The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-10-18

this entire district, without suggesting
what he is going to do with the rest Of
the tariff schedule. He has either made
great blunder, or he has done it de-
signedly for the purpose Of getting
votes. If he is willing to go to con.
gress and place these three articles
upon the free list to be consistent he
must then demand that the whole tar
tff schedule be wiped out. Would the
people of this district be satisfied to
have the tariff on sugar, cotton and
woolen goods, and all other necessities
of life remain as they are and have the
duty on such things as iron and lum-
Der entirely taken off? I believe not
However, it is not for me to deter
mine or say, it is for the voters of this
district. Mr.. Bede has told you what
he will do. The question is, can you
agree with him? He has gone farther
than the Democratic party goes. He
forgets that the government requires
revenue Of about 100000 900 q year
to run smoothly. I do not think that I
shall be called upon to discuss this
tariff question during this campaign.
I think that Mr.. Bede will have to do
all Of the discussing Of the question
WITH tne ssf sstltt1 su11ttact
Il am proud to stand here az 4 Dem
ocrat. I feel honored to know that
my name is written on the same ticket
as that of one of the ablest and best
men of the state. I am glad to know
that I stand on the same platform
where later in the campaign the next
governor of the state will stand. He IL
one of the ablest and best men in Min
nesota, man who stood behind the
guns in John Lind's three campaigns.
I refer to Hon. Leonard A. Rosing. (Ap-
plause).
DISCUSSES BEDE'S POSITION.
Il have been trying to find out what
my opponent Bede stands for. I have
been reading his speeches and Bede's
Budget with that end in view. The
only thing I have been able to find to
indicate that he was ever perfectly So
Der is his platform written in Pine
City last spring.
III I go to congress, as I believe I
shall (applause), and bill is introduce
ed to cut the tariff in two all along the
line, you will find me working for it.
am willing to revise the tariff, but the
revision must be of character that
will revise, and not destroy it, The
true Democratic principle is tariff for
revenue only. I shall object to placing
the products of the Eighth district on
| the free list and placing us at lisad-
| vantage with the rest Of the country.
| shall not consent to take it off all
that we have to sell and leave it on all
we have to buy. (Appause).
IF there is anything about Can't, Fav
that he is proud Of it is that he be-
| lieves himself to be honest. If he cam
not go to congress retaining his self
respect, he does not want to go. When
he gets there-and he is going to get
there-(applause) he will work for the
| farmer, the business man, the working
! man, the manufacturer and all classes
He will serve this district first.
THE COAL STRIKE.
That's all have to say about the
tariff. I should not need to say any,
thing, because my opponent does not
He cannot talk free ore on the ranges
! free lumber In Duluth, or free wheat in
Anoka. I shall talk the same thing in
! every part of the district do here.
Il wish to say word about the coal
strike in Pennsylvania. Capt. Wallace
a friend of mine that recently returned
from the coal fields, says that he found
| the miners as fine a lot of men as he
! ever met. These are the men the ope-
! rators call criminals and outlaws. He
tells a story of how some of the men
out of work because Of the strike locat-
ed a new body of coal and sought tc
get enough out of it to keep them from
| want this winter. The company came
along and forbade them saying that
they would injure a cemetery 300 feet
on a bluff above the coal. A lawye,
told them to go ahead, and the com.
panies sent the police there to shoot
them down if they dug any more coal
II any common thief commits a crime
the bloodhounds of the law are placed
upon his track and he is locked ur
where he belongs.
Then what should be done with siz
or seven men that will take nation by
the throat, and say that the country
can freeze, but they will not pay thei,
men living wages? These men go tt
Washington and tell the president they
will not accept John Mitchelrs- offer
which was the fairest ever made. They
say they will not treat with Criminals
and outlaws, and inform the presiden,
I that If he knew his fl,1tv he would eerI