not capable Of prevent
ing the development, or the natura
concentration of industry. All the pro
positions to do so which have com,
under our observation, would. beyon(
doubt, react with greater force ant
injury upon the working people Of GU
country than upon the trusts.
The great wrongs attributable to tn
trusts are their corrupting influence
on the politics of the country, but a
the state has always been the represen
tative Ct the wealth. possessors, W
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TO Pay His Debts.

Emil Tcssman. manager of 4 COM
mission house on Michigan street. got
tired Of answering questions regarding
the building in which he is located. so
had the following sign made and hung
it across the front OF. the building: z
THIS BUILDING WAS SOLD by
]. ]. G. DAVIS. CANDIDATE FOR
SHERIFF. TO RAISE MONEY SO HE
COULD PAY OFF HIS MEN.' =:
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them; they expect their organizatio
to keep up their pay and keep down
their working hours; they expect their
organization to fight the combinations
of capital that, vampire-like, would
have the last drop of your blood; they
expect their officers to Watch*. the leg
islatures Of some forty odd states and
territories for mea sures inimicll to lab
or and see that their laws already
existing are carried out. They expect
well, what don't they expect from
their organization? And yet the men,
bers at least goodly portion of them,
cry out against paying paltry four
or five dollars per year as dues, They
don't seem to be able 70 cut loose from
their pennies, but let a noted slugger
come to town, then you will see these
thrifty fellows give five: dollar bill
for seat away up in the #rafters Of
some hall to see one brute hruisa
another They are sporting gentlemen
then, and their demeanor is one of I'VE
don't care how we spend our money.
A member of q trades union has not
only rights. but he has !duties--and one
OF the most important duties:is 10 pay
his share Of the expenses of his organ
ization, and he should pay promptly
and cheerfully. Never forget for mo-
ment when you pay your dues that in
all probability you would not be able
to pay even the paltry four or five
dollars if it was not just for your Or
ganization. Therefore, let every one
remember the benefits already derivei
from the organization and yet. to ac-
cruc. and do not be mean with your
! union.-Trades Union Advocate. );
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c. J. Tufte's Drug Store, 2o25 West
Superior street. A select stock of
drugs, patent medicines, perfumes, and
toilet articles.
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rue UNION MEANS !
ITS MEMBERS HAVE DUTIES As
WELL As RIGHTS.

The True ORGANIZATIONS are the Ones
That Obtain the Maximum Of Ben
e0tH for the Minimum Of Expense.
Oreanixa tion i" What Gives Your
UnOrGanized Labor az n Lesson.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-11-03

Ask your grocer for Duluth Universe
Flour. It lis homemade. .s~"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-11-03

Ask your grocer for Duluth Universal
Flour. 1t is always all right. -,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-04
Cancelled His License.

A county Judge in one of the coun.
ties in the western part of the state
was rather surprised a short time
ago when confronted by league re-
preventative and asked to cancel the
permit of Il druggist without a hear
ing. He at first refused, though he
admitted that he knew the druggist
was in the habit of getting drunk &C.
casiunal]y. lie was then shown the
statute which provides that a county
judge granting permit to a druggist
who he is aware is an ha bituai drinIler
shall DC liable to a fine of not less then
$500 nor more than $1,000 The Judge
referred to made up his mind at once
that he would cancel the permit as re-
qucstcd, which he did without further
1,orla
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-04
TIE GREAT SHAM ISSUE.
Truth b.! Georgian About the Dry.
nnite BOEey of Impe.
rialiAm.

Since Mr.. Bryan has been telling
people everywhere that our country
paid $50 IL head for Filipinos | have
not expected much in the shape of a
solid or candid argument from him.
Only few days since. in his own
town Of Lincoln. he made in a speech
statement which he had made be-
fore, and which he had had time to
repent of. as follows:
'The republican party, which was
not willing that a black man should
be sold for $1,000, now claims that a
Filipino can be bought for $3.50. The
principle is exactly the same"
That statement of Mr.. Bryan's was
based on the payment Of 100000 to
Spain for the Philippine islands by
the treaty of Paris. He further said:
"This nation had no more right, as a
nation, to claim ownership of s.0O0,-
600 Filipinos than one man has right
to claim ownership Of another man"
This argument of his means that SOW
ereignty, or the right to maintain
law and order, carries with it owner
ship Of the persons for whom laws
are made and enforced. Hence it fol-
lows, all people subject to government
are slaves. Mr.. Bryan knows that the
treaty of Paris was not a party meas
ure, for it was favored by two-thirds
of the senate. and he admits he adj
vised its ratification. The policy of
this government in dealing with its
new dependency is the outcome of
the trtaty of Paris. That treaty is
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-04
PIANOS PLAY PROSPERITY.
Chicago manufacturers Give Evil
dence of the Good Times
Among Farmers.

Manufacturers of pianos in Chicago
are enjoying a great wave Of prosper
ity. Every firm in the city complains
of its inability to keep up with daily
orders. for it is only when business is
tlourishing that people indulge in such
luNuries as pianos and organs. The
farmer has good crops, good prices. and
money TO spare. and he is able to beau
fifty his home. His demands upon the
city mean steady and profitable en-
ployment for all classes of workmen.
This state of affairs has crowded the
makers of pianos with more orders
than they can fill in several months.
Here are snap shots taken by Wabash
avenue manufacturers:
y. S. Healy U.yon e. llealy)-We are
face TO face with proposition of dis
posing of more instruments than we
can manufacture.
+. S. Conway CIV w. kimba! COM
panN)-There is an immediate market
for every piano which is mace. and he
trade is increasing with a growing
per cent from year to year.
w. b. Price Gable Piano company
We have been forced to open a new fac
tory at St. Charles. H.. so that we
might come somewhere near supplying
the demand. Our business al the pres
ent time is unprecedented.
John Church (John Church COM
pany)-We are further back in our or
ders than we have been ever be fore. and
can account for it Only through the fact
that people seem to have more money
than usual.
Frank Story (Story & Clark)-We
are utterly unable 10 supply the trade.
which has been steadily increa sin"
since 1896. think ! am conservative
when figure a third increase. and it
would not surprise me if it amounted
20 one-haf more than last year.
W. o. Bacon lEstey 4, Camp)-Be-
hind in orders for two years. and il will
be some time before we can catch mp
George p. Bent-l'ar behind in or
ders. and have bought ground for an
extension Of plant.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-04

the law of the land. and to enforce
law is the duty of the American peo-
pie, regardless of party. Opposition
to it now means nothing less than dis
credit to American honor and encour-
agement of resistance to American
effort to restore order and establish
law in legally acquired American ter
Interpretations acquired by treaty,
the ratification of which Mr.. Bryan
went out of his way to advise.
For my part, | do not intend to
agree. in the face of all evidence to
the contrary, that the American peo-
pie, or even any respectable political
party in America, is capable of MAX
ing vassals and slaves of the Filipinos,
or that the American people or any
respectable political party in my coun-
try are aiders or abettors in any
scheme Of conquest. l am not apollo
giving for the republican party. The
Philippine policy is not the policy of
the republican party alone; Mr.. Bryan
does that party entirely too much
honor in giving it SO much credit.
Yet, on the strength of what has been
done, and Well done, and on what is
about to be done, and ought to have
been done in the Philippines. Mr..
Bryan bases his speech of acceptance.
contending that the whole thing
means conquest, and that this coun-
try is bent on a deliberate scheme
tending inevitably toward imperial
ism.
Mr.. Bryan ignores such men as Sem
ator Morgan, and pays so little re-
spect to the intelligent public as to
presume that they will Join him in
an unceasing TRADE against eNpan-
sion, and that he can denominate as
the paramount" question the effort
of America to restore order in its le-
gally acquired possessions by sup
pressing the most groundless insur-
rection known to history. He says
the democratic platform authorizes
him to make this the paramount
question. Yes. but it must be remem-
bered that since 1896 there has been
but one democratic candidate for
president who from the outset has
been making speeches assuming that
this country was Oh the high road to
imperialism. The masses were indif-
ferent. and did not take this as Sc
rious matter, for they knew that the
tendency all over the world. even in
monarchies. is more liberty for the
people In our country, where they
vote and make our laws and shape
our policy, they are not troubled
about imperialism. So the whole
thing went by default at Kansas
City. and imperialism, the bogy
Matched from the mares nest discov-
cred by Bryan, was put in the plat
form and is now gravely held up by
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-04
him as thing Of terror to frjchten

him as a thing Of terror to Brighten
the American people as SO many cred
ulous children. ANY democrat has a
right to protest against this sense
less issue being thrust on a great his
torlc party as paramount issue
merely because Mr. Bryan, Al the eN-
pense of the greatest and most clar-
ing personal inconsistency, wishes it
done.
Can it be willfulness in Mr.. Bryan
or is it due to defective reasoning in
him to ignore all evidence and reason
and contend that his country has I'M
worthy purposes to make conquest OF
islands and vassals of their people :?
In a nightmare of apprehension he
cries out: II am not willing that this
nation shall cast aside the omnipotent
weapon OF physical warfare!" The
way to find out the truth as to
whether this country is selling the
weapon of physical warfare in the
Philippines is to ascertain what wit
nesses who have investigated the
facts and know them say about it.
The most reliable witnesses are the
members of the Philippine commits
sion. That commission was composed
of democrats as we'll as republicans.
and some of its members were against
expansion. They We're all men of
high character, acting under oath
and on honor, and of this war they
said:
"Deplorable as war is, the one in
which we are now engaged was I'M
avoidable by us. We We're attacked
by bold. adventurous and enthusi-
astic army. No alternative was left
us except ignominious retreat
This statement is their verdict, and
goes into history as the truth, and
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-04

vi rundWhNs there are scores every
year al the barge office. II seems that
whenever a married man has deserted
his wifi. ana children for a comely
young girl, or Il married woman has
forsaken an elderly nus band for a
younger lover. they make straight
away for New York as if it were the
universal haven Of refuge. In most
cases the officials Of the barge office
manage to get the exact truth; for,
having no marriage papers, "husband''
and wife are separately questioned
IS to the time and the place the cerc-
mony was solemniZed As both are
lying. their stories frequently do not
agree. 1T is usually the man who is
first to confess to the runaway. This
is because the woman has everything
to lose and the man everything 10
gain. for he can desert her at viii.
even as he deserted wife and children
abroad. and with even less comp,lnc-
ton of conscience The woman, and
sometimes the man. suffer depor,a-
ton. If the latter has money he is
allowed TO remain. since there is no
law to prevent him, unless. Of course.
the wife across the water has caused
her husbands arrest through the for
eign consul here. There is usually n
property as Well as a personal crime
in these runaway events.-Ainslee'
NaUaZine
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-04
Another Blind Pig.

Through the efforts Of the Enforce
1ncnt league another blind pig has
been closed at Wyndmore, klchland
county. a quantity of liquor was
found in the place which was contis-
Gated. A peculiar feature of the case
is that the place that was closed was
owned by Geo. Russell, but was in
charge Of another man. Russell had
left q short time before for Ransom
county had opened a pig there. \ few
days ago he was arrested and is in Jail
at Lisbon at the present time 1t
would seem to man up a tree that he
is up against the real thing this trip,
since bo.h his places are closed and he
is in the cooler.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-04
TRUTHS PLAINLY STATED.
Tae Prices Many Comnodi ties
HIVE Been Reduced b. Indus
trial Combinations.

They We're jogging along home in he
wagon. after spending the day in town.
and hearing a prominent democratic
>pellbinGer roast the adminis tration
and inyeigh against the trusts and i'm
perialism. and the Younger man was
giving his hearty approval TO all that
had been said. The other. whose head
was We'll sprinkled With white, finally
interrupted. and after cursory discus
SION OF the question remarkeG:
There is one thing about it that
can I, for the life of me get strai sht
suppose every body is opposed TO trusts.
and ought TO be. but | remem Der when
we had TO pay Is cents a box for
matches. or TWO for a quarter: and
they organized match trust. and now
We get them for ten cents dozen
boxes. Then coal Oil. used to pay 10
cents Il gallon for it before the Stand
ard Oil company gobbled up the small
fellows and suppressed al competition.
and now | get a better quality at ten
cents Il gallon. And there's sugar: we
used to have to pay a dollar for sin and
poorer folks got a very dark sugar. al
most black, for nine pounds to he dol
lar. Somebody come along and organ
lied the sugar trust. and ii Went down
until | got 20 pounds of the best grade
Of graduated sugar for a dollar in %,
and now YOU can get 16 and is pounds
for a dollar. Then that fellow talked
a, &c 1,1s l.,
Why. l remember when it cost five
cents a mile straight to ride on the rail
roads: and now they have got fare
down to two cents mile. and instead
of the old. shackley cars. and corduroy
| roads. that shook a man until it loosed
his teeth. they have the finest kind of
cars, and road beds that are as smooth
as parlor floor"
and. as far as that imperialism bust
ness goes, l have got a boy out in Ma
Mia somewhere and dern my hide. !
am With him to the end. and l ain t
afraid of him and the other boys with
him doing anything but their duty and
standing by the old flag.
II don't see. either, but what Nc
Kin.ey has done what he ought to have
done. and ! am going to say to
YOU right now. Jim. am fer him. it
don't matter what Bryan or anybody
else says. He is for the American sol
ciers. and my boy is one of them. 1t
| may be rank treason to the democratic
party. but | am for America and the
Cd flag first and the democratic party
after that"
And the younger man was not so Ger.
tain of his position. for his oder broth
er had tried TO climb San Juan hill.