The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-10-13
COLE SELLS OFFICES And
MORTGAGES POLICIES
Ct. PAUL DISPATCH (REPUe.
LlcAN) CHARGES AFFECT SUR.
RENDER OF FIRST Dis
TRIcT PATRONAGE.

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"Cold commercialism" Is what the
Republican st. Paul Dispatch calls a
deal brought to q successful termina-
ton last week. In consideration OF
Candidate Cole, the story goes, agree
Ing to, reward the stalwarts Of the
First district Congressman James A.
Tawney OF Winona is to have a large
slice of the pie when it is cut after
Mr.. Coles election. The Dispatch
naively says that similar concessions
will be made to other recaloitrant con-
gressmen by Coles political managers.
The dignity Of the high Office Is
trailed in the dust by pre.conventiop
pledges and should the state be 80
unfortunate to witness Mr.. Coles
election In November they will have
the spectacle In January Of the con.
summation Of the trades. Ofces will
be dealt out and policies will be
shaped in the governors Office as per
agreements made during the closing
days Of September.
In striking contrast to this charac-
teristic surrender OF Mr.. Cole to the
opportunities Of the political marplots
OF the First district IL the fact that
John A. johnson two years ago was
elected without q single pledge being
enacted from him. Governor Johnson
was thus left free to make the best
possible appointments and to pursue
policies dictated by no other interest
than his own sense Of what the best
In the state demanded of him and the
people who were responsible for his
election.
Candidate Cole in his abject surren-
der has simply furnished another rea-
son why he Is not the man to be en-
trusted with the high and dignitled
Office Of governor of Minnesota. Nom.
mated not because he was the choice
of the free and untrammelled vote Of
the state but simply to defeat a
worthier candidate for the place he is
under an eternal debt of gratitude to
the lumber, the railroad and the other
'big interests of the state. He has
In accepting placed himself In posi-
ton where he con, If elected, do moth
ing else than accept their dictation in
administering the Office of governor.
This in itself is enough to condemn
him as an unworthy candidate, but he
is now added another and insuperable
reason why he should be left to the
peaceful pursuit of shaving" time
checks for the poor settler in that part
OF Northern Minnesota that he de.
clares 80 badly needs development.
The story Of how the Republican
gubernatorial candidate sold his BIRTH
right is briefly told and the tale needs
no embellishment.
There was disafteotion and lots of
1t in the strongly Republican First
congressional district. Governor John.
sons invasion of the district had met
on every hand with flattering recep.
ton. The popular young governor was
lionized at half a dozen places where
he had spoken In the campaign. No
one In the Republican organization
was apparently making an effort to
stop the landslide. Tawney, the WI
mona congressman. was reputed to be
"oh" In his support and 1t was current
gossip in political circles that he had
as much as refused to give Mr.. Coles
campaign committee speakers from
the national Republican bureau that
they had asked for In a spirit OF hum.
BILE need. There was unmixed con.
sternation In the Republican head.
quarters in st. Paul. Then somebody
woke up. It was pointed out to Mr..
Cole that Judge Gould's term on the
board Of control would expire within
the next two years. It was further
made known that popular opinion
seemed to point to J. F. Jacobson of
Lac qui Parle as the successor to
Judge Gould Of Winona on the board
That was one of the reasons for the
detection in the First. The case was
desperate and required a desperate
remedy. A representative Of Tawney
was hurrfedly summoned and after a
conference lasting all day it was
agreed that Mr.. Gould should be reap
pointed If Cole became governor and
Mr. Tawney should be supreme in the
First
Enos Thompson, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee and an anti-Tawney
man in the First, was left to shift for
himself and the anti-Tawney senti.
ment in the First was tossed aside as
shoe that had reached its uppers.
Then the word was sent out that II
other congressman wanted similar
treatment, In other words If they want
ed the state central committee to as
aist in perfecting their machines, they
c01lld havn thu <anrv{roa ~ fha ran%ro1