Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-04-09

archist, And yet this bill was pre-,
pared by that very eminent Attorney
Frank P Walsh of Kansas City. Park
er differs with him, but is Parker a
great Lawyer or only a cheap re-
dictionary Attorney Of Spring Valley.
Did you ever hear of Jackpot?
You have. Well, a legislative jack.
pot is little different. It means
that Mr.. Brown has pet bill of no
general interest. He goes to Smith
both go to Jones and others down
the line who are very much interest
ed in some measure that probably
who has a similar bill. Then they
merits, until the combine can muster
a majority of the votes. Then they
could not get to first base on it's
proceed to put the whole program
through. It works both ways, both
nicious influence Of the Jackpot was
what defeated the Tonnage Tax and
put through the repeal Of the prim.
airy. To the everlasting credit of near
ly all of the Nonpartisan Leaguers
it may be said that they kept out of
these Jackpot trades and votes for or
against bills purely on their merits.
Did the alleged labor representa-,
tives actually trade votes on the
House against the Tonnage Tax in
order to get support for the Work:
mems Compensation Bill In the Sem
ate? Well, If they did they got most
beautifully double crossed" and they
certainly ought to know better next
time.
The refusal of the Governor to per.
NIT the introduction of a Tonnage
Tax Bill such as the progressives out
side of the Nonpartisan League favor.
ed puts his supporters among the
Tonnage Tax advocates in a bad hole.
It proves the contention of the Lea,
guers that there is no room for real
progressives outside of organised
labor and farm organizations. The
next campaign must necessarily cen.
ter around the tonnage tax in favor
of which every member Of the League
will be arrayed, with the Steel Trust
in opposition. Every candidate will
therefore have to live up with the
League or with the big steel corpora.
lions for there is no middle ground.
Well that is just as it should be.
When the farmers and the labor
ing men in the cities form a real
{ working combination in good faith
and both live up to their pledges,
then some wholesome legislation is
very likely to follow, but when alleg-
ed representatives of organized labor
combine with big biz to save the
steel trust from paying their fair
share Of taxes in the hopes Of getting
some Of their bills through they may
expect to be double crossed by the
enemies of both the working men and
the farmers
Among the members Of the House
who made fairly creditable records
two years ago but have apparently
gone over to the reactionaries bag and
baggage and for good are McLaugh-
line of Rice and Leonard of Wabasha.
Evidently neither of these members
expect to be candidates again. But
there is no reason why they should
mar their good records of the last ses.
sion by voting for free railroad passes
and against a Tonnage Tax. Both
ought to be beaten out Of sight if
they fight for public Office in the
future.
It is really cruel in Senator Carley
and Rep. Bendixen to compel the Gov.
ernor to show his hand on the Ton.
mage Tax. Before he did that he had
high hopes Of future political pre-
ferment. Now these hopes have gone
glimmering and two years hence he
will be forced to retire to the shades
Of political oblivion along with the
Eberhart who few pepole may poss-
ibly remember was at one time Gov
ernor Of Minnesota.
T am opposed to evrything of
Socialistic nature or tendency" shouts
John1D. Sullivan in the Senate. Well
then, why don't he be consistent and
live up to his profession by making
arrangement with the Express Com
pany to handle his mail? Surely moth
ing now proposed can be more $50
cialistic" than the Government post
Office. The fact is that the only things
of a socialistic tendency these reac-
tionaries are opposed to are those
that tread on the toes Of Big Biz.
Senator Madigan of Wright who
made a fairly progressive record as
House Member two years ago, since