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

Captain Fay opened his campaign
last Saturday evening at the Armory.
There was a large attendance, and an
abundance of enthusiasm. Captain
Fay. the Democratic candidate for con-
gress made a statement of his views
on public questions that won him IA
vor. T. T. Hudson who was chairman
of the meeting introduced Captain Fay
whospoke in part as follows:
who spoke in part as followsk
Il feel out Of place." he gegan, "and
than on a public platform. ! cannot
place these matters before you as
clearly as my talented predecessors,
Henry Truelsen and Charles A. ToWne.
(Applause) But I can tell you what
I believe in and what I stand for.
I'm standing before this concourse OF
people I find myself in what is to me
a new and novel position, a candidate
for office. 1t never occurred to me dur
ing my whole life that I would be an
aspirant for any public office. especial
ly for congressman. A lot OF my zeal
Gus friends persuaded me to enter the
field and make the fight for congress
on behalf of the Democratic party, and
now am in it with all. my might, and
am going to try to be the man With
the most votes, on the night of Nov. 4.
"As I have stated before, since get
ting into this contest I look upon the
office Of congressman from this dis
trict, as being in measure a great
business undertaking, as though a man
were asked to oversee great CONNER
cial enterprise. This Is one of the
greatest congressional districts In the
United States with perhaps more di'
yersified interests to conserve than
any other We have the greatest pri-
mary wheat market in the world, per-
haps the greatest lumber market in the
United States, the greatest shipping in
terests Of any port in the world, the
greatest iron mines and iron deposits
in the world, great railroad interests
center here, and large farming com.
munity surrounding Duluth the center
Of the district.
'rhere are many things that may be
discussed in this campaign that are
of Importance to the people of this dis
tr1ct, but the chief issue of the hour Is
the question as to what Is to be done
TO CneCk L1c 1dp4OAIy VI SoAAA~ VI eAA0
great trusts, which are absorbing the
wealth of the nation. At this hour we
see the great coal trust holding the
people Of the country at it's mercy with
the president Of the United States
holding up his hands and saying: L
am powerless, we have no law upon
which I can act to take hold of these
great mines and supply the people with
coal for the coming winter. The coal
barons with the duty of 65 cents on
anthracite coal have the market OF
the country absolutely to themselves.
One hundred and forty-seven thous-
and miners are demanding living wa
ees, hundreds Of thousands of people
axa without coal for the winter. What
n 70 be done? say, that the time has
come when decisive action must be
taken. I believe that God and nature
gave this bountiful supply of coal to
the people and do not believe that any
man, set Of men, trust or corporation
has the right to so manipulate and con-
troll this natural resource to the detri-
ment and distress Of the people.
MY opponent, Mr.. Bede, in June last
issued a statement of his views upon
the tariff question which strikes me
40 being very novel for one seeking the
Office of congressman on the Republi-
can ticket in this district. The Dem
ocratic party stands for tariff reform.
For a tariff that will be sufficient to
carry and take care Of an economical
ly administered government, and the
Democratic idea of such a tariff is one
that would impose the duties more par
ticularly upon those things, which
would be less burdensome to the mas
ses Of the people, that is those things
that should be duty free should be the
nocessaries of life. Direct taxation
would be burdensome, we must have
tariff for the purpose Of raising our
revenues to support our government
let it be upon those articles of COM
merce which go toward the addition OF
wealth or the luxuries of the people
The poor man can drink coffee and use
sugar, but he cannot eat iron ore OF
chew pine boards, and work nine hours
day.
HIS TARIFF VIEW.
Il am in favor of a reduction of the
whole tariff schedule, and stand with
my party there, but Mr.. Bede comes
before the voters of this district and
says. he is In favor Of taking the duty
off of iron ore, lumber and wheat, the
three great articles which has built W