The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-29


bounced and w. E. Hammond pat in his
place because Col. Anderson undertook
to hook up the cause Of Carss with the
cause Of Townley.
Although The Herald has printed
more news about congressman Carss in
the past two weeks than during tina
entire past two years, there is no Ger.
tainty that The Herald squirrel will
stick to the Carssian cause next year.
In the last campaign, The Herald
came out for Carss at the fifty-ninth
minute of the eleventh hour. Many
believe that the risky little connois.
seur of meaty nuts would have re.
NAMED on the fence until after election
had not McAdoo visited Duluth few
DAYS before election and taken The
Herald manager on trip to the iron
ranges. He injected enough wine, beef
and iron into the Weissean system to
cause that canny gentleman to give
orders for just one, small, but not too
warm editorial in support of Carss.
Many believe now that if the Big
Interests set out to take the Carssian
scalp The Herald will be found among
the Indians with tomahawks and scalp
ing knives in hand.
Who will oppose congressman Carss
is the question. It is safe to say that
some one will oppose him and strenu.
,usly, too. Carss election to congress
does not set well on mind and stomach
Of the Big Interests. If they find
satisfactory candidate, it's dollars to
doughnuts that millions will be spent,
if need be, to defeat the big engineer.
There have been many little signs
that Judge Cant would be drafted by
the Fat Boys to show Carss where to
head in next fall.
For about two years, now, Judge
Cant has been assiduous and persistent
in pushing his name and face in public
places. The daily papers have printed
his picture rs often as judicial dignity
would permit. For many months he
presided or spoke at little gatherings Of
any and all kinds all over the city He
was in the front rank of Red Cross
work, Americanization plans and any.
thing calculated to further public vel.
fare, and even secure public promi-
hence. He was credited with "laying
lOuuQatlOu.
It is true that Judge Cant was crit
icized for backing a secretary of the
characterization propagandists who was
not then citizen of the United States.
But Judge Cant and his intimates soon
wearied of the judicial selection and,
after some months, he was cut off the
payroll and tossed out Of the balloon.
:. Judge Cant has been credited, too,
with, doing his best to widen his per,
ssonal acquaintance with the rank and
file, Of society Friends tell how, with
notebook in hand, he has asked and
then written down name, occupation
and connections Of many a man Just
noticed, but. previously unknown to him.
The suspicioDs as. to the Cantian
plans and purposes have been accen-
tuated by rumors that his honor has
decided not to run for another term on
the district bench, but to retire at the
expiration Of his term next year and to
enter corporation practice, in which, it
is said, he can make four, times as much
as on the bench. ..
Page Morris walked from city attor.
ney to district Judge, thence to con.
gresham and then onto TIE federal
/ bench. Judge Cant was member Of
the legislature, city attorney and now
is on the district bench. If drafted for
congress and then, after due service,
exalted to the federal bench, he would
be following precedent, something very
dear to and influential with the judi.
cial mind. 49,
| The commoners are not satisfied with
the present practice Of letting the law.
vers pick out the judges, through
perpetual power Of attorney, the voters
then ratifying the selection Of the bar.
II the proletariat should take notion
to revoke that power Of ATTORNEY and
take the selection of judicial candidates
back into the proletarian hand, it might
fare lily, even with Cant, Fe.ler and
ENSIGN, in the turbulent year of 1920.
1t might be logical time to seek safe
| " first by quitting the bench and fol
lowing up the congressional trail
Then there are lot of patriots whs
re aweary with waiting and the yearn
greatly for Q turn Of the wheel q
snake Of the plumtree and q chance az
something within the gift Of the dear
voters even . seat on the district bench.
| What Judge Cant g intentions are, he
says not. The Cantian philosophy IS
not based on volubility and ,garrulouss
habit. What the. Cantian right hand
dQeth never is revealed to the Cantlan
left hand, therefore the proletariat, the
eommoners, the rank and file, will NOT
ne quickly taken into the confidence OF
the Strong Man Of the district benea
and the chief medicine man Of the local
G. o. p. =. -.
4 Then the Rip-saw has been advised
to watch the curves of Representative
! Hitchcock, editor Of the Hibbing Irio'
une, who has set himself the Herculean
task Of saving Minnesota from the
J. tonnage tax. If his medicine proves
70 DO strong and effective, what wouia
make . finer reward than . trip 70
1 congressi -. - -, -.
j Time. will tell many things in eonnee'
I ton with the congressional situation
that eye and ear Of mortal man cannon
see or hear today: g."
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