The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-10-29

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EAkRH0agh OF vefbetf0h The proposition OF
Which Is going. to win becomes daily
mofs Summing 1:5 ;ss$=5'zz:. iii :* \! j.
Mlllers Friends, when asked upon
what they base their claims Tor his
probable election declare that. he was
once defeated by. Sheriff Butcfart, an
extremely, popular. man, by, r. only "a
small margin, and in that year it is
asserted that the Steel. corporation took
q hand In guiding. the Voters OF the
range. This year it is given out that
the: plutocrats are doing absolutely no.
thing, neither working zealously for
the party OF: 'da1nning With faint
praise" THIS WIN leave the party in
something of disorganized state To-
calfy ON rhe range, ana no Candidate
will have anything dependable on
election day. : -, .
In Behalf OF the Bates campaign it
is pointed out that this is presidential
year. where the doubtful voter will
go with the head Of his ticket nor take
the trouble to zigzag his crosses. MIR.
Bates relies much on this fact, con-
1idently asserting that things are dit
| ferent In a presidential year. -
Some Of the glories of Inartyrdon1
heretofore enjoyed by Senator spooher
! OF wisconsin appear. to be- fading
away. 1t ie now asserted by his own
friends that he ts not strong enough
to control the flame; of hatred which
MS own nand has kfldled, and that
many Of his warmest supporters. de-
nying hts right to patch up the bitter
Wisconsin quarrel, have abandoned his
counsels and will fight it out despite
the call for peace to save the state for
Roosevelt 80: i.
endeavored to get the: two factions to-
eeth"r. even though it involved sacri-
III I'D II possible eliminate the
d.: . cement to the electoral vote
It : be denied that the head of
the ct is put in jeopardy by the
civil strife.
Had the Stalwarts declined to make
second nomination after Cook was
turned down. by the supreme court the
danger would not have been so great
for rather than vote the Democratic
ticket hundreds Of orthodox. Republic
ans would have made wry face, and
either remained away from the polls or
voted the complete Republican ticket
below the vital part where Roosevelt
| leaves off and I.aFollette begins. Now
that the {sta1warts may vote for their
own candidate there is every prospect
thAf t |tI ticket. Witl a. 1spllt and the
RooseYelt sf:iehts 66yerI Ie; '- *z:5
1tttle excepting disgust has been ex-
PRESSED py The party outside the state.
+ }s,aa2t1n2ply T. .northern .feud, With all
THE cnhffa ctefIstics acof i southern ven
delta except the bullets. Nefghbor
| hag been turned against: neighbor-life
fffehd tsnips, BUTT Upon honor aid 1--we
l;hA:Xge been angrily.. broken for all. tfne,
aNd issens lorls In d !i. learstburhiiGxs
Or pa.l
Sc :!s*:s st 4sHa
r,e .snd to Sc kiaitiedais fiot worthy
the i1eans;i skrrayisstr against i each
! other are two ambitious men of I'M
usual sparsonaT magnetism neither Of
whom, thes Labor World believes, would
hesitate to tread Of, the t1ecks Of those
who sekvs them, tofreach> the summit OF
titese1a ii1bitioi,s. At present LiFollet-
tets 1.-THE: idol Of his people. and
through his*:? cham pi6nsh1p. o.: Pubic
wrongs has been carried: along by the
WAa4flWlu lie mas! CTeaIeQ.-
Ex-Governor LaFollette lis sincere
there'ss the question. II ~ :: -. +:
tizt; n ~: rs :#";> =
After It, Il. aalsover4 the fraction known
| as the common people will have "a
guess: coming az to just where they
haveNa sreasen fofiHshoa1fing. 1t Is now
s&eneral}Y believed! and openly boasted
Eby prominenta sfiiembers Of the Demo-
cratic party, that Parker's campaign
is being supported by the: trusts: .a4In
The eyent ?cnfs Roosevelt'sael election I'VE
+ have: &he i1nholSft ana frigid senate.
just: how the laborinB. people expect
any redress; for .glaring wrongs out Of
this mess, the Labor World cannot I'M
derstand. 1--WE may be wanting in
foresight, but not in hindsight, and
it's up to the voters .5@,> ~; ( ~. III.
Tom Lawson, for. president, in 1908;
how would that look? Well, 1T may
nott h. be Lawson. but tt1es Labor World
wils predict that the next candidate
for FpreFfdent;.;wi1l have to stand -. on
Lawsons plat FORM = 49,:
According: to a communication, hand:
ed in to TIE council Monday night,
proposition Is before the: city to re-
place the: afc lights ii the residence
district. It Is claimed that saving Of
$1,000 can be EFFECTED to the. city. :.
the proposition appeals to the Labor
World as: a GOOD one, although it is
old, hat lily. agitafed under the corpora
tiof ownership Of the plant six years
Any p1ar which means the extern
siof' Of municipal ownership should BE
war My supported4 by the council.
sitee improved methods Of bril1iancy
without::an increase in the supply OF
gas mag Been :: brought into vogue a
good kassllsht such as is proposed by
the light department., is almost equal
n-poMer to" an arc fight, and can be
main tailed atF o{rfe'1 third the Cost. >
f Agitation OF the lighting matter has
Ebeena cur1inenced.at this time: because.
new's cuf1trict.:t must be entered: "firito
twithins a:fe twa3nonthss If the city can
Eant' take over the electric light plant