The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22
BIG INTERESTS HAD 1T
ALL THEIR OWN WAY
Certain st. Louis County Legis-
lators, However. True to
the Peoples Interests.
BY w. Il. M'EWEN.


1911 has adjourned. The big inter-
ests are pleased beyond measure. In
other days when they wanted things
for their benefit the legislature could
not be in session long enough. 1t
everything they wanted was not out
of the way they would station some
trusty servant near the clock, and 1t
would be pushed back, just to suit
their purpose.
Attitude of Big Interests.
However, a change has taken
place. The big interests are not ask
ing for legislation these days. All
they want is to be left alone. The
trouble is the people are the request
ers for legislations, and they have
been pressing their demands pretty
strong. So in the dying days Of the
1911 legislature when it was seen
that the best progressive measures
Of the session were to be acted upon.
the interests, not to be outdone by
the practices of the past, had burly
bullies stationed near the clock of
the house of representatives, and for
the first time in ffty-f1ve years the
Minnesota legislature adjourned Just
on the moment required by the con-
stitution of the state.
Record in History.
The legislature which adjourned on
Wednesday will go down in history
as the least constructive Of all past
law making bodies in this state It
likewise was the most expensive.
There was nothing but f1llbustering
frnv1 {rvo1 ho%
was elected until the gavel fell on
Tuesday at midnight.
House Given Credit.
The house was ~not--~so had. It
passed a large number of progressive Z
measures. 1t erred occasionally, but
1t made good as it approached tho
finish. 1t made botch Of one bill
the initiative and referendum-but
there were many reasons why this
bill passed the house in bad form.
Every advocate of true reform
through the principle Of direct legis-
1ation had hoped that the senate
would put the proper amendments in
the bill. We all waited in expectan-
cy for the senate to act, but 1t simply
dallied with the measure until the
end Of the senate. and then ad-
journed without reaching the
measure.
St. Louis County Men.
Harry Cheadle of Duluth and James
Boyle Of Eveleth, Democrat and Re-
publican respectively, emerge from
this session with their heads erect
I am proud Of these Representatives
from st. Louis county, and also OF
Representative Ribenack. They come
out Of the legislature with an envi.
able record.
Senator Harry Oheadle.
Senator Harry Cheadle remained
true to every promise he made dur.
Ing the campaign, and even the So
clallsts of Two Harbors acknowledged
that he was true blue to the finish
Ii he believed with the laborina
classes on a measure he told then
so, and acted accordingly If he die
not they knew where to ind him.
Senator James Boyle.
Senator James Boyle had a hare
battle. He came from the Repwbu
can strongholds. He was under thu
influence Of old party leadership
W1lcuts and others Of the old reRim.
did thSar best to keep Senator Boyl,
on the we'll trodden road of stand.
patt1s1n, but it did not work. The,
TOOK the young senator from Eve
1eth up on the mountain top. The,
showed him all the political king
doms of the earth, and pointed OH
to him the way of easy access.
Loyal to His Convictions.
Mr.. Boyle, however, had chose,
his own pathway, and when the tim,
came for him to act on progressive
measures he proved true to his con
V1ctions, and hurled ambition to tn,
winds. He. and he alone, is respons
1hle for the final passage of tn,
keefe bill, which provides for tn
election of United States senators b
direct vote Of the people.
Senator Boyle came to the rescu
or the measure at the opportune mo
ment, and when he did 50 he foreve
surrendered the political support o
Lee Willcuts, Ed. Hawkins, .Odil
Halden and the rest of the stat
machine politicians of st. Louis coun
". The people, however will B.
win the young: and valiant senate
from the north, and predict for hin
orlght and prosperous future.
.. A Further Review. g."
expect in the next issue to revie,
ct length the work of the thirty-sev
enth legislature. So far as labor i
concerned it Jared poorly as usual
sInere was not one statewide labo
measure passed. -
The Man in Overalls. ~,
In a discussion on enacting con
stltutional amendment, which, If ap
=. Continued On Page six.
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