The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-07-14
MUTINY IS THREATENED AT
MODEL BURG OF COLERAlNE
Proletarians Claim That Big Boss Hank Downing
Is Guilty of Decorating Them with the Deadly
Doubled ross-A Fraudulent Rattle. "

~COLERAINE, July 1.-(Special to
the Rip-saw.)-The proletarians Of
this model and moral village Of
the U. S. Steel Corporation threaten
to mutiny and to throw off the
political domination of Col. Hank
Downing superintendent Of the Can
isteo mine.
AS an excuse for their strong
feelings and possible action, the
proletarians in this model and moral
village of the U. s. Steel Corpora
ton declare that Col. Hank Down
ing double-crossed them in the late
village election.
For the past fifteen years, 1t has
been considered worse than high
treason and lese majestic, combined,
for a man to run for a village
office in Coleraine unless Boss
Downing picked him and then put
the stamp of approval on the seat
of his trousers.
If you live in Coleraine, dear old
Rip-saw reader, and you yearn to
hold a village office, you do not
ask the voters to favor your
candidacy. Instead of asking the
voters, you see Col. Hank Downing.
This may seem very, very queer
to an eld-line American citizen, but
it's a sad fact, just the same
Two years ago, for example, a
good man and a good citizen by the
name of Anderson had the presump-
ton to run for the council without
the consent of Col. Hank Downing.
The old boss was terribly angry. He
snorted and paved the air, roared
and blasphemed, finally becoming
so peeved that he refused to speak
to Anderson. OF course Col. Hank
beat the object of his wrath, through
. pressure, If not popularity.
Sixteen years ago, some presump-
tious citizens had the temperity to
run independent candidates against
those selected and approved by the
Big Boss, with the result that the
regulars nearly met defeat. s. :e
then, the so-called regulars, Under
tn autocratic Col. Downing, have
allowed a little competition for the
grand and honorable office of con-
stable, with the standing pledge
that the successful candidate shall
be given the appointment as villa. 9
marshal. Until this past spring the
regulars have kept their word and
duly thrown the bone to their
interiors, as they consider them.
Bill Crisp and Gust Lindstrom
won out as constables in the spring
election and they and their back
ers fully expected their appoint
ment as village marshals. The So
called regulars, under the royal
banner of Big Boss Hank, had
pledged their word as usual, there
fore no one dreamed that they
would decorate the proletarians and
their winning candidates with dead
H double-crosses.
But Col. Hank hated to see
democracy get even that much. He
looked upon Bill Crisp and Gust
Lindstrom as Bolshevists and he
feared that they would permit a
high wave Of radicalism to engulf
Coleraine, the washing plant and
even the Iron News.
Big Buss Downing rubbed necks
with Father Con. Murphy. He also
may have wired Pat McGarry for
guidance and he probably asked the
opinion of Fred Haverkost, his boon
companions.
We'll show 'em" exclaimed Big
Boss Hank.
1--WE don't have to keep our word
with those BIRDS" declared Father
Murphy.
We'll make Jake and Joe vote
the way we tell them," added Big
Boss Hank.
Mayor August Johnson kept the
promise of the regulars by duly
naming Bill Crisp and Gust Lind
strom as village marshals. Col
Hank Downing, the Tom C. Plat
Of Coleraine, then showed his heavy
hand and cruel teeth with such
effect as to cause 1.-THE councilmen
to turn down Crisp and Lindstrom