The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-02-09
They Are Shartel, Cigarmak-
ers; Kennedy of Ship Car
penters; Filiatrault From
the BARRIERS, and McEwen
of the Plumbers. Council
Is Well Balanced.
Lid" Question Does Not
Meet With Favor From
Poters. Only One Alleged
"Lid' Candidate Is Elected
Issue Met by Voters and
Policy of Mayor Endorsed.
Next Council Will Be Com
posed of Majority of Men,
bers Who Are Opposed to
Meddling With Executive
Duties of Mayor-Sure Maj
0rity of Two Is Certain.

Duties of Mayor-Sure Maj
ority Of Two Is Certain.
The election: Tuesday. while with
out general interest, has caused
some excitement since the cam
paign is over. The lid" question
seemed to be the all important is
sue, but none OF the candidates on
either side who had opposition were
pronounced lid men.
An analysis of the result in
dlcates that the attitude of the
present council will be assumed by
the next, and the Mayor will not
be 1nterferred with in his policy
or police regulation of the saloon
question.
At least nine members of the
next council will be in favor of
refusing to meddle in the execu-
tive affairs Of the city. Two mem
bers have heretofore been regarded
as doubtful, and five will un-
doubtedly be in favor of instruct
ing the Mayor as to his official
duties.
"Lid" Question was Uppermo.t.
AS the lid" question was upner-
most In the minds of the voters
during the campaign, and AZ on1v
one alleged It'd" candidate was
elected who had opposition, it can
De asserted with safety that the
people have supported the ,conten-
t1on OF the present council: sa.: ,.:-...ss
the people OF Duluth; save those
VINO are extremists on the saloon
question, appear to believe that
mayor Cullum and his police de-
partment are doing the proper thing
IN the regulation of the saloon.
Ihls Is city which is practic-
ally free from crime. Murders are
rare; highway robbery is unheard
or; grand larcency is a scarcity.
and petty larcency occurs less fre-
quently than in any other citv in
America. The police seem to have
the situation we'll in hand, as the
recent report of Chief Troyer will
show. His department has re-
covered considerable more than one
half OF the property stolen dur
lug Tie past year.
GOOD Government In Duluth.
Inc government of the citv is
better by far than that of anv citv
within our immediate vicinity. W.
nave nothing for which we mioht
hold our heads in shame. Everv
Duluth1an ought to be proud Of tho
government in which he lives
so the result of the election Of
tn1s week has demonstrated that =
vast majority of the voters arc wo,,
satisfied with existing munictna1
conditions. The administration feels
that 1t has been handsomely en-
dorsed, and couraged by Tuesdav,s
vote of confidence it will continue
to improve itself so that. no anol-
osy VII be necessary at any time.
The Labor World was particular
~ gratified at the results in the
Fourth and Fifth wards. Alder
man Ribenach's reelection in the
latter, our home ward, Indicates
rather positively the sentiment Of
our constituents. Each of ia ho.
11eve we have been Handsomely an.
dorsed.
Mr.. Ribenach has made good
alderman. He has applied the same
care1ul business energy as q public
official that he does in his private
business, and the city has been the
gamer thereby. He carried everv
precinct in the ward by a decisive
vote, and that counts for much IN
local politics.
Shartel To "Make Good"
| JNHanh n,~<a
Fourth ward, proved to be a most
popular candidate. Now that he Is
elected we look forward to a prom
Using future for him. His personal
character, his sterling honesty, and
his gentlemanly bearing will COM
mand for him the respect of every
member of the city council. This
will give him influence in that BODY
from the very beginning.
Shartel, If we mistake not. will
deliver the goods as an alderman,
He possesses some splendid views
on municipal affairs. First of all
he is an advocate of good govern
ment. This counts for much. He
is unflinching in his advocacy of
| municipal ownership, and he will
be a valuable acquisition to the
! city's law making body in the
! furtherance of this idea.
Labor Leader In Politics.
We are interested in the career
of Mr.. shartel, because he is our
colleague in the labor movement.
1t has long been said that the
ordinary labor "agitator'' becomes
a leader in the movement only to
further his selfish aims to secure
lpolitical power. The truth Is that