The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-12-03
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By Vance Chapman.

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Accepting the Townley doctrine,
the farmer and organized labor
have everything in common. Eco
nomic experts, however, say the two
are as opposite as the poles. Aided
by Townley and encouraged, by the
League council, organized labor Of
St. Paul, Minneapolis, and the lesser
population centers are being assem-
bled under the banner of the Organ
lied Working Mems Nonpartisan
League which, with the parent or
ganization, the Townaey League, is
expected to sweep the state politic-
ally a year hence. incidentally the
League treasury is being fattened,
though not on the basis of SIG per.
lnly bloated bond holding farmers
are expected to pay that figure.
Sounds nice, doesn't it? AS they
say, a sucker is born every minute
with the year 1919 no exception to
the rule, still cannot conceive of
the average Minnesota farmer or
uralist being listed in that category
after he once takes a squint at his
rapidly diminishing coal pile, not to
mention the bill. If after that he
persists in Townleys Gin common
stuff; we'll, there is no hope. It's
simply Good Night. If ever Mime
sofa and especially the rural sections
of the state faced a real fuel short
age, it is this winter and the Joke of
it all is that organized labor whom
Townley and his followers so emdear-
lngly call Brotherhood is response
ble. With lake port, the annual
tonnage of which is said to be the
largest in the world and of which
coal is a large part, fuel shortage
of the present kind is akin to a
crime, yet such is the case and it is
all due to- the very element that the
League farmers of the state are
being asked to take to their bosoms.
Minnesota is better than 100000
tons short of it's average winters
supply of black diamonds and Mime
sofa organized labor, mind you, not
organized labor connected with the
outside coal fields, is the cause.
For two months during the summer
not an ounce Of coal was unloaded
at the Duluth docks and hard fuel
destined for that port, was diverted
to Canadian and other points. Un-
der orders from the union heads, dock
laborers suddenly quit"and for nearly
sixty days remained in idleness. As
20 the mems grievances, the Union
officials alone knew The men had
no knowledge of such. All they did
was to obey orders. When unloading
was finally resumed it was at figure
of better than So day with double
time for Sundays and holidays. The
latter is now part of the farmers
increased coal bill. Some Brother
hood, eh?
With Congressman Franklin Ellis
worth preparing to enter the Repub-
lican gubernatorial lists, not a little
interest is being taken in his possible
successor and as (. result lightning
rods are up in a number of the coun-
ties Of the Second district. The Re-
publican nomination is the honor
sought as such in practically equiv
alent to election. Only once has the
rock ribbed Second slipped and that
was when the late Gov. Hammond
out James T. McCleary, veteran
Republican in the district. While it
is known that. several have their eye
on the place, perhaps the most prom
inently mentioned possibility at pres
INT is A. ]. Allen of Fairmont. Mr..
Nllen, who formerly was county at
torney of Martin county, is an un-
compromising foe of Pro-Germanism
of every form and during the war
made the hustings ring with his ap-
peal for one hundred per cent Am
ericanism. 1t got him in bad in his
county and he was compelled. to re.
ign when the county commiss toner's
erowned on his activity to the ex.
tent of reducing his salary, but they
could not shut mis- mouth. He is
said to be a whirlwind Of cam.
paigner, and friends claim that he
can sweep the district. Another pos.
@ihility mentioned is Judge Frank
Clague of Redwood county. Blue
Earth county is talking Of offering E
service man for the place. Forme,
county attorney Allen, however, has
the big end of the talk just now.
! In Democratic circles gubernator
ial talk runs pretty much to Mayor
Hodgson, LARRY Ho' of. St. Paul
some leading members of the sun
washed hazard the opinion that ht
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