The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-22

Carried Lab0r's Ideals.
Mr.. Carss went to Washington az
= novice. He new little Of the. wiles
4cd schemes of the politicians and
Interests at the nation'a capital. but
ne was. exceptionally: well informed
on social and economic questions. Al
constructive trade untonist he: knew
the American labor 1oyelnsnt. EFrest1s
from his engine and close associa-
ton with the workers The knew what
they were thinking about. Their
ideals were his ideals and their wants
were his wants. He carried them
into the halls; Of congress-. :.
:: For these reasons he was able to
vote right on the railroad. minimum
wage, antitrust, stop-watch,. retire
ment and other bills in which the
American workers were vitality inter
ested. He voted for woman SUFFRAGE
because he believed that there was
no way to make woman secure in
her economic liberty without making
her politically free. He believed She
was entitled to the ballot as a mat
ter of right, and he voted in accord
ance with his convictions
VOted Against Privilege.
On political questions he voted
consistent with his liberal tendency.
He is opposed to compulsory military
training. He fought against the
peace-time sedition bill. He voted
against giving away to private in
terests the nations water power In
deed in every instance he took his
place on the side of the people and
against that Of the interests.
Since the armistice was signed the
extremes in our political thought
have been most heard from. The
reactionaries are in. the saddle, aal
the radicals are doing most Of the
talking. Progressives and liberals are
in the discard. Their opinions have
little weight with either the radicals
or reactionaries. and yet there was
never a time in the nations history
when the influence Of the progressivos
and liberals should count for so much.
Mr.. Carss is neither q radical nor q
reactionary. He is g. liberal, a con-
structive progressive, and better than
everything else, a real American who
believes in preserving the simple lib
critics of the people,. :. -
Stands for Democracy.
It may be well to call public at
tention to the fact that while many
so-called radicals will support Mr..
Carss for congress he; is not their
ideal as a candidate. They will sup,
port him for no other reason than
that he is the most liberal Of all
the six men on both tickets who
aspire for the office OF congressman
from this district. They know that
Mr.. Carss stands for free speech,
free press and freedom Of Assem-
tarism and iniquitous .peace.timet Sc
dition legislation. In these things
their interests are in common, but
they separate when they reach the
meat of the differences between the
constructive labor. forces in the coun-
try and the revolutionary sort that
would substitute dictatorship Tor
democracy. - ~. s.-,.22 - Z.
Z Has Labor's Embarrassment. IT, . !:
It is true, too,; that many NOM
bers OF the Farmers Nonpartisan
league may support Mr.. carss for
oonzress. Unless they put up q candt-
date Of their own they cannot do
anything else and be consistent. and
for the same reason that radical
labor men will support him. Be. 1T
said, however, that Mr.. Carss has
not been endorsed for congress by
the Farmers Nonpartisans league or
by the Working Peoples Nonpartisan
league. The only Official enforcement
he has had Is that Of the railroad