The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-21
The Company Rep.
Macdonald Keeps

When the House rules committee
was considering the Macdonald reso-
luton asking for a consressional prone
of labor conditions in the copper strike
district Friday last, Representative
Macdonald of this district, in company
with President Meyer of the western
Federation of Miners and other repre-
sentatiyes of that organization, and
Charles Edward Russell and other rep
resentttiNes OF the Socialist party
sought the privilege Of q hearing be
fore the committee. Macdonald ana
his associates were informed that they
would not be granted a hearing. Pre-
sumably, they then adjourned To some
uuNcuient corner grocery To liquid
ate" and give frank and free eNpres-
sion to their opinion cf Chairman Hen
~ and his committee.
Representative Macdonald has been
getting into very bad company since
he went To Washmgton 10 take the
seat ho was chosen Ia mi last fail,
rather as the result of q political up
hcaNal in this district than through
any dem Instrated fitness on his part
for the position. The circumstances
bearing upon his nomination and cleo
tion were such as To preclude calm
consideration of his qualifications and
competency for the Office when ne was
hurricdly named by the frogrcssives as
their candidate for representative from
this district. lie may lac regarded,
therefore. as political accident The
course ne has taken in Congress rela-
tive to the strike in the copper district
establishes that the accident was not
a happy one i'm results. 1t is very un
fortunate that the district should hap
pen to be represented at this time by
a man who selects as his advisers and
mtmaIes the officials OF such an or
gauiZ2tion as the Western Federation
of Miners, and proragandists of So
cialism, and who co-operates with
these in maiigning ana misrepresent-
represents and in his state
The greatest Sufferers through his
want Of loyalty to Michigan and his
district are the people of the copper
country. But they are only reaping
where they sowed when they began Ia
accord him political recognition. When
Houghtun county made him its prose-
cutor and held him in that office for
several terms, BE got his start IN public
life. Later when the Republicans of
The judicial district there nominated
him for the circuit judgcship, they put
the seal of their approval ON Mr.. Mac
Donald That he was not elected to the
judicial office was a. piece OF good For
tune which they hardly deserved. The
prominence given him through their
support pat him in the public eye SUI
ficiontly To- induce the Progressives tu
name him as their cand Gate for CON
gress in AN eleventh -huur-campaign
which they launched i'm the district last
| fall, aud with but small expectation
that ii would bear fruit in the success
of their ticket So, if The election or
! Macdonald has proved E. he unfortun
ate for the district, the Republicans
of the copper region have Il share ia
| the responsibility therefor.
| 1t is not likely, however, that Mac
! Donald will prove very harmful durinp
his bricI occupancy of the seat m the
! House he is now filling. He isn't q
high-powored enough gun To do much
execution. Marquette Mining journal