The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-04-23
POLITICS AND
POLITICIANS

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The Dunn forces in st. Louis county
got very active this week. It is now to
be fight to finish in this neck-o'-
the-woods. No mercy will be shown
the Collins supporters at any corner. It
was rumored for a considerable time
that DR.. Eklund was a supporter of
Judge Collins. 1t now appears that
this is not the case. The News Tribune
has decided to make campaign
against the Little Judge" It pro-
poses to fight an administration that is
trying to perpetuate itself in office. A
merry row is expected from now until
the convention meets. ...:., :..~:>. ~
It may not be generally known III
this part of the state, but it is a: fact
that "Bob' Dunn is a member Of the
Typographical Union, and holds card
in the St. Paul union. OF course this
will very naturally cover multitude
of sins with great many members Of
organized labor
In spite of Collins claims, Dunn is
going to carry Hennep1n county. It is
the point Of attack in the present cam
paign. That big bunch of delegates are
quite an asset to a candidate for any
state office. The Democrats too, have
their eyes on Hennepin. The Hearst
people are organizing there, and his OPP
ponents are forming "Democratic'
clubs for any good candidate who can
stand for w. Bourke Cockran's conven-
ton sentiment which is: 1.-THE inevi-
table deduction will be that the Demo-
cratic party can't agree upon a declar-
alton of anything, that it has adopted
platform of platitudes and then reco-
mended a candidate who can stand for
anything or nothing"
Hearst supporters are not losing hope
by any means. The results of last
week only tend to strengthen them.
New York. instructs it's delegates for
Judge Parker. Pennsylvania refuses to
instruct for the silent Judge. New Jer-
sey does likewise. The fact is that the
Hearst, opponents are so divided that
they will be unable to agree upon no.
body or nothing. .'.-
Democratic convention will be ,"Shall
the convention to instruct for Hearst, or
shall it send an uninstructed .delega-
tton?" The Hearst supporters will in
sist upon an instructed delegation. The
''re-organizers" will fight for d delega-
ton pledged to no person. It will3 be 4
merry fight, and it is to be hoped that
the warriors of 1896 and 1900 win be
consistent. Can they afford to fail into
trap laid for them by men who have
opposed them for the past eight years?
Are they giving up the fight now, when
victory is almost at hand? Just i'm
agine Frank Day, l.. A.. Losing. John
Lind or John Stone Pardee working in
conjunction with Grover Cleveland,
/ Banker Belmont and number of other
boilers. 'Oh, inconsistency; thou art
Jewell ~. - i = 80. :: ,',z*::. ].
i The battle cry of the organizers is:
:"Get back to sane Democracy" What is
sane Democracy? Grover Cleveland
Democracy? We have had our fiji Of
that particular brand Sane ~Democ-
racy, as referred to by the boilers of
| 1896, is reactionary Democrat 1T is.
compromising Demo cracy.z It Is aiDemrrL-.:
ocracy that differs from Republic
In name only. -: = 5"s { - Is :=:
! sHereare some local Democratic sen,ti-
ments:: $ &Ea :, x S= / 4. q
d: s just as logical for the. Bryan
5Democrac yzS to uni ter and d harmonaze
with the Repub lican party Us Sit il to.
unite he re- act ionar element of
the Democrat part
he Democrat partyf s &C asc,srtsis=l iii
|itss hist Shall iit beE Repnb lIcanixed
and nonli te idaie desired|=b,Y,
that element hich
eyery