The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-08-20

coming struggle for ascendency of
right and justice, that human rights
should be above property rights and
the people should be above the priv
LEGGED few. And we feel that the
overshadoWing question before the
American people today is, shall the
people Of Big Interests rule this
country? @"E ~, ss>z
we demand square deal and fair
play, and that the Special Interests
shall be divorced from governmental
control. " "%
We denounce .Aldrichism, Balm
gerism, Cannonisn and Tawneyism as
being detrimental to the interests of
the great masses of our people, and as
being in the interests of the great
corporate trusts and combines
I'VE denounce the misrule and gag
rule domination of Speaker Joseph
Il. Cannon, and declare it the great
est power that has opposed Theodore
Roosevelt and President Taft in the
progress attempted to recover and
protect the rights of the people.
1--WE believe ;Cannonism to be a.
menace to our free institutions and
to the freedom and independence of
members Of congress sent to Wash
irgton to legislate for, the people and
not for the privileged classes of
high finance, which has resulted in
making congressman kneel and bow to
this system, instead Of the people who
elected, employed and paid them
Frank A.. Day, than whom there is
no more able director Of affairs poll
teal in the state of Minnesota, visited
Duluth during the past week He,
Of course, at once became the center
Of political interest. On the guber-
material situation In Democratic
ranks. Mr.. Day expressed himself
rather. significantly, as follows:
There. has been no definite de-
cision as to the head of the ticket.
Many Democrats believe that: John
Lind will consent to make the race,
but while !. recognize: the fact that
it was necessary AS means. Of pro-
tecttng the integrity Of the party to
nominate him, i have always had
some doubt as to whether he would
make the race. ~
I'm my opinion it matters not so
much whether. he is in the race ais
the candidate or the leader His voice
for someone else will be as potent as
it would be for himself" +
He also. brought home forcibly to
the residents of st. Louis county the
Importance of a strong legislative re-
presentation when he said: =
If I were Duluthian and had an
interest in the future welfare" Of this
county think I should lay aside
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vocate the election of two or three
good Democrats on the legislative
delegation from st. Louis county. #
there had been on Your last delega-
ticn few Representatives of the min
GRITTY party you would have been saved
lot of trouble and anxiety and you
would not have been called upon to
appeal to a Democratic governor to
rescue You from a panic" E~,s''
Later advices are to the effect that
at last John Lind has been heard
from. In a letter to Chairman Frank
A. Day, he says: ~.
II cling to my original decision to
refuse to be the Democratic candidate
for governor, though 7 am writing
without a full knowledge Of the stu
ation.'' -. - -
Just how fast this "cling" is is left
in doubt by Mr.. Lind's closing state
ment. or rather reservation that he
writes without*a full knowledge of
the situation which, Il if it means
anything, impliss that there may be
contingencies in which Mr.. Lind would
feel it his patriotic duty to run. There
is certainly as yet no comfort in this