The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-09-10
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Listen to- the Poet Laureate, of
Minnesota. The following is Candi-
date Bjorge's bow to the constituency
Of the Ninth congressional district
az the opposing candidate. to Con-
gresham Stevenson: ~
IT you him to congress send 49,;
!: This task he will finish with AK in
The peoples rights he will. defend
And the trusts he will fight to the
bitter end. *#z
Cannon and. Cannonism he will reject
And the corporations cunning he will
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Ills Bjorge they call him If YOU ask
+ W no with the ax1will perform this
+ task ss~..E@, .'s~
+ Who could resist such ravishing
strains? Stevenson is sure a @'..dead
one" and the dulcet notes of Btorge
Will mark the advent of the classic
period In the history Of the American
congress. &@ss -. ID
A local attorney has added an EEK
ira" to the ten decisive battles of the
world. This eleventh fierce and
lsanguinary conflict was the battle
royal between Congressman Miller
and Speaker Cannon. The carnage
of this the most decisive battle In his
tory is said by those who don't know
to have been something fearful to
behold. E ~=.,<~
A Young Mems Mcknight Club"
Is the latest disturbing element in
Eighth district congressional politics.
Let the good work go on!
In his speech before the Conserva-
ton Congress Senator Knute Nelson
was wary enough to- take no decided
stand on either side of the question
at issue. You may, however, place
your bottom dollar on the proposition
that when the Senator makes his re-
port on Ballinger or votes or acts in
secret conclave in the senate real
Insurgency and real Conservation will
get but cold comfort out of It, His
action will thus be in line with his
advice to Congressman Miller of this
district to vote. against Cannon in the
caucus (to save his face as it were),
but to abide by the caucus action,
which everybody knew beforehand
would support Cannon and Cannon
rules, and therefore to vote for Can
non and Cannonism on the main vote
in the house. Thus Miller voted with
the Insurgents when his vote. didn't
and couldn't count and against them
when and where his vote might have
been of some avail had he chosen to
exercise his right in that regard in"
accordance with his prediction
promises. And now Miller presents
to his constituents a certificate Of
insurgency" from Knute Nelson and
expects them to swallow the bait.
Miller will soon have the reputation
of being a bigger humorist than
Adam Bede. -: -
An Indianapolis newspaper corre-
spondent, writing to his paper from
st. Paul, reports the Republican state
machine as conservative (that is with
corporation or stand pat leanings)
but the voters Gin the main) as Pro-
gressive, but lacking a real leader.
The trouble seems to lie in the fact
that the politicians and so-called~
statesmen of the Republican persua-
sion In, Minnesota, are in doubt as to
what the real Sentiment of their con-
stltuents is on this subject. They need
an object lesson. It is to be hoped
that the vote this fall will give them
such a one that they will not forget
it in a long, long time. l.. zt2s.
LaFollette has won out by an over
whelming majority in the Wisconsin
primaries and Representative Charles
E. Townsend, another Progressive
leader has defeated Senator Burrows,
an Aldrich satellite, for denomination
In Michigan. And thus the good work
goes on; for the people are awake
and have taken the reins in their own
hands. Look out for a. cyclone in
the Eighth congressional district oc
Minnesota. - II
Ex-president Roosevelt and Clifford
Plnchot were the star figures at the
Conservation Congress. "Jim" Hill.
as leader OF the reactionary forces
who favor state instead of national
control, was a weak. third in both
prominence and popularity. The con-
yention went on record In favor of
the strong arm Of the national gov
eminent as the most effective safe
guard against the exploitation OF the
peoples heritage by the predatory In
terests. While the convention was
not supposed to have any political
bearing, the effect. OF it cannot fail
to tremendously stimulate progressive
politics. <,.ss5 .... !,
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Is Judge jacques, Democratic candi-
date for congress from this district,
attended the conservation congress in /
st. Paul this week and put in his oar