The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-11-07

Of the People. Abuse Members Of
the Council for Refusing to Take
Hasty Action. This Is Not In Keep.
ing With That Papers Usual Policy.
There are two very unpopular organ
izations in town. One is the retail
grocers association, and the other il
the retail butchers association. One 10
as bad as the other, and both are bad.
Both are combined for the purpose OF
fixing the price of food stuffs. Both
are arrogant and unmerciful to a de-
gree.
Prior to the Organization of the two
above named organizations the indi-
Viduals engaged in the meat and gro-
Gerry business advertised in the daily
papers.
The grocers agreed at one time that
they would not ADVERTISE The Du-
1uth Evening Herald at this time en-
joyed fair advertising patronage
from the grocers. When they agreed
not to advertise the Herald opened an
unmerciful crusade against the retail
grocers trust as they termed it.
A few grocers who had their ears to
the ground saw that it would be poor
so some of them to keep the papers in
good humor, were permitted to adver-
tise. This appeased the wants of the
Herald and it let up on the grocers'
trust" Then the butchers combi-
nation. having everything it's own
way. agreed not to advertise. This,too,
enraged the Herald. There wasn't
any one in the butchers combination
the papers against them and so they
still refused to advertise. This is the
sole reason for the Heralds opposi-
ton to the butchers combine. So far
as the Labor World is concerned it
never received an advertisement from
a retail butcher since it was founded.
1t IS foe to any combina ton that
arbitrarily and ineXcusably raises the
price Of articles used so extensively
by the common people. There is no
motive that prompts it to nislead the
people. This cannot be said about the
Herald. If the butchers combinat ton
would advertise tomorrow in that pa
per it would withdraw every bit of it's
opposition to the butchers combina-
tion. 1t knows full well that the re-
peal of the ;peddlers' ordinance will
not. break or weaken the butchers
combine. There isn't enough stock
produce ed in. i his Ylcin nifty to. supply the 3
speop1e. There sisns enough s
capital IN the state to: destroy {. Z Any
one who is acquainted with the trust
proposition knows this: The motive
of the Herald is anything but pure
1t abuses the committee on ordinances
and resolutions in the city council
because it did not report hastily on a.
proposition to repeal an existing or
dinance, and yet if there was prop
osition before the council that did
not concern the Herald directly, and
the committee had acted hastily it
would have been the very first to
abuse the committee. This is the pol
icy of that sheet 1t knows no god
but mammon. Whenever it censures
public official or a business institu-
tion everyone who is acquainted with
it's practices Immediately asks"what
the motive is.
In the consideration Of the proposed
ordinance the committee is acting
wisely and discreetly when it takes
due time. 1t proposes to throw every
safeguard around the ordinance so
that unscrupulous parties cannot prey
upon the prejudice Of the public and
sell diseased and unwholesome meats.
This is the committees only reason
for delay. The Herald knows this as
well as the members of the council
who are far more anxious to relieve
the people than a paper whose wants
would be easily appeased by advertis-
ing patronage. The city council in
tends to do everything in it's power#to
break the butchers combine. It knows
that the people are being robbed. and
If it can do anything to relieve them,
the people can rest assured that it will
be done. At the next meeting of the
council the committee will report
proposition far more: stringent than
the Herald. the friend 90 of the peo-
pie, ever thought of. At the same time.
the thinking people, who do not take
for gospel truth every thing that ap-
pears in a newspaper, will be patient,
and will watch with interest the pol
icy Of the Herald in matters pertain
ing to other combinations that are dai-
ly robbing the people. The Labor
World is not only in, favor OF any
proposition to strike blow at the
butchers combine, but it stands az
Oil opPoAcHI ~ LIE SfOceIS; -5dSSOc1H-'
tion, whenever that body arbitrarily
raises the, sprices of, groceries. or any
other combination that b1eeds the peo-#
pie. Where, does the Herald stand
with organizations that advertise with
it? Has it the moral courage to op
pose an advertising patron? Every
thinking observer knows the attitude.
of. that paper and whenever It abuses
anyone they will carefully inquire in.
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