The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21


you and | and the owners of the
mines had to depend upon the veto
of our beloved governor, John A.
Johnson, and he was a democrat.
Your representatives in legisla-
ture were blinded in their
eagerness and seemed to think
there was only one way to secure
votes in opposition to the bill in
question and that way was to trade
their votes and influence wherever
a trade could be made and however
obnoxious the cause they had to
espouse. 1 know that to some of
them this must have been against
their judgment and their sense of
justice and you and l and they
themselves cannot but feel, after
sober consideration of the subject,
that mistake was made and that
instead of the log rolling methods
employed, an intelligent appeal to
the justice of our cause would
have been more effective and could
not have been less productive of
results and they would at least
have maintained their own respect
and that of the rest of the state.
1T is going to require herculean
efforts on the part of the next and
future delegations to recover the
ground lost by that fight.
Don't you believe that demo-
crat unattached by personal inter
ests or partisan obligations could
argue our cause to better effect in
the next legislature? At the last
session there were Is Democratic
Senators. l ain the only Demo
crat running for the Senate in this
section of the state. May it not be
safely assumed that I as a Demo
crat could accomplish more than
could my opponent as one of the
usual solid Republican delegation?
Moreover, you require favorable
Legislation to settle up this county
which is largely yet wilderness.
Such of you as are trainmen
and skilled shopmen are interested
in number of proposed bills, and
the reasonableness of the measures
proposed by the State Joint Labor
Legislative Board, induced me,
after investigation of the PROPOSE
tons, to give my hearty assent
thereto.
But l know l am not to be elect
ed without a strenuous fight. /
know not along just what lines
will be attacked but I am reasonably
sure as to two points they have
already advanced.
They have set up the cry that
unless my opponent is elected
Senator Clapp will be defeated
Yes, it is laughable, indeed. when
you know that the ring which is
behind my opponent would at any
moment they saw the opportunity
throw Senator Clapp overheard and
elect a man to their liking. But
this is not to be. There is no con,
siderable opposition to Senator
Clapp and he will be reelected
They can't down Clapp and they
know it.
| Il owe my allegiance to the de-
mocratic party. / am a progress
sive democrat. Were it possible
for the impossible to happen and
the legislature be democratic,
should vote for a progressive demo
crat, but in the event that it is
republican, 1 shall vote for a pro-
gressive man and his name is
Moses E. Clapp.
But you know that l know and
they know that the only reason
they raise this issue on me is to
bambooslo republicans of this dis
trict who are Disguised with my
opponents record and to enable
him to slip back into the public
service under the coat tails of Sen
ator Clapp.
The other point they have
raised is, Why does Cheadle want
this job? He will have to resign
the clerkship which pays him much
more
Friends, 1 am not looking for a
Job. While some men might live
on their legislative position, l
could not. l am actuated by a
desire to gain the experience to be
derived by participating in the
sessions of the legislature and to
attain the honor to be derived from
the position, and by a desire to be
of some use to the district The
salary will barely suffice to pay the
Legitimate expenses of the cam
paign and living expenses at ST..
Paul during the session. With
some it would not do that, but my
habits of life are simple.
Il will be frank with you. 1
expect at the end of the legislative
session to be selected to my present
position and intend to keep the
respect of the people of my city
and district.
Mr.. Cheadle has been getting
acquainted with Ely during the
past week and promises to visit us
again before election.
| MI