The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-02-22
TRADES ASSEMBLY
ECHOES OF ELECTION REVERBE-
RATE THROUGH ASSEMBLY HALL.
Concludes That Labor Had
No Candidates for Political Office.
Union Card Don't Hold g. Mortnare
On Union VOtes-MOre Qualifica-
Hour Day. in Water Department.


ordinary session last Friday evening.
Mr.. Knocker, whose voice was silent
during the election was there with a
BRAN new handle on his hammer. Elec-
tion didn't 60 exactly his way Driven
to desperation, simply because the
union labor vote could not be handled,
he sought revenge by holding the Labor
World responsible.
The delegates, however, wouldn't
stand for it. They contended that
union labor had no candidates for any
political office at the last election.
While several candidates held union
cards, it did not necessarily follow
that that union card had a mortgage
on every union vote in the several
wards. There are some people who very
cation for a political office, is that the
candidate must have union card, and
this will give him the right to every
union labor vote. The sooner that they
get rid of this wild delusion, the soon
er will they get on the right track.
Labor will only support it's candidates
when it selects and nominates them.
Union labor was not an issue in the
last election. The only labor question
involved was the municipal ownership
question, which was favored by both
parties, and hence it's success now de-
pends upon the sincerity of the success
full candidates. Union labor has many
friends in the council who can be re-
lied upon so far as labor is concerned.
DR.. Cullum is and has always been
right. Krumsieg has has never waV-
cred, and Fischer is with us. Mann
helm was the first president of our
Trade and Labor Assembly, and Tess
man while not union man is exceed
ingly friendly. Trevillion and Neff
can always be relied upon. Wing is
safe, and McEwen has got to be.
Haven was president of the old Wood
Workers union, and was exceptionally
favorable during the last two years.
Barnes shows his disposition by buying
union label sarmen Al hat and shoes.
Maud .tl,eIe i'm si9AasS
times We bank nl(}f u III the man who
recognizes the union label than we do
on the fellow who carries the card. It
shows where the heart really is. Kern
and Swenson are sure to be right. BY
this it can be seen that labor is in a
favorable position in the city council.
With one champion there, if he be
true to his former advocates, labor
has everything to gain. Is it not
strange that every man who said any,
thing against union labor and it's de-
mands, like the eight-hour day and the
free labor bureau, was defeated in the
last election? Think over this. Has
labor lost anything? On the contrary
it has made decisive gains, over which
it should be justly proud.
With the exception of the boilerma-
kers, all of the trades reported business
as being dull. The committee appoint
ed to attend the state legislature in
opposition to the tax bill reported at
length. The report was received and
filed. The assembly endorsed the bill
chosen by the A. F. of L. to exclude
Chinese It is expected that the bill
will become a law. Delegate Rakowsky
brought up the matter of the men
working at the pump house who were
engaged IL hours a day, contrary to
ordinance. It was referred to the city
council committee, with instructions to
call the matter to the councils atten-
tiOn