The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-10-08

the people, come in on the hurrah
McCleary's denomination to congress
III the Third district after his platform
OF II the tariff is changed put it up
instead Of down" implies that the Re-
publlcans are not yet ready for tariff
reduction in any form.4es This following
on the silence Of Governor Cummins.
author Of the Iowa idea," makes 1t a
practical certainty that nothing mater
lal in tariff reduction will be done by
the next congress.
1t will be remembered that Governor
Cunrnins, who had just thrown forth
his pink petals of bloom as an origin
ator, had been loudly exhorting his
haWkeye followers and everybody else
Tor tariff reduction Of considerable pro-
portions, suddenly ceased Unkind ru-
mors floated into the north country to
the effect that the governor had been
advised from Washington that the only
way for him to keep what he had and
hope for more in political prererm-nr
was to cut it out. Of course the gov
ernor cut.
With milk at cents quart and
bread selling at cents a loaf, it is to
be hoped that the greedy amalgama-
tons will get in partial sympathy with
the 'laborer, at least to figure out how
he is to pay the fearful rents and sup
port his family on 81 day.
All candidates for congress should be
compelled to pledge themselves to sup
port more rigid restriction of immigra-
ton. For the first time in thirty years
few laws In that direction are now
being enforced, especially with regard
to diseased paupers and contract la
borers. Good work is consequently be-
ing done. Still more regulations should
be imposed in order that the arrivals
may be curtailed for at least a. quarter
of a century.
In the spirit Of the law to afford equal
rights to all changes ought to be made
IN the method of acquiring homesteads
and government lands of all descrip-
lions.
In the recent opening Of the Rosebud
Indian reservation in South Dakota
wealthy cattle owners, who were for
Dldden to take up the land themselves,
induced irresponsible persons who were
willing to exchange their birthright for
dish of mush and milk, to enter the
aAotments in their own names, and then
buy them off for a song.
According to this proceeding thous-
ands Of acres Of the choice allotments
We're gobbled up and withdrawn from
the reach of actual settlers who would
at once have titled the soil and made
the dreary prairies blossom as the rose.
AS matters have gone, these prolific
acres VIII be used as feeding ground
Tor stock raisers whose pockets are al
ready bursting with money. and will
NOT produce ten per cent Of what they
would*if cut into so and 100 acre tracts
as the law undoubtedly intended.
1t will be only few years unfit the
government has no more land to give
away. The Indian lands now SO gener-
ously thrust upon those already rich
will have risen In valuv so that a poor
| man cannot buy them, and with the
immigration at the normal it will be a
serious problem to care for the home
less and landless millions.
1t Will be curious to know what stand
the Steel corporation will take regard
ing the coming election. It is said that
up to a year or two ago miners on the
range were given a blue ticket just
before election and told that it would
be advisable to vote for the Steel can.
didate. Foreigners who could not read
or write were influenced in this way
and the result was generally known in
advance. This custom, 1t IS said, has
been dispensed with. Why?
oven now, with the election more
than year away, there is talk regard
ing Republican candidates for mayor,
the denomination Of Dr. Cullum by the
Democrats being conceded.
1t is rumored that the next Repub-
lican NOMINEE will come from the coun-
ell, and Aldermen Haven and Barnes
have been mentioned freely in connec-
ton with the position. Friends OF Dr..
Boyer are insisting as they did last
spring, that he come out early. but It
Is said that he will not take the office
as gift.
There are eight aldermen to be elect
ed In place Of the hold-overs of last
year. Porter J. Neff is already spoken
of as a candidate to succeed Ben Walk
er In the Fourth ward.
It IS said that W. A.. Holgate, Re-
publican nominee for county treasurer,
Is making as hard a canvass as he did
for the nomination, notwithstanding