The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-04-16

APRIL rs, 1909
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The following concise write-up Of
the Honorable Clarence b. Miller,
congressman from the eighth con-
gress,onal district of Minnesota, AZ
found in the current issue of Col.
lier's demands no comment but will
be read and approved BY every N.
dependent republican voter af the
district, and il entitled to the pe.
rusal Of every man-~hite, black or
yellow-who 10 forced to recognize
In the subject Of the ahefeh themsn
who tepreeenta or 10 sapposed to
represent HE district in the national
house:
The Eighth congression.l Die.
trict of Minnesota 10 composed Of
the counties of Aitk,n, Anoks, Carl
ton, Cook, Isanti. Itasca. Kan.bee.
KoochichinR, Lake. 4ialelscs, Pine.
aud St. Louis. It includes the city
of Duluth. For ak years these coun-
ties were represeuted in Congress
by J. Adam Bede, a very popular
and well-known Republican. Bede
was a lieutenant of Cannon and
proud of the fact. Last fall, when
Cannouism became m iss u .?
throughout the country, Clarence
B. Miller Of Duluth hae vision OF
Opportunity. He opened a fight on
Bede, aud made Cannonism the
issue. Because of Bede's promin>
ence, the fight became the focus OF
almost national attention. "Cannon"
and "Cannonism" we're hsrped on
every stump in twelve counties.
From the Duluth Evening Herald"
of Tuesday, September Is last, we
quote this account of one of Miller's
meetings.:
"Before one of the largest audi.
ences that ever attended political
gathering in this city, Clarence B.
Miller last night, at the armory, out
lined his convictions regarding the
duty of a Congressman to the people,
and took the opportunity to de-
nounce Cannonism aud the methods
that have resulted in the obstruc-
ton of popular measures in the
House of Congress. The speaker
declared that he is in opposition to
a condition whereby one mana
great white Garland perhaps a
clique of six members of Congress,
could abrogate to themselves the
power of the entire House, could
usurp the rights Of the people, and
declared that It was his desire to do
all in his power to change such a
condition of affairs that had led him
into the contest.
"THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
"1f you elect me to Congress-, said
the speaker, you will have at least
one voice that is raised against q
condition of affairs where the voice
of the people is unheeded, where
their rights are abused, where the
rights guaranteed them by con-
stitutional government are usurped
by clique of q few members of
Congress.
"There has gradually been growing
up condition that BODIES i'll for the
American people. A few members
of long service, with the aid of GER
tain rules, act az the rulers of the
American people. Measures de-
manded by the people are held up
and defeated. This condition of af
fairs has brought me into the cam.
paign. 1t is to protest against such
q condition that have entered the
contest"
Mr.. Miller wac elected. On the 18th
of March he took his seat. On the
same day he voted for Cannon for
Speaker. On the same day he de.
serted the thirty-one insurgent Re.
publicans whose conferences and
councils he had previously shared,
and voted for the old rules aud with
Cannon on eveey one of the balIots
ID the rules fight. What the people
OF his district now think of Con.
gressmau Miller is fairly obvious.
What would most interest ue just
now would be the views and reflec.
tlons of Bede, ex-M.C.; and after that
confidential statement 40 to what
Cannon and his regulsrs, In their
heart of the hearts, really think of
the new Congressman from Duluth.
However giaring the thinGs that
make him the enemy Of the people,
Cannon was' never lacking in cour.
age, nor in standing by such con-
victions ~ happened to be his-"
leoveo toe Toxa8.
Rev. F. 6. Clark, pastor of the NJ.
E. Church, who has taken the
a auencv for a considerable, %rnc< ~