The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-06-06

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4. Of MAN ] HANS FIGHT
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his fight will not end with the pri-
mary, IL nominated. nor with the
election II elected, but that twill sol
on In the administration sof the of
flee, and will notacease until the CON
troll Of the Minnesota State Govern
ment is Wrested from the Great .Eie-s
vator combine and the Railroads,
Not for the Office Alone. *. 4
J, "Manahan is not a candidate: mere-sl
ly to get the office of Attorney Gen.
eral. He wants that office So that.
Its great power can be used in the
interest of all, Of the people of that
state. He announces, If nominated
and elected, he will enforce the Anti
Trust statute. which has been dead
letter on the statutes OF the state. He
promises to use the machinery of the.
state for the purpose for which it was
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Long experience. with Manahans has
taught Big Business. to hold in high
esteem his ability n a lawyer and:
his steadfastness and honesty OF spur-
pose. He cannot be misfed or cajoleds
by the corporations. They cannot
dissuade or trade with him. He does:
not fear them, and in the courts
before the Interstate Commerce. Com
mission, and in the political arena. he:
has met and beaten the most :adroit,
and powerful OF the champions OF the,
Big Business corporations. n. !
:. Great Struggle On.
"A great struggle is on in Mimi esotas
to: secure to the farmers and consum-
ers OF that state, a free grain mar.
ket. The contest has been on tor
years. 1t has been before the legis-
lature of the state. It has been car
ried to Congress. The Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce controls the
grain market. Testimony. taken In
Legislative and Congressional investi-
cations shows that this Chamber of
Commerce is controlled by a few pow
erful men who at the same. time con-
troll the great elevators and FIGURING
mills. This organization forbids COM
petitive bidding for the farmers grain
on track at country shipping points
Grain consigned to its members as
commission men they sell to- Them
selves as elevator men, and charge the
farmer a commission. They mix. the
grain to raise It's grade, and price,
turn it back to themselves as COM
mission men and sell it to the millers,
charging the rnillers another commits
sion.h They absolutely control the
grading; and. prices or grain. and so
manipulate 1t as to keep the price
down to the farmer and raise the
price to the consumers. ]: ~ ;
"A petition asking for the prose
cution of this. Chamber of Commerce
conspiracy was filed with the Attor-
ney General Of the State: but: nothing
has been done to relieve conditions or
to prosecute those responsible. The
farmers of the state are aroused: The
Jim Hill. Railroads.: the Jim :Hill
;NeWspapers, in unionism with the
Chamber of Commerce and the File
vator and Mill combine, have been so
powerful in the state that It's Off
GERS: would rather defy public senti-
ment that the orders OF the, Business
and Political Bosses. O. 4. -. 80: !.
i $. : ::*s He is = Fighting Man. -:
is-s@.sIn this con itionq lfess the reason
Il.
During. all Of his professional ., ana
public career he has been fighting the:
cause ,of the people against tbs rail-
roads. After giving the roads q great
battle before the Minnesota Commits
sion then railroad controlled, he at
tracted national attention by the suc-
cessfur. fight he made for, reduction
OF the upper berth fares on the Pull
man Company. Manahan then went
into the fight for: a. free grain mar
ket- He found: the. greatest stumb-
ling block to be the law. office of the
state of Minnesota. Instead of serv-
ing the people, 1t was asleep and by
a do-nothing policy served the rail-
roads. Manahan announced that the
way to win the fight was for the peo-
pie to take the office away from the
Railroads. That is the fight he is
making. That is the contest which
will be determined in the Republican
state primary If .Manahan wins the
people will win. II Manahan loses
the victory will go to the Railroads
and. Elevator Combine and Chamber
of Commerce and all, the interests that
have thriven by ;preying upon. the pao-
pie. =: - =. -1,.- :
TN the contest fol, the Attorney
Generalship, the duty Of Republican
voters Is .unmtstakabl BILE. 1; Manahan'a
nomination will mean his election. The
interest Of the farmers and consum-
ers Of the entire country IL concern
ed In the outcome of this contest.
The Republican Party in Minnesota
is fortunate in having real man with
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