The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-01-10

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rs official mouthpiece, was not at
all aggressive in behalf Of the candi-
date, although entirely loyal.
| Mr.. Carss had been a fervent, con.
sistent, aggressive Wilson man. Al
though the man behind the guns at the
Herald office had been heavily hon.
ored and emolumented by President
Wilson and although President Wilson
made a special appeal for the election
of congressman in harmony and SYM
pathy with his policies, the Herald had
but one editorial in favor Of the Cars
sian candidacy and that was on Fri
day, before election, after William G.
McAdoo had taken Col. Weiss with
him on flying trip to the iron ranges
and, presumably, whispered words in
his ear that made him crawl slowly and
half-heartedly down from the top rail
of the high fence that the Herald
owner aims to maintain around the
plum tree.
Mr.. Carss has been put in some very
tight and uncomfortable positions since
he broke, or was drafted, into a ma
tional political office. He has had am
pie cause to fear treachery on the part
of Duluth's independent daily and
he has seen the benefit Of keeping in
the favor Of that organ with so many
keyboards.
Mr.. Carss was drafted by organized
labor, therefore pleasing and satisfying
that element undoubtedly was his first
duty. The big congressman has fully
believed that the Duluth Labor World
has huge circulation and heavy in
fluence, therefore it is believed, with
reason, that Mr.. McEwen has had the
Carssian ear and confidence.
The more progressive and, especially,
the more radical elements in organized
labor circles have grown somewhat
cold towards the Labor World and it's
editor, especially since last summer,
when the Fat Boys contributed rather
freely to help the journalistic mouth
piece fight so-ealled radicalism.
A faction Of the union card men re-
sents the Carssian condolences given
Mr.. McEwen. Soon after election and
long before Mr.. Carss began his &C.
tive, official work as congressman, a
serious effort was made to organize
and publish union labor paper in Du-
luth, in opposition to the Duluth Labor
World. The editor of the Rip-saw was
asked to edit it, but his heart, hands
and brain were committed entirely to
his own publication. Some Of the men
in that movement, if not all, were
prominent in local union ranks as well
as members, in some cases, Of the Fed
Grated Trades assembly.
At that time, Mr.. McEwen was an
avowed democrat and, also, suspected
by his union brethren with fl ghting
radicalism for a consideration from the
Big Interests. Since then, he has
warmed up nicely towards the union
labor party in Minnesota. The organ.
lied effort to break up unionism, 10.
cally in particular and elsewhere in
general, has aroused resentment
against the open shop fellows and SYM
patty for his fellow unionists on the
part Of Mr.. McEwen. Some who sus-
pected him six months ago, now are
satisfied that he will 60 anywhere that
Gompers unionists 60.
Then there were union card men who
knew that Mr.. McEwen was appointed
postmaster of Duluth as a democrat.
When he finished that work as public
official, they felt that he should toll
again in the trenches until some others
led the boys over the top and de-
spoiled the Egyptians, so to speak.
There was resentment and even Bit
terness when Mr.. McEwen was given
the plum as superintendent of the GEN.
sus work in the. Eighth district. A
big bunch of the union card men de-
clared that a more active and original
Carss man should have had the posi-
tion. They declared that the plums
and pickings should be more broadly
distributed, instead of falling so often
into one particular basket. A mum
Der Of worthy men were mentioned as
deserving consideration before Mr.. Nc
Even, but Ed. M. Erickson, of Proc
tor, probably the original Carss man,
seemed to be the favorite.
Mr.. Carss intimated to the Rip-saw
editor that he had nothing to do with
Mr.. McEwen 3 appointment for census
work. He permitted the head-sawyer
to infer that Boss Lynch was solely
and personally responsible, being Mr..
McEwen's old friend and benefactor.
Now come people who allege that
Boss Lynch has personally informed
them that Mr.. Carss had the giving Of
the McEwen plum and that the Big
Boss stood away back, where he took
his position when Mr.. Carss was elected
in the Eighth district.
j It is very likely, however, that re.