The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-10-28
JOHNSON and SMITH ADDRESS BIC
LABOR POLITICAL MEETINGS HERE
Famerlabo Candidate for overnor Scores Old Pares A.
Foil. Organizer Reads Ro Il Call on Kellogg, Larson

Magnus Johnson, Farmer-Labo Dor
candidate for governor. and Paul j.
smith. organizer for the American
Federation of Labor, addressed three
meetings in Duluth this week and
one at Proctor. The first Duluth
meeting was at Woodmen hall Mon
day evening where a large and en-
thusiastic audience was assembled.
The second meeting was at Proctor
on the same evening. The meet
ing hall was filled to capacity.
Organizer Smith opened at Wood
men hall and closed at Proctor. Mr.
Johnson opened at Proctor and
closed at Woodmen hall. Henry L..
NORM, candidate for the senate In
the Fifty-ninth district. filled in at
Proctor while the leading speakers
were travelling between both points.
+. G. Hall. president Of the State
Federation of Labor, held the audi
ence at Woodmen hall when Mr..
Smith had concluded and until Mr..
Johnson arrived.
Two meetings were held Tuesday
evening, one at Duluth Heights and
the other at West Duluth. They
were both we'll attended. Both
speakers left for Carlton county
Wednesday and are now on the
ranges.
Magnus Johnson made a good i'm
preston here. He is forceful
speaker and handles the issues in
the campaign without gloves. He
declared that the party platforms in
both the old parties mean little or
nothing. Time was when the Re-
publican and Democratic parties
stood for definite principles. They
now stand for expediency, spoils and
political patronage.
THE two parties are dead so far
as principles and political and eco
nomic programs are concerned. To-
day no man can truly say that he
is Il Republican or Democrat because
he believes in definite principles.
There are no Republican or Demo-
cratic principles to believe in. Both
parties have outlived their useful
ness. They have lost their ability
to serve the masses of the people.
They are but the shell. The SUBJ
stance is gone
MIR. Johnson then took up the sew
eral planks Of the Farmer-Labor
party. He showed how a perfectly
working program between the farm
crs and the workers had been af-
fected and declared that they could
work togethe" without trouble. Only
the privilege crowd, he declared has
kept them apart in the past Their
interests, he contended, were iden-
teal in every respect. The pros
perity of the farmer" he said,
means the prosperity of the wage
Garner. When the farmer is de-
flated it means that all must suf-
fer"
Organizer Paul ]. Smith showed
a deep knowledge of the political
and economic questions of the day.
He is a coal miner by trade and he
drew a picture connecting up the
farmer, miner ahd city worker in
one economic group, all depending
upon each other for their common
welfare.
Mr.. Smith read the public records
Of Senator Kellogg and Congressman
Larson and pointed out how they
served the special intere6es by their
votes. He paid high tribute to Hen
rick Shipstead, Farmer-Labor cam
didate for tie senate, and declared
that he wOull be second LaFol-
lette in the senate. He endorsed the
N rf
Carss, paid Linn a high compliment
for his long service to labor and
Urged upon. his audience to work
and vote for him
Filing Nun: y, chairman Of the
Labor Political committee, announces
that DR.. Shipstead will close the
campaign in Duluth at the Shrine
auditorium Saturday evening, Nov.
4. Details concerning the meeting
will be announced later, Mr.. Num-
l;eby said.
Sen :or LaFollette, it was an
nounced at Minneapolis this week.
will deliver Sc :'eral spec hes next
week in Minnesota in behalf of nr
Shipstcad. He will also < ak in
North Dako-t for Lynn = ;ier. He
will speak in 7 'nnesota the first
three days in the week and in North
Dakota the last three days.
The big Minneapolis organization
Of progressive Republicans that sup
ported Earnest LundAen for the SEN
ate against Mr.. kellogg in the pri-
maries, has endorsed DR.. Shipstead.
Mr. 1.lln6aen himSalf eoiI no would
speak for Mr.. Shipstead, but he later
changed his mind and is credited
with being for K"'logg. His old or
sanization. according to the Mime
sofa Star, has repudiated Lundeen.