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The Delta independent., 1904-09-23
Knixhtliest Figure In American Poll
tica

[Jacob Ris on Roosevelt. the Man."
in Review OF Reviews. August, 1901
A man with red blood in his veins, q
healthy patriot, with no clap-trap jingo-
ism about him, but a rugged belief in
America and its mission, an intense low
er of country and naE, 4 vigorous optim-
list. a believer in men, who lboks for the
good in them and finds 1t. Practical in
partisanship, loyal trusting and gentle
as friend; unselfish. modest 40 a wom-
nm. clean-handed and clean-hearted. and
honest to the core. In the splendid vigor
of his young manhood he is the knightli-
est figure in American politics to-day.
the fittest exponent Of his country's idea.
and the model for its young Sons who
are coming to take up the task he set
them,
The Delta independent., 1904-09-23

At the end of the third year of
Grover Clevelanc's last administration
the money In circulation in the United
States was. in round numbers. 81 800
600. 900. At the end of President Nc
Kinley's third year it was $2,00O,OO0,-
900,
The Delta independent., 1904-09-23
Au,.xinR New Territory.

1t is equivalent to opening up several
new States for settlement. Individual
holdings are limited to 16O acres, and the
owner must he a bona fide resident in
order to obtain the benefits of the irri-
CATION system. This will shut out the
speculators: and promote the development
Of homes.-Zion's Herald, Boston, June
The Delta independent., 1904-09-23

In the year 1900. the first year OF
McKinlcy's second term. the number of
railrond employees In the United stntes
reached the million mark for the first
time In our history. In 1906, tho last
year Of the Cleveland administration, II
was only gs5,U34.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-23

"In the ballot box our liberties are
compounded. See to IL that It give,
trus expression to the public will.
Preserve II from polIutionJ protect
snds1efend II ss you would the Ark Of
the Covenant, for Il has been pur.
chased by the priceless blood Of
count1ess heroes pom the battle fields
OF the republic."- Hon. q. W. Fairbanks,
u Baldwin, kss., June Z, 1901.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-23

"Onr oppoasnts, either openly or
secretly, according To their several
TEN psrauseuts, NOW ask the psopls 60
trust their present pronsises In con-
stderation of tho fact that they intsnd
to treat their past PROM isss as nall
and void. ~ President Roosevelt.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-23

Six years experience OF the present
tariff law hns shown thnt 1t protects tho
American workmun's work. tho Amcri.
can workmnn's home aud tho American
workmnn's wnges. Free trade would rob
him OF this protection In the interest Of
foreign workmcn.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-23

At the end of President Cleveland's
third year the amount of gold in cfrcu-
lation was S49OOOO.OO0: at the end OF
President McKinley's third year It was
S7s6. .OOO, 900, an increase OF nearly $780,
600 1000,
The Delta independent., 1904-09-23

II 81 Clair MuKelwny. Of ths brook.
lyn BaEle's visit to EsopuS. results In
his engagement to edit Judge pnrker'r
speeches 1t will ndd to tho nfter-dInncr
gaycty OF tho campaign. " rot to thu
elucidation OF Itx issues.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-23
1u.u1urotiop. New POLICY.

The House of Representatives yester.
day, by the decisive vote Of 146 to 50
passed the irrigation bill Is. 3057. which
is of so much Importance to this whole
region as marking the Inauguration of a
national policy for the redemption of tho
arid lands.-Snlt Lake Tribune, June IA.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-23
Wage-earpers cou,,pu. ,o nrosnor ro,

Wnge-earners continue to prosper, not
withstanding the advance in cost OF liy-
ing. Carroll ID. Wright. Commissioner
of Labor, in n recent report. shows that
the increase OF wngcs since 1896 has
been 16 per cent, while the expenses Of
living have not increased in excess of Is
per cent.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-23

law will not interfere with their progress,
but will rather spur them to greater eff
cheney, and thus increase competition in
opening the State and getting settlers on
the reclaimed land.-Portland Oregonian,
June %.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-23
Will Create q Dense Farming Popu.
lation.

Systematic improvement Of these lands
by irrigation will provide homes for 25,-
100000 people Mt the lowest estimate.
and probably for twice as many. Sue
cessful irrigation farming both requires
and attracts close cultivation and n dense
population.-Norwich Comm Bulletin.
June 81,
The Delta independent., 1904-09-23
R.,,b,,c.u Canal Po,icy.

It is the height of impudence for the
Democratic party. which has never taken
step nor lifted II finger towards con.
btructing All isthmian canal, 10 condemn
The Delta independent., 1904-09-23
Re-, Ne y, of the Year.

Every State In the West is interested
IN the new irrigation law soon to be sign
Ell by The President, nH 1t means the
grenter development Of this region, and
~ It means the ultimate provision OF
homes for 25.OOOO0O people on land that
In not now useful. II In the best Item OF
news In the way OF American expansion
that has been recorded this year-Dss
Moines Register. June IL.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-23

8 Will ssissuiass Private tsrissetea.
Several large irrigation enterprises ~
this State are now underway. Ils new
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-09-17
DELEGATE LIE PAGE
IS A GOOD FIGHTER

Delegate LIE Page from the Bartend-
ers' union would not stand for a re-
buke on the fair name of Superior by
the Duluth delegates. He is the right
kind Of a fighter. too. For just as the
Assembly adjourned he arose from his
seat, and without any solicitation he
explained himself by saying that he
felt 1t his duty to stand UP for Superior
even If it was in the wrong. But I
want to add" he continued, chat what
have to say about the matter is said
here, and after the meeting is over /
can shake hands with the Duluth
brothers, and be as good friends with
them as ever.''
"You are the kind Of a fighter like
to meet replied Mr.. Pereault. II wish
there were more like you who would do
their fighting on the floor; and less III
them who would do their fighting and
knocking on the outside 49,
Following this came round of ap-
plause that did ones heart good.
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SUPERIOR LABOR NOTES.

H. G.. Stivers, the we'll known Sup
er1or labor champion, is now doing; edi-
tortal work on the Evening Telegram.
P. J. McKeague, for many years sec.
rotary Of the Trades Assembly, is still
delegate to that august body. Mao
never gets tired Of working for the
cause.
President Ferguson Of the Assembly
Is also business agent for the Machin-
ists' union. He is just the kind of a
hustler that every city should have ir
the labor movement.
The Assembly is planning for q bis
holiday dance IN the near future. Every
saleslady In the city who is a member
Of the clerks union will be urged t.
sell tickets for the affair.
Morris McGinniss. from the Long.
shoremen's Union, Is a member Of tn,
city council, but that does not prevent
him from still doing his work in tn
labor movement with his old time sin
Certify Of purpose.
When things grow lax in the Trade,
Assembly it does not take Delegat,
Lofrigan from the cigarfnakers' unio1
very long to stir the animals up some
He is there with his protest every time
Vice President Will KELLEY Of the
Trades Assembly Is son OF Sailue
M. Kelley of Duluth. Both father
and son are good u1ionists.
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aside as illegal. After my election
caused over two hundred executions to
ty tax judgments. The sale was set
be issued upon these old tax judgments
which my predecessors had neglected.
with the result that within sixty days
several thousand dollars were paid and
twice as much realized from few. as
the county had hoped to get from all.
Recently at our personal request the
assessor of the city Of Duluth has plac-
ed upon the tax rolls $3.50, 900 of PERSONA
property which~had previously escaped
taxation, together with a very valuable
piece of omitted railroad property
the taxes upon which alone for the last
six years amount to more than $4,000.
Other valuable railroad property has
during the past year been forced to pay
as the result of litigation conducted by
this office more than $4,000 in excess
of it's last assessment.
Many Legal Questions Pending.
Numerous important legal problems
are before the county at the present
time. The suit involving the title to
the court house site has been tried and
is now. in. the: hands. sofs the court under
adyisement, and Is likely to be appealed
whatever the decision may be. The i'm
pending dispute With Lake county over
territory worth millions Of dollars (re-
Gently assessed for taxation at our re-
quest) will soon come before the courts
for determination. A court house Is
to be built at perhaps cost Of half a
million dollars; and numerous legal
questions will have to be considered IN
that connection.
The duties Of my office have prevent
ed ME from seeing many voters per-
sonally concerning my candidacy. I
shall be continuously occupied in court
from this date until the approaching
primary election on September Goth.
take this method, therefore, of placing
before you general outline of the
things accomplished by this office, and
If my record meets with your approval,
I solicit your vote for a denomination
at the hands Of the Republican party.
Very respectfully,
JOHN McCLINTLOCK,
Duluth, Minnesota, September LIST, 1904
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-09-17
SUPERIOR DEPARTMENT

in our sister city. A page is to be de-
voted to the discussion Of matters in
the interest Of the workingmen of su-
perior. Sample copies Of the paper will
be sent for two issues to many labor
men. President J. W. Ferguson, of the
Trade and Labor Assembly, is author
lied to solicit subscriptions for this pa
per, and it is hoped that the working
men will give him their enthusiastic
support. News Of interest is solicited
from all members of unions. All COM
munications under this head should be
addressed as follows: Labor World,
Duluth, Mimi, superior Dep't.)
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Workingmen's Plea for Jack Miles

law and order: In the city Of Ely: curing
the late strike there proves that he is
capable OF holding the office Of Sheriff.
We want a man elected Sheriff who
Will quiet trouble and not incite It!
This is a County 81 varied Industrial
interests, and at any time differences
are likely to occur between employers
and employed. The large corporations
have an apparent desire to encourage
the employment Of certain il1iterate
class OF working men, particularly lii
the mines, who are easily melted to
violate the laws of our State. Because
OF this fact the office Of Sheriff il the,
most important IN this County from d.
labofihE mans Standpoint. Because OF
this we want to. see man elected
Sheriff who will perform. the duties
OF his office as prescribed by law,
without showing favor to either side
in an industrial controversy Labor
will ask for no favors, but Simply dus-
tice from the Sheriff OF this County.
We believe that Jack Miles comes
the nearest Of all the candidates t.
our idea of q Sheriff. For this reason
then, we pledge him our support, and
appeal to the fairnninded citizens of
this County to work .wAth~us tor the
purpose of securing his nomination.
Thanking you in advance for the
same, we are,
Very respectfully,
p. Munceby. member of Painters. un=
ion.
Chris Anderson, member of Brick
layers union.
Van S. McKenny, member of Elec-
tr1cal workers and stage employees
unions.
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telephones in the city hall, and that the
matter was postponed for one week.
A motion was then put and carried that
the Trades Assembly march to the city
hall in body next Tuesday evening,
and that one Of the number be appoint
ed as spokesman to protest against the
non-union Douglas County Telephone
company.
The condition Of trade among the
several unions was reported as "fair"
by the delegates.
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w. T, MILLS TALKS ON
SUICIDE OF CAPITALISM
Continued from page ~

the work which all shall do together,
and finally. that all shall share to-
gether what all shall produce togeth-
err. But how shall this order of: things
be brought: to. pass y: Some marvellous
things are taking place. The begin
nings are already under way. Just as
the factory towns Grew up under. the
very shadow Of the, old castles and
finally, became the masters Of the
world instead, Of the castles. So now
certain. forces. are taking shape in the
midst Of capitalism, which in the end
will be the masters after capitalism.
1.-The governments Of all the earth
are more and; more assuming the form
Of great Industrial and commercial
bodies. washington had four mem
bers In his cabinet and Roosevelt has
nine: Every added member is q new
development in Washington In the d.
rection of the Industrial and CONNER
cial activities Of the. people, either d.
rectiy ais a department. or as sub heads
in some more general public interest
Practically every indus trial and COM
fnercialr interest in existence among
the people already, has its representa-
tive IN some; Of the administrative de-
partments at washington. 49, II ). -: 2
: Champions Industrial Organizations
- Not many years aEolthe labor or
ganizations were entirely. along u, the
line of putting together the. men who
used the same tools, regardless of the
industries III which they were: en-
ployed. In fact. the great industries
themselves Have been34leveloped in re-
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REGINALD VANDERBILT
AND HIS: WAGE SLAVES

Mr.. Reginald Vanderbilt, scion Of the
railroad family, played roulette one
night at Mr.. Canfield's gambling house
in Forty-fourth- street, in the. city Of
New York, and lost a large sum Of
money, estimated at. AS high ais $125,-
900. He rose with a smile OF good-na-
tured indifference. '
Thus briefly the news reports tell
one incidents of life In a. great city,
where the very rich: and the very poor
dwell together in harmony.
"A man with six children and a wife
gets UP before daybreak--his wife has
been up before him ito prepare some
thin coffee and, fat bacon.
He takes his heavy crowbar and
starts out for: the distant point on the
New r York : Central. railroad track,
where he has, been ordered to work.
With the heavy. <erowbar,. and other
tools he works all day long, tarnping
down the stone ballast under theh ties
+ He goes home at dark, having earned
one hundred and; *twenty-five cents
a dollar and q quarter.
:, Mr.. Reginald Vanderbilt, whose fam
lily: is: made prosperous by the, 1abors
of: tens of:thousands OF men,, arises at
10 or il o'clock, wa Xxi: ON. Fifth. avenue
lunches at Delmonico's, rides in: s*th the
park, dimes leisurely, goes til: the thea
ter, i and Ind B drifts to-: Garfield N NV
York Journal. /. II. |5s:
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Duluth, MIMI, Sept. 18TH, 1904
10 tho veters Of St. Louis County who
desire to Sc a MAN elected Sheriff,
who will treat all sides fairly, .
make thi4 nlea.-

who will treat all sides fairly. .
make this piea:-
We are members Of organized labor,
md the only office in which we are
Immediately interested is that of Sher-
Fl. The man who is chosen for that
Responsible position should be ore who
tied UP to no interests, and. who will
)e IN position to discharge the duties
# his office fearlessly and without
hvor.
we are opposed to the nomination Of
ohm T. Armstead, as members Of Or
|an1zed labor, and as members Of the
republican party, because Of his past
ecord with organized labor and the
Republican party.
sinner may repent in the 18th
Jour, and Mr.. Armstead may come
,efore the voters on the eve Of cleo
ION, when he Is a candidate for polit-
cal office and make pretences that he
favorable to labor but We can only
>ei1eve him upon his record Of the
past. He opposed organized labor
eVeral years ago at a time when he
nought Is was good business policy
% 40 So He may refer to his record
vs. an employer of labor since that
1me, but the fact still remains that he
>ot only opposed the labor unions in
MS own case but he went out Of his
vay TO encourage other opponents Of
abor The files Of the daily papers
Ylll show his unfavorable attitude
oWards labor as Secretary Of the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-09-17
HOLGATE AND WH|PPLE
CONTEST IS WARM ONE
Hibbing Tribune Reminds the
Voters of MIR. Whipple's
Solemn Promise.
Submits That It Is Up to MIR.
Whipple to Remain True to
His Obligation.

The contest for the Republican nomi-
nation for county treasurer between w.
A. Holgate and Il. II. Whipple is the
most lively in the present campaign.
While there are but a few days left ia
do political work, It can be safely pre-
dicted that Mr.. Holgate has a decided
lead for the much coveted plum
Throughout the entire county Mr.. Whip
pie is being reminded OF the promise he
made to Mr.. Holgate two years ago.
We reprint the following from the Hib-
Ding Tribune, which shows the senti
ment Of the voters on the iron range:
If nominated and elected this
time he promises to devote the same
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Laundrymen's Association when prop
rietors Of other laundries had trouble
with theft" employees, which was no
concern Of his. When the. ubiquitous
anti boycott bill was pending before
the Legislature of Minnesota, he was
member Of d secret Organization Of
business men in this city who promoted
and championed the passage Of such
bill.
When T. w. Hugo was elected Mayor
of: Duluth by the Republican voters.
Mr.. Armstead demanded that Mr..
Hugo forthwith give him the laundry
work, from the City Hall and Police
Station. At this time the boycott OF
organized labor against the Acme
Laundry was still In force. Mr.. Hugo
had no desire to court trouble with
organized labor, and he very emphat-
cally refused to accede to Mr.. Arm
stead's demands. From that moment,
Mr.. Armstead has been the sworn
political enemy Of Mayor Hugo, and
has opposed him in his last two cam
paigns for reelection as Mayor, un-
successfully two years ago, and sue
cessfully last February.
If this be not true let Mr.. Armstead
deny our charge.
We submit as members Of the Repub-
lican party, irrespective Of any other
affiliation we may have. that Mr..
Armstead has no right to claim any
support from the Republican voters of
this County.
AS to the CANDIDACY Of w. T. Rates
1t Is simply a continuance of the
present regime in the Sheriff's Office.
His efforts in attempting to restore
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-09-17

MIR. p. u. Downing, editor Of the Eve
leth Star, and one of the best known
men. In st. Louis county, is a candidate
for the Republican nomination for the
legislature in the Forty-ninth district.
Mr.. Bowling served as q member Of
the last legislature with credit to him
self and the county. ~-~
The members Of organized labor who
watched his course for two years are
loud In their praise of him and his
work. The editor Of this paper has on
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= A~SAS@SAAS oACFc1d4lu uOClAIG8 EnaG the
American Railway union was the most
compact, the most effective, and hence
the most dangerous union ever organ.
lied, and he further declares that this
was 50 beca.se I'LL railway employees
were members Of the same orkaniza-
ton. -
This movement cannot be resisted
successfully. Either the DEVELOPMENT
or the great Industries must cease or
the labor organisations will more and
more bring into the same organizations
all the men who render any necessary
service Of any sort in the CARRYING on
OF any great Industry.
Government and Industries.
The activities Of the government are
more and more relating the GOVERN
ment to the great industries The
activities Of the unions are more and
more creating great Industrial organi-
cations, including all the men WHO
serve in any Of these Industries. Cap.
italism must collapse-when they cam
not sell her goods except to those who
produced them. She must either re-
adjust or collapse. ANY readtlstnnent
| which leaves out private ownership Of
| the industries by a part. private NAM
agement Of the Industries by part
and the private appropriation of the
| products Of the industries by a part
! leaves capitalism out.
If a part is not to own the organiza-
| ton and equipment Of Industry, then
all must,
If part is not to manage industry
| then all must. II d part is not to ap-
| propriate the. products of industry
then all 111ust-but: that is socialism.
When capitalism cannot sell :: its
goods nor reinvest it's profits; nor EN-
ploy labor, it must collapse. But In
dustry- will not need to cease, on that
account. The organization and equip
| ment Of the shops will be complete
The organization Of. the workers in
Guiding all who serve in any way, will
be ready, even the capita1istic govern
ment itself : will have. developed, the
very departments with. ali activities
| necessary to assume control. But
then as the private master will no
longer be the master of the govern
| ment: the: workers in any industry
will spring at once Into q full grown
Industrial democracy.
When Capitalism Ceases to. Be.
What then is. the need of the, social
list party or the public ownership party
as 1t must be. called In this state, Or
the. Social Democratic party, as It lie
called in Wisconsin and New York
Why, this party comes into power az
the expression at the ballot box of the
ever growing Industrial movement. We
must capture. the power Of the state
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-09-17

repeated occasions interviewed him on
proposed labor legislation during the
session OF the last legislature. He al
ways found him fair and willing to
work for labor bills. He has gone out
of his way repeatedly to get support
for our measures. For this reason we
are particularly interested in his cleo
ton. If it must be Republican, let
us have a good one. Mr.. Bowling is
made of the right kind of stuff to be a
representative from this county of such
varied interests
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-09-17

70. COMMON COUNCIL in A BopY.
The committee appointed A.Hby the
!. Trades Assembly It il the: early part part
|5of the evening returned to the hall
ana reported that ti1e o1ll1t1on council
had done nothing 81 oul q ms ling Sell
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LABOR sWoRLDzToS OPEN :.. W. i i: j.
9 8:5,.. !. X u. SUPERIOR DEPARTMENT

SIN 80 much as Superior has no labor
paper IT II the purpose of= the Labor
Wor1d 9to endeaYor to occupy the field
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LOSS FROM LABOR DAY PICNIC.

The Labor Day committee made a.
detailed report Of it's receipts and ex-
penses at Tuesday evenings meeting Of
the assembly. There was considerable
discussion over the report when it. was
found that there was a deficit OF $50.
After long debate it was decided to
loan the committee sufficient money
to cover the loss. The committee was
given vote of thanks by the Assem-
bly, for its good work. =
Delegate H. G. stivers came to the
rescue Of the Assembly when he pro
posed that 4 comittee: Of, ways and
means and Labor Day committee for
1906: consisting Of nine members, be
appointed. He argued that the funds
of the Assembly were getting low and
that some plan should be- thought out
to replenish the treasury. His motion
carried, and the, following committee
appointed: rstivers, LIE Page Cross,
McGinniss Leech, O'Dell, Lorrigan,
KELLEY and Brennan. :': 80 !;
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